The Rural Women's Gathering is on this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with the main day on Saturday, filled with lots of activities for those who will be attending.
Registration with tea and coffee will start from 8am and wrap up at 9am when the first workshop session of the day will be held.
In the first session the attendees will have the option of:
Bush Tucker Workshop with Cathy Olofsen
Cultivating a community of rural and regional women in business with Kimberley Furness
Including everyone in the success of your community with Ros Stewart
Tennis from 5 to 95: Fun, Fitness, Friends with Micelle Kennett
Make a Scarf: Wheelspins and Yarns of Wisdom with Samantha Longmore
Female Physiology: Nutrition + Exercise with Mandy Bourlet
Gentle Yoga for Everyday Life with 3 Bush Seeds
Mental Health and Wellbeing in the Modern Age with Ruby Riethmuller
Following on from the first workshop session is a morning tea between 10.15am and 10.45am before the ladies will head into the second workshop session.
Workshops offered in the second session include:
Cultivating a community of rural and regional women in business with Kimberley Furness
Paint for Wellness with Stephanie Corckhill-Hyles
Golf for Everyone: An opportunity to thrive with Casey Thompson and Andrew Welsford
Mental health and wellbeing in the modern age with Ruby Riethmuller
Making the most of your iPhone: Capturing everyday life with Camilla Duffy
Growing fresh produce: Simply Herbaceous with the Rotary Club of Harden Murrumburrah
Tennis from 5 to 95: Fun, Fitness, Friends with Michelle Kennett
Make a Scarf: Wheelspins and Yarns of Wisdom with Samantha Longmore
The official welcome will be held at the conclusion of the second workshop session from 12pm to 12.15pm with emcee Samantha Flanery, the deputy chairperson of the Harden Murrumburrah Regional Development Corporation.
Aunty Lill Cooper will give the Welcome to Country at 12.15pm before Jodie Harrison MP, the minister for Women, Seniors and the Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault will speak ahead of a video welcome from Tara Moriarty MLC the Minister for Agriculture, Regional and Western NSW.
A candle lighting ceremony will be held at 12.35pm before lunch will be served at 12.40pm.
Keynote speaker, Olympian, Jana Pittman will address the crowd at 1pm with a questions and networking time set for 1.45pm.
The third workshop session will be held between 2.15pm and 3.30pm with the following options for attendees:
Bush Tucker Workshop with Cathy Olofsen
Cultivating a community of rural and regional women in business with Kimberley Furness
Paint for Wellness with Stephanie Corkhill-Hyles
Mental health and wellbeing in the modern age with Ruby Riethmuller
Female Physiology: Nutrition + Exercise with Mandy Bourlet
Golf for Everyone: An opportunity to thrive with Casey Thompson and Tanya Smith
Gentle Yoga for everyday life with 3 Bush Seeds
Making the most of your iPhone: Capturing everyday life with Camilla Duffy
Growing Fresh Produce: Simply Herbaceous with the Rotary Club of Harden Murrumburrah
Afternoon tea will be served at 3.30pm ahead of a discussion panel with Ruby Riethmuller, Kimberley Furness and Samanth Flanery on empowering women in regional, rural and remote NSW and overcoming barriers to professional and personal fulfilment.
Details on the workshops are:
Bush Tucker with Cathy Olofsen - Learn about ingredients and their home cooking uses and learn how to create a Bush Tucker garden in your own home.
Cultivating a community of rural and regional women in business with Kimberley Furness - Gain invaluable networking opportunities and practical insights for women who are entrepreneurs looking to thrive.
Including everyone in the success of your community with Ros Stewart - Ros will share stories about helping people on the fringes, with disability or extra challenges, find success for themselves and their community.
Tennis from 5 to 95: Fun, Fitness, Friends with Michelle Kennett - Participate in a whole body mobility warm up, followed by four activities around the game of tennis.
Make a scarf: Wheelspins and Yarns of Wisdom with Samantha Longmore - Start your knitting adventure and create a knitted scarf to take home as a memento of The Gathering.
Female Physiology: Nutrition + Exercise with Mandy Bourlet - Learn how to support your physiology with nutrition and exercise for maximum health throughout your life.
Gentle Yoga for Everyday Life with 3 Bush Seeds - Learn simple ways to manage stress using yoga and breathing techniques that you can bring into your everyday life.
Mental health and wellbeing in the modern age with Ruby Riethmuller - Ways to optimise wellbeing and how to harness your power to believe in yourself to create change.
Paint for Wellness with Stephanie Corkhill Hyles - Unleash your creativity with some painting. Painting as a life tool can be used when we need to express ourselves.
Making the most of your iPhone: Capturing everyday life with Camilla Duffy - Feel confident behind your iPhone or smartphone in being able to capture all of life's moments from big to small.
Growing fresh produce: Simply Herbaceous with the Rotary Club of Harden Murrumburrah - Immerse yourself in 'earthy' tasks, learn new skills and learn ways to use herbs in cooking, teas, air purifiers, soaps and more.
Golfing for everyone: An opportunity to thrive with Casey Thompson and Tanya Smith - Learn some golf fundamentals and skills from the pros at Golf NSW and discover how much fun it can be, no matter your golfing experience.
There is still time to book your tickets in for the weekend so jump online and visit https://events.humanitix.com/rural-womens-gathering-2024.
When booking your tickets you will be able to select the workshops you'd like to take part in throughout the day, as well as securing your spot for events on Friday evening and Sunday.