Caitlin is a sixth-generation farmer at Gundamain, a diversified family property near Eugowra in Central West NSW that has been in the Herbert family for over 150 years. Gundamain operates a cattle feedlot alongside an Angus breeding herd, prime lamb and wool enterprises, and broadacre cropping and hay production. Caitlin works across all parts of the business, with a particular passion for the role feedlots play in supporting a more stable Australian beef supply chain. In 2025, Caitlin was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship, researching how feedlots contribute to resilience, sustainability, and supply chain integration within the beef industry.

Cathy is an experienced company director with a distinguished career spanning business, agricultural research, development and extension, and public policy. A graduate of the Australian Rural Leadership Program, she is deeply committed to the vision of a prosperous, caring rural Australia alive with opportunities for everyone. As former Chair of AgriFutures Australia, one of the nation’s leading rural research and development corporations and a director of the Community Independents Project, Cathy is advancing this vision by championing effective rural policy, strong regional industries, and community‑centred leadership. Her career includes serving as the Member for Indi in the Australian Parliament from 2013 to 2019, acting as an expert consultant on women in agriculture, leading Australian Women in Agriculture as President, chairing the national Regional Women’s Advisory Council, and representing Australia at the 4th WTO Ministerial Conference in Doha.

Cressida lives and works in Robertson, NSW. She is the founder and director of the Pecora Group, a vertically integrated end to end dairy and hospitality enterprise. Cressida is a strong advocate for the dairy industry, particularly in the area of value adding. She believes in harnessing the power of rural and regional communities to drive change and in the vital role that women play.

Linda is a respected board director and strategic adviser with deep connections to agriculture, horses and regional land management, alongside a distinguished background in media and digital leadership. Linda Bracken is a dynamic non-executive director and senior executive with a reputation for professional integrity, creating high performance teams and large-scale transformational leadership. She combines her inquiring mind and interpersonal skills with extensive digital and customer/audience knowledge to achieve results in a positive and inclusive way, bringing people with her. Linda has led some of the most significant developments across the media, music and digital landscape in Australia.

Maggie manages export and sustainability for her family business See Saw Wines. See Saw Wines runs 130ha of certified organic vineyard, dorper lambs, 600tonne winery and a tasting room. She is also a 2025 Nuffield Scholar investigating how greater value can be created for primary producers from Sustainability and ESG requirements coming from supply chains and regulation. During her travels, she has explored successful models of collaboration and innovation across diverse industries and countries, identifying strategies to overcome fragmentation, minimise duplication, and enhance value creation at the farm gate. 

Pip Job is a senior executive and advisor with nearly three decades of experience across government, industry, not‑for‑profit and private sectors, specialising in agriculture, climate resilience, and rural and regional communities. Winner of both the Australian and NSW–ACT RIRDC Rural Women’s Awards in 2014, Pip has long championed the development of a strong, connected community of rural women with the adaptive capacity to navigate the challenges of rural life, including climate change, financial management, and personal resilience. Her award ambition centred on building this capability through a social, ecological, and economic lens. Throughout her career, Pip has been recognised for her strategic leadership, systems thinking, and commitment to strengthening the resilience and sustainability of rural Australia. Her work continues to influence national conversations on agricultural innovation, community capacity, and climate adaptation.

Tammy is a community connector, advocate and primary producer from South Australia’s Coorong District. She leads community sustainability and resilience initiatives with Coorong District Council, working closely with farmers, small businesses and volunteers to strengthen drought preparedness and regional wellbeing.