Communities in Control

The Conference

The Communities in Control Conference (CIC) was hosted by Our Community for 21 years. The brightest minds from Australia and abroad graced the CIC stage to talk to the community and not-for-profit sector and inspire us all to reach greater heights.

Our Community is honoured to play a role in leading the sector, and the wider Australian society, towards building stronger, more egalitarian communities.

All of the speeches on this website are available for free. We hope CIC continues to inspire change into the future.

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2022 — 7 speeches

Building Stronger Communities

Communities in Control

The Conference

Past Performances & Speakers

Uncle Jack Charles

Tracey Spicer AM

Tom Nash

Rick Morton

The Hon Julia Gillard

Paul Bongiorno

Nyadol Nyuon

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Previous Conferences

A search for the soul of the nation

Eliminate Inequality: Rebuilding Australia from the ground up, all the way to the stars

Think Bigger: Fix Everything

Connection, Creativity, Community: Finding Hope in a Climate of Crisis

Get Angry. Then Get Organised.

Activating community leadership to combat inequality

What makes healthy communities?

It's the Community, Stupid: Putting people and the planet back in the picture

Think Differently: ideas that change communities

The Lucky Country Conference

I'm Alright Jack: Reclaiming community in a selfish world

Community Groups at the Crossroads

The Takeaway is Hope: CHANGE NOW!

Power Up! How to get it. How communities can use it.

Crisis, Catastrophe, Community: Rebuild, Renew, Recharge

The Community Challenge: Building pathways towards true social inclusion

From Advocacy to Policy - Communities Driving Change

The Community Summit. Challenging the Power of One

Imagine A Healthy Future, Imagine Where Communities are in Control

Revolution in Community. Why? How? NOW!

It began with an idea