# S4 Ep 24 - Giving Back Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/s4-ep-24-giving-back Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/s4-ep-24-giving-back.md Podcast: [Australian Farmers: Telling Our Story](https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521) Published: 2025-11-22T15:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://australianfarmerstellingourstory.libsyn.com/s4-ep-24-giving-back Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/australianfarmerstellingourstory/S4_Ep_24_-_Giving_Back.mp3?dest-id=3181805 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/episodes/s4-ep-24-giving-back Duration seconds: 1270 ## Resource We're all busy but sometimes you meet someone, take a look at their schedule, and wonder how on earth it's all possible. From studying nursing, to helping on the family cattle property, being an active member of the Country Women's Association, visiting parliament and even sitting on the local Campdraft committee. It all comes back to a deep love of rural Australia. To learn more about her impressive contribution to the industry, Charlotte Leys joins me now. Charlotte's favourite place on the family farm is riding her horse down at the back creek. Studying nursing, working multiple jobs and volunteering motivates her because she loves being busy and gaining experience as an assistant nurse. She is passionate about improving healthcare access in regional Australia and explains how agriculture and healthcare must support each other. Charlotte loves being hands-on at the farm when she's not studying or on placement. She values rural communities because strong connections make them special. Although only 21 and the youngest member of the CWA, Charlotte sees great value in being involved. We discuss rural health adversity and Charlotte reflects on speaking with policymakers in parliament. The biggest issue facing her community right now is access to healthcare in rural areas. Charlotte describes her involvement in the Campdraft Committee, becoming secre tary after high school and helping run their last event. Her favourite part of life on the land is being able to know your neighbours. The most common misconception is that Charlotte can effortlessly juggle full-time study with farm work, when it actually requires huge commitment and hard work. The most unexpected thing, she says, is that every day can—and does—look different. Charlotte's u ltimate dream for the future We ho… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/episodes/s4-ep-24-giving-back/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/australian-farmers-telling-our-story-4549521/s4-ep-24-giving-back.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.