Throughout 2021, Emma’s SHINE program worked with our disengaged female students. Emma delivers programs with compassion, understanding and professionalism.  She listens to what the investor’s priorities are and she responds and adapts carefully to the needs and desires of the learners attending.

She accommodates diverse learning styles and brings warmth and love in her guidance and teaching.  In Addition, the SHINE program also provided opportunities for mentors from Napranum community to gain further skills to support the program delivery enabling further capacity development.

I place high value on the benefits of this program for young females within the Napranum community.

Emma Jackson is an inspiration to many, and a natural leader with a deep-seated passion for the people of Cape York.

With her can-do attitude, Emma achieves success in all that she turns her hand to. Emma’s background in psychology, her passion for people and the land, coupled with the more recent skills around equine therapy have come together to create an incredible package that results in Emma having the capacity to support others towards an empowered, positive way of living.

Should you ever have the good fortune to meet or work with Emma Jackson then you too will encounter the passionate, intelligent, powerhouse that is tuned in and turned on by a genuine desire to holistically help improve the lives and communities around her.

Emma is the driving force behind the annual Conquer the Corrugations and is an inspiration throughout Cape York with her tireless efforts to deliver an event of scale in a remote location. Conquer offers support for people affected by mental health issues, removing the stigma surrounding mental health and providing a safe place for people to share their experiences. Being part of the event feels special. The challenge of walking together in the middle of nowhere brings everyone together and Emma always walks at the back to make sure no one is left behind and everyone feels cared for. Emma is also an inspiring business woman and was a speaker at the Cape York Business Symposium in 2020. Her passion and knowledge of land management coupled with her passion for the region and desire to help people grow are admirable and she is a mentor to many women in rural far north Queensland.

What an influence Emma Jackson has made in my life.

Several years ago I signed up to walk 42km over two days in the scorching Far North Queensland heat to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention in Cape York.  I had heard of ‘Emma Jackson’, the Pom from Wolverton Station but never had the opportunity to meet her in person.  That year I struggled with every step of the walk – mentally and physically but Emma walked with me the entire way encouraging me each step, listening to me intensely and taking the time to genuinely care for which I am forever grateful.

Emma and I have formed a beautiful friendship since then which I value each and every day.  She is always there to listen, offer advice or talk.

I have had the pleasure of working with Emma now for many years and I dare say Cape York would be lost without her passion and dedication, assisting in improving lives from the kids to the adults in a very very remote area. It is not an easy task as everyone knows but she continues to strive for greatness.

When the girls from Naparanum attended Emma’s programs in 2021 they grew in confidence and learned so much more about themselves.  The girls are our future and having a local cattle property providing a program to build and strengthen who they are on the inside is important to the community and for future generations.

My first Conquer was in 2015 when around 90 people got together for the first-ever mental health awareness walk with Emma Jackson over the 42km of the hot , dusty and corrugated road and her passion about getting the word out about mental health was the one thing that stood out to me and has not varied over time. Emma has been inspirational as the spokesperson for Conquer. This has changed me and many others on the way we look at mental health. So now we walk, we talk, we ask each other are you ok? It becomes normal to say to your mate, I got your back mate. Anything you want to talk about? Emma is Conquer and we are all part of the Conquer family, she has instilled this in us. Once you do the walk once it becomes “ once is not enough “ people become repeat offenders of the walk because Emma’s passion rubs off on people and people get so much out of it and her passion is the same as in 2015.