Ms Haines is responsible for a team of Charles Darwin University (CDU) trainers who help cattle station workers in the Northern Territory gain qualifications and progress their careers in the beef industry.

She said being awarded the scholarship was extremely exciting because she had always thought about studying at Marcus Oldham College.

“I had heard a lot about Marcus Oldham before and it has a great reputation and it was a great experience,” she said.

Growing up on a cattle station between Alice Springs and Mount Isa, Ms Haines has always been worked in the agricultural industry.

Training station workers across the Northern Territory, the CDU team have been trying to highlight the possibility of a career in agriculture.

Ms Haines said a majority of short-term Northern Territory station workers were unaware of the opportunities in the beef industry.

“Quite often the young people that come up to the stations, come up for a year or two to have fun,” she said.

“We try to highlight to them, especially that ones that are older, just how many opportunities there are.

“There’s stock agents, there’s stock inspectors, grazing land management officers, there’s so many things you can do.”

Ms Haines was among six beef industry stakeholders across Australia to win the Australian Beef Industry Foundation scholarship.

The six recipients attended a five day intensive workshop at Geelong’s Marcus Oldham College, to equip them for taking leadership roles in the agricultural industry