Cattle Council Rising Champions Initiative

About the Initiative

The Cattle Council Rising Champion Initiative commenced in 2010. The aim of the initiative is to inspire, empower and support young people, who are passionate about the Australian beef industry and to provide them with an opportunity to be directly involved.

The 2012 NAB Agribusiness Rising Beef Industry Champion was awarded to Ian McConnel from Queensland.

Cattle Council of Australia would also like to congratulate the 2012 Rising Champion State Finalists:
South Australia - Jake Phillips
Victoria - Trent Anderson
New South Wales - Marc Greening
Tasmania - Lauchie Cole (also awarded the NAB Acknowledgement Award)
Western Australia - Clinton Gartrell

Click here to view the photos and bios of the finalists.

All six finalists travelled to Longreach, QLD, to participate in a week of activities from 14-18 November 2011. This included touring a beef property at Alpha, QLD, with industry stakeholders; developing leadership and public speaking skills through tailored workshops; engaging in a round table discussion about youth in agriculture with the 2011 Rising Champion Finalists; attending the Cattle Council meeting and the MLA AGM and Producer Forum. 

The state finalists were celebrated by industry at the 'Beef Industry Gala Dinner', at the Stockman's Hall of Fame in Longreach, where Ian McConnel was named the '2012 NAB Agribusiness Rising Beef Industry Champion'.

 
Ian McConnel, the 2012 NAB Agribusiness Beef Industry Rising Champion and Lauchie Cole who was awarded the NAB Acknowledgement Award.

The 2012 Rising Champion State Finalists at the Gala Dinner on 15 November, 2011.

Last year's NAB Agribusiness Beef Industry Rising Champion

Alison McIntosh is a stud beef producer from Crookwell, NSW (representing NSW Farmers’ Association and pictured above) was last year's NAB Agribusiness Beef Industry Rising Champion and is the current Rising Champion Network Chair. 

Alison had a fantastic experience overseas and proudly represented Australian beef producers in the Five Nations’ Beef Alliance Young Ranchers’ Forum (which included a week-long beef tour) coinciding with the International Livestock Congress and National Western Stock Show.

Read more about Alison's project and her experience as the inaugural Rising Champion. If you'd like to talk to Alison about applying for Rising Champions you can email her at ajmlivestock@gmail.com  
 

2010 Rising Champion state and territory finalists

Each finalist received a plaque at the 2010 ‘Beef Industry Rising Champions’ Gala Dinner’ and were congratulated for their commitment to the industry and willingness to stand up and be heard. The evening provided opportunities for finalists to expand their networks and learn from those people operating at the ‘big-picture’ end of the industry.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR 2010 FINALISTS?

Watch a video outlining the 2010 Cattle Council Rising Champions Initiative.

Our partners 

Through the Rising Champions Initiative, Cattle Council with the support of NAB Agribusiness, Rural Press Limited, the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under Australia's Farming Future and the State Farming Organisation members of Cattle Council (AgForce Queensland, NSW Farmers' Association, Tasmanian Farmers' and Graziers Association, WA Farmers, Pastoralists and Graziers Association of WA, Northern Territory Cattlemen's Association, Victorian Farmers' Federation, South Australian Farmers' Federation) is offering young people passionate about the Australian beef industry the opportunity to have a say and be heard by the industry decision makers.

We thank all our partners for making this possible.