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3. Workshop OutcomesAfter the introductory presentation, participants broke into four groups to talk about theproposal. A facilitator from either BMCC or GHD assisted each group to segregate theissues into the five broad topic areas listed below:Air quality and odour;Traffic;Noise;Ecology; andOther issues.The issues raised by each of the groups in each area were then consolidated by thegroup facilitator (Margaret Harvie) and presented back to the whole workshop group.Word for word transcripts of the information provided by participants were put ontosummary sheets that have been reproduced below, for the morning and afternoonsessions. People attending the workshop confirmed the various list of issues asaccurate.During each workshop session, an exercise was carried out where each person wasgiven five stick-on dots and allowed to place these against the issues on the summarysheets that they felt most strongly about. It was explained to each group that all of thedots could be put against one issue or one or more dots could be put against a numberof different issues.It was also explained that the more dots put against an issue, the higher would be theperceived importance of that issue. This did not mean that issues without dots or withless dots were unimportant, but rather that those with more dots needed to be giventhe highest priority..Once all the dots had been placed, they were added up and the issues were ranked(first, second, third etc), the workshop facilitator summarised those issues with thehighest ranking in front of the entire group.The issues and the scores obtained are discussed below.3.1 Morning workshop 10.00 am – 12.00 pm3.1.1 Consolidated issuesConsolidated issues from each of the four working groups were arranged under thefive broad topic areas mentioned above.21/12282/100563 Blaxland Waste Management Facility UpgradeCommunity Workshops5