KINGSTON residents can now share ideas and suggestions to council year-round through an online portal.
Kingston Council has launched the Talking Kingston page. Residents can visit the site to offer their own ideas about projects they want to see completed in their area.
Hadi Saab, the mayor of Kingston Council, said the online portal is “a great way for us to capture a wide mix of ideas well before we start drafting our budget. It ensures that we have the community’s great suggestions on our radar for the future if an idea can’t be implemented in the short-term.”
“We run around 100 community consultations annually, last year we had 120,000 visits to our consultation website Your Kingston Your Say plus we chatted with many of you out and about at farmers markets, festivals and local events,” he said. “Most councils ask once a year for budget ideas from the community – we’ve decided to make that opportunity available all year-round.”
Submissions made before the end of February will be considered for inclusion in the 2023/2024 budget. “Putting together our budget is a complex task which takes place early in the year, so we are encouraging residents, sporting clubs and community groups to submit their ideas now. We will assess them alongside existing needs and planned projects as we plan to spend ratepayer money wisely to deliver over 100 different services for our community,” Saab said.
Visit yourkingstonyoursay.com.au/talking-kingston
First published in the Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News – 25 January 2023
