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.

Learn How To Become A Savvy Agricultural Policy Lobbyist On Wednesday 17th February 2010 3rd February 2010: Do you want to help shape and influence State and Federal Government policy (and even local government policy) that will affect the future of the land and our communities? Do you want to learn more about how Government policy is developed and improve your ability to influence it? If so, then the Condamine Alliance will be holding a special one day workshop for women on Wednesday 17th February 2010 that will be of great interest to you. The workshop is being held from 9:00am to 4:30pm at the Panorama Room in Picnic Point at 164 Tourist Road in Toowoomba, and its purpose is to teach rural women how government policy is shaped and influenced, and make them much more powererful lobbyists as a result. Janice Jiggens - an internationally recognised expert in agriculture, environment and gender issues who's worked for the United Nations, the European Economic Union and the World Bank - will be a special guest speaker. And the full-day workshop will cover all aspects of this often little-understood process. The workshop is free but an RSVP by 10th February is essential to help the organisers plan seating. You can make one by phoning the Condamine Alliance on (07) 4620-0112 or by emailing them. You can also obtain a two-page PDF flyer about the workshop (which includes the full workshop programme) by clicking here.

Second 2009 State Conference Photo Gallery Now Online: The Cafe Marketplace 25th January 2010: The 2009 QRWN State Conference in Toowoomba was a very big event - and today we're pleased to be able to post our second Photo Gallery from it. The latest Photo Gallery focusses on the Cafe Marketplace - an extension of our traditional Conference trade displays which added the cultural competitions, an art show and a health spa into the mix to create something genuinely innovative and different. Our new Gallery features the best shots that were taken of the Marketplace, the exhibitors and the wide variety of goods, services and artworks that were on show throughout the weekend. You can relive the Conference and the Cafe Marketplace (if you were there) or spot the friendly faces of all the QRWN's terrific members and supporters (if you weren't) by clicking here.