Short-cut your implementation journey

Take advantage of these tools to streamline your work.

New content will be added progressively over the coming months.

Resources to guide the planning and design of place-based social infrastructure.

Delivering a shared community hub

This introductory guide is targeted to social infrastructure planners, providers and funding partners who are new to the planning and operation of community hubs.

In production

  • Building design and approval guide
  • Business case guide
  • Co-design guide
  • Early planning Guide
  • Governance in the planning phase guide
  • Investment case guidance
  • Measurement guide
  • Models of Collaboration
  • Opportunity scan guide
  • Partnership guide
  • Post-occupancy evaluation guide
  • Stakeholder engagement guide
  • Urban Design Resource
  • Vision and objectives guide

Templates to help you to plan and design place-based social infrastructure.

Committee Terms of Reference

A template to help you develop a Terms of Reference (ToR) that can support the governance practices for a community hub.

In production

  • Committee ToR template
  • Communication strategy template
  • Mediation and conciliation framework
  • Operational plan
  • Stakeholder engagement templates

Provide questions and links to support discussion on topics relating to the operation of social infrastructure.

Working Together Agreements

You may already be working with partners who are very familiar with these types of agreements. This conversation starter provides questions and links to support discussion for community hubs.

In production

  • Funding model conversation starter
  • Gathering partners conversation starter
  • Hub operator conversation starter
  • Hub ownership conversation starter
  • Management bodies conversation starter
  • Model of service
  • Risk management conversation starter
  • Working together agreement