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Mapping Her Own Path: How Jess Built a Thriving Ag Consultancy
“While I had an established client network in Victoria, NSW and parts of regional SA, it wasn’t as strong as it had been years earlier, and I was trying to re-enter that space from a different place and at a time when I couldn’t event meet up with people for a coffee or go to networking events. “I was lucky enough to be approached by someone to do some project management work, and they recommended WoTL’s Stepping Into Leadership program. Honestly, it’s been one of the best things I’ve done.”
Spring 2026 Crop Walks Kick Off in SA
Spring has certainly delivered the goods this year, and so have our recent WoTL Crop Walks across the Cummins district, Pinnaroo district and the Hart Field Days. Over the past week, women connected to agriculture stepped away from their usual routines to spend time...
Thriving Women 2026 Keynotes – and how to secure your tickets!
We were so excited to finally let the secret out this week - our dream line up of Keynote speakers for the 2026 Thriving Women Conference; Kemi Nekvapil, Cathy McGowan and Olympia Yarger. If you’ve been to Thriving Women before, you’ll know it’s more than a capacity...
From Reset to Rebuild: Growing a Business with Purpose
“While I had an established client network in Victoria, NSW and parts of regional SA, it wasn’t as strong as it had been years earlier, and I was trying to re-enter that space from a different place and at a time when I couldn’t event meet up with people for a coffee or go to networking events. “I was lucky enough to be approached by someone to do some project management work, and they recommended WoTL’s Stepping Into Leadership program. Honestly, it’s been one of the best things I’ve done.”
Autumn Ambassador Events Round Up
There was a flurry of activity over February, March and April, when WoTL Ambassadors brought women together across regions, from the Riverina in NSW and Riverland in SA, to the Barossa, Mid North, Murraylands, Southern Yorke Peninsula and Lower Eyre Peninsula. Across...
SiL 2026 – The Journey Begins
On 17–18 February, our newest Stepping Into Leadership cohort came together for their first residential workshop, and the start of eight months of growth, challenge and connection. It was wonderful to bring them all together face to face for the first time, and have...
Beyond Comfort Zones: Jo’s 1000km journey of growth
Snowy Mountains agronomist Jo Powells jumped at the chance to help organise WoTL’s 2024 Thriving Women conference – even though it was being held almost 1,000km away.
After missing out on attending the 2023 conference, Jo threw her hat in the ring to join the organising committee for the event in Hahndorf, SA, the following year.
A Letter From Leanne – WoTL Director and Women In Grain Finalist
‘It’s hard to be what you can’t see’. In grains and more broadly ag, we are guilty at times of not valuing every role in our farming teams. Historically females have been in those roles that have been under valued & not in the public eye. Thanks to Grain Producers SA and the SA Grain Industry Awards, that is slowly changing.
Celebrating Our First WoTL Ambassador Event in New South Wales
WoTL marked an exciting milestone in October, with our very first Ambassador Event in New South Wales, held in Mulwala for International Rural Women’s Day. With 40 women in attendance, including WoTL Board Chair Han Worsley, and Events Coordinator Kathy Moloney, it...
Coming Full Circle: Dani Nickolls’ Journey Back to the Farm
Stepping into her role working on the family farm is almost like coming full circle for Dani Nickolls.
Growing up on Kangaroo Island, she loved life as a farm kid and the open space that comes with living on a grazing and cropping property.