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Two powerful legacies, one gift of leadership

The Bruce Simpson Rural Scholarship Fund and the Matilda Ferguson TRAIL Scholarships have yielded three very special ARLF scholarships to be awarded in 2026.With your continued generosity we can unlock the gift of rural leadership for those who follow in Bruce and Matilda’s footsteps.

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Claire’s transformative experience during LARC program
On the 28 February 2022, Claire Sowden told her husband she ‘had a thing she had to do’ and…
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LARC leaders collaborate to tackle regional challenges  
You’re likely to recall the bleak headlines concerning Alice Springs, dominating news platforms earlier this year.   All the while…
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A love for rivers and community: Stories from the Drought Resilience Leaders Development Program
Bec Marshall loves rivers. She’s spent her life following them, being on them, in them, around them. And it’s…
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Unleashing resilience: Fighting for wellbeing in the mid-west region
In the mid-west region, the Northern wheatbelt of Western Australia good seasons have softened memories of past droughts, events…
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LiveCorp CEO Wayne Collier knows firsthand the power of investing in leaders
Wayne Collier found his way from suburban Melbourne and supermarket shifts into agriculture and the heart of rural Australia.  It’s…
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Building Community Resilience: Empowering Leaders for Post-Disaster Recovery
We’d all like to think we have the capacity to bounce back and cope after a disaster or crisis…
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Regenerating community leadership in the Nambucca Valley 
Across the months of May to August 2022, community leaders from around Nambucca Valley came together for group-based experiential…
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Minderoo Foundation supporting First Nations leadership
Last month we were pleased to welcome Minderoo Foundation’s Joanne Camilleri to the Perth graduation dinner for participants in…
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Brianna Casey’s Journey from Interim CEO to Leading Foodbank Australia
When Brianna Casey was asked to ‘keep the seat warm’ as interim CEO of the Queensland Farmers Federation (QFF)…
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Unleashing Leadership Potential: Jamie Brogan’s transformational journey in agriculture in it for the long haul 
Jamie Brogan donned the iconic pink shirt for his first job with Elders at the company’s Dubbo branch in…
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