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Matt Linnegar & Su McCluskey: optimistic for Australian agriculture

There are few people more seasoned in agricultural advocacy and leadership than

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Grant Cameron joins our team

Grant Cameron and is a graduate of the Milparanga leadership program. His

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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…

18th July 2023

The LARC effect: From culture-shocked to confident

When Sal Allen left the Gold Coast and pointed her car in the direction of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula,…

18th July 2023

Strengthening the leadership ecosystem is all about building trust

When Rebecca O’Leary was a team leader on Raoul Island, her biggest accomplishment was that nobody died on her…

18th July 2023

Jobs boost key to Fraser Coast’s future resilience

For decades Mark Lourigan has enjoyed an idyllic life on Queensland’s central east coast, lured by a good job,…

18th July 2023

It’s time to get off the fence for Ellie Tonkin

Queensland’s Fraser Coast is known for green walls of sugar cane, white sandy beaches, and of course, the renowned…

18th July 2023

Townsville employer commits to dramatically decreasing youth crime

Townsville is the biggest regional centre in Queensland. It’s famous for access to the Great Barrier Reef, the gateway…

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