ORGANISERS of the Bendigo Agricultural Show have announced the ambassador for this year\u2019s event, with Dr Skye Kinder to represent the annual celebration of all things regional and rural.<\/p>\n
A mental health clinician, Dr Kinder is a former Bendigo Young Citizen of the Year, Victorian Junior Doctor of the Year, and finalist in the Australian and New Zealand Junior Doctor of the Year awards.<\/p>\n
She was also 2019 Young Victorian of the Year and subsequently nominated for the Young Australian of the Year.<\/p>\n
Along with championing volunteering, charity work and advocacy on a range of issues, Dr Kinder was named on the Australian Financial Review\u2019s 100 Women of Influence list and the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.<\/p>\n
Bendigo Agricultural Show Society executive officer Ian Furze said securing Dr Kinder to represent the event, which is returning for the first time since 2019, was a coup.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe show society is extremely pleased to have such a highly renowned person in Dr Skye Kinder as our 2022 Show Ambassador,\u201d Mr Furze said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSkye is a show enthusiast and will be involved in many aspects of the show, including the Rural and Junior Show Ambassador competitions plus rural and mental health information stations during the Show.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ORGANISERS of the Bendigo Agricultural Show have announced the ambassador for this year\u2019s event, with Dr Skye Kinder to represent the annual celebration of all things regional and rural. A mental health clinician, Dr Kinder is a former Bendigo Young Citizen of the Year, Victorian Junior Doctor of the Year, and finalist in the Australian […]<\/p>\n