NEW

Release of Report on Social Impact of Ravensthorpe Mine Closure
details...

Launch of Curtin Institute for Sustainable Development Research
details...

Release of Ebook - Tracking Rural Change
details...

Visit from members of the Institute for Global Change adaptation Science ICAS at Ibaraki University, Japan.
photos...

Professor Daniela Stehlik to deliver Key Note Address at APEN Conference
details...

Call for papers: State of Australian Cities Conference
SOAC Conference
details...

Community Safety and Injury Prevention Conference 2009
details...

FarmDay 2009, May 30&31
details...

Centre News

The 2008 Clare Burton Memorial Lecture was presented by Professor Stehlik earlier this year. download text...

listen to lecture Tues 13 Jan...

Current ARC Research
details...

The Conservation and Sustainability Program

Gondwana Working Papers
These papers focus on the diverse nature of stronger communities
Details...

Foundation Fellows October Update
details...

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
	Archive

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.