RMC SA/NT member Victoria Ellis heads to Kenya

ABC reporter Victoria Ellis selected for international journalism program

RMC SA/NT member Victoria Ellis, with ABC in the Northern Territory, has won one of 10 coveted places worldwide for the IFAJ Alltech Young Leaders Program.

Victoria was selected by the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists along with nine other agricultural journalists.

Now entering its 20th year, the joint initiative – administered by IFAJ and the senior leadership of Alltech - seeks to develop and support new and recent entrants to the profession through expert training, feedback and mentoring, delivered during a unique ‘Boot Camp’ at this year’s IFAJ Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, in October.

The winners also participate in a professional development workshop immediately prior to the IFAJ Congress in Nairobi, Kenya, in October. 

The workshop emphasises reporting skills, leadership training and includes agriculture tours.

 The 2025 IFAJ/Alltech Young Leaders include:

• Aizhan Rymbayeva, Kazakhstan and Türkiye
• Ben Eagle, United Kingdom
• Chelsea Dinterman, United States of America
• Johanna Fry, Germany
• Juliet Akoth, Kenya
• Keira Miller, Canada
• Luíza Cardoso, Brazil
• Nukanah Kollie, Liberia
• Rodrigo Bonazzola, Argentina
• Victoria Ellis, Australia

Congratulations Victoria