Australian Study Circles Network

In April 2011, Dr Mark Brophy, director of ASCN presented and participated at the Kettering Foundation Multinational Workshop Week – Civic Organizations Around the World in Dayton Ohio.  Mark presented a case study of the Australian Dialogue to Change Program to community and civic organisations from around the world. A film of the presentation is here.

Working with Rockhampton Regional Council the Australian Study Circles Network will hold two workshops in Rockhampton on the Dialogue to Change Program in early October.

Working with Rockhampton Regional Council the Australian Study Circles Network will hold two workshops in Rockhampton on the Dialogue to Change Program in early October.

Australian Study Circles Network ran a Dialogue to Change Program in Maryborough, Victoria, Australia in March and April 2011. We worked with Goldfields Employment and Learning Centre and Neighbourhood Renewal, Central Goldfields Shire. This video captures the experience from ASCN and local organisers and residents.

To me it was a revelation. This was a process to get a community to come together, to talk through issues, to come up with ideas and then to lead to some types of solutions that are attainable. Drina Andrews – Manager Goldfields Employment and Learning Centre People who were there are saying that they [...]

This Maryborough Dialogue to Change Program Report, June 2011, provides recommendations, quantitative outputs, qualitative data, the chronology of the Dialogue to Change Program and the action ideas generated from the process.

Due to the requests and demand of participants from the Association of Neighbourhood Houses and Learning Centres Conference in March 2011,  ASCN will be facilitating a one day Workshop in Community Engagement Planning later this year. Details below. At this stage we are determining demand from the sector and establishing a suitable date. If you [...]

Community Engagement – New Opportunities for Neighbourhood Houses Mark Brophy presented this to a participating audience of 70 at ANHLC’s recent conference at Lorne, Victoria: Community engagement is increasingly a ‘must have’ competency for anyone overseeing projects or programs that have an impact on the broader community, or require the involvement of many stakeholders for [...]