Does anyone in particular head the Interagency Events Consultation Group (IECG)?
Council is the driver behind the IECG to ensure all our major stakeholders including Police, Railcorp, State Buses, Taxies, Road and Traffic Authority, Hunter New England Health and internal council technical specialists have the opportunity for input. This allows approval across agencies and helps to provide focused feedback and direction in licensing the large amount of events/activities that are held in the Newcastle area. This means a collaborative approach is used effectively when large events are proposed. Prior to the last Fat as Butter festival the IECG planning process was used. We also called the group together after the last event to capture issues and outline improvements for any future events.
