Category: Council Channels

Communications Champions - Frankston City Council

21/2/2019

Location: Metro Melbourne
Population: 139,511
Years involved in Garage Sale Trail: 1

Frankston City Council came on board with Garage Sale Trail in 2018 with plenty of enthusiasm for delivering a successful communications plan. The team worked collaboratively and structured their approach so that regular catch-ups ensured no opportunity was missed and they could remain on top of how registrations were performing.

Taylor McVean, Communications Co-ordinator at Frankston City Council provided some insight into how they' worked internally and promoted the program to the community. Learn More.

Winner of the Newcomer Award - Barossa Council

21/2/2019

Location: Regional SA
Population: 24,256
Years involved in Garage Sale Trail: 1

Barossa Council were new to Garage Sale Trail in 2018 and got off to a flying start. The engagement from the community was immediate thanks to Councils dedicated efforts promoting the program from the get-go.

We spoke to Taryn Davis, Communications and Engagement Officer at Barossa Council to find about how they achieved such success in year one. Learn more

Planning & Using Council Channels - City of Tea Tree Gully

12/1/2018

The City of Tea Tree Gully highlighted the problem of illegal dumping in a media friendly way, whilst building a strong sense of community and promoting other council services by making the most of council channels with a detailed plan, learn more.

Community Engagement Through Social Media - Lockyer Valley Regional Council

12/1/2018

Taking a personal approach to community engagement during the campaign, the Mayor and Councillors at Lockyer Valley Regional Council, got involved in a 'Fancy-Dress' photo shoot. The fun images were used to promote the program through social media, encouraging residents to get involved. Watch the video presentation to learn more.

Promoting Council Facilities - Brisbane City Council & City of Tea Tree Gully

12/1/2018

Brisbane City Council hosted 2 Tip Shop sales and Tea Tree Gully organised a library sale to promote reuse, waste reduction and other council facilities and waste services, learn more.

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Communications Champions - Frankston City Council

Winner of the Newcomer Award - Barossa Council

Planning & Using Council Channels - City of Tea Tree Gully

Community Engagement Through Social Media - Lockyer Valley Regional Council

Promoting Council Facilities - Brisbane City Council & City of Tea Tree Gully

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