RURAL REJUVENATION 2019 Launched Victoria’s first rural Incubator Support Program– ‘Breakout Accelerator’. 2019 Mapped Social Enterprise Schools to the Victorian Curriculum and the newly introduced ‘Critical and Creative thinking’ assessment task. 2019 Teacher toolkit developed for SES with global researchers, principals, teachers, students and the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA). 2021 Led the development of a National Social Enterprise Strategy which has morphed into Social Enterprise Australia, the newly formed peak body for social enterprise nationally. 2023 Mary-Anne Scully launches Australian Rural Manifesto on world stage in Amsterdam at SEWF World Forum. 2022 Social Enterprise Schools was awarded the 2022 Innovative Project Award by SPERA – Society for the Provision of Education in Rural Australia. 2022 First iteration of Manifesto for Rural Social Enterprise developed with SENVIC Local Leads & furthered at Rural Gathering. 2022 Hosted the Social Enterprise World Forum Rural Gathering across the North-East Victoria. 2023 Inaugural REJUVENATE program, accelerating rural community-led initiatives. 2024 Global launch of Manifesto for Rural Social Enterprise stewarded by ACRE and SEWF. 2024 Community-owned Old Beechworth Gaol added to National Heritage Register. 2024 Commenced advocacy campaign for co-design of a Rural Social Enterprise Network for Australia. 2020 National Finalist in the Australian Impact Investment Awards for pioneering work leading the Old Beechworth Gaol buy-back. ANNUAL REPORT 2024 19
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