Collection: Local Book

Designed to identify significant trends and shifts which are shaping the thinking behind city development strategies worldwide.

This resource aims to share the experiences of successful programs and partnerships between the community sector and the school system, to help anticipate obstacles and provide examples of how these have been overcome locally.

This snapshot explores Penrith LGA's demographic changes and increasing diversity of older people, as well as information about older people's participation in the community, their need for assistance, access to aged care services and social isolation.

The purpose of this document is to understand how business, the community sector and residents are impacted by COVID-19. It aims to identify key challenges and needs in Penrith LGA and support informed decision making, service delivery and allocation of resources.

Prepared to provide background information to assist the Regional Priority Rating and Review Committee make decisions regarding funding projects under the WSAAS for 1985/86 in the Penrith Local Government Area.

Rather than developing a single social plan that identifies the needs and aspirations of a community in a snapshot of time, Council has developed a framework for social planning which encompasses all of Council's activities that have social implications