Three kinds of group, doing three different jobs.
Working Groups are the top end of our listening process. The community tells us what matters; a Working Group takes one of those topics, researches it properly, and turns it into submissions and evidence we can put in front of government.
Action Groups do the organising. Some do a job for the whole association, such as communications. Others organise a particular part of the Northside. Both are ours, run by people appointed by our Board.
Allied Organisations are not ours at all. They are separate community organisations that work alongside us under a written agreement, using our infrastructure to reach more people. Their members are not our members, and they set their own direction.
Anyone can join a Working Group or Action Group. If you want more detail, read how Working Groups work.
Working Groups
Research and submissions on the issues the community has raised with us.
Climate and Biodiversity
Convenor wanted · [email protected]
Local climate impacts, habitat and bushland protection, tree cover, waterways and the natural systems the Northside depends on.
Join this groupEnergy and Electrification
Neil Squires · [email protected]
Rooftop solar and batteries, electrification of homes and transport, energy costs, and a fair transition for households that rent.
Join this groupHousing and Homelessness
Will Parker · [email protected]
Affordability, rental stress, social and affordable housing supply, and support for people sleeping rough in our area.
Join this groupPlanning and Development
Zoe Kemp · [email protected]
Development applications, the planning scheme, green space, infrastructure keeping pace with growth, and having a real say in decisions.
Join this groupTransport
David Grogan · [email protected]
Public transport that connects, safe cycling and walking routes, road safety, and getting around without a car.
Join this groupWomen
Amanda Davey · [email protected]
Safety, health, economic security and representation — the issues women in our community have told us are not being heard.
Join this groupStarting soon — convenor wanted
These topics came out of our listening work and deserve a group. Each one needs somebody willing to convene it. That is a real job, and we will support you to do it.
Economics and Democracy Convenor wanted
Cost of living, local jobs and small business, how public money is raised and spent here, and how open our democratic institutions are to the people they serve.
Talk to us about convening thisFirst Nations Convenor wanted
Recognition, truth-telling, and working alongside Traditional Owners on Country in our area.
Talk to us about convening thisImmigration and Multiculturalism Convenor wanted
Settlement support, cultural diversity, and making the Northside a place everyone belongs.
Talk to us about convening thisLocal Council Services and Regulation Convenor wanted
Rates, waste and recycling, roads, parks and footpaths, local laws, and how easy or hard the Council is to deal with.
Talk to us about convening thisSocial, Culture, Health and Education Convenor wanted
Health services, schools, aged care, disability support and the arts — the services that hold a community together.
Talk to us about convening thisYouth Convenor wanted
Young people's voices on the decisions that will shape the rest of their lives here.
Talk to us about convening thisAction Groups
Organising and communicating — the work that keeps the whole association running.
Communications AG
Zoe Kemp · [email protected]
Newsletters, social media, the website and how NCV tells the community's story clearly and accurately.
Join this groupHills AG
Zoe Kemp · [email protected]
Local organising across the hills — Ferny Hills, Arana Hills, Bunya and surrounds.
Join this groupSamford AG
Phil Pronger · [email protected]
Local organising in the Samford Valley and surrounding rural communities.
Join this groupAllied Organisations
Separate community organisations working alongside us under a written agreement.
Moreton Climate Action Now Allied organisation
Contact through [email protected]
A community organisation campaigning on climate action across the Moreton Bay region. They work with us under an agreement and use our platform to reach more people, but they are their own organisation and set their own direction.
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