Julie Mayne, Dulacca Why do you live where you live? After 30 years living and working in western Queensland, I settled here with my two young children. It’s the community, services and locality that I love! Where’s your nearest doctor and grocery store? About an hours drive away. How far are your nearest neighbours? About …
Who am I? I am ninety and three quarter years old, whose present location is at Palmview Retirement Village in Mackay Queensland, where I am another relic from a former age like many other residents here. Weekends usually involve chatting to all my daughters, trips and visits from close living relatives, trying to restore order …
Photo by Sarah Chandler Photography Your name and where are you from? Caitlin McConnel, “Cressbrook” Station, Toogoolawah, Queensland Why do you live where you live? “Cressbrook” has been in my family for six generations, and despite the challenges that come with living on an inter-generational farm, it is the place in the world that has …
Toby, Bickie, Basil and all the Tambo Teddies in their family are often credited for putting the tiny outback Queensland town on the global map. But without the commitment of Alison Shaw and Tammy Johnson, and the other women business owners and founders before them, the iconic Queensland business simply would not be what it …
Growing up in the bush taught Elisha Parker to be independent; where else can you learn to drive at the age of five and get out of school by lunchtime! Elisha is a strong advocate for the farm sector, a lawyer, mum and co-founder of cattlesales.com.au. She is the 2020 Queensland Agrifutures Rural Women’s Award …
I was at the Royal Melbourne Show with my Ag Science students when I bumped into an old university friend and asked her what she was up to since finishing Ag. Rural Reporter with the ABC was her reply. She said it was fantastic! You were master of your own destiny, reporting on issues that …
Jo Best has a simple solution for attracting women to businesses: don’t make them choose between career and family. I wanted to be successful, I wanted a family, I wanted to work part-time and still be thought of as career focused and professional – my criteria and working values were not going to change – …
These words have stayed with me since I heard guest speaker Sarah Hales speak, at QRRRWN’s Goondiwindi Conference in 2019. I was first associated with Queensland Rural, Regional and Remote Women’s Network in 2019 when I was nominated in the Strong Women’s Leadership Awards. I was fortunate enough to be selected as a finalist in …
Not everyone can say they have a shirt named after them, but RRR Women’s own Georgie Somerset can do just that! Georgie was recently named as one of Antola Trading’s shirt Ambassadors. As part of her role as ambassador, Georgie is featured on Antola Trading’s story series. Georgie talks about her flexible life on the …
Julie Mayne has been a rural woman for over 30 years and believes you can’t underestimate the importance of keeping rural and remote women connected. Julie is a visionary, but by trade she’s a beef cattle breeder and producer from Dulacca with a penchant for creating beautiful artworks though sculpture and pen and ink. Part of her 30 year …
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