Community outcomes are about improving the well-being of communities over time, in a sustainable manner.
Well-being happens when people and communities feel fulfilled and satisfied that their needs are being met.
Well-being is seen as being made up of four inter-related dimensions – social, environmental, economic and cultural.
Encompasses those factors which enable communities to set and achieve goals - such as education, health, strong community networks and associations, financial and personal security, rights, freedom and levels of equity.
Encompasses the capacity of the economy to generate the employment and wealth necessary to provide many of the pre-requisites for social and personal well-being.
Encompasses the capacity of the natural environment to support in a sustainable way the activities that constitute community life.
Encompasses the shared beliefs, values, customs behaviours and identities reflected through language, stories, experiences, visual and performing arts, ceremonies and heritage.
Focus on four well-beings recognises importance of arts and culture to communities
For more information about cultural well-being, see the Ministry for Culture and Heritage website: Ministry for Culture and Heritage