Guidelines for regional growth
Commencing in 2018, the Monash Migration and Inclusion Centre (MMIC) research team conducted a review of available evidence on regional migrant settlement. MMIC developed a dataset of key settlement indicators from secondary sources including the Australian Bureau of Statistics and Queensland Government Statistician’s Office (an updated version of these can be found in Appendix D). MMIC applied these data to several sites in Queensland to develop four migrant settlement scenarios (van Kooy, Wickes and Ali 2019).
In the second phase of research we consulted with stakeholders from state and federal government departments, councils and shires, and with service providers working with multicultural communities. The research team developed draft guidelines that were informed by these consultations and a review of existing tools and local government strategies. These were circulated for review and feedback, before being finalised for distribution named Planning for Welcoming & Inclusive Communities; Guidelines for regional growth.
This website is the third phase of this project, we have combined the Guidelines with the experience of members of Welcoming Cities to share resources, case studies and examples of how to build a successful welcome and attraction strategy, but also supporting the retention of migrants by fostering belonging.