Living Towns is currently conducting a Living Communities pilot in the Western Australian Wheatbelt town of Goomalling, 140km north east of Perth. You can examine the economic data collected by Living Communities Goomalling here. Goomalling is a small town of 500 with another 500 people in the shire. Its primarily [...]

Lake Grace shire is an agricultural community specialising in grains and sheep, approximately 400km south east of Perth with a shire population of approximately 1500. Like many communities of its type, the people of Lake Grace who are involved with Living Communities are concerned about capital leakage and finding new [...]

Toodyay is a fairly diverse rural community only 90km east of Perth. It no longer relies on agriculture as its sole industry and has positioned itself as a day tourist destination as well as supporting a large commuting population. However, recent bushfires and the understanding that proximity to Perth can [...]

Lying only 50km north of the booming regional centre, Geraldton, Northampton is a historic community which mixes agriculture, tourism and fishing. Like Toodyay, its proximity to a larger centre means both benefits and significant problems related to leakage from the local economy. Photo Credits to Deb Carson.