First Nations inclusion · Policy audit · Accountability · Human rights
Closing the Gap: examining policy and accountability gaps
Examining policy and accountability gaps to inform Council responses and community-led inclusion practice.
Project context
- Organisation
- Maribyrnong City Council
- Context
- Inclusion Officer · 2019–2021
- Practice
- First Nations inclusion · Policy audit · Accountability · Human rights
Alisha’s contribution
At Maribyrnong, Alisha undertook Closing the Gap audit work to identify policy and accountability gaps and inform Council responses. Her inclusion role connected human rights, social equity and intercultural policy with organisational practice.
Community relationships and policy practice
Her professional records describe building relationships with community-controlled organisations, government and community-sector organisations, and supporting culturally safe, community-led policy development.
Scope of the account
This example describes audit and accountability work during her Council employment. Specific audit findings and implementation outcomes are not detailed in the records reviewed.
Contribution, evidence and limits
This account describes Alisha’s contribution in the project context identified above. Read the role credits and source links alongside the account. Prior Council employment and partner-led work inform Soft Infrastructure’s practice; they are not presented as new consulting commissions. Outputs and activities are described where documented. No additional measured outcomes or causal impact are inferred.