We live in perilous times. Maybe we always have, but not on such a grand scale as now. So, what stories got us here? Stories of survival of the fittest, and that we should subjugate nature as we chant the neo-liberal mantra of never-ending growth? Are such beliefs bullshit? Dignified Anger: Stories for a Perilous […]
An evening with Dr Helen Sheil. Connect with others. Be inspired. Enjoy! Discussing the value of networking personally, professionally and publicly in navigating complexities of community life. What I learnt about networking’s contribution to transformative change and ways to design it into processes and projects. As a model of collaborative engagement networking is one of […]
The Lakes Post recently had the following article on the launch of the revised edition of Growing and Learning in Rural Communities on 19th November 2024. Dr Helen Sheil launched her latest publication Growing and Learning in Rural Communities at the Lakes Entrance Library last Tuesday with a large audience in attendance. Before Helen spoke […]
Book re-launch revisits the art of successful community engagement in a divided world. Regional Community Development researcher and former Monash University educator, Dr Helen Sheil will be re-releasing a revised edition of her definitive community engagement textbook ‘Growing and Learning in Rural Communities’, on Tuesday 19th November, between 2-3pm at the Lakes Entrance Library. Having […]
While living in East Gippsland, Helen was inspired by the Rural Women’s Program introduced by Helenè Brophy. This led to her enrolment in Adult Education at the University of South Australia, to teach Diploma of Community Development at TAFE, and later to research and design a post-graduate program for Regional Community Development facilitators at Monash […]
A professional development manual for facilitators on the front-line of community engagement and management. An introduction to theory, practice and evaluation of a model of Collaborative engagement for transformation.
Publication Date: 19th July 2024.
Communities, government and professionals are all seeking more effective tools to assist positive change in rural communities. The Centre for Rural Communities has produced two publications that distill 15 years of community work into a process for working effectively and positively to enable communities to achieve their own goals and dreams. Growing and Learning in […]
July 21st, 22nd, 23rd 2023 Sharing memories of the Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust Football legendary players, games and histories has been emotional. Everyone had stories. Some elicited smiles in telling of the early days. In 1901 players walked from the Trust to Cunninghame (Lakes Entrance) to catch a boat to Bairnsdale to play, coming home […]
Lake Tyers Aboriginal Trust : Time to share memories and memorabilia: Omeo League, Football history Friday 21 July: 5.00 – 8.30 PM – Lake Tyers Trust Hall Saturday 22 July: Swifts Creek game and memorabilia (transport available) Sunday 23 July – 10:30 am – Auskick game – Lake Tyers Trust Full Program available here