Young Woman Competition -

The Young Woman Competition

The Young Woman Competition aims to find a young female Ambassador for rural NSW and the agricultural show movement. The Competition encourages the participation and subsequent awareness of rural women’s contribution and involvement in both local communities and rural NSW as a whole.

It is open to women aged 18 – 25 years, residing in New South Wales. It is most important the Young Women have a genuine interest in, and knowledge of, rural NSW.

At the local level the Cooma Young Woman will:

be an ambassador for the Cooma Show and the Snowy Monaro Regional Area.
be involved and participate in the Cooma Show and the Cooma Pastoral and Agricultural Association.
represent Cooma at the Zone 3 Young Woman Final.
attend a Personal Development Weekend in Dubbo NSW, hosted by Dubbo Show Society.
develop new skills and build upon their professional development
contribute back to their community
develop life long memories and friendship

For further information contact Leanne Mackay, 0418 114 249, Young Woman Co-Ordinator.

2026 Young Woman

Miranda McGufficke

Miranda McGufficke is a passionate young advocate for the Merino sheep and wool industry. She is involved in all aspects of her family’s commercial merino breeding and seedstock enterprise, from genomics, data analysis to everyday operations. Miranda has strong ambitions to make a proactive and influential difference for the industry and is driven to help other business owners and youth succeed through utilising data driven decisions to excel their overall business performance and profit potential.

Currently undertaking the Graduate Program at AAM Investment Group, Miranda has been immersed into different agricultural enterprises including working at a large feedlot and cattle station in the NT, experiencing corporate life in Brisbane and travelling NSW and QLD as a stud stock auction support officer.

In 2025 Miranda was awarded the NSW Champion for Meat Breeds sheep and Merino Fleece judging and went on to become the National Junior Judging Champion and Reserve Champion respectively. Miranda is looking forward to supporting and encouraging other young people in personal and professional development endeavours, as a way to give back and return the generosity shown to her from her many mentors, advocates and friends.

We wish Miranda all the best in the Young Woman Competition.