Evaluating the Impact of Closing the Gap

Running head: EVALUATING THE IMPACT OF CLOSING THE GAP
Case Study Report
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Table of Contents
Abstract:.....................................................................................................................................2
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................3
Discussion..................................................................................................................................4
Summarise the successes of Community Development.............................................................4
Identification of problems of the program(s):............................................................................5
Solutions to identified problems: What could improve the program?.......................................6
Recommendations:.....................................................................................................................7
Conclusion:................................................................................................................................9
Reference List..........................................................................................................................10

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Abstract:
This report endeavours to provide understanding related to term closing the gap. The
discussion involves the sociological description of successful urban aboriginal society
development by the aboriginal population for the aboriginal individual within Australia. The
report assesses the essential national effort until the date to develop the Tores-Strait Islander
and Aboriginal wellbeing within the community. The COAG or Council of Australian
Government leading closing the gap campaign aims to accomplish equality for community
people within 25 years. The two of the stage, including community development and
community building, has been identified as an effective program under society enhancement.
The report also explains the success of the community development program initiated by the
Australian government. The issues within the program have also be recognized, along with
providing the probable solution to recognized issues. Each solution has been evaluated in
terms of their disadvantage and advantages. Later, the conclusion has been drawn based on
findings and recommendation for recognized issues have been given in context to be
practical, achievable and realistic.

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Introduction:
Provide a brief summary of the Closing the Gap Policy
Closing the Gap has been improved in response to the entitlement of social justice campaign
and social justice report. The closing the gap policy refers to a government plan that focuses
on reducing disadvantages among Torres-Strait Islander and Aboriginal people related to
child mortality, availability of early childhood education, employment outcome, educational
accomplishment and life-expectancy. It has been formal assurance made by every Australian
government to accomplish Torres-Strait Islander and Aboriginal health equality within 25
years (Healthinfonet, 2019). In the year 2008, COAG approved to the NIRA or National
Indigenous Reform Agreement. The policies outlined by COAG to 'close the gap' are
challenging and ambitious to measure. In order to achieve targets adequately monitored and
placed into action, COAG recognized several building blocks like healthy homes, economic
participation, schooling, early childhood, safe communities, leadership and government to be
addressed under closing the gap (The Lowitja Institute, 2019). This approval offers an
inclusive overview of the phase being considered to accomplish the closing the gap targets
under Closing the Gap policy involving related objective, performance measures,
benchmarks, outcomes and output via national partnership agreement.
This report will be produced based on the case study 'community development' in addressing
disadvantages and developing indigenous wellbeing. The case study relates to the
sociological account of the successful community development history of the Aboriginal
community by the Aboriginal individual for the Aboriginal individual within the Australian
city of Newcastle. The case study depicted the significance of community development and
community building to the generation of urban aboriginal social infrastructure that is argued
at the crux of the indigenous self-determination within Newcastle.