OUR PARTNERS

Leadership Great South Coast would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by our principle partners and the valuable in-kind contributions of our program partners. The generous support provided by our partners allows us to achieve our vision of delivering a community leadership program that supports a thriving and resilient Great South Coast. We thank our partners listed below for their ongoing commitment to our region and the development of our aspiring community leaders. The diversity of scholarships offered by our partners annually provides participants with access to the Program where the program fee may have been a barrier. This ensures we are representative of the diversity in our region.

Principle Partners Program Partners Supported By

In-Kind Partners

• ACE Radio

• RMIT University

• Corangamite Shire

• Southern Grampians Shire

• Glenelg Shire

• Colac Otway Shire

• Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation

• Co Op

• CFA

02 A Message from our PREMIER

Congratulations to the 2013 graduates of Leadership Great South Coast.

This talented group of This program plays a vital prosper both professionally aspiring and emerging local role in the state’s future, and personally. leaders have gained vital skills actively recognising and I would like to wish this year’s and mentorship to become providing avenues for our graduates all the best for our region’s next generation regional leaders to stand the future and encourage of influential community up and be recognised to them all to be strong leaders members. build prosperous and vibrant and role models in the Great communities. It was great to meet with South West. these promising individuals The skills gained will during their visit to State help them as community Parliament as part of the leaders to help respond program in October. to the region’s economic, environmental and social The Victorian Coalition opportunities and challenges. Government is proud to fund nine Victorian Community These program participants Leadership Programs through cover many cross sections the Regional Growth Fund. of our community, including such backgrounds as In my electorate, Leadership Government, business and Great South Coast is ensuring Denis Napthine MP the not for profit sector, who our best local minds and PREMIER together will build for our emerging community role future. MEMBER FOR models can stand up and be SOUTH WEST COAST recognised to lead the south The graduates have made west well into the future, to lasting friendships, networks instigate change and growth and connections which will in our region. no doubt allow them to

03 Leadership Great South Coast Committee Members 2013

JILL PARKER Chairperson

PROFESSOR GREG WOOD Deakin University

DEAN ROBERTSON Director Community and Corporate Support, Moyne Shire

JULIE WINZAR Manager People and Culture, CFA Barwon South West

HELEN DURANT Manager Community Services Corangamite Shire

VICKI WILLIAMS Manager Organisational Development, Southern Grampians Shire

KERRY NELSON CEO Mpower

MARY ALEXANDER Chief of Staff/Online Editor, The Standard

MARK JOHNSON CEO Terang & Mortlake Health Service

HELEN BAYNE Facilitator South West Primary Care Partnership

BERNADETTE NORTHEAST Coordinator Volunteers

HAYDEN HILL Senior Executive Private/Public Sector (Ret)

KAREN FOSTER Executive Officer Great South Coast Group

AMANDA HENNESSY Executive Officer Leadership Great South Coast

04 A Message from THE Chair

This year has seen consolidation of the Leadership Great South Coast (LGSC) Program with the generous support of stable funding provided by the State Government via the Regional Growth Fund.

This funding has allowed Thanks to our major partners dedication and passion over us to continue to develop Moyne Shire, Telstra and the past six years. an innovative Community Warrnambool City Council I sincerely congratulate the Leadership Program that for their on-going support 2013 graduates and wish is responsive to a thriving in 2013. them every success in their and resilient Great South Special thanks to our future. I encourage them Coast region and undertake scholarship partners who to embrace community planning to ensure the have provided in excess leadership opportunities, sustainability of LGSC. of $15,000 worth of remain connected to the We have continued to scholarship in 2013 providing Alumni and to each other. develop and refine our opportunities for individuals signature Program with from all sectors to participate significant assistance from in the LGSC Program. like programs across Finally I would like to take and the Victorian Regional this opportunity to thank Community Leadership the LGSC Committee for Secretariat. This support overseeing the strategic and collaboration has been development of the Program. invaluable. Special thanks go to retiring I would also like to thank our Committee members partners and supporters who Professor Greg Wood, Helen Cr Jill Parker provide both financial and in Durant, Vickie Williams and Chair LGSC Committee kind support to the Program. Mary Alexander for their

05 Thank You TO OUR PARTNERS Leadership Great South Coast would like to take this opportunity to sincerely thank our numerous friends, supporters and Program partners for their on-going and generous support.

Our success in 2013 and the Special thanks to the reputation we have gained organisations hosted us on would not have been possible field trips including Jigsaw without the fantastic support Farms, Port of Portland we enjoy from our local, and the Gunditj Mirring regional and state leaders. Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation. In particular we thank our speakers, presenters and Thanks to Warrnambool City panel members who have so Council, Moyne, Corangamite, generously given their time Southern Grampians, Glenelg and expertise to the Program. and Colac Otway Shires We thank each of you for for their on-going financial sharing your knowledge, and in-kind support of leadership insights, passions the Program and for your and professional leadership combined commitment to journeys. Your combined the development for our next expertise sets a very high generation of community Program standard. leaders.

“As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others” Bill Gates

06 a MESSAGE FROM OUR EXECUTIVE OFFICER

The 2013 Program participants were recruited from all six Great South Coast LGA’s representing a diversity of occupations, ages, sectors and leadership experience. Throughout the year this diversity challenged values, beliefs and prejudices, encouraged debate and allowed participants to come face to face with their own limitations.

The participants accepted nominating projects that align In particular I would like to the challenge to broaden with the Great South Coast thank Corrinne Armour from their leadership skills and Strategic Plan. The four 2013 Extraordinary Future for her knowledge and develop a projects tackle the challenge energetic facilitation style that greater understanding and of increasing farmer health has inspired and supported the awareness of the issues that and wellbeing, increasing participants throughout their impact our region and our the Year 12 or equivalent leadership journey. future. Beyond knowledge completion rates in our region Like all the participants I have development we challenged and addressing obesity issues enjoyed every minute of the each participant to step in the Great South Coast while 2013 Program and thank each up as a leader and accept supporting our dairy industry. of you for allowing me to share the opportunity to make a Designing, establishing, this journey with you it has difference in their community. managing and delivering been a privilege to support you. Our 2013 Program Days on a community project is a I congratulate you our newest have been topical, engaging, challenging element of the LGSC Alumni and wish each thought provoking and Program which takes each of you every success in your at times emotional. Our participant out of their comfort future community leadership presenters and speakers have zone. I congratulate every endeavours. I am confident been very generous with their participant for persevering that the Great South Coast time and expertise supporting and seeking the support of is in capable, caring and the participants to build mentors as project challenges enthusiastic hands. their knowledge of regional arise. I look forward to seeing opportunities and challenges, the outcomes of the projects sparking new passions in in 2014. the participants. I would like to take this To assist in developing their opportunity to thank those skills and knowledge the who contributed to our 2013 participants also embarked Program by presenting and on a range of community speaking at Program Days, projects. The passion and supporting the participants as enthusiasm they have project mentors, allowing us to displayed as part of this visit your business, providing Amanda Hennessy process has been impressive. resources and for partnering Executive Officer with us. The participants have not shied away from the big issues 07 OUR VISION OUR AIMS EXPERIENTIAL Innovative local 1. To involve a diversity of PROGRAM existing and emerging leaders inspiring Whilst the program is leaders in an experiential a thriving and intellectually stimulating program that inspires resilient Great it is not academic. It has creative ways of dealing South Coast been designed to develop with change, challenges the skills and knowledge of and realities aspiring leaders. Leadership Great South 2. To provide these leaders Coast provides an annual with skills that strengthen community leadership their capacity to respond Participants are encouraged program for aspiring and to the region’s economic, to: emerging leaders drawn from environmental and • Establish a lasting set of all sectors of the Great South social opportunities and personal and professional Coast region. challenges links across different sectors The Leadership Great South 3. To develop skilled, and the Great South Coast Coast Program is aimed at confident, innovative region building relationships between community leaders for our • Develop a keener sense of the business, community and region who are inspired leadership responsibilities government sectors. to remain connected and informed: and • Develop an understanding Participants will be drawn and acceptance of diversity from all three sectors, 4. To establish a regional allowing participants to leadership network • Think laterally, examine benefit from a variety of problems systematically and perspectives when considering find creative solutions the nature of leadership and • Work with and lead the future of our community community groups and economy. • Establish a personal commitment to contribute to a network that offers expertise as a community resource “Innovation is my new passion” Clint Larkin 2013 Participant

08 Participants REFLECTIONS “The Program has shown me that the community needs leaders that have a broad understanding of the Great South Coast” David O’Connell 2013 Participant

Lynda Smith CLINT LARKINS Emma Fitzgibbon Health Promotion, South West Harvest Supervisor, Human Resources Primary Care Partnership South West Fibre Coordinator, Warrnambool City Council Scholarship - Committee for Portland Work Experience Framework Project Lead Milk in Primary Schools The LGSC Program has Project Lead inspired motivated and developed me into a leader. Current Community Current Community Involvement: I have an increased awareness involvement: • Supergrasse Tennis Club of my motivations and those • Kyeema Inc. Board Member • Old Collegians Football and of colleagues and friends; Netball Club • Portland Hockey Club, I have been enabled to Committee Member and communicate at a whole new Multi-purpose Outdoor level. Innovation is my new Synthetic Sports Initiative passion. I now have the confidence Spokesperson to speak up in the moment. • Services for Australian Rural I have committed to our I no longer wait until the and Remote Allied Health, community project which will moment passes to have the Scholarship Assessor extend beyond the Program, a obvious conversations with project which will contribute key players that are often to the health and prosperity avoided. The Program has exposed me of the community. I have My key take home message to the greater challenges and developed immensely. from the Program has been issues of Great South Coast around culture and how and beyond; whilst supporting important having the right me to see the bigger picture cultural fit is for my future. I in my personal leadership now want to make sure that development journey. the footprints I leave will The Program has also have a positive effect on our supported self-reflection and future generations. the realisation that I needed to adjust my career, step up and take on a more strategic role.

A role that is helping develop a shared vision and capacity building for the Great South Coast.

09 SALLY-ANNE OBST David O’Connell Sharon Linke Risk & Emergency Farm Manager, Britnell Farms Community Education Management Officer, Scholarship – Gardiner Coordinator, Barwon South Wannon Water Foundation West Region, Country Fire Scholarship – Committee Authority for Portland Year 12 or Equivalent Current Community Attainment Project Lead Turf 2 Surf Project Lead involvement • Young Dairy Development Current Community Program Warrnambool, Chair Current Community involvement • United Dairy Farmers of Involvement: • Victoria State Emergency Victoria, Warrnambool Branch • Tarrington Lutheran Parish Service Warrnambool Unit President Secretary, Organist, Safe Place Coordinator, Staff • Warrnambool Toy Library Development Facilitator • Mothers Group • CFA Fire Fighter, Fire Safe Kids Throughout the Program my Presenter, Intervention Program personal beliefs and values Practitioner have been challenged. I now The LGSC Program has have a greater focus on the • Dunkeld Wheel Fun, introduced me to wonderful people in our community and Committee Member participants who have the different cultures they • Personal Mentor travelled with me and bring to our region. assisted my growth almost as much as the amazing speakers The Program has shown we have met. me that the community For me the LGSC Program needs leaders that have highlighted that it is OK to be The Program continually a broad understanding of different - to work together challenged my beliefs, the Great South Coast. By and complement each other. inspired me to better understanding our many While the start of the communicate with family, industries and what their friends and work colleagues Program focused more goals are we can combine on my own personal and took me out of my our efforts for the benefit comfort zone. development, the support of the community we and encouragement which are leading. Very happy I have had the the group gave each other opportunity to undertake this took the Program to the next Program and have already level of true leadership. implemented a number of key strategies. The topics of ‘ethics’ and ‘culture’ have challenged me to speak out about the things in which I believe. 10

David Maher Belinda Bennett Ronan Corcoran Partner, Sinclair Wilson Environment Coordinator, Development Engineer, Colac Scholarship - Corangamite Shire Otway Shire Warrnambool City Scholarship – South Council Current Community West Community involvement Foundation Current Community • Friends of Mt Leura, Secretary involvement • Corangamite Klickers Current Community • Treasurer Mininera District Photography Group involvement Football League • Corangamite Film Society, • Emergency Response Volunteer • Board Member Cooinda Terang Committee Member - Colac Otway Shire • Honorary Auditor for a number • Anglesea Kindergarten of not for profit organisations Volunteer • Volunteer at Mortlake Kinder The Program has provided and Mortlake College me with the skills, tools and awareness to become a more The Program has given adaptable and effective me the opportunity to The Program has given me leader. understand and reflect on personal drivers and an understanding of the I have learnt to challenge importance and need for motivations some of which I and be challenged, to was not even aware of. As a people to stand up as leaders practice choicefulness, and in the community. result I am more in tune with to be true to my values. For my strengths and weaknesses It has provided me with the me passion, resilience and and the effects these traits skills to be actively involved action are the keys. have on people I interact and make a difference in the The Program has expanded with. community, and encourage my horizons well beyond my other to participate. The importance of having expectations. I look forward and sharing a vision and As a new partner at Sinclair to using these skills to work passion in order to include Wilson, it has provided me towards building a stronger and empower people on with the leadership skills and more resilient Great your journey is an important to successfully make the South Coast. learning I made. transition from an employee to partner. The Program has also built my confidence which has inspired me to seek out new challenges.

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Carol Weise Nathan Anderson Janice Harris Carer Support Staff, Aspire; Electorate Officer to Member Chief Executive Officer, Pathway to Mental Health Inc. for South West Coast, the Cooinda Terang Inc. Scholarship – Women’s Hon Dr Denis Napthine MP, Premier of Victoria Health and Wellbeing Current Community Barwon South West Scholarship - South West involvement Community Foundation • Saint Thomas P&F Committee, Current Community Chair involvement Current Community • South West Carer and Respite involvement Services Network, Executive • State Emergency Service The Program has inspired me Member • Wannon Water Customer to broaden my views and be Engagement Committee open to new ideas. This has • Liberal Party Member led to the development of The Program has broadened new skills and abilities that my networks, given a better I have implemented in my workplace. understanding of our region The LGSC Program has and how it works, inspired inspired me to refocus my In addition the Program has self-belief, increased my energies and passions and enhanced and strengthened communication and assertive focus on the next stage of my abilities as a leader which skills (open and honest) and my career. is an ongoing journey. helped me understand good leadership and its benefits. I have enjoyed the Program The Program has inspired immensely and believe I have me to become involved in Understanding the gained a lot personally and issues impacting my local importance of deeper I have also been privileged community and become more self-reflection, asking for to witness the development involved in local community authentic feedback, actioning of others. I have learnt so development. it and internal nurturing have much from so many great been key learning’s for me. leaders and from the other participants and enjoyed Beyond the Program I am sharing my sector knowledge interested in mentoring and and skills. supporting young people on their learning journeys.

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Janet Sloan Alex Reardon Johanna Hansen Agri Business Consulting Holiday Parks Manager, Moyne Shire Council Systems Services Warrnambool City Council Administrator/ Administration Scholarship - Gardiner Foundation Current Community Current community Current Community involvement involvement involvement • Turf 2 Surf Project • Red Cross Wangoom Unit, • Dairy extension Programs, Treasurer Reference Committee Member • Leader of training program in On Program Day one Futurist local church Mike McCallum inspired my Exposure to engaging leaders • Christian Surfers, Member ability to support people throughout our Program has allowing them to be their been motivational and given best. I reflect on this even me a broad perspective of My thinking has been today for motivation. leadership. stretched; I now see a bigger I have gained skills to deal The communication tools I world view with greater with a range of workplace have gained are now integral empathy and understanding situations. I am now more to the way I present myself for the differences in people aware of other people’s and how I deal with people and communities. emotions and motivations individually, in a group I have changed my and will utilise this in future environment and as a leader. commitments to community, community engagement. The Program has really starting a new program at our This Program started as a expanded my viewpoint on local church which is broader professional journey and has many different issues that in approach than anything become personal journey face our community and how our church has ever run for me. these issues interrelate. I will before. draw my Program experience My leadership is now more into all my future endeavors. rounded and purposeful, responding to the situations I find myself in, it is a choiceful and ethical manner. “My leadership is now more rounded and purposeful”

Janet Sloan 2013 Participant

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2013 Program Summary LGSC Program Days are themed to cover topics and issues relevant to the Great South Coast. Local and state leaders and content experts address the participants on these issues which are aligned to the Great South Coast Strategic Plan. The Program also has imbedded topics including; leadership skills and knowledge, ethical leadership, social intelligence, governance, mentoring, workforce development, cultural awareness and working with government and lobbying. The Opening and Closing Retreats and the mid program Skills Day are facilitated by Corrinne Armour from Extraordinary Future. With 20 years leadership in the corporate and community sectors, formal training in coaching, training and facilitation and active community engagement Corrinne is a passionate and empowering facilitator.

• Provide opportunities to • Key people and moments better understand yourself in your life that have shaped and fellow participants your leadership style As a leader you will • What you want to gain for explore: the Program and how you will give to support others • The many different shapes to fulfil their program and forms of Leadership aspirations • The concept of Situational Leadership and the need to be the leader that the February 8/9 situation, tasks and people OPENING RETREAT need in that moment Glenormiston • The impact of unconscious motivational drives on Facilitator - Corrinne Armour, leadership style Extraordinary Future • The importance of effective The Opening Retreat will: communication in leadership • Provide an overview of the Reflect on: LGSC 2013 Program • The impact of your • Establish group values and own motivational and processes attitudinal patterns on • Broaden your understanding your communication and of leadership leadership style

14 MARCH 1 MARCH 22 APRIL 15 STRATEGY ETHICS SUSTAINABILITY Camperdown Warrnambool Hamilton SPONSOR - Corangamite SPONSOR - Warrnambool SPONSORS - Mark Wootton Shire City Council and Eve Kantor (pictured) Facilitator - Mike McAllum Facilitator -Professor Greg Guest Speakers - Mark (pictured), Futures Architect, Wood (pictured), Deakin Wootton, Principle Jigsaw Global Foresight Network University Farms, Graeme Anderson (pictured), Senior Specialist Panel Members - Guest Speaker - Climate, Farm Services Cr Chris O’Connor, Mayor Simon Illingworth Victoria, Department of Corangamite Shire, Chair Primary Industries and Peter Great South Coast Board, The Ethics Program Reefman, Solar Systems Cr. Ruth Gstrein, Corangamite Day will: Project Co-ordinator, Keppel Shire, Regional Development • Consider the question Prince Australia ‘To do or not to do’ The Sustainability Program The Strategy Program As a leader you will Day will: Day will: explore: • Increase your knowledge • Provide an overview of • The blurred line of ethics and understanding of the the Great South Coast • The implications of ethical south west Victoria Strategic Plan considerations on decision climate story • Broaden your understanding making • Expand you understanding of regional strategic issues • The connection between of carbon farming. • Challenge you to think ethics and leadership brand • Showcase Jigsaw Farms strategically and laterally state of the art climate • Invite you to actively engage adaptation activates

15 APRIL 29 MAY 10 MAY 24 EDUCATION ECONOMY HEALTH Warrnambool Portland Hamilton SPONSOR - Deakin University SPONSOR - Glenelg Shire SPONSOR - RMIT University Facilitator - Sally Sudweeks, Council Facilitator - Matt Ebden, Beewise Inc. Guest Speakers - Lisa Taylor Senior Lecturer, Deakin University Guest Speakers - Anne (pictured), Clean Energy Murphy (pictured), Executive Council’s Wind Community Guest Speaker - Susan Officer, Glenelg & Southern Engagement Manager, Steve Brumby (pictured), Director Grampians LLEN, Gary Walker, South West Fibre and National Centre for Farmer Parsons, Standing Tall in Greg Burgoyne, Group Leader Health Corporate Services Glenelg Warrnambool Program Panel members: Coordinator, Tom Newton, Shire Council • Kerry Nelson, CEO Mpower LGSC 2012 Alumni and Port of Portland Tour Merran Fyfe, LGSC 2012 - Malcolm Geier, Port of • Matt Ebden, Senior Lecturer, Alumni Portland, Business Manager Facility of Health, Deakin University The Education Program The Economy Program Day will: • Trevor James, Mental Health Day will: Team Leader Hamilton, • Present a strategic • Offer an understanding of South West Health Care understanding of the the economic opportunities Great South Coast lower and challenges for the GSC The Health and Welfare socio economic issues and region. Program Day will: relevant educational data. • Tour the Port of Portland, • Increase your knowledge • Provide you with relevant the deepest port between of health issues and data and statistics to fully and Adelaide opportunities in the Great understand the education South Coast. challenge facing the Great • Enable conversations with South Coast. local leaders to understand provision of health services in our region. • Explore the public heath themes of; Living longer, healthier and more active lives, Healthy liveable communities, Health Promotion 16 JUNE 7 JUNE 21 JULY 15 SKILLS DAY ECONOMY COMMUNICATION Terang Port Fairy SPONSOR - Moyne Shire SPONSOR - Terang Co Op SPONSOR - Moyne Shire Council Facilitator - Corrinne Armour Presenters - Keenan - Moira Rayner (pictured), Extraordinary Jackson (pictured), Economic Facilitator (pictured), Lawyer, Victorian Future Policy Analyst, Regional Development Victoria, Dr Greg Co-Convenor Emily’s List, The Leadership Skills and Walsh (pictured), Chairman former Victorian Equal Knowledge Program Day Champions of the Bush, Opportunity Commissioner will: Graham Ryan, Managing Presenters - Mary Alexander, • Empower you to get out of Director Ryans Transport Chief of Staff, The Standard your own way to live and and Alex Makin, Managing lead choicefully. The Economy Program Day will: Director of Syneka Marketing Reflect on: • Provide additional The Communication • Applying the principles of information about economic Program Day will: leadership to your own opportunities and challenges • Provide you with an personal context for the GSC region building opportunity to gain As a leader you will: on your knowledge from an understanding of our 10 May Program Day. government and parliament, • Build your self-awareness as lobbying techniques, a leader effective media liaison and • Develop your capacity as a social media. leader • Understand when you are not acting choicefully as a leader, and develop strategies to respond • Learn tools relating to effective time management and developing resilience.

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JULY 26 SEPTEMBER 13 OCTOBER 17 LAW & ORDER CULTURE PARLIAMENT OF VICTORIA Warrnambool Warrnambool East Melbourne SPONSOR - CFA SPONSOR - Warrnambool Presenters - Mary Harney, Presenters - Cathy Bligh, City Council Chief Executive, Geoffrey Gardiner Dairy Foundation WRAD Assertive Youth Presenters - Julie Winzar, and Martin Barr, Principal Outreach Worker, Tanya Cook, Manager People and Culture, Media Adviser at Victorian Victoria Police Youth Resource CFA Barwon South West, Government Officer and Bob Handby Lynda Ford, Consultant (pictured), Australian Red and Rob Lane, Partner SED Guest Speakers: Cross water and Sanitation Enterprising Partnerships Specialist, Australian Red Cross • The Hon Premier of Ambassador The Culture Program Day Victoria Denis Napthine will: MP (pictured), Minister for Inter-agency cooperation Regional Cities, Minister for • Broaden your understanding - The Telstra Exchange Case Racing (Member for South of workforce development Study West Coast) and retention issues. Panel members: • The Hon Terry Mulder MP, • Challenge you to embrace • Bill Mundy, Area General Minister for Roads and the diversity of our region Manager, Telstra Public Transport (Member and become aware of for Polworth) • Don Downes, Superintendent some of your own cultural Division 2 Western Region, blinkers. • Mr David O’Brien MLC Victoria Police (Member for Western • Demystify board governance Victoria) • Richard Bourke, Operations and financial literacy Manager, Country Fire • Mr David Koch MLC Authority (Member for Western • Bernadette Northeast, Deputy Victoria) Controller Warrnambool, Sate The Victorian Parliament Emergency Service field trip will: The Law and Order Program • Provide participants with Day will: an opportunity to broaden • Expand your knowledge of their understanding of the and ability to lead change. structures and processes of • Understand what it takes the Victorian Parliament. to lead under challenging circumstances.

18 NOVEMBER 1 NOVEMBER 22/23 TOURISM CLOSING RETREAT Lake Condah Warrnambool SPONSOR - Gunditj Mirring Facilitator - Corrinne Armour Traditional Owners Aboriginal (pictured), Extraordinary “It has been Corporation Future Guest Speakers - Uncle The Closing Retreat will: fabulous Kenny, Gunditjmara Elder and • Review the program year Damein Bell, Strategic Project being part • Celebrate your development Manager, Advancing Country as a leader Towns Project for Heywood of your • Reflect on the extension of Guide - Denise Lovett your leadership skill (pictured), Gunditjmara leadership • Propel you towards Woman community leadership journey, The Purpose of the Tourism As a leader you will Program Day is to: explore: I look • Extend your understating • A model of Neuroleadership of nature based tourism and how it applies to opportunities for the Great forward to community leadership South Coast. • Your values and how these • Expand your knowledge of seeing the underpin your leadership the Kanawinka Geopark - the history of the landscape • What’s now in your impact you and its people. leadership tool kit • Understand the cultural and • Your leadership vision make on indigenous connection to Reflect on: the land. • Your 2013 journey your region • Your capacity to step up as a community leader and beyond” • How to bring others with Corrinne Armour, you on this journey Extraordinary Future

19 Contributing to our Region As part of the Leadership Great South Coast (LGSC) Program participants form project teams to complete community projects. All projects have direct benefit to the Great South Coast region and must align to the Great South Coast Strategic Plan priorities. Projects can be put forward by participants, Alumni, LGSC Committee members, LGSC staff, local government and community representatives. Diverse teams engage in action learning allowing them to engage with the community in ways that are not possible in their professional life. All projects engage local leaders as mentors. Mentors provide connections, support and advise the project team. Projects are generally completed by December annually and may be extended in consultation with the Executive Officer.

2013 Projects Project Mentors Project Team • Vicky Mason, Director • Lynda Smith, Health TURF 2 SURF PROJECT Community Development, Promotion Officer South The Turf 2 Surf project aims Warrnambool City Council West Primary Care to increase awareness of • Matthew Ebden, Senior Partnership (Lead) health and wellbeing services Lecturer, Deakin University • David O’Connell, Dairy Farm available to Great South The Turf 2 Surf project Manager and winner of the Coat farmers by providing an aligns to the Great South Moyne Shire Young Farm opportunity for families to get Coast Strategic Plan Goals Leader Award at the 2013 off their farms and participate 4.1, 4.7 and 4.9 Dairy Australia’s Great South in a free camping weekend Coast Dairy Awards (on 31 Jan and 1 Feb 2014). • Nathan Anderson, Electorate MILK IN PRIMARY Officer to Denis Napthine The event will provide easy SCHOOLS PROJECT access to health and wellbeing MP Parliament of Victoria services raising health and The Milk in Primary Schools • Clint Larkins, Harvesting wellbeing awareness and project team will investigate a Supervisor South West Fibre outcomes for participants. milk in schools pilot program for the Great South Coast Project Mentors Project Team engaging the support of the • Mary Harney, CEO The • Sally Obst, Risk & Emergency dairy industry, education and Gardiner Foundation Management Officer, health sectors. • Roma Britnell Business Wannon Water (Lead) The project aims to provide a Manager/Director, Briland • Alex Reardon, Manager nutritious dairy drink option Farms Holiday Parks, Warrnambool to primary school children • Marg Millard, Principal City Council in the Great South Coast Portland South Primary • Janet Sloan, Consultant, (initially piloted in three School primary schools). The team AgriBusiness Consulting • Mike Weise, Consultant Services aims to improve physical and oral health outcomes while The Milk in Primary Schools • Janice Harris, CEO, Cooinda project aligns to the Great Terang Inc. supporting our local dairy industry. South Coast Strategic Plan Goal 4.1 20 WORK EXPERIENCE Yr. 12 or • Anne Murphy, FRAMEWORK PROJECT Equivalent Attainment Glenelg and Rates Project The Work Experience Southern Grampians Framework project The Yr. 12 or Equivalent LLEN team are working to Attainment Rates Project The Yr. 12 or Equivalent support partnerships and team are working with the Attainment Rates Project communication between Great South Coast – Year aligns Great South Coast the business and education 12 or Equivalent Attainment Strategic Plan Goal 4.2 sectors in the Great South Project 2013-2014 to address Coast. The purpose is to outcomes of the broader enhance work experience project, taking the approach for both students and local that it takes a community to businesses. raise a child. The project aims to assist The project team has been relationships between asked to provide the Great secondary schools students South Coast – Year 12 completing work experience or Equivalent Attainment and local employers, the Project 2013-2014 with a development of clearer career key stakeholder database, pathways and in turn increase including the contact details the aspiration and retention of people in the education rates for Year 12 or equivalent sector and key community attainment. members to inform the wider project. Project Team Project Team • Emma Fitzgibbon, HR Coordinator Warrnambool • Sharon Linke, Community City Council Education Coordinator CFA Barwon South West • Carol Weise, Carer Support Staff, Aspire; Pathway to • Johanna Hansen, System Mental Health Inc. Administrator Moyne Shire Council • Ronan Corcoran, Development Engineer, • Belinda Bennett, Colac Otway Shire Environment Coordinator Corangamite Shire Project Mentor • David Maher, Partner • Jacinta Tepass, Work Sinclair-Wilson Accountants Experience Coordinator “Example is Warrnambool Project Mentors The Work Experience • Kaye Scholfield, RMIT leadership” Framework project aligns Hamilton, Barwon South Great South Coast Strategic West Regional Development ALBERT SCHWEITZER Plan Goal 4.4 Australia • Helen Bayne, South West Primary Care Partnership • Mary Pendergast, Dept. of Education and Early Childhood Development 21 Victorian Community Leadership Programs LGSC is one of nine Community Leadership Programs supported by the Victorian Regional Community Leadership Programs Secretariat. The Community Leadership Programs and Victorian Regional Community Leadership Programs are funded via the Regional Development Victoria, Regional Growth Fund.

1. Northern Mallee CLP 2. Leadership Wimmera 1 3. Leadership Great South Coast 4. Loddon Murray CLP 2 4 5. Leadership Ballarat & Western Region 8 6. Leaders for Geelong 5 7 7. Fairley Leadership 9 8. Alpine Valleys CLP 3 6 9. Gippsland CLP Leadership Victoria

VRCLP Vision Leaders in leadership responsive to the needs of our diverse community

VRCLP Mission To support the nine Regional Community Leadership Programs across Victoria. Collectively we aim to deliver exceptional leadership programs to Rural and Regional Victorians in order to strengthen our communities and develop leadership capacity and capability.

“Better to be published than perfect.” Susan Brumby

22 Program Alumni

Leadership Great South Coast provides the Great South Coast with diverse group of community leaders who have skills, knowledge and networks to positively contribute to our region’s challenges and future.

The inaugural Leadership Great South Coast was delivered in 2012. 2012 • Fran Fogarty • Melissa Mitchell • Tim Tutt • Merran Fyfe • Rachel Munro • Ryan Weissel • Jason Hoy • Michelle Sweeney • Jessica Westwick • Lisette Mill • Tom Newton • Roger Wilkinson • Aaron Moyne • Damien Teal LEADERSHIP GREAT SOUTH COAST PO Box 51, Port Fairy, VIC 3284 P. 03 5568 0511 E. [email protected]

Annual Program Applications open midyear, visit www.leadershipgreatsouthcoast.org.au for more information