Conferences
The Queensland Community Development Conference has been held biennially since 1974 in different regional locations across Queensland.
The Community Development tradition in Queensland has maintained its role as a field of practice committed to a vision, and is rooted in values that include the pursuit of social justice and human rights. These aims begin when ordinary people commit to dialogue and solidarity building - through discussions at home, in their workplaces, with their neighbours, in their community groups and organisations. Driven by Community Development (CD) QLD and hosted by regional partners, the aim of the conference is to inspire, celebrate and develop a shared approach to citizen-led community development. CD is a field of practice that supports community members or citizens to bring about positive change in their local communities.
This state-wide conference is the main vehicle through which CD practitioners and community members can come together for professional development, to share stories of best practice, and to support each other in their community development and positive change efforts.
These two documents tell the story of the conferences:
The Community Development tradition in Queensland has maintained its role as a field of practice committed to a vision, and is rooted in values that include the pursuit of social justice and human rights. These aims begin when ordinary people commit to dialogue and solidarity building - through discussions at home, in their workplaces, with their neighbours, in their community groups and organisations. Driven by Community Development (CD) QLD and hosted by regional partners, the aim of the conference is to inspire, celebrate and develop a shared approach to citizen-led community development. CD is a field of practice that supports community members or citizens to bring about positive change in their local communities.
This state-wide conference is the main vehicle through which CD practitioners and community members can come together for professional development, to share stories of best practice, and to support each other in their community development and positive change efforts.
These two documents tell the story of the conferences:
Previous Les Halliwell addresses
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2021 CD Festival
Late 2021 was scheduled for our next CD conference, which typically brings together approximately 300-400 practitioners in what has become known as a vital kind of ‘community of practice’ for community development. But the COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying public health interventions challenged us to think outside the box. We postponed the conference for 2021 and hosted a “ CDFestival” and held six events during September-October.
We employed a hub and spoke model, inviting small Circles of three to eight people to come together face to face in various localities, and use Zoom to connect to the live on-line components of the program.
We were keen to hear from inspirational keynote speakers relevant to the times and practice situations we are facing now. Also, acknowledging the challenges of working and living in an ongoing pandemic environment, we wanted to have some fun too.
Two of our coordinating group members wrote about the success of the Festival for the journal New Community. Here's the link to the short article. The citation is: Lathouras, A & Capuano, T 2021, '"I know it was just a 'placeholder', but what an awesome placeholder it was!' Reflections on our Community Development Festival: Gather Your Circle", New Community, Vol. 19, No. 4, Issue 76, pp. 46-50.
We employed a hub and spoke model, inviting small Circles of three to eight people to come together face to face in various localities, and use Zoom to connect to the live on-line components of the program.
We were keen to hear from inspirational keynote speakers relevant to the times and practice situations we are facing now. Also, acknowledging the challenges of working and living in an ongoing pandemic environment, we wanted to have some fun too.
Two of our coordinating group members wrote about the success of the Festival for the journal New Community. Here's the link to the short article. The citation is: Lathouras, A & Capuano, T 2021, '"I know it was just a 'placeholder', but what an awesome placeholder it was!' Reflections on our Community Development Festival: Gather Your Circle", New Community, Vol. 19, No. 4, Issue 76, pp. 46-50.
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Session 1 - Main Conversation
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Session 1 - Adam Kahane Interview
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Session 2 - Trivia
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Session 3 - CD in Times of Crisis
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Click here for PLAYLIST
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2019 Toowoomba Conference Highlights
2015 Logan Conference Highlights
Videos courtesy of Into People Inc and Mike Beljak.
Keynote excerpts
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Jim Ife Part 1
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Lynda Shevellar Part 1
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Jim Ife Part 2
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Lynda Shevellar Part 2
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Workshop snapshots
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Vox populi
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2013 Deception Bay Conference Photos
