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Bringing Joy to Change-Making: Highlights from the 'Are We Having Any Fun?' Event

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When was the last time you truly enjoyed what you were doing? At our event “Are We Having Any Fun?”, we brought together sustainability champions, community builders, and place-makers to answer this question—and they all left feeling uplifted, recharged, and connected.

Hosted by Good for the Hood, the evening was a celebration of joy as a powerful tool for tackling the world’s toughest challenges. It wasn’t just about sharing ideas, it was about reigniting purpose and reminding us that fun isn’t optional in this work. It’s essential for effective change-making.

At 'Are We Having Any Fun?', we explored how sustainability and joy can go hand-in-hand, and that it’s actually essential for resilience.

Event Highlights

Gilbert Rochecouste showed how joyful placemaking creates thriving communities.

Petrina Burrill revealed how creativity can transform sustainability into something magical and shape an industry while you do it.

Jason Tampake taught us how play and gamification unlock collaboration.

Jo Taranto reminded us that fun is important not only for our audiences, but for us.

Interactive Displays: Sustainability engagement providers showcased exciting ideas and tools, sparking curiosity and conversation. The displays showed how innovation in sustainability and joy can inspire new ideas.

Networking That Mattered: The room was buzzing with conversations, ideas, and new connections among sustainability advocates, leaders, and community changemakers.

What We Learned

Burnout is real, especially in this space when we want to do so much and do it all yesterday, but it doesn’t have to define us. Tackling big problems with serious intent doesn’t mean sacrificing joy. The secret? Infusing connection, creativity, and play into everything we do. This event proved that sustainability and joy are not just compatible but essential.

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A lively group of sustainability advocates and community leaders engaged in discussions at the ‘Are We Having Any Fun?’ event. Attendees are smiling, sharing ideas, and connecting over the role of joy in changemaking.

Event attendees gathered in conversation, exchanging insights on how creativity, play, and connection can drive sustainability and community engagement. The atmosphere is vibrant and collaborative.

Petrina Burrill presenting at the ‘Are We Having Any Fun?’ event, passionately discussing how creativity can transform sustainability into something magical. She gestures expressively as attendees listen attentively.

Photo credits:

Andreyna Sanchez

@drechez

www.drechez.com

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Good For the Hood operates on the traditional lands of the Wallumadegal across the Eora and Darug Nations, where connection to community has been carefully nurtured for thousands of years. We acknowledge and pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Our mission is to empower Australian individuals and organisations to create positive change in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We do this by providing resources, networks and tools to support efforts toward a more sustainable and regenerative future.