Meet Team Angus Australia
In anticipation of the upcoming 2025 Neogen World Angus Forum and its accompanying events, big news is here regarding the Zoetis World Angus Youth Competition, with eight young Angus Australia members selected to represent Angus Australia at the ‘Olympics of the Angus world’.
Lilli Stewart, Micquella Grima, Chloe Plowman, Lochie McLachlan, Charlie Salter, Jake Turner, Matilda Salter and Georgia Laurie have been selected to compete for Angus Australia in the World Angus Youth Competition, under the supervision of team coach Kate Schoen.
The Zoetis World Angus Youth Competition will take place alongside AngusTREK, sponsored by Zoetis offering an unparalleled chance for young delegates to immerse themselves into the pre tour and competition. “The quality of the young people applying for their chance to represent Australia at the Zoetis World Angus Youth Competition was nothing short of remarkable,” said Jake Phillips, Angus Australia’s AngusEXPO Coordinator.
“It was rewarding to see some new faces and names put up their hand to represent their country as well as some young people that have been in the Angus family all their life.
“It made it incredibly tough for the selection panel, but we are now excited to see these young people put their best foot forward, grow and prosper while representing the breed they love. If there was ever an Olympic games opportunity for the Angus breed, this is it, good luck to those that were selected from an extremely talented group of applicants.”
For team coach Kate Schoen, experiencing the competition as a team member at a past World Angus Forum has meant that the challenge of coaching is all the more exciting.
“After participating in the inaugural World Angus Forum Youth competition in 2013 in New Zealand and experiencing the unique networking and knowledge sharing on a global scale the World Angus forum presents, the prospect to coach the Australian team in Australia in 2025 is an extraordinary opportunity,” she said.
“I am looking forward to working with our shortlisted team of eight exceptional, smart and talented young people, who will do an outstanding job in representing our country and breed.”
Kate will be assisted by skills and assistant coaches Kaiti McGregor and Aimee Bolton.
The Zoetis World Angus Youth competition will see Youth delegates from around the world partake in various competitions designed to challenge and inspire. From stock judging to public speaking, delegates will showcase their talents and compete against peers.
Meet the Team:
Lilli Stewart grew up on a family cattle property in Birregurra, Victoria. From age eight, Lilli began attending youth events and cattle shows across Australia. At ten, she purchased her first heifer and established Waterlilli Angus. Since graduating high school, Lilli has worked with cattle producers in Victoria and Western Australia. Last year, she undertook a study Tour of North America after receiving the Mathew George Young Stockman Award in 2019. This experience brought her back to North America in 2024 to take up opportunities to spend more time learning from Angus producers before beginning an agricultural degree in 2025
Micquella Grima, Howlong NSW is in the final weeks of a Double Degree, being a Bachelor of Agriculture and Bachelor of Agribusiness through the University of New England, specialising in Livestock Marketing, Nutrition and Genetics. Recently relocating from Central West NSW, Micquella is the Nutrien Stud Stock Marketing Specialist for the Southern Region overseeing the marketing and technical support of Stud Sales across the NSW Riverina, Victoria and Tasmania. As an Ambassador for Youth in agriculture, Micquella is an accomplished Young Judge with a strong background in the Commercial Beef and Seedstock sector including being the Youth Representative on the NSW Angus State Committee. Micquella is driven by a passion to work alongside producers to support the continuity of efficient and productive beef operations and solidify the competitiveness of the Australian beef industry on a global scale.
Chloe Plowman works as a Real Estate & Livestock Agent in Kingaroy QLD with a strong passion for showing cattle, the Angus breed and being involved in the Beef industry. Majority of her time outside of work is spent on her family farm, of stud & commercial Angus cattle, consisting of a total of 130+ breeders, 20+ sale bulls each year and heifers for retainment and sale, that all not only represent the Angus breed but are bred for a purpose. Chloe is very eager to get involved and learn as much as possible in the industry and from other industry professionals.
Lochie McLauchlan grew up on his family’s purebred Angus operation in southwest Victoria, calving down 70 cows annually alongside his mother and father. At age 21 Lochie was fortunate enough to travel around Canada and Northern America showing cattle. Along his journey in the cattle industry, Lochie has been lucky enough to win the 2017 Gun Fitters Competition, the 2019 Sydney Royal Team Fitting contest as well as 2020 National Paraders Competition. He currently works on a commercial cattle operation located in Camperdown, VIC as well as just recently purchased his own piece of land and trade commercial cattle. At the end of 2023, Lochie was extremely fortunate to win the 2024 Matthew George Young Stockman Award which gave him to opportunity to travel for three months anywhere in the world, in which he used the scholarship to travel to the 2024 Angus Junior National in Madison WI which he considers the absolute highlight of his trip, as well as the Calgary Stampede. Lochie extremely excited to be on the 2025 Angus Australia Youth team and looks forward to the journey ahead, being a part of the Australian team success.
Charlie Salter hails from Dalby in Southeast Queensland. Along with his family, Charlie operates U8J Cattle Company and is currently studying veterinary science at JCU in Townsville. Charlie is an extremely passionate cattle enthusiast, particularly for the Angus breed, and tries to be involved in his family’s stud operation wherever he can university schedule permitting. By pursuing a career as a veterinarian, Charlie hopes to be able to be involved in the continued development and successes of the industry through working in the reproduction and production medicine spaces. Charlie believes the opportunity to represent the Angus breed and industry at a World Angus Forum does not come around often, but to be able to do it on home soil is an even more special and is an exciting opportunity that he is extremely grateful to have been given.
Jake Turner lives on a mixed farming enterprise north of Lake Cargelligo, NSW. He is currently in his first year of a Bachelor of Agricultural Business Management at Charles Sturt University in Wagga Wagga, NSW. Jake’s passion for the beef industry and the Angus breed started at Yanco Agricultural High School where he was actively involved in the cattle showstock team from years 7 to 12. Alongside seven other like-minded people, Jake is stoked to have the opportunity to not only represent Angus Australia at the World Angus Forum, but also Australia’s wider beef industry.
Matilda Salter is excited and truly honored to have the opportunity to be a member of the 2025 Angus World Forum Team. Matilda grew up on a mixed cropping and grazing operation outside of Dalby on the Queensland Darling Downs. Matilda’s family owns and operates U8J Cattle Company and for her, being a part of the cattle and agriculture industry is something she is very grateful for. Matilda is currently studying a Bachelor of Nursing/Bachelor of Midwifery at JCU in Townsville with the hope and dream of supporting the agriculture industry in every way she can as a rural and remote nurse and midwife. Matilda sees it as a privilege to have the opportunity to represent the Angus breed and society as well as the youth at World Forum and is so excited for the opportunities it will offer and the people she will meet.
Georgie Laurie’s life has been immersed in cattle. She recently graduated from the University of New England with a Bachelor of Rural Science gaining first class honours with her study in residual feed intake measurements in beef cattle. Georgia has a passion for the red meat industry, recently returning home from America after touring and competing as a part of the Australian Intercollegiate Meat Judging team. She is a respected cattle judge – judging at the Sydney Royal show for the past two years. Georgia has had a long involvement with the Angus Australia youth program attending numerous Roundup’s over the years and has been involved in the committee for the last two years. Georgia currently works as part of the management team at Knowla Livestock, alongside running her own stud in partnership with her brother. Georgia is really looking forward to the opportunities and learnings that will arise from being on the Team for the 2025 Angus World Forum Youth team!
