History
The formation of the Whittlesea Community Leadership Network was a City of Whittlesea Council initiative and was based on a Pilot Project supported by the City of Whittlesea, coordinated by the Multicultural Unit and Linked to City of Whittlesea Council Plans The scope of the Pilot Project was to develop a community leadership network in line with the Multicultural Plan 2007 – 2011 over two years The project plan was prepared in response to recommendations from community consultations.
Links To Council Programs
The Community Leadership Pilot Project was aligned with the City of Whittlesea plans including “Shaping Our Future”,” Whittlesea 2025 Strategic Community Plan”, “Shaping Our Organization and the Multicultural Plan 2007 – 2011” and “ Many Faces One Community Valuing Diversity”. The Community Leadership Network Pilot Project linked to the Community Plan is Inclusive and Engaged Community and to the Corporate Plan and Councils Vision and Mission: “Creating vibrant, self-sustaining communities together”; “We strategically resource our organization to support our community”; “We use evidence to decide our direction”; and “We use this evidence to advocate to Council and external parties.” The Community Leadership Network was supported by Council to establish a leadership model with and for community leaders, advocating and building community resilience supporting Councils vision of vibrant, self-sustaining communities.
The Community Leadership Network membership comprises of not-for-profit community groups representing their members in the city of Whittlesea. CLN provides member groups with access to resources. We are committed to providing resources and supporting local community groups with leadership training to provide improved community connection.
Mission
Build strong and diverse communities through leadership and partnership
Aims & Objectives
Build and foster solidarity among diverse community groups, encouraging people to visit each other, share cultural practice, compare and contrast ways of being and doing through sharing identity to affirm what it means to be a citizen of Australia. Learn governance strategies while creating and applying their own governance structure. CLN will mobilise hard to reach groups as a conduit to encouraging civic participation.
Become an independent advisory group that Council departments can approach for consultations and information. Be a point of contact for the dissemination of information.Be a forum for collaboration, problem solving, networking, information sharing, and referring members to appropriate services.
The CLN forum may explore roles and values of leadership and contributing factors offering extra support and resources relating to the topic of leadership.Establish partnerships with organizations that have mentoring programs for leaders and in particular young emerging leaders working with seniors.Encourage participation by diverse community organizations.
Facilitate tolerance, sharing of cultural values, to learn the value of cultural leadership.
What do we tell people when they ask us what is CLN?
[su_box title=”Farzaneh Dehghan” style=”glass” box_color=”#abc8ce” title_color=”#000000″ radius=”20″]It is to build up knowledge and fill the gap between the communities and groups. To make unity. To help communities to grow to be a bridge to connect communities and bring them together. To give communities a voice and to be their voice. To give them knowledge to help communities develop confidence.[/su_box]
[su_box title=”Kandar S Chandrasegaram” style=”glass” box_color=”#abc8ce” title_color=”#000000″ radius=”20″]CLN is a leadership organisation advising communities how to develop leadership, how to apply for grants, inaugurate meetings. Also, the CLN can advise how to develop the group and the community. It integrates community groups into the community.[/su_box]
[su_box title=”Dimitri Dimech” style=”glass” box_color=”#abc8ce” title_color=”#000000″ radius=”20″]It helps me build knowledge about how to run my own group. I’m proud that I’m in a group representing nationalities, which is able to help the community not just in my own group – but in general. CLN gives opportunity to people willing to be in service to their community.[/su_box]
[su_box title=”Glen Wall” style=”glass” box_color=”#abc8ce” title_color=”#000000″ radius=”20″]An organisation that has resources that supports leaders of community groups upgrade their leadership skills and facilitates community connections among the wider community. It builds a bank of resources that supports the development, of communities to effectively connect with each other and have access to resources.[/su_box]