Leaders Forum Program OPENING DOORS, OPENING MINDS Apply now for 2017
What will your impact be? Leadership Ballarat and Western Region aspires to create a positive and sustainable future for all. We inspire people to lead and work together to create a connected and responsive community.
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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. Margaret Mead
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We are recruiting for the 2017 Leaders Forum program – an experiential learning program for emerging leaders from diverse industry and community sectors. Participants are provided with unique opportunities that will inspire them to: • broaden their understanding of leadership • connect to diverse networks • explore the community • reflect personally and professionally
Employers Invest in your staff. Invest in your organisation. Invest in your community.
Employees Invest in yourself. Invest in your work. Invest in your community.
For more information visit www.lbwr.org or call 03 5332 1247
Program Features • Opening and closing retreats (Feb and Nov) • 8 program days (9am-5pm) • 8 program evenings (5-9pm) • Community forums and events • Program day pre-reading, reflective journal • External mentor • Visit to Federal Parliament in Canberra
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2017 Program Costs Employer/Sponsor contribution Participant contribution
$3850 + GST $1200 + GST
Scholarships Available • Peter Davies Entrepreneurial Scholarship • Bank Australia Indigenous Scholarship • Pyrenees Shire Community Scholarship • Bug Blitz Arts/Culture Scholarship
What has surprised me is the impact that the program continues to have on me as I go about my work and life on a day-to-day basis and how I now consider things differently. The program is about developing community leaders over time, not making them in one year. Anthony Schreenan, City of Ballarat — LBWR 2011
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Janelle Burns, 2016 EA to the CEO, Sovereign Hill “I have enjoyed sharing valuable learning experiences with such a diverse group of individuals. The highlight for me has been gaining a broader understanding of the issues currently facing the Ballarat community and the different perspectives of the stakeholders involved. I have appreciated the valuable knowledge and wisdom passed on by leaders in our community.�
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Jeremy Johnson CEO, Sovereign Hill “Sovereign Hill is proud to have supported a participant in the program annually since its inception. The program is centred on each participant achieving their full potential in their workplace and their community. It has proven to be a great opportunity for each of the graduates from Sovereign Hill, giving them a unique learning experience and developing their networks and skills base.�
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Filip Cannizzaro, 2015 Ballarat Region Manager and Customer Service Manager, Selkirk “The program has provided me with an array of insights and learnings on both a professional and personal level. It exposes participants to complex issues and challenges in areas of our community that you may not have known about. It also highlights some of the great work already being achieved by individuals, groups and organisations across our region, both profit and not-for-profit. The benefit of building local networks of individuals to grow community confidence cannot be understated and is a key to the program’s success.”
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Jock Selkirk CFO, Selkirk Group of Companies “Supporting our employees to participate in the Leaders Forum program is very important to us. We recognise that investing in our people through their career journey by enabling them to challenge their perspectives and experiences is a great way to help them think differently. I have always greatly appreciated when people have given up their time to expand my learnings and it also helps you to stop and reflect on your own experiences. It really is a win-win situation, one that rewards both the employer and the employee along the way.�
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Peter Davies Entrepreneurial Scholarship
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“I feel so honoured to be part of this inspiring program and I’m very grateful to the Davies family for their generous scholarship that has enabled me to participate.” Talina Edwards, 2016
Peter Davies Entrepreneurial Scholarship Recipients 2016 Talina Edwards, Talina Edwards Architecture 2015 Michelle Emma James, Here Studio 2014 Rick Stephens, Euroka Trading 2013 Kate Burrows, Eventique 2012 Janelle Ryan, The Little PR Company 2011 Igor Zvoko, Wedderburg Consulting Group
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Talina Edwards, 2016 Talina Edwards Architecture “As a sole practitioner, the program gives me the opportunity to be better connected with some amazing people in our community who are doing really great things, including the presenters, the people in the communities we visit and my fellow participants. I love that we develop personal and professional skills to enable us to take action. I feel very fortunate that as an architect it comes with my job description to communicate and collaborate with people, envisage a concept for the future, design a desired outcome, plan and map out the road to get there, and then bring together a team to deliver. I’m proud to now call Ballarat home and look forward to helping make our regional city an even better – and more sustainable – place to live.”
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Bank Australia Indigenous Scholarship
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The Bank Australia Indigenous Scholarship has given me the opportunity to be part of this amazing program which has given me further motivation to become a better leader within the community. Jon Kanoa, 2016
Bank Australia Indigenous Scholarship recipients 2016 Jon Kanoa, Grampians RAJAC 2015 Nikki Foy, Department of Education 2014 Deb Milera, Yanikan-Werritj Vocational Training & Employment Centre 2013 Katrina Beer, Yanikan-Werritj Vocational Training & Employment Centre
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Jon Kanoa, 2016 EO, Grampians Regional Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee “The program has challenged my thinking on various topics that impact not just the Koori community, but also the wider community, and the role we need to play to improve our relationships with each other and move forward together. The best part for me is the bond we share as a group. Although I have only known the other participants a short time, the impact they have had on me has been invaluable and I look forward to sharing my journey with my fellow brothers and sisters beyond this year.�
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