At the last CAN meeting we were lucky to have 2 great guest speakers. The first was Jenny Gray, CEO of Zoos Victoria, who talked to us about her key messages on being a leader and influencing change and what we can learn from working with animals. Her simple points resonated with the group and included points such as know who you are working with, know your environment, and understand your competition – all interspersed by very cute animal pictures. The second speaker was Shi

On the 13 August 2014 Kerri Felemonow and Ray Blessing (members of CAN) presented at the Turning Points Annual Symposium. As part of the theme ‘Building a successful AOD system in Victoria’ they talked about how participants felt that the leadership program and CAN improved their capacity as a change agent and reported significant improvements in their leadership knowledge and skills. Kerri and Ray also provided an overview of the CAN community of practice vision to support a

The Change Agent Network (CAN), an initiative funded by the Victorian Government Department of Health and led by Turning Point in collaboration with VAADA, the Bouverie Centre, and Bendigo Community Health Services, drew a diverse cohort of emerging and established leaders in the Alcohol and Other Drugs Sector (AOD) from across Victoria. The leadership program, developed and delivered by LV, took participants on a ‘deep dive’ experience in leadership inside and outside the wo