The Framework for Place-Based Approaches (the Framework) outlines the importance of community, industry and all levels of government working closely together to improve community wellbeing via place-based approaches.
The Framework was informed by:
The Framework includes a focus on improving the way the Queensland Government participates in place-based approaches and partners with the community, industry and other levels of government to help communities to thrive. It focuses on:
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The Framework highlights the importance of both community and industries’ active participation in place-based approaches.
Communities are the centre of all place-based approaches. The elements listed in relation to community readiness and responses include:
Partners from a range of industry groups also play a key role in place-based approaches. The Framework has application across social, economic and environmental policy areas.
The industry readiness and responses elements are:
The Queensland Council of Social Service (QCOSS) Queensland place-based community of practice will help build shared understandings of place-based work and capacity, share information, skills and learning, identify opportunities for collaboration and enable locally-driven networking.
Platform C is a knowledge and learning platform created to offer support, learning and connections for people tackling big, tough problems and creating large-scale impact through collaboration.
This virtual hub is designed to be open and accessible. It offers a library of helpful tools and resources curated from thought leaders and change-makers around the world regardless of budget or geography.
Based on the Collaborative Change Cycle, Platform C is fuelled by continuous learning and will grow over time to accelerate the emerging practice of collaboration on complex social change.
The following resources have been included to provide some examples of practical tools that could be referred to when assisting a community to assess their readiness to participate in place-based approaches to improve community wellbeing.
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