Our work in action
Contact worked to build sustainable communities through community-led, local solutions.
Sample Initiatives
Community Health Partnerships
Delivered health services and programs identified by local communities, bringing support directly to where it was needed.
What We Did
Contact brought people, organisations, and communities together to strengthen connections, build capacity, and foster stronger communities.
Contact Focus – Isolated, Regional, Rural and Remote Areas
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Responding to community needs
Contact responded to the needs of isolated children, families, and communities by bringing people together, identifying priorities, and working collaboratively to address them.​
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Advocating for improved access
Contact advocated for improved access to child and family services for isolated children and their families.
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Creating connections and collaborations
Contact created connections and collaborations to support the development of a more integrated and holistic child and family service system.
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Building sector capacity
Contact worked to strengthen the existing child and family services sector and support its capacity and capability to work effectively with isolated children, families, and communities.
Long-Term positive effects could be achieved
Many Australian families consistently shared that their ability to access quality early childhood development programs for children aged 0–8 years, as well as appropriate support services, remained unmet.
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Contact made an impact
By fostering connections, building community capacity, and establishing strong funding partnerships, Contact worked to address child and family service gaps and reduce barriers to accessing support across isolated, regional, rural, and remote communities.