Jasmine Glover, Rural Women’s Coordinator for the Victorian Rural Women’s Network
It’s been an exciting few months for the Victorian Rural Women’s Network. It was wonderful to launch our first annual magazine, Network Connect, and meet so many of our subscribers at the network’s first Rural Women’s Forum in Creswick in […]
Above: Emma Germano, Victorian Farmers Federation’s Group Horticulture and Industrial Association President. Photo: Jeanette Severs
Emma Germano was recently elected President of the Victorian Farmers Federation’s Industrial Association and is President of its Horticulture Group. She shares her thoughts on what makes a good leader.
“For me, leadership is the ability to […]
Above: Rural entrepreneur Elizabeth Wharton says connections she made at the Rural Women’s Forum helped boost her business
“Growing up in rural Victoria, I am a farmer’s daughter and granddaughter of a ‘green thumb’. A love of plants and animals runs through my veins. I was the first person in my […]
Researchers at Monash University are calling for rural and regional women who are household breadwinners to take part in an academic research project.
The research is part of a project helping to promote the important contribution of mature working women to their rural and regional communities. Titled ‘Breadwinner’, the project involves […]
Want to get involved in rural and regional events that inspire and benefit country women? Check out our events listing, ShE update. The list of events is emailed to Victorian Rural Women’s Network subscribers between seasonal newsletters to promote upcoming events, activities or workshops that connect and improve the lives […]
Are you inspired by opportunity and the stories of others? Keen to meet like-minded women who share a connection to agriculture and the environment? Don your favourite frock and add your own native floral accessory…it’s time for the 2018 Chicks in the Sticks event, hosted by North Central and Goulburn […]
Give yourself some ‘me time’ during Melbourne Cup week next month at a relaxing pamper night to support Victorian rural communities in drought.
The pamper night, run by Golden Plains Rural Women’s Network, will be held at Rokewood Golf Club, south of Ballarat, on Thursday 8 November 2018, from 6pm to […]
(Above) Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Jaala Pulford (second from right) alongside 2018 Victorian Rural Women’s Award winner Melissa Connors (second from left) and Victorian finalists Jade Miles (far left) and Cara Hadzig (far right)
Applications are now open for the AgriFutures™ Rural Women’s Award.
The award acknowledges and supports the essential […]
First Rural Women’s Forum a resounding success
A big thank you to all those who attended the Victorian Rural Women’s Network’s first Rural Women’s Forum earlier this month. Your energy, passion and contributions resulted in a hugely successful forum.
More than 100 rural and regional women from across Victoria met at RACV […]
We are back and we are here to connect with rural and regional Victorian women. This is your network and we are keen to have as many people as possible involved – subscribe here.
The Victorian Rural Women’s Network will reduce distance and disconnection for women living in isolated areas through […]
