The National Rural Women’s Coalition has invited Gympie local Cristine Hall down to Canberra for a leadership mentoring program.
Twelve rural women will attend a four-day residential leadership and capacity building program and gain the opportunity of a lifetime for themselves and their communities in Canberra, 20-24 November, 2022.
The National Rural Women’s Coalition has selected 12 RRR women from an extremely competitive pool of candidates from rural, regional or remote (RRR) areas of Australia, who are interested in leadership and developing their communities.
The National Rural Women’s Coalition has developed the unique RRR Women’s Canberra Muster Leadership Program over the last seven years.
Each year a selected cohort of RRR women ‘MUSTER’ in Canberra to be inspired, learn, network and grow their leadership skills and give back to their community through a volunteer project of their design. This year the program has been improved to include a day of Board and committee meeting training.
The successful women selected to participate in RRR Women’s Canberra Muster 2022 will spend a day at Australian Parliament House including meeting the Minister for Women, Senator the Honorable Katy Gallagher and meet with their Federal Members which will give insight to resilience, leadership and advocacy.
“The NRWC’s RRR Women’s Canberra Muster 2022 brings RRR women together to work toward strengthening rural communities through rural women’s leadership – this is a strength of the NRWC Muster,” said NRWC President Leonie Noble.
“Creating a safe place for Muster participants to share and collaborate during and post this amazing residential program is an essential ingredient of the NRWC Muster.
“History has shown the difference the amazing women who make up the Muster Alumnae have made to both their communities and their personal leadership journeys.”
Participants will be introduced to and hear from experienced leaders from diverse backgrounds. A visit to Parliament house will include a better understanding of the political decision-making process. Participants will implement a leadership project within three months of completing the residential program and report the outcomes back to the group.
The Muster encompasses a range of speakers who will share their personal leadership experience including framing an advocacy issue, bringing an issue to the attention of policy makers, working politically, shaping public opinion, and strategies to have voices heard. Participants will develop a project which has a positive impact on building capacity of other RRR women.
Applicants were selected upon project merit, which includes the ability to show leadership in primary industry production or involvement in building resilient and vibrant rural and regional communities.
Cristine Hall’s volunteer project is called “Gympie Blue”, with a goal to create stronger health and wellbeing for the diverse community of Gympie. The project will strengthen mental health outcome and feeling of wellbeing that have been rocked catastrophic floods over recent years.
“This NRWC program is supported by funding from the Office of Women a Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and provides an amazing opportunity for 12 women,” NRWC President Leonie Noble said.
There is no cost for the leadership program in Canberra, which includes accommodation and meals. Travel is not included in the program and it will be the participants responsibility to cover the cost of getting to and from Canberra.
NRWC President, Leonie Noble will host the women in Canberra and the five days of learning will be facilitated by professional coaches in Leadership, Advocacy and Governance.
To follow the journey of Cristine while in Canberra at the NRWC’s RRR Women’s Canberra Muster 2022 look out for Facebook page, Instagram, Twitter and National Rural Women’s Coalition website.
