The International Toast was proposed by Jim to the Rotary Club of Andorra
They got a 20 year Anniversary stamp in 1998, so they must be doing something right
Thanks for the photos Dave
Something about needing the Medal of Courage to get out of bed.
Warryn’s new dog to the beach – sand and salt.
Trevor from “up north“
Richard introduced Sarah
Bio as follows.
Dr Sarah Casey is Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator (Communication) at the University of the Sunshine Coast. She leads projects looking at rural women’s experiences living in long-term drought in rural communities. She is the co-author of Media and Society (6th Edition), and Hashtag Feminisms: Australian media feminists, activism, and digital campaigns.
Sarah was inspired to start working on rural projects as she comes from a fifth generation Queensland farming family and admires the strength of the people she has known all her life, but she has seen many people in the bush almost reach breaking point due to increasing challenges to life on the land. As such, Sarah is passionate about helping people to create off-farm income sources, and enabling them to stay in the regional, remote, and rural communities that they love.
Prior to academia, Sarah worked in Tokyo, then spent a decade working for large financial organisations, as well as in communication, in Australia and the UK. Sarah is the current Secretary (2021-) and immediate Vice-President (2018-2021) of the Australian Women’s and Gender Studies Association, the national academic peak body for women’s and gender studies research. Her work about rural life has featured in academic publications, national media such as ABC Country Hour, as well as internationally in the Chicago Quarterly Review. In 2022, Sarah's piece (with Juliet Watson) on Neighbours was included in The Conversation's annal yearbook.
Website: https://www.storiesofcountrywomen.com/
Email: scasey3@usc.edu.au
Podcast series – Apple Podcasts Spotify
Although from a fifth generation farming family, she has no farming ability, therefore, academia beckoned
Rural women’s stories.
No “media“ lens.
She’s been at the university of the Sunshine Coast for six years and has worked for Shire Councils
2018–19 real stories of Country women
67.4% Queensland was drought declared
“the rain will come“
None or too much.
City/Country
Video – woman from Surat.
Rude Jude from Charleville.
There was independent evidence from Ian, who went to school with her.
Off farm income sources.
Tourist attractions
Fishing/camping/adult toys
“content warning“
Media – portray as victims.
Kylee – bags/Internet
Gidgee
80% of income.
gidgeebushcamp.com.au
Trisha - Paroo Shire - online shop.
Bush kids
Interviewed over 60 women.
The Government not providing the right Support
Community voices
Local government supportive.
Made in Murwah.
Digital literacy.
Real rural women’s leadership
Podcast by 30
Then Fiji, – sea levels rising.
Internet the key.
Entrepreneurship and advocacy.
Deborah - “nothing is flatter than a Morgan mail bag”
Banks/newspapers.
Mens sheds.
Mark – 16th of April is general meeting with “complicated“ constitutional issues at stake
Bob – International Youth Exchange?
Caloundra Pacific may be involved.
Another from Chloe – Issy’s sister?
Trevor – focus on hosts.
Sergeant Richard.
A couple of phone fines.
Ian been at Rotary for 30 years, but he missed the Rotary meeting on the day.
Happy Easter everyone – Judy is off camping
