At the Sustainable Living Festival in late February, Regen Streets Lead Convenor Nina Sharpe was invited on a stroll through Braybrook – and invited to consider what a regenerated Ashley Street precinct could look like with people and nature at the centre.

As the Swimmable Birrarung project readies to shift gears in 2024, Lead Convenor Charity Mosienyane dives into everything that’s giving her hope and energy for the year to come. 

Since forming in 2020, Regen Melbourne and a committed team of researchers, environmental advocates, Indigenous elders, engineers, entrepreneurs and environmentalists have been hatching a plan to make Melbourne’s Birrarung (Yarra) River swimmable. Now they’re ready to put all that research into action.

With the successful launch of the City Portrait for Greater Melbourne at the tail end of 2023, Regen Melbourne’s Research Lead, Alison Whitten, explains how we’re using research to take systemic action in 2024 and beyond.

Regen Streets Lead Convenor, Nina Sharpe, dives into how Regen Melbourne is working towards catalysing a wave of regenerative streets across Greater Melbourne.

As Regen Melbourne enters its fourth year of existence, CEO Kaj Lofgren walks through our evolving model for systemic impact in 2024 and beyond.

A look back on all the seeds we’ve planted, and all the ones that are beginning to sprout in 2023.

Answering the question “what is it you actually do?”, Portfolio Lead Nicole shares the methodology Regen Melbourne has developed for our approach to systemic change.