In this episode, you’ll hear three local Community Leaders reflect on Leadership, what that word means to them; what leadership means to people in rural and regional areas; and of what community leadership in regional places like the Bega Valley can teach us all, no matter where we live, about community leadership as a whole.
“It was a life changing experience for me. It really was. It changed my views on leadership. It changed my views on what I could contribute to my community.” — Clair Mudaliar.
You’ll meet Clair Mudaliar from the Eden Visitor Information Centre, Ian Campbell who works with Palliative Care Australia, and Nigel Ayling from the Bega Valley Business Forum.
Clair and Ian set the scene about the specific nature of what community leaders face in the Bega Valley (this gives a taste of what we’ll explore throughout this podcast), and for context Nigel outlines the textured and layered economic and business environments of the Bega Valley.
Series links:


Bega Valley Shire Council


Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal


Investing in Rural Community Futures Program


Australian Rural Leadership Foundation


 Interviewees:


Ep 1:


Eden Visitor Centre


Palliative Care Australia


Bega Valley Business Forum




Ep 2:


Eden Killer Whale Museum


Potoroo Palace


Police Citizens and Youth Club (Far South Coast)




Ep 3:


Eden Community Access Centre


Kate Liston-Mills (author and community advocate)


Cobargo Community Access Centre (closed), redirect to Cobargo Community Development Corporation Limited




Ep 4:


Cobargo & District Energy Transition (Renewable Cobargo)


Grow the Future (Bega)


IRCF Program South Coast (FRRR)


Quality Matters Consulting




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