Guest Speaker
Dr Graeme Emonson
Chief Administrator Moira Shire Council
Grew up on a wheat farm in Berriwillock (Mallee)
Awarded a Doctorate in Philosophy for work at the Knox City Council in leadership
- A monitor appointed for Moira Shire to provide advice and a report to the Minister
- this led to a commission of inquiry - reported
- Recommendation that the elected council be dismissed, and a panel appointed
- Panel in place until 2028
- Charged with full responsibilities of Governance and the reset/rebuild the Shire
- 3 priorities - road safety (Moira overrepresented for road deaths), water buyback (expected a massive negative impact on local jobs in agriculture), family/gender-based violence (one local area has police spend 70% of resourcing goes on family-based violence)
- Digital connectivity is a priority for agricultural businesses
- looking for a panel of 20 as EOI (close 3rd October) to be around the table to shape the future of Moira Shire
- Looking to appoint 12 young people (12-24) for a Youth Panel
- Inducted 18 people in 1st intake of Community /Civic Program to enable them to network and build leadership skills (five intakes before 2028)
- Significant Projects underway in Numurkah - 1. flood levy planning permit about to happen and stage 1 earthworks to commence in 2025 2. Currently launched the North Numurkah Storm Water Management Strategy to open up more residential blocks 3. Last week launched Numurkah/Katunga/Strathmerton growth corridor for substantial job and business opportunities discussion paper
- 150th Numurkah celebrations underway
- Australia Day Awards nominations open now, close 15th November
Leadership
5 types of leaders
- 1. transactional - get the job done
- 2. charismatic - bring people along for the ride
- 3. narcissistic - it's all about me
- 4. transformational - to make changes, growing/changing others for good
- 5. authentic - the leader who clearly understands their values and live their life by their values
PhD was over 100,000 words, the single most important thing that people want from their leaders is that they genuinely care about them/authenticity. More than half (50%) of what an organisation produces is directly related to its staff's connectedness to the leadership (wellbeing, fulfillment). Therefore, Leadership is a crucial part of an organisation's productivity. It enables people to do good things!