Community
28 March, 2025
Daisy continues to lead
WARRNAMBOOL’S Daisy Ye has embarked on the next step of her leadership journey - a natural progression for the co-founder of the city’s multicultural association.
The city council employee is delighted to be part of Leadership Great South Coast’s (LGSC) 2025 cohort, with the program beginning this month.
“It has been enlightening, inspiring, and incredibly mindful in creating a brave space for everyone,” Ms Ye said.
“The structure is outstanding, the attention to detail is unbelievable - I’ve never attended a training session where even the background music is so thoughtfully curated.
“A huge shoutout to the amazing team behind the program for their dedication and support, and to the fabulous cohort of participants - what a privilege to be on this journey together toward becoming stronger community leaders.”
The annual LGSC program fosters leadership skills among aspiring and emerging leaders from diverse sectors throughout the south-west.
It aims to build leadership skills through project management, public speaking and volunteering.
The program is best known for its community projects such as Loved & Shared, a now-standalone charity that was originally a project of the 2020 cohort, Fruit Rescue, the Ngatanwarr mural on South West TAFE and the Indigenous war memorial on the Heywood Water Tower.
The initiative has produced 195 alumni, with 53 community projects delivered and more than $255,000 in scholarships have been awarded to south-west participants.
LGSC board chair Ronda Held welcomed the 2025 cohort and said the group was in for an enlightening and enriching leadership journey.
“The participants will explore what makes a great leader and develop the skills and confidence to make a positive difference in the community,” Ms Held said.
“They will increase their knowledge and understanding of the social, economic and environmental challenges and opportunities across the Great South Coast and establish a lasting set of personal and professional networks across all sectors of the community.
“Our successful program is about understanding the importance of volunteerism within our community. We know many of our alumni go on to volunteer and give back to their communities during and after they graduate from the program.”
Along with Daisy Ye, the list of participants for 2025 also includes:
Brad Tozer, Morag Rees, Alex Mellert, Vicky Collins, Dominic Carswell, James Habel, Libby Swayn, Janelle Tooley, Jan Barton, Danny Rook, Samantha Andrews and Bob Wake.
