Chicks program coming to Jerilderie

Hosted by YACTAC (Yanco Creek and Tributaries Council) and made possible through funding from the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, it’s a day that promises to "fill your cup".

"This will be the first time that the Chicks in the Sticks events will be held in New South Wales,“ YACTAC project officer Bronwyn Thomas said.

“There have been several held in Victoria, but this is a first for the Riverina.

"We'll actually be having two very different events, with the first one in Jerilderie and then we'll be holding a second event on July 4 in Moulamein.

"The aim for the day is to reconnect our communities and bring them together.

"I would like to think that people can come along, relax for the day and park everything that might be happening at home or in their personal life and just enjoy and fill that cup up.“

Tickets to the Jerilderie luncheon are $25 and guests will hear from Bendigo entrepreneur Kimberley Furness and teacher and conservationist Lou Bull.

Ms Furness is an award-winning publisher of OAK magazine and hosts the ‘A Friend of Mine’ podcast sharing stories that focus around regional and rural women.

Ms Bull is known for working with landholders to protect the squirrel glider populations around Burrumbuttock.

She also presents garden radio talkback on ABC and wrote and published the Aquila Garden Guide.

The lunch will run from 11.30am to 2.30pm and will also have a panel discussion and general question and answer session.

YACTAC chair Trevor Clark said the group is pleased to bring the Chicks in the Sticks concept to communities that have been affected by adversity such as drought.

"Women are the foundational linkages in businesses, volunteering, providing off farm income and securing resources for environmental projects on farms,“ he said.

"The YACTAC board appreciates the roles and responsibilities women often endure and invite them enjoy a day of fun.“

Tickets are $25. To book, scan the QR in the ad on page 6 or call 0427 433 123.