March 9, 2026 • 5 mins
Time for a chat with the 2024 Zanda McDonald Award winners before their presentation this afternoon. Crawshaw won for New Zealand, whereas Chartres was the Australian victor in the transtasman awards.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome back to the country from the Impact Summit and
christ Church Shadow on the Park Xander McDonald ords Tonight
we will have the winners on tomorrow's show. But here
are the winners because we have one winner from Australia
and one from New Zealand from twenty twenty four, both dynamic,
young and my everything's relative of course women in agriculture.
(00:21):
I want to start with you papersis as Rock you
refuse to play. Nancy gave you first crack of the cherry.
As that were there are Tessa Chartras. Tell us about
you and more importantly the place where you're from, because
I can't say.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
It, thanks Jerry. Yeah, it's my Tessa Charteris. I'm based
in Deanilloquin, which is in the Southern Riverina of New
South Wales. It's actually a bit more like you're living
in Victoria. We are just north of the border. But yeah,
we're actually much closer to Melbourne than we would beat
to Sydney.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
So remind us about your CV. How did you get
to win the Zander McDonald ward on twenty twenty four.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, so I live in quite a strong irrigation district
and i'd been working on a federal Environmental Watering home
well funded project installing infrastructure to support environmental watering. They
sit directly alongside infrastructure for farming. So really getting those
(01:20):
two things to work together to deliver the priorities of
the basin plant and working in the water policy space.
The Maredaling Basin Plan is obviously a huge part of
agricultural policy and impacts all facets of agriculture significantly across
the country. So something I'm really passionate about and really
enjoy working in.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Her husband and the five year old twins here or
are they? Are you on your lonesome?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
I've managed to sneak away by myself this time. No,
they're back at home. They've just started school, the boys,
so yeah, it's pretty busy time.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Is your husband a farmer?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
He is a farmer. Yeah, still working on the work
with his family farm and mixed enterprise and all the
things that come with that. Living in the River Arena,
it's a pretty dry place and working with border price.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Water is such a precious asset, isn't it in Australia.
I know there's been lots of arguments, almost range wars
over the years with what to do with the water
and the Darling and Murray Rivers, and of course my
in laws and my daughter lives in Adelaide, so I'm
very well aware of the Murray River and what a
mighty water way it is. But there's a lot of
(02:29):
people sucking on it on the way down.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yeah. Yeah, it's a really challenging landscape and with a
show of being such a large country, it's a really
tough one to manage and to really make sure that
everyone's getting what they need and to share that across communities,
across the environment, across agriculture, and really support all those
different uses for all water used to get the most
that they can. It is a tough balance and it
(02:53):
is so important to everyone. It is quite a motive topic.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
You're you going to get out of bed at Sparrow's
Fat tomorrow to do Nancy's fitness regime and Hagley Park.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Not for me.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
I haven't found anyone who wants to do it. A
Tessa chartis lovely to chat and I look forward to
your presentation this afternoon. We might grab Nancy here, who
spends by memory, because it's just good to meet these
people in person after chatting to them over a number
of years in your case, Nancy. But you share your
life or do you still share your life between Australia
(03:26):
and New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yes, they do. So I go between Australian New Zealand
near every month, but I'm based in New Zealand, so
Norlan Hawks Bay.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Yeah, and from a good farming family. Your brother Patrick,
he was a finalist in the Young Farmer of the
Year the year we had Gabrielle and there was a
great story about him getting helicopped out basically so he
could compete.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yes, the helicopter was a backup option. They very nearly
needed it, but thankfully he was able to get there
that day and that was their first day off farm
to compete in that regional final, the day they got
out after the cyclone.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
So you're involved with Angus Beef yes, black Gold, Yes,
yeah exactly. So tell us what you do between Australia
and New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
So my role is the extension manager for Angers Australia.
So what that is running educational and youth events to
our membership. So with youth events we'd be running future
leaders programs. We do practical hands on things on farm
as well as doing conferences and beefcal assessment schools. And
then in terms of the membership side, we're looking at
(04:28):
how can we upscial our members so that all the
tools we have available they can get the most out
of to make their beef business as profitable as it
can be.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Beef seems to have, of all the AG sectors at
the moment, almost the best medium term outlook. There seems
to be no end in sight or am I being
too optimistic for these really good prices?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Now?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
I think we keep the optimism up. I'll be catching
up with Simon Quilty next month, so I hope you'll
be able to get the updates from him to see
where we're at.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Okay, I've got to take a break. Looking forward to
you too, your presentation this afternoon. That's Nancy crawl Shore
along with Tessa Chartress. Remember if you want, because what
if someone's listening in christ Church and they want to
meet you, can they join your fitness class tomorrow at
six point thirty. Because I'm worried you're going to be
out there by yourself.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Oh, if I'm out here by myself, it won't worry
me too much.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Jag Avery's just wandered in here.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
He turned up last year, so go Doug, and I
don't know how I got the job again. I thought
I pushed him hard up that I'll be sacked, but
unfortunately I got the call up again.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Oh he's a fit man. We'll chat to him in
a moment. Thank you very much, Nancy. Lovely to meet
in person.
Welcome back to the country from the Impact Summit and
christ Church Shadow on the Park Xander McDonald ords Tonight
we will have the winners on tomorrow's show. But here
are the winners because we have one winner from Australia
and one from New Zealand from twenty twenty four, both dynamic,
young and my everything's relative of course women in agriculture.
(00:21):
I want to start with you papersis as Rock you
refuse to play. Nancy gave you first crack of the cherry.
As that were there are Tessa Chartras. Tell us about
you and more importantly the place where you're from, because
I can't say.
Speaker 2 (00:35):
It, thanks Jerry. Yeah, it's my Tessa Charteris. I'm based
in Deanilloquin, which is in the Southern Riverina of New
South Wales. It's actually a bit more like you're living
in Victoria. We are just north of the border. But yeah,
we're actually much closer to Melbourne than we would beat
to Sydney.
Speaker 1 (00:54):
So remind us about your CV. How did you get
to win the Zander McDonald ward on twenty twenty four.
Speaker 2 (01:00):
Yeah, so I live in quite a strong irrigation district
and i'd been working on a federal Environmental Watering home
well funded project installing infrastructure to support environmental watering. They
sit directly alongside infrastructure for farming. So really getting those
(01:20):
two things to work together to deliver the priorities of
the basin plant and working in the water policy space.
The Maredaling Basin Plan is obviously a huge part of
agricultural policy and impacts all facets of agriculture significantly across
the country. So something I'm really passionate about and really
enjoy working in.
Speaker 1 (01:40):
Her husband and the five year old twins here or
are they? Are you on your lonesome?
Speaker 2 (01:43):
I've managed to sneak away by myself this time. No,
they're back at home. They've just started school, the boys,
so yeah, it's pretty busy time.
Speaker 1 (01:51):
Is your husband a farmer?
Speaker 2 (01:53):
He is a farmer. Yeah, still working on the work
with his family farm and mixed enterprise and all the
things that come with that. Living in the River Arena,
it's a pretty dry place and working with border price.
Speaker 1 (02:07):
Water is such a precious asset, isn't it in Australia.
I know there's been lots of arguments, almost range wars
over the years with what to do with the water
and the Darling and Murray Rivers, and of course my
in laws and my daughter lives in Adelaide, so I'm
very well aware of the Murray River and what a
mighty water way it is. But there's a lot of
(02:29):
people sucking on it on the way down.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Yeah. Yeah, it's a really challenging landscape and with a
show of being such a large country, it's a really
tough one to manage and to really make sure that
everyone's getting what they need and to share that across communities,
across the environment, across agriculture, and really support all those
different uses for all water used to get the most
that they can. It is a tough balance and it
(02:53):
is so important to everyone. It is quite a motive topic.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
You're you going to get out of bed at Sparrow's
Fat tomorrow to do Nancy's fitness regime and Hagley Park.
Speaker 2 (03:03):
Not for me.
Speaker 1 (03:05):
I haven't found anyone who wants to do it. A
Tessa chartis lovely to chat and I look forward to
your presentation this afternoon. We might grab Nancy here, who
spends by memory, because it's just good to meet these
people in person after chatting to them over a number
of years in your case, Nancy. But you share your
life or do you still share your life between Australia
(03:26):
and New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (03:27):
Yes, they do. So I go between Australian New Zealand
near every month, but I'm based in New Zealand, so
Norlan Hawks Bay.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Yeah, and from a good farming family. Your brother Patrick,
he was a finalist in the Young Farmer of the
Year the year we had Gabrielle and there was a
great story about him getting helicopped out basically so he
could compete.
Speaker 3 (03:48):
Yes, the helicopter was a backup option. They very nearly
needed it, but thankfully he was able to get there
that day and that was their first day off farm
to compete in that regional final, the day they got
out after the cyclone.
Speaker 1 (03:59):
So you're involved with Angus Beef yes, black Gold, Yes,
yeah exactly. So tell us what you do between Australia
and New Zealand.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
So my role is the extension manager for Angers Australia.
So what that is running educational and youth events to
our membership. So with youth events we'd be running future
leaders programs. We do practical hands on things on farm
as well as doing conferences and beefcal assessment schools. And
then in terms of the membership side, we're looking at
(04:28):
how can we upscial our members so that all the
tools we have available they can get the most out
of to make their beef business as profitable as it
can be.
Speaker 1 (04:36):
Beef seems to have, of all the AG sectors at
the moment, almost the best medium term outlook. There seems
to be no end in sight or am I being
too optimistic for these really good prices?
Speaker 2 (04:48):
Now?
Speaker 3 (04:48):
I think we keep the optimism up. I'll be catching
up with Simon Quilty next month, so I hope you'll
be able to get the updates from him to see
where we're at.
Speaker 1 (04:54):
Okay, I've got to take a break. Looking forward to
you too, your presentation this afternoon. That's Nancy crawl Shore
along with Tessa Chartress. Remember if you want, because what
if someone's listening in christ Church and they want to
meet you, can they join your fitness class tomorrow at
six point thirty. Because I'm worried you're going to be
out there by yourself.
Speaker 3 (05:12):
Oh, if I'm out here by myself, it won't worry
me too much.
Speaker 1 (05:15):
Jag Avery's just wandered in here.
Speaker 3 (05:17):
He turned up last year, so go Doug, and I
don't know how I got the job again. I thought
I pushed him hard up that I'll be sacked, but
unfortunately I got the call up again.
Speaker 1 (05:25):
Oh he's a fit man. We'll chat to him in
a moment. Thank you very much, Nancy. Lovely to meet
in person.
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