Rural Achiever Award
The Rural Achiever Award is a state-wide leadership program run by the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW. It recognises future young leaders and their significant contribution to their local community and to rural Australia. The Award aims acknowledges young people in primary industry, aged 20-29 years and their achievements.
Networking opportunities with likeminded peers is promoted and facilitated through the RAS and ASC at events including the Sydney Royal Easter Show.
The recipients represent NSW at the National Rural Ambassador Award, and have the chance to partake in an exchange program to the Royal Adelaide Show.
If you wish to enquire about the Award, please contact us on secretarycpaa@outlook.com
2025 Cooma Show Rural Achiever
Sarah Fraser
Sarah grew up in Cooma but spent many hours at family properties towards Nimmitabel and Adaminaby. Watching her grandparents and dad work the land gave her the passion to work in agriculture.
Sarah studied at Monaro High School, where she got the opportunity to volunteer the community through her role of President of the Leo Club and School Captain in 2019. Sarah then took a gap year and worked at Snowy Hydro but then went on to study a Bachelor of Agricultural Science. In 2024 Sarah undertook a research project which led to her to living in the Vietnamese Mekong River Delta for three months in which she got to present on Australian Agricultural Systems, using pictures from the Monaro to explain how we farm in Australia. Sarah is now working as a Soil Scientist in Wagga but plans to return to the family farm in a few years.
Sarah has attended the Cooma show since she was young and now sees the show as the opportunity to showcase all assets of the community, from the amazing pavilion exhibits to the wool and livestock on show. Agriculture is the backbone of our community and Australia, so Sarah is honoured to be the 2025 rural achiever.
We wish Sarah all the best in the Rural Achiever Award Competition.
Past Rural Achiever’s
2023/2024 Louise Doyle (Fletcher)
2022 Miranda McGufficke
