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    • About the Centre for Just Places

      Through our research, advocacy and place-based work, the Centre is uniquely placed to unlock the relationship between social, environmental and economic justice. We do this through three main areas of work.

    • Our services

      The Centre for Just Places works to address place-based inequities by enabling solutions that support equitable social, economic, and environmental outcomes at the local level. Get in touch to learn more about how we can support your work.

    • Our team

      Our team works with a wide range of stakeholders to enable and support place-based approaches to social, environmental and economic justice. Learn more about who we are.

    • Our partners

      Our partners allow us to pursue our commitment to social, environmental and economic justice and continue working with disadvantaged communities all across Australia. Read our full list of donors here.

  • Our work
    • Supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities

      Building on more than 25 years of research into locational disadvantage with Dropping off the Edge, we work with communities to know where people are struggling, to understand what is contributing to that struggle and how we can collectively enable communities to flourish.

    • Working in place

      We deliver a range of programs in Western Sydney and the Northern Territory to support community development, build capacity and provide flexible response to community needs.

    • Enabling climate justice

      We partner with community service organisations, communities, and governments to build local climate resilience and adaptive capacity.

    • Place-based hub

      Sharing knowledge and resources on place-based work.

  • Research & advocacy
    • Research publications

      Our published research addresses themes such as enabling climate justice, supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities, and working in place to support community development, capacity building and community needs.

    • Media releases

      Read our official position on a wide range of social and climate justice related issues.

    • Submissions

      Read our contribution to discussions about what action can be taken by governments, individuals and the community service sector to build equity and justice.

    • What we're thinking and doing

      News and views from Centre for Just Places. Read more about the issues that are important to us.

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Centre for Just Places
  • About us
    • About the Centre for Just Places Through our research, advocacy and place-based work, the Centre is uniquely placed to unlock the relationship between social, environmental and economic justice. We do this through three main areas of work.
    • Our services The Centre for Just Places works to address place-based inequities by enabling solutions that support equitable social, economic, and environmental outcomes at the local level. Get in touch to learn more about how we can support your work.
    • Our team Our team works with a wide range of stakeholders to enable and support place-based approaches to social, environmental and economic justice. Learn more about who we are.
    • Our partners Our partners allow us to pursue our commitment to social, environmental and economic justice and continue working with disadvantaged communities all across Australia. Read our full list of donors here.
  • Our work
    • Supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities Building on more than 25 years of research into locational disadvantage with Dropping off the Edge, we work with communities to know where people are struggling, to understand what is contributing to that struggle and how we can collectively enable communities to flourish.
    • Working in place We deliver a range of programs in Western Sydney and the Northern Territory to support community development, build capacity and provide flexible response to community needs.
    • Enabling climate justice We partner with community service organisations, communities, and governments to build local climate resilience and adaptive capacity.
    • Place-based hub Sharing knowledge and resources on place-based work.
  • Research & advocacy
    • Research publications Our published research addresses themes such as enabling climate justice, supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities, and working in place to support community development, capacity building and community needs.
    • Media releases Read our official position on a wide range of social and climate justice related issues.
    • Submissions Read our contribution to discussions about what action can be taken by governments, individuals and the community service sector to build equity and justice.
    • What we're thinking and doing News and views from Centre for Just Places. Read more about the issues that are important to us.
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Research publications

Our published research addresses themes such as enabling climate justice, supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities, and working in place to support community development, capacity building and community needs.

  • Enabling climate justice
  • Stronger communities
  • Working in place
  • Jesuit Social Services’ Ecological Justice Strategy 2025-2028

    • 5 May 2026

    Recognising that environmental challenges pose particular risks to the communities with whom we work, we have been working to bring an ecological perspective to all our operations for over 15 years. The interconnection between environmental and social justice has influenced our practice, policy, and organisational identity. It has shaped our strategy to ensure we are…

  • Lessons in Resilience

    • 30 March 2026

    The Lessons in Resilience project brought together a coalition of organisations across Melbourne’s west – including community services, health providers, local government, research institutions – to foster shared learning and strengthen organisational and community resilience. The project aimed to support resilience, just adaptation and health equity by developing a strong local evidence base for community…

  • Ecological Justice Practices guide

    • 28 November 2025

    Our Ecological Justice Practices guide highlights the intersection between environmental and social justice in everyday social work practice, and how small, practical steps can create meaningful change for the people we work with.

  • Climate Justice Resource Pack

    • 30 January 2025

    This resource pack covers key climate change concepts including climate justice, the evidence on how climate change disproportionately affects different communities, and its impacts on the community services and health sector. It also provides tools and networks to support local climate action at both the community and organisational level.

  • Connecting 2770

    • 16 October 2024

    This report summarises key activities undertaken as a part of Connecting 2770, an initiative undertaken by Jesuit Social Services in collaboration with community partners on the traditional land of the Darug people in north west Sydney, New South Wales.

  • Prisons, climate and a just transition discussion paper

    • 11 March 2024

    Climate change is disproportionately affecting marginalised communities in Australia, including people in prison, who already experience significantly poorer physical and mental health outcomes than the general population. These risks are compounded by factors such as overcrowding, ageing infrastructure, punitive practices, and inadequate oversight within the prison system. While issues like extreme temperatures, emergency management, and…

  • Mobilising climate just and resilient communities in Melbourne’s west

    • 17 December 2023

    Community health and service organisations are vital to building climate resilience, yet without adequate resources to plan and adapt, they remain highly vulnerable to climate impacts themselves. The Mobilising Climate Just and Resilient Communities initiative, led by Jesuit Social Services' Centre for Just Places with funding from the Greater Melbourne Foundation, convened 44 organisations alongside…

  • Climate justice in practice

    • 15 December 2023

    This paper proposes a place-based strategy to enhance climate adaptation and resilience in Melbourne’s disadvantaged communities through collaboration between community service organizations (CSOs) and local governments. By bringing CSOs and local governments together, this approach fosters relationship-building, learning, and collaboration, breaking down silos between health, social services, emergency management, and climate adaptation planning. We contend…

  • What works for place-based approaches in Victoria? Research report and case studies

    • 15 December 2023

    Place-based approaches offer an innovative framework for tackling disadvantage, reducing inequity, and fostering resilient communities. In 2021–22, the Centre led a research consortium to examine the literature, evidence, and practice underpinning these approaches, with the aim of identifying the features that drive their success and how best to support them to improve the wellbeing of…

  • Health, housing and ecological justice: Climate change and preventing homelessness deaths

    • 14 December 2023

    People experiencing homelessness face a number of structural inequalities, making them highly vulnerable to adverse health effects related to extreme weather. These inequalities include a lack of safe and secure housing, increased risk of chronic health conditions and substance misuse, social exclusion preventing access to public spaces, and limited supports and resources. During periods of…

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Centre for Just Places
Jesuit Social Services

An initiative of
Jesuit Social Services

  • About us
    • About the Centre for Just Places
    • Our services
    • Our team
    • Our partners
  • Our work
    • Supporting strong, healthy and equitable communities
    • Working in place
    • Enabling climate justice
    • Place-based hub
  • Research & advocacy
    • Research publications
    • What we're thinking and doing
    • Media releases
    • Submissions
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