Stephanie Trethewey
Based in Dunorlan in North West Tasmania and co-founder of the Tasmanian Agricultural Company, Stephanie created Motherland Village, Australia’s first personalised online rural mothers’ group.
Motherland Village provides greater opportunities for rural mums across the country to find connection and support, regardless of their location.
Since launching Motherland Village, Stephanie has also partnered with a hospital in the Northern Territory to ensure new mothers have access to her program before they leave the hospital. Stephanie hopes to expand the program and partner with other hospitals around Australia.
As the Tasmanian winner, Stephanie received a $15,000 Westpac grant and will also receive a further $7,500 for professional development.
Stephanie participated in a three-day workshop with other state and territory winners, and went on to be named the 2022 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award National Winner. As the National Winner, Stephanie will take home an additional $20,000 Westpac grant to support her business into the future.
Listen to Stephanie's story of her Motherland journey.
Sally Murfet
Tasmanian Women in Agriculture Encouragement Award:
Sally Murfet
With more than 20 years experience working on-farm and with agribusiness companies, Sally received the Encouragement Award for her work assisting farmers in managing their workforce through her human resource business Inspire AG.