Community Strengthening Project

The Community Strengthening Project

A powerful catalyst for change is when a community comes together and discovers what it cares about the most.

Indigo Shire Council's Community Strengthening Project which operated from 2009-12 was based on this principle - that people willingly support what they create. This project hands power to the people to create and implement their own ideas for developing a more cohesive and connected community. This takes the form of many conversations over several months culminating in a written Community Plan based on their ideas, which they implement as they choose in partnership with Council and other supporting agencies.

The project has been developed with significant State Government funding for community strengthening and bushfire recovery purposes.

The Community Development Team

Following the conclusion of the Community Strengthening Project in mid-2012, Council has established a Community Development Team to support communities driven projects. Key Team Members continue to be Chris Westwood and Scott Landells, with the expanded team able to bring in expertise across a wide-range of portfolios including Youth, Recreation, Early Years and Arts/Culture.

For more information or to become involved please contact either Chris or Scott via local call 1300 365 003 or via the email address below.

• Chris Westwood - email cwestwood@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
• Scott Landells - email slandells@indigoshire.vic.gov.au

The Projects