Urban Insights: Building Liveable Communities

Discover how unlocking the strengths within communities can drive powerful social, economic, and environmental outcomes at Committee for Perth’s Urban Insights: Building Liveable Communities on Wednesday, 20 August, 2025.

Join internationally renowned author and community thinker Cormac Russell for an exclusive event tailored for senior leaders where bold ideas meet practical tools to create lasting impact.

Liveability is at the heart of what we do at Committee for Perth. We believe connected and engaged communities will make Perth a global region of choice to live, work, study, invest and visit, and this event will give members the tools to build engagement, inside out.

Part 1: Breakfast (7.30am-9.00am)
Enjoy breakfast while Cormac shares insights into how communities can become resilient and future-ready by identifying and mobilising internal assets.

This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring community engagement leaders who will share real world stories of how they are building strong, thriving communities wherever they operate. Panel details will be announced soon, so stay tuned!

Part 2: Cormac Russell Workshop (9.30am-11.00am)
Following breakfast, Cormac will lead a hands-on session offering practical tools and strategies that can redefine how businesses collaborate, build resilience, and achieve long-term success.

We encourage participants to attend both sessions; however, if time is limited, you are welcome to join either part of the program.

This event is ideal for professionals involved in stakeholder engagement, corporate affairs, and community development.

We look forward to welcoming you to this important conversation on building stronger, vibrant and more liveable communities.

OUR SPEAKER

Cormac Russell
Nurture Development

Cormac is a social explorer, an author and a much sought-after speaker. He is the Founding Director of Nurture Development and a member of the Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD) Institute, at DePaul University, Chicago.

Over the last 25 years, Cormac’s work has demonstrated an enduring impact in 35 countries around the world. He has trained communities, agencies, NGOs and governments in ABCD and other community-based approaches in Africa, Asia, Australia/Oceania, Europe and North America.

His most recent books are The Connected Community- Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods (Coauthor John McKnight); Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2022, and Rekindling Democracy – A Professional’s Guide to Working in Citizen Space; Cascade Books, 2020.

Cormac’s TEDx talk can be viewed here

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