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T Issues Evaluation Projects

 

Ku-ring-gai Council

Evaluation of Sustainability House Project. Support for officer conducting an evaluation, particularly in design of the evaluation framework. Conduct of community focus group in the data collection phase

Highly commendable. T Issues was approachable from the start and handled the brief with dedication and professionalism, despite the inherent limitations of a small project. Experience and communication skills we’re highly valued; especially during the focus group stage

Graeme Williams
Community Environment Officer
Ku-ring-gai Council

 

UnitingCare Burnside

Alcohol and Other Drugs Family Support Project. Evaluation of this project at its midway point and at the end of the three years funding period. Products included an evaluation framework, two data collection processes and reports.

A working knowledge of the client group and their issues which really helped the process. Being able to sort through the conflicting opinions, directions and ideas and keep the project on track. Personalities which contributed to these meetings which didn’t allow things to become bogged down or confrontational.

Getting things completed on time.

Sue Jennings
Manager
Burnside Central Coast

 

Blacktown City Council

Integrated Evaluation of Five Sustainability Projects; Undertake all data collection and reporting on five different community pride projects undertaken by Blacktown City Council.

T Issues brought to the project:

  • a thorough understanding of the Outcomes Hierarchy system of project evaluation

  • strong prior knowledge of some of the projects being evaluated

  • a desire to incorporate both qualitative and quantitative data

  • a good balance of understanding political sensitivities and delivering honest results

  • a willingness to positively use opportunities to gain extra data when they arose.

Helen Burnie
Waste Education Officer
Blacktown City Council

Grahame brings a sense of practical understanding to environmental education, action & evaluation, which is appreciated by practitioners and volunteers alike

Rick Wiezel
Community Enhancement Officer
Blacktown City Council

 

Queensland Environmental Protection Agency
Evaluation of Waste Facilities in Queensland: A major Project for the  to evaluate waste education projects across Queensland with a specific evaluation of four projects in Toowoomba, on the Gold Coast, at Maroochydore and in Far North Queensland. Five reports and twelve case studies were produced as a result of this project. Phil Smith, Know Hands Consultancy, Assisted by working on eight of the case studies.

"Very diligent and comprehensive, great value for money and great interaction with the Project Manager – would use services again. Good knowledge and skills, great facilitation capacity and ability to work with stakeholders to ensure a quality study."

Peter Collins
Team Leader Sustainable Industries
Queensland Environmental Protection Agency

 

North Coast Area Health Service
Evaluation of HIV/AIDS Enhanced Primary Care Project: An evaluation of the first three years of operation of the HIV/AIDS Enhanced Primary Care Project. A report with significant recommendations about future project delivery.

"Brought a sound understanding of the relevant issues to the evaluation .Excellent communication skills both verbal and written. Conducted the evaluation in a highly skilled way and presented the final report before the due date. Able to move from project objectives to assess if outcomes had been achieved and more!"

Jen Ireland
Manager Sexual Health Service
Lismore

NSW Department of Environment and Conservation
Sustainable Schools Program –Systems Evaluation: A project  reviewing the systems aspects of the Sustainable Schools Program. Provided a significant report which was a part of a larger, more in depth evaluation.

"Very strong skills in consultation, coupled with an ability to extract useful data from individual and focus group interviews. Real strengths in achieving clarity and quality."

Phil Smith
Manager Education
NSW Department of Environment and Conservation.

 

Mid North Coast Area Health Service Evaluation of the Hepatitis C Enhanced Primary Care Plan [Hep C EPC Project]. A project which involved a survey of GPs one on one interviews of key informant, and a focus group, to assess the impact of the project on people with Hep C and their medical service providers [especially GPs]

"Tailored evaluation plan to meet budget. Cost for quality of the final evaluation report and the workload involved was very reasonable. Flexible, excellent communication, highly organised".

Jana Van der Jagt
Area Coordinator HEP C and NSP
Mid North Coast Area Health Service

"Exceptional strengths in group work and facilitating a clear direction. Ability to provide equitable opportunities for all staff and stakeholders to have input/ownership."

Jenny Heslop
Area Manager HIV/Infectious Diseases Program
Mid North Coast Area Health Service

 

New England Area Health Service. Review of AIDS and Sexual Health Service

"Grahame had the ability to gather information that was both focused and highly relevant to the central issues of sexual health...ability to listen was exceptional. His ability to meet tight deadlines is commended"

Sue Miller
Public Health Officer. Population Health and Planning
New England Area Health Service

 

Western Sydney Area Health Service. Review of  HIV/Sexual Health /Women's Health Clinical Nurse Consultant structures at a workshop to determine future directions.

"Grahame has excellent people skills and group facilitation skills."

Louise Cowper and Chris O’Reilly
Western Sydney Area Health Service

 

Attorney General's Department/ UnitingCare Burnside. Evaluation of the Kinks and Bends program. An educational program about sexual assault/date rape.

"Grahame’s knowledge of the different ways to evaluate and choosing which one would work best with the information we would like to get from the evaluation was a real strength.
Grahame was very good with working with all the different people and services that were involved in the program. Grahame seemed to engage well with the students, teachers and facilitators in all the different focus groups. I appreciated Grahame’s directions and clarity as I had never been involved with an evaluation."

Sue Winter, Kinks and Bends Coordinator
Attorney Generals Department