Be Inspired
Everyone on this page has one thing in common - they all grew up in rural or remote Australia
You can meet Our Inspiring Young People – some of the people behind the rural inspire initiative – and you can discover Exciting Rural People – people we’ve heard about who are achieving their life goals.
Millie on working on a station across WA, QLD & NT
StoriesFrom:South Australia Passions:Horse riding and farm life Study/work/organisations:Work: Private station across WA, QLD and NTStudy: Agriculture Millie's experience on a station across WA, QLD & NTWhat station did you go to, why that station and how did...
Ben on joining the Australian Defence Force
StoriesStudy/work/organisations:Australian Defence Force Ben's experience joining the Australian Defence ForceHow did you know you wanted to join the Defence Force? I didn't know! My mum kept pestering me about going to university. I have never wanted to go to uni....
Joe on saving his small town with silo art
StoriesHometownWoomelangStudy/work/organisations:Studied agricultural science. National Project Officer Rural Youth Aspirations The art silo trail that changed the small town of WoomelangWhat inspired you to create a silo art trail? We [Woomelang] wanted some kind...
Abby on navigating University and life with depression
StoriesWhat is depression? Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. It affects how you feel, think and behave. In fact, 1 in 16 people in Australia are affected by depression every year. The good news is that...
Ruby on taking a gap year abroad
StoriesLeaving home to take a gap year abroadTaking the first step I didn’t want to do it. I was so nervous that I would be so homesick. I originally applied and then dropped out. I did not want to leave my friends and family for a whole year! It was actually my...
Alannah on deferring Biomedicine and spending a year at the snow
StoriesHometownLake Boga PassionsSkiing, travelling, art, medicine Study/work/organisations:Studied biomedicine at Latrobe university, ski instructor for 2 yearsFrom studying medicine to taking a gap year at the snowHow did you go from deciding to study to taking...
Melody’s memorable moment as a proud Koori woman
StoriesFromKununurraWitnessing history on the steps of ParlimentMelody's memorable moment My name is Melody and I’m from Echuca. I am a proud Koori woman and I’m a Rural Youth Ambassador. Yesterday, I got to witness something that will not just be a significant...
Lilly-Rose and Lochlan on walking to raise awareness for kids with cancer
StoriesOrganisationsCamp QualityWalking for a worthy causeCamp Quality awareness walk September is childhood cancer awareness month, and Camp Quality has a big walk for little kids in September. You choose to walk either 25km, 50km or 100km. My partner and I are...
Taylah on moving back to her hometown
StoriesFromKununurraHow moving back to her hometown helped her figure out her futureGrowing up in regional Australia I was born in the remote town of Kununurra in Western Australia. I moved to Eyre Peninsula when I was 10. After graduating high school in Cleve, I...
Maggy on Life on being gay in a rural town
StoriesThe struggles of coming out in a rural townWhen did you come out? I figured it out in year 8, so in 2015. I came out just by telling my friends. I came out to my mum while she was giving me a lecture about needing to support gay people and I just let her...
Sarah on becoming a cyclist
StoriesFromMount GambierWorkLimestone Coast Regional Sporting Academy, intern with the South Australian Rural Youth AmbassadorsMy journey (so far) as a professional cyclistMy introduction to cycling My journey into cycling is a little different compared to most...
Claire on Life on a Station
StoriesFromCentral West NSWWorkCurrently working on a station in Central QLD. Planning to study agricultural science at CSUTaking a gap year to work on a station in Central QueenslandHow growing up on property influenced my future gap year I grew up in Central West...