Country Women In Canberra
Maggie Edmonds from Gingin was announced the winner of RIRDC Rural Women’s Award 2008 for Western Australia. The award gives rural women the chance to discover their strengths for the primary industries. Judith met her to talk about farming issues.
Judith with Maggie Edmonds (centre), who is a pioneer in the protea flower and olive industry, and with Audrey Bird, Runner-Up 2008 for Western Australia, who has set up a ‘Growing Grower Groups’ to utilise the existing grower group framework.
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The Award provides a Bursary of $10,000 to each of the seven State and Territory winners and the opportunity for winners and runners up in each State and Territory, to attend the prestigious Australian Institute of Company Directors’ course.
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Maggie Edmonds (left), Audrey Bird (centre) and Julie Bishop, Deputy Leader of the Opposition, at the award ceremony in Canberra.
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