On Thursday, 8th May, St Joseph’s School students Lily Simpson and Sarah Scudamore had a highly successful and informative day at the GrowHer Ag program held at the University of Southern Queensland in Toowoomba, Australia. GrowHer is a program designed to empower female students in Years 7-12 with the skills, mentorship, and connections needed to thrive in AgTech. Lily and Sarah joined 53 other students from a total of 13 schools. The students were organised into teams and tasked with solving a problem in the cattle industry. Our girls were paired with two students from Nambour State College, Lilly Speakman and Matilda Davies, and their team emerged victorious!

It was a wonderful learning opportunity, allowing the students to meet various local industry partners and mentors, and participate in innovative tours run by the University of Southern Queensland. This program is proudly supported by Advance Queensland as part of the Regional Enablers Program and delivered in partnership with CQUniversity Australia and AgriBusiness Connect.

As winners, Lily and Sarah, along with their teammates, have been invited and sponsored to attend an Ag innovation event later in the year. Well done, girls!