At The Good Neighbourhood Project, we've learned that great neighbourhoods are built on more than infrastructure. While parks, schools and community facilities matter, the true strength of a neighbourhood lies in the relationships between people. Strong neighbourhoods are places where people feel they belong, where they know their neighbours, have opportunities to participate and contribute, and where local places become spaces for connection and community life. When people, places and local organisations work together, communities become more resilient, connected and hopeful.

Poverty Week shines a spotlight on rising hardship across Australia, but here in Norlane, poverty isn’t new — it’s generational. Statistics might start the conversation, but they don’t tell the whole story. Real change begins when local people lead local solutions, and neighbourhoods are trusted to shape their own future.