Review of Corrective Services NSW Community Grants Program

Client: Department of Corrective Services

Location/s: Sydney

Review of the Department of Corrective Services Community Grants Program with The Public Practice as the lead consultant. This project analysed the temporary housing and family services available to detainees, especially in the post release context, and identified significant gaps in services available to Aboriginal inmates upon release, especially those with alcohol and other drug…

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Best Practice and Benchmarking in Local Approvals

Client: SHOROC (Warringah, Mosman, Pittwater and Manly Councils)

Undertaken with Albany Consulting, the project researched and developed a benchmarking framework for four Councils for development, implementation and improvement of the development approvals process. This project drew on extensive desktop research of best practice in local approvals in NSW and across Australia and involved extensive qualitative research with residents, councillors, council staff, state government…

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Literature review: the role of youth programs on criminal prevention

Client: Bowchung Pty Ltd and Central Australian Youth Link Up

Extensive review of literature and analysis of findings on impact of youth programs on crime prevention.

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Member of expert panel for literature review of complicated grief

Client: Edith Cowan University and Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Member of expert panel providing advice and input to the Literature Review on Complicated Grief. The role focused on knowledge of the Indigenous palliative care literature.

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Palliative Care Volunteers in Aged Care Project

Client: Edith Cowan University and Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing

Interviewed Indigenous and non-Indigenous aged care service providers in Qld, NT and WA as part of a national project to develop a best practice model for volunteer support for palliative care in residential aged care settings.

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