Collaborative Circles
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Date: Friday 20 March 2026
Time: 10:30AM – 12:30PM
Location: Alpha Hotel, 1 Peter Brock Drive, Eastern Creek
Catering: Morning tea provided
Format: In-person gathering with collaborative discussion and action-focused outcomes
Western Sydney Forum – Part 2
Following the World Café gathering held in the spirit of Apology Day — where truth-telling, healing and shared responsibility guided the conversation — this next gathering moves from reflection into collective action.
This event will model a Collaborative Circle: a practical, repeatable approach that brings services together to share responsibility for change. Rather than simply discussing community challenges, this gathering is designed to explore how systems can respond to the realities people in community are actually facing — particularly those navigating cultural disconnection, poverty, family violence, and barriers to support.
This forum is for services, community leaders, and professionals who want to be part of a more accountable, community-led way of working. It is about moving beyond consultation and into real commitment — where community voice is not just listened to, but helps shape action, responsibility, and next steps.
If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch via email at admin@youthledservices.com.au
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What We Will Explore
Collaborative Circle in Practice
See how a Collaborative Circle can operate as a standing model for shared responsibility, accountability, and ongoing action.
Community Voice in Decision-Making
Explore ways to centre lived experience and ensure community members are positioned as equal partners in shaping solutions.
Barriers to Access
Identify the practical and systemic barriers that impact access to support, including cultural disconnection, poverty, and family violence.
Shared Accountability
Discuss how services and organisations can move beyond feedback collection and into clear, collective responsibility for change.
Community-Led Action
Generate realistic actions that can be reviewed, revisited, and strengthened at future circles.
Purpose of Gathering
Demonstrate a Collaborative Circle Model
Show how this approach can be used in practice to create stronger community and service collaboration.
Build Shared Responsibility
Support a process where services, organisations, and community members contribute to change together.
Identify Real Barriers and Opportunities
Highlight funding stream issues, service access challenges, and practical gaps that need to be addressed.
Create Action Beyond the Meeting
Establish a structure that encourages participants not just to attend, but to commit, act, and return.
Expected Outcomes
Priority Barriers Identified
Work together to identify 3–5 major barriers to engagement and support.
Community-Led Solutions Generated
Create actions and ideas that are led by real community need, not assumptions.
Future Collaborative Circle Planning
Establish the focus and schedule for the next gathering.
Ongoing Commitment
Set expectations around participation, transparency, and continued contribution beyond a one-off meeting.
Support for Systemic Change
Encourage organisations and participants to advocate for stronger, more accountable systems within their own spaces.
Who This Is For
This gathering is for:
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community services
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organisations
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support professionals
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community leaders
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individuals committed to stronger community-led outcomes
It is ideal for those who want to be part of a more practical, honest, and accountable way of working with community.
Important Info
This is not just a networking event or information session. It is designed as a collaborative working space focused on shared responsibility, meaningful discussion, and action that continues beyond the room.
Participants are encouraged to come ready to contribute, listen, reflect, and be part of building a stronger path forward.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Youth-Led Services acknowledges the traditional First Nations people of this country. We pay respects to the Traditional Owners of all the lands we travel through. We hold heart for the injustices to Country through invasion and understand that the trauma is embedded into the depth of the spirits. We also acknowledge the resilience and strength of First Nation peoples show true warrior spirit.
First Nations people have worked and walked in two worlds successful for centuries, and have been able to maintain cultural practices through cultural genocide and provide support and leaning for our non-Indigenous peoples in Australia. We extend our acknowledgement to First Peoples around the world, holding space in our hearts for the injustices of invasion that have been experienced by many of our Indigenous brothers and sisters.
We have heart, spirit and ancestors that guide us through our journey, we will walk this path remembering the footprints before us and creating space for the ones that will walk after us.
© Ancestors Singing 2026
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Email: admin@youthledservices.com
Address: Dromana Road,
Marsden Park NSW 2765