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A Friend of Mine is a series of conversations with some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia. Whether you’re starting out in business and wondering how to go from side hustle to full time or you’re looking for ways to expand on what you’ve already established, A Friend of Mine will take a deep dive into the nitty gritty to help you along your journey. Let us introduce you to some amazing female entrepreneurs who will share their experience and knowledg ...
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Welcome to our audio version of OAK Magazine. Since launching our print publication in 2017, we’ve been sharing real, authentic, powerful stories that centre around regional and rural women who run a business. We are bringing each print issue of OAK to life through this exclusive audio podcast.. Get ready to delve into the real and inspiring stories of women living, working and driving change in regional and rural Australia. Connect with OAK Magazine on Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/oak ...
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This episode of She Makes News is proudly produced by OAK Magazine Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 10 May 2024. Making news this week: Beef Week observations with Emma Williams from Acre Agency Cotton On KIDS partner with Victorian rural business Rhythm First Aid Plus more news snippets LINKS Acre Ag…
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 3 May 2024. Making news this week: Trends in the legal landscape with Sarah Gee from Curium Legal Social media expert Mac&Ernie explains Instagram's updated algorithm Plus more news snippets LINKS Curium Legal - http…
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine. This is an extended interview with host Kimberley Furness and Vanessa Vazquez, founder of Birds in the Bush and a solicitor based in Orange NSW at Whiteley Ironside & Shillington Solicitors. This episode contains details concerning domestic violence. It’s not for little ears. If you or someone y…
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine. ** This wrap up contains details concerning domestic violence. It’s not for little ears.** Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 26 April 2024. Making news this week: 'Every Bird Counts' - that's the message being spread today by domestic violence advoc…
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine. Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 19 April 2024. Making news this week: Ceramic artist and TikToker Shelby Sherritt opens new 'paint your own pottery' studio in Ballarat, VIC New research article investigates the rise of rural women podcasters Plus …
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine. Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 29 March 2024. Making news this week: A call for the florist industry to be more sustainable following an example of excessive waste at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 'Say yes to the wool dress' …
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine. Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 22 March 2024. Making news this week: Players from a rural Victorian netball club are being forced to change in a "sheep shed" How new advertising guidelines are impacting cosmetic injectors and consumers What does …
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This is our most downloaded episode this year. First published on our podcast She Makes News, this is an extended interview with host Kimberley Furness and Lottie Rae from The Studio - Trangie. Lottie recently sold the business and spoke to She Makes News about the experience, her advice for other business owners and what's next after The Studio. E…
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She Makes News is a podcast produced by OAK Magazine. Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 15 March 2024. Making news this week: Exclusive announcement - The Studio Trangie has SOLD! GRO Rural, a new rural professional talent directory Plus more news snippets Listen to a BONUS raw and candid episode with …
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Our first episode of She Makes News has launched. Welcome to your weekly news wrap up for regional women in Australia. It's Friday 8 March 2024. Making news this week: Announcement - 2024 AgriFutures Rural Women's Award Victorian Winner Special International Women's Day event specifically for young women More than 250 rural mothers attend Motherlan…
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This is a special International Women’s Day series featuring members of Club OAK which supports and promotes your rural business through print, digital, audio and mentoring opportunities over a 12 month period. Belinda Mawhinney provides an exceptional service to leaders and business owners who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or uncertain about how to tak…
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This is a special International Women’s Day series featuring members of Club OAK which supports and promotes your rural business through print, digital and audio opportunities over a 12 month period. Founded by Gayle Wilson, Soul Care Bendigo is a place of community and empowerment, either through group sessions of personal development or private w…
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This is a special International Women’s Day series featuring members of Club OAK which supports and promotes your rural business through print, digital, audio and mentoring opportunities over a 12 month period. Tenai Seymour’s journey from working in a digital agency to starting her own business in the Meta ads space is a testament to the power of …
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This is a special International Women’s Day series featuring members of Club OAK which supports and promotes your rural business through print, digital and audio opportunities over a 12 month period. Sisters and besties Samantha and Renae opened women's fashion boutique Sare in rural Victoria at the start 2023. The fashion obsessed duo love connect…
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This is a special International Women’s Day series featuring members of Club OAK which supports and promotes your rural business through print, digital and audio opportunities over a 12 month period. Lauren Barrett is the director and principal psychologist at Regenerative Psychology. Lauren made Holbrook her home in 2020, and has watched her busin…
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Our new podcast SHE MAKES NEWS is launching this Friday. Listen the trailer. Welcome to She Makes News, your weekly news podcast for women in rural and regional Australia. I'm your host Kimberley Furness, and I’ll bring you a wrap up of the latest stories and local events that matter to you. Every Friday, we will dive into our curated headlines, ha…
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In 2017, Queensland artist and curator, Cara-Ann Simpson spent almost a year in hospital with a severe brain infection. She was later diagnosed with multiple sclerosis and neurosarcoidosis. Cara-Ann had to relearn to walk and speak clearly. Creativity gave her back a sense of belonging. At the rehab centre, Cara-Ann’s partner, Michael, would take h…
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Artist and maker Sarah Ryan puts the perfect blend of nostalgia and vintage charm into Quandialla Candle Co. Rather than be stressed by burning the business candle at both ends, she has created a way of working to suit her lifestyle and her brain. Sarah’s handcrafted soy candles hit the market over a decade ago. It’s a one person show run on the fa…
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In over 20 years as a professional photographer, Honey Atkinson has heard every reason why women hate themselves and don’t want their picture taken. With her online phone photography course, Honey is sharing skills and ideas so they can show up as their best self (ie). Photographer. Videographer. Educator. It’s all Honey ever wanted to do, and she’…
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Kazz Rasmussen started her career a special education teacher, working in the classroom and consultancy. However, she soon realised that she wanted to make a bigger impact and provide more support to individuals with disabilities. Kazz's journey to becoming a business owner began in 2016 when she took a year off teaching to care for her ill father.…
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There’s a stereotype about real estate agents. Josie Caruso doesn’t really fit that mould. In the first chapter of her successful real estate career, Josie had to navigate a cut-throat male-dominated industry that shunned emotion and vulnerability. This was while Josie and her husband were going through IVF, an intensely emotional rollercoaster. As…
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This is a pen and paper episode! We have digital sherpa Leanne O'Sullivan, who will be your tour guide to the wonderful world of online marketing in this special episode. From her home in Dubbo, NSW, the CEO of Adventure Digital shares how she got started in business 25 years ago, and her motivation to provide flexibility and support to other entre…
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Hayley DeJong's journey from childhood financial hardship to founding a successful mortgage brokerage, is testament to her determination and commitment to overcome the challenges that life throws our way. In her early 20s, Hayley set her sights on a position at Bendigo Bank. She became a persistent caller, reaching out every couple of weeks to inqu…
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There’s a whole generation whose lives are not on social media. Like a personal and private podcast, A Lasting Tale records the life stories of the elderly and the dying, gifting their families with insight and the memory and intimacy of a loved one’s voice. When Dimity Brassil’s father and sister both died in a relatively short period, it was thei…
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For Karen O’Brien, opening a homewares store was a dream in the making for many years. Karen and her husband Jed lived in the outback for 15 years managing cattle stations whilst raising their young family. As their four children grew older, Karen began to think about what she could do beyond being a mum. The idea of starting an online business eme…
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