Region’s emerging leaders
The Weekly Advertiser, in partnership with Leadership Wimmera, continues to present weekly profiles of this year’s leadership program participants.
Leadership Wimmera has provided opportunities for the development of emerging and existing community leaders across the Wimmera and southern Mallee Victoria since its inception in 2002.
Graduates from the program, overseen by Wimmera Development Association, use life and leadership skills they learn in the program in their roles as business owners, managers, employees, volunteers, parents, friends and community members.
It has two flagship programs and runs a number of other development opportunities annually.
Leadership Wimmera’s Change Makers program is a program for existing leaders – those who own or run a business and/or who lead a team at work or in their community life and who have demonstrated potential to commit to greater leadership involvement in their workplace or community.
Its Emerging Leaders program is designed for people wanting to build leadership skills to increase their influence within the workplace or community groups.
People can find out more about Leadership Wimmera by calling project officer Vernetta Taylor on 0419 114 274 or emailing vtaylor@ wda.org.au
Business-organisation and role? Centre for Participation volunteering and community development manager.
Which Leadership Wimmera program are you participating in? Change Makers
Why are you participating in a Leadership Wimmera program? To become a better leader, to become as inclusive, encouraging and empowering as I can be in leading others and myself.
What do you hope to achieve
and/or learn by participating in Leadership Wimmera?
Become an inclusive and encouraging leader who is well connected and in tune withcommunity issues and needs.
What has been the highlight of the program so far?
The opening retreat weekend and getting out of my comfort zone by abseiling and meeting all the other participants in an informal capacity at the beautiful Dunkeld location.