Catriona Rowntree at Australian Sheep and Wool Show | Stock & Land - video Dailymotion

Catriona Rowntree highlights the crucial role of women in the future of the Australian wool industry.

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00:00Are women the future of the wool industry?

00:02I would have to say that women are most definitely the future of the Australian wool industry and you

00:08clearly will get no argument from here, including with the mums, thank you, just there.

00:16Something that is very exciting for young people getting involved in the industry is that there

00:22is such a wonderful pathway and I think something that's really lovely for women is that we know

00:28we are a force for change, we know that sustainable fashion is the buzzword at the

00:34moment and Australian wool is the world's most sustainable fashion, I could not be more proud.

00:42Out you come, in the arms of wool, leading the charge, we've got the country roads,

00:49we've got the seeds, we've got air and carry air, you will find on the Iconic,

00:56air will actually go out, Iconic is their own brand now, that goes out to billions,

01:02they have an order of billions, to Cuba of course, to Cuba beginning here in Victoria,

01:09I remember we actually had the designer from Cuba, she got her first job at the Red Rooster,

01:14I remember her talking about that.