Connecting Confident Communities

Connecting Confident Communities is one of 11 demonstration projects working to build community and funded by the State Government. Connecting Confident Communities is located in the Central Goldfields Shire and supports various activities initiated by the local community. These activities include:

• Leadership development of young people
• Exploration of options to enhance local access to public transport
• Participation in the development of the Maryborough Education Precinct
• Creation of an arts policy for the local shire and generation of community arts activities
• Supporting small community building projects through firstly a small grants scheme (round 1.) and then adding in kind support as well as funds (round 2).
• Seminars that develop greater understanding of nature and benefits of community building.

St Luke’s has assisted to establish this project and has participated on the management committee and in the Community Innovations Action group.

Links:
Connecting Confident Communities Website:

www.cgold.com.au/connectingconfidentcommunities/

Growing Victoria Together website:

www.dhs.vic.gov.au/ar2002/growingvic.htm

Community Building Resource Service Website www.communitybuilding.vic.gov.au/programs

Assets Based Community Development Institute website: www.northwestern.edu/ipr/abcd.html