REIMAGINING OUR REGION
This series of articles – first published in The Advocate newspaper – is designed to stimulate thought and discussion about what else our region could become, as we recover from the impacts of COVID-19. A joint initiative of CCA, the University of Tasmania and The Advocate.
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Reimagining our ageing workforce
Everyone has a role to play in the system reset. How we work through this may depend on the way we interpret our social currency and adopt new strategies to rebuild. It will [...]
Happy productive Coasters
As I reflect on my first two weeks in the job, I am struck by the potential of Cradle Coast Authority and our partners to develop a unique integrated model for sustainable economic [...]
The transformative power of education
‘I never thought University was for me, but I gave it a go because a mate of mine had done it’, is a statement I often hear from the students I teach. I [...]
Reimagining the Bass Strait crossing
Dad recently suggested that the Spirit of Tasmania vessels docks on the “wrong” side of the Mersey River, and he’s right. Too many cars turn left upon exiting East Devonport onto the highway, [...]
Reimagining the role of education
Using the distinctiveness of ‘place’ to enrich learning is not a new idea. A Tasmanian school inspector, Richard Davis, in 1927 noted that ‘Their own playground, the neighbouring hills and level spaces, the [...]
Tasmanian Made Wind Turbine Towers
The economic outcome of renewable energy projects in the Cradle Coast isn’t always obvious. Some people wonder how the local community and the region benefit when global companies install internationally made metal wind [...]
Growing local
In the middle of the coronavirus pandemic and the enforced lockdown, some green shoots of hope are appearing which are providing some real opportunities for our region. One of these is to build [...]
Let’s plan together
Reimagining is always easier in a crisis or time of challenge. Such occasions are often unwelcome and uninvited, but are times to reflect on what is. A chance to consider, to re-design, to [...]