# community power (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover community power. Page: Feed: --- ## [Making neighbourhood health neighbourhood-led](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/making-neighbourhood-health-neighbourhood-led/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=making-neighbourhood-health-neighbourhood-led) _2026-08-17 · Anita Duda · New Local_ Emily Brook from Care City CIC and Elspeth Paisley from Community Resources work together in Barking and Dagenham as part of the BD Collective, a member-led co-operative CIC which recognises that we’re better \[…\] The post Making neighbourhood health neighbourhood-led appeared first on New Local . ## [Building a cross-London community of women in local government](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/building-a-cross-london-community-of-women-in-local-government/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=building-a-cross-london-community-of-women-in-local-government) _2026-08-12 · Anita Duda · New Local_ Following the London Boroughs Women’s Network’s win at the LGC Awards 2026, members of the Chair Committee share the story behind its growth and explain how they’ve built cross-borough collaboration \[…\] The post Building a cross-London community of women in local government appeared first on New Local . ## [If we want better public services, we need to share power](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/if-we-want-better-public-services-we-need-to-share-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=if-we-want-better-public-services-we-need-to-share-power) _2026-08-03 · Anita Duda · New Local_ In this guest blog, Ian Adams, Chair of Public Voice CIC, argues that public services need to move beyond consultation towards co-production, treating residents as partners in designing services, shaping \[…\] The post If we want better public services, we need to share power appeared first on New Local . ## [Neighbourhoods in practice: Sheffield](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/neighbourhoods-in-practice-sheffield/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neighbourhoods-in-practice-sheffield) _2026-07-29 · Anita Duda · New Local_ Across local government, there is growing interest in working at the neighbourhood scale as a way of delivering more relational, preventative and community-powered public services. Over the coming months, we \[…\] The post Neighbourhoods in practice: Sheffield appeared first on New Local . ## [What Greater Manchester teaches us about public service reform](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/what-greater-manchester-teaches-us-about-public-service-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-greater-manchester-teaches-us-about-public-service-reform) _2026-07-28 · Anita Duda · New Local_ This article was first published in The New Statesman on 20 July 2026. The best-known achievements of Burnham’s Manchester are economic. Its most enduring legacy may end up being institutional. \[…\] The post What Greater Manchester teaches us about public service reform appeared first on New Local . ## [Spotlight Workshop: The Future of Relational Practice and Holistic Commissioning](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/events/spotlight-workshop-the-future-of-relational-practice-and-holistic-commissioning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spotlight-workshop-the-future-of-relational-practice-and-holistic-commissioning) _2026-07-20 · admin-account · New Local_ How can local systems move beyond fragmented commissioning to deliver better outcomes for people and communities? Join New Local network colleagues alongside Bridges Outcomes Partnerships for a strategic workshop exploring \[…\] The post Spotlight Workshop: The Future of Relational Practice and Holistic Commissioning appeared first on New Local . ## [Pioneer Working Group: Mindset and models – how can we support public service reform?](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/events/pioneer-working-group-mindset-and-models-how-can-we-support-public-service-reform/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pioneer-working-group-mindset-and-models-how-can-we-support-public-service-reform) _2026-07-20 · admin-account · New Local_ As the challenges facing places become more complex and expectations of public services continue to change, the ways we transform public services needs to evolve. Delivering better outcomes increasingly depends \[…\] The post Pioneer Working Group: Mindset and models – how can we support public service reform? appeared first on New Local . ## [Spotlight: In conversation with Meena Kishinani](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/member/spotlight-in-conversation-with-meena-kishinani/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spotlight-in-conversation-with-meena-kishinani) _2026-07-17 · admin-account · New Local_ There is no excerpt because this is a protected post. The post Spotlight: In conversation with Meena Kishinani appeared first on New Local . ## [Neighbourhoods are having a moment. Let’s not lose what makes them powerful.](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/articles/neighbourhoods-are-having-a-moment-lets-not-lose-what-makes-them-powerful/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neighbourhoods-are-having-a-moment-lets-not-lose-what-makes-them-powerful) _2026-07-16 · Anita Duda · New Local_ “This must become a country where every community feels listened to and respected, where every neighbourhood is a place to feel proud of, a place to call home.” The closing \[…\] The post Neighbourhoods are having a moment. Let’s not lose what makes them powerful. appeared first on New Local . ## [Strategy Lab: Growing a culture of experimentation and learning](https://www.newlocal.org.uk/events/strategy-lab-growing-a-culture-of-experimentation-and-learning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=strategy-lab-growing-a-culture-of-experimentation-and-learning) _2026-07-16 · admin-account · New Local_ This session is for senior local government officers to explore the opportunities of working in more experimental and learning centred ways and how to grow these ways of working in \[…\] The post Strategy Lab: Growing a culture of experimentation and learning appeared first on New Local . ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/PFFoD7WTP9At) _2026-07-16 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and start investing with low-cost global access. ## [Big results from a small water sample: spring 2025 eDNA](https://wildlife.org.au/big-results-from-a-small-water-sample-spring-2025-edna/) _2026-07-08 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ A new region-wide environmental DNA survey has given Southeast Queensland an early snapshot of aquatic life in its waterways, with more than 660 taxa detected across 245 sampled sites. The first spring results show strong biodiversity, sightings of priority species and a valuable baseline for tracking future change. The post Big results from a small water sample: spring 2025 eDNA first appeared on… ## [BioBlitz brings Archerfield Wetlands to life](https://wildlife.org.au/bioblitz/) _2026-06-24 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ On a sunny Sunday at the end of May, almost 100 nature lovers, young and old, descended on Archerfield Wetlands for a Wildlife Queensland BioBlitz in partnership with the Oxley Creek Catchment Association, Griffith University, and Transurban. Almost 500 unique species were seen, from Carpet Pythons to Mushrooms and Squirrel Gliders to Sea Eagles! But let’s take a step back briefly, what actually… ## [What’s living in our tree hollows?](https://wildlife.org.au/whats-living-in-our-tree-hollows/) _2026-06-24 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ A new eDNA project is uncovering which animals are using tree hollows — without ever needing to see them. Find out how this innovative technique is helping protect some of Queensland's most threatened glider species. The post What’s living in our tree hollows? first appeared on Wildlife Queensland . ## [Judith Wright’s environmental vision still speaks to Queensland’s future](https://wildlife.org.au/judith-wrights-environmental-vision-still-speaks-to-queenslands-future/) _2026-06-24 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ Judith Wright is remembered as one of Australia’s most significant poets. For Wildlife Queensland, she is also remembered as one of the people who helped build the foundations of community conservation in Queensland. The post Judith Wright’s environmental vision still speaks to Queensland’s future first appeared on Wildlife Queensland . ## [Before Another Species Disappears: Why Your Support Matters Now](https://wildlife.org.au/before-another-species-disappears-why-your-support-matters-now/) _2026-05-21 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ With your support, Wildlife Queensland is taking action now, protecting threatened species, restoring critical habitat, and working alongside communities to safeguard the ecosystems wildlife depend on. The post Before Another Species Disappears: Why Your Support Matters Now first appeared on Wildlife Queensland . ## [Development in your neighbourhood? Here’s how to speak up for wildlife](https://wildlife.org.au/development-in-your-neighbourhood-heres-how-to-speak-up-for-wildlife/) _2026-05-21 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ When a patch of bush is marked for development, it can feel like the outcome is already decided. In reality, informed community action can influence what happens next. The post Development in your neighbourhood? Here’s how to speak up for wildlife first appeared on Wildlife Queensland . ## [From backyard sightings to bioblitzes: helping protect Queensland’s wildlife](https://wildlife.org.au/from-backyard-sightings-to-bioblitzes-helping-protect-queenslands-wildlife/) _2026-05-21 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ What lives in the park down the road, the wetland near your workplace, or the patch of bushland you pass every day? Across Queensland, everyday wildlife sightings are helping build a clearer picture of where species live, how common they are, and where conservation action may be needed. Using the free iNaturalist app, anyone can record plants, animals, fungi and insects by taking photos or sound… ## [Safer ground for brush-tailed rock-wallabies in southern Queensland](https://wildlife.org.au/safer-ground-for-brush-tailed-rock-wallabies-in-southern-queensland/) _2026-05-21 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ In the rocky escarpments of southern Queensland, the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) occurs in small, scattered populations. These agile marsupials depend on intact habitat and safe movement across the landscape. Yet habitat fragmentation and introduced predators continue to place them under pressure. The post Safer ground for brush-tailed rock-wallabies in southern Queensland… ## [The glider Queensland cannot afford to forget](https://wildlife.org.au/the-glider-queensland-cannot-afford-to-forget/) _2026-05-21 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ Found nowhere else on Earth, this endangered gliding possum lives in a narrow band of coastal woodland in far north Queensland, between the Hull River near Tully and Ollera Creek, south of Ingham. Quiet, nocturnal and rarely seen, the mahogany glider can move through the night almost unnoticed. The post The glider Queensland cannot afford to forget first appeared on Wildlife Queensland . ## [Stop CI/CD & Supply-Chain Attacks (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/aG8CulCw4Iu3) _2026-05-21 · **Sponsored**_ Per-PR: 17 CI/CD checks and package malware scans with inline Check Run findings. ## [Rock-wallabies thriving at Carneys Creek, and confirmed at Queensland’s western edge](https://wildlife.org.au/rock-wallabies-thriving-at-carneys-creek-and-confirmed-at-queenslands-western-edge/) _2026-03-18 · Wildlifeqld · Wildlife Queensland_ Recent field work by Wildlife Queensland project officers has delivered encouraging news for brush-tailed rock-wallabies at Carneys Creek in the Scenic Rim, and important confirmation that the species persists at the western edge of its range in Sundown National Park. The post Rock-wallabies thriving at Carneys Creek, and confirmed at Queensland’s western edge first appeared on Wildlife Queensland…