Sue Hasthorpe
Commonwealth Government Scholarship Winners
University of Melbourne Masters of Agribusiness graduates, Georgina Gubbins and Suzanne Hasthorpe, are two of the latest recipients of a Commonwealth Government Industry Partnerships Program Scholarship.
The Industry Partnerships Program aims to help agricultural industries build self-reliance and manage change and adjustment pressures. Leadership development is a one of the main elements of the program and in particular developing the skills of women in rural industries.
The scholarships are to build the corporate governance skills of rural women. The 12 winners will attend a five-day residential company directors program in Canberra run by the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an industry leader will mentor and guide them on a range of issues for the following 12 months.
Georgina Gubbins and Sue Hasthorpe are two amazing rural women setting standards high for others to follow in their footsteps. Both of these amazing women have not only just completed a Master of Agribusiness by studying over the Internet with Land and Food Resources at The University of Melbourne, they’ve also been awarded Industry Partnerships Program Scholarships by The Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and the rural Research and Development Corporations. The sky’s the limit now not only for Georgina and Sue but for many other people currently completing their Master of Agribusiness or Graduate Certificate in Agribusiness over the Internet.
Sue initiated the Lochmoore Vineyard and Winery in 1997 as part of their family farm operations near Trafalgar in West Gippsland Victoria. The winery represents a new industry for the Trafalgar region and is helping grow to the region’s tourism industry. She is also an executive member of the Gippsland Grapegrowers and Winemakers Association, working towards raising the profile of the region’s wine industry and a board member of the Victorian Wine Industry Association. In her other career, Suzanne is a Senior Research Fellow, currently in charge of Germ Cell Research at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. She holds a number of qualifications, including a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honors, a Doctorate in Physiology and now a Master of Agribusiness.