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## Community engagement 

AGL has increased its presence in regional communities as we continue to develop power generation, coal seam gas (CSG) and gas storage projects. Communities adjacent to our projects, and the broader community more generally, need to know how our activities may affect them and their environment. 

AGL makes widely available information about our CSG, gas storage and power generation development projects. We provide opportunities for local residents and community groups to learn more about our projects and to give us feedback about our activities. 

Community engagement plans are in place for all CSG and power development projects. 

AGL has increased its local community relations presence in each of our upstream gas project areas. We also committed additional resources to the delivery of local community engagement programs in power development and upstream gas, increasing our capacity internally by building a larger community engagement team. 

New community consultative committee processes were established for power development projects in Queensland and the Newcastle Gas Storage Facility project in New South Wales. 

## Community contribution 

AGL’s Energy for Life program builds on our local community engagement strategy, providing opportunities for our employees to give something back to the broader communities in which they live and work. 

AGL’s revitalisation of its Energy for Life program signalled a move away from a focus on just homelessness, by allowing us to respond more effectively to emerging sustainability risks, especially with respect to energy-related financial hardship in the community. 

AGL’s Employee Volunteering program gives all employees the opportunity to take one day of paid volunteering leave each year to support community causes and charitable organisations. 

In FY2012, 564 employees recorded a volunteering leave day, contributing 4,182 hours of service to community efforts. This represents an increase of 31.5% compared with the 3,180 hours of volunteering leave recorded in FY2011. 

As a part of the company’s 175th anniversary activity, AGL is conducting a regional roadshow which is visiting 12 communities where AGL operates in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. 

