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COMMUNITY GARDENS MAJOR REPORT – 2017
This report outlines the research findings from the study entitled ‘Culture, community and sustainable food practices: a study of community garde...Read more -
ABORIGINAL FAMILY PLANNING CIRCLE FOLLOW-UP EVALUATION – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – JULY 2017
Upon consultation, WESTIR Limited agreed to undertake a follow-up evaluation of the Aboriginal Family Planning Circle (AFPC) in 2017.Read more -
BLACKTOWN MEMORIES PROJECT EVALUATION – EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – JUNE 2017
WESTIR Limited was approached by Blacktown City Libraries to undertake an evaluation on its Blacktown Memories – Liveable Communities Project.Read more -
AN AGEING WORKFORCE IN GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY – MAY 2017
The population of Greater Western Sydney and indeed much of the developed world is ageing. Life expectancy is increasing and birth rates are decrea...Read more -
PLACE-BASED INTEGRATED SERVICES: LITERATURE REVIEW – NOVEMBER 2016
In recent years, place-based approaches to service delivery have seen a resurgence in Australia, as community services and government departments s...Read more -
MINING: LARGE INCREASES IN THE WORKFORCE BUT STILL A SMALL INDUSTRY SECTOR – 2016
The Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations (DEEWR) has recently released a publication titled “Industry Employment Growth si...Read more -
LIVERPOOL TO PARRAMATTA TRANSIT-WAY – A SUCCESS STORY – 2016
The Liverpool-Parramatta T-way commenced service in February 2003. The transitway is 31 km long, has 35 T-way stations and links the Liverpool and ...Read more -
SETTLEMENT SERVICES INTERNATIONAL – COMMUNITY KITCHEN EVALUATION – 2016
In 2016, WESTIR Limited undertook an evaluation on the Settlement Services International (SSI) Community Kitchen program in Auburn, Western Sydney....Read more -
UNDERSTANDING CRIME AND CRIME STATISTICS IN WESTERN SYDNEY – JUNE 2016
Understanding crime in a society involves the examination of a range of factors. While crime statistics are useful tools in building up our knowled...Read more -
DEMENTIA CARE FOR CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE (CALD) COMMUNITIES IN BLACKTOWN LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA – NOVEMBER 2015
In 2015, WESTIR Ltd. completed a project that investigated both the provision of services and the experiences of dementia care for CALD communities...Read more