The state government of WA has gone live using Objective’s uEngage in part of its public consultation on the Browse Liquefied Natural Gas (BLNG) Precinct.

The public comment period is a critical phase in the environmental approval process for development of natural gas processing precinct on the Kimberley coast, with the potential to attract investment worth more than $A30 billion.The State of Western Australia is expecting significant public interest.

The State Government sought a solution that would both allow it to engage more effectively with the local community, and encourage participation by the public throughout the vast geographical area of Western Australia.

This part of the BLNG consultation invites public comment on reports that include some 1400 pages, more than 300 tables and 250 images across six documents and a further 51 comprehensive supporting documents – covering a wide range of environmental, social and heritage impact and management issues.

uEngage, one of Objective’s cloud based solutions,was selected to distribute these documents to the public, enabling people to comment on specific aspects of the reports or on the proposal in general.

The WA Department of State Development and the Environmental Protection Authority are conducting the public consultation. The solution gives the agencies more control over the consultation process, protects individual privacy, and reduces time and resources needed to compile answers and analyse responses.

Tony Walls, CEO, Objective Corporation added: “There are growing pressures on public sector organisations to work together to deliver better services, at lower cost to their local communities. Our solutions are designed to help government bodies connect more effectively with their communities to achieve these objectives. For the BLNG Precinct project, Objective is providing a secure, online environment for people to collaborate together on their future plans for the region.”