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, …
Q&A with Board President Julie Mayne and her mustering cat
Category: Stories
My Story: By Pat Russell
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 …
Caitlin McConnel: The place in the world that has my whole heart
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 …
Teddies at home in Tambo | How women took a cottage industry business global
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 …
Elisha Parker: Lawyer, mum and co-founder of cattlesales.com.au
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! …
Robin McConchie: Over 35 years, I conducted thousands of interviews
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 …
Jo Best: Champion of change says flexibility key to attracting and retaining women
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 …
Amanda Griffiths: How “Our stories can empower us, not define us”
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 …
Georgie Somerset: Inspirational women doing inspirational work…and looking the part
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 …
Julie Mayne: Meet our new President
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 …
