Your involvement in the development of the community vision is a chance to:

✅ Shape the future of our community;

✅ Strengthen community bonds and collaboration;

✅ Ensure your voice is heard and valued;

✅ Contribute to a more vibrant, inclusive, and resilient community; and,

✅ Leave a legacy for generations to come.

Participating in the development of the vision document is a unique opportunity for you to become an active participant in crafting the future of our city.

This process allows us to share and learn from each other to create a vision that does not leave anyone behind.

Participants will be asked to attend four sessions on the following dates.

• Sunday, September 1, 10am to 1pm
• Saturday, September 7, 10am to 4pm
• Saturday, September 14, 10am to 4pm
• Sunday, September 15, 10am to 4pm

Sessions will be held at Wodonga Council offices, 104 Hovell St, Wodonga.

Meals and beverages will be provided and panel members will be paid $500 for their participation in recognition of their time and commitment to attending all four meetings.

The Deliberative Panel will be made up of around 40 people from the Wodonga area, independently recruited in a random-selection process to ensure there are a cross-section of people working together to develop the vision.

This is a ‘deliberative’ community engagement process, which means the panel will:

• Discuss the issues, challenges and opportunities in depth
• Hear the broader community’s response to the question ‘How do we make Wodonga an even better place to live for all?’ received in stages 2 and 3 of this project
• Consider a wider range of information and hear from expert speakers

Expert facilitators will support panel members with different viewpoints to work together in a respectful manner and come to a shared position on our community's strengths and assets,challenges and concerns, and set clear goals and priorities for our community's growth and development. It will not be a public meeting format where loud voices can sometimes dominate.

The Deliberative Panel will be made up of around 40 people from the Wodonga area, independently recruited in a random-selection process to ensure there is a cross-section of people working together to develop the vision.

Elected representatives from any level of government, paid employees of any political party, Wodonga Council employees, current councillors and their immediate family members, and former councillors from the last two terms of council are not eligible to register to be part of this Panel.

Panel members will be paid $500 for their participation in recognition of their time and commitment to attending all four meetings.

Meals and beverages will be provided during the sessions.