Water Stories: National Regional Challenges Sustainability launch webinar
Every town has people who know how to work with water. Growers, wineries, tourism operators, councils and households each hold practical knowledge about how they plan, adapt and work together.
Water Stories collects these stories from towns across regional, rural and remote Australia between now and April 2027. Every story is published, so any town can learn from another and use the stories in its own meetings.
Stanthorpe QLD has gone first, recording stories from growers, wineries, tourism operators and council. This webinar launches Water Stories as the Sustainability national action of the National Regional Challenges 2026–27.
What we will cover
- What Stanthorpe has learned from recording its water stories
- How the action came out of the Ready Communities Flagship Program in Stanthorpe and the SIITR26 Impact Lab
- How to share your town’s water story in about five minutes
- How to use stories from other towns in a local meeting
- The community of practice webinars from January to March, with a different town hosting each one
- Your questions and ideas
Who should come
- Growers, landholders and farm businesses
- Tourism operators and local businesses
- Councils and water planning staff
- Landcare, catchment and community groups
- Anyone with a water story from their town
Hosts: Wim Linström, SQNNSW Innovation Hub; Dr Chad Renando, Ready Communities; Kerry Grace, Ready Communities
More about the national action at nationalregionalchallenges.com.au/challenge-sustainability