The Akubras are being stitched and eight rural-minded individuals from across New South Wales, including Cowra’s Lachlan Patterson, are preparing to step-up as the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW (RAS) 2019 Rural Achievers.
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Now in its 30th year, the RAS Rural Achiever program has been recognising young people aged between 20 and 29 for three decades and highlights the importance of youth driven change within rural New South Wales.
The state-wide leadership program aims to foster advocacy in driven individuals, providing unique networking opportunities and the chance to represent NSW at the National Rural Ambassador Competition. Lachlan was selected due to the fact he “has a strong background supporting his local agricultural show and local community”.
“I’m honoured to be selected in the Top 8 for RAS Rural Achiever in 2019,” he said.
“Basically we are in Sydney for a week and I’m just looking forward to having the opportunity to network, obviously meet like-minded individuals who are passionate about rural Australia and agriculture and the leadership skills in agriculture.
Through his Bachelor of Economics and Law degree, Lachlan wishes to develop a business model which provides agribusiness/legal services throughout regional communities, providing key services to rural communities and lessening the reliance on major cities. Stuart Davies, RAS Youth Affairs Chair says the RAS Rural Achievers program plays an important role in encouraging youth leadership in rural areas,
“In 2019 we will be celebrating the programs 30th year, that is three decades of honouring the unique roles youth play in a community’s future,” Mr Davies said
“Our Rural Achievers are passionate individuals who aspire to give back to their communities in a variety of ways; that may be through creating support networks, fostering new innovations within a field or simply utilising their skills to build a better community.”
The other Rural Achievers are Samuel Bush (Cootamundra), James Cleaver (Nyngan), Samuel Johnson (Forbes), Rayali Banerjee (Epping), Denbigh Burrows (Wagga Wagga), Katrina Nash (Toogong) and Rebecca Thistlethewaite (Narrabri).
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