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Welcome to the stories of Australia reMADE!
Consider this a source of ideas and inspiration, behind the scenes reflections and insights, as we work together to create the Australia of our dreams. These are the stories about how we can and are working together to create the best version of us: a country defined by courage and compassion, where people and planet come first.
“We don’t understand the essence of how amazing we are!”
Gloucester is a town full of people who know all about the public good and how to provide it. Whether it’s supporting community members through life’s ups and downs, helping to secure a safe climate future by fighting off a coal mine, or running their Sustainable Futures Convention, Gloucester is a small town with a big impact…
“A place where everyone contributes, matters and belongs”
Following on from our interview with Mark Zirnsak of the Uniting Church, we recently sat down Laura Barnes of QCOSS (Queensland Council of Social Service) to get a different organisational perspective on the art of putting vision into action…
Vision - why bother?
We recently sat down with Mark Zirnsak, a Senior Social Justice Advocate with the Uniting Church of Australia (UCA) in Victoria and Tasmania and an early supporter of Australia reMADE. We asked Mark about the thinking that sparked the UCA’s new vision, how they wrote it, how they’re using it; and how people who share a common vision can continue to work together better for the world we want…
Listening in: using the election results to create a better Australia
What if we made it an actual, resourced-priority to listen deeply to local communities and those we disagree with from a distance, in order to build common ground? What if we found new ways to compromise? In other words, what does it mean to work together for the common good of our country?
The practical means for a decent life
“We just need a bunch of single mothers to do the government budget - there’d be enough for everyone...”
The makings of a vision
In 2017 we went on a national listening expedition, connecting with hundreds of people representing communities around Australia. We asked them to dream out loud about the Australia they truly want, and to think about how such a transformation might happen…