First Nations inclusion · Co-design · Health equity · Partnerships
First Nations leisure access: co-design with community partners
Working with community-controlled organisations and local advisers to co-design free municipal leisure access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Project context
- Organisation
- Merri-bek City Council · VACCA · Aboriginal Advancement League · local Advisory Group
- Context
- Local government employment · Community partnership and leisure access
- Practice
- First Nations inclusion · Co-design · Health equity · Partnerships
Alisha’s contribution
At Merri-bek, Alisha partnered with the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA), the Aboriginal Advancement League and the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Advisory Group to co-design free municipal leisure access for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families.
Relationships before participation
The approach was tiered, with the Aboriginal Advancement League delivering initial community sessions to build trust. Community partners contributed knowledge about participation and the relationships needed to support access.
Practical access and community leadership
This example connects a municipal service with community-led engagement and practical access arrangements. Alisha’s documented contribution is to co-design and partnership coordination; the account does not claim measured participation or health outcomes.
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.