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Beyond the kitchen table

Updates on activities and issues important to rural women

The Beyond the Kitchen Table column, written by Sonia Muir, features in Agriculture Today and provides updates on activities and issues important to rural women.

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Good fire women

Many women form part of the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) 'volunteer army' and you can find many of them in last year’s 2011 Hidden Treasures Honour Roll.

Shanelle Anderson from Jerry’s Plains is one such hidden treasure we unearthed in 2011.

Despite a very busy lifestyle raising a family and running a dairy farm, she still finds time to give to the community and was named local Citizen of the Year a few years ago.

2012

March	Heidi versus Howard - perception barrier to be hurdled: Comissioner
April	Cotton from animals? Not in this food plan
May	Good fire women

2011

March	Make more board room for skirts
April	Paddock to classroom
May	Evocities: new word for crossing the divide
June	Easy, free tweet access to universe and beyond
July	Start digging for treasure
August	Strength is about more than biceps
September	Annual Women's Gathering in Gloucester is six weeks away
October	Husbands who love to iron - they're still a rare breed
November	Women's world - UN reports unenviable Aussie stats
December	Vast seam of human gold can hold up half the sky

2010

March	Gender debate an economic imperative
April	Idea worth a buck is a winner
May	Settled refugees contribute
June	Time to reveal your hidden treasures
July	Learn to invest and increase your confidence – life can change
August	Expand role, rebadge
October	We can all play a role in reducing the nation's 'Hidden Toll'
November	Offer urbanites the magic backyard tastes of yore
December	Women rocking out Wentworth

Sonia Muir

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