Evaluation

Evaluation has been integral to Neighbourhood Renewal from the beginning.

An evaluation strategy was formulated within the first year of the initiative to equip Neighbourhood Renewal to:

  • assess whether the initiative has narrowed the gap between disadvantaged communities and the rest of the State
  • provide information to government, service providers, local communities and other stakeholders about what works and what doesn't in Neighbourhood Renewal
  • contribute to community building by empowering local communities to take greater control of their neighbourhood and influence government decision-making
  • strengthen and support the government's Growing Victoria Together agenda.

Neighbourhood Renewal Evaluation 2008 Summary

Officially launched by the Minister for Housing on 29 May 2009, the summary presents the highlights of the second evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal.

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Neighbourhood Renewal Evaluation Report 2008

This evaluation report provides a midpoint assessment of the extent to which Neighbourhood Renewal is achieving measurable progress in narrowing the gap between the most disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Victoria and the rest of the State. It has been prepared by the Neighbourhood Renewal Unit using data provided by government departments, community survey results and analysis undertaken by independent tertiary institutions.

Adobe PDF Icon Neighbourhood Renewal Evaluation Report 2008 (PDF Size: 752kb, Pages 58)

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Evaluation Framework 2009

The Evaluation Framework sets out what the evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal seeks to achieve, how the evaluation framework was developed and how it is being implemented.

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Neighbourhood Renewal Evaluation 2005 Highlights

Evaluating Neighbourhood Renewal: passing the first test presents the highlights of the first overall evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal. This summary brochure describes how Neighbourhood Renewal works, what it is achieving, and how progress is being measured. The principal findings of the Interim Evaluation Report (see below) are highlighted and key success factors identified. Resident comments add personal testimony to the evaluation results. The brochure concludes with the government's commitment in A Fairer Victoria to extend and expand Neighbourhood Renewal.

Adobe PDF Icon Evaluating Neighbourhood Renewal: passing the first test October 2005 (PDF Size: 613kb, Pages 8)

 

Neighbourhood Renewal: Interim Evaluation Report 2005

The Interim Evaluation Report presents in full the findings of the first overall evaluation of Neighbourhood Renewal completed in the first half of 2005. The report is based on results from the first round of community surveys conducted in all fifteen Neighbourhood Renewal project areas, allied with data gathered from administrative sources. After an introduction and resume of the key findings, the report deals with methodology, presents the baseline data, and concludes with the change data in relation to Neighbourhood Renewal's principal objectives. In sum, the evaluation identifies the progress Neighbourhood Renewal has made and where efforts need to be focussed in the years ahead.

Adobe PDF Icon Neighbourhood Renewal: Interim Evaluation Report August 2005 (PDF Size: 385kb, Pages 42)

   

For further information regarding Neighbourhood Renewal's Evaluation, please contact:

Dianne Hill
Manager Policy, Strategy & Communication
p. 03 9096-7230
e. Dianne.Hill@dhs.vic.gov.au


Atika Farooqui
Research & Policy Officer
p. 03 9096-8916
e. Atika.Farooqui@dhs.vic.gov.au