Caleb Francis is the Marketing Coordinator at FOOTT an Australian owned, leading regional waste, recycling, and events solutions business in Victoria, Australia. He began his career at the Shepparton News as a Cadet Journalist and later served as the Media Adviser to the State Member for Shepparton, Kim O’Keeffe MP. Caleb is actively involved in various local initiatives and serves as a non-executive board director at the Museum of Vehicle Evolution in Shepparton and is a member of the Rotary Club of Shepparton. His career highlights include interviewing Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and former Australia Post CEO Christine Holgate, at 18 years old.Caleb was also a finalist for the 2023 Rural Press Club of Victoria’s Young Journalist of the Year Award.