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Wellbeing should be the core goal of government, not economic growth
April 27 @ 19:30 - 21:00 AEST
Humanists Victoria Public Presentation
Balwyn Library Meeting Room, 336 Whitehorse Rd., Balwyn – also via Zoom
On line by registering at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvfuCoqjsrGtfq6lNEFVXWeR7AVrn7sz4F
Mike Salvaris has worked for the past 25 years as an activist, academic and community researcher in the measurement of progress, wellbeing and human rights, with many Australian and international organisations, governments, including the OECD, and the governments of New Zealand, Canada and Bhutan.
He is a Director of the Australian National Development Index (ANDI): see www.andi.org.au. ANDI aims to develop an Australian national progress index ‘beyond GDP’, measuring equitable and sustainable wellbeing in Australia, based on extensive community engagement.
Mike is also a convenor of the Australian Hub of the international Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEAll): see https://weall.org. He has a particular interest in the question ‘What kind of economy will best promote equitable and sustainable wellbeing?’