Our 2016 Leadership Comp Winners! #C2CGirlsLead
Watch the inspiring video capturing our 2016 Power Trip Video here.
We were thrilled to unveil TWELVE winners of Country to Canberra’s 2016 Leadership Competition – more champions than ever before! The 2016 winners were an exciting group of young female rural leaders, who submitted passionate videos and stories about gender equality and rural Australia. The winners were:
NSW: Elise Toyer of Batemans Bay + Mandy Mills of Forster + Philadelphia Coleman of Nelson Bay.
SA: Isabella Hall of Whyalla + Ruby Eckermann of Murray Bridge.
VIC: Annette Waters of Rochester + Louise Hobbs of Kaniva.
QLD: Kaitlin Bell of Beaudesert + Jasmine Elliott of Gladstone.
NT: Melinda Mees of Humpty Doo.
Click on their names to read the winners’ biographies or view their phenomenal entries below. The winners scored an all-expenses paid ‘Power Trip’ to Canberra to meet Ministers & CEOs, attend a Powerful Women’s Breakfast, tour Parliament, receive leadership and public speaking, long-term mentorship and much more. Check out the POWER TRIP PHOTOS HERE.
We were also delighted to unveil the Top 40 finalists, published below.
Thank you to everyone who entered the competition. We received the highest number of entries EVER, making it incredibly difficult to select finalists and winners. It was truly our toughest year yet. If you weren’t successful – we encourage you to enter in 2017 and to stay in touch, as we have multiple new opportunities coming soon! We want to do everything we can to help all young rural women achieve thier goals #C2CGirlsLead
TOP 40 2016
Why is gender equality important to you and your community?