The Women, Careers and Leadership (WCL) Program offered women from migrant and refugee backgrounds living in the Housing Estates opportunities to further develop and pursue their career goals through a range of workshops and programs, along with ongoing mentoring support. The responses to the survey are overwhelmingly positive which may suggest that people have been...

The proposals outlined in this report set the ground for a new relationship of meaningful connection between housing activists and local government, including councillors and staff involved in planning and all areas of social policy.

As Melbourne’s population is predicted to reach six million by 2030, this strategic audit comes at a critical stage in the evolution of the Melbourne Strategic Assessment which aligns State and Federal biodiversity regulation under one program. The report makes 16 recommendations and lists important challenges.

This project focuses on finding new evidence and using it to assist community partners and policy-makers to activate social connection in practical ways. It looks particularly at outer-metropolitan suburbs with diverse populations and ongoing rapid growth.

In 2021, the City of Casey and the City of Greater Dandenong partnered with Victoria University to conduct a place-based project aimed at improving responses to racism in the local community. This report summaries the key findings of this project, drawing on a local community survey and 11 peer-facilitated focus groups.