NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF MELBOURNE'S SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION
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NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE FRONTLINES OF MELBOURNE'S SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION 🍩
With our powers combined! Exploring the interconnectedness of our work (audio)
In her latest audio Field Note, Caroline speaks with Nina about the points at which Participatory Melbourne and Regen Streets overlap, and interviews Dylan O’Donnell from Irregular festival about what a hyperlocal festival is (and why it matters). Listen below.
No ads, more forests: Emerging lessons from Bhutan, the ‘land of happiness’
Did you know that there are no billboards in Bhutan and nearly every retail business is a small, local enterprise? Recently returned from a trip to the country famous for pioneering Gross National Happiness, Director of Research Alison Whitten shares lessons and insights from the road.
“We have the knowledge and the skills to drive change”: How Melbourne’s community leaders are stepping up to shape our streets
Thriving neighbourhoods will require the combined efforts of community leaders from across Greater Melbourne. Nina Sharpe has been meeting with these leaders to better understand the challenges and opportunities they face, and the role Regen Melbourne can play in helping bring their bold and hopeful visions to life.
To catalyse a wave of Regen Streets, we need to understand what makes a wave
The Wildly Ambitious Goal of Regen Streets is to help catalyse a wave of regenerated streets across Greater Melbourne. While it might seem a fairly simple word, understanding how a wave works can actually help us determine Regen Melbourne’s role in this field, writes Lead Convenor Nina Sharpe.
The subtle art of bringing the Melbourne Doughnut to life
In November 2023, Regen Melbourne successfully launched the City Portrait for Greater Melbourne. Now, our focus shifts to using the doughnut to inform our work, inspire action, and catalyse change.
What’s next for Participatory Melbourne? (AUDIO)
As Participatory Melbourne moves into the Organising phase of the SOIL methodology, Lead Convenor Caroline Sanz-Veitch pauses to ask a handful of close colleagues and collaborators how we might reframe (and re-name) the project to better capture the work and ambitions.
In Braybrook, a community gathers to reimagine the streets they call home
At the Sustainable Living Festival in late February, Regen Streets Lead Convenor Nina Sharpe was invited on a stroll through Braybrook – and invited to consider what a regenerated Ashley Street precinct could look like with people and nature at the centre.
Into a hopeful, swimmable future: What’s in store for the Swimmable Birrarung Project in 2024?
As the Swimmable Birrarung project readies to shift gears in 2024, Lead Convenor Charity Mosienyane dives into everything that’s giving her hope and energy for the year to come.