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The following projects reflect work undertaken in senior communications and marketing roles across Victorian Government.

Regional Victoria Living Expo

Project

Regional Victoria Living Expo

Scope

End-to-end event strategy, stakeholder coordination, government communications

Highlights

  • 10,000+ attendees across 3 days
  • 48 regional councils and partners
  • Ministerial launch
  • Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

The Challenge

Regional Development Victoria needed to create a compelling, large-scale public event that would inspire Melbourne families to seriously consider relocating to regional Victoria — while simultaneously showcasing the diversity and liveability of regional communities to a sceptical metropolitan audience.

The Approach

Working across all phases of the event lifecycle, Jason led the strategic development, stakeholder coordination and communications for the Regional Victoria Living Expo — a three-day free public event held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event brought together 48 regional councils and industry partners under a single, cohesive brand experience, with programming designed to address the real questions and concerns of prospective relocators.

The Outcome

The expo attracted over 10,000 visitors across three days, exceeding attendance targets and generating significant media coverage. Ministerial attendance at the launch reinforced the event's profile as a flagship government initiative. Post-event surveys recorded high levels of visitor satisfaction and strong intent to explore regional relocation further.

Good Move Campaign

Project

Regional relocation marketing campaign

Scope

Campaign strategy, agency management, video production, media, collateral development

Highlights

  • TV, digital, radio and press
  • 4 real-life relocation case studies
  • Multi-agency production
  • Behaviour-change campaign

The Challenge

Convincing skilled Melbourne families to relocate to regional Victoria required more than information — it required an emotional connection. The campaign needed to honestly acknowledge the barriers to relocation while making a compelling, authentic case for the regional lifestyle.

The Approach

Working with a creative agency we managed the end-to-end development and delivery of the Good Move campaign — a major multi-channel behaviour-change initiative led by television and supported across digital, radio and press. The campaign was built around four real-life relocation case studies, each addressing a different barrier to moving and demonstrating the genuine benefits of regional life through authentic storytelling.

The Outcome

The Good Move campaign achieved strong reach and recall across target audiences, with the television commercials generating positive earned media coverage. The use of real case studies resonated strongly with target audiences, with research indicating high levels of credibility and emotional engagement. The campaign contributed to a measurable increase in enquiries to regional relocation programs.

Social Media Strategy Development and Implementation

Project

Victorian Government agency social media transformation

Scope

Social media strategy development, content planning, content creation, page management

Highlights

  • 20% follower growth
  • Significant engagement lift
  • 12-month content calendar
  • Strategic community building

The Challenge

A Victorian Government agency had a social media presence but lacked a cohesive strategy. Social channels were reactive rather than strategic, posting inconsistently without a clear content framework or engagement plan. The result was low follower growth, inconsistent messaging, and missed opportunities to build community and drive engagement around key government initiatives.

The Approach

Full audit of the existing social presence, audience analysis, and identified key communication priorities aligned with government objectives. A comprehensive social media strategy was developed that defined clear objectives, audience personas, platform-specific approaches, content pillars, and engagement targets. With the strategy in place, a detailed 12-month content calendar was developed that balanced government announcements, community engagement, educational content, and calls to action. The strategy was then executed, developing all social media content — writing posts, captions, and engagement copy that was compelling and audience-focused to encourage interaction.

The Outcome

Follower growth increased by 20% across platforms. Engagement lifted significantly with increased likes, comments, and shares — moving from reactive posting to genuine community conversation. Regular, strategic posting built audience trust and anticipation. Social media became a genuine channel for community engagement and government communication, not just a broadcast channel.

Community Engagement Programs

Project

Community consultation and engagement (multiple agencies)

Scope

Engagement program design, facilitator briefing, communications and media management

Highlights

  • Exceeded participation targets
  • High community approval ratings
  • Multi-channel engagement

The Challenge

Large or small projects in Victoria require genuine community consultation — not tick-box exercises. Work undertaken has required structured engagement programs that would give communities a real voice, manage media and public communications carefully, and produce credible outcomes for government decision-making.

The Approach

Here we have experience in designing and managing community engagement programs for multiple government projects. For all projects, the team designed the engagement program structure, engaged and briefed specialist facilitators, developed all communications materials, managed media placements, and ensured that community feedback was captured systematically and reported clearly to decision-makers. Consultation sessions included public information sessions, facilitated workshops, and online feedback mechanisms, with renders and design concepts presented to communities for input.

The Outcome

Programs have exceeded participation targets, with strong community turnout at in-person sessions and high volumes of online submissions. Post-engagement surveys recorded approval ratings well above benchmarks for government consultation processes. The structured approach to feedback capture and reporting gave decision-makers clear, credible evidence of community sentiment, supporting confident and defensible project decisions.

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