AMBASSADOR
An initiative of the Brangus Youth Consultative Committee, the Brangus Youth Ambassador Program is designed to provide networking and personal development opportunities for young beef enthusiasts and forms part of the Brangus Youth Awards and Scholarships program alongside the Burnham Youth Award and Robert Barlow Brangus International Youth Scholarship.
Application Dates:
Applications Open - 13th October 2025
Applications Close - 7th November 2025
Award Value:
Up to $2,500 total award value
- $1,500 offered initially to the successful applicant to be spent on applicable expenses and travel to and from events associated with the ambassadorship.
- A further $1,000 is offered to the successful applicant for further expenses associated with the ambassadorship, above the initial $1,500 is paid on receipt of relevant expense invoices.
Requirements for application:
- Between 18 and 30 years of age.
- Applicant does not need to be directly aligned with the Brangus breed, but rather a young beef enthusiast wishing to pursue opportunities to broaden their scope and horizon for future career progression and development.
- The ambassadorship will be awarded to the successful applicant at the 2025 Brangus Youth Camp. As such the applicants will be required to attend the annual Brangus Youth Camp held between the 15th and 18th of December 2025 as either a group leader or volunteer and be part of the educational sessions.
- Required to travel as part of the bursary and attend several educational, developmental and networking events.
- To provide a written report at the end of the 12-month ambassadorship documenting the events attended and key learnings for the ambassadorship. This written report will be shared with Brangus Australia and the Brangus Youth Consultative Committee and will be published in the Autumn edition of the Australian Brangus magazine.
Extra Opportunities Available:
- The option to judge as an associate judge at either the annual Brangus Feature Show or the RNA Royal Exhibition in Brisbane for the Brangus Breed.
- The opportunity to sit in on either the Brangus Youth Consultative Committee or Brangus Youth Camp monthly meetings to understand the committee processes and efforts.
Suitable Events and Ideas for Bursary Funds:
- Young Beef Producers Forum (YBPF), Roma
- Intercollegiate Meat Judging (ICMJ), Rockhampton
- Next Gen Ag Forum, Townsville
- Marcus Oldham Leadership Course, Geelong
- ARCBA Young Beed Leaders Workshop
- Casino Beef Week, Casino
- Young Agribusiness Rural Network (YARN) Events, Brisbane
- South Australian Heifer Show, Adelaide
- National All Breeds Heifer Show, Blayney
- Beef Industry Focused Field Days, Field Trips, and Events
- Brisbane Royal Exhibition
- Brangus Feature Show
- Other events are also applicable, and at the discretion of the Brangus Youth Consultative Committee
Appication Process
- Written response to five (5) questions via Word Document of PDF.
- Each response to tp be 200 words or less.
- Application Questions
- What has been your involvement within the Beef Industry to date?
- What are your goals and aspirations within the Beef Industry moving forward, and how do you think the Brangus Youth Ambassadorship will assist with those?
- What do you think are some of the biggest challenges young people face in the Beef Industry currently and into the future?
- How do you think you personally will overcome these challenges and make your way forward in the Beef Industry, whether it be in your own business or career path?
- What makes you a suitable candidate for the Brangus Youth Ambassador award?
- To apply email application to youth@brangus.com.au prior to the application close date.
- At the Brangus Youth Camp, applicants wll be sudject to a short interview with two of the Brangus Youth Committee members to gain further insight into the applicants.
Further Infomation:
Contact Brangus Youth Committee members Sean Wright (0439 820 431) or Stevie Jackson (0487 164 496)
