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What’s making news in the alumni network: November 2024

It was such a pleasure to bring together alumni from Melbourne and

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A group of Northern Rivers Leading Australian Resilient Communities program alumni standing in a park in front of trees.

Northern Rivers leaders give voice to communities on issues and needs

16 leaders committed to championing the needs of the Northern Rivers region

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25th September 2024

Cotton’s leadership fibre

The cotton industry is one bursting with opportunities for the people whose livelihoods and communities are connected to the…

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…

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