Local Finalist for Rural Award

Excerpt from Sumpton’s Gold Rush Gazette - Friday 13th of January 2025

Local Jaime (Jum) Best, co-founder of the not-for-profit Rural Women Unite (RWU), has been named a finalist for the AgriFutures Australia Queensland Rural Women’s Award for her work supporting mental health.

Since 2018, RWU has provided rural and remote Australians with professional mental health support, having raised more than $230,000 to fund over 1,500 psychology sessions and hosting major community events that promote awareness and access to support services…