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

Episode Image by Hannah Busing on Unsplash