Resilient Melbourne annual report
CLIENT
City of Melbourne
PROJECT BRIEF
Copyedit the 2018–19 annual report for the Resilient Melbourne Delivery Office (Resilient Melbourne).
Melbourne is part of the 100 Resilient Cities initiative (100RC) established by the Rockefeller Foundation. 100RC supports cities to embed resilience practice in local government and community groups.
In May 2016, Resilient Melbourne became the first resilience strategy published by an Australian city. The strategy is the product of collaboration among 1,000 individuals across 230 organisations, 32 local government councils and several Victorian Government agencies.
The City of Melbourne has provided regular updates on its progress and achievements in relation to Resilient Melbourne, including through annual reporting.
This reporting updates stakeholders and partners on the city’s progress in implementing the strategy and also targets potential investors.
Red Pony conducted a comprehensive review of the draft report and provided suggestions to improve language and address inconsistencies and ambiguities. Comments were also provided where further explanation, information or text changes would clarify meaning and improve flow.
Red Pony recorded editorial decisions on project-specific terminology and language conventions in a dedicated style sheet that was provided to the client.
After layout, Red Pony proofread the final report – including the additional content provided after the initial copyedit – to ensure it was error-free and appropriate for its broad readership.
The completed annual report was a professional document that the City of Melbourne could use to convey the collaborative work and milestones achieved through Resilient Melbourne, and to express its plans and aspirations for the future.
“The completed annual report was a professional document that the City of Melbourne could use to convey the collaborative work and milestones achieved through Resilient Melbourne, and to express its plans and aspirations for the future.”