Case Study: East Gippsland Data Collaboration

The East Gippsland community has faced years of drought, followed by bushfires and COVID. Rachel Bell shares how data collaboration is helping improve lives in East Gippsland as they work to address social issues exacerbated by crises.

Rachel Bell shares a brief insight into the East Gippsland story and how data collaboration is helping efforts to improve lives at a local level.

Rachel and Rachael are both members of the multi-organisation East Gippsland Children’s Wellbeing Data Collaborative. The collaborative was set up in 2020 following the devastating bushfires.

They’ll discuss the background, benefits and outcomes of data collaboration and data sharing and how community voice is at the heart of the work they’re doing.