COMSIS
The Community Services Information System (COMSIS) has been released to the sector as part of the Department of Communities' commitment to the Queensland Compact. COMSIS provides fast and free access to more than 200 local, regional and statewide datasets to support evidence-based decision making.
For more information, download the COMSIS brochure COMSIS brochure .
Community Door
Community Door is a "one-stop shop" for tools, resources and information relating to the development of non-government organisations. Interactive elements of the Compact Knowledge Hub - including discussion forums, collaborative spaces and a calendar of events - will be progressively hosted on Community Door from November 2009.
Queensland Framework for Investment in Human Services
The Queensland Framework for Investment in Human Services provides a set of administrative tools to support effective and consistent allocation and management of government's investment in human services.
Engaging Queenslanders series: guides for effective community engagement
The Engaging Queenslanders series of guides are designed to provide Queensland Government public sector employees and others with a good understanding of community engagement and practices.
Under the Compact, the Queensland Government made a commitment to adopt genuine consultative approaches and improve sector engagement in planning and policy. The Engaging Queenslanders series underpins the work of the Compact Governance Committee (CGC) secretariat. The CGC will continue to develop and refine engagement resources through its work.
Connecting Healthcare in Communities (CHIC) initiative
The Connecting Healthcare in Communities (CHIC) initiative represents a proactive approach to establishing partnerships to improve integration and service coordination to improve the health of all Queenslanders.
As an active member of the Compact Governance Committee, Queensland Health has led this important initiative which has established 15 local collaborations known as Partnership Councils, involving service providers and community representatives from the primary health care sector across Queensland. The findings of the final review of the CHIC initiative, which will include suggestions on how to effectively deal with contractual arrangements in partnership models, will be available in late 2011.
Key Department of Communities reforms - 2010/11
The significant increase in opportunities for the sector to contribute to the planning of major reforms is a key achievement under the Compact. Sector participation is encouraged in different ways at different times according to the nature of the reform.
The key reforms 2010/11 table provides an overview of the multiple reforms currently being undertaken by the Department of Communities. Sector representatives are encouraged to review the table to determine which of the consultations they are best able to contribute to.
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