Advancing Sustainability Leaders

Advancing Sustainability Leaders is an innovative leadership development program for managers, senior staff and emerging leaders from all areas of local government in the Sydney Water or Sydney Catchment Authority operating areas.

This includes managers in roles as broad as engineering, communications, design, policy, finance, facilities, sustainability, planners and cultural services.

The year long leadership program involves actively working on a local council water project and developing skills to become an effective sustainability leader and catalyst for sustainability at work and in the community.

Program activities will take two hours a week on average over the life of the program.

The program is offered free of charge. Equivalent leadership programs cost up to $8,000. Selection is competitive and applicants will be assessed against selection criteria.

Advancing Sustainability Leaders is an initiative of the NSW Government through its Water for Life program. It is funded by the NSW Climate Change Fund.

Why is it important?

The impact of Australia�s growing population and variable rainfall means we need a range of measures to secure Sydney�s water supply now and in the future.

Delivering effective water projects is crucial to building sustainable communities across NSW.

Local governments play a key role in the process and are already working on a wide range of water initiatives.

Importantly, the Advancing Sustainability Leaders program will encourage leading practice sustainability programs, particularly those using whole of council approaches supported by education.