By Sarah Collier Elise Hill, a dairy farmer from Cudgewa, never thought she’d apply, let alone be accepted for a leadership program. But she just completed her project ‘A Chair to Share’, to advocate for mental health across the north-east…
By Sarah Collier Elise Hill, a dairy farmer from Cudgewa, never thought she’d apply, let alone be accepted for a leadership program. But she just completed her project ‘A Chair to Share’, to advocate for mental health across the north-east…
By the time she was 10, Anastasia Rea had seen more of Australia than most people see in their lifetimes, but she still yearned for the dairy farms of south-west Victoria. Although she didn’t grow up on a farm, Anastasia’s…
For the first time this year, Gardiner Dairy Foundation sponsored several emerging leaders to undertake the Marcus Oldham Leadership Program. “The opportunity to participate in the Leadership Program enables leaders within the agriculture industry, like myself, to gain skills that…
Greg Cole entertained the idea of doing a community leadership program for 15 years before “the timing felt right”. In hindsight, he said “prioritising time” for Gippsland Community Leadership Program (GCLP) would have been valuable while growing businesses, parenting and…
By Sarah Collier Gardiner Foundation Tertiary Scholarship recipient, Lauren Brewer, never thought life would lead her to her current workplace, a remote mine site in the Gibson Desert, located three hours north of Kalgoorlie in Western Australia. “The most rewarding…
The Gardiner Foundation – United Dairyfarmers of Victoria Study Tour of Victoria returned in 2022, providing a group of seven young Victorian dairy farmers the opportunity to explore the largest dairy state in Australia. In its second year, the Study…
Sixteen-year old Jessi Armour doesn’t have your average weekend job. She currently milks at Perdita and Hamish Bills’ 300-cow share farm at Bona-Vista, near Warragul in Gippsland, every weekend. “I couldn’t have imagined working on a dairy farm. But if…
Tommy Glen, a farm manager who currently works on his family’s farm in Poowong, couldn’t imagine doing anything else. “The hours are demanding, but that’s what the job requires and makes it so rewarding at the same time,” he said….
“I need to put my own oxygen mask on before I can help anyone else with theirs.” By Corinna Boldiston Until recently, fourth-generation dairy farmer Ross Anderson seized opportunities as they arose, rather than seeking them. As a young adult…
Twenty-one projects in Victoria’s main dairy regions – Gippsland, Northern Victoria, and South-West Victoria – have been awarded $91,833 in grants, which will help to build the capacity of local community organisations and improve digital connectivity. The grants are through…