The Rural Women's Gathering is an annual event for women from regional, rural and remote areas of NSW and this Friday, Saturday and Sunday Harden Murrumburrah is playing host to the event.
The Gathering is an opportunity for local women to come together and celebrate, connect, network and learn and are an ideal opportunity to network and meet other like-minded women.
"The first ever Gathering was held in Orange in 1993 and came full circle, celebrating 30 years in 2023 back in Orange," a Women NSW spokesperson said.
"The Gatherings are a great success, with women attending to hear from inspiring speakers, participate in creative workshops and have a fantastic weekend away with friends new and old.
"Decades later the Gatherings continue to be an important event on the rural calendar."
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The main day will be this Saturday with guest speakers, workshops, networking, fun and celebrations of local women.
Bendigo entrepreneur Kimberley Furness will be one of the amazing women who will be hosting workshops throughout the weekend, as well as taking part in the discussion panel on Saturday afternoon.
Kimberley is an award winning magazine publisher and chart topping podcast host who spends her time sharing stories that centre around regional and rural women.
Kimberley has cultivated a community of rural and regional women in business and in 2022 she was nationally recognised with an AgriFutures Rural Women's Award.
She boasts over 20 years of experience in media, marketing and communications, having navigated both sides of the microphone throughout her career and has a comprehensive background spanning various industries and businesses of all size, she excels in creating data-driven, insight-led, brand and marketing strategies and campaigns that drive commercial success.
Joining Kimberley on the panel, as well as in hosting workshops is founder of Womn-Kind Ruby Riethmuller.
Ruby founded the organisation back in 2020 with the group providing support for over 20,000 young people.
Ruby has led Womn-Kind from design, development, the launch of wellbeing workshops, a first of its kind social wellness app, podcasts, events, merchandise and more.
She is committed to optimising the wellbeing of young people and she was selected as a Future Women Rural Scholarship recipient, shortlisted for the Young Australian of the Year Award, was a finalist in the AgriFutures Rural Women's Award, nominated as a NSW Young Woman of the Year award and also won the Buy from the Bush and Paypal Big Break awards.
She is currently completing a graduate diploma in psychology at the University of NSW and wants to focus on ensuring that young people who live in regional, rural and remote regions have the same opportunities to access quality, timely and engaging mental health support.
Keynote speaker for the event is two time world champion, four time commonwealth champions and Olympian Jana Pittman.
Jana was the first woman to represent Australia in both the summer and winter Olympics having competed in athletics at the summer games and bobsledding in the winter games with the 2014 Australian Women's Bobsleigh team at Sochi.
Outside of her sporting carer she is a certified medical practitioner, having graduated with a bachelor of medicine and surgery and a master of reproductive medicine. She is a junior doctor and is an ambassador for the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation, Save the Box and Westmead Medical Research Foundation.
As an inspiration to many, Jana shares her stories of remarkable courage that helped her succeed in both her sporting and medical profession and continues to inspire fellow women as a doctor, mother and motivational speaker.
Tickets for the event are still available online and well worth purchasing for what is expected to be a fantastic three days of celebration, community and empowerment. Tickets are available at https://events.humanitix.com/rural-womens-gathering-2024.
