Projects

Our projects create long-lasting impact by combining visionary planning with robust engagement.

We help local councils, state governments, property developers and private companies create great places that connect with the heartbeat of communities.

St Marys Town Centre Place Plan

St Marys Town Centre Place Plan

GOAL St Marys Town Centre is undergoing an exciting transformation over the next 20 years. In 2023, Penrith City Council commissioned JOC Consulting to prepare a Place Plan that ensures the Town Centre continues to transform into a vibrant and welcoming space. The...

White Bay Power Station Community Engagement

White Bay Power Station Community Engagement

GOAL Originally built to power the city’s tram and rail network, White Bay Power Station (WBPS) is now a heritage site and centerpiece of the future Bays West Precinct in Balmain. The site encapsulates significant historical and cultural values of the community....

Burwood Night Time Economy Strategy

Burwood Night Time Economy Strategy

GOAL Burwood Council commissioned JOC Consulting to prepare three strategic documents to help diversify and propel Burwood’s night-time economy and investment into the future. As an inner-city area experiencing large-scale urban renewal and benefiting from significant...

Hawkesbury Cultural Plan

Hawkesbury Cultural Plan

GOAL Hawkesbury City Council is preparing a new Cultural Plan that will enhance the service offerings for the community by promoting and supporting arts, heritage, and cultural activities within the region. In early 2024, JOC Consulting was commissioned by Hawkesbury...

Logan Night Time Economy Strategy

Logan Night Time Economy Strategy

GOAL Logan City Council (QLD) engaged JOC Consulting to prepare its inaugural Night Time Economy Strategy. As a growth area located between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, made up of a culturally diverse community, Council’s goal was to develop a Late-Night Economy...

Ballast Point Park Place Plan

Ballast Point Park Place Plan

GOAL JOC Consulting was engaged by Placemaking NSW to undertake stakeholder and community consultation and prepare a strategic management plan for Ballast Point Park. Extensive engagement included Council Staff, operations team, residents and regional wide visitors...

Woolworths Group Bourke&Young Community Engagement Strategy

Woolworths Group Bourke&Young Community Engagement Strategy

GOAL JOC Consulting was commissioned to support engagement with the local community during the early planning stage of Woolworth Group’s proposed mixed-use development 'Bourke&Young' in Waterloo, Sydney. The engagement set out to capture community feedback on the...

Hawkesbury Engagement Toolkit and Policy

Hawkesbury Engagement Toolkit and Policy

GOAL  Hawkesbury Council set out to improve their community engagement processes to enable the broader council team to plan and deliver effective and meaningful community engagement activities. Genuine community engagement is the foundation for service delivery that...

Maroubra Beach Masterplan Youth Engagement

Maroubra Beach Masterplan Youth Engagement

GOAL Randwick City Council is developing a Plan of Management and Masterplan for Maroubra Beach to shape the future vision for the area and improve the livability and vitality of the much-loved coastal neighbourhood. Following broad community engagement on the...

Bayside Council Safer Cities: Her Way Program

Bayside Council Safer Cities: Her Way Program

GOAL Bayside Council is one of 10 NSW councils partnering with Transport for NSW on the Safer Cities: Her Way Program which aims to make public spaces around transport hubs feel safer for everyone, especially for women, girls and gender diverse people. As a large and...

Blacktown City Council Safer Cities: Her Way Program

Blacktown City Council Safer Cities: Her Way Program

GOAL Blacktown City Council is one of 10 NSW councils partnering with Transport for NSW on the Safer Cities: Her Way Program which aims to make public spaces around transport hubs feel safer for everyone, especially for women, girls and gender diverse people. The...

Penrith Advocacy Strategy

Penrith Advocacy Strategy

GOAL In 2022, Penrith City Council set out to build an Advocacy Strategy, a framework for Council to proactively advocate between all levels of government for the critical infrastructure needed to support their growing community. SOLUTION JOC worked with Council to...

Sunshine Coast Creative Arts Audit

Sunshine Coast Creative Arts Audit

GOAL In 2018 Sunshine Coast Council adopted their inaugural Arts Plan to grow, strengthen and seek opportunities to develop and showcase the local arts sector. Four years on, in preparation for the refresh of the Plan, Council commissioned JOC Consulting to deliver a...

Penrith Night Time Economy Strategy

Penrith Night Time Economy Strategy

GOAL In collaboration with SustainbleEast, JOC Consulting was engaged by Penrith City Council to develop a Night Time Economy (NTE) Strategy 2022, recognising Council has completed all the actions from their previous 2015 NTE strategy. The JOC Consulting developed...

MidCoast Cultural Plan

MidCoast Cultural Plan

GOAL In late 2019, MidCoast Council set out to deliver its first Cultural Plan - a foundational document to help build on the region's strengths and better support arts and culture across the region. SOLUTION In partnership with Left Bank Co, JOC Consulting worked...

Wingecarribee Environment and Climate Change Strategy Engagement

Wingecarribee Environment and Climate Change Strategy Engagement

GOAL Wingecarribee Shire Council set out to develop a new Environment and Climate Change Strategy that will guide investment, resourcing and operations over the next decade. The strategy needed to be in accordance with the rapidly changing environment as well as the...

Kingswood Place Plan

Kingswood Place Plan

GOAL In late 2019, Penrith City Council embarked on their ‘Think Bold Kingswood Place Plan’, an ambitious strategic plan that provides a strategic framework and deliverable actions for Kingswood’s renewal over the next decade. The Plan aligns Local Government and...

World Bank Resilience Study Tour

World Bank Resilience Study Tour

GOAL The World Bank Urban and Disaster Risk Management Unit are a geographically dispersed team who are committed to improving outcomes relating to urban resilience and disaster risk management.  The team convened in Sydney for a Resilience Study Tour to learn from...

Planning Proposal Best Practice and KPIs

Planning Proposal Best Practice and KPIs

In mid 2021, the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (the Department) consulted with stakeholders to develop best practice procedures that if applied consistently throughout the planning proposal assessment process, would lead to faster approval times...

Blue Mountains Community Strategic Plan Review

Blue Mountains Community Strategic Plan Review

GOAL The Blue Mountains community has been particularly hard hit by recent shocks. The Black Summer bushfires and the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact not just on people’s lives but on their livelihoods. With 74% of the City classified as World Heritage...

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