Testimonials

"Thanks for the wonderful job you did engaging such a diverse mix of representatives from our sector...so many important an useful things came out.....the evaluations are all extremely positive"
Kylie Pollock - Community Development, Maroochy Shire Council

"...your knowledge of community development is outstanding. From the course, I feel far better equipped to carry out my role..."
Sue Pele - Community Development, Maroochy Shire Council


"we really appreciated the course and all felt we not only learnt so much more, but also that we now have a framework to really base things on"
Karen Sellars - Bluecare


"...thanks for the workshop...it was great and made a lasting impression in the community"
Peter Callaghan - Community Employment Options, Rockhampton

"..the workshop was great. I have done a few CE based workshops and yours has been by far the best. I was very impressed."
Ross Dowling, Dept of Communities, Gold Coast

 

"We have all been raving about the course - we just loved it - so thank you...you'll get quite a few enquiries for your next course as my whole team can tell how much value the course was..."
Many Roche - Community Development Officer, Knox City Council

 

"Thank you for the great facilitation and information you provided. There are quite a few issues, activities and projects emerging from a catalytic couple of days."
Sharon Clark, Department of Community Development, Sport and Cultural Affairs, Northern Territory

 

"Terrific"
"Very interesting"
Excellent presenter – keeping everyone involved and thinking, you couldn’t “switch off”
"Well presented, learning was a pleasure"
"Thoroughly enjoyed it and would like to follow through on a couple of Jim’s ideas."
Feedback from a community workshop hosted by the Queensland Department of Employment and Training.

 

"I have received many positive comments regarding your presentation. Your ideas on communities and the need for leadership provided much food for thought and was very appropriate for our program."
Anne Shaw, Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program

 

"Your work this year has been excellent – ground breaking I feel – so thank you very much and I am sure we will do more in the future."
Geoff Penton, Queensland Murray Darling Committee.

 

"Thank you for your efforts in conducting visits to the Shire in October. The report will provide invaluable information to Council and the community for future community planning."
Gordon Malcolm, CEO, Herberton Shire Council

 

"Feedback from the conference evaluations indicates that your talk was the highlight for many people and we are pleased you could attend."
Kathrn Gossow, Organising Committee, Family Services Conference

 

"Great insight, very thought provoking"
"I have learned so much"
"Fantastic course"
"Easy to absorb"
"Dynamic and enlightening"
Comments from the Community Practitioner Spring School, University of Queensland

 

"I wish to extend our sincere thanks for the community development workshop you conducted for us. Your presentation was excellent and I feel we gained hands on experience by actual participation in the exercises you put forward for us. We are now better equipped to help communities to help themselves."
Victoria Close, Chair, Central Queensland Regional Disability Council

 

"Your workshop session provided really valuable opportunities to grasp a broader understanding of community building methodologies. Workshop activities encouraged communication across organisational contexts and provided extremely important background for participants to understand a broader whole of government perspective."
Helen Clifford, Southern Public Health Unit Network

 

"The work that had been done up to this point was a result of the successful Jim Cavaye weekend in June."
Snowtown Community Newspaper, Snowtown, South Australia

 

"Just a quick note to say thank you for your professionalism and quality of work for the Cloncurry workshops"
Mark Norris, Department of Family and Community Services

 

"Jim did a great job writing up the case study. It was excellent, written in a very accessible conversational style, and really captured the spirit of the project."
Mark Patterson, Hobson’s Bay City Council

 

"I gained the most today from Jim’s positive community development tips and information."
"I learnt a lot from Jim. He explained it in a way that was so easy to understand."
"Jim was the best. He gave me more insight into planning and principles for community projects."
Comments from participants in the Loddon Murray Community Leadership Program.

 

"Your dedication to the event (Boonah Rural Economic Development Institute Conference) through the quality of your facilitation and presentation, and the time you took to speak to delegates, is at the foundation of the success of the event. On a personal note, we would like to add that your professional manner and your willingness to share your knowledge and to support the event in a variety of ways certainly made our job easier and enjoyable."
Rick Stanfield, President, Boonah Rural Economic Development Institute.