2010 Mayfield Project The Community

A list of interesting articles, websites, links, etc.

“Challenge and Empower Youth to make Positive Life Choices”  Beyond Billabong is a life and vocational training program provided for disadvantaged Indigenous youth across the state whose access to mainstream resources and opportunities is limited.

It motivates and encourages participants through the development of their self-esteem and confidence in a hands-on, practical environment of success and personal achievement.

Our courses focus on the attitudes and core values of Respect, Safety and Positive Self-esteem through the creation of a safe, fun and supportive environment.

Urban 45: New Ideas for Australia’s Cities – Edited by: Rowland Atkinson (UTAS), Tony Dalton (RMIT), Barbara Norman (RMIT) and Gavin Wood (RMIT). 2007.

The Urban 45 initiative crosses 15 themes with 3 proposals each for public intervention in each area, to ensure that our nation’s cities are given a central place in efforts to ensure prosperity for all and to revitalise our community and physical infrastructure.

The culminating analysis (freely downloadable from the links above) was produced by leading academics across Australia to produce concise policy-relevant statements that will be relevant to ongoing pre-election debates, and beyond. 

THE FOUR LAYERS OF PLACE