Abstract
The Wine Industry Leadership Program (WILP) was funded by Grape and Research Development Corporation (GWRDC) to increase the number of skilled, networked people in the Australian Wine Industry at a regional level
Summary
(The) Wine Industry Leadership Program (WILP) was funded by Grape and Wine Research and Development Corporation in 2010 to increase the number of potential leaders in the wine industry at a regional level. WILP aimed to reach women and young people and build on the successes in these capacity-building areas from WILP 2006 – 2009.
To enhance both the diversity of participants and regional networking the program was centrally located within each region. Nine programs were initiated, planned and resourced in the following regions:- Wangaratta, Morning Peninsula, The Riverland, Tasmania, Barossa, Great Southern, Yarra Valley, Coonawarra and Griffith. A number of other regions were canvassed as potential wine regions for program delivery.
Despite strong industry consultation, regional visits, endorsements from regional stakeholders and industry people and considerable communication via all mediums only three WILP programs have been delivered during the project timeline. After two project management meetings with Wine Australia and after implementing new ideas and engaging with new regions of the industry it was mutually agreed to complement the project at the lower output level of one WILP per annum with an adjusted budget to reflect the reduced outputs.