Regen Melbourne was born in the dual crisis of the Black Summer fires and the COVID-19 pandemic. A small group of interested organisations and individuals quickly became a larger group and a nine-month community-led research process began. They explored their collective vision for a regenerative Melbourne and included participatory workshops, leadership interviews, roundtables, and countless hours of data analysis. The result was their foundational report, Towards a Regenerative Melbourne, which was released in April 2021.
Their initial work used Doughnut Economics as a framework and resulted in a co-created vision statement, their goal to move Melbourne into the safe and just space of the Melbourne Doughnut, and a roadmap for collective action.
After two years of initial experimentation and discovery, Regen Melbourne has emerged as a new way of organising. Their purpose is to bring deeply impactful research and projects to life. Together, we are activating our alliance to (reimagine and) remake Melbourne.
Check out their work here:
https://www.regen.melbourne/