Each year the SIITR Gala Dinner carries a theme which is determined by the ‘best dressed’ the year prior. (NOTE: the 2025 theme is shared below). The conference theme adds an element of fun and surprise to the event and it also lends the opportunity […]
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If you’ve attended one (or both) of the two Social Impact in the Regions (SIITR) conferences you’ll be very aware this isn’t just another conference. Our conference founder and producer, Kerry Grace says it’s because she designs the conference as a community engagement activity, not
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To say we had fun cooking up our SIITR24 venues would be the understatement of the year. Where and how do you host a conference when there isn’t a venue in the host community big enough to host the anticipated audience? The only option was
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Local procurement is another important Social Impact in the Regions principle. In fact. In 2024 of our conference spend (not including wages and admin) of $99,599.60, 80% was spent within the local region, and 41% of this directly in the host community. Some other cool
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Leading into SIITR24 we were very conscious of accommodation availability. Not only because it’s limited in the 2024 host community, Kempsey and the broader Local Government Area, the Macleay Valley, also because several of the local motels are relied on for crisis accommodation. By July
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Visual and performing artists are a very important component of Social Impact in the Regions (SIITR). In 2024, with the support of Arts Mid North Coast we had a stellar range of talent including: Jay Black, And The Trees Photography Peter Clarke, Heaven and Earth
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Each year we offer bespoke opportunities for service providers, social enterprises and organisations to exhibit. We look for exhibitors that align with our values of building regional social impact practitioners and delivering their work with, not at regional communities. We keep our exhibitor numbers low
Imagine this for a moment… It’s 11:41am on 3rd September. You join an equally excited cohort of regional changemakers at Sydney Central Station. With socially and environmentally responsible lunchbox in hand you lean back in your comfy seat and let the pressures of your day-to-day
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Ready Macleay is the pilot Ready Communities initiative hosted by Kempsey, NSW as we lead into this year’s Social Impact in the Regions conference 4-6 September. The program was designed by Kerry Grace and Dr. Chad Renando in response to their decades of experience in
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The Social Enterprise Council of NSW & ACT (SECNA) is excited to announce a partnership with the organisers of Social Impact in the Regions (SIITR), a new conference designed specifically for regional changemakers and people supporting social impact in regional communities. Kylie Flament, SECNA’s CEO,
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The second national Social Impact in the Regions conference will be held in Kempsey, NSW 4-6 September this year. Conference producer, Kerry Grace and Ready Communities co-founder Dr. Chad Renando have been working in the Kempsey community since February via the Ready Macleay program to
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We are delighted to announce our 2024 program is now LIVE. This year’s program runs across three jam packed days and features keynotes, masterclasses, workshops and action learning sets across three themes: Investing in regional impact Amplifying regional voices and Understanding regional challenges We will
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We acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians and Elders past and present.
