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What was your win for 2024? Kylie Legge Marcus Crowley Mohammad Jameel Baig Malalay Gillani Yanting Zhan Luke Starr

So this is what the future looks like? Not much different than the past? Maybe it’s not hoverboards and transporter rooms but things are changing, some good and of course, some not so good. In 2025 Place Score is recommitting to our mission to make all our places better for people by capturing the social impact metrics associated with place management and capital investment. However you do it, let’s all be advocates for positive change in our communities. Happy New Year from the Place Score team!

Summer watches and listens…. What’s on your list? Looking for something to fill those delightful free hours…. Check these podcasts and recordings out…. Palaces for the People  - role of social infrastructurehttps://lnkd.in/giDrW2ev Planning Exchange: Kylie Legge on planning for people https://lnkd.in/gKdQgG4z Community Activation with Street Library Australia: https://lnkd.in/gzdtt3M9 The 15 minute city – a conspiracy theory? https://lnkd.in/g_NTeuNv

Wishing everyone in the Place Score world and beyond a happy, healthy and restful summer break… see you in 2025

What drives your projects? Measures of success not only help you report your organisation’s outputs but also reveal your work's focus. Our 2024 case studies featured in the December Newsletter illustrate the ways in which place-based, social research can not only transform community engagement making it more efficient, but also make it more effective. You can sign up for Place Score insights HERE: https://lnkd.in/gvuRjRn4

Harnessing the power of AI has been a game-changer for Place Score in 2024. This innovation has transformed unstructured data into clear, actionable insights for councils to shape their communities. Kylie Legge Marcus Crowley Malalay Gillani Mohammad Jameel Baig Yanting Zhan Luke Starr

A GROWING CONCERN… part 2 Place Score recently delivered an important research project for the National Growth Areas Alliance, with the advocacy work presented at Parliament House in November. The 2023 Australian Liveability Census revealed that residents of Australia’s fast growing, outer suburban local government areas (LGAs) are rating liveability, on average, 6% lower than the rest of the country, and up to 11% lower than their metro neighbours. The lower levels of amenity, Place Experience and social cohesion offered by these areas are likely to impact an additional 2.5 million people by 2031, and a total of 27% of the country’s total population. These types of community benefits research projects can only be delivered because of the local government’s continued partnership with Place Score’s Australian Liveability Census – the country’s largest, consistent liveability study. Visit: https://lnkd.in/gwrg6SpQ to learn more, and sign up for 2025. Or contact team@placescore.org to request a copy of Place Score’s report: A growing concern.

A GROWING CONCERN… part 1 Are all neighbourhoods created equal? Can fast growing also mean improved livability? In late November, our CEO, Kylie Legge, attended Parliament House with the National Growth Areas Alliance (NGAA). The event was to launch vital research regarding Australia’s fastest growing outer suburban LGAs. From Deficit to Equity: Investment Solutions for Today’s Infrastructure Needs and Tomorrow’s Housing in Outer-Metropolitan Growth Areas not only illustrates the challenges of continued rapid growth in these areas without significantly higher social infrastructure spend, but also practical recommendations to Federal Government on how to address the growing infrastructure challenges in Australia’s rapidly expanding outer suburb LGAs. You can read more via their website HERE: https://lnkd.in/gkwtArp8 #Infrastructure #GrowthAreas #PlaceExperience #CommunityVoices Bronwen Clark

As we close out 2024, we’re looking back on the achievements and milestones that made this year special. We worked with communities in Jannali, Parkes, and Cockburn to name just a few… what is so powerful about this work, is how evident it is that the community data insights have shaped impactful plans and projects… and the commitment to long term social impact metrics to measure change over time. Lizwin Kurian Kylie Legge Marcus Crowley Mohammad Jameel Baig Malalay Gillani Luke Starr Yanting Zhan

This year has been all about growth and learning at Place Score. With work spanning various scaled projects, the team is excited to bring fresh ideas and energy to 2025! Kylie Legge Marcus Crowley Mohammad Jameel Baig Malalay Gillani Yanting Zhan Luke Starr