Hello, friend!

We’re so ecstatic to announce our 13 fabulous finalists for the 2019 Salvage Awards. We’re buoyed by the fact that there are brilliant, hard-working young Australians out there, improving the world through their fight against food waste - either in their studies, in their community, through their businesses or their social influence. SWOON.

Our hearts grew exponentially as we reviewed each nomination, and we found it difficult to select our finalists. There were clammy hands and intense conversations amongst our judges, but here is the official list!

YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR

• Agus Caffarena – Sprout Stack

• Berbel Franse – Hidden Harvest

• Murat Keskin – Ooooby

YOUNG STUDENT CHAMPION

• Emily Monro – University of Wollongong

• Long Nguyen – The University of Sydney

• Marina Palinginis – University of Technology, Sydney

YOUNG COMMUNITY CHAMPION

• Ava Stangherlin – Cornersmith

• Greer Rochford – Cornersmith

• Benoit Dodd – The Growers Co

• Maree Thomson – Hidden Harvest

YOUNG INFLUENCER

• Anita Vandyke – A Zero Waste Life

• Georgia Sheil – Climactic

• Jamie Loveday – FoodLab Sydney

Congratulations to our finalists! 👏👏

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