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WSM Development Monthly Newsletters
September 2026
Leadership program providing lasting local benefits
A survey of past Leadership Wimmera alumni has highlighted millions of reasons why these programs are ...
QLD summit highlights chance to shape region’s future
by Jess Whitworth
I was recently among the youngest delegates at the RE-Alliance Regional Leaders Summit in ...
Changemakers hear about regional leaders’ careers
Participants in the Leadership Wimmera Changemakers program spent a day this month with regional leaders, most of ...
Good production year not the same as a resilient region
By Chris Sounness
What the data network shows
This season was set up in the first two days of March. A storm band ...
Growth Is Not Neutral: Feeding the country is not the same as being food secure
The Wimmera Southern Mallee grows more than three million tonnes of grain, oilseeds and pulses in a typical year. ...
Event sets scene for future growth with lasting benefits
Last month (JUNE) more than 70 people from across the Wimmera Southern Mallee spent two days at Longerenong ...
Record 23 projects benefit from Murra Warra grants
A record 23 local community led projects will benefit from $104,000 of funding across Horsham, Hindmarsh and ...
Make 2026 your year to lead through the Changemakers Program
Emerging local leaders are running out of time to apply for Leadership Wimmera’s well-regarded Changemakers ...
Q&A on upcoming WSM Scenario Planning sessions
Q&A with YoBou principal Bryce Ives, who will lead upcoming regional scenario planning sessions
Bryce, you ...
Growth is coming. The question is what it leaves behind.
The Wimmera Southern Mallee is entering a period of structural change. The investment pipeline is real. So is the ...
Changemakers’ program sparks whole new direction for Emma
Emma King was a career nurse until a Changemakers course helped unearth her true passion.The 2024 Leadership ...
Road safety training drives confidence for new Wimmera arrivals
Newly arrived migrants and multicultural community members in Nhill and Horsham will have the opportunity to build ...