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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
On graduating from Leadership Victoria’s Williamson Community Leadership and ExperienceBank programs, participants become part of the Leadership Victoria Alumni. This rich network of leaders mobilise to lend their leadership skills to the pressing needs of our community.
While we will celebrate their formal graduation in December, June 3rd saw LV’s 2009 ExperienceBank participants transition to join [...]
More than 30 leaders of Melbourne’s African community are being mentored by LV Alumni from a range of sectors including government, not-for-profit and business leaders as part of The African Think Tank’s first African Leadership Development Program, launched by The Hon. Bronwyn Pike MP, in Melbourne on Wednesday 21st April 2010.
The program, delivered in partnership [...]
