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"If we start to take this holistic view of what cities are for, and prioritise wellbeing of people and place, then the physical design of these places and what gets prioritised starts to shift." Director of Regen Melbourne's Systems Lab Alison Whitten recently joined the 'What is The Future for Cities? podcast to discuss all things urban regeneration – including Alison's vision for the future of cities, village framing, the role of citizens and community and so much more. If you care about the future of your place – whether it's a city, town, village or a remote hideaway in the hills – this episode is full of actionable wisdom. 💡 Listen to the podcast now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gn8N57xA

Are you working on a project or initiative for social or environmental good in Greater Melbourne? Do you ever wish you could see your project's impact on the social and ecological dimension of the Melbourne Doughnut? Would you consider yourself a fan of online widgets? Yes!? Very good! You're going to love this ⬇️ One year on from the launch of the City Portrait for Greater Melbourne, we're thrilled to introduce you to the City Portrait Impact Visualiser tool. Created under the brilliant leadership of Dr. Michael Dunbar at RMIT University, this prototype enables anyone to consider a project – and its impact – in relation to the Melbourne Doughnut. 🍩 If you have any reflections on how you're using this or any feedback, thoughts or ideas on how we could make it even more valuable, please drop Alison Whitten an email at alison@regen.melbourne 📧 Visualise your impact now ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gHVqVPez

Hello there! Are you struggling to convey the current and potential impact of food systems work? 🤔🌱 In the complex world of food systems, explaining the full value of our work can be tough. Whether you're communicating with stakeholders, the public or investors, it's often difficult to articulate the far-reaching potential of food to change the world. Some of these values were explored in Regen Melbourne's recent food systems report and we'd like you to join us for an interactive 2-hour workshop, hosted by Dheepa Jeyapalan, to dive more deeply into this: Together, we'll explore: 📈 How can we effectively communicate the full value of our work in food systems? 🗣 What is our role in helping decision-makers and funders understand the comprehensive value of the food system? 🚰 Where is the untapped potential in our current food system that holds immense value for society? What to expect: 🤝 Collaborative discussions with new friends 🛠 Hands-on activities to harness our collective wisdom ⚡️ An energising environment that celebrates your important work Leave feeling inspired and equipped with new perspectives on communicating the value of your food system initiatives. Don't miss this opportunity to connect, learn, and grow with others passionate about the transformative power of food. ⬇️ 📆 Weds 30th Oct ⏰ 10am-12pm 📍 LMCF For Purpose Impact Accelerator Hub 🎟 Grab your tix here: https://lnkd.in/giaNFyiK

Calling all Westsiders: This Saturday, Green Collect's first ever Green West Fest will be hitting Braybrook with a wonderful mission: to gather for good and co-create a cleaner, greener and healthier neighbourhood. 🏡💚 A celebration of sustainability and creativity, the one-day festival aims to deepen community connections through charting an ambitious collective future together. There'll be workshops, there'll be community artwork, cooking demos and permaculture. There'll be DJs and food and learning and craft and EVEN an Ethiopian coffee ceremony. Heck, you can even hop on a bike and peddle yourself a smoothie, if you feel like it. The inaugural Green West Fest has been made possible thanks to the support of the West Gate Neighbourhood Fund and the combined efforts of grassroots organisations such as BikeWest, Permaculture Out West, Borderlands, The Westsider Newspaper and Online, and Akea. As a supporting partner, Regen Melbourne will be there with bells on. Grab your tickets below ⬇️ 📆 Saturday October 26th ⏰ 10am-4pm 📍 Unit 1/75A Ashley St, Braybrook, VIC 🎟 Register here: https://lnkd.in/ggDegVqt

On Saturday November 9th, one year since Regen Melbourne launched the City Portrait, join us for a special celebration that will bring the Melbourne Doughnut and the Country-Centred Circular Economy model (the ‘Indigenous Doughnut’) in relation with one another. 🍩 This event marks the beginning of a journey of ‘walking together,’ using the two Doughnuts to guide our understanding of how Indigenous and non-Indigenous knowledge can come together towards a hopeful and thriving future. The Melbourne Doughnut emerged as a way to conceptualise a ‘safe and just’ future for our city, where needs of people and planet are kept in balance. It has evolved into a City Portrait that includes data and stories to measure progress towards this future. The Indigenous Doughnut represents aligned objectives, and begins by centering Country and building out an understanding of human wellbeing. It highlights the relational, dynamic aspects inherent in traditional knowledge of place. Bringing the two models together represents a meaningful way of learning from their commonalities and respective aspirations, and understanding what it looks like to translate the frameworks into practice. We will gather in person, outdoors, to pay respect to Country, share stories of the origins and potential of the two Doughnut models and explore the linkages between them. Hosted by The Federation of Victorian Traditional Owners Corporations, Good human, Regen Melbourne and RMIT University, the event will encourage participants to contribute to shaping what it means to walk together, both conceptually and practically. Sound like your cup of tea? Book your tickets here ➡️  https://lnkd.in/gnhKjXH4

🌱 This World Food Day, let's pause to reflect on what food truly means to us. As we unpacked in our latest report, when we ask people about their most memorable food experiences, they don't talk about nutrition facts or complex policies. They speak of grandma's secret recipe, family gatherings, or that moment they truly connected with where their food came from. In our rush to systematise and optimise our food system, we've sometimes lost sight of these deeper connections. Food isn't just a commodity – it's nature's expression, a bridge between us and the earth that sustains us. And our bridge between each other. Today, we are calling for a fundamental shift in how we think about food: ✅ Let's create spaces where we can rediscover food's true essence ✅ Centre First Nations people's wisdom and traditional food knowledge ✅ Move beyond quick fixes to embrace a radical new vision for food ✅ Remember that we're all part of one beautiful, interconnected food system Yes, this may push us out of our comfort zones. But transforming our relationship with food isn't just about individual wellbeing – it's crucial for the health of our planet and all life that calls it home. What's your most meaningful food memory? Jump into the comments section and let us know ⬇️⬇️⬇️

In the week of the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024, the Regen Melbourne team, led by Regen Streets Lead Nina Sharpe, has released a foundational report on the challenges and opportunities for regenerative neighbourhoods across Greater Melbourne 🏡💚🌱 Our streets and neighbourhoods are critical in any conversation about a nature positive future. Our streets are shared spaces where we shift from the private to the public sphere. The conditions of a street impact all of us, no matter how we use them. We name our streets. We protest in them. We celebrate in them. Streets provide opportunity for people to connect in a way that no other public space can. 🤔 So what if we allow our streets to play the vital role in life they are intended for – to animate the social, ecological and economic aspects of communities? What if the streets were our change agent for nature-positive action? To create a wave of regenerative streets we must organise ourselves differently and create systemic responses to what are systemic challenges. There will not be an immediate, single solution. Instead we must continue to learn about what types of activities and relationships need to shift in order to lead to more transformative impact. Our next phase of work explores how we can go about making this shift. You can access this incredible report (complete with beautiful illustrations) on The Regen Gazette ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gqx7H6aD

Over the course of three weeks in September, the Yarra Riverkeeper Association's (YRKA) second iteration of the Birrarung Riverfest took place along the banks of the Birrarung River. Across 40 events, some 2,000 folks showed up to participate in the magic of the Birrarung – an incredible amount of people for a community-run event, and a testament to the hard work of Carina Watson, Carolyn Tate, Janet Bolitho and the YRKA team. Regen Melbourne was privileged to play a role in the event’s success, and our efforts were supported by an incredible cohort of partners and co-conspirators from across an enormous cross-section of society. To our friends Lifesaving Victoria, Patagonia, Green Sports Alliance, Matt Sykes, Regeneration Projects , Good&Proper, cummins&partners, Sarah Raine, Michael McConville, Heath Collins, Chay O'Rourke, Marshall Blecher, Leanne Niblock, Sydney Water, Annabel Sides, Sibylle vd Walt, Adriaan van der Linden, Jo Hardy, Emma Webber and everyone else who played a role – thank you. 🙏 Here, Charity Mosienyane, Lead Convenor for the Swimmable Birrarung project, reflects on an incredible celebration of Melbourne’s life force. Read all about it on The Regen Gazette ➡️ https://lnkd.in/g9vi2ZW6 See you at Riverfest 2025!

Melbourne talks a big talk about being one of the world's best 'foodie' cities. 🍎 But if our food system isn't resilient, nutritious, equitable and sustainable, do we really deserve our 'foodie' title? If we want to fix the deeply rooted issues in Melbourne’s strained food system, first we need to make sense of it. How did we get here? What have we come to accept as ‘status quo’? And what’s standing in the way of meaningful collective action? In our latest report, ‘The Foodie City we need to become: Greater Melbourne’s systemic opportunity’, our Food Systems Lead Dheepa Jeyapalan explores the challenges and abundant opportunities that lie ahead. Read all about it on The Regen Gazette ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gykSFz-q

“I want people to feel supported and heard within the community. I hope it’s a reflective process; that people leave feeling a sense of urgency on this topic, and feel inspired to take their own kind of action.” Over three days this coming weekend, urban design student Tiaré Murphy will host a pop-up green space at Signal (Flinders Walk, Northbank, on the banks of the Birrarung River). 'Green Spaces in Unusual Places' has been developed in partnership with Regen Melbourne and will feature musical performances, facilitated climate discussions, sharing of personal narratives, interactive workshops (including bee hotel-making classes!) and thermal cameras to illustrate temperature differences between green spaces and surrounding concrete. We spoke to Tiaré to find out more about what punters can expect from this unique event. You can read all about it on The Regen Gazette ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gZgEjPE3 And you can grab your (free!) tickets here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/gzPARsTU