Five futurerural leaders have been named as the successful recipients of the NSW FarmersTertiary Scholarships at its Annual Conference this week.
Each year,NSW Farmers awards five tertiary scholarships to members or their children tosupport their university or vocational qualification in a field relevant toregional and rural Australia.
Therecipients hailed from the Riverina, the North West and Central West, and wereall committed to improving farming futures.
Scholarshiprecipient and Rural Science student Jennifer Corderoy from Narromine said thescholarships would enable this year's recipients to open doors andunlock opportunities within their careers.
"Receivinga scholarship from NSW Farmers has provided me with the necessary funds to dofurther work experience while I study, applying my textbooks to the field andlearning much more on-the-job," Ms Corderoy said.
"Importantly,this scholarship reflects the community unique to our industry, in which onegeneration gives a 'leg up' to the next.
"Bystudying Rural Science, I am being equipped to address farming challenges, andhope that the contributions of my career to our industry will be a return onthe investment of NSW Farmers in me."
NSW FarmersRural Affairs Committee Chair Deb Charlton said the scholarships had a proventrack record of helping the next generation find their passion in agricultureand rural communities, with this year's cohort already showing exceptionalpotential in their chosen field.
"As anindustry body, we have a responsibility to open doors and provide opportunitiesfor the talented next generation coming through," Mrs Charlton said.
"Thesestudents have shown a clear commitment to their studies and I have no doubteach and every one of our recipients has the potential to make a realdifference within regional communities through their chosen career.
"Theserecipients are to be congratulated for their efforts, and I look forward toseeing all they are able to achieve through the help of the program now andinto the future."
The 2024NSW Farmers Tertiary Scholarship recipients were:
George Hatty, Matong - E.L. O'Brien Scholarship
Jennifer Corderoy, Narromine - John White Memorial Scholarship
Ellie Peart, Gulargambone - Alan Chapman Memorial Scholarship
Andrew Newton, Gurley - Graham Blatch Memorial Goobang Scholarship
Ann Porter, Forbes River - Paul Lockyer Memorial Scholarship.
