Initial Insights - Lismore Shire
So far we have collated the following findings from 3 workshops across the Lismore Shire
The Imagine Northern Rivers workshop series was held in Lismore Shire between October 2025 and April 2026. In total, 55 participants engaged in three workshops held as follows: Resilient Lismore, the Rotary Club of Summerland Sunrise and an open workshop with the general community. Participants represented resilience, civic, not-for-profit, cultural, government and research sectors, as well as general residents. Responses from all workshops have been analysed together as a single dataset. Participants responded to a series of questions designed to elicit an understanding of what a regenerative, safe and adaptive future could be like within the lifetime of a child born today.
1. What does a safe, regenerative & adaptive future look like?
Possible Future of Climate Adaptation (2035)
Participants generated 435 responses received to this prompt: "Imagine... It's 2035 and a child born today is turning 10 years old. The outcomes of 10+ years of work by government and community to adapt to climate change and strengthen resilience is becoming visible around them. What has changed in the design of our built environment and our relationship with the natural environment, that is strengthening our resilience to an increase in temperature, severe fire weather, sea level rise & changing rainfall patterns? ... What changes do you notice in how your child's family is living and moving around in the world, that is contributing to shared resilience and regeneration?"
More data to be published soon.
Detailed reports are available at the bottom of this page.