Page 1617 - Week 05 - Thursday, 5 May 2016
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This sits within Housing ACT and provides links into public and community housing. We are hopeful and ambitious for what the gateway can do for the Canberra community. This is an exciting step on the journey that we have been through in the human services blueprint.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Hinder.
MR HINDER: Minister, how are partnerships between the private sector, the community sector and the government contributing to the reform program at west Belconnen local services network?
MS BERRY: The local services network in west Belconnen challenges the way that human services are being delivered. It recognises that we have a part to play in creating better outcomes for people in the community, local businesses, service providers and government. A lot of work has taken place over the past 18 months and the network has been through the vital phases of design and establishment to now be at the stage of implementation.
The achievements that we have realised through the network are based on successful local partnerships. For example, the commitment to community engages residents, service providers and government to work on areas that west Belconnen residents have told us are important to them. The network’s governance structure also demonstrates the strong partnership between local services, providers and businesses and their passion to work collaboratively together. For example, the network leader group recently recruited three new members: Ms Emma Sckrabei from the Riverview Group, Ms Penny Dakin from the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and Ms Shona Chapman from the West Belconnen Child and Family Centre.
MADAM SPEAKER: A supplementary question, Mr Hinder.
MR HINDER: Minister, is there any learning or exchange of information taking place around this approach to service delivery with other jurisdictions?
MS BERRY: The great thing about this project is that we are not alone in delivering this one human service gateway. The ongoing exchange of information and learning is an important part of the West Belconnen Local Services Network’s continued growth.
I had the pleasure of meeting more than 30 members of the network for a collective impact workshop held at the Flynn community hub in February. The half-day workshop was a chance for the network leadership group and network partners to gain a shared understanding of the collective impact framework—an approach to achieving social change at a population level, and how it may be practically applied in the west Belconnen community.
The first guest presenter was the National Program Director of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth, Ms Penny Dakin, who spoke about how the five key elements of collective impact differentiate it from other types of collaboration. The second guest presenter was the director of the Logan Together project, Mr Matthew Cox, who shared the journey, successes and challenges of the
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