Making Australia a Better Place Constantine Oscuchukwa doesn’t lack leadership. He’s the Anglican priest at St Paul’s Bakery Hill Ballarat. But Constantine valued mentorship through the New and Emerging Communities Leadership Program (NECLP) because he says leaders “never stop learning”. Specifically, he wanted to improve...
The Gift of an Embassy What can you contribute to a nation that has to rebuild itself from nothing and is one of your closest neighbours? In 2002, LV, the Rotary Club of Melbourne and Dr José Ramos-Horta, Nobel Prize winner and President of Timor-Leste,...
Reducing Recidivism Rates for Young Male Offenders Rates of recidivism for young offenders in Victoria are high. In 2005, 66 percent of young Victorians released from prison went on to reoffend, increasing the likelihood that they would enter the adult prison system. Yet only three...
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By Lyndon Galea, 2019 Williamson Leadership Program Alumnus This year I have been incredibly fortunate to be a part of the Williamson Leadership Program. I say ‘fortunate’ because I have been unsuccessful on two previous occasions applying for the program. And I was only able...
By Michelle Crawford, 2019 Williamson Leadership Program Alumnus To lead is a verb, it’s something you do. It’s about the provision of guidance and direction, and is an intentional act. As a noun, purpose relates to the reason for which something is done. Inequality and...
Leadership Victoria is extremely appreciative of the support of our patron Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC, Governor of Victoria. Message from our Patron I am proud to be the Patron of Leadership Victoria, and I commend it for its work supporting our future...
On Wednesday 20 November, we held the 2019 Graduation at State Library Victoria to celebrate Williamson and Folio graduates alongside their partners and supporters, and the wider LV team. Elaine Montegriffo, LV CEO and Chris Kotur, LV Leader in Residence, opened the event by extending...
By Jacqueline Salter, 2019 Women’s Leadership Program Graduate Leadership…It’s something we may fall into, or something we feel we should be doing at certain times in our career or lives. But how many people stop to consider why they lead? How many people have a...
By Chris Kotur (WCLP’94), Leader in Residence, Leadership Victoria I’m guilty. I think I have my purpose all worked out and then let life get in the way of re-examining, and possibly updating, my reasons for working and acting for others as I do; and...