Hunter Community Alliance
Organising for the common good of the Hunter Region
The Hunter Community Alliance brings together diverse communities, environmental groups, unions and religious organisations to advance the common good and achieve a fair, just and sustainable future for the region. We do this by providing opportunities for people to have a say in decisions that affect them and their families. We are a non-partisan organisation and take no government funding. Our membership is connected to over 250,000 people in the Hunter region.
The assembly is the next milestone of the HCA's four-year journey of listening, training, preparing and organising.
Assembly includes:
Coming together: Each of us, displaying the diversity of our organisations and walks of life, the assembly includes a roll call, a public signing ceremony to found the alliance, and afterward will be invited to participate in future training and action.
The case for change: You’ll hear testimonies and the case for action on the issues of the HCA’s common good agenda: affordable & social housing, the energy transition, community benefit agreements and royalties. Together we will endorse the agenda to take to Founding.
Negotiations with decision makers: We don't believe that politics should be left to politicians. NSW politicians will be asked to make public commitments to specific actions, and an ongoing relationship of negotiation. The HCA is an independent, non-partisan organisation that accepts no government funding.
The Founding Assembly will take place April 10th, 6:30pm-8:30pm at the University of Newcastle Great Hall, Callaghan. Register.
On Wednesday 8th of November 2023 the HCA gathered together at the Delegates Assembly.
208 people attended, met in all our diversity.
Launched and endorsed the Alliance proposals:
Community: regional peak body
Housing: For-purpose real estate, more affordable & social housing, Tenant-led Hamilton South
Climate & Transition: NSW Fund for transition, local renewable solutions pitch to feds
Built support with the first of our local council allies, Lord Mayor Nuatali Nelmes, Mayor Jay Suvaal
Every partner organisation and some new allies made commitments to bring 1026 people to Founding. Planned for Wednesday evening April 10th University of Newcastle Great Hall. - Save the date!
Our Mission
Our Alliance brings together diverse community and environmental groups, unions and religious organisations to advance the common good and achieve fair, just and sustainable Hunter region. We do this by providing opportunities for people to have a say in decisions that affect them, their families and neighbourhoods. We are a non-party political organisation. Our membership represents over 250,000 people in the Hunter region.
WE LISTEN
Listening to one another through our 'relational' culture is at the heart of our community organising model model.
WE TRAIN
We train community leaders, and future leaders, in the craft and tools of broad-based organising for action.
WE ORGANISE FOR ACTION
Our Alliance seeks to make structural and public policy changes for the greater good of the Hunter Region.
WE STRENGTHEN ORGANISATIONS
As we listen, train, organise, and take action together, we strengthen member organisations and their communities.