Projects
21-May-2009
Background
The Centre's projects
Community building is about local people working with government to strengthen their communities and improve the places in which they live.
It is also about government listening to what local people have to say and supporting them to develop projects that achieve their goals.
The Centre for Rural Communities works to support communities - and provide training for community development workers - to build skills and confidence to develop solutions to local issues.
The Centre has already initiated or participated in a range of projects that have helped to transform rural communities.
These are some of those stories.
Projects
Cape York Institute Leadership Academy
Helen Sheil, July 2009
The Centre for Rural Communities has consistently worked to facilitate the inclusion of local knowledge into mainstream thinking through skilling and resourcing those whose lives are impacted by changing policies and practice. While there are additional layers of complexity, the strategies of collaborative engagement have relevance to the goals of the Leadership Academy.
Stories my community told me
Dr Helen Sheil
Strengthening the heart of community life.
Collaborative communities. Resilient regions
Dr Helen Sheil
The Collaborative Communities - Resilient Regions project was a demonstration of the important contribution that regional educational institutions can make to regional development through the provision of access to relevant skills, knowledge and resources.
Developing ourselves - Developing communities
Dr Helen Sheil
Developing ourselves - Developing communities