Introduction Tim Reddel (The University of Queensland, Australia) and Lutfun Nahar Lata (University of Melbourne, Australia) Part I - Overview and Historical Context Chapter 1. Place-based approaches in Australia: legacy and lessons learned? Tim Reddel (The University of Queensland, Australia) and Lutfun Nahar Lata (University of Melbourne, Australia) Chapter 2. Is there a distinctly Australian way of doing place-based policymaking? Catherine Althaus (University of New South Wales, Australia), Patrick Brownlee (Australia and New Zealand School of Government), Honae Cuffe (Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia), and James Green (Australia and New Zealand School of Government) Chapter 3. Place Based Approaches in Australia: Do they really make sense? David Adams (University of Tasmania, Australia) Part II - Key Debates about Australian place-based policy making and practice Chapter 4. Why alignment matters for evaluation and advancing the evidence base for place-based approaches Melinda Craike (Victoria University, Australia) and Bojana Klepac (Victoria University, Australia) Chapter 5. Collaboration, Community and Complexity: Organising, Governing and Measuring Change in Place John Davis (Griffith University and Gunya Meta Australia), Cathy Boorman, Ingrid Burkett, and Joanne McNeill (The Good Shift, Australia) Chapter 6. "Perfect projects in imperfect systems" - place-based social inclusion interventions and the collaborative governance model Mark Evans and Patrick McKenna (Charles Sturt University, Australia) Chapter 7. Exploring accountability in place-based initiatives that address community disadvantage Brenton Prosser (University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia), Anne Faulkner (University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia), Jennifer Cleary ( Flinders University and Centacare Catholic Country SA, Australia), and Gerry Stoker (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) Chapter 8.

Navigating government and community partnership in place-based approaches: Learning from Victorian initiatives Thea Hewitt (Just Places, Jesuit Social Services, Australia), Haydie Gooder (RMIT University, Australia), Susie Moloney (RMIT University, Australia), Noushin Arefadib (public health researcher, Australia), Tim Moore (Murdoch Children''s Research Institute, Australia), Melanie Davern (RMIT University, Australia), Karen Villanueva (RMIT University, Australia), Amanda Alderton (RMIT University, Australia), and John Ryks (Te Ngira: Institute for Population Research Aotearoa, New Zealand ). Part III - Diversity and difference in place-based policy making and practice Chapter 9. Regional and ready communities: Building readiness for integrating community and economic development priorities in regional place-based initiatives Chad Renando (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), Geoff Woolcock (University of Southern Queensland, Australia), Kerry Grace (Regional Development Australia, Australia), and Jim Cavaye (University of Tasmania, Australia) Chapter 10. Regional Development and Place Based Approaches: Reflections from Northern Australia Allan Dale (James Cook University, Australia) Chapter 11. The Role of Deep Engagement in Valuing Regional, Rural and Remote Communities: A Case Study from Australia Jennifer Cleary ( Flinders University, Australia) and Anthony Hogan (National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia) Chapter 12. Economic Inclusion and Place: a case study Corey Carter (University of Melbourne, Australia) Chapter 13. The promise of place in promoting economic participation: Learnings from Tasmania''s Regional Jobs Hubs Joseph Borlagdan (Brotherhood of St Laurence, Australia), Richard Eccleston (University of Tasmania, Australia), and Shelley Mallett (University of Tasmania, Australia) Chapter 14. Renewable community benefits? A rural political economy of large-scale wind farm development in the Southern Tablelands, NSW Rebecca Pearse (Australian National University), Adam Gottschalk (Australian National University), Shayma Taweel (Australian National University and The University of Sydney, Australia) Chapter 15.

First Nations and Place Mark Moran (The University of Queensland, Australia) and Geoff Richardson (First Nations Development Services, Australia) Chapter 16. Children, Young People and Place: A Tribute to the Pioneering Work of Tony Vinson, AM Eileen Baldry (University of New South Wales Australia) and Ross Homel (Griffith University, Australia) Chapter 17. Solving Transport Disadvantage through Place-Based Collaboration Laurel Johnson ( The University of Queensland, Australia) Conclusions Chapter 18. Future directions for Australian place-based policy making and practice - Tim Reddel (The University of Queensland, Australia) and Lutfun Nahar Lata (University of Melbourne, Australia).