Leadership Competition
Young, rural & driven? Country to Canberra’s Leadership Competition is bigger than ever before!
2020 Leadership Competition winners announced!
After an extensive and extremely competitive marking process, Country to Canberra is excited to announce our 2020 winners!
Our 16 winners from across rural Australia responded to the question:
LIFTING US UP – How can women and girls empower each other and their communities in times of uncertainty and change?
Want more?
Review entries submitted by the Top 40 Leadership Competition finalists
Find out how our Leadership Competition Prize is adapting to COVID-19 by reading our COVID-19 FAQs (PDF, 500KB)
The Prize
A five day, all expenses paid 'Power Trip' to Canberra including:
— An inspiring 'You' Day
- Pubic Speaking training;
- A resilience workshop;
- Plus our fabulous Project Empower workshop where you will learn about diversity, build self-esteem and learn about your strengths and values.
- Plus, there will even be time to see some of Canberra’s sights!
— A motivating 'Leadership Day'
- A Leadership Development workshop;
- A workshop focused on ‘life after school’;
- Inspiring special guest speakers and meetings with awesome activists, media personalities and more.
— A once-in-a-lifetime 'Power Day'
- You’ll be guest of honour at our Powerful Women’s Breakfast to meet with motivating female leaders. In past years, winners have met with Foreign Minister Julie Bishop, National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson, and UN Women Australia’s Executive Director Janelle Weissman.
- A special lunch at Parliament House, as well as private meetings! Previous winners have met Prime Minister Scott Morrison, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek, Minister Michaelia Cash, Assistant Minister Anne Ruston, Greens’ Senator Janet Rice, One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson, Greens’ Senator Larissa Waters, Independent Cathy McGowan and more!
- A behind-the-scenes tour of Parliament House and special tickets to Question Time.
Other incredible perks include:
- Fun sight-seeing activities;
- The opportunity to join Country to Canberra’s Mentorship Program;
- Transport to the ACT (conditions apply);
- Paid-for accommodation, food and incidentals;
- Access to Country to Canberra’s alumni network after the trip;
- Winning entries will be published on the Country to Canberra website, as well as by our sponsors and key partners to provide national exposure.
- A place in our brand new, exclusive virtual program, C2C on Screen!
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.
Important information
- See our Terms and Conditions for more details.
- Please also read our COVID-19 FAQs (PDF, 500KB)for the most up to date information.
Selection criteria
View the selection criteria used by our assessors and selection panel to review each entry. We encourage you to use it as a guide when developing your entry.
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"Nothing I ever write will ever equate to a piece of praise deserved for this Country to Canberra program, there simply aren’t the words to explain how remarkable the experience was."
Eve Currie
2017 Winner, NSW
"The volunteers were so enthusiastic and so, so generous with their time...After Country to Canberra, I’m really trying to push myself to take every opportunity I can – so far I am succeeding and living a better life as a result."
Eleanor McCormack
2017 Winner, TAS