Published - 30 April 2019 How to navigate dairy farm developments The infrastructure needed on dairy farms is complex, as are the regulatory frameworks that need to be navigated. It can be time-consuming working through the … Read More dairy farm, Navigating Farm Developments, online tool, regulation, rural victoria, save money, save time Home, Newsletter
Published - 30 April 2019 Fresh approach to ‘What’s On?’ Do you like to be the first to know what’s on? For over a year, we have shared rural and regional events to all Victorian … Read More digital media, events calendar, get involved, networking, Rural women, Victorian Rural Women's Network, what's on Home, Newsletter
Published - 30 April 2019 ‘Women on Farms’ celebrates 30 years The last weekend of March saw more than 200 rural women come together in Warragul for the 30th Annual Women on Farms Gathering. The gathering … Read More gippsland, Rural women, striding forward, Victorian Rural Women's Network, Warragul, West Gippsland, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 30 April 2019 Bushfood business On Friday 8 March, International Women’s Day was celebrated around the globe acknowledging the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. In the outer … Read More aboriginal business, botanicals, bushfood, indigenous food, International Women's Day, wild harvest Home, Newsletter
Published - 30 April 2019 Would you eat a grasshopper? Would you eat a grasshopper? This question was just one of many posed by the audience at the evokeAG conference. Population growth, food security, environmental … Read More AgriFutures, evokeAG, food and fibre, innovation, sustainability, Victorian Rural Women's Network Home, Newsletter
Published - 30 April 2019 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 grounded in truth, indigenous, national reconciliation week, Victorian Rural Women's Network, walk together with courage Home, Newsletter
Welcome to the ‘wellbeing issue’ The past few months have been exciting and productive for the Victorian Rural Women’s Network. In November, we invited women to apply for funded places on … Read More 2019, newsletter, welcome Home
Published - 16 January 2019 Healthy approach to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Above: Susie McLachlan, Founder of Mindful Nutrients, is researching the benefits of Indigenous superfoods to address challenges from attention and mind disorders Indigenous superfoods sparked the … Read More ADHD, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, entrepreneur, health, Rural women, start-up, wellbeing, yam daisies Home
Published - 16 January 2019 Update: Leadership and Mentoring Program Above: generic image, Natasha Shields, Peninsula Fresh Organics Congratulations to the 10 talented women in agriculture who have recently secured funded places in the 2019 Victorian … Read More courses, funded places, leadership, Rural women, women Home
Published - 16 January 2019 Think pink! Above: Beetroot muesli maker Marita Valenzuela Marita Valenzuela’s wellbeing was the inspiration for a unique vegetable muesli that is winning awards and winning over tastebuds … Read More agriculture, artisanal, beetroot, fibre, food, grants, health, muesli Home
Published - 16 January 2019 Focus: Australian Women in Emergencies Network Above (from L-R): Australian Women in Emergencies Network (AWE) Founders Kathy Cooney, Bridget Tehan (President AWE Network) and Amanda Lamont In early 2018, a group of … Read More community, emergencies, network, women Home
Published - 16 January 2019 Cooking up a campaign Above: Cover of the new cookbook, ‘Farmer: Recipes and Stories from the Land’, which is raising funds for drought-affected farmers Freelance writer and photographer Kathy Mexted … Read More cookbook, cooking, drought, farmers, recipes, stories Home
