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Where research and community come together for a thriving Northern Rivers.
WATCH: Adaptation Stories short films
WATCH: Adaptation Stories short films
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Living Lab Northern Rivers is a space where research and community come together to create the solutions that will allow our region to thrive in uncertainty.
READ: Progress Report 2022-25
READ: Progress Report 2022-25
LISTEN: The Home Front podcast Radio National
LISTEN: The Home Front podcast Radio National
What if the future of home isn't about ownership — but about connection? In this final episode, Anthony Burke re-imagines the Australian Dream through the most powerful ideas from the series. Could we trade fences for friendships, and privacy for participation? What would it mean to design homes that prioritise community, care, and belonging? We explore a new vision of home — not just where we live, but how we live together. Guests in this episode: Richard and Jan Gould - Founders, Blue Sky House (low-cost housing initiative) Susan Boden - Co-founder, Eden Tiny House Project; Landscape Architect & Mental Health Case Manager Sacha Coles -Global Design Director, ASPECT Studios Hugh MacKay - Social Psychologist and Author, The Way We Are, Lessons from a lifetime of listening Patrick Eigsvogel - Small home builder Elizabeth Mossop - Academic Director, Living Lab Northern Rivers Production assistance this week by Sarah Mashman
LISTEN: Living Memory | Short stories of North Lismore
LISTEN: Living Memory | Short stories of North Lismore
Where research and community come together for a thriving Northern Rivers.
READ: Protocols for non-Indigenous people working with Indigenous Knowledge
READ: Protocols for non-Indigenous people working with Indigenous Knowledge
READ: What is the Northern Rivers Disaster Adaptation Plan?
READ: What is the Northern Rivers Disaster Adaptation Plan?
RA is taking action to support the Northern Rivers after the recent disasters by developing a regional Disaster Adaption Plan (DAP).
READ: Housing in Disaster-Affected Areas: From Crisis to Long-term Resilience
READ: Housing in Disaster-Affected Areas: From Crisis to Long-term Resilience
Years after the Northern Rivers floods severely impacted thousands of homes, many residents are still struggling to find stable housing — exposing flaws in how we handle housing during disasters. New research calls for urgent reforms to disaster planning and housing policy, to better protect communities across Australia as our climate continues to change.
READ: Nature's resilience dividend
READ: Nature's resilience dividend
LISTEN: Designing climate resilience with Elizabeth Mossop & Dan Etheridge
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LISTEN: Designing climate resilience with Elizabeth Mossop & Dan Etheridge
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READ: Connecting with Country Framework
READ: Connecting with Country Framework
All NSW built environment projects are developed with a Country-centred approach guided by Aboriginal people. If we care for Country, Country will care for us.
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