ABOUT RURAL WOMEN’S DAY
Rural Women’s Day Ltd is a registered not-for-profit organisation led by Founder & Managing Director, Jackie Elliott, to connect rural and regional women through Community, Collaboration and Celebration.
The ‘Rural Women’s Day’ brand grew beyond expectation following the inaugural sell out event held in the Southern Grampians, Victoria on October 15, 2019. Since then, there has been over 20+ events hosted across Australia.
In 2020 ‘Rural Women’s Day’ published a collaborative keepsake magazine to connect with our community during the pandemic, with 700 copies distributed across Australia and New Zealand. The 2023 issue sold nearly 2000 copies, and as of 2024, the Rural Women’s Day social media community has grown organically to a collective of 15,000 followers.
In 2024, Rural Women’s Day Ltd have announced a new National Partnership with Australia’s leading renewable energy company — Squadron Energy. This is an exciting new chapter for Rural Women’s Day Ltd and one of our biggest achievements to date, ensuring a collaborative future for our not-for-profit Community.
Do you have an idea or collaboration in mind to connect with rural women in your community? Get in touch, we would love to hear from you!
Rural Women's Day Ltd. and the International Day of Rural Women share the same goal of empowering rural women, but they differ in scope and approach. The International Day of Rural Women is an annual United Nations observance on October 15, recognising the crucial role of rural women in agriculture, food security, and poverty reduction worldwide. In contrast, Rural Women's Day Ltd. is a not-for-profit organisation that focuses on connecting, collaborating and celebrating rural and regional women across Australia and New Zealand
Frequently Asked Questions
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Rural Women's Day Ltd. and the International Day of Rural Women share the same goal of empowering rural women, but they differ in scope and approach. The International Day of Rural Women is an annual United Nations observance on October 15, recognising the crucial role of rural women in agriculture, food security, and poverty reduction worldwide. In contrast, Rural Women's Day Ltd. focuses on connecting, collaborating and celebrating rural and regional women across Australia and New Zealand.
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Our magazine is published every 3 years, only available by pre-order. Due to the scope of our events, we can't focus on production of a magazine every year. You can read our story archives or special blog features over here. We have a great supportive relationship with rural magazine, Graziher, which prints six issues a year and we highly recommend this if you're looking for a frequent dose of rural stories!
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Our event locations vary each year. Visit our Events page here to see which one is closest to you!
OUR VALUES
Creating connections through:
Rural and regional Australia is vast and presents a unique set of challenges for the women who live there. Rural Women’s Day reduces isolation, by helping rural women connect to their communities – locally and beyond.
COMMUNITY
COLLABORATION
From the beginning, Rural Women’s Day has been a champion of small businesses and has formed over 200+ collaborations and partnerships with businesses and individuals across Australia and New Zealand.
Rural Women’s Day celebrates you, the rural woman and all we are, as a collective. Our annual events provide a space for rural women to feel celebrated for all they do; to be inspired through the stories of others’ successes; and built a community through shared experiences.
CELEBRATION
ABOUT OUR national partner:
SQUADRON ENERGY
Squadron Energy is Australia’s leading renewable energy company that develops, operates and owns renewable energy assets in Australia. They are 100% Australian owned, and have 1.1 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy in operation and 900MW under construction.
Squadron Energy is committed to launching 14GW of projects by 2030, powering the equivalent of six million homes. This company is community-focussed, and a huge leader in Australia’s transition to our clean energy future.
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