Strong Beginnings has collected voices from hundreds of community members across the community, combined these insights with extensive quantitative data, and brought everything together at a large-scale event called Our Voices, Our Choices. At this event, the community came together to co-create the beginnings of our first Community Collective Plan.
The hopes, dreams and aspirations of Yarrabilba and Logan Village were closely aligned. The interests expressed by children matched strongly with those of adults, showing a shared vision across generations and both communities. This insight has given the Strong Beginnings team confidence that a single collective impact initiative can genuinely work for both places.
The work did not stop there. The emerging plan was tested immediately with more than 500 community members, ensuring that it reflected community experience and captured practical ideas for action.
The result is a fully endorsed Community Collective Plan, complete with a roadmap and an indicator matrix to measure progress over time. The plan is visible, accessible and proudly owned by the community.
