ABCD Stories of Success
CENTRAL COAST COMMUNITY CONGRESS
A bi‐annual showcasing of ABCD
Ten years ago a group of people working and living in the Central Coast region of New South Wales (in Australia) became disillusioned by the negativity attached to the Central Coast.
An informal group was formed to create space for people to tell their stories of positive community development in the area.
As a result the Central Coast Community Congress was developed to highlight the strengths within the region.
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COMMUNITY PARTNERING PROJECT
Building on hidden community and economic assets
In the 1990s, the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia went through a decline as the power industry was restructured and workers made redundant.
Community Partnering was a joint Latrobe City Council and Monash University initiative to trial an ABCD approach to community and economic development.
Four community projects were initiated during the two years of the project. While three continued for several years afterwards, one is now over ten years old.
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CARAVAN PARK PROJECT, BIG IDEAS GRANT
Using ABCD with transient caravan park communities
The Caravan Park Project has been developed to support residents who live in caravan parks, because they have few or no other housing options.
Using an asset-based approach, the Caravan Park Project has a Big Ideas Grants (BIG) scheme to help fund initiatives that residents identify and that build on their strengths.
As a result, residents own the resulting initiatives. The project has shown that ABCD can work with transient caravan park communities.
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LATROBE VALLEY COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENTAL GARDENS
An enormous undertaking
In the 1990s the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia went through a decline as the power industry was restructured and workers made redundant.
Latrobe Valley Community Environ-mental Gardens was a project that a group of dedicated local residents put their hearts and souls into.
However, after almost four years of hard work, the group decided to close.
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SANTA’S WORKSHOP
Redundant workers become a primary community asset
In the 1990s the Latrobe Valley in Victoria, Australia went through a decline as the power industry was restructured and workers made redundant.
Santa’s workshop became a community project that brought retrenched workers and others together to make large outdoor Christmas decorations.
Throughout the year people drop in to see what’s happening at the workshop and in the pre-Christmas period people come in to make decorations for their own houses and for others in the community.
(Full story download - CLICK HERE 135kb pdf)