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Victorian Rural Women's Awards

Our department is the proud sponsor of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation’s (RIRDC) Victorian Rural Women’s Award. This award recognises the contribution Victorian women make to primary industry. Five finalists are selected based on demonstration of their commitment to the future sustainability of primary industries, their potential to achieve and deliver benefits to their industry, and how they provide leadership and share their skills and knowledge with their communities.

2012 Victorian Rural Women's Award

Applications for the Victorian 2012 RIRDC Victorian Rural Women’s Award closed in October 2011.

On 12 January, 2012, the Minister for Agriculture and Food Security Peter Walsh announced the five finalists for the Award in January 2012.

View the finalist profiles

2012 Victorian Rural Women's Award Winner

The winner of the 2012 RIRDC Rural Women's Award was announced as Ms Tania Chapman by Minister Walsh on Thursday March 15th 2012 at Parliament House in Melbourne.

Please read the media release.

Tania Chapman is citrus grower and Chair of Citrus Australia, from Red Cliffs in North West Victoria.

Read the transcript.

Rural Women’s Award

This award comprises:

  • A $10,000 bursary for leadership development
  • An invitation to sit on the Ministerial Women in Primary Industries Advisory Panel for a two-year term. This panel provides advice to the Minister for Agriculture on emerging issues and trends in primary industries, particularly as they affect women
  • The opportunity to participate in the Australian Institute of Company Director Course in Canberra for both the winner and the runner-up
  • All finalists are considered in the Australian Rural Women’s Award.

How to apply

Applications for the RIRDC Rural Women's Award 2012 have now closed.

For more information contact:

Jocelyn Mason
Department of Primary Industries
GPO Box 4440,
Melbourne Vic 3001
Phone: 03 9658 4493 
jocelyn.mason@dpi.vic.gov.au

Australia wide winners

DPI congratulates all the Australia wide winners of the Rural Women’s Award.

Previous winners and finalists of the Rural Women’s Award

2011 Rural Women’s Award Victorian winner

2011 Rural Women’s Award Victorian finalists

2010 Rural Women’s Award Victorian winner

2010 Rural Women’s Award Victorian finalists