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people places
Responding to emerging housing needs
This year we handed over 24 ‘group homes’ to ADHC.
We also entered into a contract with Eurella Community
Services Inc in March to build a group home on their behalf at
Abbotsford. Group homes enable people who are unable to
live independently to live in a home-like environment as part of
the community. Group homes are usually in accessible locations
close to services and supports, to meet the needs of clients and
their families. They are designed to help people increase their
independence and live full and productive lives.
Using social media to support community
development
We launched our ‘Landcom People Places’
(www.peopleplaces.com.au) website in 2011 to support our
existing community development programs. People Places uses
social media (Facebook and Twitter) to connect Landcom and
other communities and provides a forum for discussion, news
and education. People Places also features People TV, a video
forum where we feature educational and community stories.
Global Reporting Initiative
Our sustainability leadership was recognised when, in 2009, the
GRI invited us to be one of 10 companies worldwide to help
develop the Construction and Real Estate Sector Supplement.
This year, the group completed the supplement, which is to be
officially launched for use in September 2011.
As part of our participation, in October Landcom co-sponsored
a seminar at the Museum of Contemporary Art titled ‘Who’d
Trust a Modern Corporation?’. Attended by over 200 people, this
GRI-hosted event examined the ethics of modern business, the
value of sustainability reporting and the importance of social and
corporate responsibility. Landcom’s Chairman gave a welcoming
address and set the scene for a stimulating panel discussion
involving business leaders and sustainability experts from
companies across Australia and around the world.
PEOPLE PLACES
Protecting the public interest
Open and accountable reporting
Our 2010 Sustainability Report received a Global Reporting
Initiative (GRI) A+ application level, which means we have
achieved the highest level of sustainability disclosure
available under the GRI framework and the results have been
independently verified. Our 2010 Annual Report (which includes
the Sustainability Report) was distributed electronically to
over 2,000 stakeholders and announced to an international
list of sustainability advocates. In the first week following its
announcement, the report had received 400 unique views.
This is our first full year of reporting under the Government
Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA). This Act encourages
government agencies to be proactive in providing access to
any information considered to be in the public interest. During
the year, we reviewed our suite of policies and posted those
relevant to our stakeholders online for full public access. Further
information on our compliance with the Act can be found on
page 78.
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landcom annual report 2011
PRINCE HENRY