what we do
South Dunedin Community Network (SDCN) connects people across the wider South Dunedin area to strengthen communities and help people use their voice to create a vibrant, resilient community and a safe future together. SDCN works to make sure South Dunedin voices and priorities are captured and represented in our own activities and decision-making, and that these voices contribute to stakeholder conversations and inform the decision-making of other organisations such as Dunedin City Council, Otago Regional Council, and other important local groups.
South Dunedin Community Network creates opportunities for the community to come together and celebrate – supporting and participating in the organisation of the South Dunedin Street Festival, the Teddy Bears’ Hospital, and other community events.
Who we are
South Dunedin Community Network (SDCN) connects people across the wider South Dunedin area to strengthen communities and help people use their voice to create a vibrant, resilient community and a safe future together.
Community rooms
Our Community Rooms are a place for individuals, families, community groups, services, and decision makers to come together and work with each other.
Events
SDCN runs and takes part in a number of community events in our community and hosts groups, classes and events in our community rooms on King Edward Street.
The Lowdown
The Lowdown is a newsletter created by SDCN to provide news, event updates, and resources, so that local residents can stay informed and feel connected to SDCN and each other. The Lowdown is a way to celebrate, inform and connect the residents of South Dunedin, and has become one of the main things people mention when telling us how the work of SDCN impacts their lives. 4 issues are published per year and each issue is distributed to over 6,000 households, schools, and businesses.
The first issue of The Lowdown was in March 2017. The editor, Steve King, began putting it together because he felt that it could be a vehicle that might help inform people about the good things that were taking place in South Dunedin, and to encourage people to value living here. He wanted to provide a platform for people to learn what steps city authorities were taking to avoid a repeat of the flood in 2015, a bit like a general community noticeboard.