Current Projects

  • Community Independents Project
    Co-founder and Convenor

    A not-for-profit organisation dedicated to building the Community Independents movement and supporting community-minded independent candidates get elected to Federal Parliament.

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  • Victorian Women’s Trust
    Chair

    Australia’s unique peak women’s NGO and one of the oldest in the world. Working towards full gender equality and a world where women, girls, and gender diverse people take up all of life’s opportunities with respect, safety and dignity.

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  • Australian Rural Leadership Foundation
    Fellow and Associate

    A for-purpose organisation driving change and fostering resilience in rural, regional and remote communities through the development of courageous and authentic leadership.

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  • Australian Women in Agriculture
    Founding Member

    A driving force for over 30 years in advocating for gender equality, fostering leadership, and providing a vibrant platform for women across the agricultural landscape.

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  • Voices for Indi
    Co-founder and past President

    The rural community that in 2013 found its own voice, elected its own independent representatives, and inspired the national Community Independents movement that is transforming Australian politics.

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  • Rural Women OnLine
    Project Director

    Addressing the digital divide by providing a program for women in rural and regional Victoria to come together and learn digital skills.

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  • La Trobe Albury-Wodonga Campus Regional Advisory Board
    Board Member

    Provides strategic advice to La Trobe University on the campus's local priorities and strategic direction.

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  • Pathways to Politics for Women program
    Presenter

    Provides unparalleled expertise for women who are serious about driving change through political leadership.

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  • AgriFutures Rural Women's Award
    Alumni

    Supporting Australia’s leading award celebrating the women involved in Australia’s rural and emerging industries, businesses and communities.

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  • Benalla Art Gallery Foundation
    Working Group Convenor

    Bringing people together through art and to create a lasting impact across the region and beyond- now and into the future.

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  • Women in Seafood Australasia
    Presenter and Advisor

    The national organisation representing and raising the profile of women working in the seafood industry.

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  • Winston Churchill Trust
    The Land, Commerce & Logistics selection panel

    The Trust is to provides an opportunity to Australians to travel overseas to conduct research in their chosen field

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Past Activities

  • Director
    Goulburn Murray Water
  • Chair + Member
    Victorian Catchment Management Council 2016 /21
  • Council Member
    Vic. Ministerial Council on Women’s Equality 2018/20
  • Member
    Strategic Advisory Committee, Invisible Farmer Project, Museums Victoria
  • Sessional Lecturer
    Charles Sturt, La Trobe, Monash and Melbourne Universities
  • Panel Member
    The Drum, ABC
  • Member
    Vic. Rural Women’s Network Reference Group
  • Director
    Rural Industries Research and Development Corp.
  • Chair
    Women's Advisory Panel Vic. Minister for Agriculture
  • Member
    Rural Women's Advisory Council, Federal Minister for Ag.
  • Vice President
    Benalla Health 2001/12
  • Panel Member
    ABC Q+A
  • Tour Leader
    Aust Women in Agric. to India
  • Founding Director
    Tomorrow Today Community Foundation
  • National President
    Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women
  • Co founder
    Telos group – clinical counselling, practice supervision and professional development
  • Inaugural Member
    Vic. Rural Women’s Network Reference Group 1986