Community development

The City’s community development products and services are described below.

Local community activities

Community development officers provide opportunities for residents to meet their neighbours and interact with others through free or low cost community activities in local areas. These activities are accessible to all residents and cater for a diverse range of people.

For other lists of community activities in your local area visit our Events calendar, see our Online Gold Coast Community Directory page or visit moregoldcoast.com.au.

Support for community groups

Sustainable community groups are a key aspect of the City’s vibrant lifestyle. Our community development officers contribute to the sustainability of all these community groups by:

raising awareness about programs and services they offer
providing training and professional development activities
assisting to access grant funds and financial support
facilitating partnerships between community groups
providing strategies to increase membership and volunteers
partnering with community groups to deliver local community events and activities.

Upcoming free community workshops:

Food Safety Training

Tuesday 27 June

The City conducts regular non-accredited food safety training courses free to eligible groups including: Registered charities, voluntary sporting, community and religious groups, and other incorporated not for profit organisations.

Dates for the Food Safety Training course in 2017 include:

The Food Safety Training course is held on the ground floor of the Council's Bundall Administration Centre located in Karp Court. Metered car parking is available on Frigo Court or next to the Arts Centre, please refer to the precinct map for further details of car parking locations.

Courses are conducted from 8.30am to 12.30pm and participants are asked to present at the administration foyer, next to customer service, no later than 8.20am on the day. Allow extra travelling time for traffic and parking. A light morning tea is provided. Please advise if we can do anything to assist your participation in this training session, e.g. large print information.

All prospective course applicants must complete and return an application form available on our Food safety training page, at least one week before the preferred course date.

If you are not sure if your group is eligible for these free courses, please contact us:
Phone: 07 5581 6838
Fax: 07 5581 6219
Email: mail@goldcoast.qld.gov.au

Informed Decisions: Social Statistics Workshops on 2016 Census data

The City’s online community profiling tool profile.id enables you to examine the population characteristics of Gold Coast communities, understand how they have changed over time and how they compare to other areas. Community profile

These free sessions will cover key local statistics from the 2016 Census, as well as provide information about how this community profiling tool can assist community organisations and service providers to know their local communities and use statistics to plan and deliver services and apply for grants.

Session 1	Session 2
Thursday 31 August 2017 9am to 11am Coomera Community Space 133 Finnegan Way, Coomera	Thursday 31 August 2017 1.30pm to 3.30pm Fradgley Hall 133 Finnegan Way, Coomera

Session 1

Session 2

Thursday 31 August 2017
9am to 11am

Coomera Community Space
133 Finnegan Way, Coomera

Thursday 31 August 2017
1.30pm to 3.30pm

Fradgley Hall
133 Finnegan Way, Coomera

Registrations close Monday 28 August 2017.

To register please provide your name, contact details and name of organisation to the Safe and Liveable Communities Branch liveable@goldcoast.qld.gov.au. or phone 07 5581 6208. Places are limited.

Community partnerships

Community development officers develop and maintain partnerships with representatives from community groups, local businesses, other City branches and other levels of government. Projects may include:

special events, activities or programs
provision of community information and resources
formation of community groups
community planning initiatives
policy and research projects.

For more information about the City’s community development program please read about our approach to community development or contact the City on 07 5582 8211.