Resources
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Migration and settlement will inform population distribution and economic growth in Australia over the next 35 years. Governments and municipalities are grappling with the challenges and opportunities of preparing receiving communities and integrating new and emerging communities.
Research from the United Kingdom’s Government Office for Science (2013) suggests that greater social plurality, demographic trends, and the gradual reduction in importance of some traditional aspects of identity, will result in communities becoming less cohesive over the next 10 years.
This social landscape has direct implications for policy and its application to communities and people’s sense of belonging. Cities and municipalities that proactively welcome new and emerging communities and take steps to ensure their successful integration will be strategically positioned as globally competitive leaders.
Welcoming Cities seeks to equip Local Governments and Community Leaders to increase the sense of belonging and participation for both receiving and new and emerging communities.
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Racism in School Conversations SeriesRacism remains a significant barrier to creating inclusive, equitable and culturally safe school environments across Australia. -
Inclusion Guidelines For Public Aquatic FacilitiesInclusion Guidelines for public aquatic facilities - how local governments and private operators in Australia can create welcoming and inclusive aquatic facilities for all. Inclusion Guidelines for public aquatic facilities is for local government workers who have carriage over aquatic facilities and for private operators who lease the facilities from councils. -
REPRESENT: A handbook for culturally diverse Victorians considering running for local governmentCreated in partnership with the Victorian Local Governance Association this resource aims to support people to run for local government. -
Empowerment through community-led responses to racismOn 17 May 2021, Victoria University (VU), Wyndham City Council (WCC) and Wyndham Community and Education Centre (Wyndham CEC) jointly launched a new local support network. -
Inclusive Communication ToolkitThis toolkit identifies leading communications practice and provides examples of how councils can best reach everyone. -
Putting out the Welcome MatBringing The Standard to life by celebrating and sharing a snapshot of the exceptional work delivered by local councils and their communities Click image to view or download booklet Putting out the welcome mat supports you to develop successful plans, initiatives, policy documents, partnerships and ideas that will advance welcoming work in your local council and community. -
Planning for Welcoming & Inclusive CommunitiesGuidelines for regional growth Regional councils looking to attract, retain and support migrants and refugees to thrive in their communities now have a resource to help them plan and assess their readiness with the launch of Planning for Welcoming and Inclusive Communities: Guidelines for Regional Growth. -
Steps to Settlement SuccessA Toolkit for Rural and Regional Communities In partnership with Welcoming Australia, the Scanlon Foundation, Great Lakes Agency for Peace and Development International and, Regional Australia Institute we have developed a toolkit to respond to the information needs of rural and regional communities looking to settle migrants locally, be they migrants coming in from big Australian cities or overseas, entrants to Australia on skilled working visas or on humanitarian grounds. -
An Evidence-Based Approach to Migration in Regional QueenslandThe Queensland Government, through the Department of Local Government, Racing and Multicultural Affairs (DLGRMA) is working with Welcoming Cities to explore leading practice to support interested regional councils in attracting, growing and retaining diversity. -
The Enterprising ProgramThe Enterprising Program is a community strengthening and employment generation project piloted in Wyndham City in Melbourne. -
HomeHome: right people, right skills, right place, right policy, is a report that includes analysis and commentary on the unintended consequences of the Federal Government’s changes to the immigration programme for Adelaide, regional Australia and their third biggest export market; international students. -
Murray BridgeThe aim of this project was to achieve a better understanding of the factors leading to long-term successful settlement outcomes for new migrants in the Rural City of Murray Bridge, with a focus on active citizenship and social participation in community life. -
Local jobs for local peopleJobs change lives. They empower individuals, sustain families and strengthen communities. -
The Role of Local Government in Settlement and Multiculturalism"Although settlement planning and multicultural community relations strategies have historically adopted a top-down approach through leadership at federal level, much of the work on the ground has been undertaken at municipal level. -
People On the Move: Global Migration's Impact and OpportunityMigration has become a flashpoint for debate in many countries. But McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) research finds that it generates significant economic benefits—and more effective integration of immigrants could increase those benefits. -
The Missing MigrantsThe Regional Australia Institute's study, The Missing Migrants, highlights a relatively untapped opportunity in rural and regional centres to fight declining populations and economic adversity. -
The Economic Impact of MigrationThis report documents the first comprehensive analysis in almost a decade of the impact of migration on our key economic indicators and the verdict is conclusive: migration is central to Australia’s future prosperity. -
Building Social Cohesion in Our CommunitiesBuilding Social Cohesion in Our Communities is an online evidence-based resource developed by the Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government for the Australian Human Rights Commission under the National Anti-Racism Strategy. -
Small towns, Big returns: Economic and social impact of the Karen resettlement in NhillThe 2015 AMES Australia and Deloitte Access Economics report Small towns, Big returns: Economic and social impact of the Karen resettlement in Nhill highlights one of the most powerful examples of the social impact of immigration.
