Regional Community Leadership Program

The objectives of the program are to:

• support the development of emerging leaders across government, business and community sectors to effect change in their local communities and region
• increase the diversity of local leaders including those that identify as indigenous, disabled, culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) or disadvantaged (from a low socio-economic background)
• increase participation by community leaders in significant regional projects, processes and planning
• increase collaboration between networks of community leaders to effect change in local communities and regions
• improve the financial sustainability of community leadership programs in rural and regional Victoria
• develop a sound evidence base on the impact and effectiveness of leadership development activities.

The Regional Community Leadership Program is currently closed and the fund is not accepting applications.

Applications were considered from the following existing community leadership programs and their secretariat:

• Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program
• Community Leadership Loddon Murray
• Fairley Leadership
• Gippsland Community Leadership Program
• Leaders for Geelong
• Leadership Ballarat and Western Region
• Leadership Great South Coast
• Leadership Wimmera
• Northern Mallee Leaders
• Rivers and Ranges Community Leadership Program
• Victorian Community Leadership Program (VRCLP) Secretariat