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Reflections on National Reconciliation Week at the ARLF

At the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation, we believe National Reconciliation Week (NRW)

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Picture of Great Barrier Reef with the text “We live in a time when climate change is a dirty word...” Dr Adam Smith | ARLP Fellow

Can an acronym CLARA help drive change and improve resilience?

Can an acronym help save the planet? We live in a time when climate change is a dirty word but the facts are that it is directly contributing to humanitarian, environmental and political emergencies from heatwaves, wildfires, floods, tropical storms and hurricanes and they are increasing in scale, frequency and intensity.

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11th September 2024

Melanie Bloor: The key to resilient communities

Rural communities have very little control over when natural disasters will strike. They have an enormous amount of power…

5th September 2024

The ARLF team: Putting the ‘remote’ in remote work

While the vital work of the ARLF remains the focus of this monthly column, I thought I would take…

28th August 2024

Bouncing back from the brink

Craig Fox has an innate love of the ocean. He’s been at home out on a boat or under…

31st July 2024

A memo from our CEO: August 2024

How far can we push the counterculture in leadership development? When the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF) was founded…

11th July 2024

Keeping the fire burning

Cherisse Buzzacott is a First Nations midwife and proud Arrernte woman from Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Throughout her career, she…

3rd July 2024

A memo from our CEO: July 2024

From bleeding edge to greater connection and control – regions in transition Like so many in Australia and around…

2nd July 2024

From burnout to balance: Abby Brooker’s journey through the TRAIL Emerging Leaders program

Abby Brooker laughs recalling her expectations that the 2024 TRAIL Emerging Leaders program was going to make its 16…

1st July 2024

Apply now for the Australian Rural Leadership Program Course 32

As regional Australia grows, so do the challenges and opportunities that come with it. Do you know someone ready…

18th June 2024

AALP helped Reannan Schultz understand the gift of feedback

Having spent her childhood balancing time between her family’s Pittsworth farm and her various sporting commitments, Reannan Schultz has…

17th June 2024

Local leaders come together to help shape Southern Queensland’s energy future

Change is in the air for Southern Queensland as it transitions to a major renewables zone. With the Queensland…

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We foster and exercise leadership for positive impact.

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We want to see thriving rural, regional and remote communities strengthening Australia and our regional neighbours.

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As the dedicated provider of leadership programs for regional Australia, we have delivered more than 150 transformational leadership programs over 30 years. Our success is reflected in the contributions our 2,600 alumni have made and continue to make across rural, regional and remote Australia.

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