The RRR Women Annual Brisbane Long Lunch is back in 2026 | First-release tickets on sale now

Bringing country to city

Proudly sponsored by Moore Australia. 

Join us for the longest running event on the RRR Women calendar, the RRR Women Brisbane Long Lunch

Sunday, 9 August |  12pm to 3pm | Blackbird, 123 Eagle Street, Brisbane City

It’s a unique networking experience, bringing together rural, regional and remote members with city-based women to celebrate the opening weekend of the Ekka.

Join us in strengthening the ongoing tradition of bringing together communities, fostering professional growth, and celebrating women across Queensland.

Enjoy a two-course long lunch, three hour drinks package, guest speaker and live auction all against the iconic Blackbird background.

Come to meet women from across the state, bring your friends or host a table.

Members, use your discount code to unlock the special member price. Not a member? Join from just $66 to access the member price.

Meet the speaker and MC

Join MC Andrea Crothers for a fireside chat with Caitlin McConnel; sixth-generation farmer, lawyer, business leader and passionate advocate for regional Queenslanders. From leading Queensland’s oldest family business at Cressbrook Station to shaping governance and policy across the state as the first female chair of Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority (QRIDA), Caitlin’s personal story about leadership, succession, sustainability and the evolving future of rural Australia is a true story of country to city – and back again.   

Caitlin McConnel

Caitlin McConnel is a sixth‑generation farmer who combines deep practical on-farm experience with a strong legal and governance background having previously worked as a litigator and environmental lawyer at national law firm, Clayton Utz. Located near Toogoolawah in the Somerset Region, Caitlin is the first female to own and operate Cressbrook Station, a mixed farming operation which is the oldest identified family business in Queensland. She is also Chair of the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority; an Independent Member of the Audit & Risk Management Committee of the Department of Premier & Cabinet and the Public Sector Commission (Queensland); and a Trustee of the Toowoomba Grammar School.  

In 2024, Caitlin was identified as one of the most influential lawyers in Australasia aged under 40 who have had an extraordinary impact on the profession or society, was awarded the St Margaret’s Anglican Girls’ School Young Past Student of Distinction Award, and was a Zanda McDonal Award Finalist. In 2025, she was recognised as one of the top 250 young entrepreneurs in Australia, and one of Queensland’s 40 Under 40, also receiving the Rural & Regional Award which is presented to a finalist who demonstrates influence and leadership in contributing to the prosperity of a rural or regional business and community.  

As a passionate advocate for regional resilience, Caitlin is an active keynote speaker and published academic on topics including multi-purpose land use and food security, as well as the legal & practical implications of intergenerational trauma and the Voluntary Assisted Dying Act 2021 (Qld) on succession planning. 

Andrea Crothers 

Andrea Crothers is a journalist and presenter, currently with Channel Nine’s The Today Show. She’s covered everything from the controversial to the colourful, earning a reputation for her quick wit and humour. Andrea grew up on a mixed cropping and livestock property in south-west Queensland. 

With thanks to our generous Silent Auction and raffle donors. More to be announced soon!