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Women raising the bar in the sheep industry
SHEAR SUCCESS
SHINE AWARDS
These women manage thousands of hectares and tens of thousands of animals. They represent the dedication and strength of women across rural and regional Australia.
Raised on a sheep farm, Ali Davies' passion for working on the land hasn’t faltered through motherhood. If anything, it reminds her why she loves it.
Ali Davies
But juggling kids isn’t always easy for the Branxholme farmer who with husband Richard manages 30,000 ewes and rotational grazing for a Melbourne-based company.
Ali Davies
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Now that the farm is set up and the sheep are where we want, it’s getting easier but it has been a whirlwind to get it where we want it.It’s all down to hard work.
Growing up on a Merino stud, Paula Riches has always loved sheep and wool. But these days, the Irrewillipe woman has more than one flock to think about. 
Paula Riches
Paula and husband Chris run first-cross ewes for prime lambs and wool, and an ag business and also recently moved into beef cattle. She's hands-on in all respects.
She is also the driving force behind their involvement in accreditation programs, which ensure consumers know how the family produces food and fibre.
Paula Riches
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It all fits in with the increasing consumer demand of wanting that lifetime traceability of an animal as well. I want to know what I’m eating, so does everybody.
The sheep and wool industries are well represented among nominees in The Weekly Times Shine Awards this year.
The awards put a spotlight on regional and rural women across Australia.
Jacinta Cullen lives on a 60,000ha station near Broken Hill managed by her husband Brendan and puts her energy into mental health support at Lifeline Broken Hill Country to Coast.
Jacinta Cullen
Zelda left a journalism career to join her partner at his family's Alma sheep station at Booligal, NSW. She works to promote rural businesses for the Regional PR Co while learning the ropes of running 14,000 Merinos.
Zelda Chambers
Chantel McAlister is known as a woolclasser-photographer who documents life inside Australia’s shearing sheds. Her photo campaign documenting her husband's work as a shearer has been years in the making.
Chantel McAlister
Sally Henery and her husband, David run Merinos on Alpana Station, in the Flinders Ranges. Sally oversees their agritourism business, which is an increasingly important part of their operation.
Sally Henery
Producer: Angus Mead
Words: Bethany Griffiths & Camille Smith 																																								

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