Stanthorpe has been selected to take part in the Ready Communities program, a nationally recognised place-based approach that supports regional towns to shape their own future, on their own terms. Over the next two years, Ready Communities will work alongside local people, organisations, businesses and leaders to build the conditions that help good ideas turn […]
Ready Communities program kicks off in Stanthorpe Read More
In regional and rural communities, good ideas are rarely in short supply.What is often missing are the conditions that allow those ideas to land, grow and endure. Readiness is about those conditions. In the Ready Communities context, readiness refers to the collective state of a community to shape, attract and sustain positive change. It is
What readiness really means for regional communities Read More
Is your community ready? Regional communities are filled with potential. Ideas, energy, and commitment already exists but too often, change stalls because the enabling conditions are not in place. That’s where the Ready Communities Local Impact Facilitator Program fits. The program has been developed following decades of work supporting and deep research supporting hundreds of
Local Impact Facilitator Program Read More
This week we had the privilege of attending a special meeting of the Rotary Club of Grafton, one of five local Rotary clubs active in the Clarence Valley. The event was a celebration of student Luci, who is returning from her Rotary Youth Exchange to Italy, and also an acknowledgment of the many young people
Grafton NSW: A town with youth leadership in focus Read More
When we first launched Ready Communities in the Macleay Valley, we were testing a bold idea: could a community-driven, flexible, deeply relational approach to social and economic development truly work in regional Australia? Eighteen months later, it’s safe to say the answer is yes—but not in the way we first imagined. Our work in Kempsey
How Ready Communities Has Evolved: Lessons Beyond the Pilot Read More
And that’s a wrap 2024. On 13th December Ready communities founders Kerry Grace and Dr. Chad Renando hosted an end of year webinar providing insights about outputs, outcomes and impacts of the first year of Ready Communities, the Macleay Valley pilot (Ready Macleay), Social Impact in the Regions national conference and implications for place-practice across