Community building information and resources

Community building is about people from the community, government and business finding solutions to problems that affect them within their communities. The links provided here can assist those interested in planning and developing community projects.

About inhalant abuse : Community development – Victorian Department of Human Services [PDF: 871KB]

Building Stronger Communities - Department for Victorian Communities

Community Builders – NSW Government website

Community Building – Department for Victorian Communities

Our Community - Our Community Pty Ltd

Understanding your community

Planning projects – Community Builders (NSW)

Identifying community needs and strengths – Community profiling/planning tools (Healthy Communities Project) [PDF: 1.23MB]

Population data – Australian Bureau of Statistics

Getting to know your community: a guide to using local data – Department of Victorian Communities [PDF: 1.45 MB]

Writing funding submissions

Funding submissions guide – Community Builders (NSW)

Evaluating projects

Guide to evaluating drug prevention initiatives – Premier's Drug Prevention Council (Victoria)

Funding opportunities

A selection of organisations that provide funding opportunities for community projects:

Parliament of Australia Parliamentary Library: Guide to Community Grants

Philanthropy Australia

Department of Victorian Communities

The Myer Foundation

Craft Victoria

Australian National Council on Drugs

Alcohol Education Rehabilitation Foundation

The Reichstein Foundation

Catherine Freeman Foundation