ChangeFest25 will be held on the country of the Whadjuk people in the greater Walyalup area (Fremantle) in partnership with Imagined Futures.
Originally launched in the east—on the country of the Yuggera and Yugambeh Speaking people, followed by Darug country—the ChangeFest Songlines have also embraced Larrakia country in the north, Lutriwita country in the south, and Latji Latji country along our great rivers.
This extends the ChangeFest Songlines westwards for the first time.
“It is right that the ChangeFest Songlines now travel to Western Australia. ChangeFest25 in Walyalup connects the work of ChangeFest across the country, providing a continuation of celebration, learning, and connections for change,” said ChangeFest Elder Aunty Faith Green.
Fremantle is the first place that did not recognise Australia day – an important step for justice and healing between First Nations and other multicultural Australians. Fremantle is also, like many communities across the country, learning and reimagining what a more equitable community that works for all can look like when we centre First Nations leadership.
“Imagined Futures is thrilled to bring ChangeFest to Western Australia. This is an amazing opportunity for not just our community, but for all of Western Australia to learn alongside the ChangeFest Movement about community led systems change for a more truthful, equitable country. Western Australia has a lot to share from our unique context into the work of nation building across Australia.,” said Leigh Sinclair, Executive Director of Imagined Futures.
ChangeFest25 will be held on 19 – 21 November 2025.
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Work is also underway on ChangeFest26 – to provide the movement with clear direction and momentum moving forward across multiple years, and helping to drive this critical nation building activity into a better future.
As the ChangeFest National Convenor, Collaboration for Impact has been working with partners across the country for over 6 years now to build a movement for change, through the Annual Gatherings and through the recently launched Learning Network.
“These next two Gatherings, together with our Learning Network and other activities, are a signal of the growing momentum, spread and depth of the movement for community-led systems change in Australia that centres First Nations leadership. We need this now more than ever if we are to truly step into being a nation centred on equity and in which all people and places thrive. This is critical nation building and we are delighted to be working with communities who are committed to being on this journey with us.” said CFI CEO, Anna Powell.