Rebuilding democracy from the local up
We're a Castlemaine-based community group trialing local innovations which return people to the heart of our democracy.
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Focus for 2026 and 2027: Building a People's Assembly in Mount Alexander Shire
What we are aiming to do
- Recruit a broad, representative panel of community members
- Design and run a community-led people's assembly on a topic important to our community
- Support the participants with training in things like: managing disagreement, self awareness, reaching consensu
Why it matters
- Provides a means to solve a tricky issue with voices from all of ourcommunity
- Brings in voices not usually heard in decision-making
- Shows that diverse residents can work well together, even when theydisagree
- Builds trust and connection across our community
- Creates a model for tackling future big questions, locally and beyond
How you can get involved
- Subscribe for updates
- Join our working groups
- Spread the word
- Promote on Instagram or Facebook
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Our timeline
MAY – SEPT 2026
Building broad community awareness and partnerships
SEPT-NOV 2-26
Recruit a representative community panel (lotterystyle)
NOV - DEC 2026
First session to test the model
First half 2027
Main process — 2-3 community roundtables
Mid-late 2027
Evaluation, reporting, and sharing lessons