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Connecting
Livingstone’s Communities |
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A message from Mayor of
Livingstone Shire, Cr. Bill Ludwig
A message
from Learning Network Queensland
About LivingIT
– connecting Livingstone’s Communities
Welcome to the LivingIT
Web Site. The content of this site has
been developed by the community members themselves, expressing what is
important to them and their community.
You can navigate around the site using
the menu bars and if you like, you can join discussions with the community
members on the bulletin board.
We are still adding content, so when you
have time, please feel free to return and join with us in discovering our
Livingstone communities.
The LivingIT
project is about connecting people and places, and it is through strong
community development processes on behalf of Livingstone Shire Council and
excellence in community education by LNQ’s
These pages are the commencement of a
Shire, wide world wide web presence for communities, both in a physical sense
and communities of common interest.
Integral to this project has been the
availability of training in the use of Information Technology, particularly in
the rural and remote areas of the Shire, providing opportunities that would not
otherwise be available.
The development of strong partnerships
between Livingstone Shire and LNQ has allowed many people to begin a journey of
discovery utilising the internet, often
by people who until recently have never turned a computer on, let alone
developed the content for a web page about their community.
A message from Mayor of Livingstone Shire, Cr. Bill Ludwig
LivingIT, an initiative of Livingstone Shire Council and Learning Network Queensland’s
Our communities,
although sometimes isolated through distance or limited access to
communications, have enormous strengths.
The LivingIT project is helping to break down some of the barriers
of isolation so our communities can share and build on those collective
strengths.
Through developing
strong partnerships with Learning Network
Building the social fabric
of our community and experiencing economic development through embracing
community education has and will continue to be a high priority of this
Council.
That commitment is
paying huge dividends as we see the growth of community spirit and confidence
through people connecting with each other.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Queensland
Government Department of Employment and Training in making this project
possible.
A message from Learning Network Queensland
Learning Network Queensland's
mission is to meet the challenge of ensuring a better quality of life for all
Queenslanders by helping to build learning communities so that individuals may
have informed and effective participation in every sphere of life.
Our commitment to community sustainability means assisting communities
to develop the necessary skills and knowledge to participate in and respond to
social, economic and technological change. We are also committed to ensuring
that communities have access to the tools and infrastructures that will allow
them to actively engage with the knowledge economy.
The partnership between the Livingstone
Shire Council and our
Since 1999 LNQ, supported by the
Livingstone Shire Council has been able to provide Information Technology
training to over 1300 residents of the Shire. This partnership was
recognised for a National Local Government Award in 2003 for excellence in
Information Services and the LivingIT
project is building on that success.
We are proud to be partners with the community, Council and the
Department of Employment and Training in a project which delivers on our
organisational goals.
Contact:
Capricorn
Coast Learning Centre
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Sponsored
by Department of Employment & Training
– “Community Responsive Training Program” |
