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What does resilience mean to you?

What do YOU reckon ?
What does RESILIENCE mean to YOU ?

In the lead up to our next event, we’re having a BIG conversation about ‘resilience’

Get involved by: sending us a selfie and an answer to this question: What does resilience mean to you?

Email us; share in the comments below; or connect with us on: Make a Change social media
Include the hashtag #whatdoyoureckon #gbc4change and spread the word on your own social media……encouraging others to do the same…..

We’re listening: as this is an important topic, for everyone!
Learn more about ‘why’ – by watching this space and registering for updates

Be heard, in our campaign to Ramp Up Resilience in Greater Bendigo and beyond….with more on this, soon…….

We look forward to receiving your selfie and response : What do YOU reckon….. resilience means to you ?

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In the meantime, register for our next event  Outside the Square Ramp Up Resilience Thursday 27 April, 6.30pm-9.30pm, The Engine Room, 58 View Street Bendigo

This initiative is part of Greater Bendigo’s Curriculum for Change: a series of discussions and events throughout 2017, underlining how each and everyone of us, can play a part in creating the future we want. Sign up to our e-news to stay in the loop, receive updates and direct event invitations !

Here's what people are saying so far:
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Toby, Golden Square Primary School

"Water off a duck's back"

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Wayne, Bendigo Bank

"Being determined and committed and to have vision.

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Ayrlea, Bendigo Thunder

"Being able to bounce back from difficult situations and to continue through difficult situations knowing it's not easy"

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Lanie & Rod, Junortoun Fire Brigade

Lanie: "Fundraising to make sure our brigade has the resources to support the community as it grows." Rod: "Being able to contribute in all ways I can, whether on the truck, or fundraising, or other activities"

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Rushabh, Codergarten

"Sticking with the problems- be stubborn. Whether short term or long term, one step at a time, all problems can be resolved."

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Bryley, Friendly Savage

"Community working together to bring out the best in everyone. Being able to pick up after you've had a set back."

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Amanda, Rhok and Coliban Water

"One of the most important things to be able to be is resilient- "bounce-back-ability". Important in your home, your workplace, in an emergency, practically and emotionally. The question is- how do you learn it?"

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Brenton, Uptake Digital

"The ability to thrive in tough conditions"

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Allen & Steve, Warialda Beef

Getting out of bed at 4am every Saturday to go to a Allen: "Farmer's Market, and smiling at the first 4 customers!" Steve: "Putting up with Allen's dad jokes!"

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Ruby, Yo Bendigo

"Getting up and starting again even if you feel like there's not much left to do, or you don't have any energy left."

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Kerrie & Melanie, Haven; Home, Safe

Kerrie: "Determination" Melanie: "Persistence in the face of adversity"

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Josh, Bendigo Telco

"The ability to take on challenges despite complexity, and achieving an outcome."

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Ali

"Be steadfast in what you believe in"

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Melanie, Be.Bendigo

"When external factors influence on a person they can adapt, not feel threatened, and can still participate the way they want to."

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Claude

"Give things to people that I didn't get to have when I was younger. Helping people out and not asking anything in return."

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Liz, Bendigo Sustainabilty Group

"Overcoming chronic health difficulties, working for sustainability and the environment."

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Keith Sutherland

"Bendigo has become a more resilient city over the last 20 years because there is a more coordinated approach to all sorts of issues."

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Damien, AFS & Associates

"When you get knocked down, you can pick yourself up again. An ability to bounce back and improve for next time."

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Michelle & Adam

"The ability to bounce back after hardship." Adam: "Being who you are without having any outside influence." Michelle: "It makes me think of the children I work with and how amazing they are despite everything they've been through."

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John

"Using past experiences for future endeavours"

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Lilian, Haven Home Safe

"Being tough and the ability to recover and bounce back from any life difficulties."

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Mark, DELWP

"Being able to continue to grow and maintain effort."

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Jac, Bike Bendigo

"Resilience to me is about community and doing things together- like bike riding!"

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Lisa & Peter, Catholic Care Sandhurst

Peter: "Being able to ride across bad times and be able to bounce back up if you do get knocked down."

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Geoff, DELWP

"Transitioning from being reactive to proactive. Taking community knowledge and information to make good decisions that support the drivers of localised change."

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John

"Rebound from adverse circumstances and move on."

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Theo, Localised

"Building skills and new mindsets; building new mindsets is really where resilience will win."

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Nicole, Heartfelt Change

"Resilience is ancient wisdom and indigenous cultures- they survived for thousands of years and had it right."

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Bernie, Monash University Bendigo

"Passionate, pushing on, and navigating your way."

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Loretta & Merel, Bendigo Sustainabilty Group

Loretta: "being able to bounce back." Merel: "able to fight for your own opinions and rights."

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Bruce, Bendigo Health

"Sustainability, and seeing something through to its completion- If you can sustain something."

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Fiona,

"Being able to get back on track after a set back."

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Community Leadership Loddon Mallee

In order from left to right: Mel: "survive, adapt then prosper into the future." Lucy: "connected to self, other and opportunity." Fiona: "being able to bounce back after an impact." Julie: "strength from adversity."

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Helen, Federation University

"Being able to respond effectively to something that isn't planned. Have skills and relationships established for timely and effective responses and it is also what a community wants."

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Ann, Community Foundation for Central Victoria

"The capacity to continue."

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Alicia, Bendigo Thunder

"The ability to bounce back. We all have different twists and turns in our journey, it's how we deal with it"

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Martin, CPRMA

"Planning of events that may occur but doing the planning that is considered and involved the communities and stakeholders affected."

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Linda, Relationships for Life

"Resilience is sitting with your feelings and owning them, not avoiding and ignoring them"

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Bryan, Northern City Insurance

"Staying on your feet, never giving up and being prepared"

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Smith

"Rules, and doing the right thing."

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Don, Goody's Gopher Courier

"Resilience means to keep going no matter what the cost."

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Jill, Bendigo Sustainability Group

"Being able to see the positive out of the negative and to see there is a way out. And to bring other people along with them."

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Shae, Kangaroo Flat Library

"Connected communities to get through the hard patches. Being borrowers to take on whatever the future throws at you."

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Dan, Bendigo Clean Scene

"Continue getting up no matter how many times you get knocked down."

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Fiona, ABC Radio

"Used to think over used word during drought, but looking back the way small communities coped drought is the epitome of resilience"

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Sue, CWA Northern Group

Things that might happen that aren't good, you rise above it.

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