TWO exceptional young women have been crowned as the 2024 winners of the coveted trans-Tasman agricultural award, the Zanda McDonald Award, at a special 10-year celebration evening. Australian Tessa Chartres and New Zealander Nancy Crawshaw have taken out the top honours with the award that recognises and supports future leaders in the primary sector.
Australian winner Tessa Chartres, 32, based in Deniliquin NSW is the General Manager of Business Development at Murray Irrigation where she is responsible for the delivery of Commonwealth funded…