Leadership Competition

Young, rural & driven? Country to Canberra’s Leadership Competition is bigger than ever before!

Our 2024 Leadership Competition is now closed!

Country to Canberra is excited to be reviewing all the incredible entries in our 2024 Leadership Competition. Stay tuned as winners will be announced shortly!

Our 2024 Leadership Competition Question is:
You can’t be what you can’t see. How do women and non-binary leaders in your community inspire you to make change?

While you wait for this year’s winners to be announced, check out some of our past trailblazing winning entries!

Winners

See the entries of our amazing previous winners and runners up!

The Prize

Our 2024 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:

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.

‘I strongly encourage young women and non-binary leaders or aspiring leaders, who are living in regional or rural Australia to apply. I have gained immense knowledge in the areas of networking, leadership and communication, all of which I have been able to invest into the work I am doing in my hometown of Devonport and across Australia.’

Nikki Howard

2023 Winner, TAS

‘For me, the Power Trip was not only a chance to make incredible friends, but also an opportunity to learn from inspiring women, empower my own development and push against the boundaries that try to tell me 'you can't'.’

Milly McGrath

2023 Winner, NSW