Free All-Day Forum For Rural Families In Kilkivan On Saturday 20th March 2010 1st March 2010: Members of the Gympie QRWN Branch are helping to coordinate a special forum in Kilkivan at the Kilkivan Town Hall in Bligh Street on Saturday 20 March called “Our Rural Community – Focusing on the Future”. This free all-day event is aimed at families with a special focus on men’s and women’s health and farm safety. It will be compered by local identity Mike Webb and special guest speakers Billy Moore (former rugby league player) and Jean McRuvie will kick-start the day. There’ll be talks on farm safety by QRWN member Cindy Hartwig, talk for kids about quad bike safety, “Pit Stop" health checks and the CHSN health van for the men. There'll also be face painting for the kids and pampering for the ladies. Morning tea and lunch will be available too. Leading the project are FOCUS, a subsidiary of the Sunshine Coast Division of General Practice. The group approached Gympie QRWN to support the project and our ladies have taken the ball and run with it!! The day is also being made possible by Centrelink, who'll have rural advisors on hand to help with enquiries. For further information about the day, contact Rosemary Burnett on 5486 1248, Cindy Hartwig 5482 2203 or click here. Photo: The Kilkivan Town Hall in Bligh Street, Kilkivan will be the centre for a special (and completely free) all-day forum for rural families on Saturday 20th March. Empowering Women Forums Coming To Barcaldine And Pentland On 9th & 10th March 2010 25th February 2010: The Desert Uplands Committee and the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing will be hosting two all-day Empowering Women Forums at Barcaldine and Pentland on the 9th and 10th March 2010. The Forums will focus on how to improve your own personal productivity and your business. Attendees will be able to listen to successful rural businesswomen tell their stories and hear how various rural enterprises have successfully met and dealt with a wide range of challenges. There'll also be sessions on goals and goal-setting; strategies for accepting and dealing with change; trade displays; as well as a chicken and champagne working breakfast and a great picnic lunch. Child minding will be available on request too, if needed. Tickets to either of the Forums are only $25 per head, and you can obtain a PDF flyer about the Forums by clicking here. You can reserve a seat and/or obtain more information by phoning the Desert Uplands Commitee on (07) 4651-1002 or by by emailing them New QRWN Website Design Launched Today 7th February 2010: The QRWN website has taken on a slightly different look from today onwards. From now on - at the suggestion of members - we're putting our most recent news stories on our front page so you can see what's new at a glance the instant you visit our site. Our previous News section will still remain in the same place, and once stories move off our front page they'll "overflow" into this area. But if you've previously bookmarked our News page, you might want to change your bookmark to our front page URL (http://qrwn.org.au) if you want to get our latest news straight up. Read more QRWN news by clicking here...

LATEST NEWS Find out what we've been up to lately in our Latest News. You can also get today's Queensland news in our Daily News Headlines or catch up with some great reading in our Rural News Resources links (even get the current weather report). ABOUT THE QRWN Who are the QRWN? You can read more about our Aims, Missions and Objectives; find out where our Branches are; meet the Executive and Management teams; and see what our Working Parties are up to. QRWN PROJECTS The QRWN have initiated and managed many projects over the years that have made significant improvement to the lives of rural women. You can read more about our current and past projects to discover what they were; what they are; and what's coming! PHOTO GALLERIES The QRWN isn't just about community work - we have a lot of fun too! You can see highlights of some of our recent conferences and social get-togethers in our extensive Photo Galleries. USEFUL LINKS We've gathered together a lot of links to useful resources for rural women. They cover everything from health, women's issues and government through to farming, technology and other things. And you'll find them in our site's Links section. JOIN US! Membership of the QRWN is inexpensive and we welcome anyone who has a real interest in improving the lives of rural women. You can find out how to join us (and even get a Membership Application Form) by clicking here...