The Livestock and Rural Transporters Association of Queensland (LRTAQ) has announced that nominations are now open for its 2025 Young Person in Transport Award.
Recent winners include Luke Cannon (2022) from Frasers Livestock Transport, Anton Fitzgerald (2023) from Meandarra Transport Services and Gracemere Livestock Transport’s Prue Clarke, who took home the 2024 award.
Last year’s finalists included Jack Murray from Frasers Livestock Transport, Mort & Co Transport’s Ryan Gallagher, Renzo Barone from Cummins Meritor, Prue Clarke, Brett Hawkins from Hawkins Transport and Martins Stock Haulage’s Matt Kinsey.
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The 2025 award will be presented at the upcoming LRTAQ 2025 annual conference on the Gold Coast, with the association encouraging anyone who knows an outstanding young worker in the livestock or rural transport industry to nominate them now.
All roles within the livestock and rural transport industry are eligible to be nominated. For example – drivers, mechanics, schedulers, administration officers, shed hands and managers are all eligible for nomination.
“We are seeking nominations of individuals who display pride and professionalism in their career, have a passion for our industry and have a strong desire to advance within it,” the LRTAQ says.
Nominees must be under 35 years old, employed within or contracted to a business which is a financial member of the LRTAQ and able to attend the conference from February 13 to 15 next year.
To nominate, people simply need the details of the nominee, two letters of recommendation, their resume and a demonstration of how the nominee meets the criteria for the award.
Nominations close on January 10, 2025, click here to nominate now.
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