ACT Council of Social Service Inc.

Justice | Equity | Social Inclusion | Reconciliation

Update, Issue 82, Summer 2017-18: Liveable Canberra

Publication date: 
December 2017

The Summer 2017-18 journal offers perspectives on liveability in Canberra.

Contents include:

  • Editorial - By Susan Helyar, Director, ACTCOSS
  • Exploring the strengths of Canberra’s communities - By Lauren Bradley, Community Development Coordinator, Woden Community Service
  • Liveability means accessibility - By Robert Altamore, Executive Officer, People With Disabilities ACT (PWD ACT)
  • A carer friendly Canberra: What would it look like? - By Colleen Sheen, Senior Policy Advisor, Carers ACT
  • ACTCOSS learning & development opportunities
  • Why democratic participation in urban planning is critically important - By Canberra Alliance for Participatory Democracy (CAPaD)
  • Working together: The relationship between community organising & policy development - By Majka McLean-Engström, A Gender Agenda (AGA) & Isabel Mudford, AIDS Action Council
  • Liveable Canberra? - By Megan Jackson, Secretary, Diversity ACT
  • Working toward successful settlement in Australia - By Hongsar Channaibanya
  • New ACTCOSS Committee, annual report & the year ahead