Casuarina Leadership Program

Applications for the 2022 program are now closed

The Casuarina Community Leadership Program works with budding community leaders to develop their unique knowledge, skills, care and connections enable them to work collaboratively with their communities to develop a community project or social enterprise.

The program provides emerging leaders with the opportunity to:

• Progress a change they want to make in their community

• Learn  more about leadership and working with others in their community 

• Meet other people across the Surf Coast who are aiming to make change in their community

• Get experience working with local government, and

• Build your knowledge and understanding of First Nations culture

  Program Dates

The program will run between March and May 2022. A summary of the dates and topics is as follows:

Session	Date	Time	Topics Covered	Location
1	Saturday 19th March	9.30am - 2.00pm	Introduction - mapping leadership journey / group agreement developed	KMCC face to face
2	Thursday 24th March	6.30pm - 8.30pm	Working in two worlds - First Nations Leadership.  Working and engaging with First Nations people	Zoom
3	Saturday 26th March	9.30am - 2.00pm	Community led actions and projects.  Community development principles, framework and practice	KMCC face to face
4	Thursday 31st March	6.30pm - 8.30pm	Leadership styles and personality profiles.  Learning own leadership styles	Zoom
5	Saturday 2nd April	9.30am - 2.00pm	Planning grass roots community projects.	Council Chambers
6	Thursday 7th April	6.30pm - 8.30pm	In conversation with local community leaders.  Discuss process, journey, highs and lows with 2021 program participants	Zoom
7	Saturday 30th April	9.30am - 2.00pm	Who is your mob?  Story telling exercise to highlight the significance of community connections, cultural practices and power of shared knowledge	KMCC face to face
8	Thursday 5th May	6.30pm - 8.30pm	Developing a marketing strategy for a community initiative.  Steps taken by a local leader to kick start a community initiative and engage the community through powerful marketing strategy	Zoom
9	Saturday 7th May	9.30am - 2.00pm	Understanding First Nations stories and culture.  The history of the land and its first people	Torquay Community House
10	Thursday 12th May	6.30pm - 8.30pm	Role of local government.  Structure of local government and decision-making processes	Zoom
11	Saturday 14th May	9.30am - 2.00pm	Presentations and Yarning circle.  Opportunity for participants to present ideas, projects and/or learnings.  Yarning circle to share experience of participating in the program	KMCC face to face

Please note

• This is a draft program outline, so some aspects of the program may change, especially due to changing COVID19 restrictions

• Participants should note that project work will be required outside of these session times

To be eligible for the program you must:

• Live, work, study or volunteer in the Surf Coast Shire

• Be 18 years or older* , and

• Commit to attend at least eighty percent of the program sessions. (link to table above)

If you are under 18 years of age and are interested in applying for the Casuarina Community Leadership Program, please contact Terri Hannan on the contact details listed at the bottom of this web page.

Participant applications will be assessed by a panel against the following criteria:

• Demonstrated passion for driving community change and improvement. (35%)

• Desired learning outcomes align to the program. (30%)

• Diversity - Surf Coast Shire Council aims to ensure there is a diverse range of participants on the program, hence the applicant’s location, gender, cultural heritage, age, lived experience of disability and area of interest (such as social, cultural and environment) will be considered. (35%)

The Casuarina Community Leadership program is free for successful applicants

For more information please contact:

Terri Hannan 

Email: thannan@surfcoast.vic.gov.au 

Call: 03 5261 0666 or  0407 829 308 

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