The Resilience Canopy

08/05/2026

From crisis consultants to yoga teachers, 38-year CFA volunteers to local council members, climate warriors to community leaders, our latest Practitioner Training in Geelong (held in collaboration with Geelong Sustainability) featured a wonderfully diverse cohort.

Over the four immersive training sessions, they learnt how to engage and empower their respective communities to respond to challenges and thrive into the future; a wholehearted thank you for trusting us to deepen your knowledge and community engagement skills.

We look forward to seeing these trained practitioners support their communities to build connections and to become better prepared for whatever the future brings.

Think you could be next? Learn more about Practitioner Training here: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/training

05/05/2026

Congratulations to one of our Canopy Communities - Resilient Carisbrook in Victoria - for holding a wonderful, family-friendly event on Sunday that brought people together for an afternoon of community and fun 🥳

After initial fears of a washout following heavy rain, the weather cleared just in time for the 300+ attendees to enjoy the celebratory event, which combined: 🚒 an emergency preparedness expo, 🎸 live music, 🌭 food vans, 🧗 a climbing wall, 🚂a Lion's Club train, 🐯face painting, and much more.

Resilient Carisbrook also presented their draft resilience plan and invited people to help decide on which actions to prioritise. Restoring the town hall and railway station, having a splash park in the area, and improving public transport were three popular ideas.

The Celebrate Carisbrook event was a rip-roaring success, and we look forward to seeing this community group host more events to boost community connection, and to work through the meaningful actions they have identified to help their community thrive into the future.

24/04/2026

Fancy some good news to end your week 🙂?

Last week, three Canopy Communities based in Kempsey NSW celebrated the launch of their respective action plans, an important milestone on their community-led resilience building journeys. A big congratulations to all involved! And thank you to everyone who attended the beautiful launch event (pictured).

Macleay Youth Rising, Spadco (Stuarts Point and District Community Organisation), and Macleay Valley Business Chamber join a growing number of Canopy Communities with complete or near-complete action plans, community groups that are now ready to turn their identified focus areas and projects into reality with the support of benevolent partners.

Speaking of, this milestone would not have been possible without the support of Essential Energy, Kempsey Shire Council and Minderoo Foundation. Thank you for empowering communities to become more resilient!

Read more about the Kempsey communities and their plans to engage youth, promote connection and safety in the CBD, protect the natural environment, and thrive into the future: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/canopy-blog/post?post_id=recik77hZPoBRJa49

23/04/2026

Build skills. Strengthen connections. Activate for impact.

More than 350 people have completed this Practitioner Training and are now putting community-led action at the centre of resilience. With their community groups, they’re rethinking how they prepare, connect, and take charge of their own futures. The result: positive, tangible changes in their communities.

Now it’s your turn. Be part of this wave and help your community grow stronger. As a Resilience Canopy Practitioner, you’ll gain access to a proven structured framework, tools, resources, grants, partners and networks to help your community projects succeed.

The next stop on our Practitioner Training roadshow is Innisfail/Mamu Country QLD (in collaboration with RACQ Foundation and Cassowary Coast Regional Council), beginning on 21 May and running over four sessions. And we still have a few spots left!

Find out more: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/training

Or RSVP for our online Practitioner Training info session on Thu 30 April, 6-7pm here: https://pb0tudf3y1a.typeform.com/to/MSAxthUE

Learn the skills to engage and empower communities to adapt, survive and thrive and lead their own resilient futures, using our proven Six Step Engagement Model underpinned by a Resilience Framework.

15/04/2026

Want to make your community stronger? Here’s your chance!

More than 300 people have already stepped up through our Practitioner Training, learning practical skills, building connections, and helping their communities be better prepared for whatever comes next. Now it’s your turn.

Registrations are now open for five new training intakes across QLD, NSW, VIC and TAS. Each program is delivered over four sessions (two online, two in-person), and we want passionate people to step forward.

What you’ll get out of it:
- A simple, step-by-step way to bring people together and take action
- The confidence to turn 'we should do something' into a real plan
- Connections with others who care for community as much as you do
- Access to Activation Grants to help get things off the ground
- Practical tools you can use straight away - no experience needed

Who it’s for:
- People who care about their community and want to step up
- The quiet organisers, the connectors, the 'let’s just get it done' people
- Anyone bringing people together whether that’s a town, a club, a group, or a shared cause. You don’t have to live where the training is held, people are welcome to join across regions and bring the learning back to their own communities.

Find out more and register here: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/training

Don’t see a session near you? Join our mailing list to stay in the loop about future training (https://pb0tudf3y1a.typeform.com/to/iB7bMyE1) or get in touch (https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/contact-us) to explore other ways to get started before training is available.

09/04/2026

Missed our recent Community Showcase with Gender and Disaster Australia, The Pear (Neighbourhood Node), and Which-Way Cultural & Community Care , in which we discussed the real work of strengthening local connection and resilience?

📖 Read our summary here: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/events/event?event_id=recFNheUFdFpF7F26

📺 Or watch the full event video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyctPwBQI0o

Real stories. Practical tools. Stronger communities.Our Community Showcases are friendly, inspiring events focused on the real work of strengthening local co...

01/04/2026

Last weekend, The Resilience Canopy attended not one but two exciting community events!

🌏🙌 On Saturday, we connected with community-minded folk at One Planet Festival, a free, family-friendly celebration of local action and practical ideas run by Geelong - Bellarine - Surfcoast Parents for Climate in Ocean Grove VIC. Combining food, entertainment, workshops and much more, it was great to see so many diverse people coming together to help create a thriving, fairer, climate-wise future.

🏘️🪱 The next day, we joined Canopy Community South Melbourne Sustainability Group (SMSG) at a Neighbour Day event, in which locals bonded over activities grounded in nature, wellbeing and sustainable community life. Sessions focused on practical, human-scale experiences that make belonging part of everyday living; Rachel and Mabel from SMSG promoted vermicomposting (worm composting).

We thoroughly enjoyed being a part of both and encourage everyone to connect, engage, and witness the power of community spirit firsthand at wonderful events like these.

26/03/2026

Local businesses have long been a pillar of strength in the idyllic but flood-prone town of Kempsey NSW, providing vital employment, boosting the local economy, and supporting charities, clubs, and organisations.

But over the past decade, various shocks and stresses, including multiple extreme weather events, have left the CBD stagnant and facing a critical turning point.

Read how a group of community leaders are using The Resilience Canopy’s model to deliver tangible, community-led actions as they work to revitalise Kempsey for generations to come: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/case-studies/kempsey-business-community

📸 Kempsey Laneway Festival, Kempsey CBD.

20/03/2026

We’re excited to be part of Geelong - Bellarine - Surfcoast Parents for Climate's One Planet Festival — a free, family-friendly celebration of local action and practical ideas taking place next Saturday.

If you live near Ocean Grove VIC, come connect with us along with so many amazing local organisations shaping a thriving future.

Music, workshops, talks, kids’ activities, demos, and stalls — there’s something for everyone. And entry is FREE!

📅 28th March 2026, 11am-5pm

📍 Ocean Grove Park

👉 Find out more and register here: https://www.oneplanetfest.com.au/

19/03/2026

Last month marked a joy-filled leap forward for Resilient Rainbows 🌈, a Canopy Community that is working to strengthen LGBTIQA+ leadership and wellbeing in the Huon Valley of Tasmania.

After months of planning and creative thinking, this collective of informal leaders stepped into the spotlight to share their long-awaited Resilience Plan with the broader community at not one but two vibrant community events.

🎨 The first was a Huon Valley ARTBOX Takeover, in which Resilient Rainbows created a welcoming and vibrant space to showcase their vision so far.

🏳️‍🌈 They then hired a pride bus to transport Huon Valley locals—including families, young people, and elders—safely to Hobart Pride Parade, where they celebrated diversity, courage, and love.

At both events, the community heard about Resilient Rainbows and their first official resilience initiative: The Huon Valley LGBTIQA+ Mentoring Program, which was met with a great deal of enthusiasm.

Resilient Rainbows has officially begun its next chapter. And if this past weekend is anything to go by, it’s going to be bright, bold, and beautifully community powered 💚!

Read more: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/canopy-blog/post?post_id=recfSKgmGSpoyF4H6

17/03/2026

Which-Way Cultural & Community Care has just received a $25k Resilience Canopy Activation Grant, generously funded by our friends at RACQ Foundation.

This grant will help the not-for-profit organisation host gatherings that bring families, young people and Elders together in a safe, inclusive space, and to promote social connection through activities like yarning circles, vision boards, and crafts.

Based in the Cairns region of Queensland, Which-Way is on a mission to address its community’s ongoing challenges, which include limited access to culturally appropriate services, high demand for family support, and the impacts of intergenerational trauma and disconnection.

We are thrilled to be supporting them to strengthen families, empower children, build cultural pride, and plan for disasters.

Learn more about Which-Way on their Canopy Community profile: https://www.resiliencecanopy.com.au/canopy-communities/community-profile?community_id=recONyp6gN5YJ34iO or their website: https://www.which-way.com.au/