In September, more than 50 people met in Stanthorpe for Day 3 of the Place-Based Research Forum at Social Impact in the Regions 2026. They came from community organisations, place-based initiatives, philanthropy, government, universities and consultancies across regional Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. Together we looked at what place-based research means, how it is done, and what gets in the way.

Join us for our first post-conference convening to share what came out of the forum and open the conversation to a wider group.

In this session we will:

• Share and reflect on themes and reflections from the SIITR Forum;
• Review a map of place-based research activities in Australia; and
• Plan future conversations.

Who it is for

This session is for you if you:

• Participate in place-based research in your community;
• Conduct research related to place-based development at a university, consultancy, think tank, government agency or community organisation;
• Fund or commission place-based research; or
• Apply research to make decisions about programs, policy or investment.

You don’t need to know exactly what “place-based” means to join. Working out what it means is part of the conversation.

Register at: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/–ZWLqauRDeY7XUtMqYehg