About us

We know ag.
We know HR.

Headland Australia was built because farmers and agricultural businesses kept getting the same answer from HR consultants: generic documents, office-based advice that didn't match the problem.

The Principal

Tessa Eaglesham

Principal · Headland Australia

Tessa Eaglesham grew up on a farm at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains in NSW. She still lives and farms there today, raising her family on the same kind of land her clients work.

She's spent her career in agricultural HR and WHS, including in the HR and WHS function of one of Australia's largest privately-held agricultural operations. She knows the gap between what farming businesses actually need and what the consulting industry typically provides.

Outside Headland, Tessa is a Director of Riverina Gin and AgriDrone. Both keep her firmly connected to the industries she serves.

That's what Headland is for. Practical, agricultural HR and WHS from someone who lives in the industry, not just works in it. The kind of advice that understands harvest doesn't stop for anyone but the weather, and that operations run smoothly when the admin is done.

Headland works with farms and agribusinesses across NSW, VIC, and QLD, from family-run operations to corporate multi-site farms. The size changes. The obligation doesn't.

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How we work

What makes Headland different.

Plain English. Always.

We don't hide behind jargon. If we can't explain it clearly, we haven't understood it well enough. Every document, every conversation, every piece of advice, in language that makes sense to a busy farmer.

Built for ag.

We understand seasonal workforces, visa workers, remote sites, and the Fair Work Act obligations that catch agricultural employers out. This isn't generic HR adapted for farming. It's HR that starts from farming.

Practical, not theoretical.

You don't need a 40-page policy no one reads. You need systems that work in the real world, documents your supervisors will actually use, and advice you can act on before the problem gets bigger.

Available when it counts.

Incidents don't happen during business hours. Disputes don't wait until Monday. We're accessible when things go sideways, not just when it's convenient for us.

We know ag.We know HR.