Impact
Our model for impact is based on measuring Learning + Actions + Spillover
3500+
Conversations had with participants
23
Community groups involved
$40,000+
Donations to community groups
Results
After participating in our engagements:
90%
had increased awareness of flood risk
67%
said they were more likely to take risk reducion actions
When we followed up a second time, we heard:
38%
had taken risk reduction actions
72%
had spoken to others about our engagement
The map below shows the approximate locations of our engagements in green.
Community Collaborations
We believe in building mutually beneficial research relationships with community groups that are already working to foster community resilience through efforts big and small. Since 2022, we have donated over $40,000 to community groups and individual households in exchange for participation in our research program. This includes:
- $9,650 for twelve community gardens and urban food relief organisations;
- $3,475 for Foodbank Victoria;
- $3,330 for the Darebin Women’s Sports Club;
- $1,850 for CERES; and
- $1,775 for Kids First Australia.
Plus lots more to many others! That’s over 6,660 meals to families in need; vital support for at-risk youth; new equipment for women in sport; and essential tools and training for community garden volunteers.
In Our Community Groups’ Words
“This year this money helped us keep the lights on. The community grants we did win weren't enough to keep things going, so this money was extremely helpful.” (Community Garden Representative, 2024)
“I feel like you're doing something because you care. So that's nice. And I think the I think the donation to a charity is also a nice thing. So it's like again, that individual contribution, that my time is actually helping your project and also helping someone else. That's important.” (Falcons Member, 2024)
“You're offering, you know, a little bit of money to support people in their community groups. I think that's fantastic. Makes you really want to get involved with a survey like this.” (Community Garden Member, 2024)
“That you're donating money to a cause, is good. It makes us feel committed, and we're all doing something good for the community… you're not doing this for the sake of being able to say on paper that you've consulted the community. You're wanting to actually produce information and to assist people in a functional way, in a practical way. So that's really impressive.” (Falcons Member, 2024)
