Doing Co

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Our key activities include:

1. We inspire, support, connect and promote Town Teams
2. We host interactive and inspiring events
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We provide place consultancy services for local governments, State government agencies, private enterprises and more, often around creating a positive, ‘can do’ culture
3. We innovate and provide thought leadership, particularly on placemaking and community-led action

16/10/2026

Often undervalued and overlooked, it's the small, joyful acts of doing things together that creates the confidence and will to do more.

In this clip from our podcast, Jimmy, Kendell and Dean talk about the different ways of doing, and explain why the best place to start is often the smallest. Small actions lead to great change, and for many doers, a Quick Win is where the journey begins.

Because they're fun and easy, they're not only a great way to get started, they can reinvigorate an existing group and reignite your enthusiasm to give back.

That's the thinking behind our Quick Wins Weekend: one small action, done together, that builds the confidence and momentum for what comes next.

Download the 50 Quick Wins booklet at doingco.org/movement

14/10/2026

FEATURED PROJECT | Wattle Grove Community Dog Park

It started with a petition. Wattle Grove residents wanted a safe, enclosed space where dogs and owners could run, play and connect. About nine months later, they had one, and they'd helped build it themselves.

The City of Kalamunda made a simple shift, from "No, because…" to "Yes, if…". A Permission Statement set out what the community could do without approval, and the City backed it with concierge-style support, materials and officer guidance.

From there, locals took the lead. A Community Design Day and an online survey shaped the layout. A Community Build Day brought volunteers together to paint, build and reuse existing materials. In all, 50 volunteers gave 188 hours and more than 200 people got involved. The project delivered an estimated $125,000 in cost savings, and a new Wattle Grove Town Team now cares for the space.

The project took out a Minister for Local Government's Place Innovation Awards 2026. It's a brilliant example of what happens when councils make room for communities to lead.

The Awards are funded by Department of Local Government, Industry, Regulation and Safety and administered by Doing Co. Read more about dog park here : https://doingco.org/posts/a-dog-park-built-by-community-not-just-for-them

06/10/2026

Don't just hear about great placemaking. Step into it.

On 3 November, we're teaming up with LG Professionals WA for Streets, Stories & Collaboration, a behind-the-scenes afternoon tour of two community-led projects in Leederville and West Leederville.

Walk the Leederville Place Tour with Leederville Connect and the City of Vincent, then head to West Leederville to tour Northwood Street with the Flower District and the Town of Cambridge. You'll hear what worked, what didn't and what they'd do differently, and see Streets Alive in action along the way.

We'll wrap up with drinks, light refreshments and good conversation at Besk.

Held the afternoon before the LG Professionals WA Annual State Conference, it's the perfect way to arrive inspired, connected and ready for two days of learning.

3 November, 2.00 to 5.30pm
Bus pick-ups from Crown Perth and Perth C*D
Only 40 seats. Come curious. Leave ready to act.

https://lgprofessionalswa.org.au/Web/Learning-and-Events/Current-Events/Streets-Stories-and-Collaboration.aspx

Streets Alive is funded by the WA State Government and delivered by Doing Co in partnership with MRWA and WALGA.

01/10/2026

October is WA Bike Month, and it's a good excuse to rethink the space right outside our front doors. 🚴

Streets make up most of the public space in our neighbourhoods. When they're only somewhere to pass through, people stay behind the fence and the street loses its social pulse. That changes when more of us walk and ride. We bump into neighbours, stop for a chat and get to know the people around us. A street with people out and about simply feels safer and more welcoming.

This is the month for riders of all ages and abilities to swap their car trips for a bike ride and see their street differently.
Follow to find out how to get involved or check out what's on across the state at www.transport.wa.gov.au/active-transport/wa-bike-month.

23/09/2026

Want to make your place better, but not sure where to start? Doing Co runs in-person and online training and consulting for local governments, businesses, non-profits and community groups — on placemaking, community engagement, community organising, reimagining volunteering, Place Plans, the Town Team approach and more.

Whatever you're hoping to build in your patch, we can help you turn the idea into action.

Let's get Doing. Email [email protected].

14/09/2026

Over the last 14 years, we've seen that when people are given opportunities to improve the places they live, work and belong - even in small ways - something powerful happens. They build confidence, develop new skills, develop relationships and discover a deeper sense of connection and purpose.

Participation doesn't just improve places, it strengthens individuals and communities. It strengthens democracy. Our Ways of Doing framework outlines 4 common ways or stages of local doing:

💥 1. UNLOCK AGENCY
Start with things that are easy and fun. Do it on your own, or with others! Our 50 Quick Wins Guide provides simple recipes that people can use to inspire action in their place (See doingco.org/movement)

🤝 2. ORGANISED DOING
People can come together in informal or formal community groups to create change. The Town Team approach is one of the best forms of organising, we think. They are positive and proactive community groups that work collaboratively with their local government to improve a place. They are inclusive and open to businesses, landowners, residents and anyone else who wants to improve their local place. (Find out more at doingco.org/town-teams)

👣 3. LOCAL PROBLEM SOLVING
Other groups come together to tackle local problems or build on opportunities. This might include creating safer streets and better places through our Streets Alive Program (streetsalive.org.au) or creating a new social supermarket to provide fresh, healthy and nutritious food to people who can't afford supermarket prices, but want more dignity and choice that traditional food relief offers.

🌆 4. COMMUNITY-OWNED ASSETS
We're increasingly interested and excited by the potential of community wealth building, where communities buy, own and run local businesses and assets. We already know of many examples, and would love to help more people and groups to make it happen. Interestingly, we have also seen some communities jump straight to this stage, but they've struggled because they haven't built the necessary trust and relationships that are best done through the other stages. It's a good reminder that it's not a linear scale, but an ongoing process to create change.

Our strategy is to help local doers and groups at each stage of their doing. We're here to help to inspire, support and promote their work.

Want to know more? Our new closed AI tool taps into decades of experience that we and our partners have accumulated. Ask us anything via askus.doingco.org

10/09/2026

How do you build community culture? Sometimes it starts with a bunch of flowers. 💐

In part two of our chat with Jess de Campo from Imagine Uraidla (), Jess shares one of her other favourite projects: Friday Flowers (). Locals donate flowers. A "Flower Fairy" takes weekly nominations, then hand-delivers bunches to people around the community who've been kind, helpful, or who could use a boost. While it looks like a small gesture, it's a way of noticing each other, choosing generosity, and building community culture.

Want more of this kind of thinking? Jess joins Doing Co's Kendell Terrell for our free online webinar, 'Act Local: Reimagine Volunteering', on Wednesday 16 September. Free, but registrations are essential.

Register to our free Webinar at: https://events.humanitix.com/act-local-reimagine-volunteering.

07/09/2026

FEATURED TOWN TEAM | Karuah Progress Association

Doing isn't a WA thing. It's an everywhere thing. Karuah is a small town on the coast of NSW, home to the Karuah Progress Association (KPA), which registered as Town Team #125 back in July 2023.

Since then, local doers have been working alongside Port Stephens Council on various projects to make the town a better place to live, work and play.

One of the projects was developing a place brand for the town, plus a new logo. Rather than just contracting an external designer, the community were asked to submit designs for voting, and out of 27 concepts and hundred of votes, one design was a clear winner: by Leiana Manton, a Year 4 student from Karuah Public School and proud descendant of the Worimi people. Her winning design features a bridge connecting the north and south sides of Karuah River, an oyster for Karuah's oyster farmers, and the First Nations meeting place symbol. "I wanted to make sure that the whole community is included," Leiana said at the time.

This is what we call Doing. Local people, of every age, shaping the place they call home.

04/09/2026

Make/shift Festival () is coming to Walyalup/Fremantle, and tickets are on sale now. Make/shift shares something we believe in deeply: that better futures get built with communities, not handed to them, and that real change starts with people taking action together in the places they care about.

From 4 to 18 September, Make/shift brings two weeks of talks, workshops, screenings and hands-on experiences for anyone building towards better futures. We're thrilled to be attending the Make/shift Summit on 18 September.

Doing Co's Kendell Terrell will speak as part of Brave New Capital, a session on shifting power, sharing ownership and rewriting the rules of finance. Kendell will explore citizenship as social capital, trust as currency, and the cost of doing nothing.

Brave New Capital runs Friday 18 September from 10.30am at Level 1, Walyalup/Fremantle Civic Centre. Program and tickets at www.makeshift.site.

01/09/2026

Less than two weeks to go. Applications for Streets Alive Stream 2 grants close Friday 11 September. There's still time to bring a few people together, shape a plan and apply for up to $100,000 to make your local street safer and more alive.

You don't need to have it all figured out - the guidelines and collaborative design guide walk you through it. Everything you need to apply is here: streetsalive.org.au

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245 Vincent Street
Leederville, WA
6007

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https://www.doingco.org/

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