COMMUNITY | COLLABORATION | CELEBRATION

Join us in Ballarat, Victoria for our 2025 Rural Women's Day - National Weekend Celebration!

Arrive at The Goods Shed on Saturday for morning tea, for a full day from 9am-5pm packed with opportunity to connect and hear incredible personal stories from rural and regional women from across Australia and New Zealand including; Kirsten Diprose, Fi Braid, Philippa Cameron, Chloe Buiting and four state Rural Women's Day volunteer hosts, Rachel, Sarah, Lisa and Elisha. There's more, but we will save some special details for closer to the event or keep them a surprise!

You will also have the opportunity to support several small businesses; Wool Grow, Rhythm First Aid, Blossom Soy Candles, The Aromatic Artisan, Ellen Walsh Designs, ETCH Sparkling and Hartlands Eucalyptus and receive a Rural Women's Day Gift Bag, ETCH Sparkling for lunch and a chance to win a pair of RM Williams Boots!

Join us from 8 'til late for an evening at Grainery Lane — Ballarat's one-of-a-kind saloon-style cocktail bar — you can either put your feet up, catch up or dance to live music by local soloist Amelia Everard and be treated to delicious canapés and purchase your favourite beverage.

On Sunday you have the option to book one (or two) 1.5 hour workshops at an additional expense which includes morning tea;

Floral Arrangement with Liv Coutts (Pemberley of Malmsbury)
Social Media for Business with Hannah McNulty Creative
Watercolour with Ellen Walsh Designs
Jessica Fishburn - Flow State / Pelvic Floor Physio
The WILDCARD - will you take a risk or play it safe?

You can also book to join a Sunday Morning Early Pilates Class with Katie Fay (Class Only, Morning Tea not included)

We encourage you to explore the local region, Ballarat has so much to offer for everyone!

Rural Women's Day is proudly supported by our National Partner Squadron Energy!

See our program below, please note, as we all know unexpected things can occur, our volunteers work incredibly hard to ensure all guests enjoy our events even if we need to make changes last minute.

Tickets are non-refundable however can be transferred and we asked you to let us know name changes by emailing ruralwomensday@gmail.com

Please provide dietary restrictions on check out, we can't guarantee a change of requirements can be accommodated after September 5, 2025.

Tenylle Marie Photography will capturing all events that will be used for the purpose of Rural Women's Day Ltd promotion.