KPCA Head Stockman's Leadership Forum

Lineup

• More details about Stuart Austin

  Stuart Austin

  Stu is the Co-Founder of Audacious Ag, specialising in asset management, advisory, coaching, and livestock operations. With extensive experience in regenerative grazing and building natural capital across Australia, he is known for his hands-on approach and commitment to positive outcomes for landscapes, livestock, businesses, and most importantly people. Stu's greatest passion is in helping others achieve their vision, whether managing a large family office portfolio or scaling a smaller family operation. His eight years as the General Manager of Wilmot Cattle Co provided invaluable experience in portfolio management and regenerative practices at scale. Stu has worked extensively across the northern Australian pastoral industry, spent three years grain farming in Canada, and has spent time in his younger years in a southern QLD feedlot. His experience across agriculture is vast which sees him often approached to share his knowledge publicly, either speaking engagements, webinars and numerous podcasts. When not transforming agricultural landscapes, Stu enjoys running, golfing, reading, piloting, and adventures with his three young kids and wife Trish in "the best camper trailer in the world." Stu maintains a lifelong commitment to professional development and never misses an opportunity to upskill.

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• More details about Barb Bishop

  Barb Bishop

  Barb is the Director of Capacity in People Consulting (T/A Barbara Bishop & Associates) and specialises in building people capacity through facilitation, training, coaching, and mentoring. Barb has worked with young people, managers, supervisors and team members across a range of industries throughout Australia. Her expertise and experience are in the areas of self-management, people dynamics and people management including communication and leadership. Barb has been passionate about rural and regional industries since growing up on a farm in Northwest New South Wales. She is equally passionate about creating processes and programs that inspire and empower people to respond proactively to their own needs and the needs within families, workplaces and communities. Barb is recognized nationally for her work on improving individual, team and organisation performance through her unique approach to facilitation and development in businesses throughout Australia. Barb lives at Yamba on the north coast of NSW, is a sports fanatic mostly from the couch or the live venue but still plays competition bowls. She is a keen caravaner and enjoys travelling Australia and socialising with friends and family. Her recent clients include: Lachlan Hughes Foundation, Harvest Road, Australian Country Choice, Rockhampton Grammar School,4 Up Skilling, Station Mechanic Solutions - Katherine Previous clients include: Meat & Livestock Australia, Kilcoy Global Foods, Smithfield Cattle Company, Subtropical Dairy, Beef Australia, Camm Agriculture, MDH, Heytesbury Cattle Company

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• More details about Holly Ludeman

  Holly Ludeman

  Dr Holly Ludeman BSc Agr(Hons), BSc BVMS Group Veterinarian, Milne AgriGroup | Managing Director, The Livestock Collective Dr Holly Ludeman is an Agricultural Scientist and Veterinarian with over a decade of experience across Australia’s livestock industries, spanning live export, production, animal welfare, and supply chain compliance. She recently commenced as Group Veterinarian at Milne AgriGroup, one of Western Australia’s largest integrated agribusinesses, where she brings a strong focus on animal health, stakeholder engagement and supporting producers through science-based nutrition. Holly is also the Founder and Managing Director of The Livestock Collective, a not-for-profit organisation committed to strengthening public trust in agriculture. Since 2019, the Collective has empowered people across the supply chain to share real, lived experiences and improve transparency, particularly in response to activist campaigns and policy pressures affecting the live export sector. Previously, Holly served as Corporate Governance and Compliance Officer at Emanuel Exports, leading regulatory and welfare initiatives across international supply chains for seven years. She has also worked as an Australian Accredited Veterinarian preparing and accompanying livestock to importing markets. Holly is an active advocate for rural Australia and was a key driving force behind Keep the Sheep, a grassroots campaign opposing the phase-out of live sheep exports and championing evidence-based agricultural policy Holly has been appointed to the Future Flock National Strategic Advisory Panel with a strong focus on uniting the sheepmeat and wool sectors to support a resilient, profitable, and trusted industry.