For Local Government
The Social Deck is a Queensland-based, B Corp certified consultancy. We partner with councils across Australia to turn community insight into clear communication and lasting behaviour change.
Catch us at the 32nd National General Assembly of Local Government — National Convention Centre, Canberra, 23–25 June 2026.
Six connected capabilities — from evidence through to the words and behaviours that change on the ground.
Mixed-methods social research, evaluation and thematic analysis that give councils a clear evidence base for decisions.
Inclusive, accessible community and stakeholder engagement — designed, facilitated and reported, in person and online.
Strategy, campaigns and content that make council messages land with the communities that matter most.
Disability Inclusion Action Plans and guidance co-designed with and for people with disability.
Community-based social marketing and behavioural insights (EAST, COM-B) that shift real-world behaviours.
Plain English and accessible writing training that lifts the clarity of everything your council publishes.
A selection of our local government and public sector work.
Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)
We're developing ALGA's national guide to help councils across Australia plan, write and deliver effective Disability Inclusion Plans.
Tweed Shire Council
A pilot using community-based social marketing and the EAST framework to cut backyard mosquito breeding across the Northern Rivers.
93% of participants took action after our timed prompts
Sunshine Coast Council
We mapped a Theory of Change and co-designed a practical, reusable playbook to align Council's sustainability and culture programs.
Sunshine Coast Council
Community engagement and thematic analysis across Eumundi, Eudlo and Woombye, with tailored design recommendations for each town.
City Renewal Authority
A bespoke plain English training course for 35 staff, delivered with our Indigenous-owned partner Neat Copy.
The Social Deck acknowledges the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. Our staff live and work on the lands of many First Nations peoples, including the Gubbi Gubbi or Kabi Kabi people, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, the Bundjalung people, the Ngarigo and Ngunnawal people and the Wadawurrung people. These peoples have lived on and cared for these lands for thousands of generations, and their sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present.
The Social Deck acknowledges the traditional custodians of Country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. Our staff live and work on the lands of many First Nations peoples, including the Gubbi Gubbi or Kabi Kabi people, the Turrbal and Yuggera people, the Bundjalung people, the Ngarigo and Ngunnawal people and the Wadawurrung people. These peoples have lived on and cared for these lands for thousands of generations, and their sovereignty has never been ceded. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past and present.
