Creating shared value through meaningful community partnerships.
Devbase helps clients design and deliver Community Benefit Frameworks that embed transparency, equity, and local value creation into project development. Our approach ensures that benefits — from employment and procurement opportunities to community grants and regional investment — are aligned with local priorities and policy goals. By combining governance, measurement, and engagement, we help asset owners and developers secure social license and deliver tangible, enduring outcomes for host communities. The following case studies showcase how Devbase has supported major energy and infrastructure projects to translate commitments into real community impact.
Epic Energy
Client: Epic Energy
Scope: Multi-jurisdictional pipeline and energy operations
Consultant Role: Developed a Community Benefits Framework aligning stakeholder engagement, benefit mapping, and regulatory obligations.
Outcome: Provided a consistent model for delivering local value, strengthening trust, and maintaining regulatory alignment.
Pioneer-Burdekin Project
Client: Queensland Government
Scope: Major regional water infrastructure business case
Consultant Role: Embedded sustainability and social benefit chapters to ensure economic and community outcomes.
Outcome: Supported regional development, workforce participation, and alignment with policy and sustainability goals.
Queensland Hydro – Borumba Pumped Hydro Project
Client: Queensland Hydro
Scope: Design and implementation of Community Benefits Framework
Consultant Role:
- Finalised the framework and governance for benefit delivery.
- Designed and managed the Community Grants Program.
- Established and facilitated a Community Benefits Panel to guide equitable allocation of public funds.
Outcome: Ensured transparency, accountability, and lasting community benefit outcomes.
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games
Client: City of Gold Coast
Scope: Benefits realisation and legacy planning
Consultant Role: Established a Benefits Realisation Framework to measure and sustain social, economic, and environmental outcomes post-Games.
Outcome: Delivered long-term community, infrastructure, and tourism legacies for the host city.
