This unit provides support to stimulate and enable community development. These include facilitation, advocacy, consultation, networking, and acting as a catalyst and/or pathfinder. It provides practical assistance to the community and voluntary sector in the form of advice, information, training and support in areas as diverse as:
- governance
- management
- strategic Planning
- capacity and capability building
- research
- funding
- establishing groups
- constitutions
- organisational structure
- project management
- event management.
Community Development serves the needs of the whole community but particularly the more than 400 community and voluntary sector groups that cover:
- social services
- health
- sports and recreation
- arts
- disabilities
- youth.
Council recognises the importance of the community as a living and thriving entity. Community Development is an essential component of Council’s business in how it:
- relates to its community
- supports and strengthens the community
- maintains an accurate picture of the community’s issues, problems and opportunities.
Community Development plays a key role in supporting Council’s community planning function (LTCCP) and advice to the Chief Executive on community matters.
Just call and ask at Council’s Fitzherbert Street Offices front reception and a member of the team will come down. Alternatively, telephone or email us to make an appointment. Staff will always be happy to meet people at the venue of their choice.
Ph. (06) 8672049
Judy Livingston - Extn 8868
Sarah Cleave - Extn 8143
Grant McDonald - Extn 5659
