a partnership research project between Michael Darcy of Social Justice Social Change, University of Western Sydney; Jane McIvor of Sector Connect and Mary Waterford of Western Sydney Community Forum.

This research is the culmination of several years of research, followed up by focus groups and seminars.
The evidence gathered in this study and the examples cited demonstrate the distance which is opening up between government and its partners in the delivery of community welfare services in NSW, and which threatens a long standing and productive relationship.  Adoption of the recommendations of this report might begin to close that distance.