Women in Agriculture

17/06/2026

🌟 Free Employer Support coming to:

✅ Kilcoy Visitor Info Centre - 27 July

✅ Lowood Library - 20 July

✅ Esk Library - 13 July

✅ 10am to 1pm each day

For all businesses & employers needing new staff in the Somerset Region. Come along, get some support to help you advertise vacancies and promote your job.

We can help you to:

▶️ Find staff

▶️ Advertise jobs

▶️ Local support

▶️ MS Office 365 Training

Sometimes, as a business owner, you know you need more staff, but you don't have the time to research the role, prepare job descriptions, write online job advertisements and get the recruitment process started.

We can help get your job online and advertised. Meet with us at one of our upcoming employer support sessions.

Register now:

https://womeninagriculture.org.au/workforce-connections

[email protected]

Somerset Regional Council

Free local employer support to help advertise vacancies and connect with job seekers in Somerset.

17/06/2026

🌟 FREE MS Office 365 training 🌟 is available for women aged 15 & over, who are about to start work. Either an employer or a jobseeker can register.

It is free with limited places available. Must in the regions of Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim or Somerset.

Designed for everyone, from beginners to advanced.

One MS Office 365 software topic can be selected.

Voucher codes are emailed and the student can enrol themselves on a date and time that suits them. The training provider delivers training approximately every week continuously. Ongoing support is offered to all students.

Students will need a computer with the latest software versions installed, and earbuds/headphones. A second monitor is advisable.

▶️ Click this link to register: https://womeninagriculture.org.au/ms-office-training

📨 Enquiries: [email protected]

Funded Office 365 training for eligible women aged 15 years and over in Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim or Somerset.

12/06/2026

🚜 Tough seasons call for strong people — and sometimes a few extra tools in the toolbox 💪🌱

Queensland farmers and producers are invited to step away from the paddock for a day and invest in something just as important… themselves.

Join Queensland Farmers' Federation (QFF) and international resilience expert Elizabeth McNaughton for an engaging and practical workshop focused on building personal and business resilience using the innovative “Doing Well” cards — a deck of 100 simple, everyday strategies backed by recovery knowledge and neuroscience.

🗓 Thursday 18 June
⏰ 9:00am – 2:30pm
📍 The Miners Lantern, Tamborine Mountain Glades

Whether you’re navigating tough times, supporting a team, or simply looking for practical ways to strengthen resilience, this workshop is designed with producers in mind.

🌿 Come for the strategies. Stay for the conversations, connection and fresh perspective.

👉 Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/tips-and-tools-for-tough-times-a-workshop-for-farmers

Please share with anyone who could benefit from this fantastic opportunity.

12/06/2026

📈 WHAT’S HIRING THE MOST RIGHT NOW? 📈

If you’ve been thinking about changing careers, finding a new opportunity or even making the move back to working closer to home, now might be the perfect time.

Across the Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Somerset regions, businesses are continuing to search for workers in a range of industries — with some sectors experiencing particularly strong demand right now 👇

🔹 Preschool & School Education
🔹 Construction & Trades
🔹 Food & Beverage Services
🔹 Social Assistance Services
🔹 Hospitals

From apprenticeships and traineeships through to experienced roles, there are opportunities available for people at all stages of their career journey.

The regional workforce is continuing to grow and evolve — and local employers are actively looking for skilled, reliable and motivated workers.

👉 Explore opportunities on the IWM Jobs Platform and see what roles are available across our region.
👉IWMJOBS.COM.AU

26/05/2026

The FINAL Farm Business Management workshop will be held at the Somerset Cultural Centre in Esk on:

14th, 17th, 28th & 29th July 2026.
From 8am to 4pm over the four days with lunch included.

We have already trained many women farm owners and managers across our regions to date and they all have totally enjoyed the experience. Yes, it's trained by UQSkills from the University of Queensland at Gatton - but it is delivered by Mat who is an agricultural business owner himself and he has agreed to share his knowledge in a very practical, helpful way.

Come in your farm clothes or office clothes - all welcome!

Learn things, enjoy company and make friends from businesses just like yours - you will be glad you did!

Register your interest here:
https://womeninagriculture.org.au/fbm-skillset-roi

Email: [email protected]

Register your interest in the Farm Business Management Skillset training program. Free for people employed in the agricultural industry in South East Queensland.

26/05/2026

🌟 Big congratulations to Bianca!

Bianca has officially joined the Bare Essentials team as the new Farm Records & Data Reporting Officer! 🎉

Thanks to the IWMJobs portal and her dedication to training through the Women in Agriculture project, she's ready to make an impact from day one. Wishing her all the best in this exciting journey!

22/05/2026

🌟 I just wanted to shout out to all businesses and job seekers that part of our work here at RDA is to help employers find talented staff across the regions of Ipswich, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim & Somerset.

Not only do we manage the FREE IWMJobs board for our region's councils, but we are also dedicated to helping busy employers upload job ads and find great candidates.

With our vast network and reach, we can also promote your job openings right around the regions.

This service is free to all employers and job seekers. You can either go online and 'self-serve' or get in contact with me and our team will help out. Just email me or visit the website:

https://iwmjobs.com.au/
[email protected]

20/05/2026

Thats a wrap! 🥇🏆

Gatton cohort for the Farm Business Mgt training met for dinner. A lot of knowledge and support has been shared, with friendships made.

These ladies are from agricultural businesses of all types. Looking for some ideas for the future or simply a 'health check' for their businesses.

Mat the trainer is the owner of an ag business himself, and is a lot of fun to train with - keeping things real and practical with a few laughs thrown in!

BOOK YOUR PLACE at the next free 4-day workshop - you won't be disappointed! Dates are:

Boonah - June
Esk - July