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Making a difference to Ballarat’s homeless – Ballarat Future Shapers & Michael Poulton.

Bar open from 5.00pm | Talk starts at 5.30pm

Ballarat Future Shapers

Western Region leadership project and how they dreamed big to help the homeless and deliver the Sleepbus to Ballarat.

Michael Poulton

Michael is the current CEO of the Committee for Ballarat, a role he has held since July 2019. The Committee has approx. 140 members across all industry sectors in Ballarat and the Western Region. Key to Michael’s work is advocacy across the three layers of Government and more broadly, to enhance the social, economic and environmental prosperity of the region, on behalf of the community and Committee’s members.

Committee for Ballarat’s Purpose is to Inspire Diverse Thought Leadership and Unlock Potential. Their Vision is for a Thriving and Vibrant Regional Community, known for its Liveability, Sustainability and Inclusion. Michael will elaborate on Committee’s work, specifically in relation to renewable energy, the design of a more liveable Ballarat, less reliant on cars and leadership development.

 

 

Michael Poulton

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Free | We are pleased to advise that this series is being supported by Community Bank Buninyong

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Community Bank Buninyong

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