A shared collection of our latest thinking and activities.

Female surgeons writing their own narratives

Did you know that women now account for 50% of all medical graduates but only 12% of all surgeons in Australia are women? Creating Communities' managing director Donna Shepherd addressed these sobering statistics with a powerful speech at the Western Australian Women in Surgery convention last Friday.

Happy NAIDOC Week!

Creating Communities Stronger Together COVID-19 Response for April 2021

This week, following Western Australia’s three-day lockdown of the Perth and Peel regions due to a case of community transmission of COVID-19, a post lockdown transition period is in place for Western Australians until 12.01am, Saturday 1 May. During this period Creating Communities is open for business, continuing our engagement and community development work digitally through our online conferencing platforms while our offices are closed and staff travel and our physical events and engagements are on hold until Monday, 3 May.

2020 Wrap Up

In our 2020 Wrap Up, we reflect on all the ways our partners in community have leaned into the challenges and hardship of this year to build stronger, connected and resilient communities throughout the crisis and beyond.

Creating Communities signs Cultural Compact

Creating Communities is proud to have officially joined the This Is Our Dream Cultural Compact.

Celebrating community voices in planning

Creating Communities and Woolworths Group have won the Public Engagement and Community Planning category at the Planning Institute of Australia’s Awards for Planning Excellence (WA) for the Future White Sands project. This award recognises initiatives in best practice public engagement or community planning that achieve an outstanding and innovative contribution to enhance built form, planning processes and social outcomes.

#EndCOVIDForAll

Creating Communities is proud to have pledged our support for the #EndCOVIDForAll campaign organised by Micah Australia, the Australian Council for International Development and the Campaign for Australian Aid. We are aiming to create a surge of Australians showing solidarity for our global neighbours.

Innovation overcomes engagement challenge

Almost every workplace has had to change the way it operates in this COVID-19 world. We have fast-tracked innovative ways of working to create new opportunities for ourselves, our clients and the communities we work in.

Getting the job done at home

Welcome to the brave new world of work. Where makeshift solo home offices have replaced the pods of ergonomically designed work stations. Hear from our staff as we adjust to our new way of operating.

Stronger Together | Keeping community connections alive

In partnership with our communities, we’ve pivoted our local strategies to explore new ways of connecting people, to celebrate the strength of community, and provide a reliable source of information.

Stronger Together | COVID-19 Update

A time of crisis is when our communities matter the most.

Stronger Together | Creating Communities COVID-19 response

An important message from Creating Communities to strengthen community wellbeing

2019 Wrap Up

It’s been another big year at Creating Communities, as our work continues to evolve and expand through our collaboration with a range of partners on an increasingly diverse array of projects.