Justine is Community Leader of the Year Finalist

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Written by Justine Hall (Swinburne Chapter President 2017)

As President of Swinburne Golden Key I am honoured to be awarded ‘Victorian State Finalist - Community Leader of the Year 2017’ in the Australian Leadership Excellence Awards. On Thursday 21st September I attended the Victorian Institute of Managers and Leaders ceremony held at Collins Square Business Centre.
The Australian Leadership Excellence Awards (ALEAs) is Australia’s peak awards ceremony recognising and celebrating outstanding leaders. The Community Leader category recognises outstanding achievements of individuals who have demonstrative active leadership and service while making a contribution to the improvement of their own and the broader community.
Judging was based on 7 skills of very successful leaders including setting and implementing strategy, making decisions, ethical leadership and leading people. During the vigorous application process I reflected upon on my leadership journey over the last 12 months, leading the Swinburne Golden Key Team in the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute’s 2017 Stepathon and organising the Aboriginal Literacy Foundation - Volunteer Day.

In particular, I am proud to take the initiative to organise the Christmas Angel Project in November 2016 which became the nominated Victorian Alliance community service project for all Victorian university chapters in 2016. The project involved organised volunteers to donate and wrap Christmas presents for children living in refuges escaping domestic violence. This event was organised through my own efforts and affiliation with Knit One Give One, and it was a stand-out event for Golden Key Asia-Pacific. 

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