Halving Homelessness: Think Tank Ballarat

Did you know an estimated 75 people are sleeping rough in Ballarat each night? Or that another 300 to 400 people are sleeping in insecure accommodation?

Leadership Ballarat & Western Region, Committee for Ballarat,and UnitingCare Ballarat have joined forces to present Halving Homelessness: Think Tank Ballarat on Thursday, August 18.

The event will see the Ballarat community work together to come up with new and innovative ideas to halve homelessness in our great city.

It will be held at Housey Housey, 12 Armstrong St Nth, Ballarat between 4.30pm and 8pm.

On September 8, these ideas will be presented to representatives from the homelessness sector, local businesses and community organisations, who will select the best concepts to potentially develop and implement further.

For more information, visit www.lbwr.org/think-tank-ballarat.php

To register, click HERE.

 EO update

The recruitment process for LBWR's new executive officer is about to enter the interview stage.

Stay tuned for an announcement in coming weeks.

In the meantime, please direct any LBWR inquiries to Chloe Biggin (chloe@lbwr.com.au/5332 1247). 

 Rug Up Ballarat

A big thank you to everyone who attended, volunteered, shopped, danced, ate and played at last month's Rug Up Ballarat Winter Festival at the Ballarat Mining Exchange.

Presented by LBWR, the two-day event raised almost $3000 for Breezeway, UnitingCare Ballarat's meals for the homeless program. This money will provide 350 meals for our city's most vulnerable residents.

Plans are already underway for Rug Up 2017, so pencil in July 15 and 16 on your calendar now.

 Leaders Forum 2017

Applications are now open for LBWR's 2017 Leaders Forum program.

Who do you know that can shape the future of the community we live in?

An experiential learning program for up to 30 emerging leaders from diverse industry and community sectors, Leaders Forum provides participants with unique opportunities to:

• broaden their understanding of leadership;
• connect to diverse networks;
• explore the community; and
• reflect personally and professionally.

Applications close on October 28, 2016. Interviews will be held in November 2016.

Click HERE to view the 2017 recruitment e-book. To apply, visit www.lbwr.org