1. Heart of the Forest Festival Developing Community Engagement Diamond Jubilee Award Winners 2012Best Community Event Winners 2010

2. Vision & Planning Identifying the need Sharing the Vision Empowerment Public/Private/Voluntary Engagement Communications Listen to ideas/focus on what you can do Maintain the enthusiasm

3. Key Learnings & Tips Build relationships at all levels in all sectors and share your passion and enthusiasm Be professional – create quality business type documents and sell the benefits Empowerment – you can’t do it all yourself Health, Safety, Law and Process are not optional Listen to your community and your committee.