By Natalie Alexander as told by Tracy Sharp and Paul Martin (July 2015)
The On Track Co-op has held steadfast to its core values of providing quality services and adopting principles of servant leadership.
Category: Regional Updates
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Stories from the Coast: Turning small dreams into big visions through cooperation (part 1)
By Natalie Alexander, as told by Tracy Sharp and Paul Martin (July 2015)
Small community organisations are currently facing increasing pressure to remain viable under the threat of a rapidly changing sector.
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Stories from the Coast: Igniting the Fire of Collaboration
“Igniting the Fire of Collaboration Between Small Community Organisations”
By Natalie Alexander as told by Tracy Sharp 02/10/14Equity Works is a small but rapidly growing community service organisation based on the Sunshine Coast. The organisation commenced when parents from a local special school banded together and lobbied the local government for funding for a Respite house to support children with disability. (more…)
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Stories from the Coast: Why hadn’t we thought of this before? (Part 1)
“Why hadn’t we thought of this before?”- The Gift of Collaboration Springs up in the Heart of a Small Community Town. Written by Natalie Alexander as told by a member of the community 14/11/14
Helen Keller once said: “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Her words have rung true in the heart of a small regional town in Queensland where small efforts at community collaboration have brought a diverse group of people together to invest in the lives of local families.
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Sunshine Coast Workshop Series: Creating Coastal Connections
With the Hinterland Connections Governance Workshop booked out within days of release, the Sunshine Coast Coalition of Community Boards is pleased to announce their next workshop, Strengthening Coastal Connections.
To be held on Thursday April 9 at the Maroochydore Community Centre, this workshop is designed for boards of small and local community organisations. Book fast as places are limited. RSVP Kay Maclean: kaymcl9@msn.com
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Welcome Eunice!
We are very excited to welcome Eunice Donovan as official project worker for the Whitsunday, Isaac, Mackay Coalition of Community Boards.Taking a sabbatical from her role at Mackay Regional Council for the next four months, Eunice will support Boards and Committees of locally-managed not-for-profit organisations in the Whitsunday Isaac Mackay (WIM) region to withstand the trend in government funding policy towards funding large State-based, national, and international NGO’s to deliver services into regional communities.
The focus will be on exploring workable approaches for collaboration among small organisations.
It is not just our networks that think Eunice is extraordinary community development practitioner. She has recently been asked to share her knowledge and expertise at the upcoming Community Work Conference in Melbourne where delegates will be in for a real treat!
Eunice has been key in the development of the Coalition of Community Boards in the Whitsunday, Isaac, Mackay region along with Carmel Daveson for a number of years. We look forward to unleashing the power of Eunice into the community as we see the boards of local organisations in the communities of the Whitsunday, Isaac, and Mackay regions come together.
You can find out more about the Community Commons Project in our 2014 wrap up here >>
Eunice can be contacted via email eunice(at)cocb.org.au
Welcome and good luck!
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Logan Community Group Alliance 2014 wrap up
There is a change in the making in the Logan region. With the Logan Together project underway, collaborations are essential and the Logan Community Group Alliance has been keen to be involved in the collective impact approach. (more…)
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Whitsunday, Isaac, Mackay – 2014 end of year wrap up
What a year it has been for the Whitsunday, Isaac and Mackay Coalition of Community Boards! As part of the RSDC, and in collaboration with Volunteering QLD, the group have been busy moving forward their recent grant from the Queensland Community Foundation. (more…)
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Sunshine Coast CoCB – November 2014 update
by Kay Mclean
It’s been a busy year for the Sunshine Coast group. As we close the year, we are please to have developed a strategy and action plan which will facilitate a number of opportunities for groups to collaborate, share and review how they can strengthen their position. (more…)