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THE Ballarat Foundation and Committee for Ballarat have partnered to deliver a new award in the name of Adrian Ohlsen.<\/p>\n

With funding from the Bill Wood family trust, the annual Adrian Ohlsen Award will cover the cost of putting a participant through the Committee for Ballarat’s community leadership program, Future Shapers.<\/p>\n

Adrian Ohlsen was a business and community leader in Ballarat who worked to mentor and boost other developing leaders over 20 years.<\/p>\n

The award will be presented in his memory to emerging community leaders aiming to grow their impact through learning and networking within Future Shapers.<\/p>\n

The Adrian Ohlsen Award was announced on Tuesday morning, 19 August at the Ballarat Foundation office at Hugh Williamson House, and the first recipient of the award is Lee Martin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

THE Ballarat Foundation and Committee for Ballarat have partnered to deliver a new award in the name of Adrian Ohlsen. With funding from the Bill Wood family trust, the annual Adrian Ohlsen Award will cover the cost of putting a participant through the Committee for Ballarat’s community leadership program, Future Shapers. Adrian Ohlsen was a […]<\/p>\n

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