Resources

Social and cultural inclusion is broad area.

No two projects and problems are similar and can be solved with the same approach.

Social and cultural inclusion practitioners have to draw skills and experience from a variety of allied fields such as those listed below.

1. Social inclusion and social cohesion
2. Cultural inclusion and capability
3. Community Development
4. Community Engagement
5. Diversity and Inclusion
6. Belonging
7. Staff and community networks
8. Anti-Racism
9. Placemaking
10. Other

Below is a list of resources to help you in your social and cultural inclusion journey.

These are links to external websites, and we have no control over the information - please access your own risk.


Social inclusion and social cohesion

• Scanlon Foundation 2025 Mapping Social Cohesion report

• What is Social Cohesion, Scanlon Foundation Research Institute

• What does social cohesion mean, Australian Broadcasting Association

• Social cohesion and social connection, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

• Social Cohesion: Concept and Measurement, United Nations Economic Commission For Europe

• Social inclusion, World Bank

• Social Inclusion, United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs

• Are Australians socially inclusive? The Conversation

• Building social cohesion: A resource for local government, NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet

Cultural inclusion and capability

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Capability Framework, Australian Public Service Commission

• Anti-Discrimination NSW - recruitment barriers and enablers for people from

  culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds

• CALD Sponsorship Guidance Toolkit, NSW Office of Public Service Commissioner

• Australian Multicultural Framework

• Understanding First Nations cultural capability, NSW Office of the Public Service Commissioner

• NSW Settlement Strategy: Refugee Lived Experience Framework, Multicultural NSW

• First Nations cultural capability toolkit, Victorian Public Service Commission

• Multicultural Plan 2024-2027, NSW Department of Education

Community Development

• Asset-based Community Development – The Jeder Institute

• Asset Based Community Development, Mosman Council

• Centring equity and place based approaches, Platform C

• Asset based community development at a glance, Tamarack Institute

• Four Essential Elements of an Asset-Based Community Development Process, ABCD Institute

Community Engagement

• Engagement Core Values, International Association of Public Participation

• Public Participation Spectrum, International Association of Public Participation

• Community Engagement Framework and Toolkit, Settlement Council of Australia

• Inclusive and accessible engagement, Position Paper, Engagement Institute

• Community Engagement Strategy and Community Participation Plan, City of Sydney

Diversity and Inclusion

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Maturity Model, Australian HR Institute

• The case for inclusion at work, Diversity Council of Australia

• Implementing the Settlement Sector Quality Framework, Settlement Council of Australia

• It’s past time to get strategic about DEI, McKinsey

• Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy 2023-26, NSW Department of Education

• Belonging and Inclusion Strategy, NSW Office of the Public Service Commissioner

• Government of South Australia, Diversity and Inclusion Framework

• Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Strategy, NSW South Eastern Sydney Local Health District

• Inclusion, Equity and Diversity Strategy 2024-2027, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Strategy 2025–28, Australian Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communication and the Arts

Belonging

• Road to Belonging - Settlement Council of Australia

• A resource guide for building belonging, Othering and belonging institute

• We are the Words, The Australian Centre for Social Innovation

Anti-Racism

• NSW Office of Public Service Commissioner anti-racism guide

• NSW Department of Education Anti-Racism guide

• The Perspectives of Multicultural Australia, Australian Human Rights Commission

• What is racism? | Australian Human Rights Commission

• Guide: Racial literacy in the workplace, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission

• Key terms | Racism. It Stops With Me, Australian Human Rights Commission

• Diversity Council of Australia - Racism at Work research

• Australian Human Rights Commission National Anti-Racism Framework

• What is racism? And does it still exist in Australia? Amnesty international

• University of Western Sydney, Challenging Anti-Racism Project

• Special Envoy’s Plan to Combat Antisemitism

• Special Envoy’s - A National Response to Islamophobia

• Racism is still a problem, The Conversation

• Racism in Schools Conversation Series, Welcoming Australia

Staff and community networks

• Employee Resource Group fact sheets, NSW Office of Public Service Commission

• Employee Networks, Australian Public Service Commission

• ERGs, Networks & Affinity Groups, Diversity Council of Australia

• Effective ERGs are key to inclusion at work, McKinsey

• Best practices for Launching and managing an ERG, Forbes

• Everything to Know about Employee Resource Groups, Academy to Innovate HR

• How to setup a local Town Team, Town Team Movement

• Building Strong, Supportive Community Networks, Human Resilience Projects

• Starting a community group handbook, Volunteering Queensland

• How to build strong community connections, Frasers Property

Placemaking

• Welcoming Cities Standard, Welcoming Australia

• Placemaking X - global network of leaders who together accelerate placemaking

• Key principles of placemaking, Project for Public Spaces

• Placemaking Toolkit, Village Well

• Creating community led placemaking, Town Team Movement