Speakers
Speakers for the Community Leadership Program include various leaders and community members at a local, state and national level.
Ethan Bloom
Ethan Bloom: Youth Peer Facilitator, Brophy Family and Youth Services
Jacinta Lenehan
Jacinta Lenehan: Health Promotion Practitioner & Team Leader, Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West
2017 LGSC alumni
Maree Wyse
Maree Wyse: Disability Access Consultant, Associate Member of the Access Consultants Association of Australia and an Accredited Specialist Disability Accommodation Assessor
Darren Shelden
Darren Shelden: General Manager of Operations, Australian Bluegum Plantations
Dan McKinna
Dan McKinna: General Manager, Keppel Prince Engineering
Britt Butler
Britt Butler: General Manager, Portland Aluminium
Andy Bell
Andy Bell: Farm Manager, Yumbah Narrawong
Mark Riley
Mark Riley: Chief Financial Officer, Port of Portland (CPA)
Chloe Brown
Chloe Brown: Dairy Farmer
Will McDonald
Will McDonald: Dairy Farmer
Alistair McCosh
Alistair McCosh: Director, Warrnambool Campus and Regional Partnerships, Deakin University
Lindsay Ferguson
Lindsay Ferguson: Regional Manager, Dairy Australia; Executive Officer, WestVic Dairy Inc
Dr Bernadette Northeast
B.Sci (Hons), PhD, GAICD
Bernadette Northeast: Manager Land Health, Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
Renee Killen
Renee Killen: Senior Recovery Worker
Jodie Hill
Jodie Hill: Chief Executive Officer, Women’s Health and Wellbeing, Barwon South West
Chris Kendall
Chris Kendall: Operations Manager, WRAD Health
Lindsay Stow
Lindsay Stow: Head of Operations – The Salvation Army Homelessness Services, Wimmera South West Victoria
Andres Lomp
Andres Lomp: Community Engagement Manager, Victorian Parliament
John Fothergill
John Fothergill: Manager of Buildings and Grounds Services, Department of Parliamentary Services
Keir Delaney
Keir Delaney: Assistant Clerk Procedure Legislative Council, Parliament of Victoria
Sam McColl
Sam McColl: Community Engagement Co-Ordinator, Office of Dr Sarah Mansfield MP, Member for Western Victoria
Kieran Rooney
Kieran Rooney: State Political Reporter, The Age
Martin Cameron MP
Martin Cameron MP: Member for Morwell, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria
Juliana Addison MP
Juliana Addison MP: Member for Wendouree; Chair of the Legislative Assembly Environment and Planning Committee, Parliament of Victoria
Roma Britnell MP
Roma Britnell MP: Member for South-West Coast, Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria
Hon Maree Edwards MP
Hon Maree Edwards MP: Member for Bendigo West; Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Parliament of Victoria
Cr Karen Stephens
Cr Karen Stephens: Mayor, Glenelg Shire Council
Cathryn Walder
Cathryn Walder: Community Engagement Coordinator, Youth Live4Life
LGSC alumni 2023.
Troy Lovett
Troy Lovett: Project Officer, Gunditj Mirring
2020 LGSC Alumni
Sam Rudolph
Sam Rudolph: Director/ Owner/ Brewer, Noodledoof Brewing Company
2016 LGSC alumni
Juan Donis
Juan Donis: Sustainable Community Lead, Southern Grampians Shire
2019 LGSC alumni
Elisha Nettleton
Elisha Nettleton: R&D / Quality Manager, Sustainable Plastic Solutions
Jamie Pepper
Jamie Pepper: Beef and sheep farmer, Pepper Pastoral
Marty Gent
Marty Gent: Manager Biodiversity and Indigenous Partnerships, Glenelg Hopkins Catchment Management Authority
Johnny Gardner
Johnny Gardiner: Primary Producer & Agribusiness
Angela Hewett
Angela Hewett: South Coast of Victoria Employment Facilitator, Workforce Australia Local Jobs
Cr Vicki Jellie, AM
Cr Vicki Jellie: Deputy Mayor, Warrnambool City Council; Director – Peter’s Project, Warrnambool
Tyson Jakitsch
Tyson Jakitsch: Executive Officer, Loved & Shared
Gareth Colliton
Gareth Colliton: Co-founder One Day Studios and The F Project; Community Development Coordinator, Warrnambool City Council
2015 LGSC alumni
Cr Karen Foster
Emma Shortis
Emma Shortis: International & Security Affairs, The Australia Institute
2023 LGSC alumni
Cr Kate Makin
Cr Kate Makin: Mayor, Corangamite Shire
Aaron Moyne
Aaron Moyne: Director Infrastructure Services, Glenelg Shire Council
2012 LGSC alumni
Tim Marwood
Tim Marwood: Founder Timboon Railway Shed Distillery and Timboon Fine Ice Cream
Helga Svendsen
Helga Svendsen: Take on Board podcast; Strategy and planning, governance and stakeholder engagement
