Past Projects:

Sustainable Communities

South Bank – EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program
South Bank Corporation, 2010

Southbank logoIn July 2010, South Bank Corporation became the first Queensland community to register for the EarthCheck Sustainable Communities program. South Bank Corporation will undertake the Sustainable Communities program to benchmark and certify the South Bank precinct in Brisbane. South Bank is Brisbane’s unique inner-city destination, which is unlike any other lifestyle precinct in the world. To mobilise the project, EC3 Global facilitated a Scoping Workshop with the South Bank Corporation Green Team and Executives to identify key goals and strategies in the successful implementation of the Sustainable Communities program and achievement of the vision for the precinct.

Mansfield – EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program
Mansfield Shire Council, 2009

Masfield Shire logoIn June 2009, Mansfield Shire Council in Victoria joined the Sustainable Communities Program; a global network of Sustainable Communities committed to sustainability and improved environmental and social performance in accordance with a global standard. Mansfield Shire Council has adopted the EarthCheck Sustainable Communities Program to complement the suite of tools and programs being used by Council to achieve their Vision of being recognised for its balanced social, economic and environmental development that acknowledges the diverse needs and values of their communities.

Sunshine Coast Triple Bottom Line Benchmarking Model
Tourism Sunshine Coast, 2007/08

Sunshine Coast logoThe Sunshine Coast Triple Bottom Line (TBL) Model developed and delivered a Triple Bottom Line methodology to measure and report on the performance of the Sunshine Coast region as a sustainable tourism destination.  The key deliverables of the project were a set of TBL benchmarking performance indicators for destination management; along with a web-based sustainability benchmarking platform. This model can be used to measure and monitor organisational or destination performance as well as inform strategic decision making processes and benchmark performance in relation to other destinations.

Local Government Pathways to Sustainable Tourism
Ipswich

Ipswich logoThe Local Government Pathways to Sustainable Tourism Program provides staff, managers and elected representatives within Local Government with a templated process to achieve sustainable tourism development.  It is based on best practice examples from across Australia and world-leading research on Destination Management from the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC) in partnership with EC3 Global.

Through a five step process, the program includes step-by-step assistance for Local Governments to undertake their own tourism planning. The program includes a Health Check, self-guided templates or facilitated workshops and a range of implementation and monitoring resources.  It has been designed for flexible delivery with materials provided free of charge and can be delivered as a self-guided resource, which Local Governments work through at their own pace or with the assistance of an experienced facilitator to deliver a tailored approach.

In 2008, EC3 Global successfully ran the Local Government Pathways to Sustainable Tourism program with Ipswich City Council. The program provided staff, managers and elected representatives with an understanding of Council’s role and the current strengths and weaknesses of their approach to tourism marketing development and management. Council staff completed a simple health check and participated in two workshops with key internal stakeholders. Workshop outcomes included stronger collaboration between Council divisions and the identification of key priorities for Council in tourism.

Douglas Shire Strategic Tourism Business Review
Douglas Shire Council, 2006

The Douglas Shire Strategic Tourism Business Review was aimed at identifying a local tourism structure to meet the needs of the Douglas Shire Council, operators and community. The project involved an examination of key stakeholder needs with respect to destination marketing and destination management outcomes and recommendations concerning strategies and structures to deliver the best returns for the destination. The planning process for the project involved stakeholder consultation, desktop review, best practice case study analysis, examination of possible operation models and recommendations for Douglas Shire in addressing its key operational challenges.