We strongly believe the success of the project lies in collaboration and engagement with stakeholders, community members, local interest groups, government and local businesses. Our first official community engagement event was held on Australia Day 2024, where we held an open day at the gaol and had an information stall at the Market Place green as part of the Wingecarribee Shire Council Australia day event. Since then we have established a mailing list of people interested in keeping up to date on the project and have sent out information newsletters.

Once concept designs and technical (including environmental) reports have been developed the community and key stakeholders will be given an opportunity to provide feedback. This includes Wingecarribee Shire Council, Local Aboriginal Land Council, residents and businesses of the Southern Highlands, and Berrima Village itself.

There will be a number of avenues for providing feedback including:

• This project web site, where there is opportunity to provide comments and feedback and sign up to the project mailing list;
• Project newsletters will be published as the project progresses and when major events occur or milestones are reached;
• Direct engagement with the community, stakeholders and government.

Once plans for the site are developed we will also look at opportunities for publicly displaying the proposal in order to receive informal feedback from the community before lodging any formal development application.