Camellia Centre for soul-work and reflective practice

31/03/2024

3 spots left.
Join us for the Community Development and Reflective Practice offering from Community Praxis Cooperative. Now it's only about 10 weeks out. Then a deep dive 3-days at Alice Springs on 19-21st June at the amazing beautiful Campfire In The Heart community. Community development approaches feel more relevant than ever today.
And you can even stay on for the weekend and enjoy the fun-joy filled annual Beanie Festival. Or walk some of the famous Larapinta Trail. We will be :)https://www.stickytickets.com.au/VGV6T

04/03/2024

This landed in the world today, a quick 7 minute listen from last years's CD QLD Conference

This is a 7 minute keynote at the 2023 Community Development Queensland Conference on the future of community development, by Peter Westoby. It was part of a panel of four people. This was recorded by a friend in the audience, so not perfect audio. Many people have enjoyed this short talk, particula...

24/02/2024

A beautiful flight back from field work to Kathmandu.

24/02/2024

Sat down with the leaders of a 16 year old farmers cooperative yesterday, learned their story of being supported by Sahakarmi Samaj and Ammar Bahadur Ayers team of community facilitators from local community groups to a community bases network organization and now the farmers cooperative. Here's their sample of saved organic indigenous seeds

22/02/2024

One morning I get to spend with 11 community educators working with Ammar Bahadur Ayer and the next morning I get to hang with elephants

17/02/2024

A fabulous day at the world social forum, people-centred development forum, and then wandering some of the good spots of this magical city

15/02/2024

I'm on my way to Katmandu (from some wonderful work in Perth/WA) to contribute to the world social forum on People Centred Development, and see some good friends :)

23/01/2024

At Community Praxis Co-op we have been facilitating learning about community development for 25 years (we celebrated our anniversary last year). This year we have a deep dive 3-day June offering in Community Development and Reflective Practice workshop in Alice Springs on 19-21st June at the amazing beautiful Campfire In The Heart community.

And you can even stay on for the weekend and enjoy the fun-joy filled annual Beanie Festival. Or walk some of the famous Larapinta Trail. We will be :)

9:00 AM Wed 19 Jun at Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs, NT. The 3-day process will provide an opportunity for citizens and practitioners involved in social and ecological change to reflect and deepen their own practice, while also learning and dialoguing aroun...

14/01/2024

At Community Praxis Co-op we see community development as both a citizen and professional practice (practice being a clear intention with an idea for justice and set of practices). As such, come to our 3-day June offering in Community Development and Reflective Practice workshop being held in Alice Springs on 19-21st June at the amazing beautiful Campfire In The Heart community.

And you can even stay on for the weekend and enjoy the fun-joy filled annual Beanie Festival. Or walk some of the famous Larapinta Trail. We will be :)

9:00 AM Wed 19 Jun at Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs, NT. The 3-day process will provide an opportunity for citizens and practitioners involved in social and ecological change to reflect and deepen their own practice, while also learning and dialoguing aroun...

08/01/2024

January is a great time to think about what you might like to invest in learning, or fine-tuning for 2024. Consider enrolling in Community Praxis Cooperative's 3-day Community Development and Reflective Practice workshop being held in Alice Springs on 19-21st June at the amazing beautiful Campfire In The Heart community.
And you can even stay on an extra day and enjoy the fun-joy filled annual Beanie Festival. Or walk some of the famous Larapinta Trail. We will be :)

9:00 AM Wed 19 Jun at Campfire in the Heart, Alice Springs, NT. The 3-day process will provide an opportunity for citizens and practitioners involved in social and ecological change to reflect and deepen their own practice, while also learning and dialoguing aroun...

24/04/2023

Hi all, we are soon shifting this page to the Three Rivers Initiative site. Please like us and join our journey over there.
https://www.facebook.com/threeriversinitiative

Supporting connection - to Self, Community and Nature
Sunshine Coast and Online

22/04/2023

This is the fifth and final episode of the Three Rivers Flowing series - an audio only of the 18th April Brisbane book launch in conversation with Dr Lynda Shevellar. It's a blast:

In this 5th and final episode on Three Rivers Flowing, Dr Lynda Shevellar officially launches the book through a delightful conversation with Peter Westoby. Taking some slightly new angles Lynda explores 'Why Now?' with Peter (why did you write this book) and what it can offer community development....