Section of the La Trobe University webpage, providing a definition and the centre’s philosophy of sustainable communities. The Centre for Sustainable Regional Communities (CSRC) develops partnerships and projects which contribute to the development of sustainable and regional communities. Navigational links to Community Resources, Conference websites, CSRC homepage, Background, Projects, Publications and Staff.

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/csrc/framework.html




The webpage of the City of Marion, South Australia, provides a short explanation of how they interpret Social Sustainability. City of Marion's commitment to the principles of Ecological Sustainable Development began in 1995 when Council was one of the five pilot councils to join the SA Partnership for Local Agenda 21. Local Agenda 21 provided a framework for Council to start the ball rolling in becoming more responsive to integrating environmental, social, cultural and economic goals.

http://www.marion.sa.gov.au/Web/webmar.nsf/Lookup/
Social+Sustainability




The West Australian Collaboration is a committee affiliated by Council of Churches of West Australia, Ethic Communities Council of West Australia, Conservation Council of West Australia, Unions WA, WA Council of Social Service. The website features a definition plus links to websites showing the social dimension of sustainability. It also provides Sub Menus on Introduction on Sustainability, General Sustainability Links, Measuring Sustainability, Community Initiatives, Government Initiatives, Private Sector Initiatives, Education for Sustainability, and Other.

http://www.wacollaboration.org.au/index.cfm?objectid=C71AEF2E
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PDF article available online, published in Hawke Research Institute Working Paper Series, University of South Australia. Abstract: Sustainability is now a broad multi-focal agenda, and terms such as ‘triple bottom line’ and ‘sustainable development’ are being used interchangeably. As a result, ‘sustainability’ is in danger of carrying so many implications and nuances that in order for it to be properly understood it must be defined whenever it is used.

http://www.sapo.org.au/binary141/Social.pdf




Website of Education for Sustainability (EfS) Portal explaining the term sustainability. The EfS Portal is an initiative of the Australian Research Institute in Education for Sustainability (ARIES) based at Macquarie University, Sydney. ARIES is primarily funded by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Water Resources.

http://www.aries.mq.edu.au/portal/about/sustainability.htm