Activating Social Connection: Using the Toolkit

Experience the Social Connection Toolkit, explore its uses, connect with practitioners who made it and use it!

Social connection is a major public health and community participation issue.

The Activating Social Connection project has charted lived experiences of connection and disconnection in Melbourne’s fringe suburbs. It worked with residents, community staff and planners to codesign resources to fill social connection gaps, tested and implemented these.

Join us to discover the resources created, discuss how to use them and talk with community practitioners who already have. This event marks the end of the project so we invite you to discover and give feedback plus share your priority next steps.

Who should attend?

This event is ideal for local government community staff and leaders, urban planners and designers, community health organisations, and those committed to improving social connection for people and communities.

What you’ll experience

Learn about new codesigned resources. Participate in interactive sessions. Connect with others committed to strengthening communities.

Speakers include:

Professor Jane Farmer, Swinburne University, of Technology, Dr Rajna Ogrin, Bolton Clarke, Nadja Koller, Australian Red Cross, Gruvinder Kaur, Neami National, Seb Cunningham, City of Casey, and others.

Program

Download the program here.

This event is partnered with VicHealth and National Growth Areas Alliance.