AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award
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Grace crowned state winner
The Sisterhood Project co-founder Grace Larson has won the Victorian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.
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Kyneton nurse named a finalist
Paediatric nurse Grace Larson has been named a finalist for the 2024 Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award for the second time.
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Food forest takes root
Kerryn Wildenburg has planted the seed for a permaculture ‘Food Forest’ in Kyneton. She is donating four acres of her own land to provide vulnerable community members with a place where they can learn to grow and cook nutritious food. “Food brings people together. It allows connection, and builds relationships and sustainable change. We want…
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Kyneton beekeeper runner-up in AgriFutures award
Claire Moore’s work to breed genetically diverse queen bees has seen her named national runner-up in the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. The Kyneton beekeeper was honoured at Parliament House last week and is already abuzz with plans to develop a local research arm into queen bee breeding and a training centre for future beekeepers. Ms…
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Queen bee takes title
Claire Moore has won the prestigious Victorian AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award, with a plan to boost bee population and genetic diversity through artificial insemination. Minister for Agriculture Jaclyn Symes last week announced Ms Moore as the Victorian winner at a ceremony held at the Hotel Windsor in Melbourne. “It was a huge honour and one…