The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards: 10-year anniversary celebrated in Canberra

Past winners of The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year have gathered in Canberra to mark 10 years of the award. See all the celebrations.

Past winners of The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year were celebrated in Canberra to mark the award’s 10-year anniversary.

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt addressed the event, hosted by Herald and Weekly Times chairman Penny Fowler and Coles chairman James Graham at the National Portrait Gallery and attended by more than 80 farmers, industry leaders and politicians, including Nationals leader David Littleproud, Liberals deputy leader Sussan Ley, MP for Wannon Dan Tehan, MP for Nicholls Sam Birrell and Victorian Senator Raff Ciccone.

The evening was MC’d by Olympic champion and television personality Giaan Rooney and featured a panel discussion with former winners Prue Bondfield, from the Palgrove beef business at Dalveen in Queensland, and Tom Bull, from Lambpro at Holbrook NSW.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. MC Giaan Rooney (right) interviews past winners Prue Bondfield and Tom Bull.

(From left) Herald and Weekly Times chairman Penny Fowler, federal Agriculture Minister Murray Watt, Coles chairman James Graham and Labor Senator for Victoria Raff Ciccone.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. (From left) 2015 Farmers of the Year Brad and Becc Couch from Timboon VIC with their local member, MP for Wannon Dan Tehan.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

(From left) Coles corporate and indigenous affairs general manager Sally Fielke, Andrew Bell from Mountain Blue at Tabulam NSW and Coles fresh produce general manager Craig Taylor.

Coles head of community and stakeholder engagement Julia Balderstone and The Weekly Times Deputy Editor Camille Smith.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. MC Giaan Rooney.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. The Weekly Times Editor James Wagstaff.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. (From left) past winners Sally Wayers and Marc Greening from Injemira Genetics at Book Book NSW.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. (From left) Coles chairman James Graham and News Corp executive chairman Michael Miller.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. (From left) Coles corporate and indigenous affairs general manager Sally Fielke, MC Giaan Rooney and The Weekly Times Editor James Wagstaff.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year Awards 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. (From left) past winners Renee and Peter Burke from Jerilderie in NSW and Brad and Becc Couch from Timboon in Victoria.

Agriculture Minister Murray Watt (centre) with Andrew Whitelaw from Episode 3, Matthew and Rachel Hinkley from Derrinallum and Mary Raynes from the Australian Export Grains Innovation Centre.

The Weekly Times Coles Farmer of the Year 10-year anniversary at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Nationals leader David Littleproud.

MP for Farrer and Liberals deputy leader Sussan Ley (centre) and Tom and Phoebe Bull from Holbrook NSW, winner of the 2018 Farmer of the Year.

Peter and Renee Burke from Jerilderie in NSW, winners of the 2019 Farmer of the Year.