
RURAL AID AND BOI COVID-19 WEBINAR SERIES
Rural Aid invites you to participate in the The Community Builders Series of free webinars, supporting small towns in rural and remote Australia.
These weekly-run webinars, held from 5 May 2020, focused on community rebuilding and resilience by bringing fresh ideas to help support your community. Topics covered are designed to inspire and help you prepare for post COVID-19. Ideas and discussions shared on long-term viability, being resilient in isolation, tourism initiatives, available grants and how to access them, and more.

Series Three Webinars
Thursday February 2nd 2021 Webinar
Positive First Impressions
Thursday February 18th 2021 Webinar
Indigenous badimia culture and heritage.
Thursday February 25th 2021 Webinar
Painting a positive future.
Thursday March 4th 2021 Webinar
A small town bakes themselves back into business.
Thursday March 11th 2021 Webinar
Tapping into energy initiatives.
Thursday March 18th 2021 Webinar
Turning COVID cancellations into an online opportunity.
Thursday April 25th 2021 Webinar
Making the most of the local produce.
Thursday April 1st 2021 Webinar
Using architecture to attract visitors.
Series Two Webinars

Thursday August 6th Webinar
How to turn around a community in decline.
How to turn around a community in decline
Thursday August 13th Webinar
Reinvent your town’s fortunes through alternative tourism. Reinvent your town’s fortunes through alternative tourism
Thursday August 20th Webinar
How to use events to put your town on the map.
How to use events to put your town on the map.
Thursday August 27th Webinar
Bold community campaigns that work in small towns.
Bold community campaigns that work in small towns.
Series One Webinars
Tuesday May 5th Webinar
What makes a great town?
Peter Kenyon from BOI & Graeme Robertson from Kulin WA
What Makes a Great Town
Tuesday May 12th Webinar
Building good businesses in small towns
Peter Kenyon from BOI & Tom O’Toole from Beechworth Bakery
Building good businesses in small towns
Tuesday May 19th Webinar
The Role and Opportunities of Tourism in a Post Covid World
Tuesday May 26th Webinar
The role leadership plays in developing resilient communities.
The role leadership plays in developing resilient communities.
Tuesday June 2nd Webinar
Finding your Community Asset Base – You’ll be surprised at what you have.
Finding your Community Asset Base
Tuesday June 9th Webinar
Grants for your Community incl FRRR
Tuesday June 16th Webinar
All things leadership, resilience and recovery.
All things leadership, resilience and recovery.
Tuesday June 23rd Webinar
Tips and tricks for all things small business.
Tips and tricks for all things small business.
Tuesday June 30th Webinar
Youth leadership in rural and regional Australia.
Youth leadership in rural and regional Australia