Leadership Development For Rural Australians

The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation was established in 1992 to respond to emerging challenges for rural, regional and remote Australia. It exists to create a network of leaders with compassion and commitment, strategic thinking and negotiating skills, and the foresight to influence communities, industries, businesses and policy makers. We now have over 500 graduates of the Australian Rural Leadership Program who are committed to the resilience of rural Australia through their industry, community, and family leadership roles.

The Foundation's commitment to rural Australia:

The Foundation's goal is that Rural Australia is socially, environmentally and economically healthy, viable, and resilient. To achieve this goal we work to implement our mission of:

"Developing leadership excellence to build resilient rural communities."

The Foundation's programs are designed to develop rural leaders who are:
  • Skilled and effective in their roles
  • Acting with integrity and upholding ethical standards
  • Collaborative and supportive of each other
  • Solutions-focused
  • Committed to their leaderhip role
  • Actively developing future leaders

 

We see it as the best rural leadership course around. We are often tempted to put our own people through it. But at the end of the day - that is not the reason why we are a sponsor ... We are interested in broader impacts. We often see high-flyers working their way up the organisation after doing the ARLP. - Sponsor

 

Want to know more?
  1. Interested in joining a program? Read more here.
  2. Want to sponsor a participant on a program? Read more here.
  3. Have you done another leadership program and want to join our Leadership Engagement And Development (LEAD) Network? Check it out here.

32 Rural Leaders Challenged to Shape Our Future

32 rural leaders from across Australia have been named as the 2010 participants of the prestigious and internationally respected Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP).

The Program produces a network of leaders with the capacity and commitment to lead change and to shape the future of rural Australia.

The rural leaders selected for the program include individuals from Victoria, ACT, NSW, WA, SA and QLD in various industries and sectors such as primary producers, health, local and national government, private sector, services and industry. Upon graduation, these individuals will become part of the Foundation’s influential network of over 519 graduates.

Dr Lesley Fitzpatrick, chief executive of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation was impressed by the calibre of rural leaders selected for the program.

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Applications for Course 18 are now open.

Click here to download an application form

Applications close July 31 2010

Upcoming Events

Sun Aug 15 @02:00pm - 09:00am
17/2 Adelaide
Thu Aug 19 @03:00pm - 10:00pm
Fellows afternoon & dinner with ARLP C17 in Adelaide
Tue Aug 31 @08:30am - 05:00pm
Wine Future Leaders 4 - Session 4
Thu Sep 16 @05:00pm - 05:00pm
LEAD Day & activities
Sat Sep 25 @08:00am - 05:00pm
TRAIL - Training Rural Australians In Leadership
Tue Sep 28 @08:00am - 05:00pm
ILAC 2010 - Fort Worth, Texas
Mon Oct 11 @08:00am - 05:00pm
National Centre for Farmer Health Inaugural Conference
Tue Oct 12 @08:00am - 05:00pm
Wine Future Leaders 4 - Session 5

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You can be part of the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation's efforts in developing and supporting leadership skills to advance the viability and sustainability of Rural Australia. Click the icon to find out more and make an online donation.

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