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 […]
Recent events in Victoria highlight the importance of politicians paying attention to the rural voice and the issue of rural well being. The substance of this paper demonstrates the capacity of rural communities to contribute a missing link in the chain of decision making in regard to the future well being of regional Australia. To […]
Regional Arts Victoria funded the building of a floating art studio on Lake Tyers in 2017. Tracking the changes uses State of Community Indicators to give visibility to the impact of a facilitated engagement of those involved in the Float Almanac www.float3909.com/almanac . This reflection records WHAT happened, it is one aspect of a chapter […]
The East Gippsland Environmental Sustainability Strategy 2008–2013 outlines East Gippsland Shire’s position on issues relating to the protection, preservation and enhancement of the environment and consolidates the Shire’s existing achievements, policies and plans about environmental sustainability. The Strategy highlights Council’s progress on major considerations for environmental sustainability – including biodiversity, water quality and consumption, greenhouse […]
Edited by M F Rogers & D R Jones 28-Sep-2013 This book provides a look at our increasing understanding of the growth, stasis and decline of our country towns. It covers not only changing social and economic trends, but also the art of engagement of communities, new modes of development, water and its local management […]
Population change in Victoria’s towns and rural areas, 1981–2001
Education has a critical role in community being the answer. Read the article here.
Dr. Helen Sheil This paper presents the view that it is timely to extend thinking beyond that of the market place recorded by the indicators of Gross National or Domestic Product as used in isolation this system contributes to regional decline. Currently these indicators dominate planning and resource allocation while the impact of these decisions […]
From rural Gippsland to Madrid 3rd Rural Women’s Congress Helen Sheil Director, Centre for Rural Communities Inc. Monash University, Gippsland Campus, Australia October 2002. Download and view Journey of Learning (PDF 240Kb)