Stories of Impact
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.
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.
The Work Behind the Work: Encouraging Women to Step Into Their Power in Ag
Broad acre farmer Robyn Buerckner might be working behind the scenes at this year’s Thriving Women Conference, but she’ll have a front-row seat when 200 women in ag gain career and life-changing connections, knowledge and confidence.
Facilitating Futures: From OT to Community Catalyst
As an Ambassador for WoTL on the Eyre Peninsula, the expert facilitator hosts workshops, events and training that connect and empower local women.
It’s a role she relishes – but it’s also a far cry from her early career working in healthcare.
“I started out life as an occupational therapist,” Lucy says.
Bridging the Gap Between Fear and Action
Dili Schoenberg is no stranger to change.
She swapped the hustle and bustle of city life in Sydney for a quiet, rural life when she moved to Clare, South Australia, for her first job out of university.
And, more recently, she switched from a successful research career to working as a full-time farmer in Manoora in SA’s Mid North.
But that doesn’t mean she finds each new change easy.
“In fact, I think it gets scarier with age,” she says.