Applications for the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award are now open, offering an incredible opportunity for Australian women to develop their skills and make a positive impact in their industries and communities.
The award is designed to empower and celebrate inclusive and courageous leadership by women involved in Australia’s rural and emerging industries, businesses and communities.
It provides a platform to inspire and support Australian women to use and develop their skills to benefit their industries and communities.
Westpac has been a platinum sponsor of the Rural Women’s Awards for over 15 years. The Queensland winner of the Rural Women’s Award will receive a $15,000 grant to further their work and represent Queensland at the national awards where they have the chance to win an additional $20,000 grant.
Queensland’s new state sponsor, the Queensland Country Women’s Association, will provide a $2,000 grant to Queensland’s finalists. Finalists also gain access to professional development opportunities and alumni networks.
In addition to the Rural Women’s Awards, AgriFutures Australia offers the Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant as a leadership and development opportunity for rural women who feel they are not quite ready to apply for the award.
The Rural Women’s Acceleration Grant provides a bursary of up to $7,000 for professional development, driving innovation in rural industries, businesses and communities.
Applications for the 2025 AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award will close on Wednesday, 9 October 2024.
See the AgriFutures website for more details.
agrifutures.com.au/opportunities/rural-womens-award/
Tuna entrepreneur Kate Lamason – this year’s Queensland Rural Woman Award winner – represented Queensland at the national Rural Women’s Award gala event in Canberra in August
Kate Lamason is the co-founder and director of Little Tuna, the Cairns-based company manufacturing Australia’s first 100% Australian caught, owned and made preserved tuna.
Kate, alongside her fisher husband Rowan, was shocked to learn 99 per cent of the more than 50,000 tonnes of tuna consumed by Australians each year was imported, so she decided to launch Little Tuna and change the game for tuna lovers right around the world.
Together, they spent years researching the market and developing recipes to spearhead Australia’s first canned tuna company since offshore canning, producing an award-winning product and boosting the profile of the local tuna industry.
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