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At Hands Up Mallee, our work is driven by the belief that lasting change happens when it’s led by the community. We bring together local people, services, and government to co-create solutions that address the priorities of our region, guided by community voice and underpinned by data, evidence, and research. Our projects and initiatives are grouped into three focus areas–Enable, Impact, and Amplify–each playing a vital role in building a thriving, more connected, and more equitable community.
We create the conditions for change by strengthening the systems, relationships, and knowledge that enable community-led work. Through transparent governance, shared principles, and measurement, evaluation and learning frameworks, we ensure our work remains aligned, accountable, and effective.
We work alongside the community to listen, learn, co-design, test and refine place-based solutions that address local priorities. Guided by evidence and research, we focus on approaches that are practical, collaborative, and capable of delivering meaningful, long-term outcomes.
We embed community voices at the centre of our work to influence policy, funding, and decision-making at all levels. Through storytelling, advocacy, and knowledge-sharing, we connect local priorities to broader systems change, ensuring our region’s strengths and needs are recognised beyond our geographical boundaries.
