March 2019

Introducing the 2019 Leadership Wimmera participants

Business Leaders Group 2019
Back row (from left): Llewelyn Clark- Clark Furniture, Trent King- Regional Roads Victoria
Middle row: Matt Charles- Wirrinourt Pastoral Co, Chris Folkes- GWM Water, Michelle Rabone- Wades Gas & Paint, Kelly Schilling- ACE Radio Broadcasters
Front row: Emma Hynes- Uniting Wimmera, Luisa Schellens- Wimmera CMA, Kate Waterworth- Uniting Wimmera, Belinda Penny- Yarriambiack Shire Council, Amanda Carracher- TerryWhite Chemmart Horsham

Regional Leadership Skills Group 2019
Back row (from left): Ben Muir- Wimmera CMA, Zack Currie- Australian Wool Network, Jonathan Starks- Wimmera CMA.
Middle row: Annie Hobby- DELWP, Tracy Dart- Wimmera CMA, Sara Barron- WDA, Rhianon Plush, Tim Winfield- HRCC, Clair McDonald- West Vic PHN.
Front row: Jessie Koschitzke- WDA/WBC, Holly King- ACERadio, Venetia Kardegeros, Kaycee Bould- ACERadio, Wendy McInnes- Wimmera CMA, Hserwah Pokyaut & Kaw Doh Htoo.

Commissioner Appointments for the Victorian Environmental Water Holder 2019

Are you passionate about the environmental health of our rivers and wetlands?
Would you like to apply your skills in environmental management, economics, water or public administration to making a difference to the environment?
Are you excited by the opportunity to guide a committed and enthusiastic entity to make decisions about the use of a highly valued resource in a challenging climate?

The Victorian Government is seeking suitably skilled candidates to contribute their experience and knowledge to improving the environmental health of rivers, wetlands and floodplains by registering an expression of interest for a Commissioner role with the Victorian Environmental Water Holder (VEWH).

In its eighth year of existence, the VEWH has the critical responsibility of holding and managing Victoria’s environmental water entitlements. The VEWH:

makes decisions on the most effective use of the Water Holdings, including use, trade and carryover;
liaises with other water holders to ensure coordinated use of all sources of environmental water;
authorises waterway managers to implement watering decisions;
commissions targeted projects to demonstrate ecological outcomes of environmental watering at key sites;
publicly communicates environmental watering decisions and outcomes.

With the terms of four existing Commissioners, including the Chairperson, expiring on 30 June 2019, the Minister for Water, the Hon Lisa Neville MP, is inviting expressions of interest in these positions.

All applicants must be Victorian residents, and at least one of the positions must be filled by a person of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent who is living in Victoria. Applicants are required to have knowledge of, or experience in, one or more of the following fields:

environmental management;
sustainable water management;
economics;
public administration.

Understanding Aboriginal traditional ecological knowledge and values associated with environmental water will also be highly regarded.

Applicants are required to apply online via the Get on Board website – getonboard.vic.gov.au (search under vacancies).

Applicants with further enquiries or those with difficulties in accessing the documents should contact the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning on 03 9637 8218 or water.governance@delwp.vic.gov.au

Applications close Monday, 4 March 2019.

Vacant Committee of Management (COM) position at WDEA Works

WDEA are currently looking to complement and enhance the mix of skills within their COM to further attain a collective objective for the organisation. Therefore, WDEA Works is looking for a volunteer that strives to achieve and maintain the WDEA Works values, vision, mission and strategies.

As a snapshot, WDEA Works is a not-for-profit community organisation that provides disability and mainstream employment assistance, business services for people with a disability, recruitment and training services. As a COM member, you will be responsible for the strategic management of WDEA Works and its communities.

For more information regarding the opportunity, please visit our Careers page and follow the links: www.wdeaworks.org.au/careers

Alternatively, to express your interest in this role, please contact Mark Koch – Director of Finance and Governance on (03) 5561 2579 or email markkoch@wdeaworks.org.au

Upcoming Graduate Network Events 2019

Wednesday 15th May 2019- Annual Graduate Network Dinner

Wednesday 26th June 2019- Social media training breakfast

Friday 19th July 2019- Intensive Refresher Day with Leading Teams

.....more exciting events to come!!

Save the date

BLG & RLS Presentations will be held on Friday 4th October 2019 at the Federation University Auditorium followed by the Graduation Evening from 6pm at the Horsham Town Hall. Keep an eye out for more details throughout the year.