Charlotte Prouse

Trailblazing Women of the Regions

Business EN ↓ 4 episodes

About Trailblazing Women of the Regions Regional Trailblazers is a podcast sharing the powerful stories of women shaping the future of regional Australia . Hosted by Charlotte Prouse of The Destination Store , the podcast draws on more than 30 years of experience working across regional Australia’s visitor economy navigating drought, extreme weather and the everyday challenges that come with regional life. Along the way, Charlotte has met countless women whose resilience, leadership and creativity have transformed challenges into opportunity. Each episode features honest, relaxed conversations...

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Charlotte Prouse

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Heather Parry: Growing the Great Yorkshire Show into a Year-Round Rural Destination 06.07.2026 44:20

Heather Parry: Building Yorkshire’s Great Showground, Fodder Farm Shop, and Rural Community Support Charlotte Prouse hosts Regional Trailblazers and interviews Heather Parry in Yorkshire about her path from an urban childhood in South Manchester to farming in Lancashire, travel to Australia, and a career shift from London events at Earls Court to joining the Yorkshire Agricultural Society in 1993...

Alison McLean on Community Resilience and Shaping Hay’s Future 11.05.2026 55:21

Alison McLean on Community Resilience and Shaping Hay’s Future In this episode of Regional Trailblazers , host Charlotte Prouse from The Destination Store sits down with Alison McLean Executive Manager of Economic Development, Tourism and Energy at Hay Shire Council, property owner, and passionate regional advocate. Alison shares her journey from growing up in Orange to spending years in Sydney...

Jacinda Barry - Building Carinya Station (Extending the Table) 17.03.2026 43:18

Episode Title: Extending the Table: Jacinda Barry on Building Carinya Station in Lightning Ridge Episode Description: In this episode of Regional Trailblazers , host Charlotte Prouse from The Destination Store sits down with Jacinda Barry of Carinya Station, just outside Lightning Ridge, NSW. Jacinda’s journey into agritourism began towards the end of the Millennium drought, on her family’s remote...

Clare Lee - Windy Sation 10.02.2026 44:22

What does it take to turn a 120-year-old wool shed into a thriving agritourism destination? In this episode of Regional Trailblazers , Clare Lee of Windy Station shares how rural heritage, community and courage came together on the Liverpool Plains