Brighton graduates to become future community leaders

Four local residents have graduated from the Tasmanian Community Fund’s (TCF) fifth Emerging Community Leaders (ECL) program, gaining invaluable experience across a range of areas. For the past year, twenty Tasmanians participated in the fifth ECL program, which aimed to increase their communication, finance, governance, leadership and project management skills.

The participants designed and implemented various community projects as part of the program, which teaches them to use their strengths to achieve positive community-focussed outcomes.

The four successful Brighton graduates have come out of the program with a better understanding of the needs of the Brighton community and will now have the opportunity to put what they have learned into practice.

TCF chairperson, Sally Darke, believes leadership is a vital ingredient in making positive change within the community.

“The diverse group of participants in the 2022 program shows that leadership comes in many guises, with participants coming from around the state and bringing various skills to the table,” she said.

Through the Emerging Community Leaders program, each graduate learnt more about themselves and how to better shape their future as leaders in Tasmania. Anyone interested in growing personally and with a genuine interest in serving the community would benefit greatly from the program.