If you are interested in community development change, this could well be a once in a lifetime opportunity.
The best way that I know of to effect change in communities (and organisations) is large group structured meetings of the 'whole system' based on Future Search principles.
Marv Weisbord and Sandra Janoff of Future Search fame are coming to Australia in October to deliver their recently revised workshop on Changing Organisations and Communities - One Meeting at a Time.
Very large discounts are available for early registrants.