Australian Women in Agriculture (AWiA) conference attendees will hear from prominent Australian author Fleur McDonald, as the keynote speaker for the 2017 AWiA Conference Gala Dinner. With the generous support of Rural Bank, attendees at the 2017 Conference will be provided with the rare opportunity to hear Australia’s most popular […]
AWiA partners with Share The Dignity for 2017 Conference
AUSTRALIAN Women in Agriculture (AWiA) are partnering with Share The Dignity for its 2017 Conference to help ensure every woman is afforded dignity when dealing with her period. AWiA President Sarah Parker said that her organisation had chosen Share The Dignity as its charitable partner because it shines a light […]
PNG Women in Agriculture thank partners for 10-year service
The Papua New Guinea Women in Agricultural Development Foundation (PNGWiADF) this week celebrated 10 years of service as the voice of women farmers in the country. To commemorate the occasion PNGWIADF President Maria Linibi expressed gratitude to the partnerships the organisation enjoyed among business communities, state institutions and stakeholders including […]
The 2016/17 AWiA Board is announced in Canberra!
The 2016 Australian Women in Agriculture Conference and AGM in Canberra ACT marks an important date in the organisation’s history and future. Outgoing AWiA President Elizabeth Brennan officially opened the proceedings on Saturday, 10th September and announced the new Board and Executive. President: Sarah Parker (General Board Member) Secretary: Elizabeth […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 8: Urgency is an understatement
Image credit: Australian Strategic Policy Institute As the COP21 event draws to a close, the tension in the negotiations is necessarily also rising. It would be fair to say that all those represented here want to return to their own countries with some evidence of success. However, there are […]
#AWiA2Paris blog 7: “When it was time to act… “
Yesterday, I wrote about how women from across the globe had come to Paris to tell their stories and put their community views in front of the decision makers here at COP21. The media coverage that the “gender” day yesterday (8th) has received hopefully means that the decision makers and […]