“Be a leader today…don’t wait for tomorrow as it may never come”.
This was the key message the 16 Glenelg Shire young leaders took from their first Whitten Project camp in Melbourne last weekend.
The lesson was part of an inspiring session run by Paul Zippel of White Ribbon’s ‘Be The Hero’ Program, which the local group attended with about 50 Melbourne based young leaders.
Recreation and Youth Development Officer’s Kerry Geyer and Hayley Dunning, who attended the camp with the young leaders, said students didn’t move during the entire session.
Other highlights of the weekend included an all access tour of the Whitten Oval and a session on personal branding by Bianca Chatfield, Captain of the Melbourne Vixens netball team and now Vice Captain of the Australian Diamonds for the upcoming Commonwealth Games.
“Bianca Chatfield did a session with the leaders in teams, which was very interactive and gave them a lot to discuss and think about,” Ms Geyer said.
“The young leaders from our Shire had a blast and they mixed really well with the young leaders from Melbourne.
“Our group was the closest, best connected group and we were very proud to see our young leaders taking the lead on most occasions.”
It was a busy weekend for the Glenelg Shire young leaders, who left Portland on Friday afternoon and arrived at Williamstown just after 11pm.
Students learnt about the Community Leadership Program that they all need to undertake as part of the Whitten Project and had a team skills and impromptu football game involving all the young leaders from both programs on The Whitten Oval on Saturday.
They then watched the Melbourne Vixens vs West Coast Fever at Hisense Arena before the bus left Melbourne at 2.15pm. The group arrived back in Portland at 7pm.
“The young leaders were a pleasure to take away, displaying all the characters which made them candidates for the program,” Ms Dunning said.
Last Modified on 23/05/2014 10:15