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On 18 January 2006, the Institute for Social Research (ISR), Swinburne University of Technology published a report (Community consultation and the 'hard to reach': concepts and practice in Victorian local government) which discusses various models of community consultation and documents why there is currently such enthusiasm for community consultation at the local and state level in Victoria. The report also includes new research about practical approaches in Victoria to reaching people who may be disengaged, disinterested or facing barriers to public participation.
The full report can be viewed on the ISR
website.