Heart of the Forest Festival

Developing Community

Engagement

Diamond Jubilee Award Winners 2012 Best Community Event Winners 2010

Vision & Planning

• Identifying the need• Sharing the Vision• Empowerment• Public/Private/Voluntary Engagement• Communications• Listen to ideas/focus on what you can do• Maintain the enthusiasm

Key Learnings & Tips

• Build relationships at all levels in all sectors and share

your passion and enthusiasm

• Be professional – create quality business type

documents and sell the benefits

• Empowerment – you can’t do it all yourself

• Health, Safety, Law and Process are not optional

• Listen to your community and your committee.