ABSTRACT
This chapter describes an innovative SpeakOut held in Townsville, North Queensland in October 2007. Townsville City Council (TCC) engaged Steph Vajda, employed by Brisbane-based cultural planning firm, Plan C, with Wendy Sarkissian providing advice on design and production issues. Plan C specializes in community engagement, public space collaborative design and space activation. The SpeakOut was hosted by the Townsville City Council’s Community and Cultural Services Division as a means of developing the Townsville City Council Family Charter into a Family Strategy and Action Plan. With the full support of Townsville’s Mayor, the event was intended to engage a wide variety of local families.
