Are you or do you know of a young woman between the ages of 18 and 26 that has an interest in rural NSW?
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If so you need to enter the 2024 Forbes Young Woman competition - entries are now open!
The Young Woman competition is a great platform to advocate for rural NSW, an opportunity to grow as a person, a position to get more involved with the community, gain valuable experience for future endeavours and meet like-minded women in NSW. As an entrant you are asked to demonstrate knowledge of your local community and current affairs, with consideration given to your involvement in both the local community and rural NSW as a whole. The competition highlights women who display confidence, rural knowledge, ambition and a passion to represent country Australia. Entrants are judged on ambitions and goals, confidence, presentation, rural and general knowledge, personality and public speaking skills. To enter into the Young Woman Competition you must:
- Be an Australian resident
- Aged between 18-26 years of age as at May 1, 2025
- Entry form submitted by August 24, 2024
- Attend judging on Saturday, August 31, 2024
- Attend the Forbes Show on Saturday, September 7, 2024
- Be able to commit to duties and events associated with the title, as well as attend the Zone Final held in Febuary 2025
- Adhere to the dress codes for judging and other events under the Young Woman title
If you would like more information about the competition, there will be an information night held on Wednesday, June 26 at Club Forbes from 6:30pm to 8:30pm where you will be informed about the competition and can ask questions.
A good number of local businesses have also come on board to sponsor the Young Woman prizes this year but any other businesses who would also like to sponsor can still do so by contacting:
- Susan Earl: 0428445531 or dsearlx@gmail.com
- Emma Gaffney: 0407198210 or emma.gaffney@outlook.com
- The Forbes Show office: forbesshow@gmail.com
