Auburn City (pop. 79,000) in the Australian state of New South Wales has just launched its “I Love Auburn City Because I Can Have My Say” website on the Bang the Table platform. The site uses Bang the Table’s “EngagementHQ” to solicit ideas and survey participants as the city heads towards development of its Strategic Plan (similar to General Plans in the US). Questions range from demographic to specific policy suggestions.
Auburn City’s overall engagement strategy is to use this online participation to frame face-to-face deliberations, which have been scheduled following the conclusion of the online engagement period.