Really Local
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A voice for the people
In an exciting first, Really Local and the Castlemaine Institute Democracy Lab are hosting a Castlemaine Festival for Democracy this Thursday, November 12 – a day of conversation, ideas and connection exploring what a genuinely citizen-led democracy could look like. In a moment when cynicism about politics runs deep, this is a chance to step…
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Is it time to put ordinary people in decision-making roles?
Bryn Davies Imagine it is the Tuesday after the state election. The jostling for who will form government continues: filling your feeds, airwaves, newspapers. Bored of the endless scroll, you drop into your local supermarket and pick up a copy of the Midland Express. As you arrive home, you find an envelope in your letterbox.…
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Does the political system need reform?
Bryn Davies, government and democracy lead, Castlemaine Institute and Really Local Are you sick of the election before it even starts? You are not alone (but there is another way…). September 15 was the International Day of Democracy. Don’t worry, most people didn’t know that either. There weren’t many street parties celebrating the day. And…
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Students put democracy back together
What happens when you take democracy apart and ask teenagers to rebuild it? That’s exactly what local democracy advocacy group Really Local set out to discover through UnAssembly, a new project delivered in partnership with Folio Collective and Castlemaine Community House. And no, it’s not connected to the United Nations. The name is quite literal:…
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Meet your local candidates
Castlemaine-based community group Really Local is putting on a series of local face-to-face meet the candidates events this month for the contested Mount Alexander Shire Council wards of Coliban, Calder, and Campbells Creek. Candidates for these contested wards are as follows: Calder – Tony Cordy, Ken Price and Kerrie Allen; Campbells Creek – Bill Maltby…