Methodology
The Greater Community Model
A precinct partnership and implementation methodology.
Platform and methodology
GC is the platform. The GCM is the methodology through which the platform operates.
Each stage below is deliberately sequential: nothing is presented as an implementable proposition until participation, evidence, cost and institutional responsibility have been established.
Establish a defined geographic area connected by shared infrastructure, environmental systems, economic activity, service requirements or practical implementation needs. A precinct does not have to follow a ward boundary.
Governance structure
Four structures, clearly bounded.
01
Precinct Partnership Forum
The broad stakeholder participation platform.
02
Precinct Steering Group
A representative partnership coordination structure. It is not a local council.
03
Project Working Groups
Temporary structures established for defined initiatives.
04
Implementation Secretariat
The professional capability responsible for project preparation, stakeholder administration, costing, coordination, reporting and project close-out.
None of these structures exercises statutory authority, approves public projects or directs public officials. They organise participation and prepare work for consideration by the responsible authority.
See how a precinct partnership is assembled.
The Precinct Partnerships page sets out what a precinct record contains and the eighteen elements of a mature Precinct Partnership Pack.