Community development

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

Community activities

Our Community Development program provides 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 We Are Gold Coast.

Support for community groups

Sustainable community groups are a key aspect of the City’s vibrant lifestyle. Our Community Development program contributes to the sustainability of all these community groups by:

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

Upcoming free community workshops

Free CPR awareness session

Support your community – learn Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) skills that may assist in an emergency. Cardiac arrest can happen to people of all ages and at any time or location. Come along to this free session to learn how to respond to a person who requires emergency assistance including how to perform CPR on an adult, child or infant. Please note this is not an accredited CPR course.

Date	Time	Location
Friday 16 November 2018	10am to 11am	Robina Community Centre, 196 Robina Town Centre Drive, Robina

Places are limited.

To reserve your place: email your name, contact details and name of your community group to liveable@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 6642.

Grant writing information session

Come along to our free grant writing information session, hosted by City of Gold Coast’s Safe and Liveable Communities Branch. Learn how to develop your grant writing skills and find out how to apply for sources of funding at our free workshops for community groups.

Date	Time	Location
Wednesday 21 November 2018	6pm to 8pm	Helensvale Library and Cultural Centre, Sir John Overall Drive, Helensvale

To reserve your place: email your name, contact details and name of your community group to liveable@goldcoast.qld.gov.au or phone 07 5581 6642.

Please note if this workshop is oversubscribed, groups will be notified of a future workshop.

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: