ChangeFest is the nation-wide movement for community led systems change in Australia. As the ChangeFest Movement we are committed to learning and acting toward:

First Nations voice being centred in local, regional and national decisions.

Power and authority being harnessed for greater equity and collective agency, over top-down deficit based responses.

As collaborators we align our power and resources to healing and transformation grounded in place, whether that be local, regional or country-wide in scale.

These aims are directly informed and led by the ChangeFest Statement which has sat at the heart of our Movement since the very first Gathering in Logan in 2018. You can read the ChangeFest Statement here.

Community led systems change is a growing field with many approaches and initiatives. Each year more people and partners are coming together to re-imagine and influence how change happens through community-led collaborative action.

ChangeFest celebrates the significance of place and the progress being made. It supports the movement to learn and strengthen our understanding of community-led approaches and is a demonstration of how initiatives across diverse lands are encouraging collaboration across sectors, meaningful engagement, and elevating First Nations and community voices as a pathway for transformative change.