Georgina Jane Persse Somerset née Robinson (born 10 September 1967) is an Australian farmer and grazier, and a community advocate for the rural industry, particularly women in the industry.
"Georgie", as she is known, was appointed General President of farming lobby group AgForce Queensland in 2018.
From 2009 to 2014, she was president of the Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women's Network and was founding vice-president of the organisation in 1993.
She serves as a non-executive director on the boards of the
Queensland Children's Hospital
The Queensland Children's Hospital (QCH) is a public children's hospital on Stanley Street in South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. QCH is the primary facility of Children's Health Queensland, the state-wide Hospital and Health Service tha ...
(since 2013), the Queensland section of the
Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an air medical service in Australia. It is a non-profit organisation that provides emergency and primary health care services for those living in rural, remote an ...
(since 2016), and the
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) is the national broadcaster of Australia. It is principally funded by direct grants from the Australian Government and is administered by a government-appointed board. The ABC is a publicly-own ...
(since 2017).
[''Who's Who Australian Women'', ConnectWeb, 2018.]
In 1997, Georgie was nominated for ABC Rural Woman of the Year.
In 2014, she was named one of 100 Women of Influence in the Local/Regional category by ''
The Australian Financial Review
''The Australian Financial Review'' (abbreviated to the ''AFR'') is an Australian business-focused, compact daily newspaper covering the current business and economic affairs of Australia and the world. The newspaper is based in Sydney, New Sou ...
'', for her role as an ambassador for Women in Australian Agribusiness.
In January 2020, Georgie was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours for significant service to primary industry, to women, and to the community.
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1967 births
Living people
Farmers from Queensland
Members of the Order of Australia
Fellows of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Australian women business executives
Businesspeople from Queensland
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