At Community First Development, we are committed to ongoing learning, continuous improvement and understanding our impact. In 2013, we embarked on an ambitious four-year Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (ME&L) Review.
Read MoreA time to recognise the resilience of the Stolen Generations.
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The power of radio storytelling and art to bring communities together.
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Learn more about one of our Community Development Officers and why he loves being a part of the Community First Development team.
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A special place of belonging, heritage and healing.
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Produced as part of our Action Research Project, this case study centres on Mad Mob, an Aboriginal Corporation based in Hawkesbury, NSW, that aims to educate and promote Aboriginal culture, art, spirituality, health and well-being within the wider community.
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On the outskirts of the town of Mingenew in Midwest Western Australia lies a former Aboriginal reserve named Jinjamarba Baba, or Littlewell.
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Produced as part of our Action Research Project, this case study centres on the Blue Mountains Aboriginal Culture and Resource Centre (ACRC) that formed in 1994 as a meeting place for the Aboriginal Community, and to promote visibility of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in the region.
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A workshop to teach community members practical skills in small engines.
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With a culture at least 60,000 years old, Aboriginal people developed a sophisticated understanding of how to use fire in the right way to care for Country.
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Kurrawang Aboriginal Christian Community is located outside of Kalgoorlie in remote WA. Community First Development (formerly ICV) has a long relationship with Kurrawang which dates all the way back to 2004.
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Ken has worked alongside several communities to develop strategic plans, community housing plans and community development plans.
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“My Community First Development experience has been, for me, like another university degree. It has taught me so much about our Indigenous citizens and the vast range of difficulties they face in remote locations.”
Deb has supported a number of communities with strategic planning projects, working alongside communities to develop plans and articulate their business goals.
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