Navigating Parley
Why choose Parley?
Local focus
Jump into discussions about your neighbourhood, from parks & sports fields to local roading plans, airports to recycling, dog control to the arts - anything your council does to shape your community’s future.
Purpose-Driven Platform
Built exclusively for local community dialogue, Parley prioritises local concerns. There are no adverts, scams or trolling. Simply ideas about your community, being discussed by people from your community.
Customised Engagement
You can select topics of interest to you. so you stay involved and informed.
You can sign up quickly by selecting your council and providing your details; This ensures correct community engagement. Anyone from aged 13 and older can join.
Your council doesn’t need to be on Parley for you to start or engage in your region’s current conversations. Got a topic you’re passionate about? Post it on Parley and get the community talking and sharing their ideas.
Click the provided link to request that your council join the Parley Community. Ask your friends and neighbours to join too, this will encourage your council to parley with us. As the old saying goes “the more, the merrier”. Councils need to consult more and earlier.
Browse and follow diverse topics. Receive updates, join discussions and complete surveys that matter to you.
When you open your Parley community homepage, you can scroll down to see current conversations or choose from the subjects in the left-hand panel. You can join any conversation or create a new post from the home page or any subject page.
Your council may post surveys from time to time to collect the community’s response to an idea. Take the opportunity to be heard before a project is started. Once the council has collated the survey results, you can view them.
Join Parley today - be heard and make a difference!
FAQs
What makes Parley different?
Parley is the first platform entirely local that only deals with council matters. Learn about issues on a regional level - current concerns, new council initiatives, what fellow citizens think...
How can I ensure my voice is heard on Parley?
Parley is a tool that both your local community and your local council can use. Councils do want to listen to your opinion and value that feedback, Parley will also be used to conduct council surveys where you can vote and add your thoughts on various subjects.
Will I be harassed for my opinion?
We will be moderating discussions; we're not interested in people who use foul language, bully, or harass others simply for their opinions. Simply put, we will not tolerate harassment of community members or council staff.
Will the personal information I provide you be safe?
No other Parley members or council staff can access the information you provide upon registering.
Please refer to our Privacy Policy
Can I join more than one Parley community?
You won't be able to join other communities unless you have a house or are a ratepayer in both. This is so that Parley remains local - communities solving their own issues and working together.
Why does Parley exist?
The idea behind Parley is to get councils engaged at a much earlier stage with locals, the people affected by the decisions made at the council level. Currently, many council ideas and actions are only available to the public once they happen, which often causes undue stress to the local community and council staff. How often do you hear of councils having to backtrack or remedy some issue that could have been solved much earlier by consulting the locals first?
