Resilience & Wellbeing
Regional Resilience and Wellbeing
RDAMR Regional Alliance Summit 2024
We Asked You…
How do we create a strong foundation to drive this initiative’s success?
How can we help stakeholders see the initiative’s value while building lasting governance and funding structures?
What essential physical and social assets are needed to drive the initiative’s success and create new opportunities?
How can we leverage existing community resources to strengthen support and maximise sustainable impact?
We Heard…
Resilience & Wellbeing Outcomes
We aim to demonstrate the initiative’s value by empowering stakeholders with the tools to drive meaningful change. By showcasing how leadership training and community champions strengthen cohesion and adaptability, stakeholders can see the tangible benefits of their investment. Supporting streamlined governance structures and replicating proven funding models ensures long-term financial sustainability. Partnerships between councils, policymakers, and community groups foster alignment, reduce duplication, and create an integrated approach to delivering impactful services.
Existing Community hubs play a critical role as central points for collaboration and resource sharing, ensuring individuals can easily access support. Investing in resource mapping tools and crisis readiness improves planning and service accessibility. Equipping youth through school-based programs, such as Mental Health First Aid Training and Resilience First Aid Training, ensures future generations are resilient, mentally healthy and well-prepared to face challenges, building a strong foundation for long-term community wellbeing.
We can leverage existing community resources by fostering collaboration among local leaders, service providers and community groups to enhance resource sharing, reduce duplication, and encourage innovation. Supporting community hubs as central points for coordination and information sharing ensures services are more accessible and effective. Empowering regions through community-led initiatives, funded by not-for-profit grants, helps build ownership, pride, and resilience. By applying insights from past events like the River Murray Flood, we can enhance disaster preparedness and develop tailored, community-focused solutions that create long-term, sustainable impact.
Facilitators:
- Tammy O’Malley – Coorong District Council
- Mandy Tennant – Regional Development Australia Murraylands and Riverland
Community-Owned and Led Resilience
We want to empower communities to take ownership of their wellbeing by leveraging local knowledge, resources, and leadership. By supporting existing community hubs as central points for information and collaboration, individuals can more easily access the services they need. Strengthening the capacity of local leaders to share resources and coordinate support ensures a more cohesive, effective, and accessible network of services. This approach reduces confusion, fosters collaboration among government services and community groups, and enables tailored, community-driven solutions that build long-term resilience and wellbeing.
Contributors:
- Joshua Bowen – Coorong District Council
- Luke Trevorow – Ngarrindjeri Leader
- Jodie Hawkes – RDAMR Chair
- Kylie Walsh– Department of Primary Industries and Regions
- Myles Somers – Coorong District Counci
- Al Schenscher – SPhiker
- Kelly Johnson– Woodlane Orchard Pty Ltd
- Andrew Meddle – Murraylands and Riverland Landscape Board
- Adam Djekic – Vircura Pty Ltd
- Tammy Schepherd – Tailem Bend Community Centre
- Richard Reedy – MDB Plan Stakeholder
- Shaun Harris– IntoJobs
- Luke Temme – Office for Small & Family Business
Next Steps – Your Contribution
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