Published - 15 September 2021 By Lara McPherson Regional Leadership Program participant profile – Kirsten Larsen With time at work spent building a network of primary producers and food system champions, and time away from work spent on a new farm … Read More agriculture, Australian Women in Agriculture, community, empowerment, farming, food, Victorian Rural Women's Network, women in agriculture, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 7 July 2021 By Lara McPherson Profile – Kirsten Diprose – The Observership Program Participant Though her experience is in media, Kirsten Diprose’s leadership contributions spill in to many other areas. As a Board Director and newly minted podcaster, her … Read More agriculture, community, media, stories, Victorian Rural Women's Network, women on boards Home, Newsletter
Published - 6 July 2021 By Lara McPherson Leader Profile – Dr Kate Auty Dr Kate Auty’s legal training has seen her working across the country tackling challenging subjects. Now based in Euroa, her days are filled with driving … Read More agriculture, climate change, farming, leadership, mentoring Home, Newsletter
Published - 11 May 2021 By Lara McPherson Leader Profile – Elle Moyle Elle Moyle’s skills as a vet lend themselves well to farming. But when she bought a sheep and beef property, she also identified the need … Read More agriculture, leadership, mentoring, networking, regional, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 11 May 2021 By Lara McPherson A Relaunched Network for Victoria’s Young Farmers Young farmers across Victoria have voiced their desire for a way to connect and network with other young farmers. Agriculture Victoria currently has a very … Read More agriculture, community, leadership, networking, women on farms, young farmers Home, Newsletter
Published - 11 May 2021 By Lara McPherson Bringing Others Along Since 1986, the Victorian Rural Women’s Network (the Network) has been supporting women in rural Victoria to access the kind of training, support and networks … Read More agriculture, farming, leadership, mentoring, networking, Rural women, women in agriculture, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 11 May 2021 By Lara McPherson Profile – Jayne Newgreen – Regional Leadership Program Participant For Jayne Newgreen, an opportunity to help bring to life a new and unique business sees her combining her experience in photography and marketing, with … Read More agriculture, farming, food, Rural women Home, Newsletter, Uncategorized
Published - 9 April 2021 By Lara McPherson The Power of Networking Alecia Dodson, Catherine Haldene and Jodi Fry at the most recent Women on Farms Gathering in Port Fairy, March 2021 You’d be forgiven for feeling a … Read More agriculture, community, connection, empowerment, Events, farming, networking, wellbeing, women in agriculture, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 9 April 2021 By Lara McPherson Starting a safety conversation Rural women play a significant role in shaping the safety culture of the farms where they live and work and, the communities in which they … Read More agriculture, farm safety, farmers, Rural women, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 9 April 2021 By Lara McPherson Leader Profile – Pru Cook With training and skills in both agriculture and communications, every day for Pru Cook is diverse and challenging. And with technology shaping her career both … Read More agriculture, leadership, Rural women, small business Home, Newsletter
Published - 26 March 2021 By Lara McPherson Profile – Alicia Robinson – 2020 Leadership Victoria Program Participant Thanks to scholarship support from the VRWN and support from her employer Warakirri Cropping, Wimmera broad acre cropping farmer Alicia Robinson has built on the … Read More agriculture, community, leadership, training, women in ag, women in agriculture, women on farms Home, Newsletter
Published - 5 March 2021 By Lara McPherson Introducing – Mary-Anne Thomas, Minister for Regional Development and Agriculture While many of us were getting ready for the Christmas break at end of a very long 2020, The Hon. Mary-Anne Thomas MP was being … Read More agriculture, government, leadership, women on farms Home, Newsletter
