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The case for community-led services
The evidence our Community-Led Plan is built on, about what helps people and neighbourhoods do well.
The plan is not a wish list. It is built on a body of evidence about what actually helps people with disability, older Australians and whole neighbourhoods to do well, from Robert Putnam’s work on social capital through to recent reporting from UCL’s Policy Lab and the University of Sydney’s Matilda Centre.
Relationships are not an extra
People with disability reach far less of the social capital, the relationships and networks, that helps anyone live well. Closing that gap is the opportunity the whole plan is built on.
Place beats programs
Local, community-driven services consistently do better than fragmented service delivery at producing belonging, independence and quality of life. That is what place-based actually means.
Third spaces matter
The informal connections that ease isolation form in welcoming, neutral places between home and work. A community café is one of the most reliable ways to build one.
Co-designed, not consulted
The plan came out of workshops in October 2025 with participants, families, workers and partners, and was endorsed by our Board. The lived experience in the room shaped it.
Last reviewed 17 September 2026 by Steven Lowrie, Governance and Case Management Lead. Rules and funding can change. If something here does not match your situation, ask us.
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