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Registrations are now open for our next Learning Network event.  The ChangeFest Statement has sat at the heart of our Movement since the first ChangeFest Gathering in Logan in 2018.  At this session you will hear from ChangeFest Elder, Aunty Faith Green and CFI CEO, Anna Powell, who together will tell the story of the […]

In September, Renee King from Western Downs Futures will share the story of how the Western Downs community is changing the narrative from disadvantage to power.   The Narrative: changing the story of catalytic events to mobilise a collaborative effort.    Stories bring us together. They shape our society, norms and rules. The stories we hold about our communities rationalise the […]

We are excited to announce that the process for CF25 and CF26 community hosts is now open. As we’ve just heard and experienced across Changefest24, the country-wide ChangeFest movement is underpinned by a deep current of connecting songlines. These songlines grow in depth and connection across each year. Starting from Logan to Mt Druitt to Palmerston – […]

ChangeFest24 is very excited to announce that the Honourable Dr Jim Chalmers MP, Treasurer, will join a line-up of national and local speakers to close ChangeFest24. In this session, you will hear perspectives from across place-based ecosystems on our strengths, what’s needed next, how we enable more equitable and connected communities, and equip ourselves for […]

We are so grateful to The Mungo Excursion who is offering ChangeFest attendees an opportunity to be part of a sunset tour of Mungo National Park.  The Mungo Excursion is fully Aboriginal owned and is operated by the Traditional Owners of Mungo National Park who will take you on a journey through the past, where […]

                        Liz Weaver is joining ChangeFest24 all the way from Canada, bringing the wisdom and experience of the Tamarack Institute for all ChangeFest participants to share. Liz is passionate about the power and potential of communities getting to impact on complex issues and will […]

                        Stan is a Wiradjuri, Kamilaroi and Dharrawal man who is a passionate and courageous advocate for the rights of First Nations people. Our CF24 theme, Rivers of Change, is about coming together from different places and different perspectives to create something more powerful together. […]

Announcing the ChangeFest 2024 Local Artwork ChangeFest and local hosts Hands Up Mallee and Connected Beginnings Mildura are excited to announce and share the artwork of Barkindji artist Hope Kuchel as the successful local artist for ChangeFest24 in Mildura. Hope is a local artist with deep connections to the lands of the Latji Latji people […]

Expressions of Interest are now open! ChangeFest with Hands Up Mallee and Connected Beginnings Mildura are seeking Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Artists who live in and have a strong connection to Sunraysia community to help bring a strong local identity to ChangeFest 2024. To create or licence an already existing piece of their art […]

                            Earlier this year in March, over 500 people from across the country gathered to create yet another  rich celebration and learning of place-based change in Australia. The fourth meeting of the ChangeFest movement, ChangeFest would like to acknowledge and extend its […]