Monitoring and Evaluating
Monitoring is like doing a check-up of your car – you need to make sure the tyres and engine are good so you can keep driving. Monitoring helps the NLC keep on track and heading towards goals set by Traditional Owners.
NLC is using a monitoring system to track progress of its Community Planning and Development Program. In early 2022 NLC will use a new monitoring and evaluation framework.
DjarranDjarrany Native Title Holders, NLC and La Trobe University will measure well being at Legune to see the long-term impact of Project Sea Dragon.
Over three years (2019 - 2022) NLC project partners worked together to create the new framework. The new framework ensures greater accountability and imbeds participatory monitoring. Monitoring provides feedback to Aboriginal groups so they can make stronger decisions.
Further information is available in our monitoring publications:
CP&D Monitoring Report July 2021 - June 2022
Checking up to keep on track: an Aboriginal-led approach to monitoring well-being Journal article DOI: 10.1177/1035719X211026412
CP&D Ground Up Monitoring and Evaluation Final Report - May 2022
CP&D Monitoring Report January 2020 June 2021
CP&D Ground Up Monitoring and Evaluation Interim Report – December 2020
CP&D Ground Up Monitoring and Evaluation Interim Report – December 2019
CP&D Monitoring Report 2016-December 2018
For enquiries email cpd@nlc.org.au
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