At Side by Side we believe that arts and culture are vital aspects of community and social development. Our work in community development and health has taught us that using creative methods and supporting cultural development leads to improved... »

Side by Side is committed to building the skills and capacities of everyone we work with. We believe that all of our consulting work should include a capacity building element to ensure the sustainability of the work we do... »

Side by Side supports community development by undertaking: Planning and development of community projects and programs. Community consultation, needs and strengths analysis. Evaluation and review of community projects and programs. Project management of community projects and programs. Training and... »

Side by Side helps organisations and projects with evaluation by: Providing training and support in all aspects of evaluation. Coordinating evaluation of projects and programs. Planning evaluation processes and methods. Undertaking data collection and developing appropriate data collection tools... »

Our work with community groups often includes organisational development to enable them to meet their objectives in sustainable ways. We have particular experience in organisational development with Indigenous groups. Some of the work we do in this area includes: Strategic... »

In the current evidence-based culture of academia and government policy, research is a vital part of community practice and program development. The ability of community organisations to undertake research on local issues, and communicate findings effectively is essential. It... »

After 5 weeks of film-maker Brad Riley’s volunteer work up in Derby working on a movie documenting the Jalaris Kids Garden Project here is a short slide show Brad made about progress on the film: Click to Watch! For more... »

Click on the following link to download a high resolution version of the 2009 Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation’s Kid’s Futures Club Evaluation Report (8.3mb). For more information on this project please contact Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation at jalaris@westnet.com.au or phone (Australia  +... »

In 2009 Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation started a garden project as part of their Kids Future Club program. Side by Side & Jalaris on ways to use video and photography to evaluate the kids experiences of the garden project as... »

In June and July 2008, Side by Side Community Project Consulting and Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation partnered with The Neighborhood Story Project in running a book-making workshop for Aboriginal ladies from Derby. The project was to put together a book... »

Maya Haviland – Principal Consultant Maya has extensive experience working with communities, organisations and government, supporting the participatory development, implementation and evaluation of community projects and programs. Her work has a particular focus on  community, cultural and organisational development, evaluation,... »

Jalaris Aboriginal Corporation and Side by Side Community Project Consulting are undertaking a long term evaluation of Jalaris’ Kids Future Club program. 2008 was the first full year of the evaluation process. The 2008 evaluation report was completed in... »