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Act as
a forum for each organization to share information of their
activities.
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Gain
support for those activities by increasing participation across
the community.
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Draw
on our total resources, skills and talents to help each other make
our organizations more effective.
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Invite
guest speakers to offer information, skills, advice etc to broaden
our knowledge of wider issues.
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Promote
community development within the shire and broader community.
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Conduct
seminars, volunteer training, visit other like organizations, run
social occasions etc.
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Encourage
new organizations and activities to form.
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Provide
information to the community at large of activities, services,
issues, and encourage active participation.
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Work
towards community capacity building, participatory democracy,
increase and broaden decision making bases.
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Discuss
issues affecting our community and evolve policy on those issues
and speak with a strong unified voice to bring needed social
change.