CEO Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal passionate about NFP's, rural, community-led change

Victoria, Australia
Joined August 2013
Pleased to attend & speak at a roundtable on assisted relocations in places with high risk exposure w ⁦@SuncorpGroup⁩ ⁦@HazardsResearch⁩. My msg: invest in & scaffold comm’y governance, capacity building for adaptive thinking, processes for choices to be understood.
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Love our morning sessions at ⁦@FRRR_Oz⁩. Today we’re chatting with Niilo from ⁦@GulfSavannahNRM⁩ & hearing about life, Country, agriculture, community, & climate in this vast & beautiful part of northern Australia
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Replying to @economy_next
@economy_next Amanda Cahill taking #SEGRA delegates through what the energy transition means and what will be needed for #regionalaustralia to benefit in sustainable ways - great work!
#SEGRA conference with Jim Cavaye @UTAS_ #CradleCoast 80% students are women, 76% first to uni in family, most adults - grads stay in region, enable local services, jobs, industry p’ships, future aspirations and innovation mindset #JobsSummit
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So awesome to hear @ABCRural #Trailblazer Eleanor McCormack present her early careers platform “Locals” in Tasmania - breaking barriers, addressing skills shortages by aligning innate skills in young people w industry & building confidence #SEGRA #JobsSummit ⁦@FRRR_Oz⁩
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Collaboration and place-based approaches are 21st century words for agility. sustainable economic growth that is collective & inclusive needs to focus on lifting intersecting domains, according to @ShereeVertigan #CradleCoastAuthority
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Red Earth Community Foundation can think in generations when everything else is 3-5 years! Great message from @GeorgieSomerset kicking off Cultivating our Future Forum in #Murgon #BurnettInland @FRRR_Oz @CFAustralia_ @DAFFgov #FutureDroughtFund
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Finally made it to the West! So good to be in #perth for meetings & reconnection with philanthropy colleagues for a few days…& escaping Vic winter! ⁦@Middleton_Says⁩ ⁦@dylan_j_smith13⁩ ⁦@FRRR_Oz⁩ ⁦@minderoo⁩ ⁦@lotterywest⁩
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Almost a wrap at Risk to Resilience summit! Great 2 days connecting, thinking deeply, listening, and designing for the future with some of the best including Margaret Moreton!
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So encouraging that Arts & Culture in building resilience is on the agenda at Risk To Resilience summit! Such a powerful tool in complexity & change ⁦@CreateRecover⁩ ⁦@FRRR_Oz⁩
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