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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders seeking to deepen their leadership skills and influence positive change are encouraged to apply for the Milparanga Established Leadership program, now open. Delivered by […]

From advising Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, working for the Australian Red Cross and being a renowned artist/activist, to running influential Indigenous organisations and leading communities – it’s just a […]

By Matt Linnegar, ARLF chief executive The ARLF team would like to express our gratitude for the contribution Outback Initiatives has made to the Australian Rural leadership Program for over […]

Written by Carly Baker-Burnham As the 7.35am Flinders Street Station train rattled into the regional village of Stratford I reflected on the mystery and anticipation of the ARLP experiences.  Always […]

Attracting foot traffic to flood affected CBDs; a ‘brains trust’ of locals with expertise, influence and networks to help with flood recovery and future challenges; and identifying community resources and […]

Mental health support, youth engagement, the housing shortage and bridging the country-city divide are challenges local leaders will work on together, towards solutions. 21 current and emerging leaders from across […]

The ARLF has 6 key values, one of these values is to respect different perspectives. As part of our commitment and action to a diverse and inclusive workplace, and within […]

Applications will be open from 17 October to 14 November 2022 for a mentoring and leadership development program connecting rural Australians aged 18 to 35 with mentors from across the […]

Despite the current wet Spring, the bushfire season is upon us. It’s inevitable memories of the Black Summer bushfires will be front of mind.   “The Orroral Valley fire of […]

Our monthly column from Chief Executive Matt Linnegar. As we draw closer to celebrating 30 years of our organisation and its impact on October 26, we also reflect on its […]

The monthly column from our Alumni Engagement Manager. It’s always fantastic to hear about the great work of our alumni. But I have to say that in the last few […]

Reef Ecologic, together with the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ALRF) and theRegional Australia Institute (RAI) invite regional leaders to an upcoming Future Forum inTownsville – aimed at strengthening the region’s […]

Regional Development Australia (RDA) Northern Rivers, together with the Australian RuralLeadership Foundation (ARLF) and the Regional Australia Institute (RAI) invite regionalleaders to an upcoming Northern Rivers Future Forum in Ballina […]

Following the announcement by Senator The Hon. Murray Watt, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) and the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) […]

Regenerate Eurobodalla – a leadership development program designed in response to the 2019-20 bushfires – is currently open for applications. Its objective is to build leadership capacity within the community […]

The Milparanga Emerging Leadership program – an 8-day leadership development program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People in the early stages of leadership – is currently open for applications.  […]

The monthly column from our Chief Executive Matt Linnegar. I recently had the absolute privilege to participate in the 2022 Garma Festival in North East Arnhem Land (thanks to the […]

The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) and the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ALRF) inviteregional leaders to its next Future Forum to be held in Albury – aimed at strengthening the region’snetwork […]

The monthly column from our Alumni Engagement Manager. The ARLF team and I had the pleasure of meeting up with our Cairns-based alumni in late July. In conjunction with our […]

Regenerate Eurobodalla – a leadership development program designed in response to the 2019-20 bushfires – is currently open for applications. Its objective is to build leadership capacity within the community […]

Regenerate Capital Region – a leadership development program designed in response to the 2019-20 bushfires – is currently open for applications. Its objective is to build a network of leaders […]

A unique new program designed to bolster leadership across regional Australia is set tosupport communities to meet challenges and drive the positive changes they want to see. The Leading Australian […]

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 […]

Applications are currently open for the Australian Rural Leadership Program announced Matt Linnegar, Chief Executive of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF).  “Applications are encouraged from individuals committed to and […]

Twelve groups and five individuals from five drought-prone regions share $152,000 in grant funding to prepare their communities for future droughts. The in-total 38 grant recipients are part of a […]

Firstly, I would like to encourage you to keep your eyes peeled for our alumni survey to be sent out early July.   With over 2,000 alumni in the network […]

The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation is bringing a free regional leadershipdevelopment program to the people of Snowy Valleys. The eight-day program, entitled Regenerate Snowy Valleys, runs across four days inSeptember […]

Seventeen Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders graduated from the 2022 Milparanga Established Leadership Program in late May.  After 9-days on program, the cohort was the first to complete Milparanga […]

The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, along with partner organisations the Regional Australia Institute, Leadership Victoria, Leadership Western Australia, the Leaders Institute of South Australia, and Tasmanian Leaders has been successful […]

For Heidi March, Regenerate Nambucca Valley was an opportunity to connect with the community and hear people’s stories and perspectives after the bushfire events of 2019.  She was one of fourteen leaders […]

By Alumni Engagement Manager Julia Strang The National Farmers’ Federation Conference was held on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra on 5 and 6 April. I was a last-minute call-up, and it […]

This notice is issued under the Constitution of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF).   I call for expressions of interest to fill a casual vacancy on the Board of Directors […]

As a not-for-profit, we rely on our valued partners and sponsors who, in turn, believe in the value of and our ability to develop changemakers and adaptive leaders committed to […]

February has been a busy month for our growing team with a number of new appointments, internal shuffles and, sadly, also farewells. Welcome Lesley   Lesley Vick joined us as the […]

Please join us in welcoming Julia Strang as our new Alumni Engagement Manager.   Julia has been working for the Foundation since August 2021, supporting the Drought Resilience Leaders Mentoring Team […]

We are glad to announce that we have begun working on the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation’s Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).  As an organisation that supports reconciliation with strong internal support […]