15 October – Barkly Backbone Community Researchers

Working in the Middle Space: the Barkly Community Researchers and our way of understanding, measuring, evaluating and learning in the Barkly.

This session will explore the work of the Barkly Community Researchers Program. The Community Researchers are working with the Barkly Backbone Team to gather data and stories from community members across the Barkly – focusing on strengthening youth and training opportunities in the Barkly. In this session, you will hear directly from the Community Researchers about bringing together Wumpurani (Aboriginal) and Papulanji (Non-Aboriginal) into the Middle Space- a shared way of working. Walking together on one path to better understand, measure, evaluate, learn and improve things for people in the Barkly.

You will also have the chance to discuss the Community Researchers' work with other attendees and share thoughts and ideas.

About the Barkly Backbone Community Researchers

The BB Community Researchers started in August 2024. They are local Wumpurani (Aboriginal) ladies from Tennant Creek and other communities in the Barkly. BB Community Researchers work as a team together to give local people a voice to better understand the challenges and make positive changes in the Barkly.

About ChangeFest Learning Network

The ChangeFest Learning Network is a regular opportunity for all of us across the ChangeFest Movement to share practice and learn, to connect and build, and to take a deep breath and reflect. It will provide us all with the space to listen and hear from each other in ways that will help us in our own work for community-led system change – whether it be in communities, government, large for purpose organisations and businesses. This session is our second event of the Learning Network and is one of three monthly lunchtime sessions in 2024 being held on the third Tuesday of the month (online). Each event will be free and provide opportunity to explore a story of community-led change – and an opportunity to connect with each other across the ChangeFest Movement.