Macarthur’s Michelle Daga was one of five finalists in the Victorian Rural Women’s Awards. I caught up with Michelle to find out how life lead her on this extraordinary journey.

A country girl from the start – growing up in the Wimmera; then working as a journalist at the Wimmera Mail Times and then at the Warrnambool council in communications. Michelle left the western district for Cairns in 2012 where she launched a freelance writing career and copywriting agency. It was at this time that Michelle was diagnosed with coeliac disease – which started Michelle on a holistic health journey.