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Communities

Guide

Building and spaces: why design matters


This booklet promotes the importance of architecture and design quality at all levels. Britain is witnessing its largest public building programme for a generation. Every city, town and neighbourhood will see a marked change in its fabric over the course of the next decade.
Report

Report on government services 2006


Produced by the Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision, this report reviews the performance of the states in the areas of health, community services, housing, justice and emergency management.
Report

Tasmanian community survey: financial hardship


This is the first of two reports by Kelly Madden and Margie Law which draw on data from the Tasmanian Community Survey, which investigated the standard of living, employment experiences and wellbeing of the Tasmanian community. This report focuses on access to financial and other resources and services in Tasmania. The research found that despite...
Report

Families First area review Illawarra: final report for The Cabinet Office of New South Wales


This report is the third in a series undertaken by the UNSW Evaluation Consortium for the Cabinet Office as part of the evaluation of Families First. It presents the findings of the Area Review in Illawarra as a regional locality in moderate need in the early stages of Families First rollout. In the first 12...
Briefing paper

Focus on regions 4: social capital


This paper presents and analyses statistical information relating to social capital in Australia and its regions. It also explores the relationship between social capital and the economic and social wellbeing of Australia's regions.