COMMUNI TY ENGAGE MENT GREEN BUILDING COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA WEBINAR - APRIL 2017
AGENDA. • Context - Sustainability Framework • Benefits of Community Engagement • Partnerships – a coordinated approach • Examples • Evaluation – social impact
Life Point Cook – meet your future neighbours & project update, Nov 2016
• Q&A Rivers & Ranges Community Leadership Program 25 November 2016
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BENEFITS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
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PARTNERSHIPS – A COORDINATED APPROACH. Community engagement – respect, open communication, feedback loop & regular followup.
Pilot programs – eg Laurimar Alliance & Community Partnership (Town Centre design, Ride to School program, CAC activities)
Laurimar Community Partnership 2014-16
Stakeholder engagement – terms of reference for project working groups (purpose, roles & responsibilities of 5 members, key
PARTNERSHIPS – A COORDINATED APPROACH Valley Park, Westmeadows • 2017 partnership with Banksia Gardens Community Services • 30% social housing • CALD community – survey via door knocking, Feb 2017 • Live Life Get Active programs
Header & Footer 25 November 2016
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PARTNERSHIPS – A COORDINATED APPROACH Seed funding or in-kind support for community led activities. Pooling our resources to achieve common goals & collectively build community. City of Casey partnership for Berwick Waters in Clyde North. Youth engagement – event led by Youth Action Committee
Vegie burgers rule!
We could have done with a bigger screen… 7
GREEN STAR COMMUNITIES EXAMPLE. – Life Point Cook – 10.3.1 “Free community events are facilitated and supported” Minimum every 3 months Annual review of event feedback (FPA feedback forms at each event) Start within 3 months of 1st habitable building Continue for at least 30% of total construction program of project certification - Diwali 2017 in collaboration with council at Saltwater Community Centre
Rivers & Ranges Community Leadership Program 25 November 2016
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SOCIAL CONNECTIONS & PLACE
Fitness classes Book swap - partner with community centre/store
Dog walking/ pet friendly events
Wallara Waters Sales & Info Centre – temporary community hub
Shared access to ovals and club facilities
Community access to meeting rooms in child care centres/schools
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EVALUATION “Frasers Property Australia has a strong reputation for creating healthy, connected and resilient communities”. (as rated by our customers) How can we measure our progress and learn/improve? Our menu of options: Info-graphics (quantitative data) Story Telling (qualitative data) Social Metrics – university partnerships & longitudinal studies, apps External benchmarks – eg evidence based reports Green Star – requirements for project re-certification Stakeholder & customer feedback (eg event feedback forms Learnings from case studies (eg. Creating Vibrant Communities by Dean Landey)
* Each project will use a range of assessment methods &
consider the context. This provides a more holistic approach in measuring our social impact. 10