Tuesday, 17 March 2026

 Rikkie-Lee TYRRELL (Northern Victoria) (13:52): Last weekend I attended and judged the Rural Ambassador Award, which was hosted by the Shepparton Agricultural Society. Lachlan Andrew was named the winner, and he will be going on to represent the Goulburn Valley group at the Royal Melbourne Show. Lachlan has a strong background in hospitality and dairy, just like me, and I will be proud to see Lachlan represent the Goulburn Valley in Melbourne. He has big boots to fill, though. Last year the award winner was Harry Lloyd, and he won it overall down in Melbourne. A big congratulations to Lachlan, and we hope to see him successful at the Melbourne show. He is also a very strong ambassador for our local students at Numurkah high school, where he teaches. He is undergoing his studies to become a fully qualified teacher – he is a teacher aide right now – and soon he will be teaching the students there in the hospitality sector.