Joy McClymont, Off The Track Training - YBPF 2024 MC
The YBPF committee is excited to welcome Joy McClymont back to the stage as our MC for the 2024 Young Beef Producers Forum! We are excited to have Joy along to bring a whole lot of fun and enthusiasm to the event; whilst keeping people ‘on track’ throughout the big days with some incentives (not to be late or run over time).
Joy McClymont is an inspirational, down to earth Aussie outback mum of 4 who is dedicated to providing access to top level fitness, nutrition and motivational strategies for people in any location. Whether in remote or inner city, Joy provides an opportunity for anyone to feel supported, connected and motivated through her company, ‘Off the Track Training’. Her vision is providing simple, fun and achievable solutions for health and wellbeing that her clients absolutely love.
Having personally experienced the isolation of being a young mum wanting to regain her own health and well-being with no availability of gyms, fitness groups or alike, Joy began to think out of the box. She began integrating fitness into everyday life with resources already available to her: a rock, a tree stump, a step, a can of beans or nothing but a wall and a floor. Joy brings to light that the possibility of great health is possible whatever the location or fitness level- and- its easier than people think.
Through her role as a Personal Trainer and Health and Fitness Motivator, Joy has assisted many people in tackling chronic disease, improving self-image and developing a positive ‘can do- attitude. Her clients report the benefits in other areas including personal relationships, family, work and business a result of improving their health through Joy’s sessions.
As well as doing ALL this, Joy also runs a rural sheep and cattle property at Longreach with her husband whilst raising and home schooling four young children (maybe Joy is Superwomen..). Her background includes primary school teaching, being the school principal, achieving the Former Half and Ironman Triathlon in France, Australia & Hawaii, endurance mountain bike riding and trekking and winning the QRRRWN 2015 Strong Women Leaders Award in Business, and more recently as Fitness Australia’s Active Achiever for 2016, as well as various other health and fitness training.
Joy is on a mission to build a society where being in fantastic health is the norm and is recognized as the most critical factor in living a quality life.
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Angus and Sally McGilvray, Womblebank Cattle Co
Angus and Sally McGilvray are the owners of Womblebank Cattle Co. They have a Breeding, Growing and Beef Trading Operation over three properties in South West QLD. The engine room of the Business is “Womblebank’” a 24,000Ha Breeding and growing property between Mitchell and Injune. They also have growing properties at Hannaford and Moonie.
They focus on Reproduction rate, genetics, expressing the genetics, quick Kilograms of beef out the gate, analysing and benchmarking the business, cattle and properties.
Angus’s passion is genetics and breeding while Sally has an accounting background. They have three children Molly a nurse and Lucy and Mac both in Agriculture and love that all are interested in the business.
They have developed Womblebank Composite herd comprised of Industry leading genetics from across breeds. The herd is one of the most fertile and productive in the Bush AgriBusiness data set.
Julie McDonald, MDH Pty Ltd
Julie McDonald CPA, GAICD
Julie is the Chief Financial Officer of MDH Pty Ltd, a family owned and operated large scale beef cattle enterprise with a spread of country across Queensland. Julie has been in the northern beef industry for over 25 years, and is based in the Cloncurry region. She is an advocate for attracting, retaining and supporting young people in agriculture.
Julie was a mentor in the Graeme Acton Beef Connections Program for both the 2018 and 2021 Beef Australia events, the inaugural Advancing Beef Leaders program, and has been a judge and host for the Zanda McDonald Award since the awards inception in 2014. These programs offer significant learning and mentoring opportunities for those working in the agricultural sector who are under 35 years of age.
Julie is a director of the Australian Stockman’s Hall of Fame, The Zanda McDonald Award Foundation and Marcus Oldham College. Julie is the elected grass-fed producer representative on the MLA board selections committee, and chairs the Agforce QLD Market Access Coordination Group.