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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 • Terang 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 Warrnambool 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 Victoria 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