Can you see a way to fix a local problem or create an opportunity for your rural community but don’t know where to start?
Are you hungry to learn from other rural communities who are building a new future from within?
Do you want to find ways to balance a community and business model?

Be part of REJUVENATE – a new way of connecting, supporting, and guiding rural people who want to build and sustain community-led initiatives that address a local problem or create an opportunity.

Designed by ACRE (Australian Centre for Rural Entrepreneurship), REJUVENATE brings local and global knowledge, know-how and networks together to walk alongside rural communities who are determined to find a better way. Read more here.

Initially, REJUVENATE is being offered across six Local Government Areas in Victoria, including East Gippsland Shire.

What’s on offer

REJUVENATE is not a course. It is about developing a new mindset, new skills, and new trusted networks. At each stage of REJUVENATE, you will be supported with facilitated discussions, practical resources and offered access to skills, knowledge and know-how to bring your community-led initiative to life or grow it to a new level.

An invitation to connect + learn

Join a workshop where you can meet other people in your local community who are also developing initiatives to address a problem or create an opportunity.

Explore different models of rural entrepreneurship, including social enterprise and community-asset ownership. Identify essential foundations needed to bring a community-led initiative to life or take an existing initiative to a new level.

Thanks to funding support from Emergency Response Victoria, there is no cost to attend. Resources, refreshments and catering will be provided.