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We're looking forward to new communities in 2025...

Let’s Talk About the Weather is a program to support local communities to proactively respond to the challenges of recovery, preparedness & climate adaptation. To foster community led change, through the development of bottom-up solutions.

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Let's Talk About the Weather aims to:

Generate conversation, connection & common ground in response to floods, extreme weather events & the impacts of climate change

Broadly assist in normalising conversations around climate change

Encourage greater buy in & participation in finding locally led solutions including to build resilience & better prepare for future weather disasters

Empower local leadership to keep going & effectively deliver projects

Inspire new leadership from new community sectors

Encourage ideas & local action around relevant themes

Connect locals to existing initiatives & solutions that address flood resilience & climate change adaptation

Grow a database of people interested in climate adaptation & community resilience as a practical platform for Council & other Local Groups to continue growing capacity for this important work beyond the life of this program

This is a conversation that is building interest across regional Victoria

The first delivery was in St Arnaud in partnership with Buloke & Northern Grampians Landcare Network. Made possible thanks to funding by DEECA’s Grampians Region Climate Adaptation grant.

It’s now being delivered in the Shires of Campaspe, Loddon & Central Goldfields, supported by FRRR, through funding from the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund. As well as Gannawarra Shire with thanks to Gannawarra Shire Recovery Funds.

The program is effectively engaging with local businesses, residents & community organisations on critical themes of environment, adaptation, regeneration, local food, creativity & innovation. And has been a Finalist in the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards.

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If you’d like to bring an initiative like this to your community to have the important conversations, get in touch with the Make a Change team via: [email protected] or 0483 104 361

“Now it’s the age for the translator… It’s the age for combining what we already have into what we need.” ~ Van Jones