Enabling Change
Our Community Justice empowers Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities through harnessing the power of evidence and good process.
The Evaluation
First Nations social enterprise Myuma Pty Ltd was engaged in February 2021 by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General to conduct the 3-year evaluation of the Community Justice Group program and the Community Justice Groups Domestic and Family Violence enhancement program. Myuma’s guiding philosophy for this evaluation is that it should be empowering for Community Justice Groups and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities they serve.
This means that Myuma’s evaluators will work in partnership with each Community Justice Group to plan a customised local evaluation that will be useful to the Community Justice Groups and add value to their work. It also means focusing on the strengths of the Community Justice Group and the community to find out what works in improving justice outcomes for community members. By knowing what works and measuring and demonstrating local success, we can empower Community Justice Groups to build on their successful approaches and increase their impact.
The Myuma team will also be focusing on working with communities to identify the key things for a successful Community Justice Group operation. The evaluation is funded by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General.
The Local Evaluations will be a chance to look at issues such as:
- the best ways for the staff and members of Justice Groups to work together,
- how to involve the community,
- how to build strong partnerships with other agencies,
- how to build the capability of Justice Group staff and members, and
- good practices for collecting data and measuring and reporting outcomes.
In 2021, the Myuma team is initially working with Community Justice Groups to conduct Local Evaluations in 8 locations:
The Tablelands
Kuranda
Wujal Wujal
Doomadgee
Normanton
Mackay
Rockhampton
Goondiwindi
The Myuma team is communicating with Community Justice Groups in other locations to schedule Local Evaluations in their communities from late 2021 to mid 2023. Findings will be shared to Community Justice Groups using our platform.
2022
Up to mid-2022, the Myuma team has conducted or commenced Local Evaluations with Community Justice Groups in the following locations:
- Mackay
- Rockhampton
- Goondiwindi
- Doomadgee
- Normanton
- Tablelands
- Wujal Wujal
- Mossman
- Thursday Island
- Mount Isa
- Coen
- Bayside (Cleveland and Wynnum)
- Maroochydore
- Cherbourg
The Myuma team is communicating with Community Justice Groups in other locations to schedule Local Evaluations in their communities in the second half of 2022 to mid 2023, when the evaluation is concluding. Findings will be shared with Community Justice Groups through various channels – on this website, on social media, in newsletters and through online forums.
If your Community Justice Group wishes to be prioritised for a Local Evaluation, please contact Myuma.