​Iona and District Residents Association are committed to the following

• Stay informed

  • Keep up to date with local planning laws, regulations and procedures.​

  • Monitor planning applications that may affect our community through council communications channels and/or public notices.

• Engage and Communicate with DCC and the planning process.

  • Attend information meetings.​

  • Communicate Concerns and support constructively and respectfully.

  • Use formal Channels to communicate observations to relevant bodies. 

• Respect 

  • Respect deadlines for submitting documentation.​

  • Avoid disruption to planning process.

  • Be consistent in all submissions to legal bodies.

• Maintain Professionalism and civility and fairness

  • Avoid personal attacks or inflammatory language.​

  • Focus on Facts, evidence and how the development affects our community.

  • Ensure all positions taken by our committee reflects the collective interests of our community whilst acknowledging different views within the committee/membership. 

• Collaborate and build consensus

  • Encourage open discussion within IDRA on all planning issues brought to committee.​

  • Be open to engagement with other community groups to form broad alliances on matters of interest.

  • Formulate a clear, collective position based on majority decisions.

  • All submissions to DCC will be majority vote of committee members.

  • Actively engage with membership and other residents to develop positions on issues. 

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