Ready Communities invites you to a facilitated conversation on Liveability. In this conversation we focus on two things:

1. Mapping: We will build on a map of organisations, individuals, policies, programs related to liveability in the Stanthorpe community
2. Opportunities: We will identify a range of opportunities related to liveability and choose 1-2 to activate and showcase as we plan towards the Social Impact in the Regions conference.

You can attend as many Readiness Events as you like. Please register separately for each:

Sustainability – 5pm-630pm Wednesday 25 March (Register in this event)
Liveability – 630pm-8pm Wednesday 25 March
Cultural practices – 5pm-630pm Thursday 26 March
Local economy – 630pm-8pm Thursday 26 March
Community contribution (including community networking event – 5pm-8pm Friday 27 March
GENERAL (in case you can’t get to the meeting you want to attend) 10am-1130am Friday 27 March

If you’d like to have a yarn with the Ready Communities team, Chad or Kerry on or before the Readiness Event and/or if you’re interested in being a Local Impact Facilitator for this Focus Area get in touch. Chad or Kerry.

Background

Following a series of Community Forums in February the Ready Communities team invites people who would like to get involved in building readiness in the Stanthorpe community leading into the national Social Impact in the Regions conference (2-4 September 2026). In the Community Forums we asked what people love about Stanthorpe and what opportunities they would like to bring to life. The opportunities were then collated across five themes:

• Sustainability: How we are here tomorrow – connection to place and the land, environment
• Cultural practices: How we do things around here – creative industries/local culture, First Nations
• Liveability: How we live – housing, essential services, infrastructure
• Community contribution: How we come together – youth, volunteering, community contribution, connection, leadership, decision-making
• Local economy: How we work – Industry Synergy and Workforce, Sustainability, Food, Nature-Based Tourism, the Visitor Economy

The next steps are: (1) to engage a Local Impact Facilitator for each focus area and (2) to host Readiness Events for each focus area.