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Advocating to state government: telling your community's story with evidence
Our monthly capability building session for local government. A one-hour briefing on using local evidence to show what makes your community, and its needs, different from the rest of your state or territory.
Join us live
Wednesday 21 October 2026, 1:00 to 2:00pm AEDT
12:30pm Adelaide · 12:00pm Brisbane · 11:30am Darwin · 10:00am Perth. Online, 60 minutes.
Local government relies on state government funding and support for many of its projects, initiatives and strategies. But what makes a local community distinct can be lost in broader, state-wide reviews of demographic and economic conditions, community views and other factors.
In this one-hour briefing, Dan Evans and Glenn Capuano will give an overview of the evidence available to inform decisions. They'll show how it can be used to tell a clear and compelling story about the characteristics of your local area, and what those characteristics mean for your community's needs compared with other parts of your state or territory.
When you register, let us know what you're making the case for, or the question you most want answered. We'd love to hear from you, and Dan and Glenn will answer as many questions as they can live.
Can't make it on the day? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording.
PRESENTED BY
Dan Evans
Head of Customer and Commercial (Government)
Glenn Capuano
Lead Demographer
IN THIS SESSION
What we cover in this session
The evidence base for your local area
What evidence exists on population, housing, the local economy and community views, and where it comes from.
Where your community differs from the state picture
How to bring out the local characteristics that state-wide reviews can average away.
Local needs in a state or territory context
Comparing your area with other parts of your state or territory to show what is distinct about its needs.
Building a clear, compelling narrative
Turning demographic, economic and community evidence into a story decision makers can follow.
Evidence that holds up
Choosing and presenting evidence for a submission, business case or funding bid so it stands up to scrutiny.
Live Q&A
Put your questions to Dan and Glenn, including the case you're building for your own community.
Prepared for local government
If you work in strategy, advocacy, grants, community planning or economic development at a council, or you're preparing a submission, business case or funding bid to state government, this session is for you. Whether your council already subscribes or you're seeing this evidence for the first time, it is pitched at you.
The session draws on the government suite provided by Informed Decisions: Community Profile, Social Atlas, Population Forecast, Economic Profile, Housing Monitor and Community Views.