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Published on: 04 Mar 2026
Delivering Resilience: Evaluating public buildings to provide cleaner indoor air shelters
The case study outlines research led by the University of Tasmania with NSW Government agencies assessing air quality improvements in the Port Macquar...
North Coast
Health and wellbeing
Built environment
Climate change causes
Bushfires
Drought
Households
Business
Communities
State government
Local government
Smoke from a Peat Fire at Port Macquarie in 2019.jpg
Smoke from a Peat Fire at Port Macquarie in 2019. 
Credit: Kerryn Lawrence
Published on: 03 Mar 2026
Bringing the voice of Country into the emergency control room
On the New South Wales South Coast, a project bringing Aboriginal cultural custodians into the bushfire emergency control room is reshaping how decisi...
South East and Tablelands
Natural environment
Aboriginal cultural values
Communities
Land and water management
Bushfires
A group of aboriginal volunteers during the cultural incident management exercise
A group of aboriginal volunteers during the cultural incident management exercise. 
Credit: Kat Haynes
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
The ripple effect: How regional businesses multiply value across communities
NSW/ Statewide
Economy
Business
Bushfires
(Left hand side) Mapping and collaboration workshop for the Regen Economy Activator Program. (Right hand side) Sarah Ansell from Second Nature Conservancy and Cate Cahill from Kaiyu Superfoods at the Regen Economy Activator Program event, 23 October 2025
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Credit: LHS: Nathan Baldwin, Regen Labs. RHS: Dimity Podger, Regen Labs
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
WinZero: A community and solutions led response to climate impacts
WinZero is a volunteer-led climate action backbone organisation helping the Southern Highlands community to reduce emissions, lower energy bills and m...
South East and Tablelands
Economy
Communities
Bushfires
A collage of people participating in WinZero activities
Collage of various people WinZero activities. 
Credit: WinZero
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
Challenge Southern Highlands: Adapting care, work and community for a changing climate
Challenge Southern Highlands re-imagines disability employment and community care. Through social enterprise, local supply chains and integrated wellb...
South East and Tablelands
Health and wellbeing
Business
Bushfires
Two males wearing hi vis clothing working in the field
Maintenance crew out in the field. 
Credit: Challenge Southern Highlands
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
As climate pressures increase, can a mutual bank be a flourishing community hub?
The BDCU Group is redefining what a bank can be. Through essential-worker housing, community grants, scholarships and face-to-face care, this member-o...
South East and Tablelands
Economy
Business
Bushfires
House used by essential workers of The Collective Impact
Essential Worker Housing. 
Credit: The Collective Impact
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
Southern Highlands Food Logistics Hub: Collaboration as climate infrastructure
Emerging from the Highlands Homegrown Economy: Opportunity Mapping and Collaboration Workshop, the Southern Highlands Food Logistics Hub is uniting lo...
South East and Tablelands
Economy
Communities
Drought
Image of growing, distributing and making food
Southern Highlands Food Logistics Hub banner image of growing, distributing and making food. 
Credit: Trong Nguyen (left), JackF (middle), Regen Labs (right)
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
Weaving resilience: Collaboration as the fabric of transformational adaptation
This thought leadership piece draws on Regen Labs’ research for the NSW Government to explore how connection, trust and shared purpose enable communit...
NSW/ Statewide
Economy
Communities
Participants engage in an activity at the Southern Highlands Homegrown Economy workshop
Southern Highlands Homegrown Economy workshop. 
Credit: WinZero
Published on: 19 Nov 2025
How a regional food retailer is building community resilience - despite floods and a changing climate
Santos Organics is redefining what a retail food business can be. As a not-for-profit organic food retailer, community hub and incubator for First Nat...
North Coast
Economy
Communities
Flood
Santos Organics inside conversation
Santos Organics: customer and owner having conversation inside the shop. 
Credit: Sam Clarke Photo