Council is launching the new community panel in 2022. The panel will be a way for people from all walks of life to have their say on shaping the future of Ipswich.

When people sign up in February 2022, we will ask them to select their category (or categories) of interest. This will help us to offer engagement opportunities to people on the topics that they are interested in.

Based on research, your feedback at the CRG Thank You Event and your responses to the short survey below, we have developed a final list of categories. These categories are designed to be simple and easy to understand. A description of what sub-topics are included under each of the categories will be available on the community panels page on Shape Your Ipswich when the panels launch.

Thank you for sharing your feedback on the categories. Based on feedback received and research, the below categories have now been implemented.

Broad categories have been developed to make it easy for people to select issues that matter to them. The icons below outline some of the specific issues captured under each category. Topics discussed through panels may be based around the below categories, but not limited to this list.