“Rural Australia needs strong leadership in order to develop thriving, connected and resilient communities”
Alumni Impact
A community that grows local leadership and invests in its future leaders demonstrates a vibrant and sustainable region. That is what we have across the Ovens-Murray Region of North East Victoria, cultivated and sustained through the Alumni of the Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Annual Program (AVCLP).
The AVCLP creates competent and well-equipped leaders who understand what it takes to lead in a regional environment. The program was conceived in 1998, with the Alumni body consisting of over 500 graduates by the end of 2023.
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To understand and document the impact of leadership contributions by AVCLP Alumni in their communities and workplaces, an Alumni Survey was developed in 2021. The survey was designed to capture impact and outcomes in line with the state-wide Monitoring Evaluation Reporting and Improvement (MERI) evaluation framework, as has been adopted by Victorian Regional Community Leadership Programs. The report distils high-level metrics that quantify the leadership contributions of Alumni in both community and workplace settings.
Meet Some Of Our Alumni
MICHELLE HUDSON
Hi, my name is Michelle Hudson and I graduated from the Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program in 2014. I started AVCLP with the vision of developing a community fun run that would unite the cities of Albury and Wodonga to raise funds for our unique cross-Border local health service, Albury Wodonga Health. The skills, knowledge and networks that I [...]
ANTHONY GRIFFITHS
My name is Anthony Griffiths and I completed the Alpine Valleys Community Leadership Program over 2005-2006. My family and I have always been very community minded, and personally I have a passion for Environmental Sustainability, my local community and Local Government. The people that I met during AVCLP only reaffirmed my commitment to making North East Victoria a great [...]
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world;
indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has – Margaret Mead
AVCLP Graduates
2024Tasman Clingan |
2023Sean Barrett |
2022Tegan Allen |
2021Justin Armstrong |
2020Glenn Allan |
2019Leon Carter |
2018Judith Ahmat |
2017Helen Clark |
2016Margaret Anderson |
2015Deanne Burge |
2014Elisha Barry |
2013Tessa Archbold |
2012Jacqui Bright |
2011Luke Brock |
2010Jenny Ashby |
2009Sue Arndt |
2008Roy Baird |
2007Helen Allan |
2006Neil Aird |
2005Helen Al Helwani |
2004Anneshka Brown |
2003Mandy Allen |
2002David Bell |
1999Lachlan Campbell |