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Late last month, the Collective Impact project group held a workshop to update key stakeholders on the project progress and to also seek input into the update of the 2016 State of the Children Report. The project brings together participants from diverse sectors within the same community. These participants have a shared commitment to solve a specific social issues through a structure that focuses on collaborative planning, implementation, monitoring and review. It is based on the belief that no single policy, agency, organisation or program can tackle the increasingly complex social problems we face. The project focus is on the how we can better address the complex issues affecting the development of 0-12 year olds in Cairns south (Early Years cohort).
The workshop was opened by Mission Australia’s North Queensland Area Manager, Dr Phil Flint, and bought together key stakeholders across the region, including State and Federal Government, Non-Government organisations, NGOs, and the Cairns Regional Council.
The 2016 State of the Children Report highlights data surrounding adolescence in the Cairns southern suburbs including health, child protection, education and special needs. Kristy Hill, one of the authors of the report, discussed how the previous data was collected and analysed. Stakeholders were then invited by The Cairns Institute’s Professor Allan Dale to provide input into what data should be included in the update and how we could work collaboratively to source the most relevant information.
Allan Dale also outlined the progress that has been made on the 5 strategic change projects otherwise known as ‘big babies’.
The workshop held at Hambledon House in Edmonton also gave Government Departments and service providers the opportunity to highlight some of the services they deliver and share success stories.
The Cairns Institute would like to thank our stakeholders for their ongoing engagement in the Collective Impact project. We look forward to working together to increase support and enhance outcomes for children and their families in Cairns South.
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