Networks Facilitated by Community West:

Outer Western Network Against Family Violence

Brimbank Agencies Network

Other Networks that Community West participate in:

Brimbank Melton Local Learning and Employment Network

Melton Shire Community Building Network

Networks Facilitated by Community West

Community West facilitates or assists with a number of networks, including:

Outer Western Network Against Family Violence

Community West employs a Networker for the Outer Western Network Against Family Violence. The role of the Networker is to raise community awareness of the effects of family and domestic violence, and to encourage a collaborative approach to service delivery. Another component of the role, is to encourage support services to work together, at a local and regional level, to improve the response to family and domestic violence.

For more information on the Outer Western Network Against Family Violence, please contact us.

Brimbank Agencies Network (BAN)

The Brimbank Agencies Network (BAN) is a network of community agencies in the local government area (LGA) of Brimbank.

The purpose of BAN is for agencies in Brimbank to network in order to advocate on behalf of the Brimbank community, to work collaboratively on community building initiatives, and to share information between agencies as well as between agencies and government (local, state, federal).

The Brimbank LGA is located in Melbourne's outer western region and covers 25 suburbs over 123 square-kilometres. Brimbank includes a number of high growth areas and new housing estates.

For more information on BAN, visit www.communitywest.org.au/BAN/ban_home.htm

Network Membership

Community West is an active member of a range of other networks, including:

Brimbank Melton Local Learning and Employment Network (LLEN)

The LLEN is a network of local organisations across the education, training, employment and community sectors that, in working together, aims to provide improved outcomes and opportunities for young people. Community West belongs to the Brimbank Melton LLEN.

For more information on LLENs, visit www.llen.vic.gov.au

Melton Shire Community Development Network

The Melton Shire Community Development Network is coordinated by the Melton Shire Council to enable networking between agencies that service the Melton area.

For more information on the Melton Shire Council, visit www.melton.vic.gov.au