Past Event: A morning with Shanna Whan AM

• • Tue, March 04 20259:00am AEDT
  • 10:30am AEDT
• Dookie Campus, 940 Dookie-Nalinga Road, Dookie College, VIC 3647
• Free registrationBook Tickets
• Rhiannan McPhee

Join us on 4 March to hear trademark straight talk, humour & capacity to talk about hard things from Shanna Whan AM – it’s #OK2SAYNO (to booze)

If you are a young farmer, student or just starting out in the agriculture industry, join us at no cost for a morning of connection and learning with your peers to hear straight talk and humour from Sober in the Country founder, Shanna Whan AM.

Sponsored by the Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub, Shanna will be a keynote speaker on 4th March, during Dookie Discovery Week at The University of Melbourne’s Dookie Campus.

The rural woman, founder, CEO and face behind Sober in the Country, Shanna is an Australian of the Year recipient who decided to “do what she could to be part of the change” after almost losing her own life to alcohol addiction in 2015. Today, through her tireless advocacy, Sober in the Country has grown from an online blog into a nationally respected charity, shifting the entire conversation around booze in the bush and saving and changing lives.

Shanna, known for her trademark straight talk, humour, capacity to talk about hard things and the charity’s #OK2SAYNO (to booze) campaign, said: “Speaking to young adults is an increasingly strong focus for Sober in the Country. We are huge believers in addressing alcohol harm and the truth of our booze-soaked culture in rural Australia with practical education and awareness, and simply by being the leaders our future generations in ag need and deserve – something our generation never had access to.”

The Victoria Drought Resilience Adoption & Innovation Hub is one of eight national hubs funded by the Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund to enhance drought preparedness and resilience through economic, environmental and community initiatives. The Vic Hub represents a comprehensive approach to resilience, supporting regional communities across Victoria to connect, share and learn.