Key messages

• Productive partnerships are vital for providing effective social infrastructure and enabling more equitable access to services.

• Effective cross-government systems help to maximise social, economic and environmental outcomes for communities.

• New consistent governance models are required to lead social infrastructure partnerships across Jurisdictions.

• The benefits of collaborative strategic planning and the shared use of social infrastructure include more connected and healthier communities, better use of assets and optimised government investment.

• Co-locating facilities in health and education innovation precincts will lead to more integrated, accessible and higher-quality services and unlock economic benefits.

• Cost-effective social infrastructure and services that communities value can be delivered through new models and operating processes that create efficiencies and drive innovation.