An immersive experience: Evey White reflects on her 2024 AuctionsPlus Cadetship
In 2024, Evey White was selected as an AuctionsPlus Cadet, supported by the Angus Foundation—an initiative designed to provide the next generation of agricultural leaders with real-world experience in the livestock marketing sector. Over four weeks, Evey immersed herself in the dynamic environment of AuctionsPlus, gaining first-hand experience across a range of departments and deepening her understanding of how digital innovation is transforming the industry.
Her cadetship began in Wagga Wagga, where she joined the newly established regional office. There, she was welcomed by the Market Operations team and quickly thrown into the fast-paced environment of live auctions.
“I was soon having a crash course from the market operations team,” Evey said. “This provided great insight into how the platform runs behind the scenes—from catalogue checks to building and running auctions. It’s amazing to see how technology has revolutionised the marketing of livestock, plant and machinery.”
In addition to operations, Evey also joined the Marketing, Content and Advertising team. Shadowing APlus News junior journalist Alex McLaughlin, she explored agricultural media from the inside.
“From market reports to the latest scoop happening in agriculture, I was able to gauge an understanding of the inner workings at APlus News,” she said.
Evey also had the chance to tap into her creative side, designing social media stories using tools like Canva.
“To top the two weeks off, I got to travel down to Yea, Victoria with Market Operator Coordinator Toby Pitts to attend Lawson Angus’ spring bull sale,” she said. “I was thrown into the action and got to experience the excitement of running a live auction through the lens of an AuctionsPlus market operator.”
In February 2025, Evey headed to the AuctionsPlus head office in Sydney for the second half of her cadetship. The move from rural Wagga Wagga to the heart of Sydney brought a new energy to the experience.
“The change in scenery from country living to the fast-paced city life was definitely a new experience and an exciting change-up,” she said.
Evey spent her first few days in the Sydney office refreshing her market operating skills, then transitioned into the Integrity Department.
“This included working with Integrity Lead, Chloe Pike, as she showed me the process in handling disputes and the assessor accreditation process,” she said.
Back in the marketing and content space, Evey continued building on her earlier experience.
“During this time, I had the opportunity to write a weekly stud cattle market report, edit videos for content use and I even got in front of the camera to be interviewed,” she said. “AuctionsPlus were extremely accommodating during my cadetship. I was provided with the chance to experience a wide variety of departments, with each team extremely willing to teach and show me their tips and tricks of the trade.”
To wrap up her cadetship, Evey travelled to Geelong to attend the Marcus Oldham Rural Leadership Program. The week-long course focused on leadership development, self-awareness and industry engagement.
“The week-long program focused on building leadership qualities and skills,” she said. “Some highlights included meeting a great group of people participating in the program, the movie screening of Just a Farmer, and the NAB Agribusiness industry dinner—just to name a few.”
Reflecting on the program, she added, “This program was extremely well run. I walked away with some great information, and it was definitely a highlight from my cadetship.”
Evey described her AuctionsPlus cadetship as a formative experience that broadened her knowledge and strengthened her connection to the industry.
“The AuctionsPlus cadetship has been a great opportunity to gain industry exposure and experience and meet some great connections along the way,” she said. “Thank you, Angus Australia, for providing me with the chance to partake in this experience.”
