About Us

Neighbourhood Connect is a national not for profit community organisation. We are helping people across Australia to create neighbourhood groups - to encourage happier, safer, and more connected communities. Because life is better when we belong. We have a national project team and neighbour groups in all States and Territories. Everyone involved is passionate about creating and supporting communities. The project is unfunded; we are all contributing on a voluntary basis.

Your Role

As a community builder, you bring initiate several neighbour groups which will then continue independently. With guidance, you will:

• Choose areas (convenient to you) to initiate neighbour groups and find suitable venues;
• Prepare invitations and letterbox drop them;
• Facilitate initial gatherings, welcoming everyone and encourage discussion to uncover common interests and potential activities that neighbours would like to do together;
• Ask participants to take on the role of community connector.

What help will we give you?

• Help and advice from a member of the Project Team via phone and email;
• A Kit from our website giving you lots of ‘how to’ information;
• Example invitations and other useful tools;
• Lots of examples of inspiring community groups and what they’ve done;
• A list of easy, in-between, and ambitious ideas of what a Neighbourhood Connect group could do;
• The option of joining our community connectors email group for sharing and learning.

What will you get from this?

• You’ll be making a positive difference in many people’s lives;
• Community development / building experience. This is particularly useful if you work, or want to work, in community services;
• Being part of a network of Community Connectors - sharing and learning;
• Being part of a national project and seeing it grow and develop.

Take the next step

Apply below with the following:

• Why this interests you
• Any experience you’ve had with community groups or organising gatherings (desirable, but not essential)
• Where you live and your contact details

If you have any questions, please call the National Manager, Irene Opper, on 0413 706 233.