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Applications open for 2025 Gippsland Community Leadership Program to empower local leaders in Gippsland
Committee for Gippsland announces applications are open for the 2025 Gippsland Community Leadership Program, empowering local leaders to address regional challenges and foster community engagement.
The Committee for Gippsland (C4G) is pleased to announce that applications for the 2025 Gippsland Community Leadership Program (GCLP) are now open. This marks the 29th year of identifying and empowering leaders from across the Gippsland region.
GCLP provides insights into Gippsland's challenges and opportunities, fostering leadership skills, community engagement, and collaboration across sectors for positive change
Developing Gippsland leaders
Committee for Gippsland CEO Tony Cantwell said GCLP is one of Australia's longest-running regional leadership programs and continues to play a vital role in developing local leaders, particularly as the region faces an energy transition and the closure of the native timber industry.
"GCLP provides participants with an in-depth understanding of both the challenges and opportunities Gippsland faces, while developing individual leadership skills and inspiring further community engagement. This program emphasises the importance of community connectedness, encouraging participants to work with industry, community, government, regional leaders, local schools, sporting clubs, charities, or not-for-profits to drive positive change in Gippsland."
"The Committee for Gippsland is proud to be delivering the GCLP, building participants' confidence, leadership skills, and knowledge of the region while strengthening local communities and industry", Mr Cantwell said.
Leadership program impact
Erika McInerney, GCLP Program Manager, highlighted the impact of the program in cultivating local leadership. "Our participants come from all walks of life and industries, yet they share a common passion for Gippsland's future. Through GCLP, we aim to connect them with the right people and knowledge, enabling them to become catalysts for positive change in their communities", Erika McInerney said.
Committee for Gippsland and the Gippsland Community Leadership Program would like to thank the South Gippsland, Baw Baw, Bass Coast, Latrobe City, East Gippsland and Wellington councils for their sponsorship of the 2025 program, as well as our scholarship providers and supporters who continue to help us deliver this vital regional initiative.
For more information or to apply for the 2025 GCLP, visit Committee for Gippsland - Community Leadership Program website.
Pictures from Committee for Gippsland website.
Source: http://gippsland.com/
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