Daily Archives: March 14, 2007

4TH WORLD CONGRESS OF RURAL WOMEN: TRAVEL BURSARIES

The matter I raise relates to the announcement made on 8 March by the Minister for Agriculture in the other place of $12 000 in travel bursaries for four Victorian rural women — $3000 for each — to attend the 4th World Congress of Rural Women to be held in South Africa. The conference will…

WOMEN: RURAL INDUSTRIES AWARD

Last Thursday International Women’s Day in Ballarat was celebrated by the announcement of the 2007 Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation rural women’s award. Gathered at the historic Mining Exchange in Lydiard Street, Ballarat, women from all over Victoria were brought together to recognise the vital contribution that women make in rural Victoria. Deborah Bain…