2. Building a strong community

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We want the Games to be:

  • accessible
  • inclusive.

A paint tray and paint brush.

We want art from the Sunshine Coast to be part of the Games.

A person giving a thumbs up.

We want our community to feel good about the Games.

The Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag.

We want the Games to celebrate and respect First Nations cultures.

People taking part in a cultural ceremony.

Culture is the way a group of people live and what they believe.

2 people volunteering.

We want people in the community to volunteer.

When you volunteer, you:

  • work but you don’t get paid
  • do work that helps the community.

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We want to have more housing that people can afford.

What we will do

An accessible bathroom.

We will include new Changing Places when we upgrade our sports centres.

Changing Places are accessible bathrooms for people who need more support.

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The new Changing Places will be at

  • Sunshine Coast Stadium
  • Sunshine Coast Nature-Based Recreation Precinct.

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We will look into supporting people to get ready to volunteer at the Games.

We will work with the Games to make sure events go through our:

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A coastal landscape of a beach town.

bullet beach towns

A building in a country town.

bullet country towns.end of list

A dollar sign above a house.

We will ask the government to give us more money for housing people can afford before the Games.

A meeting with First Nations peoples.

We will work with the Kabi Kabi and Jinibara peoples to make sure projects for the Games include their cultures.

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We will share information with the community about:

  • Games projects
  • how this Plan is working.