2024 NT Rural Women’s Award Winner announced
Congratulations to this year’s NT Rural Women’s Award winner, Tanya Egerton, with her project ‘The Remote Op Shop Project’ focusing on the expansion of support to First Nations women who run Remote Op Shops in north Australia.
This year, the judges had an incredibly hard challenge, with Tanya Egerton, Rayleen Brown, Rashida Khan and Rebecca Forrest each putting forward innovative projects aiming to build new remote businesses, support young people to engage on boards, provide better mental health services, and improve supply chains for bush foods.
Each of the finalists are paving the way for rural, regional and remote communities across the Territory for years to come and it is great to see submissions for this award continue to grow. The finalist will all join the NT Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award Alumni which is an impressive network of rural women innovators chaired by Donna Digby from Alice Springs.
The Rural Women’s Awards acknowledge the significant achievements of women from rural communities and industries by identifying, empowering and celebrating rural women and their forward thinking initiatives.
Ms Egerton received a $15,000 grant from Westpac to further support her project as well as the opportunity to undertake a professional development and significant networking opportunities.
Ms Egerton will go on to represent Northern Territory at the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Gala Dinner and National Announcement in Canberra later in the year, where the National Winner will be awarded an additional $20,000 Westpac grant and the National Runner Up, an additional $15,000.
