Gabrielle Coupland has commenced Course 32 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program (ARLP), supported by a scholarship from CRDC, Cotton Australia, and Cotton Seed Distributors.
Facilitated by the Australian Rural Leadership Foundation (ARLF), the ARLP is widely regarded as the most in-depth, cross-sectoral national leadership program for rural, regional, and remote Australians: a reputation it has built over more than 30 years.
Gabrielle’s background and leadership journey
Gabrielle, together with her family, recently completed their third cotton harvest on their mixed farming operation in the southern Riverina. The farm also produces corn, sorghum, rice, wheat, canola, barley, and fat lambs.
She is a Shareholder Director of Murray Irrigation Ltd and has completed the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) Company Directors Course.
Her previous roles include Deputy Director of the Ricegrowers’ Association of Australia, Chair of Southern Riverina Irrigators, Vice Chair of the NSW Nationals, Chair of the Local Land Services Murray Landholder and Aboriginal Advisory Group, and Chair of the WA Partners in Grain group.
Realising a long-held ambition
Reflecting on her decision to join the program, Gabrielle said: “I’ve wanted to undertake the ARLP for twenty years, but children, business and life always seemed to get in the way. I decided it was now or never. I hope my life experience may help others, but mostly I look forward to learning from others—their energy, their strategies—and building connections with people from across regional Australia.”
Learn more and meet all the members of Course 32 of the Australian Rural Leadership Program here.
