The City of Darebin recognised in Australian-first as the first local council to achieve Welcoming Cities accreditation at the Excelling Level
This week, the City of Darebin was awarded the first Excelling Accreditation in the Welcoming Cities network.
Welcoming Cities accreditation recognises the commitment local government organisations make to advancing inclusion in their community. The recognition of accreditation at the Excelling level highlights Council's reputation as a sector leader in welcoming and inclusion practice, programs and initiatives.
The City of Darebin has made that commitment to inclusion through:
becoming a member of Welcoming Cities in 2017
Key actions and contributions across all of council
benchmarking this process and becoming an accredited Welcoming City at the Excelling level, with an overall score of 4.7 out of a possible 5.