CHAIRMAN

Lives on Wyndham Station on the Anabranch River in far SW NSW, between Broken Hill and Wentworth (MMM6). He and his wife Kelly are regenerative farming advocates who graze sheep and cattle, who are building a goat enterprise to add to their diversity. Gus is passionate about their community and the environment and firmly believes that equitable access to appropriate primary health care is integral to the sustainability of both. He says, ‘We need more people living in remote Australia to care for our wonderful and unique landscape.’

DIRECTOR and SECRETARY

Natalie Hardgrave joins the Remote Australians Matter (RAM) board as a Director and Secretary, bringing with her over 25 years of expertise in human resources and leadership, shaped by a life lived across a diverse range of locations in rural/remote Queensland and NSW where she witnessed the significant lack of healthcare access.

Driven by a deep understanding of the unique healthcare challenges in rural and remote areas, Natalie is excited to contribute to RAM’s mission of improving access to quality healthcare across remote Australia. She looks forward to leveraging her experience, connections and passion in her role as Director and Secretary to support the board and the organization’s impactful initiatives.

DIRECTOR

Rashida is from the Top End of the NT, a proud Ngarinman/ Mudbra woman who has lived regional and remote all her life. She has multiple qualifications in Agriculture, Livestock Nutrition and Behavior, Rangeland Management, Psychology, Trauma Informed Practice and Business. She lives on a family property in the Eva Valley region (MMM6) where they raise Brahman cattle, swamp buffalo, Boer goats, and stockhorses.

An alumni of the 2024 Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award, a member of Australian Women in Agriculture, National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Alliance and the National Rural Women’s Coalition.