Community Consultation and the ‘Hard to Reach’ Nillumbik Shire Council Case Study Report Council Plan and Strategic Resource Plan 2005-06 Nicola Brackertz Denise Meredyth The Hard to Reach Project is a collaborative research venture with eight Victorian local councils, the Victorian Local Governance Association and researchers from Swinburne University of Technology. The three year project is jointly funded by the Australian Research Council and partner organisations. Project Team Chief Investigator: Prof Denise Meredyth Project Leader: Nicola Brackertz Researchers: Katrina Gorjanicyn, Dr Helen Sheil, Dr Ivan Zwart Statistician: Liss Ralston Partner Organisations City of Boroondara, City of Darebin, City of Maribyrnong, City of Melbourne, City of Moreland, Shire of Nillumbik, City of Port Phillip, City of Whittlesea, Victorian Local Governance Association. Published May 2007 by Swinburne Institute for Social Research Swinburne University of Technology PO Box 218 Hawthorn Victoria 3122 Australia T +61 3 9214 8825 F +61 3 9819 5349 Email:
[email protected] © Copyright Swinburne Institute for Social Research 2007 This publication is copyright. No part may be reproduced by any other process except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968. Community Consultation and the ‘Hard to Reach’ Nillumbik Shire Council Case Study Report Contents Introduction.................................... 1 Why the case study was chosen ...........1 Who is hard to reach and why? ... 3 Problems with ‘hard to reach’ terminology...3 Origins and usage