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PERFORMANCE FRAMEWORKS

Evaluation Plan for Wyndham City’s Health, Wellbeing and Community Safety Plan 2010-2013

Following development of the Plan by PDF, a performance framework was developed to evaluate the Plan as the basis for an organisation-wide shift towards greater learning and evidence-based practice in health and wellbeing.

Evaluation Plan for the City of Casey Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2009-2013 for the City of Casey

Developed an evaluation framework to support Council to measure its progress towards improving the health and wellbeing of Casey residents and to build evaluation capacity across Council departments.

Raising the bar – North and West Region Evaluation Project: Phase 1 and Phase 2 for Department of Health North and West Metropolitan Region

A project exploring evaluation frameworks which was extended to support individual local councils to tackle evaluation within their local context.

Developing Council Youth Plans – The First One or the Next One: A Local Government Guide

A resource designed to support councils to undertake youth planning and evaluation appropriate to their specific circumstances.

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ANALYSIS AND REVIEW

Victorian Community Road Safety Strategy Review for VicRoads

Involved literature review of community based programs; consultation with RoadSafe Councils, the Saferoads program and other key stakeholders; analysis of their input and development of a recommended model; and implementation support.

Playgroup of Tasmania

Review to restructure four separate entities into a single new state-wide organisation including development of a new governance model, new Constitution and organisational model.

Issues Papers on each of Respite and Supported Accommodation; Information; and Transport for Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania

Issues paper involved a literature search of contemporary policy and service delivery approaches in Australia and elsewhere and a demand analysis using available demographic and service data for consideration by the Disability Services Ministerial Advisory Council of Tasmania.

Needs Analysis for Multipurpose Centres – Tasman Peninsula and May Shaw for Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania

These two projects informed budget decisions of the Tasmanian Government and used available statistical data enhanced by stakeholder surveys.

Linkzone Review for Office of Youth Affairs Tasmania

An evaluation of an innovative internet portal developed by the Tasmanian Office of Youth Affairs under the 'Networking the Nation' Program involving an online survey and one-to-one interviews.

Rural Support Tasmania Organisational Review

Undertook a broad organisational review of Rural Support Tasmania Incorporated including reviews designed to appraise staff and check the health and wellbeing of counsellors.

Best Practice Response to the Accommodation Needs of Young Homeless Women for Anglicare Tasmania

A review involving a literature review, consultation and interviews with similar services to identify best practice for two Supported Accommodation Assistance Program shelters to reshape their services and better cater to the needs of young homeless women.

Models for Future Delivery of Early Childhood Traffic Safety Education for VicRoads

A program logic was developed as part of the business case to reconceptualise the delivery of early childhood traffic safety education program and resulted in a new outsourced model with community-based statewide provider.

EVALUATIONS

Tasmanian Youth Consultative Committee (TYCC) Evaluation for the Youth Network of Tasmania

Examined the governance and operational structure of TYCC, involving extensive consultation with the youth sector, current and past Committee members and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

Evaluation of Transitional Support Model: Children accompanying parents in supported accommodation for Housing Tasmania

Included review of current national literature, one-to-one interviews with parents, service staff, other stakeholders and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Unemployed Workers Program Evaluation for TasCOSS

A review of job creation programs in Tasmania including a written questionnaire to stakeholders and in-depth one-on-one interviews.

Placement and Support Service Evaluation for Anglicare Tasmania

Detailed the effectiveness of the service, examined the results of a recruitment campaign to attract host families and provided recommendations on future directions for the service.

Bail Option Program Evaluation for Anglicare Tasmania

Evaluated an accommodation program designed to place and support young people to stay with host families including interviews with participants, host families and other key stakeholders such as youth shelters, child protection agencies and other referral/service delivery agencies.

Evaluation of Private Rental Support Scheme

Determined the effectiveness of services provided under the Private Rental Support Scheme including analysis of financial inputs and service data with a snapshot of service users and interviews with stakeholders.

Evaluation of Supported Residential Facilities - Effectiveness and Viability for Housing Tasmania

These two concurrent evaluations were undertaken to recommend improvements for Burnie Lodge and Indigo Lodge, and to explore potential models for similar proposed facilities; included national literature review, analysis of financial inputs and options, one-to-one interviews with tenants, and interviews with stakeholders.

Evaluation of Community Housing Services for Red Shield Housing Association

Evaluated the viability and effectiveness of a community housing model and included research of current national literature on community housing, modelling of financial inputs and options, and interviews with tenants, Departmental and Red Shield staff.

Bi-cultural Community Health Program Evaluation for Australian Red Cross

An assessment of the state-wide structure and performance of a program that assisted refugees, new arrivals, migrants and overseas students to access health and information services, improve their health and wellbeing, and address cultural issues such as female genital mutilation.

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