Among the finalists for the 2015 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation NSW-ACT Rural Women’s Award was Guyra born and educated Trudy McElroy.
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Minister for Primary Industries, Niall Blair, announced the winner at a gala dinner at NSW Parliament House on Tuesday night. Cindy Cassidy, the CEO of a not-for-profit farming systems group based at Temora, took the top honour.
Trudy now runs a broad-acre farm with her partner at Deniliquin in the Riverina and is also employed in the seed industry.
She believes women are integral to rural industries and wants to facilitate courses and workshops focussed on farming business operations, which will enable women to take up key roles within their businesses and industry.
Trudy’s parents Ian McElroy and Wendy Coyle were among guests at the awards dinner along with Guyra based MLC Scot MacDonald and wife Aileen.
Also among the finalists was Sophie Anderson, a rural Barrister from the Byron Bay Hinterland. Mr Blair said that they are all exceptional women and champions of regional NSW.
“Cindy, Sophie and Trudy were selected from a field of skilled, highly committed and enterprising women from across the state,” Mr Blair said.
The NSW/ACT RIRDC Rural Women’s Award is coordinated by the Department of Primary Industries’ Rural Women’s Network with financial support from NSW Farmers, Office of Environment & Heritage and The Country Women’s Association of NSW.
