projects

 

 

National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions

  • Skills Development and Capacity Building

We have been engaged in a range of capacity building and support activities to assist partnership brokers to improve their brokering knowledge and skills. Specific activities have included delivering skills development programs across Australia, presenting keynote addresses, preparing case studies, developing a range of tools and presenting at induction programs nationally.

For more information on the National Partnership on Youth Attainment and Transitions and in particular the School Community Partnership Broker program please go to: http://www.deewr.gov.au

 

Primary Health Care Partnerships

  • Skills Development and Capacity Building

The Connecting Healthcare in Communities (CHIC) initiative was developed in Queensland as a proactive approach to establish partnerships to minimise duplication, improve integration and services coordination and to potentially increase the capacity of the health system.

We provided a range of partnering support activities to the Partnership Councils during 2010 and 2011 including strategic review and skills development programs.

For more information: http://www.health.qld.gov.au/maternity/chic/chic_home.asp

 

SAGE/CTEK Partnership

  • Independent Chairing and Mentoring

SAGE Automation  Pty Ltd (SAGE – based in Adelaide, South Australia) and Combined Technologies Ltd (CTEK – based in Hamilton, New Zealand) are integration and control system companies. They both have  considerable expertise in the design, installation, manufacture and maintenance of industrial and commercial process automation systems.

In 2010 CTEK and SAGE entered into a partnering agreement and we are providing a range of partnering support activities to the  partnership including Independent Chairing of their partnership meetings both in Australia and New Zealand and coaching and mentoring of senior staff.

For more information: http://www.ctek.co.nz/ or  http://www.gotosage.com/

 

 

Ngaanyatjarra Regional Partnership Agreement

  • Independent evaluation

We were engaged to undertake this independent evaluation and conducted the review during the period from January to March 2008. This review was a qualitative evaluation and included literature reviews of documentation, interviews with representatives of each partner and a workshop to draw out the lessons learnt and next steps.

 

Native Title Resolution

  • Independent Chair and Process Managers

The South Australian Native Title Resolution initiative was established to develop negotiated agreements across South Australia that would lead to resolution of native title claims. The initiative involved peak bodies representing mining, pastoral and fishing interests; the Aboriginal Congress of South Australia (representing 23 native title claim groups); the Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement as well as state and local government.

We assisted the parties as independent chairs and process managers for the many facets of these negotiations from January 2000 until February 2009.

  • Independent Facilitation and Process Management

We acted as independent facilitators and process managers of claim wide negotiations in the areas of mineral exploration, pastoral, parks and outback areas, involving four native title claim groups in South Australia, state and local government, mining and pastoral industries.

Further information: www.iluasa.com

 

Playford Partnership

  • Facilitation, Mentoring and Process Management

Provided support to the partnership over 5 years, including facilitating strategic sessions, mentoring on relationships with other partnerships and advising on partnership development and sustainability issues. This involved the City of Playford, State and Federal Governments and Community organizations.

 

Michell Australia Environmental Project

  • Strategic Advice and Mentoring

Provided support to Michell in developing the stormwater aquifer storage and reuse project. This was a partnership project involving Michell, the City of Salisbury and the owners of the Parafield Airport, and supported by the State and Federal Governments