What
Work Have We Undertaken?
Over the last ten years we have completed a diversity
of projects very successfully. The following gives a sample range of some
recent achievements of which we’re proud:
Road
Safety: Where To Now? (current): Road safety studies and indices show that OECD
countries have reached “saturation” points in the effectiveness of
physical and behavioural interventions to reduce driving mortalities. Mortality
rates are down but serious injuries and hospital admissions are up. We are
working with a road safety behaviour firm to identify ways of innovating new
prevention and amelioration strategies.
Reviewing
Crime & Safety In Public Housing Estates (2010): Using analysis of quantitative data (for example
tenancy cessations, criminal incidence) and qualitative information (tenant and
neighbour opinion) we were able to discern causation
of negative dynamics in specific estate environments. This identification
provided the knowledge for strategic, life-improving, interventions.
Review of
the National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) (2010): We undertook analysis of this relatively new
Commonwealth scheme targeted to provide affordable housing for key workers in
otherwise unaffordable areas of Victoria. Analysing a range of performance
indicators we identified early on successes and pitfalls from which NRAS would
benefit in actually delivering to its target clientele.
Public
Tenant Satisfaction Surveys (2004 to 2010): Working with an established opinion sampling firm we deployed surveys
that queried tenant satisfaction with accommodation and life circumstances. The
results strongly informed large $ commitment programs as to where and how best
combinations of required works and tenant satisfaction could be achieved.
“Risk
Management” Projects (2010):
The community sector is experiencing the “risk management” cultural
wave that seeks to inform prior to action where schema and interventions can go
wrong. There are some difficulties with such analysis in the community sector as
people often focus on “risk” rather than “opportunity”.
We use innovative and industry-leading techniques of assessing risk that
reveals in the social and community world what opportunities are able to be realised to benefit a diversity of people.
“Quality
of Life” Indicator Development (2009): Deploying Government resources (at any level)
requires effective instruments that specifically target the correct
client groups to receive assistance and how effectively that assistance can be
provided. We have constructed various indices using best practice indicator
development (inclusive of OECD country innovations and the “community
indicator” movement) to deliver equitable assessment criteria based on
quality data and informed insight.
Disability
Car Park Options (2009): Responding
to Commonwealth changes in how disability car parking should be made more
uniform in Australia, and recognising the increasing
demand on such resources (both legal and illegal) we have prepared options for
community consensus on disability car parking in inner Melbourne.
Review of
Melbourne’s Growth Nodes: Implications of Growing Populations for Social
Infrastructure (2009): We all
know Melbourne is growing and for some that can be alarming. We have crunched
the numbers and tackled successfully some of the most important matters that
arise, including: who may miss out in growth scenarios, what social
infrastructure is required, what cultural changes can we expect and what
people-profile neighbourhoods are likely to have in the future.
Housing
Options for Disabled Persons (2008 to 2009): As we move from congregate care (read: institutions) to the much more
enlightened model of individual and group housing, we have analysed the
viability of several different forms of independent living housing options for
people with a range of disability conditions. The answer is enabling people and
creating independence with a minimum of risk.
Plus a range of very successful
project outcomes prior to 2009, inclusive of:
The Wyndham Community Safety Strategy.
Review of Safety in and around ATMs.
“By the Numbers” and “Play
Well”, being innovative people behaviour strategies for best practice
engagement with EGMs (pokies).
“Needle-Know”, informing the community
with quality information and the right response for potentially alarming
encounters with public illicit drug use.
Car Park Safety Strategies.
Feasibility studies for developing local hospital and
medical facilities.
“Quest”, being design of a preventative
strategy in suicide amongst young people.
Tackling Homelessness strategies.
Community Consultation strategies.
Community Grant options.
And yes, we’ve done a lot which we’re proud of, with value
for money and delivery of working options being our hallmark. That’s why
we’re called Effective Answers.