The Core and Cluster Sector Capacity and Capability Building Program supported organisations to participate in Core & Cluster procurement.
Between 2022 and 2026, The Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) is seeking to establish and commence operation of new core and cluster refuges for women and children escaping DFV. The procurement stage of this program is now over. The new refuges will be designed and operated based on the core and cluster model, which allows for independent living and privacy while also providing access to on-site support. Find out more about the DCJ Core and Cluster program here.
Sector peak bodies, Homelessness NSW (HNSW), Domestic Violence NSW (DVNSW) and the Aboriginal Community Housing Industry Association (ACHIA) worked together to deliver a program of engagement and sector capacity and capability building to support the success of the Core and Cluster procurement.
See Core Cluster Sector Capacity Capability Building Program Report August 2023.
Below are resources that were developed by the sector peaks to support organisations with project development and procurement.
Find key information, references and resources in one place to help support your success in the Core & Cluster procurement process.
Watch the Webinar to learn practical skills and strategies to build and develop effective organisational partnerships to participate in and deliver against programs such as Core and Cluster.
Would you like to learn more about Core and Cluster? Need more information about what Core and Cluster is? Have questions about your Core and Cluster project? Watch the webinars to learn more.
The NSW land use planning system is complex and it can be difficult to understand how the different elements work together. These webinars seek to provide an overview of the planning system with a focus on Core and Cluster projects. Webinar topics include: • Land and site issues • Council requirements • Assessment pathways and building approvals • Zoning • Trauma informed design • Core and Cluster focused case studies
These Factsheets accompany the NSW Planning System and Design Webinars. Information include overview of the NSW planning system, approval pathways and zoning, trauma informed building design principles and land acquisition for Core and Cluster
Access to resources and other information, developed for services wishing to explore and potentially develop partnerships with other agencies.
Access to support tools/templates to assist services to progress development of partnerships with other agencies. Click on the link below to download the tools.
View the interactive map to discover the locations of new and existing government funded women’s refuges across NSW, by Local Government Area.
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