Rebuilding Australia

18/01/2026

A fantastic community building project gets the go ahead.
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/17s29LjeoH/

17/12/2025

A fantastic documentary about the Parkes Elvis Festival and Abba Festivals held in the Parkes region of NSW

You'll need to create an account on SBS. It shows just how communities can embrace the festival concept.
Bank of IDEAS Town Team Movement The Regional Australia Institute Saveyour.town

01/12/2025

We drove through Tenterfield on Sunday, stopped in at the Saddlery of the Late George Woolnough, grand father of Peter Allen the singer and learned a whole lot more about him and his family.

I was amazed that there was so much that could be done to help bring Peter Allen's life to a new generation and celebrate his life with massive tourism and event opportunities.

Needless to say we're working on ideas to help Tenterfield bring this event to life and create even more magic in the community and for its reputation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMauNjr7_ZE

If your community is looking for ideas or would like to share in a community think tank to create ideas, drop us a line.

Wonderful song, wonderful manif you want other songs posted just leave a comment!!!

26/11/2025

Sometimes you attend a presentation that takes your breathe away, This is one of those. Today we had one of the best webinars we're ever recorded,

The future is local: Communities that don’t talk together don’t last together.

This presentation is full of gems you can use in any community to engage and thrive across your community.

We hope you enjoy it and share it within your communities
https://youtu.be/mdO62Wj7MII
Bank of IDEAS Town Team Movement ABC Rural The Regional Australia Institute

The future of local communities is shaped by today’s local choices.This webinar explores five practical themes:A/ How decisions made now influence tomorrow,B...

13/11/2025

https://www.investrural.com.au/

Here's a great event we found being held in NSW, could you host one in your community?

Is there an opportunity mindset in your community?
Bank of IDEAS RDAMR - Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland Regional Development Australia Northern Inland (RDANI) ABC Western Queensland

Bold rural ideas deserve capital to match.

29/10/2025

Have We Forgotten How to Be Civil? Rebuilding Respect in Our Communities.

Across Australia, people are feeling the strain - social media arguments, rude behaviour, growing divides between neighbours, councils, and communities. Civility feels like it’s slipping away, but the truth is, it doesn’t disappear overnight. It erodes through small acts of neglect - the conversations we avoid, the judgments we make, and the kindness we forget to show.

This webinar explores how everyday actions can rebuild trust, empathy, and connection in your community. You’ll hear stories, learn practical strategies, and discover how respect, listening, and small daily gestures can create the foundation for stronger, more united towns. Because big change begins with the smallest choices we make every day.

This webinar highlights just where Australia sits right now and how we can correct course if we desire a civil society.

We're keen to hear your thoughts in the comment section below.

ABC Australia ABC Western Queensland The Regional Australia Institute Bank of IDEAS Town Team Movement ABC Rural Sunrise

13/10/2025

A great opportunity for communities to access funds, apply through the FRRR link.

SRC Prepare & Recover helps NFPs prevent and prepare for future climate related impacts, or recover from previous disasters.

09/10/2025

Need funding for your next project, not sure where to look? We'll discuss some of the places you can look and take your suggestions for others in this one hour long funding focused webinar.
Register here
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/RhcyPBvVRrqKULnpUWe2_g
Bank of IDEAS Department of Primary Industries and Regions FRRR Regional Development Australia Far West NSW Town Team Movement Regional Development Victoria Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains ABC Rural

08/10/2025

This document is worth a read for anyone interested in regional and rural Australia. Hopefully planning and funding will support it. We love Peter Kenyon's expression from Bank of IDEAS, start today, don't wait for the cavalry, they may never show. We can be in control of our own destinies.

Three years ago, we launched the Regionalisation Ambition 2032 - A bold, national framework to rebalance the nation and unlock the full potential of regional Australia. Since then, the Ambition has united government, industry and communities around a shared vision: to Rebalance the Nation

At this year’s SOLD-OUT National Summit, we’re unveiling the latest Ambition Progress Report with a brand-new digital dashboard. For the first time, you can track progress from your state right down to your LGA, see where we’re leading, where we’re gaining ground, and where more work is needed.

The Ambition is more than a plan; it’s a movement. With 25 measurable targets across 6 pillars driving coordinated action and real change across the country.

This year’s report will also introduce a new pillar: Health – Recognising just how vital access to quality health services is for thriving regional communities.

Stay tuned as we get ready to reveal the latest insights, case studies and data at the National Summit.

01/10/2025

A fantastic Zoom webinar helping educate us all about the values of multiculturalism and social cohesion, We all have so much to dao.

Thank you Lynda Ford from https://www.mosaicis.com.au/ for this powerful presentation.
Bank of IDEAS Department of Primary Industries and Regions FRRR Regional Development Australia Far West NSW Town Team Movement Regional Development Victoria

24/09/2025

Amazing as part of the National Small Town Reinvention conference tour of The Greater Barossa region. Could your town join the silo art trend?

22/09/2025

A great first day with excellent master-classes. I attended two, one from Town Team Movement and he other from Men’s Sheds of WA .

Conference opens tomorrow . More updates to come, subscribe at www.rebuildingaustralia.com.au/newsletter to get post conference materials.
Bank of IDEAS Department of Primary Industries and Regions Regional Development Australia Barossa Gawler Light Adelaide Plains