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June 2009
- STI Prevention Program: Sexual Health Campaign
- The increase in STIs in young people is so concerning that the Australian Government has developed a new National STI Prevention Program: Sexual Health Campaign to raise young people’s awareness about the risks of infection and to generate a sense of personal responsibility to help prevent the spread of STIs.
May 2009
April 2009
March 2009
February 2009
November 2008
September 2008
- CARE for Families
- A new free program based in Enfield and Rockdale that provides case management and psychoeducation to people with a mental illness and their families, carers and friends for 9 months.
- Adolescent Health GP Resource Kit, 2nd Edition has now been released
- Enhancing the skills of General Practitioners in caring for young people from culturally diverse backgrounds. A joint initiative of NSW Centre for the Advancement of Adolescent Health (NSW CAAH) and Transcultural Mental Health Centre (TMHC)
August 2008
June 2008
April 2008
- Australia's Homeless Youth
- A report of the National Youth Commission Inquiry into Youth Homelessness.
- Drugs and Driving Website
- The Australian Drug Foundation has created a site which provides information on drugs and driving.
- School Angel Website
- A new anti-bullying website which aims to support students, parents and teachers.
- The Wellness Guide
- A guide for people with mental illness, their families and carers developed in consultation with people who experienced a mental illness.
February 2008
December 2007
- Beyondblue
- Beyondblue's mission is to provide a national focus and community leadership to increase the capacity of the broader Australian community to prevent depression and respond effectively to it.
November 2007
- Premier's Council for Active Living Bulletin
- The Premier's Council for Active Living (PCAL), which aims to build and strengthen the physical and social environments in which communities engage in active living, now publishes a monthly bulletin containing up-to-date news and research.
- Crime Prevention Practitioners Network
- CHD Partners has launched a Crime Prevention Practitioners Network to facilitate debate, information sharing and opportunities for professional development.
- Activity packs for kids in rural and regional communities
- This new idea is called kidsouttaschool. Our motto is “strong, smart and friendly”. It's a new program that supports children from Kindy through the transition to High School in the hours they are not at school. It's based on the "Activity Pack".
October 2007
August 2007
- The Surgeon General’s Call to Action on Global Health
- The underlying message of this report is that disease and suffering do not respect political boundaries in an era of globalisation and mass population movements. The report was compiled by government and private public-health experts from various organisations in the United States.
June 2007
- Crime and Community Safety Partnerships - UK and South Africa
- Through a joint project with Leeds in the UK, a Durban township in South Africa, has given its residents greater confidence, reduced crime and the fear of crime, and helped to create a thriving and prosperous community.
- Cross-Cultural Partnerships in Violence Prevention
- This paper, by Michelle Bradford, Heather Nancarrow, Pam Viti and Ailsa Weazel, describes a school-based violence prevention program at an Aboriginal community in central Queensland which draws on community development principles and has been established through a partnership between the Woorabinda Women’s Shelter, “Gumbi Gunya”; Queensland Centre for Domestic and Family Violence Research; and the Woorabinda State Primary School.
May 2007
March 2007
- Crime Prevention Fact Sheets
- These fact sheets have been developed by CHD Partners as a result of their work with local government on crime prevention
- Bubaa Ngambaa Gaayili, Father Mother Child
- A book for Aboriginal parents and family workers in the New England Area. It gives simple advice about raising children aged 0-5 years to help them have a good start to a healthy life.
- Growing Up Strong Guring
- A book for Aboriginal parents and family workers in the Inner West of Sydney. It gives simple advice about raising children aged 0-5 years to help them have a good start to a healthy life.
- Doordarnbee Muggy Jarjums: Growing Up Strong Jarjums
- Doordarnbee Muggy Jarjums: Growing Up Strong Jarjums is a book for Aboriginal parents and family workers on the Far North Coast. It gives simple advice about raising children aged 0-5 years to help them have a good start to a healthy life.
- Broken Bodies - Broken Dreams: Violence Against Women Exposed
- This book offers a powerful testimony of the different types of gender-based violence experienced by women and girls worldwide, through the use of photographs, individual case studies and illustrative text.
November 2006
- HIV 0 FOOTBALL 1 in Nigeria
- Football matches provide an opportunity to teach people about prevention of HIV/AIDS in the town of Mgbala Agwa in South Eastern Nigeria.
- Safe Party Packs
- Griffith and Leeton CDATs in conjunction with Griffith Police LAC and Griffith Lead On have produced a youth friendly information guide to conducting and attending parties.
- Parenting Websites
- There are a range of websites that contain high quality, accessible information on a range of parenting topics.
September 2006
- Blue Light Website
- Blue Light is a successful international community policing initiative that aims to provide an opportunity for young people to be involved in a variety of entertainments that assist the police to rectify the imbalance of pro-active and re-active policing where young people are concerned. It does this by providing young people with positive lifestyle alternatives and strategies to avoid becoming an offender or victim of crime.
- Crime Prevention Division NSW Attorney General's Department
- The Crime Prevention Division is responsible for providing advice and implementing programs that relate to the prevention of crime, offending and victimisation around NSW.
August 2006
July 2006
June 2006
May 2006
April 2006
March 2006
- Your Future Starts Now - A Guide for over 50s
- This booklet contains important information about what you can do to make sure your wishes will be carried out and how
to protect your interests, making sure your future is in good hands and things are done the way you want.
- One Umbrella - Food Collection and Distribution
- One Umbrella is a unique organisation which collects food that cannot be used and turns it into nutritious meals for the homeless and hungry of Melbourne.
- Green Building Council of Australia
- The Green Building Council of Australia aims to develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green building practices through market-based solutions.
January 2006
December 2005
- Sydney Metropolitan Strategy
- The metropolitan strategy is the NSW Government's long term plan for Sydney’s growth and aims to maintain Sydney's role in the global economy and to plan for growth and change - a series of ongoing decisions, actions, plans, and projects.
- Mayfield on the Move - Developing a Sustainable Retail Environment
- Kathie Heyman’s community showcase at the NSW Department of State and Regional Development Community Economic Development Conference describing how the community of Mayfield, an inner suburb of Newcastle got together and developed a sustainable retail environment, delivering for the community needs and aspirations.
November 2005
October 2005
- Inquiry into Sustainable Australian Cities
- This report from the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Environment and Heritage reports on issues and policies related to the development of sustainable cities to the year 2025.
August 2005
- Urban Villages and New Urbanism
- New Urbanism is an important planning movement this century. It is an international movement to reform the design of the built environment to create new “urban villages” that will improve quality of life and standard of living by creating better places to live.
June 2005
- Northcott – observations of community and cultural development in a public housing estate
- "What have they done there? 2 years at Northcott: An Observation of a Work in Progress" by Emily Mayo in consultation with all partners (December 2004) illustrates a process of community and cultural development in an inner-city Sydney public housing estate, part of the state’s largest cluster of Department of Housing stock.
- How Green is Your Home? - Quiz
- Find out your home’s overall environmental impact, and where you can improve the most with this online quiz from the Australian Consumer Association.
April 2005
March 2005
- Event Organisers Checklist
- The following checklist from the Queensland Government’s Department of Communities will assist you in planning your event.
January 2005
December 2004
- Community Foods website
- Australian Community Foods Inc. is a small non-profit corporation dedicated to developing, implementing, and promoting appropriate web-based technologies to support local food networks.
November 2004
- Young People and Shopping Centres Protocol
- "Creating the Space for Dialogue, a local youth shopping centre protocol", is a useful guide for those wanting to involve key groups in developing a protocol for their local shopping centre.
October 2004
- Planet Ark
- Planet Ark's aim is to show people and business the many ways that they can reduce their day to day impact on the environment.
August 2004
- Sustainability Street – local communities, local action
- The central idea of the Sustainability Street Approach is that people get together as local communities, learn a bit about ecological sustainability and then do what they can to encourage, assist or 'teach' other individuals or other communities to join the groundswell for ecological sustainability.
July 2004
- Building Sustainability Index for NSW homes
- A web-based planning tool designed to assess the potential performance of new homes against a range of sustainability indices is now part of the development approval process in NSW.
- Resources for Safe and Healthy Koori Communities
- Aboriginal Safety Promotion Officers from the Shoalhaven Aboriginal Safe Community Partnership have produced an anti-depression Toolkit and a Fire Safe poster to help promote a safe and healthy community.
June 2004
- Australian Building Greenhouse Rating Scheme
- The Australian Building Greenhouse Rating (ABGR) scheme provides accredited assessments of the greenhouse intensity of office buildings by awarding a star rating on a scale of one to five.
May 2004
April 2004
- Built Environment
- In support of the Year of the Built Environment (2004) communitybuilders.nsw put together a list of resources which can be found on our website and which remain relevant for the built environment.
- Rural and Remote Health e-Journal
- An international electronic journal committed to providing an easily accessible peer-reviewed evidence base for rural and remote health.
March 2004
February 2004
December 2003
- Child Safety on Farms
- Safety for children on farms is a major concern which this website addresses by providing farm families, managers, workers and visitors to farms with information and resources to prevent injury to children on farms.
- Bushfire Information, NSW
- Preparing for bushfires and bushfire services information.
- Graffiti – A Community Initiative in Greater Geelong
- Based on a strong commitment to community involvement, the Graffiti Strategy is framed around three key elements: rapid removal, prevention and policing.
November 2003
October 2003
May 2003
April 2003
January 2003
- Waste Wise Events Guide Website
- This site offers you, the event organiser, stallholder, Council representative or venue owner, the resources to plan and implement an effective waste management and recycling program at your next event.
November 2002
October 2002
- Australian Community Gardens Network
- The Australian Community Gardens Network is an informal, community-based organisation linking people interested in community gardening across Australia.
June 2002
- Cabramatta CityWatch Council
- The Cabramatta CityWatch project encourages local community members from Cabramatta to create interest groups that focus on issues of concern within their local community.
May 2002
November 2001
October 2001
- Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet
- "Our mission is to contribute to improving the health of Australia's Indigenous people by making relevant, high quality knowledge and information easily accessible"
July 2001
June 2001
- Community Buildings
- Community buildings often provide the vehicle through which social capital is nurtured and developed - where people establish networks, develop community trust and build co-operation for mutual benefit.
March 2001
- Environmental Sustainability Kit
- The Environmental Sustainability Kit is a set of tools, ideas, procedures, and resources to help local leaders, residents, and businesses work toward making their own communities more sustainable.
- Community Partnerships Kit
- A resource for groups wishing to undertake community action to prevent illicit drug use or address use where it occurs.
October 2000
February 2000
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