Australia

HCR Australia

Dane

Dane Waters

With a background in health promotion, community development and international development, HCR's CEO, Dane has had over seven years experience using community media to transform communities. Spending over three years in Indonesia, Dane gained the foundations of HCR principles and since then has also worked in the Philippines and Papua, Indonesia. Now you will find Dane tripping around the Mid West of Western Australia where he is helping to change communities with Aboriginal media.
celeste

Celeste Larkins

With a health promotion background Celeste has been involved in communication for development projects in rural and remote Australia, Indonesia and Fiji. Her specialisation has seen her work utilising social media for communication for development purposes.

Since the foundation of Health Communication Resources (HCR) in 1996, HCR Australia has been working in community-centred media projects in several South-East Asian countries as well as in Australia, while also supporting the establishment of HCR's sister organisations in the UK and Pakistan.

Today, HCR Australia is working mainly with Aboriginal communities in Western Australia, while also advising community projects in Papua New Guinea.

Radio MAMA – project summary

Three strands of impact

Confident communities:

  • By teaching skills in community media we can improve the self-esteem and confidence of individuals.
  • By sharing positive local stories, communities become stronger and more connected.
  • Empowering community to take an active role in development of solutions to local issues.

Connected communities:

  • By developing community appropriate media messaging, we can promote community access of important services.
  • Building relationships with community, we develop an understanding of actual community needs and prioritise community.

Enhanced service provision:

  • By developing community media strategies that help build and add value to current community programmes.