<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Australian Participatory Community Development Institute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australian Participatory CD Institute ]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/updates</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 08:11:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.apcdi.org.au/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[APCDI Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 1, March 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Members and Friends Welcome to the very first newsletter of the Australian Participatory Community Development Institute! Following our successful launch at both the Melbourne and Queensland Community Development Conferences, I am excited to share that the new Board has already convened twice. Our primary focus has been on organizational development, ensuring that we are well-prepared to advance our mission. As a participatory organization, the next significant step is the formation of...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/apcdi-newsletter-volume-1-issue-1-march-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69f57e3dedf5696920d398e6</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 04:32:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_ead20fc97a014b399706b6bf9766d55a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_440,h_312,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Online Forums Invitation]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two and a half years of collaborative development, the Community Development Institute Initiative (CDII) is now ready to be...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/online-forums-invitation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68a019de1867413ba9538a88</guid><pubDate>Sat, 16 Aug 2025 05:41:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_0d9d7c09f6614786a0ae8dd91b032aea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Adelaide Community Development Collective ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The formation of the Adelaide Community Development Collective has been a long time coming. Ten or fifteen years ago a group of us came...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/the-adelaide-community-development-collective</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67c6ab456843921b11218f3f</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:31:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_afeb0777842c4cc3b087dda8171ff7c8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[COMMUNIQUE 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[See Communique 4 below for exciting updates from CDII.]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/communique-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679ebaeaaf5a9073dc0a09db</guid><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2025 00:23:50 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDI Research Special Interest Group - join us!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you have skills or interests in community development research? Join us in the CDI Research Special Interest group! The Research...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/cdi-research-special-interest-group-join-us</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6721bc5cf6a2fb9571d74f03</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 04:59:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People of Wide Bay Burnett share their views on the Community Development Institute Initiative]]></title><description><![CDATA[May 2024 Creating social change with community members is important, yet community development practices which underpin much of this work...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/people-of-wide-bay-burnett-share-their-views-on-the-community-development-institute-initiative</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a9aedd5f492ca1aebd56ae</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:27:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_769afedddb2d4f9fa16ffa2145b9c487~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_852,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 QLD Community Development Conference hosts CDII discussions]]></title><description><![CDATA[October 2023 Inspirational practice stories of community development were shared at the 2023 Queensland Community Development Conference....]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/2023-qld-community-development-conference-hosts-cdii-discussions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a9ae84b960012ff00f0982</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 03:25:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_677866854f434fc6955ef839ebcace46~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_785,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[People’s views about community development heard on the Sunshine Coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 2023  People on the Sunshine Coast who work and have an interest in community development practices came together to share...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/people-s-views-about-community-development-heard-on-the-sunshine-coast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a9a5e8b960012ff00f030b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 02:49:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_806bd09904cf462289c7d95f535db5ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_950,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[CDII Listens to People’s Views Around the Regions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Through invitations by people across regions in Queensland, the  Community Development Institute Initiative  (CDII) has been having...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/cdii-listens-to-people-s-views-around-the-regions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66a9a56ea642b6ef15ccc613</guid><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jul 2024 02:47:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/9a5412_ebc3eec252a54871aa605267836f3140~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_573,h_792,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communique #3 - 8 April 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Circle of Friends, Welcome to Communique #3 Thank you for your continuing interest in establishing an Institute to strengthen and...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/communique-3-8-april-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66503336d5c59851bd67f2d5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 06:28:19 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communique #2 - 7 December 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Circle of Friends, We’re hoping this lands in your reading time before turning off your computer for 2023. It has been one year since...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/communique-2-7-december-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6650324937203c68f9638b0c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 06:26:07 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communique #1 - 7 February 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2022, some senior community development officers participated in two meetings of a colloquium. They decided to establish a structure...]]></description><link>https://www.apcdi.org.au/post/communique-1-7-february-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6650303f02a8f2d6b91116f0</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 06:20:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Rachael Donovan</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>