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Fouracres, Jenny

Occupation
Board member, Community advocate and Farmer

Summary

Jenny Fouracres was nominated for the 1997 A.B.C. Rural Woman of the Year Award, for the Southwest district of Western Australia.

At the time of her nomination, Jenny was a partner in the family beef property where she had the sole responsibility for Limousin stud breeding bulls. She had been the Director of the Australian Limousin Breeder Society for the five years previous, and was the only female executive member of the Beef Improvement Association in Western Australia. She taught Animal Husbandry, Animal Care and Horticulture at the local high school where she set up an Agriculture Wing.

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1997
Nominated for ABC Rural Woman of the Year in W.A.

Sources used to compile this entry: ABC Radio, '1997 ABC Western Australian Rural Woman of the Year Award Winners', in ABC Radio Rural Woman of the Year Award, ABC Radio, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1997, http://www.abc.net.au/rural/rwoty/wa.htm.

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Created: 11 October 2010

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