2025 is the International Year of Cooperatives and we’re proud supporters.

Through our work with the Business Council of Cooperatives and Mutuals, we know just how much of an impact cooperatives are making and how important they are as a solution to some of the most challenging development issues, ultimately fostering resilient communities across Australia.

Over six months in 2024, we delivered five bespoke leadership courses for current and emerging leaders from across Southeast Asia on behalf of the Australian Government.

In response to challenges in the care sector, the Care Together Program has been established as Australia’s first co-operative and mutual enterprise support program in social care and we are trusted to manage the program on behalf of the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM).

The Aus4Innovation (A4I) program, funded by DFAT and CSIRO, is a crucial initiative for fostering innovation cooperation between Australia and Vietnam. Strategic undertook a comprehensive reorientation of the MEL approach for the A4I program and continue to provide ongoing MEL support to the program.

The Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution (RFBI) identified an opportunity to expand their aged care facility in Holt, and needed to apply to rezone the site for development with the ACT Government. To ensure that the community were consulted and heard throughout this process, RFBI sought the expertise of Strategic to conduct comprehensive consultations with stakeholders and locals.

Strategic led the end of program evaluation of the Samoa Disability Partnership Program (SDPP), a four-year partnership between the Government of Australia (GoA) and the Government of Samoa (GoS) supporting disability-inclusive development in Samoa. 

Strategic Development Group collaborated with Karinya House to author a data-driven review to support the organisation to verify its hypothesis regarding unmet demand across the ACT region and understand the characteristics of the unmet needs of the women and their babies who are currently unable to access support.

The purpose of the evaluation was to focus on how partnerships have contributed to development and diplomacy outcomes from Australia-Mekong Water Facility (AMWF) under Australian Water Partnership (AWP) Phase 2.

In an ongoing effort to enhance the lives of young people in the region, Tamworth Regional Council identified the need for a comprehensive Youth Strategy and Action Plan. To achieve this, they engaged Strategic to facilitate discussions with various stakeholders.

The Solomon Islands Infrastructure Program (SIIP) represents Australia’s robust commitment to enhancing infrastructure development in the Solomon Islands. Strategic was contracted to conduct a Mid Term Review to evaluate the effectiveness of SIIP, focusing on the program's performance from January 2021 to December 2023.

For 11 years, Strategic facilitated and chaired the Ginninderry People and Place Group, a representative forum that brings together community groups, businesses, traditional custodians, social services, environmental groups and technical specialists to ensure community views are heard and to inform the development.

A crucial component of the Pacific Fusion Centre (PFC)’s mission is the periodic review of its governance model to ensure it remains relevant and effective. Strategic conducted the inaugural performance review and produced a detailed report to enhance the governance and operational effectiveness of the PFC.