Community Group Resources & Information

Community Development

The Community Development Team forms an integral part of Council’s commitment to enhancing the quality of resident's lives by encouraging positive interrelation between the elements of safety, health, education, wellbeing, accessibility and a sense of place.

Our Mission

Caring for our community by promoting equity, self determination and optimism.

Our Values

• Assuming capacity - building capacity, confidence, competency, resilience and sustainability.
• Respecting people and valuing diversity – building a sense of pride and enabling people to have a voice.
• Acknowledging community aspirations – capturing, advocating and facilitating.
• Ensuring decisions are made by those who are most affected or closest to those who are most affected - subsidiarity.
• Looking for mutual benefits - reciprocity.
• Empowering, developing and influencing community leaders.
• Being inclusive in all that we do.
• Developing purposeful relationships - building partnerships and circles of influence.
• Strengthening community identity and connectivity.
• Maximising use of established community resources.

The process of community development taps into the human wealth within the municipality, assisting groups to seek solutions to a range of issues in a manner that is driven by and acceptable to them.  The Community Development Team provides a link to people in the form of information, resources, support, advice, advocacy and encourages community involvement and action through local networks.
 

Grants

Conferences & Workshops

Understanding Food Handling - Workshop (pdf, 116.44kb)
Latrobe City Comunity Forum - 16 May 2012 (pdf, 1.39mb)
Mobility Scooter Safety Sessions (pdf, 379.48kb)
 

Community Development Team Updates

March 2012 - Project Report - Lance King, Coordinator Emergency Management (pdf, 34.53kb)
April 2012 - Project Report - Jill Hanley, CD Facilitator - Linking Latrobe (pdf, 37.57kb)
Welcome to New Staff Member - Erin Gray, Community Development Officer (pdf, 41.82kb)
March 2012 - Project Report - Deb Brown, Coordinator Social Inclusion (pdf, 73.34kb)
Bill Lawler - Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (pdf, 743kb)
 

Other Information

L2P Learner Driver Mentor Program (pdf, 1.92mb)
Building Disability Inclusive Organisations - Funding Application (pdf, 52.22kb)
Latrobe City Venues - November 2011 (pdf, 11.21kb)
Community Venues - November 2011 (pdf, 23.98kb)
Commercial Venues - November 2011 (pdf, 15.33kb)
Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee (pdf,125kb)