In this second episode of Finding the Middle Ground, Hayley, Lloyd and Katrina discuss what "engagement" means and why organisations would seek to engage. They look at how the MDBA have engaged with our community and how well they have gone with that process. They also discuss the class action that has been touted in this region in relation to the MDBA and take a look at what a class action is and what other types have class actions have been successful in the past. It's an interesting discussion that highlights the ongoing complexities in this space and opens up the discussion.
Throughout the episode your hosts reference some different things here are the links:
Lloyd:Lloyd reference Bill Johnsons work on River Ecology:
https://www.theland.com.au/story/6242396/water-crunch-on-the-horizon/?fbclid=IwAR1P86dwu50eVDb2hd6LsSC-UZNTgM4Lf-feTeungD-IN1XWKGlz73Xwvu8
Hayley:Hayley gave us some background on class actions:What is a class action and how does it work?https://legalvision.com.au/class-action-work/?fbclid=IwAR0Q9ii2XI8-MpmnIsZWhkV4SHcZg8sJJuc8Hml1aSxAzX5LkDLEQvAJRUI
Hayley discussed the largest class action in Australia following the Black Saturday fires:https://www.supremecourt.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2018-12/kilmore_east_-_kinglake_murrindindi_-_marysville_black_saturday_class__0.pdf?fbclid=IwAR17jhRnBfaTcg6XWOFq4ApOxD703-l2aHpKKlz2J_Ytc1LCY-XSk1mrXPU
Katrina:Katrina mentioned going to the MDBA website and looking at the River Operating plans and reviewing the publicly available information on River operations:https://www.mdba.gov.au/sites/default/files/pubs/River-%20Murray-system-annual-operating-plan-2018-19.pdf
General references around community engagement
https://www.beckyhirstconsulting.com.au/2013/03/lets-talk-about-failure/?fbclid=IwAR1GXSoxiD3I3bmPmQuCJodtJSjHh8h2881eWECRgIYM9c2_CjhrLuJZpjk
http://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/top-10-community-engagement-questions?fbclid=IwAR0EY37Byi5rMRc_pCpcaBZEWQxcrteYNhizVSiStP3UZ8SAOummCXFNtJw
http://www.thecommunitystudio.com/2017/11/22/4-bad-community-stakeholder-engagement-habits-holding-projects-back/?fbclid=IwAR2RNiIteliUzF2uAoepJuRlFRYXI3IhtagqRFlXIsboxyo_ZwdujHAme1U
https://indaily.com.au/opinion/2019/06/03/community-must-be-invited-along-path-to-reform/