Melton Community Leaders Forum
WHAT IS IT?
The Melton Community Leaders Collaboration brings together South Sudanese Australian leaders from Melbourne's west to connect with one another, strengthen relationships, and work together on what matters most to their communities.
It is is a community-led project coordinated by iGen Foundation. and funded by the Greater Melbourne Foundation. The Foundation has been vital in its grantmaking to support the project.
we are The aim of the Collaboration is to help overseas-born, Australian born, and First Nations community leaders across Melbourne’s west, to have a time and place to meet to build strong, meaningful relationships.
WHO IS INVITED?
Community leaders don't need a formal title. If people in their community look to them for guidance, they belong here.
The Collaboration begins in June 2026 with leaders from South Sudanese Australian communities in Melbourne’s west.
Over time, leaders from other Australian multicultural, First Nations and third generation + Australian non-Indigenous communities will be invited into the Collaboration.
South Sudanese Australian leaders living or working across Melton, Brimbank and Wyndham are all warmly invited.
WHY IS THE COLLABORATION IMPORTANT AND WHY SHOULD LEADERS COLLABORATE?
Being part of this Collaboration gives community leaders the opportunity to:
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build genuine, trusted relationships with other leaders.
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strengthen their voice, confidence, and capacity as a leader
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work alongside others to identify problems and develop solutions that are grounded in their community's own knowledge and experience
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come together to respond to shared challenges, local issues, and difficult moments — as a community.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
NO AGENDA. NO MINUTES.
IT'S NOT A LEADERSHIP PROGRAM.
IT’S NOT A COMMUNITY ORGANISATION.
IT’S NOT A WELFARE SERVICE.
IT’S NOT A CONSULTATION.
IT’S A CONVERSATION.
This Collaboration is shaped by community leaders who set the direction, choose what to discuss, and focus on what's most relevant to their community.
There are no KPI’s or predetermined outcomes, just honest conversations and the chance to build something meaningful together.
Depending on the decision of Collaboration members, gatherings are likely to be every every six to eight weeks.
A skilled Conversation Facilitator supports safe, nuanced, inclusive and respectful intercultural dialogue.
A Collaboration Capacity and Capability Builder supports the formation and strengthening of the Collaboration.
Contact
About attending the
Collaboration:
Titan Gurech 0434 989 287
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