We’re helping the Queensland Department of Housing and Public Works with strategic and practical communications support to improve the reach and effectiveness of the Resilient Homes Fund (RHF).
The RHF was created following serious flood events in South East Queensland in 2021-2022. It helps homeowners to complete resilience works such as home-raises and retrofits, and provides community education on flood preparedness and mitigation strategies.
We work in partnership with the RHF Industry and Community Education team to plan and complete communications and engagement activities, as well as respond to opportunities as they arise – for example, extra communications after a heavy rain event.
Since the RHF targets specific flood prone areas in South East Queensland, direct community engagement has a large impact. We have supported RHF expo events that match homeowners and builders, as well as to increase reach with stalls at existing community events, like markets. These opportunities:
In addition to direct community engagement, we have also delivered a range of communication products to support the program. We have created, or contributed to:
This includes tailoring content and messages across products, and resources and activities to key audiences, particularly homeowners, the building industry, and flood-prone communities. It also involves extensive stakeholder collaboration, working with partners and stakeholders shared communication and engagement activities.
This project builds on our expertise in communication and engagement about and after natural disaster events.
We support the Queensland Government’s Resilient Homes Fund to inform and educate the community about the benefits of flood resilient building design and home improvements.
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.
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