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Webinar: Global lessons, regional opportunities

The Next Economy hosted a special conversation with international thought-leader Erinch Sahan and The Next Economy’s Economic Program Director Katherine Trebeck and Land Program Director Jacqui Bell on Thursday, 8th of October 2026.

Erinch Sahan: Events for his Australian Tour

Erinch Sahan is a leader in business design and investment for good. Here are all the events you need to know about when he’s on his Australian tour.

Business as a force for good: a conversation with Erinch Sahan

We chat with Erinch Sahan, a leading expert on using business and investment as a force for good on how to widen that conversation right here in Australia, ahead of his upcoming tour this October.  

Walking the line: Balancing nature and renewables

Communities across the New England Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) are being asked to host what Armidale ecologist David Carr describes as the largest infrastructure investment in regional Australia’s history. The question many are asking is whether the region will be better off when it’s finished.  

Lessons from Uralla: Good renewable energy development

Uralla’s Renewable Energy Strategic Action Plan is here  Two years of listening, testing and co-design have led to this: a practical plan for how NSW’s Uralla Shire can host large-scale renewable energy development on […]

Building the economy we could have: Interview with Neighbourhood Economics  

We sit down with Bill Mithen and Annie Smits from Neighbourhood Economics to chat about how they’re using Community Wealth Building to transform the economies of Norlane and Corio in Victoria.

Building the economy we could have: Community Wealth Building

Community Wealth Building is an approach to keep wealth local, build economic democracy and improve mental health. It can also improve resilience and control over our economy during times of economic turbulence and the climate crisis.

Stories from the Road(map) 

The Hay Economic Transition Roadmap brings together community, business, industry and governments around a common direction for coordinated action.

Building the economy we could have: Nightingale Housing

To build the economy we could have, we must make sure housing is designed for people, not profit. Nightingale Housing are doing just this, as a not-for-profit housing developer, building environmentally and socially minded apartments, sold at cost. Josie sat down to chat with Toby Dean, Head of Community at Nightingale Housing, to talk about what Nightingale is all about and what he wants to see change.