Movements:

Professor Daniela Stehlik has left the Centre to take up the position of Director of the Northern Institute and Professor of Sociology at Charles Darwin University in the Northern Territory

The Conservation and Sustainability Program

Gondwana Working Papers
These papers focus on the diverse nature of stronger communities
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Curtin Update:

Welcome to the Research Centre for Stronger Communities.

The establishment of the Centre represents an important milestone in the University's development, as it is the first research centre for Stronger Communities in Australia and is aligned with the strategic direction of the University, which identifies as one of its core values:

The cultivation of responsive and responsible links with the wider community, emphasising service, practical relevance, social justice and ethical behaviour.

What are stronger communities?

	Stronger communities invest in community capacity to solve community problems, to grasp opportunities, and to develop community leadership.
	Stronger communities include a wide variety of businesses, industries and institutes that are financially viable, flexible, ethical and committed to diversity.
	Stronger communities utilise and retain capital, value sharing resources and encourage all stakeholders to work together for a sustainable future.
	Stronger communities celebrate and support inclusion and diversity.

Our Research and Development Core Programs are desgined to investigate the many aspects of developing stronger communities. These include:

	Program 1 Community/Industry partnerships - towards becoming 'neighbours of choice.'
	Program 2 Strengths-based Community Practice Models.
	Program 3 Social, Cultural and Environmental Futures
	Program 4 Place and Community Resiliency.
	Program 5 Creative Industries and Creative Environments
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The Centre has also established a research methods framework which encourages community capacity building through participative partnerships and action research models.

The Centre is committed to increasing community resiliency and community capacity through multi-disciplinary research partnerships.