Enabling change from within communities and organisations
Enabling change from within communities and organisations
We believe communities and organisations are like living organisms, they need life-giving elements to develop, prosper and evolve. We know that a strategy, a vision, and a determination to survive is often not enough. It’s the why, what and how we choose to act, that is critical to what the future will look like. By activating each crucial element and resource to flow directly to the source of the problem we can enable inclusive growth and secure a sustainable environment, where people prosper, and communities thrive.
Local Regeneration offers expertise in the development and delivery of social & economic inclusion strategies. Specialising in the engagement and development of regional partnerships, with experience in the delivery and the management of strategic plans and projects. Helen is a trained educator on economic groups focussing on the effects of poverty and co-creator and facilitator of the ‘Sustainable Thinking’ program. We know effective change comes from successful engagement.
We connect communities and organisations by tapping into local knowledge and existing expertise, identifying underutilised resources that have the capacity to produce the solutions. Whether it’s shaping your vision or developing a strategy, to navigating and facilitating your project, Local Regeneration has the skills and experience to engage your stakeholders to participate in co-creating a solution, lead a collective advocacy and support a sense of agency, enabling change from within communities and organisations.
Local Regeneration offers expertise in the development and delivery of social & economic inclusion strategies. We specialise in the engagement and development of regional partnerships, and provide experience in the delivery of strategic plans and projects.The basis of Local Regeneration's approach is to understand that communities and organisations are living organisms, they need life-giving elements to develop, prosper and evolve. We know that a strategy, a vision, and a determination to survive is often not enough. It’s the why, what and how we choose to act, that is critical to what the future will look like. By identifying and activating fundamental resources and re-directing them to the source of the problem, we believe that we can enable inclusive growth and secure a sustainable environment, where people prosper, and communities thrive. At Local Regeneration we believe effective change can happen when people are valued and acknowledged for their unique role, and empowered to contribute. When we work in communities and organisations, it is so important to seek out the local knowledge, identify the expertise and untap the underutilised resources to release the capacity for growth.
Helen is the founder and principal consultant at Local Regeneration. She is a trained educator on the ‘culture of economic groups’ and the ‘effects of poverty’ and co-creator and facilitator of the ‘Sustainable Thinking’ program. She has led economic development and social inclusion community place-based projects. Helen has specialised in forming collaborative partnerships between all tiers of government, industry, schools and community organisations, to work together to identify opportunities for improved economy, jobs and education and training outcomes for residents who are experiencing disadvantage in the Geelong Region. Helen developed and implemented a number of important initiatives in collaboration with government and other organisations, positioning under resourced communities as key areas for industry development and growth. She has supervised high level project teams from Northern Futures, The Gordon’s Business Development team, and recently the Economic Development Business & Industry Engagement team. Helen has expertise in providing and developing place-based models for intensive skills training and job support to individuals who have backgrounds of generational disadvantage and long-term unemployment. Helen is a trained Facilitator, and a keynote speaker on the issues that face disadvantaged communities and the Bridges out of Poverty Framework. She has successfully engaged major industry partners to develop specific projects that fit their recruitment needs and assisted in the employing of long term unemployed job seekers.
Local Regeneration provides expertise to support and inform your community or organisation’s vision. We can deliver an environment analysis by observing and conducting basic research that identifies your community or organisation's challenges within a social and economic framework. We provide a choice of facilitation platforms and workshops to engage your specific key stakeholders/members and can facilitate events.
Local Regeneration is passionate about researching and developing projects that have capacity to deliver both inclusive growth and social inclusion. We investigate world’s best practice and research the latest theories to help inform and develop the scope of the project. We want your project to be effective, innovative and practical to deliver, and most of all to be a good cultural fit.
The basis of our approach is to facilitate a conversation in a collaborative manner that provides understanding and respect to community members, key stakeholders and or staff, encouraging them to participate and together create solutions. We help excavate the critical information while ensuring people feel valued and acknowledged for their unique role and are empowered to contribute.
Local Regeneration has the ability to identify and develop new and existing stakeholder relationships and establish and support strategic networks, ensuring effective stakeholder management strategies are in place; guiding and influencing decision-making and experience in managing stakeholder issues.
Local Regeneration offers expertise in the development and delivery of social & economic inclusion strategies. Specialising in the engagement and development of regional partnerships, with experience in the delivery of strategic plans and projects. Helen has led economic development and social inclusion community place-based projects, she specialises in forming collaborative partnerships between all tiers of government, industry, schools and community organisations to work together to identify opportunities for improved economy, jobs, education and community training outcomes.
Expertise in managing diverse community, education and economic development projects, including the State Government's Small Business Festival, Regional Industry Sector Employment platform, Entrepreneurs & Startup Scholarship program, the State Government's Back to Work program, the Geelong Skills and Jobs Centre and in a previous position the International Alcoa Global Youth Internship program, and the State Government Work and Learning Centre.
Facilitating effective change happens when people are valued and acknowledged for their unique role and empowered to contribute. When we work in your community or organisation, we seek out the local knowledge, identify the expertise and untap the underutilised resources to release the capacity for growth. We can facilitate the creating of a vision or the development of a strategy, to facilitating the scope or delivery of a project. We can train, counsel and facilitate skills within your teams to build staff capacity in achieving organisational imperatives.
Local Regeneration can lead and deliver your key strategic projects, with proved success in local skills development, job creation strategies, regional strategies for economic and social participation and specialising in transforming communities.
We have experience and understanding of the political environment and can assist your community or organisation to navigate your project or initiative to the correct government departments and or local leaders. Local Regeneration has the skills and experience to engage your stakeholders, co-create a solution, lead a collective advocacy and influence community agency. We enable change from within communities and organisations.
Helen is a trained educator on the ‘culture of economic groups’ and the ‘effects of poverty’ and, co-creator and facilitator of the ‘Sustainable Thinking’ program. We provide keynote presentations on subjects such as; social leadership, social development, inclusive growth, integrated agile operating systems and sustainable thinking practices, providing professional development to community leaders and management/staff groups and community forums.
Local regeneration use ‘reflective practice’ as a foundation tool for purposeful learning. It provides a respectful communication process that assists the client, community or organisation to explore their challenge or opportunity at a deeper level through their experience and observations.
