Profile of our Members
Learning Cities
The City of Canning, Western Australia
Gwydir Learning Region, New South Wales
Melton Learning City, Vicotoria
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Wollongong City, New South Wales
Wyndham Learning City, Victoria
Tamworth Learning Region, New South Wales
Townsville Learning City
The City of Canning
The City of Canning became a member of the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities – the first in Western Australia to do so.
Links:
From UNESCO
https://unesco-uil.pageflow.io/unesco-learning-city-of-canning-australia?fbclid=IwAR2mXdRZSkFrQ2pP3565aftVxE63xL05FqYC9ht7ouk6gZccsHgb1iiWkl4#316584
From PASCAL
https://lcn.pascalobservatory.org/participants/canning
Gwydir Learning Region (GLR)
Originally formed in 2000, the Gwydir Learning Region (GLR) has gone from strength to strength, building on the ‘can do’ attitude in the local community. Winner of the 2006 NSW Training Initiative Award, it is a model for other areas wanting to promote community development, enhance regional development and establish itself as a learning community. The GLR is a committee of Council whose function is to maximise the training and education opportunities for residents of our shire. We do this by working collaboratively with a range of training providers, by nurturing close relationships with local schools and by providing trade training facilities for full-time school students looking for a pathway into a trade.
We have recently become a Registered Training Organisation, specialising in Heavy Vehicle licences, with plans to extend the scope to other courses such as heavy plant.
To find out more about Gwydir Learning Region, please listen to a recent presentation by CEO, Mr. Max Eastcott HERE. (*Please note that the load time may vary depending on your connection. (Filesize: 144Mb))
References:
http://www.bingara.com.au/about-bingara/community/education/gwydir-learning-region/
https://www.warialdansw.com.au/education-in-warialda/
Melton Learning City
The transformation of Melton, from a learning community to a City of Learning.
Reference:
Melton Learning https://meltonlearning.com.au/
Wyndham Learning Festival
The sixth Wyndham Learning Festival (WLF) is Wyndham’s largest annual learning event, focusing on promoting learning across the lifespan. This year’s festival held from 1-5 September was a smaller, curated program ensuring that all community members had the opportunity to find a learning event of interest. With the theme of ‘Re-emerge, Connect & Thrive’, the 2021 WLF provided a celebration for the community living through a challenging time and offered hope for reemerging brighter and better into the future!
Read more
The Wyndham Learning Festival Report is available here.
Port Adelaide Enfield
For a profile, see PAE Profile for Learning Cities.
Tamworth Learning Region, New South Wales
Tamworth’s Learning Region Profile is located here: ALCN-Tamworth-Profile 20_2_2023
City of Wollongong – Developing a Learning City
The City of Wollongong is a Local Government Area (LGA) in the Illawarra region about 80km south of Sydney. Wollongong is the third-largest city in New South Wales and is bordered by an escarpment to the west, the ocean to the east and Lake Illawarra to the south. Wollongong was originally inhabited by the Dharawal people and today is home to nearly a quarter of a million people.
Read more here: Wollongong Learning City Profile
Wyndham Learning City
Infographic about their Learning Community Journey
Townsville Library during COVID-19
Townsville
As the Townsville City Councils representatives and the responsible team, Townsville, City Libraries have worked with Learning leaders in the community. During its term, the Townsville Learning Communities Leadership group has identified:
Next term, we will:
- continue to meet bi-monthly, share information and collaborate and advocate for the value of Lifelong Learning as a pathway to community growth and wellbeing
- finalise the TCC Lifelong Learning Strategic Action Plan
- support City Libraries Townsville in the implementation of the Strategic Plan and
- support the Council’s application to UNESCO Global Learning Cities
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