WHAC Advocacy
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Horsham Rural City Council, on behalf of the Western Highway Action Committee (WHAC), is seeking advocacy support to highlight to Government and other stakeholders its priorities for improving the Western Highway / Freeway Corridor from the edge of metropolitan Melbourne through to the South Australian border. About An advocacy prospectus document has recently been prepared. The short and long versions of this document are included with this opportunity. Purpose Support is required to promote the prospectus to Government, and WHAC's advocacy program in general, to influence politicians, senior bureaucrats and other stakeholders on the priorities identified in the prospectus. Scope The scope includes: Development of an advocacy strategy to advance WHAC's objectives, in particular those contained in the prospectus Assisting WHAC in the implementation of this strategy Development of a social media presence as a resource to support WHAC's advocacy Preparation of suitable material to support letter writing and media campaigns Provision of administrative support to maintain WHAC's social media presence on a contemporary basis
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