NML Inc. E-News

Future Focus

For the future, NML Inc. seeks to continue its role as the premier leadership development organisation through expanding our pool to 100 new leaders from 2020 – 2023. To enable this goal, NML Inc. is working closely with Victorian Regional Community Leadership Programs (VRCLP) and nine-member organisations in seeking a further four years of state government funding.

In order to develop our people to support the many initiatives, projects and investment in our region, NML Inc. requires $1million of the proposed $11 million funding pool for regional community leadership sought by VRCLP.

We congratulate the new Regional Development Minister Jaclyn Symes and look forward to meeting her as soon as possible to discuss how we can work in partnership with Regional Development Victoria to realise our goal.

2019 NML Events

NML Inc. is excited about our key leadership events scheduled for 2019. We encourage you to add these to your diaries right now as must-attend professional and personal development events! (See our dates schedule in this e-news edition). We are busily contacting a number of potential guests to raise the profile of our region as a forerunner of conversation and dialogue regarding current issues impacting regional Australia. Our aim is for progressive leadership in arts, multi-culturalism and food from paddock to plate. You can purchase your tickets nearer to the event or our discounted NML Events package to be released early in the New Year via our website. We will provide you with regular updates as we confirm speakers, special guests and launch our Events Package.

May you all have a wonderful Christmas, and a happy and safe New Year as we look forward to an exciting NML program and other leadership development opportunities in 2019.

It’s probably odd that I find the lead-in to Christmas a great time to take stock of the year that has been. To pause amid the chaos and marvel at how quickly another year has come and gone. 2018 has been a big year!!! It has seen a new team take on the challenge of shaping the leadership potential of a new group of participants from within our community.

It has been a real privilege to have had the opportunity to give back to my own community through the development and nurturing of the 2018 graduates. To start a fresh year as strangers, coming together amongst unspoken tension and apprehension and now finishing the year with solid friendships and respect for the connections that were formed. It is a fabulous thing! As is observing the growth, confidence and willingness to step into something new and different. For me, this has been the highlight of the year and the most rewarding.

Luckily for me, I get to do it all again in 2019!

We are currently finalising our recruitment for the 2019 Program having had an overwhelming response during the application phase. We will again have an incredibly diverse group of participants, fresh and eager to hit the ground running come February next year. Planning and scheduling is madly underway as we look to tweak and refine what we do to ensure that each participant is given the best experience possible.

So, before we break for Christmas, I’d like to thank all of the speakers and facilitators that have worked with us in 2018 – I look forward to touching base with you in the New Year and garnering your support again in 2019. Thanks to the awesome NML Inc. team who worked tirelessly this year to deliver the 2018 Program and to all the Alumni and friends of Northern Mallee Leaders who were a constant source of support as I navigated my way through this year! I look forward to the break, but I’m looking forward to seeing you all again in 2019 even more!

Finally, to the fabulous 2018 Participants, thank you for being the best group of participants to ‘cut my teeth’ so to speak, in the space of community leadership and facilitation! I can’t wait to see where the continuation of this leadership journey takes you!

Merry Christmas!