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Championing courageous leaders through leadership development and social impact since 2004 🌏

✨ 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 🌱

Leadership Western Australia is an independent, not-for-profit organisation that brings together leaders from the corporate, not-for-profit and government sectors in a collaborative environment to inspire and enhance exemplary leadership. Since we began our work in 2004, our vision has been to foster a strong leadership philosophy and practice that goes beyond personal and professional development

. Leadership WA’s key objective is to deliver leadership development for social impact. Today’s leaders have the potential to make a real difference and Leadership WA’s alumni set the standard. Learn more about Leadership WA: http://www.leadershipwa.org.au

28/08/2026

Unseen moments ✨

As our March 2026 Rising Leadership Program cohort nears the end of their six-month journey, here’s a look at a few moments that hadn’t made the feed, yet. 👀

Experiences 5, 6, 8 and 9 did what Rising always does: pushed the cohort’s thinking and brought them closer as a group, from building RFDS planes to touring the Mars Simulation at WASSEC.

Huge thanks to everyone at RAC, RFDS WA, WASSEC, Joseph Banks Secondary College and DPIRD WA who welcomed our cohort and shared their time and expertise. 🙌

⏭️ One final Experience to go. Next week, the cohort will present their Community Impact Projects before celebrating graduation that evening. 🎓🎉

Follow along for real-time updates from Experience 10 and graduation day. 📹📲

24/08/2026

What do you do when everyone tells you it’ll never happen?

For Christina Matthews AM, it was about backing the vision and sticking with it. 💡

This WACA Ground story is just one of many honest leadership reflections she shares in Episode 1 of Still Learning: Conversations for the leaders we’re becoming. 🎙️

🎧 Listen to the full conversation now 👇🏼

Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/episode/3T56I6iSz0mESS0tPeg3iF?si=LSaBwlaZT5SOHLJl_SwDPA

Apple Podcasts
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-turning-points-leading-through-the-hard/id6803320375?i=1000784469293

20/08/2026

We’re excited to introduce 𝗦𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴. 🎙️

A new podcast from Leadership WA and Edith Cowan University, bringing together leaders, researchers, changemakers and emerging voices to explore the conversations shaping leadership today.

In our first episode, Turning Points: Leading Through the Hard Stuff, our CEO Candy Choo and Dr Esme Franken from ECU’s School of Business and Law sit down with Christina Matthews AM, former CEO of WA Cricket and Leadership WA Board Member, for an honest conversation about the experiences, challenges and turning points that have defined her career.

From navigating crisis and significant change to challenging long-held traditions and knowing when to stand your ground, Christina takes us behind the achievements and shares what she’s learned when leadership hasn’t gone to plan. ✨

And at the heart of every episode is one simple question: 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴❓

🎧 Episode 1 is out now ⬇️

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/episode/3T56I6iSz0mESS0tPeg3iF?si=LSaBwlaZT5SOHLJl_SwDPA

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-1-turning-points-leading-through-the-hard/id6803320375?i=1000784469293

🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube ⬇️

https://youtu.be/8Kn_lrQ-8kM?si=_y81-xsx3zC0Z1HU

19/08/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱, 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴? 💡

At Leadership Forum 2026, Deborah ‘Deb’ Wilkes and Tom Monks will share how their leadership has grown through service, advocacy, governance and impact.

They’ll be joined by our opening keynote Hon Roger Cook MLA and closing keynote Hon Julie Bishop.

For Leadership WA Alumni, it’s a chance to reconnect, hear new perspectives and be part of the conversation about where leadership goes next. ✨

🎟️ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲:
https://events.humanitix.com/leadership-forum-2026

11/08/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽?

📢 Applications for the 2027 Signature Leadership Program have been extended until Friday 25 September.

If you're a high-performing senior leader looking to expand your impact, deepen your understanding of social, economic and cultural issues shaping WA and connect with an exceptional cohort of leaders from across sectors, this is your opportunity.

Step outside your day-to-day, broaden your perspective and strengthen the way you lead in an increasingly complex world.

Scholarships are also available. 🌟

Learn more and apply today: leadershipwa.org.au/signature

Leadership WA Department of Communities Lotterywest CBH Group

04/08/2026

Last week, we spent a wonderful evening with our Leadership WA alumni community, hosted by Aware Super. 🌇

One of the best parts of being connected through Leadership WA is the chance to keep meeting good people, having interesting conversations, and building relationships across sectors.

Thank you to Christine McLoughlin AM and the Aware Super team, to The Westin Perth and to everyone who came along, asked thoughtful questions and added so much to the conversation. 💡

31/07/2026

This is a conversation you won’t want to miss. ⭐️

We are honoured to announce The Hon. Julie Bishop as our Closing Keynote Speaker for Leadership Forum 2026, joining us for a fireside chat to conclude the day. 🎙️

As Australia’s former Foreign Minister and Founder of Julie Bishop & Partners, Julie brings a rare perspective on leadership, diplomacy and decision-making through complexity. Her extraordinary leadership journey makes her a fitting voice to close the Forum and challenge our Alumni community to think boldly about the future.

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱

🗓️ Friday 30 October 2026
📍 ECU City Campus

Early Bird tickets have now sold out. A limited number of final places remain, available exclusively to Leadership WA Alumni.

⏳ 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲:
https://events.humanitix.com/leadership-forum-2026

20/07/2026

Signature Experience Days create space to hear new perspectives, engage with complex issues and strengthen leadership impact across WA. 💭✨

Looking back on Experience 5: Our Youth, our Signature 2026 cohort explored youth leadership, education and wellbeing at Joseph Banks Secondary College and Western Australian Space Science Education Centre. 🚀

Thank you to the Joseph Banks and WASSEC teams, the student leaders from Joseph Banks and Mindarie Senior College, and the MAN UP team for sharing their insights. 🙌🏼

Applications for 2027 Signature are closing soon. ⏳
👇🏼 Take the next step in your leadership journey:

https://leadershipwa.org.au/signature

07/07/2026

Congratulations to our newest LeadAbility Graduates! 👏🏼🤲🏼

The April 2026 cohort has officially completed their three-month Course and joined the LeadAbility Community of Practice.

Their final Experience Day at City West Lotteries House was full of big smiles and impactful Community Projects:

🟢 The Ripple Effect
🟢 Not Drunk, Just Different
🟢 Connect Ability

A huge congratulations to cohort-elected Valedictorian Myreesa Hurtado, and heartfelt thanks to Leanda Syme for her 12 remarkable years with LeadAbility. 💚

With thanks to our Project Mentors, Lauren McFarlane and the Department of Communities for supporting the continued impact of LeadAbility.

We are so proud of this cohort and look forward to following the impact they continue to create. ✨

📸 Photos by Kylie Plunkett Photography

📰 Read the full article: https://leadershipwa.org.au/news_events/congratulations-to-our-april-2026-leadability-graduates/

03/07/2026

Blindfolded cricket at the WACA - Western Australian Cricket Association Ground 🏏

A fun reminder that communication and trust are everything in a team. 🫱🏼‍🫲🏻✨

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