The first update: We are currently looking for volunteers to join a Belconnen’s 60th Birthday sub-committee.
If you have ideas, skills, or simply want to be involved in helping shape how this milestone is celebrated, we’d love to hear from you. Please click here to complete a short survey by 12 February to register your interest.
The second update: There will be a significant shift in how the Belconnen Community Council (BCC) will operate in 2026.
This year, the BCC will be piloting a new way of informing and engaging with the community. We will be moving away from monthly town hall–style meetings and toward pre-recorded sessions, alongside regular digital updates.
This change follows a period of reflection on what has worked (and what hasn’t) with our current meeting format. Attendance has remained low and relatively narrow, and we’ve consistently heard that the structure doesn’t work for many people, whether due to time commitments, accessibility, or the way discussions can sometimes unfold.
So what’s changing?
In 2026, the BCC will trial a more flexible, issue-first engagement model that includes:
- Pre-recorded guest presentations shared online
- Community questions collected and addressed either in writing or through follow-up sessions
- Regular updates from the committee on advocacy work and priorities
Why we’re doing this?
The goal of this change is to make our activities more accessible, more constructive, and more representative of the wider Belconnen community.
Moving to pre-recorded sessions means you can:
- Watch presentations at a time that works for you
- Take time to think about the content before asking questions
- Engage with topics you care about, without needing to sit through a two-hour meeting
- Participate in Q&As in a more thoughtful and considered way
It also allows BCC to respond to issues more quickly, rather than waiting for a rigid monthly meeting cycle. Some months may include several sessions, while others may have none, the key difference is that you can choose what to watch, when to watch it, and still have the opportunity to contribute.
We’ll be trying new technology and new approaches as part of this pilot. Some things may not work perfectly at first, and that’s okay. We’ll be evaluating as we go, learning from what works (and what doesn’t), and adjusting along the way.
As always, we welcome your feedback and ideas as we try something new.