Residents to be surveyed on satisfaction with Council 31 May

Residents are encouraged to share their thoughts on Greater Shepparton City Council and its services through the third quarter Local Government Community Satisfaction Survey, which is available from Wednesday 1 June.


Photo by Taylor Grote
Photo by Taylor Grote

The Community Satisfaction Survey is conducted by Computer Assisted Telephone Interviewing (CATI) as a representative random probability survey of residents aged 18+ years in the Greater Shepparton municipality. All responses are confidential and grouped with others. Research resource company Thinkfield will conduct the phone surveys.

Director Corporate Services Chris Teitzel said the survey, which will be open for feedback until Wednesday 22 June, is an important measure for Council to understand whether it is meeting community expectations of the services it provides.

“The survey aims to gather impressions on a number of services, facilities and activities Council provides,” he said.

“It will provide insight into ways Council can improve service delivery. All information gathered will be used to provide ongoing improvements for Greater Shepparton.”

Mr Teitzel said residents who receive a phone call can be assured it is a legitimate survey conducted on behalf of Greater Shepparton City Council.

“I would like to encourage residents to have their say on the various topics being presented,” he said.

“The vast majority of measures in the Community Satisfaction Survey year to date (from quarters one to three), showed higher scores than that of the previous year. Overall, Council Direction scored 60, which is higher than the average across Victorian Councils and the other nine regional centres.”

Please note, these phone surveys conducted by Thinkfield are legitimate. They do ask for personal information within these surveys however all responses are confidential.

Council have been made aware of a potential phone scam currently operating in Greater Shepparton. If you receive a phone call asking to update your details, please do not provide this information. Instead, you should notify the police immediately. Residents can contact the Shepparton Police Station on 5820 5777.

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