What we do
Strengthening places and spaces
Portfolio overview
Our 2030 outcomes
Queensland places are more child friendly, with the right supports and services, and the social, economic, physical and digital environments so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive.
What success looks like
An increase in the number of communities enabled as agents of change to be child and youth friendly communities.
Policy, practice and investment are better geared to support place-based and country-focused environments and infrastructure.
Communities have better data visibility, enabling them to understand and design solutions.
Local Governments recognise child, youth and family wellbeing as a priority.
The Queensland place and country ecosystem is better connected and able to solve systemic challenges.
We will convene and enable
Convening the Place and Country Collaborative to:
enact the agreed collective actions
create the conditions for the growth of place and country focused systems change
amplify the wisdom of people in place
enable place-based data generation, access and sense-making
influence systems to achieve equity across the places where children and young people live
transform investment in place to create communities, environments and infrastructure that best support children’s development, wellbeing and resilience.
We will amplify the work of others
Driving and supporting initiatives that focus on place and environments. For example, through PLACE – the national organisation established to support community-led, place-based approaches.
We will facilitate investment and engagement
Implementing the Queensland Place-based Network model, with a focus on growing and sustaining place-based approaches, stewarding investment, sharing resources, and creating the space to collectively learn and drive system innovation.
Partnering with Developmental Environments initiatives to design, demonstrate and make accessible environments (natural, built and digital) and infrastructure that fosters the development, wellbeing and resilience of children and young people.
Supporting the Thriving Kids in Disasters collective actions so that the systems in place for disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery are equipped to meet the needs of children and young people.
WHAT WE DO
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Enabling stewards and voices
Leaders and change makers work together to steward systems change; heed the lived experience of children, young people, their families and communities; and become more accountable to them.
Growing investments and impacts
The scale, flow, equity and impact of public, philanthropic and corporate resources is expanded so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive, with a focus on fairness according to need.
Building brains and bodies
Families, caregivers, workforces and communities are applying science-based knowledge, skills and tools for building healthy brains and bodies so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive.
Integrating hubs and spokes
Service and system experiences are high-quality, integrated and equitable so that children, young people, their families and communities thrive.
Engaging hearts and mindsets
Positive shifts in how Queensland’s public, decision-makers, practitioners, parents and other caregivers – think, feel, speak and act about what is needed for children, young people, their families and communities to thrive.
More about our work ...
Explainer video: "What surrounds us shapes us"
This short explainer video introduces the Resilience Scale and ARACY’s The Nest framework as models to help understand how experiences and environments shape children’s health and development.
Partnerships charter
Our Charter clearly sets out the partnership’s shared goals, values and ways of working to improve systems for Queensland’s children. We invite you to review the Charter and join us if you support our shared vision for Queensland kids.
Report: Queensland Place-Based Rivermap
The Queensland Place-Based Rivermap proposes systemic actions to support our many place-based initiatives. Let’s work together to create local conditions that are good for families and kids.
