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After lunch in the park on Day 1, delegates moved to six different Impact Labs aligned to the National Regional Challenges launched in 2026 and highlighted in the earlier panel session. The sessions were held in different rooms in the conference Civic Centre and the […]

A key characteristic of Social Impact in the Regions conference is to get people out of the room and into the host community. Each year, this takes different forms designed to encourage new connections and support the local economy. Lunch on Day 1 guided people

Day 1 of the Social Impact in the Regions conference moved from the systems conversation to the six 2026 Ready Communities National Regional Challenges. In May 2026, we asked people across regional Australia to contribute to a set of challenges informed by the work in

Day 1 of the Social Impact in the Regions conference continued the story of the system with a second panel, moving from funders to practitioners. The panel included Jenny Briscoe-Hough from Tender Funerals, Angela Cochrane from the Future Care Project, and Dave Parker from Frontier

Day 1 of the Social Impact in the Regions conference opens with setting the scene of a system in transition, with the panel including Fiona Maxwell, CEO, John Villiers Trust, Meg Price, Head of Rural Horizons, FRRR, MJ Bellotti, Chief Executive Community, RACQ, and Bob

A local impact showcase is hosted the day before the official conference –referred to as “Day 0” – to highlight initiatives and businesses that emerged over the past ten months. The event also provides local community with an introduction to a smaller room before the

This September, the fourth annual Social Impact in the Regions (SIITR) conference was held in Stanthorpe, Queensland. Over 200 delegates from across Australia came together on the theme of “Regions in transition”. They say an unreflected experience is a lost experience. This series of #SIITR26Diary