The world needs creative, innovative and courageous young people who can connect, collaborate and act. We know that youth may only be 20% of the population but they are 100% of the future. The time is now to let them share their dreams and design the future they want to see.
With close to 12,000 views and over 1000 Facebook shares in 24 hours on the blog alone Australia (and the world) has rallied en masse to support their favourite Archie and vote for the school to win this years People’s Choice at The Archibull Prize Awards
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The Archies -an absolute cornucopia of creativity, innovation and colour.
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The Archibull Prize 2017 People’s Choice Award is now open for voting by you
Chosen by an independent panel based on the photos schools participating in The Archibull Prize 2017 submitted, the People’s Choice Award is given to the school who receives the most votes.
Your favourites need your support
Its time to rally your family, your friends, your enemies, your communities, the world to vote for your favourite Archie for People’s Choice
Reach out via school newsletters, word of mouth, social media, TV and print media – the world is so connected, so many opportunities
There’s just two weeks left to apply for the new-look 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award. Emerging women leaders are encouraged to apply for Australia’s leading Award in acknowledging and supporting the essential role women play in rural and regional businesses, industries and communities.
If you’re a woman who wants to innovate and make a difference, or contribute to enhancing the prosperity of rural and regional Australia you should apply for this life-changing opportunity.
The Award, formerly the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award, has been renamed and adapted to align with AgriFutures Australia’s new strategic direction on the changing face of Agriculture, where technology is transforming the sector and successful and impactful leaders are skilled, professional, dynamic, entrepreneurial, commercially savvy and connected.
“Over the past two decades, the Rural Women’s Award has provided more than 200 women with significant professional development opportunities and importantly the opportunity to achieve positive change for rural and regional Australia. Award winners have delivered diverse and innovative projects relating to rural and regional industries, and the communities and businesses that rely on, and support them,” John Harvey, AgriFutures Australia Managing Director said.
To align with AgriFutures Australia’s new strategic direction and to ensure the Rural Women’s Award continues to identify, celebrate and empower women, a number of changes have been made to the Award criteria for 2018.
One important change to the Award is that projects or initiatives can be commercially focused, providing they still align with AgriFutures Australia’s strategic priorities of innovation, creativity, community sustainability, education, productivity, agribusiness, regional development and technology.
Location is also no barrier – applicants can live in rural and regional Australia, or in the city – their applications will be measured on the impact and benefits to rural and regional Australia.
Another important change to the Award criteria is that applicants are not required to have a specific project to be considered eligible, although projects are still welcomed. This year, applications can be submitted based on an idea, an identified problem, or an opportunity the applicant wants to focus on. Applicants may be in the early stages of working through how they want to contribute, or they may be well down the road in making their contribution.
2017 NSW/ACT AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award Winner and National Finalist and co-founder of Hay Inc Rural Education Program Sandra Ireson says, “Sometimes it’s too easy to sit on an idea and not make it happen. The Rural Women’s Award is a great motivator, and it allows you to draw on the skills and capacities of others to see your project come to fruition. The benefit you gain from that is enormous.”
Each state and territory winner receives a $10,000 bursary provided by Platinum sponsor Westpac, to bring their idea or project to life, access to professional development opportunities and national Alumni networks. The 2018 AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award National Winner and Runner Up, selected from the state and territory winners, and announced at a Gala event at Parliament House in Canberra in September 2018, will receive a further $10,000 and $5000 respectively.
Applications for the AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award are open now and close Sunday, 29 October 2017 at 9pm AEDT.
For more information and to apply, visit the website here
If you are a resident of NSW-ACT and would like to discuss your idea, or you would like to access a mentor who can guide you through the application process, please contact NSW-ACT Award Coordinator, Allison Priest on 02 6391 3620 or email allison.priest@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Art4Agriculture has partnered with the National Farmers Federation and Kidman and Co to celebrate National Agriculture Day (AgDay) on November 21 to run a National Careers Competition for school students with iPad Minis up for grabs.
To be in the running for the iPad Minis the competition invites students from Years 5 to 12 to design an infographic around a career in agriculture that combines their strengths and passions.
“Many people think that to have a career in agriculture means being a farmer,” Archibull Prize co-ordinator Lynne Strong said.
“But that’s not the case. We want students to combine their passions with agriculture to develop a career in feeding, clothing and powering the world – and that career could be anything from the research laboratory to the boardroom and from robotics to energy production.”
The infographic designed by students will detail how they envisage a career in agriculture, how they perceive a typical day or week and what tertiary education would assist them.
TV personality Costa Georgiadis is an avid supporter of The Archibull Prize and presented at the 2016 award ceremony.
“ Careers in agriculture can take so many different shapes. Think what you have in your hands. The opportunities are endless, as is the energy and vitality of the young people that I have met that are involved in this space.” Costa tell students.
President of the National Farmers’ Federation, Fiona Simson, said the careers competition will be a worthy contribution to National Agricultural Day.
“Australian agriculture is such a dynamic and brimming with opportunity.
“It’s fitting to complement the celebration of National AgDay with recognition of the diverse and exciting career opportunities in agriculture.
“I’d encourage everyone to get thinking about how their skills could be put to use in Australia’s fastest growing industry – you might win the competition and discover an exciting new career opportunity along the way!”, Ms Simson concluded.
