Women’s Health West

August 27, 2010 No comments yet

External member of Finance and Risk Committee
Women’s Health West (WHW) is the regional women’s health service for the western metropolitan region of Melbourne.  We were established in 1988 and continue our vision to achieve equity and justice for women in the west.
WHW is a feminist organisation committed to improving the health, safety and wellbeing of [...]

Report on the 2010 Leadership Victoria Oration by Mark Scott, MD of the ABC

August 26, 2010 No comments yet

August 25 saw more than 250 guests inspired by the 2010 Oration “On Leadership…” delivered by Mark Scott, Managing Director of the ABC.
Mark was an outstanding addition to the long list of leaders who’ve delivered this annual address for the past 20 years. Mark credited the ABC’s exceptional staff with being the driving force behind [...]

LV congratulates winners of SACS/ LV Leadership Awards

August 16, 2010 No comments yet

For the fifth year running, Alumni have supported LV’s partnership with the SACS Awards for Leadership by judging entries and selecting winners for three leadership categories.
Each year, SACS Consulting and LV present Awards for excellence in leadership within Local and State governments as well as the not-for-profit sector. Recipients of the not-for-profit and government [...]

Spotlight on LV Projects: Limbs 4 Life

August 16, 2010 No comments yet

Limbs 4 Life, an organisation providing amputees with information and peer support, was established in 2005 by CEO Melissa Noonan and programs manager, Jacinta Dyson.
After an accident, Melissa had her right leg amputated above the knee. During her rehabilitation she saw a need for an organisation that could provide up-to-date information and a network of [...]

Getting to know: Chris Arnold, LV Alumni

August 16, 2010 No comments yet

Chris Arnold graduated from the second ever intake of the Williamson Community Leadership Program in 1991. Here LV Reporter Jamie Cooke helps us get to know Chris Arnold.
What makes a good leader?
So much has been written, it’s always a challenge to come up with something new. I guess I have a simple philosophy: A good [...]

Getting to know Garry Ringwood, Chair LV

August 16, 2010 No comments yet

What made you join the Council of LV?
I had a strong association with Leadership Victoria when I was at Amcor (where Garry held the role of Executive Director). Amcor had been a long term sponsor of the Williamson Community Leadership Program, as Leadership Victoria was known then, so I was very much aware of [...]

LV Announces New Funding Partner

August 6, 2010 No comments yet

Leadership Victoria is pleased to announce the receipt of three-year capacity building funding via a Strategic Impact Project grant from the Truby and Florence Williams Charitable Trust at ANZ Trustees. Over the next three years Leadership Victoria will implement a new vision and model for leadership that utilises our unique reach across sectors.
The aims of [...]

4th International Biennial Parks Leadership Conference: Common Ground

July 14, 2010 No comments yet

Luna Park, Sydney, Australia  24 – 26 August 2010
Urban parks, urban growth, and the sustainable health of communities.

Parks leaders and managers are invited to come together in Sydney to discuss how we can work together to find common ground, across constituencies of interest, to sustain parks and green space into the future.
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VBRRA – Tax and property advice for landlords in Kinglake and Marysville

June 29, 2010 No comments yet

Information Sessions For Rental Property Landlords In Marysville And Kinglake
One of the challenges facing bushfire-affected communities as they recover is a shortage of rental housing. The availability of rental property is an essential part of a sustainable local economy, with short and medium-term leases needed to support teachers, emergency service workers, seasonal workers, contractors and [...]

Leadership Victoria Mentors support African Australian community

June 15, 2010 No comments yet

This article profiles Keren Dattner, an Alumni of Leadership Victoria’s ExperienceBank program. Keren is currently a mentor through the African ThinkTank Leadership Development Program run in a unique partnership between Leadership Victoria, Victoria Police, Monash University, the Federal Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
A few years ago, Keren Dattner took a phone call that set her [...]