Outcomes

• Emergency Communication & Information
• Providing safety plans from the local police
• Community Bank Involvement
• Reuniting long lost friends
• Council involvement
• Helping people relocate
• Rosters for Community Groups
• Sports Results
• Funding website managers
• Providing employment information
• Promoting local economy
• Youth Engagement
• A community of communities
• Giving communities a voice of influence
• Communities celebrating communities
• Tourism
• Conservation & Sustainability
• Assisting Ancestral Search
• Bushfire affected communities given a voice online

Communities celebrating communities

www.avoca.vic.au website coordinator Marg Pilgrim, said that at the end of 2008 a local business owner celebrated 50 years of continuous business in the town. The website displayed an article celebrating the milestone on the front page of their website. The man was overcome by this gesture and it also led to the local business group holding a town BBQ for him which was a huge success and totally blew him away. Marg comments that it is this community spirit that “makes it all worth it”. 

On both www.koonwarra.vic.au and www.upperferntreegully.vic.au sites, both towns incorporate a “people” section which celebrates exceptional members of their community. These CGDN websites allow a channel to celebrate and recognise the efforts of people that give to their community.

The Greenethorpe community in New South Wales has created a birthday calendar including every resident from their locality. This is a wonderful way to give a personal touch to the Greenethorpe community website and to encourage a more cohesive community.

See the Greenethorpe birthday calendar by visiting www.greenethorpe.nsw.au