Regen Melbourne

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Environment & ClimateCommunity developmentDemocracy & Civil societyTax-deductible donations

NGOFounded 2020Local reach

Profile last updated: May 7, 2026

About

Founded in 2020, Regen Melbourne is a non-governmental organisation based in Melbourne, Australia working on environment & climate, community development, democracy & civil society.

Regen Melbourne is a non-profit organisation based in Melbourne, Australia, that works to catalyse and organise the systemic regeneration of Greater Melbourne. It operates as a platform for cross-sector collaboration between business, government, non-profits, universities and communities. Its work includes place-based Earthshots covering waterways, streets and food systems, a Systems Lab that researches how to shift enabling conditions in city systems, and the Greater Melbourne City Portrait, a community-defined measure of progress based on Doughnut Economics. The organisation was founded in 2020, grew out of a community-led research process, and was incubated by Small Giants Academy. It is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient.

Location

Melbourne, Australia

Founded

2020

Organisation type

NGO

Focus areas

systems changeregenerationDoughnut EconomicsEarthshotsSystems LabMelbourneplace-based

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Environment & ClimateCommunity developmentDemocracy & Civil society

Works for

Communities

How they work

ResearchAdvocacy & campaigningCapacity building

Programmes

Earthshots

Environment & Climate · Australia

Interconnected, place-based initiatives covering Melbourne's waterways (a swimmable Birrarung/Yarra River), streets and neighbourhoods, and the food system, designed to drive the regeneration of Greater Melbourne.

Systems Lab

Democracy & Civil society · Australia

An action-learning platform that explores how to shift the underlying enabling conditions of Melbourne's systems, such as finance, measurement, governance and research, to support long-term regeneration.

Greater Melbourne City Portrait

Community development · Australia

A community-defined compass for progress built on the Melbourne Doughnut, with holistic measures of how well Melbourne supports people and planet to thrive.

Funding & support

Funded by

Grants

Trust

Tax-deductible donations

Credentials & affiliations

Partnerships

Small Giants Academy, Deakin University, La Trobe University, Monash University, RMIT University, University of Melbourne, Victoria University, Swinburne University, Dark Matter Labs, Greater Melbourne Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation, Morris Family Foundation, Joe White Bequest, Menzies Foundation, John T Reid Charitable Trust, Equity Trustees, Centre for Policy Development