HORIZON
Uplifting Regional
Female Leaders Program
The HORIZON program will foster self-determination
and increase workforce participation for regional Indigenous female leaders
HORIZON PROGRAM
CO-DESIGN SESSIONS
2025 Regional Australian Programs
Join us for a yarn and a cuppa to discuss the proposed 3-month Leadership & Entrepreneurship program for Indigenous women living in regional Australia.
KALGOORLIE, WA
DATE: Wednesday 11 June
ADDRESS:
YUWA CONFERENCE 2025,
Goldfields Art Centre.
35 Cheetham Street, Kalgoorlie
TIME: 8:00am-3:00pm
MACKAY, QLD
DATE: Monday 16 June
ADDRESS:
MARABISDA
35 Milton Street, Mackay
TIME: 12:00-1:30pm
MORANBAH, QLD
DATE: Tuesday 17 June
ADDRESS:
ISAAC EVENTS CENTRE
89 Mills Avenue, Moranbah
TIME: 9:00-10:30am
WHO IS IT FOR?
Aimed predominantly at Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander & Australia's South Sea Islander women living and working in regional Australia
Women working in regional areas in not-for-profits, on new business ideas, career development ambitions and startups will benefit.
A key success of the Program is co-creation; celebrating the knowledge of each participant as well as facilitating networks, broader thinking, and other knowledge sharing.
Made possible by support from the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation’s New Industries Fund X-tend grant, Local Buying Foundation, Gold Fields and the Mt Burdett Foundation, as well as the following companies.
HORIZON PROGRAM
Expression of Interest: Open for 2025 Regional Australian Programs
EOIs Open: for 2025 Kalgoorlie, Mackay, Moranbah, and Pilbara.
WATCH OUR VIDEO
What does it involve?
Over several months, you will participate in the Program including a 2-Day intensive in the region as well as virtual sessions online with Indigenous leaders, experts and coaches from areas including:
Leadership development
Communication skills
Personal branding
Entrepreneurial thinking
Implementing innovation
Raising money to fund your ideas
Each cohort is limited in size to facilitate valuable two-way learning between trainers and participants. Your knowledge and experience is as powerful as the expert content when shared in this forum.
Who is it for?
WHAT WILL IT COST?
Valued at $8,500. Participation is FREE for participants via a competitive application process.
Applications invited from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, and women working in organisations to empower Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people.
For women attending from corporate organisations pricing will be advised on application.
MORE INFO
Contact HORIZON Program Lead:
Kylah Morrison
kylah@firstnationsx.io
0456 110 240
The HORIZON Program is delivered by First Nations X, Atomic Sky & Project Play Up - Leadership for Women, and proudly supported by WA Government, Local Buying Foundation, WA Trading Tracks, Empowering People in Communities, Blak Line Industries and Blakbone Sistahood.
