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WA Midwest Coastal - Ellen Nightingale
Looking inward for a stronger sense of community in Kalbarri
Ellen Nightingale says ‘yes, I was a nurse when I was younger,’ with the weariness of someone who has…
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WA GE Tracey Rathbone
Youth services a priority for Western Australian local politician
When Tracey Rathbone is describing her family’s move to Western Australia, it’s hard not to conjure mental images of…
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WA GE L-A Shibish headshot
LARC project targets compassion as a quality enabling better community engagement and resilience 
Lori-Ann Shibish’s work as a community engagement practitioner means that she has seen the way forced change can affect…
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VIC -Dean Sutton
Latrobe and Gippsland LARC graduate strives to connect people to community
Tragedy has marked Dean Sutton’s leadership journey, but failed to derail his commitment to his community, serving instead to…
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Individual wellbeing pivotal to ensuring healthy and resilient communities
Former cardio thoracic nurse Christine Boucher is focused on her community’s holistic wellbeing, determined to keep as many people…
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TAS - Stafford Ives-Heres
Succession planning on the farm seen as crucial to regional resilience
Stafford Ives-Heres farms in the North-West of Tasmania, in a ruggedly scenic area fringed by the deep blue, cool…
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De Jonge, Jacqueline
Encouraging breadth and depth in education an important part of strengthening resilience in Tasmania’s North-West
Fossil Bluff beach is at one end of Jacqueline de Jonge’s Wynyard street, and at the other the Inglis…
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SA Sally Allen headshot
The LARC effect: From culture-shocked to confident 
When Sal Allen left the Gold Coast and pointed her car in the direction of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula,…
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SA Bec O'Leary headshot
Strengthening the leadership ecosystem is all about building trust
When Rebecca O’Leary was a team leader on Raoul Island, her biggest accomplishment was that nobody died on her…
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QLD WBB Mark Lourigan headshot
Jobs boost key to Fraser Coast’s future resilience
For decades Mark Lourigan has enjoyed an idyllic life on Queensland’s central east coast, lured by a good job,…
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