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Unique program supports regional leaders driving change

August 4, 2022

A unique new program designed to bolster leadership across regional Australia is set to support communities to meet challenges and drive the positive changes they want to see. The Leading Australian Resilient Communities (LARC) program is co-designed by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) and Regional Australia Institute (RAI), and delivered together with partners Leadership

Alumni connect July

July 15, 2022

The monthly column from our Alumni Engagement Manager. On Monday, we sent out the 2022 Alumni Survey and so many of you have already responded. Thanks to all of you who have taken the time to fill it out. And to those still keen to be part of the action, you have until Monday 25

The meaning of NAIDOC Week

July 14, 2022

A column by 2021 Milparanga Leadership program alumna Annette McCarthy My mother is Warumungu, she was a culturally strong woman who spoke her language. Her Country is within the plains of the Barkley region, northeast of Tennant Creek. Her Country is vast and covered in tall grasses. After rain it comes alive with vibrant colourful

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation

We work with our influential alumni network, Associates, mission-aligned organisations and funding partners to deliver leadership programs and initiatives that foster and strengthen the leadership capability required to address issues and opportunities facing rural, regional and remote Australia. Our programs facilitate powerful networks that endure beyond our programs, enabling leaders to amplify their leadership impact in their organisations, sectors, industries and communities. Our vision: Thriving rural, regional and remote communities strengthening Australia and our regional neighbours. Our mission: To foster and exercise leadership for positive impact. Our approach: Through experiential learning we provide the opportunity for people to understand themselves and others as a framework to adapt and work together. Our values: To support our vision and purpose and for human wellbeing and a sustainable shared environment we: » Respect and engage with First Nations cultural knowledge systems » Embrace a diversity of views, perceptions, backgrounds and cultures » Challenge entrenched ideas » Foster collaboration and act beyond self » Pursue lifelong learning

Australian Rural Leadership Foundation1 day ago

Milparanga Emerging Leadership – now open for applications!

Earlier this year we ran our first Milparanga program for emerging First Nations leaders and we’re ready for round two.

If you’re a proud Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander leader 21 years and over, in the early stages of your leadership journey, and want to go further to make a difference in your community and beyond, apply now to join us from 6-13 October 2022 on Gimuy Walabura Yidinji Country in Cairns, Far North Queensland 👉 https://bit.ly/3zLLxii

National Indigenous Australians Agency Torres Strait Regional Authority

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation4 days ago

It's showtime 🎉 🐮

Partnerships Director Philippa Woodhill and Philanthropy Manager Vivienne Johnson from Queensland's #TeamARLF joined board member Margaux Beauchamp for a tour of the #Ekka in Brisbane last week.

The group saw too many familiar faces to count. And with more than 2,000 alumni and our many valued partners and sponsors it's not a surprise, but just another sign of the amazing #ruralleaders network ARLF programs have established in the last 30 years.

Thank you to everyone who reconnected and, for those who met us for the first time, we hope to see you again soon 👋

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation4 days ago

New program alert 📣

On the back of droughts, bushfires, floods, and COVID, building resilience in our regions has never been more important.

We have joined The Regional Australia Institute, Tasmanian Leaders, Leaders Institute of South Australia, Leadership Victoria and Leadership WA to launch the federally-funded Leading Australian Resilient Communities program in 10 regions across the country:

📍 Wide Bay Burnett Queensland
📍 Charters Towers to the Reef Queensland
📍 Northern Rivers New South Wales
📍 Rivers to the Plains New South Wales & Victoria
📍 Northern & Yorke South Australia
📍 Northwest & King Island Tasmania
📍 LaTrobe & Central-East Gippsland Victoria
📍Midwest Coastal Western Australia
📍Goldfields & Esperance Western Australia
📍Southern Northern Territory

The program brings local leaders and people from all backgrounds who are passionate about the future of their region together to respond to challenges and generate opportunities.

If you want to be part of this, or know of someone who would, tag them in the comments and join your local Future Forum 👉 https://bit.ly/3QplGU2

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation6 days ago

Calling livestock industry champions 🐮 🐔 🐃 🐐 🦘🦌

We’re looking for movers and shakers in the Australian livestock industry ready to grow with the Australian Rural Leadership Program.

For South Australian #ARLP27 alumnus Jeff Schuller, this growth came in form of formal positions and greater self-awareness.

💬 The ARLP experience has given me the opportunity to further develop and grow my leadership practices. I have developed a deeper awareness of my actions, along with those around me and the ever-changing environment that we find ourselves adapting to. My growth has helped me to step up, take action and advocate for my community through my presidency of the Keith campdraft committee, my industry through affiliation with ALFA and myself through my work at Thomas Foods International.

Get ready to grow your impact with #ARLP30 👉 https://bit.ly/3nak3Nb

Australian Lot Feeders' Association Meat & Livestock Australia AgriFutures Australia

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation1 week ago

Calling cotton industry influencers 🌱

We won’t be time-trialing you during a cotton picker pull, but we may just have the challenge to make you look at life and leadership from another perspective in the Australian Rural Leadership Program.

Elizabeth Stott from New South Wales accepted the challenge when she completed #ARLP20, and she hasn’t looked back.

💬 My most significant learning about leadership is the importance of leading for a higher purpose or greater good, compared to leading for reasons that are largely self-serving. Any leader will face challenges along their journey, and without a drive to achieve for the greater good; many will not have what it takes to succeed – especially when some of these challenges may have a personal impact.

Challenge yourself with #ARLP30 👉 https://bit.ly/3nak3Nb

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Australian Rural Leadership Foundation2 weeks ago

Calling dairy industry visionaries 🐄

We’re looking for people in the dairy industry wanting to learn how to enact leadership and give back to their industry and rural, regional and remote Australian communities.

For Simone Jolliffe, #ARLP24 provided the skills she now passes on to the next generation.

💬 On a daily basis, the lessons learned throughout the ARLP journey are as impactful in my own home and rural community as they are in my engagements with the broader dairy industry. I now have the skill and confidence to better engage our young leaders and support them on their pathways and in their roles.

Put yourself in the position to give back with #ARLP30 👉 https://bit.ly/3nak3Nb

Gardiner Dairy Foundation Dairy Australia #dairy