There has been a growing interest from people across the annual ChangeFest gatherings to continue to learn, connect and collaborate throughout the year. And so, the ChangeFest Learning Network now provides a regular opportunity for all of us across the movement to share practice and learn, to connect and build, and to take a deep breath and reflect.
Our online monthly Lunch & Learn sessions are free and designed to explore a story of community-led change, as well as provide space to connect with each other. Register now for our next event.
Upcoming event
September 2025: Imagined Futures – Sowing the Seeds of Empathy: An Anchor for Change
Join ChangeFest for a special Lunch & Learn as we proudly introduce our co-hosts for the ChangeFest25 national gathering – Imagined Futures.
For the first time, the ChangeFest Songlines extend all the way to Western Australia, opening space for stories rarely heard across the rest of the country. ChangeFest25 will be held 19-21 November in Walyalup (Fremantle, WA) and tickets are available now to join changemakers from across the country.
As one of Australia’s earliest collective impact initiatives, Imagined Futures has spent over a decade weaving together government, community, and grassroots action to create lasting change. In this session, you’ll:
- Discover the transformative work of Imagined Futures
- Glimpse into Walyalup – a place rich in history and with a strong First Nations heart
- Learn how strategic governance, powerful networks, and grassroots action combine to spark real impact
- Hear inspiring stories from their work with children and young people
Don’t miss this chance to be inspired, connect, and sow the seeds of change together.
All are welcome at our free monthly Lunch & Learn sessions. Register now and be part of the movement.
Wednesday, 24 September, 2025
12.30 – 2.00pm (AEST)
Online via Zoom
About the Presenters
Leigh Sinclair – Executive Director, Imagined Futures
Leigh is the Executive Director of Imagined Futures. Imagined Futures brings together over 70 not-for-profit and government agencies, as well as business, philanthropists, and community members to tackle complex social challenges. Over her career, she has performed consultations, strategic planning, governance, research, and policy development roles as well as designing and delivering front line services. She has undertaken this work in government, non-government, and private sectors. Leigh jumped at the opportunity to put this breadth of experience into practice to facilitate cross-sector collaborative efforts to deliver the best results for the community.
About the Learning Network
The ChangeFest Learning Network is a regular opportunity for all of us across the ChangeFest Movement to share practice and learn, to connect and build, and to take a deep breath and reflect. It will provide us all with the space to listen and hear from each other in ways that will help us in our own work for community-led system change – whether it be in communities, government, large for purpose organisations and businesses.
Learning Network Lunch & Learn Sessions are usually held from 12.30 – 2pm (AEST) and are designed to be “easy for you to contribute, simple for us to hold, meaningful for us all to be part of.” Each event will be free and provide opportunity to explore practices and stories of community led change – and an opportunity to connect with each other across the ChangeFest Movement.
Share your story
If you have a story or a challenge you want to share at a lunch time session – or build collective action around, please get in touch at hello@changefest.com.au. We are particularly keen to highlight stories that embody the principles of the ChangeFest Statement, namely:
- Shared leadership: between First Nations and other Australians
- Collaboration: recognising the roles we each play in changing the systems and the need to work together on complex challenges
- Power: that effective place based change is when communities are enabled to lead and work in collaboration with other decision makers and power holders.
Past events
The ChangeFest Learning Network was introduced in 2024 and is a long-term plan – working developmentally to create diverse opportunities for learning and relationship building. The following online “lunchbox sessions” have been held:
Aug 2025 – Regen Labs: How do we grow regenerative local economies rooted in justice, care, and place?
July 2025 – Barkly Community Researchers: Continuing to work in the middle space
June 2025 – The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy
May 2025 – The Liberated Method and relational practice
April 2025 – Learning the Macleay: Building momentum for community action
December 2024 – The ChangeFest Statement in Action: What does it mean in your context
September 2024 – The Narrative: changing the story of catalytic events to mobilise a collaborative effort.