Course 15 is in the home stretch of their ARLP journey. On Sunday they spent the day at Outward Bound, enjoying some outdoor experiential activities on the Team Ropes Challenge Course and trying their hand at a creative painting exercise called Pointlism. The aim was to give the group an opportunity to consolidate their learning on teamwork in a manner that echoed the start of their program in the Kimberly. They finished the day with a 'family' dinner, with produce sourced from the participants' regions including: wild smoked turkey from South Australia (Laura Fell) , rib eye fillet from Victoria (Steve Reynolds), pork from Victoria (Tim Kingma), fish from WA(Felicity Horn), hydroponic lettuce and broccolini from Victoria (John Said), olives, cheese crackers, and mustard dressing from Orange (Fiona Rossiter), mangoes from Queensland (Steve Keating), and cherries from Victoria.

Each small group was tasked with designing and creating a canvas that represented a section of their program; however, they could only paint using dots, with paint on fingers, toes, elbows, and nose.

 

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While it is critical for leaders to have vision, they are more often judged on the actions taken to implement the vision. Part two of Course 15’s project is about turning our words into actions.

The task is to organise a one day symposium/summit to share the Course 15 vision. The symposium should expand on your solutions to your vision. We would like to engage with people who are breaking new ground in developing community resilience, showing leadership, showcasing innovative solutions or inspiring action to address issues. The symposium is an opportunity to focus attention on our issue and encourage partnering with others to reach the solution.

Friday 20th November 2009 - Canberra

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The National Rural Women's Summit held 26 - 28 June 2008 in Canberra successfully brought together 82 diverse rural, regional and remote women from across Australia.  The two day Summit program and the recommendations put forward to Government addressed the themes of:

1. Climate change, environment and water
2. Women in decision making
3. Education
4. Health
5. Employment and business development
6. Families and children
7. Community building, reconciliation and new arrivals
8. Young people
9. Infrastructure, transport and telecommunications
10. Training and skill development

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The Foundation has recently purchased a new database and is in the process of updating all of our network member records. A profile template has been emailed to fellows and network members.

Updated information is vital to ensure we can enhance opportunities and services for our members and ensure the network is as strong and as accessible as it can possibly be, while meeting the privacy provisions of our members and subsequent privacy laws.

Please either return the completed profile form to Christina Phimphisane  at the ARLF, PO Box 298, Deakin West, ACT, 2600, fax to (02) 6285 4676 or email christinap @ rural-leaders.com.au

If necessary, Foundation staff may contact you by phone to ensure the accuracy of the information collected.

The future of the nation came under the spotlight at Parliament House in Canberra this month as 1000 luminaries gathered for the Australia 2020 Summit.
Amongst the chosen 1000 were 10 members of the ARLF network, who tackled the long-term challenges confronting Australia’s future.

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Course 15 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program commenced in the Kimberley on 19 May 2008.  Thirty four participants immersed themselves in a two week outdoor experiential journey.  Dr Lesley Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive joined the group for part of the adventure.  The first of seven sessions was successfully completed and all are now looking forward to Adelaide in August 2008.

The Australian Rural Leadership Foundation has appointed Urbis to undertake the Research and Evaluation Project 2008. This project will examine all aspects of the work of the ARLF with a view to maximising effectiveness into the future. 

 

For further details, please review the Terms of Reference or contact the Foundation office.