“To think we are here and married is pretty crazy still…that all this came out of helping and putting some cakes in order on a Saturday morning once a year has led to this. It’s pretty amazing!” McKeely Denholm

Everyone loves a love story.

This episode sure does have one.

Since the inception of the Rural Ambassador Award, there has been many participants who’ve hooked up and gone on to have their own families, but there’s only been one wedding.

Firstly, you need to meet the two main characters of this love story.

McKeely and William Denholm.

Will is from Kapunda and is the 2010 Young Rural Ambassador winner and 2015 Rural Ambassador state finalist and now works for the ANZ Bank

McKeely was the 2012 YRA winner, who grew up in Mundulla, a little town in the south east. It has a population 157 but swells to 3000 on show days. She moved to Adelaide to study a Bachelor of Health Science and now works in child safety.

Despite moving to Adelaide all those years ago to study, McKeely remained loyal to the Mundulla Show, and is still involved despite now living in Kapunda with her husband Will.

Enjoy the journey with McKeely and Will.

ABOUT THE AWARD

The Young Rural Ambassador Award program has been running for 16 years giving young people a pathway to develop their leadership skills and networks and grow their knowledge with a total of 15 past state winners, many still living and working in their rural communities.

The Young Rural Ambassador Award is open to people aged between 16 and 19 years of age who live in South Australia. They are encouraged to have links with a country show, no matter how big or small their involvement is. Entrants can be from a variety of backgrounds, whether still at secondary school, being in the work force in any field or studying further education.

This podcast is possible through the support of the Department of Primary Industries and Regions, a major sponsor the young Rural Ambassador and Rural Ambassador Awards.

LINKS:

PIRSA: https://pir.sa.gov.au/

SA Country Shows: https://www.sacountryshows.com/sa-country-shows/

Agricultural Teachers Association of SA: https://atasa.tidyhq.com/