MOULAMEIN’S representative on Wakool Shire Council has encouraged members of the community interested in becoming a leader to volunteer and get involved in community organisations.
Wakool Shire Council B Ward representative Katarni Lipp has offered her advice on how to become a leader, following the announcement Moulamein residents will have a chance to participate in a community leadership program in October.
“In a small community, I think it helps to want to better your community and have a passion to for the area and want to remain there,” Cr Lipp said.
“Personally, I was born and bred in the area and I have a true passion for wanting to stay here and have my kids grow up here, and I think the more you invest in an area, the better the return.”
Cr Lipp has sat on council for around four years, but began volunteering in community committees straight out of high school.
She said volunteering helped her immensely and recommended it for younger people, not just in preparation to be a leader but also to help develop valuable life skills.
“It’s important to make sure that if you are joining a volunteer group or a committee that you are doing something you have a passion for — if you enjoy playing netball, for example, then go and help out with things like setting up before a match,” she added.
It was also important, she said, to have an interest in “enhancing what the community has to offer and bringing different skill-sets to it”, as well as keeping on top of issues to do with farming, such as diversifying the local economy and dealing with drought and fluctuating water availability.
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