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  Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie
Planning and Implementing Activities
Resources to help you plan for and implement group activities.
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How to Plan and Manage Sustainable Neighbourhood Activities
Use this guide to effectively plan and manage your activities and projects. It includes advice to assist your group to adhere to Alliance guidelines, and ensure your activities are safe and effective. The hard copy contains an example to give you some guidance.
Also provided is a blank template (Word document) for your group to complete.
Plan and manage sustainable neighbourhood activities - example.pdf
File Size: 639 kb
File Type: pdf
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How to plan and manage Sustainable Neighbourhood activities - Template
File Size: 997 kb
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Updated July 2013
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Health and Safety for Sustainable Neighbourhood Activities
Use this guide to understand your obligations as a Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteer to protect the health and safety of volunteers and participants.  This guide also explains how to complete a risk assessment for your group's activities.
Health and Safety for Sustainable Neighbourhood Volunteers
File Size: 515 kb
File Type: pdf
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Updated July 2013
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Process for Activity Notifications and Requests
This procedure outlines the process to make a request to the Alliance.
Process for Alliance activity requests - Guide
File Size: 477 kb
File Type: pdf
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Updated July 2013
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Activities Notification and Risk Assessment Form
Use this form to notify the Alliance of any projects, events or other activities your group is planning. This form also includes a risk assessment, which must be completed for all activities. The pdf contains an example to give you some guidance.
Also provided is a blank form (Word document) for your group to complete.
Risk assessment form.doc
File Size: 452 kb
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Updated November 2021
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Sustainable Neighbourhoods - Covid Safety Plan
Use this guide to consider the relevant risks and controls for managing the spread of infectious diseases for all face to face events.
Covid Safety Plan - Nov 2021.pdf
File Size: 141 kb
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Updated November 2021
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Accessibility
Guideline to help you consider and document how you can make your activities inclusive for everyone.
Accessibility guidelines
Updated May 2018
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Volunteer Registration Form
Use this template (Word document) to create a Volunteer Registration Form. It will facilitate collection of important information from your volunteers, including contact details, emergency contact, and their volunteering preferences.
Volunteer Registration Form - Template
File Size: 180 kb
File Type: doc
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Updated 2012
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Activity Sign on Sheet
Use this template (Word document) at your activities and events, to keep a record of participant attendance and volunteer hours.
Activity Sign on Sheet - Template.doc
File Size: 86 kb
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Updated 2012
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Incident, Accident, or Near Miss Report
Use this form to record the details of any incidents, accidents, or near misses that occur at any of your activities.
Incident Accident or Near Miss Report - Form.doc
File Size: 400 kb
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Updated 2012
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Participant Evaluation Form
Modify and use this template (Word document) to gain feedback from participants at your activities.
Participant Evaluation Form - Template.doc
File Size: 98 kb
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Updated 2012
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Sustainable Neighbourhoods Lake Macquarie
Our vision - Neighbourhoods that are empowered to live sustainably.
Our mission - Our work is to foster sustainable neighbourhoods and a healthy environment in Lake Macquarie
Our values - We are guided by our values of participation, inclusion, collaboration, empowerment and shared responsibility.
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The Lake Macquarie Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance is registered as a not for profit incorporated association under NSW Fair Trading. Sustainable Neighbourhood activities are managed and governed by volunteers and financed through grants, collaboration and community fundraising.

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land and waters on which we live, work and play, the Awabakal People, and acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who now reside in this area. We pay our respect to Elders past and present, and future cultural knowledge holders.
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Sustainable Neighbourhoods is an initiative of Lake Macquarie City Council.
www.lakemac.com.au
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We are proud to be a Very Neighbourly Organisation and supporter of Neighbour Day.
www.neighbourday.org