{"id":507,"date":"2024-06-27T01:19:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T01:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melbasupport.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=507"},"modified":"2025-08-26T20:50:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T10:50:13","slug":"social-and-community-participation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/social-and-community-participation\/","title":{"rendered":"Social and Community Participation"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n    <div class=\"block--custom-layout page-banner\" >\r\n                    <div class=\"page-banner__image page-banner__image--desktop\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Social-Community-Participation.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"page-banner__image page-banner__image--large-desktop\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Social-Community-Participation-1.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n                            <div class=\"page-banner__image homepage-baner__image--mobile\">\r\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"nolazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.melbasupport.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Social-Community-Participation-2.jpg\" alt=\"\">\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        \r\n        <div class=\"max-wrap\">\r\n            <div class=\"page-banner__wrap\">\r\n                <div class=\"page-banner__content\">\r\n                                            <h1>Social and Community Participation<\/h1>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"page-banner__button\">\r\n                                <a href=\"\/get-support\/\" target=\"\" class=\"btn btn--secondary\">Get Support<\/a>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                                            <\/div>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n\n\n\n    \n    <style>\n        .block_97b426c2e76db5a0595f1d2967ff65ff {\n            padding-top: 95px;\n            padding-bottom: 95px;\n        }\n\n        .block_97b426c2e76db5a0595f1d2967ff65ff.show-breadcrumbs {\n            padding-top: 47.5px;\n        }\n\n        .breadcrumbs-container {\n            padding-bottom: 47.5px;\n        }\n\n        @media (max-width: 991px) {\n            .block_97b426c2e76db5a0595f1d2967ff65ff {\n                padding-top: 40px;\n                padding-bottom: 40px;\n            }\n\n            .block_97b426c2e76db5a0595f1d2967ff65ff.show-breadcrumbs {\n                padding-top: 20px;\n            }\n\n            .breadcrumbs-container {\n                padding-bottom: 20px;\n            }\n        }\n\n                    .block_97b426c2e76db5a0595f1d2967ff65ff {\n                text-align: center            }\n            <\/style>\n\n    <div class=\"block--custom-layout show-breadcrumbs custom-wysiwyg--show-logo-mark block_97b426c2e76db5a0595f1d2967ff65ff custom-wysiwyg\" >\n                    <div class=\"breadcrumbs-container\"><ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><\/ul><\/div>\n                <div class=\"max-wrap\">\n            <h2>We believe part of living a fabulous and purposeful life is having a say in the planning of it. 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