Community forums held across the region

During June 2016 Seqwater held community forums across South East Queensland.

The forums, held at the Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Boonah and Brisbane, gave Seqwater an insight into our community's values when it comes to planning our water future.

As with the events held in September 2015, the forums were conducted under research-like conditions and participants were recruited to be representative of community demographics.

Forum participants explored complex issues with a mix of table discussions, presentations and films, as well as feedback and voting sessions.

This deliberative engagement style, where participants were seated on round tables with their own facilitator, enabled meaningful discussion between community members and provided the depth of insight required to inform South East Queensland's 30 year water plan.

Feedback from the forums, as well as other community engagement activities, will be reflected in version 2 of the Water Security Program, due for publication in 2017.