Creating connections through crafts
Annual Review stories Community stories: 5 October 2021
Artists on Parade was designed to provide a relaxing and creative break for the residents of Tumbarumba, Queensland in the wake of the 2019/20 bushfires.
Coming of age (and sharing the story) in NW Tassie
Annual Review stories Community stories: 30 September 2021
A Strengthening Rural Communities grant has helped a group of women from Tasmania's north coast take ownership of their stories with the Radio Diaries podcast.
Central Western Queensland communities thrive with the power of music and performance
Annual Review stories Community stories: 30 September 2021
Building creative capacity of participants and increasing social connectedness for people in Central Western Queensland.
Bundaleer Forest’s Nature Play Area
Annual Review stories Community stories: 22 December 2020
Nestled in the heart of the Bundaleer Forest lies a quiet haven where local South Australian families can visit to reconnect with nature, and each other. Just eight kilometres from Jamestown, the picnic...
Students ready for work in Nambucca Heads
Annual Review stories Community stories: 21 December 2020
When teachers at Nambucca Heads High School in northern NSW decided to embark on a practical vocational skills program to help their students become job-ready, the community came on board to help out. Principal...
George Town Neighbourhood Home
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
It’s hard not to smile when entering George Town Neighbourhood House. The community centre is a vibrant place, buzzing with people working to fight structural disadvantages in the area. With a couple...
Kingston Beach Surf Life Saving Club
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
If you head north along the stunning beaches of the Kingsborough coast in southern Tasmania, you are bound to hit the town of Kingston. It’s one of the more central points on this 300km long beach,...
Volunteers are the building blocks of a community that thrives
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
Situated 55 km east of Adelaide is the small rural community of Mount Pleasant. Mount Pleasant acts as a hub for a range of nearby smaller towns including Springton, Eden Valley, Cromer, Birdwood, Palmer,...
Water bugs for Tambo River
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
Did you know that one of the best ways to measure the health of a river is to look for microscopic water bugs? The Great Alpine Gallery has created the ‘Living River Water Bugs’ art installation along...
Spreading Harmony across the Wimmera Southern Mallee region
Annual Review stories Community stories: 9 December 2020
When the Centre for Participation (CP) purchased a food van, named the ‘Harmony Van,’ they knew straight away that with the right tools they could address a lack of job ready hospitality trainees...
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