- Entry type: Person
- Entry ID: AWE4500
Young, Ann
- Occupation Farmer
Summary
Ann Young has lived in the North Western Region of Victoria for decades. She and her husband have a run a stone fruit operation at Woorinen (near Swan Hill) for over thirty years. Ann’s world has been to maintain all farm records for the 35 acre property as well as draw together applications for finance. She was as important member of a group who moved to have a centralised packing shed established in Swan Hill.
Ann has also worked off farm at Swan Hill TAFE, where she has taught a variety of courses, including a series on the use and handling of farm chemicals. She provides a range of courses on behalf of Horticultural Development & Consultancy Pty Ltd, chiefly in the area of developing leadership and management skills. She has been involved in teaching leadership skills to rural women.
Events
- 1997
Published resources
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Resource
- Trove: Young, Ann, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1477523
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Resource Section
- 1997 ABC Victoria Rural Woman of the Year Award Winners, ABC Radio, 1997, http://www.abc.net.au/rural/rwoty/vic.htm
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Site Exhibition
- Brilliant Ideas and Huge Visions: ABC Radio Australian Rural Women of the Year - 1994-1997, Australian Women's Archives Project, 2011, http://www.womenaustralia.info/exhib/rwya/rwya-home.html