• Females in management will benefit from grants for leadership development.
    Females in management will benefit from grants for leadership development.
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Women & Leadership Australia has announced it will administer a national initiative to support the development of female leaders across all industry sectors.

The initiative will provide women in management positions with grants for leadership development. Senior management and executive level women leaders can apply for $12,000 individual grants to undertake the Advanced Leadership Program, and all women managers can apply for $5000 individual grants to undertake the Accelerated Leadership Performance Program.

The deadline for expressing interest for this funding ends on 29 April.

The form can be accessed by emailing Ian Johnson at the National Industry Scholarship Program, Australian School of Applied Management, here.

Food & Drink Business

Sydney-based craft rum producer, Sydney Distilling Co Pty Ltd, trading as Brix Distillers, has entered voluntary administration, with Ben Carson and Richard Stone from RSM Australia Partners appointed as Joint and Several Voluntary Administrators on 21 January 2026.

Pure Wine Co has been appointed as the exclusive national mainland distributor for Tasmanian winery, Pipers Brook Vineyard. Effective from 1 March, Pure Wine Co will manage national mainland distribution and trade sales for Pipers Brook and its Kreglinger Sparkling, Pipers Tasmania and Ninth Island labels.

The fourth round of the federal government’s Traceability Grants Program is now open for applications, with funding from $50,000 to $500,000 available for projects modernising and enhancing agricultural traceability systems.