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How former firefighter Vivien Thomson found her way to leadership impact
There was no formal firefighter training when Vivien Thomson started as a young park ranger in the ACT in…
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Andrew-Monk
Andrew brings people along for the journey 
Frontiers are a natural home for Andrew Monk, who has found himself at the spearhead of many new movements,…
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Catherine is a mentor, agri-innovator and legagy builder
As a confident and highly visible leader in agriculture, one might assume that Catherine Marriott OAM is afraid of…
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Changes in colleagues inspired Mandy to apply
Mandy grew up on a wheat and sheep farm  about 40km from Gnowangerup, near the Mindarabin siding. As a…
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Brianna Peake
Brianna learned to be sensitive to each person’s story
Brianna Peake grew up on a farm in Dalwallinu  and headed to Perth for her last three years of …
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Gavin Bignell
Gavin learned to trust his ability and virtues
From a family farm near Kojonup, Gavin followed the well-worn route of young people in regional Australia  and headed to…
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Richard Simonaitis
Richard now has the skills to lead with empathy
Richard was working in the marketing and  trading division of CBH when he started the Australian Rural Leadership Program. His…
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Voices for Indi
Voices for Indi does politics differently
Looking back to where it started. The three protagonists in this story would never call themselves heroes. They are…
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Program experience causes Susan to reassess the world
Susan grew up on a dairy farm at Flinders, on the Mornington Peninsula and with her family, operates a…
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For this couple giving honours the impact of their own experience
Ross and Edwina Sharrock are in the unique position of both having experienced the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP);…
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Our Purpose

We foster and exercise leadership for positive impact.

Our Vision

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

Our Impact
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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