Stephanie Trethewey is the 2024 Australian of the Year for Tasmania. She’s an accomplished TV journalist who spent more than seven years reporting and producing for some of the country’s biggest news and current affairs programs. Moving to rural Tasmania in 2019 with a baby was a baptism of fire for Steph. Her personal struggles navigating motherhood on the farm while feeling incredibly isolated inspired her to create Motherland.
Stephanie also runs a beef business with her husband, and sits on the Australian Advisory Council of Thankful4Farmers.
In 2022, she was named the national winner of the AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award. In 2023, Steph celebrated the release of her debut book.