"Not just a program, but a movement..."
THE 2025 REGIONAL MOBILISATION SUMMIT
​What is it?
The Regional Mobilisation Summit aims to bring together community leaders and skilled individuals to foster self-sustaining community governance. By focusing on collaboration, practical action, and inclusive dialogue, the summit seeks to empower participants to address local issues, enhance volunteerism, and unite diverse voices in the community.
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The 2025 Regional Mobilisation Summit is a powerful, action-focused event dedicated to amplifying the power of grassroots community leadership and showcasing the progress being made across our region. Facilitated by Make A Change and Scott Ko, this year's Summit focuses on celebrating what is working - the connections, actions and community-led initiatives already driving meaningful change.
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Through presentations, local case studies, and interactive breakout sessions that provide tools for clarity, confidence, funding, and implementation, we will explore how communities are moving from conversation to action - and what it takes to turn passion into lasting impact.
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In the lead-up to the Summit, GMCL has been travelling across the region as part of the Community Action Network (CAN) funded by FRRR – supporting Resilience Canopy Training and hosting Insight Sessions across various towns in the region. These sessions have captured lived experiences, identified strengths and challenges, and generated practical ideas for action. The insights gathered have directly informed the design of this year’s Summit, ensuring it reflects what matters most to our region.
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What are the expected outcomes?
The summit aims to inspire collective empowerment, identify practical actions for community benefit, and motivate participants to volunteer their skills. Over the next year, these actions are expected to be implemented and measured, ensuring lasting benefits for the community.
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By purchasing a ticket, you will receive access to the full Summit, catered morning tea and lunch, and the opportunity to connect with changemakers committed to building a thriving, future-ready region.
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Event Details
When: Wed, 8 Oct, 9am - 3pm AEDT
Where: Quality Hotel Parklake Shepparton
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2025 FACILITATORS
Scott Ko
Strategist, Social Entrepreneur and Leadership Scholar-Practitioner
Scott is a strategist, social entrepreneur, and leadership scholar-practitioner. He is passionate about helping people broaden the scope of their thinking, better understand each other to overcome divides, and translate ideas into action.
Karen Corr
Strategist & Community Facilitator
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Karen is a skilled strategist & community facilitator with a background in environmental engineering & over 15 years leading community leadership initiatives & capacity-building programs. As Executive Director of Jumpleads NFP & founder of Make a Change, Karen has worked at the coalface of community development & sustaining volunteer led organisations supporting hundreds of individuals & organisations, to shape & lead local solutions, with a focus on resilience, inclusion & long-term positive impact.
'Bringing together community leaders and skilled individuals for open dialogue and practical experimentation to foster self-sustaining communities.
OUTCOMES OF THE 2024 SUMMIT
The 2024 Regional Mobilisation Summit brought together a vibrant mix of community leaders, advocates, and changemakers to address the challenges facing community organisations. Focused on themes like financial stability, volunteer retention, and fostering collaboration, the Summit provided a space for robust dialogue, innovative problem-solving, and actionable outcomes. Attendees embraced 'clumsy' solutions, explored grassroots strategies, and built connections to drive meaningful change across the region.
2024 GUEST SPEAKERS
Scott Ko
Strategist, Social Entrepreneur and Leadership Scholar-Practitioner
Scott is a strategist, social entrepreneur, and leadership scholar-practitioner. He is passionate about helping people broaden the scope of their thinking, better understand each other to overcome divides, and translate ideas into action.
Samuel Wilson Ph.D.
Social Psychologist and Leadership Scholar
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Sam is a social psychologist and leadership scholar. He is passionate about leadership development and helping people develop their own leadership and the leadership of those around them.