Leadership Competition
Young, rural & driven? Country to Canberra’s Leadership Competition is bigger than ever before!
2023 Leadership Competition Winners Announced!
After an extremely difficult marking process, Country to Canberra are thrilled to announce our 2023 Leadership Competition Winners!
Our 15 winners from across regional and rural Australia responded to the question:
Strong communities, stronger futures: How do diverse young leaders strengthen rural communities?
Read their amazing entries and view their bios below:
NSW: Milly McGrath of Port Macquarie, Esther Cummins of Port Macquarie and Gwen Rumbel of Dungog.
VIC: Denise McCarthy of Tatura East and Oliva Hedge of Newham.
WA: Hannah Muchamore of Geraldton and Jessica Chant of Cunderdin.
SA: Leighla Brown of Riverton and Ella Smith of Clare.
NT: Sophie Bedggood of Girraween/Humpty Doo, Darwin and Shanaya McAdam-Bray of Alice Springs.
TAS: Nikki Howard of Devonport and Hayley Carpenter of South Spreyton.
QLD: Ava Roche of Rockhampton and Bianca Duong of Gladstone.
It doesn’t stop there, read our amazing top 40 entries here!
The Prize
Our 2023 Leadership Competition winners will get the following fantastic prize:
All expenses paid 5-day Power Trip to Canberra, including:
— Leadership and Empowerment Training
- Award-winning Country to Canberra Project Empower workshop to develop an understanding of diversity, build your self-esteem, and learn to apply your values.
- Targeted public speaking and presentation workshops from industry professionals.
- Personalised leadership coaching and support.
— Networking Opportunities
- Q&As with CEO’s, industry leaders, and inspiring activists.
- Powerful discussions and private meetings with state and federal politicians.
- The chance to connect with other incredible like-minded women and non-binary people from all across rural and remote Australia!
— Careers Coaching
- An inspiring careers fair, driven by Agrifutures Australia.
- Future focused goal setting support from the University of Canberra.
Runners-up will also have their competition entries published on the Country to Canberra website as part of the ‘Top 40’ and promoted on social media.
Other incredible perks include:
- The opportunity to join Country to Canberra’s esteemed Mentorship Program, including being personally matched with a mentor that has experience in your areas of interest!
- Access to our exclusive Alumni Network, and additional networking opportunities
- An inspiring winners pack, full of incredible merchandise, resources, information, and goodies!
- Winning entries will be published on the Country to Canberra website, as well as by our sponsors and key partners to provide national exposure.
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