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Across Australia, place-based initiatives tell us a consistent story: meaningful change is happening locally, but there is no shared or consistent way to define, measure or explain that impact. Different funders ask for different evidence. Different frameworks pull in different directions. Too much time is spent translating work into multiple reporting languages instead of focusing on delivery.
This Summit is about changing that. A practical, applied event to align communities, initiatives, practitioners, funders and governments around clearer, shared approaches to impact.
Over two days, participants will work through practical questions facing place-based work, including what “impact” means in place-based contexts – and what it doesn’t; which measures and signals are useful across places, and which are not; how communities, funders and governments can better align around a smaller set of shared approaches; and practical examples of measuring and communicating impact in ways that hold up beyond the place.
Where: Sofitel Brisbane Central, QLD
When: 15–16 June 2026
Tickets are available via the registration site. Ticket sales close 29 May 2026 at 5pm AEST.
Summit Bursaries are now closed.
We received 90+ applications from a strong cross-section of communities across Australia, and following a thorough panel assessment balancing sector representation and demographic diversity, 45 bursaries were awarded. Recipients span every state and territory, with around 75% working in regional, rural and remote communities, and strong representation from First Nations–led and community-controlled organisations, women’s collectives, youth-focused initiatives and place-based backbone organisations.