Published - 24 April 2020 By Becky Barker Coronavirus: Access the latest information The Victorian Rural Women’s Network is committed to helping you stay informed and up to date with the latest information and resources on coronavirus (COVID-19). … Read More business support, coronavirus, Covid-19, health, resources, wellbeing Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Gemma Heemskerk Who is the 2020 Victorian Rural Woman of the Year? Congratulations to the 2020 Victorian AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award winner Kelly Barnes (above far right). Kelly is expected to head to Canberra with six other state … Read More Rural women, rural women's award, winners Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Kate Nancarrow Ingredients for a blooming business For Jocelyn Cross, whose first career was as an interior designer, a business selling edible fresh and dried flowers to the world was a beautiful … Read More agriculture, Edible flowers, Rural women, small business Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Kate Nancarrow Recovery one coffee at a time A virtual shopping fundraiser brought thousands of donated dollars to East Gippsland businesses impacted by the summer bushfires. Now its innovative founder is expanding her … Read More bushfires, community, fundraiser, regional business Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Becky Barker Community clinches $100,000 makeover Ten towns across Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland and South Australia will receive up to $100,000 over five years to plan and implement projects, activities … Read More community, Lockington, Rural Aid, Rural women, Ten Towns Makeover Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Kate Nancarrow The buzz: Funding for beekeepers As the issue of food security becomes paramount, Kyneton apiarist Claire Moore is concentrating on agriculture’s ‘littlest livestock’ — bees. She says a new fundraising body, … Read More beekeepers, Funding, Hive Aid, honey bees Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Becky Barker Free online digital workshops Are you a rural or regional woman wanting to boost your digital skills? Do you run a small business? Regional businesses will learn how to … Read More digital workshops, free, online, regional business, upskilling Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Becky Barker Postponed: Women on Farms Gathering 2020 The 31st annual Women on Farms Gathering has been postponed until September following the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Women from across regional Victoria were due to attend … Read More Events, Rural women, women on farms Home
Published - 24 April 2020 By Becky Barker National Reconciliation Week National Reconciliation Week is a time for Australians to learn about our shared histories, achievements and contributions to achieving reconciliation in Australia. Reconciliation is about … Read More Aboriginal, grants, indigenous, national reconciliation week Home
Published - 23 March 2020 By Becky Barker LATEST: COVID-19 INFORMATION A State of Emergency has been declared in Victoria due to the serious risk to public health posed by coronavirus (COVID-19). For more information visit … Read More Covid-19, information, resources, State of Emergency, Victoria eXtensionAUS, Home
Published - 18 February 2020 By Jasmine Glover Welcome to ‘Stories of courage and kindness’ The start of the new year has been challenging for many of us. Whether you were directly or indirectly affected by fires, the effects have … Read More newsletter, Rural women, stories of courage and kindness, welcome Home, Newsletter
Published - 18 February 2020 By Kate Nancarrow Sharing and caring at heart of recovery Members of a women’s support group set up after the Black Saturday fires are reaching out to women affected by recent bushfires by sharing personal … Read More bushfire, connection, Firefoxes, stories, support Home, Newsletter
