Bugseye is a specialist consultancy group providing intelligent mapping software, business research and strategic communications consulting services to government and industry clients across Australia.

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Strategic communications

Bugseye's consulting services assist clients to communicate with and manage their stakeholders on any given project or issue including local communities, media and government. This, in turn, enables them to manage risks and influence outcomes. 

We operate as consultants or as part of a project team depending on the client's needs. Services include development and delivery of strategic communications and stakeholder engagement plans and communications management.

Strategic communications and stakeholder engagement

  • Stakeholder analysis for a project or issue including research into current opinion
  • Communication audits
  • Risk assessment and development of strategies to mitigate them
  • Development of stakeholder management strategies
  • Internal communications and reviews
  • Strategy evaluation and performance reviews

Communications management

  • All aspects of media management including writing media material, liaising with media and media crisis management
  • Government relations with all three tiers of government - Commonwealth, State and local - including policy, political, regulatory, parliamentary and administrative
  • Development of material and support for community consultation

Current and recent strategic communications clients

NSW Department of Planning

Bugseye is assisting the Department of Planning in stakeholder management and communications in the lead up to the implementation of the NSW Housing Code on 27 February 2009. The Code allows for 10 day approvals for new homes and extensions across NSW.

NSW Department of Health

We are developing a strategic communications strategy for the NSW Department of Health as it surveys its stakeholders on aged care assesment program services in NSW over a three year period.