CARDINIA Shire Council is inviting Cockatoo residents to a community forum event on Sunday, 7 February, to identify the needs of the community and what residents can do to meet them.
The forum will be held as part of the Cockatoo Collective Impact project.
Council will provide support for this project; however, it will be driven by the Cockatoo community and overseen by a steering committee made up of local residents.
The Ranges Ward Councillors, Cr Brett Owen, Cr Leticia Wilmot and Cr Tania Baxter, encouraged the community to get behind the project and see Cockatoo flourish.
Mayor Jodie Owen said it was hoped the Cockatoo Collective Impact Project would bring the Cockatoo community together.
“This is about the whole community coming together to form a united front,” he said.
“Together we can achieve realistic, measurable and achievable outcomes for the Cockatoo community.
“It is our hope that coming together in this manner will strengthen relationships among service providers, community organisations and residents to work more collaboratively.”
Cr Owen added that Collective Impact had been a successful initiative internationally and in Australia.
“Collective Impact aims to engage the community, including community leaders, to share information and collectively work together to achieve long lasting outcomes,” she said.
“This project will also raise community awareness of Council’s current and future projects and initiatives in Cockatoo and surrounds, and highlight the needs for future resources and infrastructure.”
The community event will be held from 2pm-5pm on Sunday, 7 February, at the Cockatoo Community Complex, Pakenham Road, Cockatoo.
For more information, contact Council’s Community Strengthening team on 1300 787 624.
