Kevin Hogan (Page, National Party, Shadow Minister for Trade and Tourism) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

I'd like to acknowledge a wonderful woman in my community, Bianca Tarrant, who recently won a 2022 Shine award in the Belief category. The awards celebrate rural Australian women making a difference. Through her business, Our Cow, Bianca and her partner, David McGiveron, changed the Australian livestock industry with their innovative practices. Several years ago, with drought and bushfires, plus having no control over the pricing of their cattle, Bianca decided to sell their cattle meat on online. Suddenly demand exceeded supply, so Bianca asked neighbouring farms to assist. Now over 150 farms from New South Wales, Queensland and Victoria supply free-range and organic lamb, chicken and pork to Our Cow, and the business employs 53 people. Congratulations, Bianca, on your award.

I'd also like to acknowledge Naomi Moran, who won a Shine award in the Spirit category. The awards separate rural Australian women making a difference. When floods swept through Lismore in 2022, Naomi, the general manager of the national Indigenous publication the Koori Mail, took the decision to suspend the publication to concentrate on community aid and setting up a community hub. This hub distributed food, supplies, tools, equipment and wellbeing support. Their kitchen was providing up to a thousand meals a day. Congratulations on your award and thank you, Naomi. Also a special shout-out to Amarina Toby, Monica Laurie, Nicole Roberts, Jacquie Laurie, Rose Walker, Melissa Ladkin, Kirilly Dawn and Ella Bancroft and all the other volunteers— (Time expired)