Christina Hindhaugh
Speaker Profile
Christina Hindhaugh is a successful farming businesswoman and writer who lives on a sheep and cropping property in western Victoria with her farmer husband Chris.
Christina is the author of four best-selling books; It Wasn't Meant to be Easy, I Love a Sunburnt Torso, For Better, For Worse and For Lunch, and The Great Herb Tour. She has also written two plays and is co-producer of a documentary film called The First Eleven, which tells the story of the Aboriginal cricket team who toured England in 1868.
Ten years ago, seeking a fresh challenge, Christina began producing culinary and medicinal herbs on her family farm at Balmoral. Two years later in recognition of her pioneer work in this industry Christina was awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study the herb industry overseas. Upon her return, she and farming neighbour Anita Watt, established Australia's largest rosemary farm, Glenelg River Rosemary P/L. of which she is Executive Director. Glenelg River Rosemary supplies fresh rosemary to supermarkets in five states, plus fresh and dried rosemary to food manufacturers and medicinal processors. It is now the largest rosemary farm in the southern hemisphere.
In 2007 Christina was inducted into the Powercor Regional Business Achievements Award Hall of Fame for her service to agribusiness.
As displayed in her writing, Christina has a strong sense of humour, and her presentations dramatically illustrate that innovation, and embracing change are the only ways to guarantee results and gain a competitive edge in today's market.
Christina combines special country warmth and a highly personal touch with sound business principles.
Travels from Victoria
Client Comments
Client Comments
- Always a delight to work with and generous with her time.
Women on Farms Gathering - You, as a true professional, handled the whole day with ease. At all times you showed a great wit and an ability to relate to our audience.
BP Australia - Fabulous and extremely entertaining speaker. Well received by the audience.
Gas and Fuel Corporation - Someone who really captivated the audience and had them wanting more.
IOOF - Tall, challenging, straight and elegant
Herald Sun - Christina did an excellent job of interpreting the briefing notes we sent her and her preparation in researching the topic was much appreciated by everyone in our audience. She struck a perfect balance between
Assoc. of Victorian River Management Authorities - Entertaining, witty
International Training in Communication - Christina proved to be an excellent choice for our Secretaries' Day Breakfast. I would recommend her to other groups as a communicator of life's funny moments.
Institute of Professional Secretaries - Christina 's presentation was a gem. It was like reading a novel you could not put down. Lots of anecdotes, a sprinkling of humour; and a real get-up-and-go, never-look-back type of speech. It was inspirational stuff.
Australian Farm Journal - Your participation in the dual roles of Master of Ceremonies and Guest Speaker for this event were nothing short of excellent. Through the use of humour your words of wisdom regarding change were well received.
Nurses Care Awards - Christina was an excellent speaker. The group was very small and she made the effort to speak to those present on an individual basis.
Warracknabeal Central
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