Mel Butcher

Engagement and Impact Director at @TheSocialDeckPR. Reformed geologist (still like to lick rocks). Love to play on surfboards and bikes.

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@criprights Coops just turned 14 - gets special treatment these days

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@criprights well deserved!! Congrats sAM!!

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@michael_nielsen Foucault’s Pendulum - Umberto Eco
Cloud Atlas - David Williams
Dune series (over 4000+ years) - Frank Herbert
Infinite Jest - DFW

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@criprights Oh Sam that sounds terrifying. So sorry this happened and hope you are feeling better. Thinking of you and best wishes for a speedy recovery x

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@Graemeinnes I’m so sorry to hear this Graeme. Thinking of you and condolences to your family.

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Honoured to be interviewed for this fab podcast by @ImpactBoomOrg about #engagement #DesignThinking #socent etc.

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New episode 💥 @melbutcher discusses the activities of @TheSocialDeckPR and the lessons learnt whilst engaging with communities and developing national strategies and campaigns. Check out the podcast -> https://t.co/2TBrue6C7J Thx @IndioMyles! #socentau #codesign #socinn @QSocEnt

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Go Alix! So lucky to get to work with you.

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This #WorldAutismAwarenessDay our Social Deck team member, Alix, shares some insights with us from her experiences as an autistic person in the workplace, in a new vlog. Check it out on our website: https://t.co/OQMrnHztMw

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Wonderful blog by our Partnerships and Outreach Manager @VikkiMcIntyre8 sharing her story of purposeful career change as a woman over 50. #IWD2021 @EveryAGECounts #EndAgeism

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March 8 is International Women's Day

In our latest blog, our Partnerships and Outreach Manager, Vikki, share’s her story about the barriers women over 50 can face in the jobs market, and how she came to flourish as part of The Social Deck team: https://t.co/7LN2hjzVlN

#IWD2021

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JOIN US IN 2021
The Social Deck is growing and we are looking for two new passionate team members!
- Communication Lead
- Practice Manager
To find out more about the roles and apply visit Seek:
https://t.co/oeiOXgGA8I

#CommunityEngagement #BehaviourChange #JobOpportunities

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@Graemeinnes Congrats on the move Graeme!

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The Social Deck acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and recognises their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We pay our respects to them and their cultures, and to elders past, present and emerging.
#InThisTogether2020 #NRW2020

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For some insight into how to go about making social change a reality, you can read Sam's explanation of our multi-method approach in our latest blog: https://t.co/4KNaWD3Qwm
#BehaviourChange #SocialMarketing #SocialAction

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As the next term of school begins, virtually for most, we’ve shared a few insights from our very own home learners in our latest blog. Let us know how your kids are finding it and any tips you or they have.

https://t.co/JFJ7kpowFe

#LearningFromHome

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It's #WorldAustismAwarenessDay! Check out our blog on making engagement accessible for people with autism: https://t.co/BRY0aRSWLP #inclusion #consultation #engagement #autism

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Happy Monday everyone. We hope you’re all staying safe and well. We know how fortunate we are to be able to continue working during this challenging time.

You can read a statement about how we are proceeding in our latest blog: https://t.co/J6w7G6ICL9

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Over a third of The Social Deck’s staff regularly work from home across Queensland, New South Wales, and Victoria, so we thought we’d share some of our top tips to help others who are now finding themselves working remotely. Take care out there folks! #WorkingFromHome

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Our consultation report to help shape the next national disability strategy has now been published. Thank you to everyone who participated in a community workshop or discussion, completed the survey, or contributed via the online forum to have their say.
https://t.co/sKhDjJZC0S

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Special thanks to our co-facilitators Samantha Connor @criprights, Michael Simpson, Geoff Trappett @InclusionMoves and Amanda Lawrie-jones who brought their invaluable professional expertise and lived experience to the consultation.

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Really proud of our work on this

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In 2019, we were privileged to deliver the consultation process to inform the new Declaration on education goals for young Australians. Education Council released the new Alice Springs (Mparntwe) Education Declaration last week: https://t.co/bydIdLAxG1 #education #mparntwedec

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Great to be facilitating these workshops right across the country!

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Last week, we gathered with the Hon. Dan Tehan, MP and 120 national stakeholders across events in Sydney and Canberra to review the Melbourne Declaration, Australia's aspirations for education.
#melbournedeclaration #educationgoals