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Community Development Principles

Emerald Community House will be running ‘Intro to Community Development Principles’ for the first semester in 2016. This practical approach to community development and capacity building in communities facing adversity will include project planning, work experience, development and implementation of initiatives and program…

ECH Community Resilience, an Australian Exemplar

“Looking for progress and new priorities will require close attention to examples of communities which have developed customized approaches based on their own understanding of the risks with which they live. Numerous examples provide some confidence that communities have taken up the challenge.

What is Community Development?

The United Nations defines Community Development as “a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems.“ It is a broad term given to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities.

Volunteer skills = Job Skills

Emerald Community House has volunteering opportunities which build transferable skills in community development, administrative support, event management, childcare, community arts, promotion, market management, social media management, community development, hospitality, small business support, humanitarian work, community enterprise and grant writing – all in a supportive environment. Great for school leavers or those returning to the workplace.

Is the Local Economy the Solution to a Post-Capitalist World?

Think local. Buy local. Support your local community. Community investment. This all makes sense, right? Right. Then why do so many government-funded economic development programs get this wrong?

ECH contributes to Resilient Melbourne Accelerated Design Forum

The City of Melbourne is hosting a project in partnership with metropolitan councils to develop a resilience strategy to equip Melbourne and metropolitan area to effectively deal with the chronic stresses and acute shocks that may occur.

Award winning novelist at ECH

Female – young – fighting for humanity through literature. That is Okky Madasari, one of Indonesia’s important novelists on the rise. At 28, she was born in Magetan, East Java in 1984, had already won the most prestigious literary award in the country, Khatulistiwa Literary Award, for her third novel: “Maryam”.

Community Development Principles

ECH Community Resilience, an Australian Exemplar

What is Community Development?

Volunteer skills = Job Skills

Is the Local Economy the Solution to a Post-Capitalist World?

ECH contributes to Resilient Melbourne Accelerated Design Forum

Award winning novelist at ECH

Heritage Walk Stage 2

Finalists For The 2015 Learn Local Awards Announced

Winners!