The decision to remove public housing from Millers Point, The Rocks and Dawes Point has sent shockwaves through these local communities and through the inner city public housing communities we…

Recent media reports suggest the more money you have the more access you have to decision makers. We also have governments with very conservative agendas at a State and Federal…

With deliberative processes being increasingly used to ascertain community views, Iain Walker explains the citizen jury process used by newDemocracy.

In her presentation to the Looking Forward Looking Back conference Mahlie reflects on her experiences within the public mental health service and where there may have been opportunities for the…

Sydney Alliance brings together a wide spectrum of churches, unions and community groups. Geoff Turnbull explores this new force in Sydney’s civil society debate.

Sally Chalmers and Paul Adabie have been working on a boarding house project with both boarders and operators during the introduction of the Boarding House Act in NSW. With Digby…

Here are some questions from Susan Thompson, to ask at different stages of the planning and development process. The categories and questions are not mutually exclusive and there is considerable…

In this article, Susan Thompson provides an overview of how urban environments can support health and well-being. She also suggests questions to ask of new developments about how they will…

Clovelly Road was transformed and re-imagined as a greener, safer, more liveable street on 27th October 2013. Megan Sharkey explores what those keen to reimagine their streets and communities can…