Behind the Sash

Orchid growing, hairdresser extraordinaire Brooke Felsch joins Behind the Sash this week. Brooke has a lot of experience as a Showgirl, being one of the lucky young women to compete at the inaugural Group 1 Teen Showgirl final. Now, she’s ready for the big time – representing Alstonville with pride as their 2018 Showgirl.

Caitlin Hipwell lives a double life – a city girl working as a receptionist and a country girl helping on her family property. She is a woman of many talents and has a passion to support others by sharing her experiences with anxiety. The Maitland Showgirl is unique in that she holds two titles and […]

Happy New Year from Behind the Sash. In the first episode of 2019, Elyse is joined by Tegan Burt, the 2018 Berry Showgirl. Tegan has strong ties to her community and proudly represented them and the Show that means so much to her at the 2018 zone finals. She shares her love for her community […]

Jenna Robinson is the ultimate mutitasker. Whilst fulfilling her duties as the 2018 North Coast National Showgirl, she also completed her HSC. Her passion for her show and community is apparent and she joins Elyse for the last episode of 2018 to share her long journey in the Showgirl movement.

Heidi Knight may have been the only entrant in the 2018 Orange Showgirl competition, but she is certainly doing the sash proud. A passionate advocate for rural NSW and rural youth, Heidi uses her experience growing up on a sheep farm to discuss issues facing her community and the state as a whole. She joins […]

Christie Arthur represented Kiama at the Zone 2 Final in February and since then, has gone on to become the Showgirl co-ordinator for the Kiama Show. When she isn’t working with the Show, Christie is a research assistant and tutor. She works tirelessly in her community of Gerringong and joins Elyse to share what the […]

Keiley O’Brien, the 2018 Narromine Showgirl, brings a lot of experience to the table as a Grains Young Farming Champion. She’s lived in Western NSW her whole life and has loved agriculture since high school. This episode, Keiley joins Behind the Sash to share her background and love for the country, demonstrating that the perfect […]

With Harry and Meghan visiting Dubbo, Behind the Sash decided to find out what really goes on in town and caught up with the 2018 Dubbo Showgirl, Josie Anderson. An accountancy student by day, milliner and Fashions in the Field winner by night, Dubbo Showgirl isn’t Josie’s first time with the Sash. In this episode, […]

Last episode, Elyse was joined by 2018 Coonamble Showgirl Emily Ryan. Emily contributes a lot to both her community of Coonamble, and also to the neighbouring community of Gulargambone. On Part 2 of her interview, Emily reflects upon the Showgirl competition and its value to young rural women.

The 2018 Coonamble Showgirl Emily Ryan does an enourmous amount of work for her local communities of Coonamble and Gulargambone and rural NSW more broadly. The 2015 Coonamble Showgirl and 2016 RAS Rural Ambassador, Emily is certainly a young woman with a significant amount of experience representing her community. In Part 1, Emily joins Elyse […]