The Enhanced Early Supports Pilot provided individualised early supports in home and community settings to a group of children and their families in Melbourne’s west not accessing individual NDIS funding. A 12-month evaluation showed the model made a meaningful impact. Key findings and recommendations are outlined in this report.

A report evaluating the impact of Women in Science Parkville Precinct (WiSPP) which was formed in 2014 to address gender inequity among five of Australia’s largest medical research institutes in Parkville in Melbourne. The report concludes that a strong foundation has been laid but there is a need to continue to advance equality in medical...

An analysis of 17 community consultation demographics across seven metropolitan local councils in Melbourne, Victoria. This research note tests a simple hypothesis: that Victorian local council consultations are biased toward older homeowners. It finds that the community consultation models tend to favour the time-rich (property owners and older residents) over the time-poor (renters and younger...

The project set out to understand and support Aboriginal women living in Melbourne’s west whose families had negative encounters with child protection services. The findings demonstrate that cultural healing and projects like the Blak Women’s Healing project are central to better understanding and supporting the healing and resilience of Aboriginal communities.

The Victorian Government has been releasing more details about their housing policy: the Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres. This paper explores the program in the context of equity. It finds that through a focus on building in established areas, the program is an opportunity to redistribute wealth and means to a greater number of...