Fiona Sheean

The humble beginnings of South Australian cheesemaker Udder Delights is ever-present at its historic Adelaide Hills factory.

Increasing efficiency while reducing their environmental footprint has been a key component of Chris and Tania Parker’s Summit Park Enterprises since they bought their 80ha property at Hamilton 14 years ago.

Given his Irish descent, one could be forgiven for thinking it was all luck that Brian Corr was able to buy his own dairy farm, share farm another and build up to a 900 cow milking herd in the space of 2½ years.

From some of Western Australia’s most productive country to its most challenging – that’s the journey Alys and Harry McKeough took when they swapped their Northam cropping operation for 179,000 hectares of Gascoyne rangelands 15 years ago.

Cass McCormack has refused to let almost two centuries of the Mountain Cattleman’s Association of Victoria fade into history during her presidency.

When Rachel Stewart spotted a sign at her local Castlemaine service station advertising a suicide prevention workshop in 2016, it was the first time she’d seen the word suicide used openly in a country town.

From city-based sign language teacher to cattle farmer, Catherine Hardy has spent decades helping those who need it most.

From boilermaker to Nuffield Scholar, Jackie Morrison’s journey to regenerative farming hasn’t followed a conventional path.

Karen Hood has been nominated in the 2025 Shine Awards. To nominate an outstanding rural or regional woman you know, click here.

For Country Women’s Association of Victoria East Gippsland Group president Robyn McKinley, “it’s not just about scones, jam and cream”.