Australia's civic participation is declining but across our lives we are active in different ways. This report summarises a forum to test the practical value of a civic life journey framework, looking at how policies could approach civic life from a life course perspective.

This report outlines the critical role neighbourhood houses play in supporting digital inclusion in Victoria. Neighbourhood houses are not-for-profit, community-based centres that support skills development, social connection and community participation. The report has 6 recommendations that focus on investing in neighbourhood houses as critical community infrastructure.

This paper argues that current neuroinclusion efforts in education, employment and public policy remain dominated by compliance‑led, deficit‑oriented models that position professionals as experts ‘knowing for’ neurodivergent people. It reconceptualises neuroinclusion as a participatory, imaginative practice where lived experience guides co‑designed policy, enabling more adaptive, just and future‑focused institutions.

A toolkit supporting the development of services for early years. It is a practical set of resources created to enable local authorities and communities to design public services together. It can be used to support collaborative service design in local government and beyond, providing a starting point for local authority teams to use co-design approaches.