Caroline Brown
Caroline (also known as Caro) has practical experience in agribusiness having lived and worked overseas in rural communities and on farms. With her husband Chris, they are redeveloping a vineyard in the Tamar Valley to be a broader perennial horticulture operation with a primary focus on cider and heritage apples. As cider makers for Brady’s Lookout Cider, they are producing methode traditionelle sparkling ciders on the property using traditional techniques.
Professionally, Caro has worked in Government in rural capacity building, policy analysis and industry development roles for over 15 years. Caro also has extensive experience in the finance and investment industry holding various management positions in retail, business banking and financial planning. Her formal qualifications cover areas such as climate change, water governance, state and natural resources, social impact assessments, regional development policy, board governance and financial planning. To further hone their skills, they travelled overseas in 2015 to study cider production and explore other cider producing regions. Operating their cider operation in temporary premises at present, they are working on opening their agri-tourism venture on their property to the public in late spring 2018.
Caroline is a Graduate and Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Program. She is also a Chevening Fellow, having received this prestigious Fellowship by the British and Foreign Commonwealth Office in 2010 to study in the United Kingdom on how to transition to a low carbon economy.
In her spare time, when she finds it (!) she volunteers for Rotary and other community related activities such as Harvest Launceston Community Farmers Market.
Professionally, Caro has worked in Government in rural capacity building, policy analysis and industry development roles for over 15 years. Caro also has extensive experience in the finance and investment industry holding various management positions in retail, business banking and financial planning. Her formal qualifications cover areas such as climate change, water governance, state and natural resources, social impact assessments, regional development policy, board governance and financial planning. To further hone their skills, they travelled overseas in 2015 to study cider production and explore other cider producing regions. Operating their cider operation in temporary premises at present, they are working on opening their agri-tourism venture on their property to the public in late spring 2018.
Caroline is a Graduate and Fellow of the Australian Rural Leadership Program. She is also a Chevening Fellow, having received this prestigious Fellowship by the British and Foreign Commonwealth Office in 2010 to study in the United Kingdom on how to transition to a low carbon economy.
In her spare time, when she finds it (!) she volunteers for Rotary and other community related activities such as Harvest Launceston Community Farmers Market.
