Rachael and I have just returned from Alice Springs/Mparntwe having enjoyed holding space and facilitating a 3-day community development...

It's been a while since I said hi but now we enter Australia's Autumn season, I'm trying to shift from lots of activity to more...

We've spent the last 3 weeks meandering our way through the beautiful forests, alpine regions and mountains of Victoria and New South...

We’re on a journey in which we have committed to listening. To country, to others, to self, to ancestors, to silence. And in that...

Hi all, I'm on week 4 of a four month road trip - from Maleny, to Darwin, down to Uluru, the Flinders - due home mid September. It's a...

So, it’s already March 2023. A lot is going on. The momentum of this year gathers pace. Everyone I talk to who’s working in the social...

Hi all, it's February 2023 already. I don't know about you, but my January was tough - struck down by illness, and now the humidity-heat....

What a year hey! What a big three years? Think of your December 2019, when you might have been planning for 2020. And then look at what...

My new book has been out in the world for a few months now. To bring it into the world, we hosted a gentle ceremony in South Africa in...

Recently someone commented on the title of my new book - Understanding Phenomenological Reflective Practice in the Social and Ecological...

So my new book is out: Understanding Phenomenological Reflective Practice in the Social and Ecological Fields Three Rivers Flowing – on a...

In Blog #10 I shared how my latest book Understanding Phenomenological Reflective Practice in the Social and Ecological Fields is ready...

My latest book Understanding Phenomenological Reflective Practice in the Social and Ecological Fields is ready for publishing in the next...

One of the things that I have been noticing in my own community development practice in recent weeks is the instrumental pressure for a...

Blog #8 Practitioner analysis versus community analysis Most community development practitioners will have an analysis of a social or...

Over the years I’ve done a fair bit of research inquiring about community development workers ‘practice’ all around the world. I’ve heard...

On the art of a good question in community development A key element of effective community development is the skill of being able to ask...

Blog #5 – looking for, and responding to the opportune moments I’m 54 years old, heading rapidly to 55. Community building and social...

Blog #4, The Art of the Community Building #3 I moved into the neighbourhood of Maleny, Queensland in February 2020, just before COVID...

Blog #3, The Art of the Community Building #2 During the past few years, I have been an avid lover of all-things reflective. I love...