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Why Mentoring Matters

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Why Mentoring Matters

Guests:
Callum Edwards & Jayden Woolley

The value and unexpected rewards of mentoring take centre stage as two alumni of the 2023 Waterway Management Emerging Leaders Program share their experiences, one as a mentor and one as a mentee for the first time. The conversation covers personal and professional growth, some genuinely surprising moments, and why mentoring is seen as a vital pathway for effective waterway and natural resource management.

Show Notes

In today’s conversation, Siwan sits down with Callum Edwards from the West Gippsland Catchment Management Authority (CMA) and Jayden Woolley of the Wadawarrung Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation to discuss the significance and effectiveness of mentoring, why it matters, and why it was the right fit for them. Callum and Jayden are both alumni of the 2023 Waterway Management Emerging Leaders Program, and share their experiences being a mentor / mentee, respectively, for the first time.

This conversation delves into some of the funny and unexpected moments from the Program, and touches on why Siwan is committed to mentoring as a pathway towards effective waterway, riparian and natural resource management. Callum and Jayden share valuable insight about how their experiences surprised them and helped them to grow, both professionally and personally.

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Callum and Jayden standing with their Waterway Management Emerging Leaders Program graduation certificates at the end of the 2023 program, next to Siwan Lovett and Andy Lowes.
Callum and Jayden stand side-by-side at a a wetland near Stony Creek Reservoir (approx. 40km from the nearest estuary) which was going to be watered from the nearby reservoir for the first time.

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