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Regional leaders tackle local challenges together towards solutions

Mental health support, youth engagement, the housing shortage and bridging the country-city

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Helen Jenkins – Two Steps Forward, None Going Back

Nobody else is doing what Helen Jenkins, recent graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, is doing within the seafood industry.

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10th August 2023

Generosity of spirit guides Cheryl’s leadership journey

Wiradjuri elder, Aunty Cheryl Penrith OAM, has an open-armed approach to life, and a passion for embracing opportunities at…

10th August 2023

Collaborative regional leaders bring their key learnings to the nation’s capital

The Leading Australian Resilient Communities (LARC) program, which focused on building leadership skills through a local lens, last week…

18th July 2023

Breaking the cycle of fatherlessness and family violence in WA’s Midwest

When Rohan Prowse moved to Geraldton WA in 2019, it was for a six-month research project. He was tasked…

18th July 2023

Looking inward for a stronger sense of community in Kalbarri

Ellen Nightingale says ‘yes, I was a nurse when I was younger,’ with the weariness of someone who has…

18th July 2023

Youth services a priority for Western Australian local politician

When Tracey Rathbone is describing her family’s move to Western Australia, it’s hard not to conjure mental images of…

18th July 2023

LARC project targets compassion as a quality enabling better community engagement and resilience

Lori-Ann Shibish’s work as a community engagement practitioner means that she has seen the way forced change can affect…

18th July 2023

Latrobe and Gippsland LARC graduate strives to connect people to community

Tragedy has marked Dean Sutton’s leadership journey, but failed to derail his commitment to his community, serving instead to…

18th July 2023

Individual wellbeing pivotal to ensuring healthy and resilient communities

Former cardio thoracic nurse Christine Boucher is focused on her community’s holistic wellbeing, determined to keep as many people…

18th July 2023

Succession planning on the farm seen as crucial to regional resilience

Stafford Ives-Heres farms in the North-West of Tasmania, in a ruggedly scenic area fringed by the deep blue, cool…

18th July 2023

Encouraging breadth and depth in education an important part of strengthening resilience in Tasmania’s North-West

Fossil Bluff beach is at one end of Jacqueline de Jonge’s Wynyard street, and at the other the Inglis…

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