Projects By Focus
Ten Neighbourhood Plans: Public Feedback 2021 and 2024 ~ City of Melbourne
Global Research was contracted by the City of Melbourne (CoM) to undertake analysis and reporting on ten neighbourhood community engagement projects.
Frank Kitts Park: Fale Malae proposal engagement ~ Wellington City Council
Wellington City Council made the decision to demolish the earthquake prone underground carpark in the south-west corner of Frank Kitts Park. The Fale Malae Trust is proposing to build a Fale Malae which would, subject to landowner approval and resource consent, replace the car park structure with a smaller footprint and include multi-purpose spaces with Pasifika inspired architecture, as well as public facilities and a café.
Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Government response to Covid-19 ~ Department of Internal Affairs
In December 2022, the New Zealand Government established a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the government response to COVID-19. By identifying lessons learned, this inquiry sought to facilitate more effective responses to future pandemics.
Shaping the future of South Melbourne Market ~ City of Port Phillip
South Melbourne Market was established in 1867 and is the oldest continuing market in Melbourne. Over time, the Market has undergone regular improvement and expansion to accommodate the growing needs of its traders and local community and ensure its compliance with changing regulations.
Land Use Recovery Plan for Greater Christchurch ~ Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA)
Christchurch was devastated by earthquakes in 2011. This significantly disrupted residential and business land supply, as some land could no longer be lived or worked on.
Future Melbourne 2026 consultation ~ City of Melbourne
Future Melbourne 2026 was a community collaboration project led by The City of Melbourne to develop a long-term strategic plan to ensure Melbourne’s legacy as a liveable and competitive city over the coming decade.
Education Conversation | Kōrero Mātauranga ~ Ministry of Education
In 2018 the Ministry of Education implemented a visioning exercise to jumpstart a series of conversations aimed at building the world’s best education system.
Late Night Opening Hours ~ City of Sydney
Global Research was engaged to report on submissions received on proposed changes to the planning controls for late night trading in the City of Sydney.
Let's Get Wellington Moving ~ Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council and NZ Transport Agency
Let’s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) is a partnership between Wellington City Council, Greater Wellington Regional Council, and the NZ Transport Agency.
Open and Creative City consultation ~ City of Sydney
The City of Sydney, as it grows, aims to support an active and diverse evening culture and economy. To support this aspiration, The City of Sydney produced a discussion paper outlining plans for the future of Sydney’s nighttime economy.
Queen Victoria Market: Charter Consultation ~ City of Melbourne
The City of Melbourne (CoM) launched a community consultation process around the redevelopment of the Queen Victoria Market Precinct, engaging Global Research to provide a report with the findings of this consultation.
Imagine the Yarra ~ Melbourne Water
In 2017, Melbourne Water undertook a deliberative consultation process on behalf of the Victorian Government to inform the development of a strategic plan for the Yarra River.
A growing Canadian city deciding its transportation future ~ Red Deer Mobility Playbook
Red Deer is a growing city of 90,000 people in Alberta, Canada. To create viable alternatives to single occupant vehicle travel the city aims to design and facilitate integrated movement and to provide transportation choice as the City grows.
Spatial Plan (2020) and Draft District Plan (2021) ~ Wellington City Council
In the 30 years between now and 2050, Wellington expects to welcome 80,000 new residents. The Draft Spatial Plan was produced as a guide to a compact, resilient, vibrant, prosperous, inclusive, connected, and greener Wellington that accommodates this projected population growth.
Geelong Waterfront Masterplan ~ City of Greater Geelong
From April to June 2023, MosaicLab, a Melbourne based community engagement consultancy, conducted a community consultation process to update the City of Greater Geelong’s Waterfront Masterplan.
Coastal Hazards Adaptation Planning ~ Christchurch City Council
In late 2022, the Christchurch City Council (CCC) sought the opinions of people in the Whakaraupō Lyttelton Harbour and Koukourarata Port Levy areas to assist with the Coastal Hazards Adaptation Planning programme.
Public Space Strategy ~ City of Port Phillip
The City of Port Phillip (CoPP), Victoria, Australia is developing a Public Space Strategy to create a vision and blueprint for the future of public space.
Shaping Sydney to 2050 ~ City of Sydney
In June 2019, the City of Sydney ran the ‘Shaping Sydney 2050’ workshop, to solicit ideas from stakeholders about what they wanted the future of Sydney to look like.
Central Library Redevelopment ~ Wellington City Council (WCC)
The Wellington Central Library was closed to the public in March 2019 due to new guidelines for concrete buildings revealing a high level of potential failure in a significant earthquake.
Melbourne: A Great Place to Age ~ City of Melbourne
The City of Melbourne (CoM) undertook a public engagement to better understand what matters to Melburnians when it comes to ageing.