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Scholarships on offer for leadership program

Queensland Government employees are invited to apply for a full scholarship to the state's only social leadership development program, Queensland Leadership.

The Premier of Queensland's Scholarship will enable three State Government employees to complete the innovative program, one per year for the next three years.

Queensland Leadership was developed by Australia's first charity, The Benevolent Society which has a 196-year history of pioneering social change in Australia.

The program draws on current practice from Harvard University's John F Kennedy School of Government.

The Director of Queensland Leadership, Mr Ian Boardman (pictured), Queensland's former and first Public Advocate, said the program is different from other traditional leadership courses.

'Queensland Leadership is the only program that brings together key players from all three sectors, corporate, government and community, to tackle the tough social issues impacting on Queensland in a collaborative way,' Mr Boardman said.

'We are seeking 30 of Queensland's best and brightest leaders of today and tomorrow who can go on to make a real difference in their circles of influence over the next 10 to 20 years.

'It is our aim that Queensland Leadership will produce a network of committed individuals working together to bring about profound change across our state.'

Written applications for the 2009 program starting in September are due by 5pm on Wednesday 15 July 2009.

Download Queensland Leadership Information and Application form (external link)

Send your completed application to:

Walter van der Merwe
Executive Director Corporate Capability,
Department of the Premier and Cabinet
Level 1, Executive Building
100 George Street
Brisbane Qld 4000

Phone: (07) 3224 4072,
fax: (07) 3210 2848 or email

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2009 Export Awards open for nominations

Queensland band Operator Please, winner of last year's Premier's Special Award, performed at the 2008 Premier of Queensland's Export Awards Gala.

The Premier of Queensland's Export Awards program is celebrating its 20th year in 2009 and is open for nominations.

The awards are open to all Queensland exporters, large and small, regional and metropolitan.

The announcement of winners and finalists will take place at a gala evening hosted by Premier Anna Bligh on 21 October 2009.

The Export Awards give Queensland's outstanding exporters due recognition and reward, and acknowledge the vital contribution exporting makes to the State's economy, contributing approximately $33 billion in 2008/09.

Trade Queensland, is asking for assistance from all departments to remind Queensland business clients to get their entries in quickly. Nominations close on 24 July 2009.

There are 12 award categories with the winner of the Queensland Exporter of the Year Award selected from the category winners.

There are three additional awards: the Richard Joel Young Export Entrepreneur Award for a successful young exporter; the Dermot McManus Award for export innovation; and the Tom Burns Award for an emerging exporter to China or Vietnam.

Winners in each category receive a trophy and certificate for display, publicity in various publications and use of the Premier of Queensland's Export Awards logo. They will also progress as finalists in the 2009 Australian Export Awards held later in the year.

Apply online - Premier of Queensland's Export Awards (external link) or phone Trade Queensland's Event Manager Jennifer Ralph on 3225 8382.

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Brisbane to host anti-corruption conference

The Australian Public Sector Anti-corruption Conference will be held at the Sofitel Hotel, Brisbane on 28 to 31 July.

The conference takes place every two years. It is a joint initiative of the Crime and Misconduct Commission (CMC) in Queensland, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in New South Wales and the Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC) in Western Australia.

The conference will feature two days of conference sessions and two days of workshops.

This is the first time the conference has been held in Brisbane. The 2007 conference was held in Sydney, and Perth will host the event in 2011.

Conference program and registration (external link)

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Road Safety Awards nominations open

Nominations are now open for the 2009 Queensland Road Safety Awards.

The awards recognise and honour individual and group projects aimed at improving safety on Queensland Roads.

Categories include state and local government, industry, community, schools, innovation and, for the first time, an award for student creativity.

Nominations close on 14 August 2009. The finalists will be announced in mid-September. The award ceremony will be held at Parliament House in October.

The awards are a joint initiative of the Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety - Queensland and the RACQ.

Queensland Road Safety Awards (external link)

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Last reviewed: 17 July, 2009

Last updated: 22 July, 2009

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