How to undertake a community needs assessment in Victoria
A practical guide to defining scope, combining demographic evidence with community knowledge and prioritising needs for Victorian projects.
Read the guide ↗Insights and resources
Practical guides for people, policy and places.
Tools for planning thoughtful, evidence-based work across Melbourne and Victoria.
What should be included in a social infrastructure assessment?
A practical scope for assessing community facilities, services, catchments, access, local needs and options for investment or shared use.
Read the guide ↗What makes a good local government engagement strategy?
How Victorian councils can connect engagement purpose, participation, methods, governance and reporting with real decisions.
Read the guide ↗How Victorian councils can engage communities that consultation normally misses
Practical ways to reduce barriers to council consultation through trusted relationships, accessible participation and clear follow-through.
Read the guide ↗Planning and commissioning your next project
Focused articles on consultant briefs, community facilities, co-design, reporting and implementation.
- How to brief a community engagement consultant in Melbourne
- What should a social planning consultant deliver?
- Community hub planning: assess need before choosing a building
- Social infrastructure planning: what low facility use can and cannot tell you
- How to design a facilitated workshop when stakeholders disagree
- From consultation to decisions: writing a stakeholder engagement findings report
- After a community needs assessment: turning findings into an implementation plan
- How to scope a program evaluation for a community organisation
- Co-design or consultation: which approach fits your community project?
- Equity review for community services: questions to ask before a redesign