What is done today shapes tomorrow.
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Our world and our communities face complex problems which challenge us as individuals to question what role we can play in making a difference. Despite unprecedented economic growth, the gap between rich and poor continues to widen, with a distrubing impact on health, education and housing. Levels of crime, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence and homelessness remain high. Indigenous Australians still experience much higher levels of poverty, incarceration, abuse and unemployment than the rest of the community. It takes more than good intentions to bring about lasting change. Complacency and cynicism are two of the biggest impediments to action: complacency allows people to ignore hard isues; cynicism lets people believe things will never improve. Queensland Leadership is intended for those who believe these challenges can be addressed and who want to have a positive influence on the future of their communities and organisations. Queensland Leadership is based on the conviction that we can all contribute to building a strong and fair future for our local communities, for greater Queensland, and for Australia. We call this social leadership. The Queensland Leadership ModelQueensland Leadership is a ten month social leadership development program for Queensland decision makers who want to lead change in their own communities, organisations and spheres of influence. Each program accepts up to 30 participants selected on a competitive basis from the corporate, government and not-for-profit sectors. Based on Social Leadership Australia's award-winning, adaptive leadership model, Queensland leadership is a multi-faceted, community engagement program which brings together key players in the community, government and corporate sectors, challenging them to tackle key social issues impacting on metropolitan, rural and regional Queensland. The 2009 Queensland Leadership Program started in Brisbane on Thursday 10 September. Meet the 2009 Queensland Leadership Program participantsTwenty exceptional individuals from the corporate, government and not-for-proft sectors have been selected to participate in the inaugural Queensland Leadership Program. Meet them here. Find out more
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"As this year is Queensland's 150th anniversary - a time to dream big for a better tomorrow - I look forward to seeing the ideas and bold strategies that arise from the inaugural Queensland Leadership Program. Like the members of The Benevolent Society, I believe strongly in the program's founding premise ... It is possible to change the world." Anna Bligh MP
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The launch of Queensland Leadership in 2009 was one of most exciting initiatives for the Benevolent Society's Social Leadership Australia. 
