Stories and Insights of Community-led disaster resilience with Queensland Neighbourhood Centres
Tracks
Monarch Room | In-Person Only
| Monday, July 22, 2024 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM |
Overview
Natasha Odgers, Neighbourhood Centres Queensland
Details
Key Presentation Learnings:
1. The scope of the term ‘community-led’ is broad and most meaningful when community development practices are undertaken with, not for, the disaster-affected community members.
2. Community-led practices require considered planning allowing for long periods of time.
3. Understanding of the core principles of community development.
Speaker
Ms Natasha Odgers
Sector Lead - Disaster Resilience Project
Neighbourhood Centres Queensland
Stories and Insights of Community-led disaster resilience with Queensland Neighbourhood Centres
Abstract
Having localised experience with disasters before, during and after events, Neighbourhood and Community Centres (otherwise known as Community Houses) have vital place-based insights into community resilience and the social capital needed to support community members to play roles in managing disaster risks. Many of these Centres do community-led work to support community members through crisis, whether that be natural disasters or any other crisis faced in people’s lives.
Many Neighbourhood Centres in Queensland use community development practices, which are guided by the following principles:
- Community participation and active citizenship
- Community-led action and ownership
- Equitable access to services, resources and opportunities
- Values community knowledge and wisdom
- Social inclusion and connectedness.
As stated in the Queensland Neighbourhood Centres Strategy for Disaster Resilience 2023 – 2026, Neighbourhood Centres “play a developmental role, working alongside communities to support the identification of issues and challenges and to empower community members to take collective action”.
Neighbourhood Centres Queensland (NCQ) and practitioners from some Neighbourhood Centres will share some gems of knowledge and experience of these long-held place-based practices.
This session will include stories and practices of community-led practices with disaster-affected communities through short presentations and a panel discussion.
Many Neighbourhood Centres in Queensland use community development practices, which are guided by the following principles:
- Community participation and active citizenship
- Community-led action and ownership
- Equitable access to services, resources and opportunities
- Values community knowledge and wisdom
- Social inclusion and connectedness.
As stated in the Queensland Neighbourhood Centres Strategy for Disaster Resilience 2023 – 2026, Neighbourhood Centres “play a developmental role, working alongside communities to support the identification of issues and challenges and to empower community members to take collective action”.
Neighbourhood Centres Queensland (NCQ) and practitioners from some Neighbourhood Centres will share some gems of knowledge and experience of these long-held place-based practices.
This session will include stories and practices of community-led practices with disaster-affected communities through short presentations and a panel discussion.
Biography
Natasha Odgers
Natasha leads Neighbourhood Centres Queensland’s disaster resilience strategy and projects. Working in collaboration with Centres in areas impacted by disasters, over the last five years, Natasha has been co-developing and implementing disaster resilience strategies, developing stakeholder relationships and designing resources to support the resilience of Neighbourhood and Community Centres and their communities.
Natasha has over thirteen years of experience working in community development, including community-led work to develop the Glasshouse Country Disaster Management Network on the Sunshine Coast.
