International Women’s Day 2025
Eyre Business will be hosting a two-fold celebration of International Women’s Day in 2025, an evening event at the Kimba Gateway Hotel on the Thursday night and a livestream of the Adelaide IWD breakfast on Friday morning at the Eyre Business Centre.
More information and tickets available at: https://tinyurl.com/Eyre-Business-IWD25
Thursday 6th March
Join us for an evening of wonderful conversations and inspiration with guest speakers Shane Rowe from Almerta Station, and local Cecilia Woolford. The evening will be hosted by the Eyre Business team at the Kimba Gateway Hotel at 6pm, with nibbles and champagne on arrival.
About our speakers:
Shane Rowe, and her husband Paddy, own Almerta Station, a multi-generation grazing property in the Flinders Ranges, SA.
In 2025, Almerta Station will celebrate 15 years in tourism, welcoming guests to experience its stunning landscapes, rich history, and outback hospitality on their working station.
In September 2010, the family made the decision to branch into tourism to diversify their income, in addition to running 4000-8000 sheep and their off property work. This led to a journey of creating individual campsites across the property and renovating the Shearing Quarters and an original cottage.
Combining sustainable sheep farming with tourism, they offer off-grid luxury at Henders House, shearers quarters accommodation and secluded bush campsites, providing guests with privacy, comfort, and an authentic outback experience.
Shane is the Chairperson of Station Stays SA and a Flinders Ranges & Outback Tourism Board representative. She is passionate about agritourism, community advocacy, and supporting regional businesses.
https://www.facebook.com/almertastationSA/
https://almertastation.com.au/
Cecilia Woolford – Madagascar, a journey of discovery and learning…
From competing in six Sydney-Hobart’s, Kimba’s Cecilia Woolford has always had a passion for sailing.
It was a long-held dream to create a research project that came true last year, as an exciting adventure. Cecilia, together with photographer Tom Polacheck (winner of the 2023 Kimba Art Prize – Photography) and others, boarded the Nofy-Be, a traditionally built Madagascan schooner, and set off sailing through the Mozambique Channel.
The crew sailed on the ‘pirate’ ship for four weeks, researching the traditional sailing (fishing) fleet sustainability and the cultural anthropology of the region.
Come and hear about this amazing adventure and see some of the video footage taken on the voyage.
You can also follow the research mission on Facebook The Traditional Sailing Fleet of Madagascar https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61567756090008&mibextid=ZbWKwL
Breakfast – Friday 7th March
We will be providing some delicious food and livestreaming the Adelaide IWD breakfast, featuring producer and director Rachel Perkins, from 6:45am for a 7am start on Friday 7th March at the Eyre Business Centre, 38 High Street Kimba.
Rachel Perkins, a proud Arrernte and Kalkadoon woman, is one of Australia’s most significant storytellers, with a career spanning over 30 years. As a writer, director, and producer, she has created acclaimed works such as The Australian Wars, Total Control, Redfern Now, Bran Nue Dae, and First Australians. Her storytelling often focuses on truth-telling, exploring Australia’s shared history and the impact of colonisation through Indigenous perspectives.
The Adelaide IWD breakfast is the largest event celebrating IWD in Australia and is also the largest annual women’s event in the Adelaide calendar. It was established in Adelaide in 1993 and has tremendous support from the Adelaide community, raising $150,000 in 2024.
Senator the Hon Penny Wong is the host of the event along with emcee ABC identity Sonya Feldhoff, and funds raised are donated to UN Women Australia. The IWD 2025 theme is March Forward: For ALL Women and Girls. Visit the UN Women Australia website for more information. https://unwomen.org.au/get-involved/international-womens-day/
Or for your own virtual or in person ticket to the Adelaide event visit https://www.adelaideiwdbreakfast.com.au/
Tickets ($35) include the Thursday evening event (a glass of champagne on arrival and the opportunity to listen to guest speakers, Shane Rowe and Cecilia Woolford), and the Friday morning event (breakfast and the live stream with a donation going to the cause UN Women Australia). Tickets may be purchased through Humanitix https://tinyurl.com/Eyre-Business-IWD25 (fee applicable) or directly from Eyre Business.
(Please note: Meals at own cost may be ordered directly from the Kimba Gateway Hotel from 5pm however are not included in ticket price).
Email: admin@eyrebusiness.com.au, call 0477 890 122 or call in to 38 High Street, Kimba for more information.