Giving a Voice to Rural Women

WHEN WOMEN COME TOGETHER, GOOD STUFF HAPPENS. RIGHT?!

So, when Amy Walker and Jaimie McMillan, two boss-babes on their small business journey in regional Queensland Australia, serendipitously connected, their spirits and vision aligned – and Creating Stories, a little workshop project, was born. Truth be told, it was a process of many, many a coffee-date, flurries of messages back and forth, and ultimately a shared desire to see locals connect and come together to creatively build a network that would see their little community and its many stories become visible – to those near and far.

“The purpose of Creating Stories is to provide an opportunity for women to gather, identify their why, their story, and translate that into imagery and media content,” said Amy.

“With our regions enduring a time of disconnect, and economic uncertainty for many small businesses based in these locations, I saw a need to energise the creatives locally and get them together so everyone could benefit.”

“With our regions enduring a time of disconnect, and economic uncertainty for many small businesses based in these locations, I saw a need to energise the creatives locally and get them together so everyone could benefit.”

With financial investment from the region’s key community support organisation, the Warwick Credit Union, Creating Stories is rolling out its first community-based project, Visual Storytelling #storiesofalloraqld. And the transformation in mind-set and progression in attendee creativity has been inspiring.

“To see these local women bravely step into something new, and unearth their story – and that of their businesses – is something to share,” said Jaimie.

Read the complete article in the Mumpreneur Movement Magazine: Stronger Together issue.

Amy Walker

At this time of disconnect, there is a need to energise regional community creatives and re-connect residents.

A need to replace the fractured events landscape that regions have lost, and that so many residents, businesses, sporting clubs and community groups need. Economically and emotionally.

An opportunity to entice visitors and encourage neighbours to stopin, explore and stay a while – and experience Queensland.

Gathering together, we create and share stories, to unite a community through imagery and connection.

We empower locals to build a thriving virtual community, that will promote the beauty of their story, their region, to those near and far.

Creating Stories is facilitated by Amy Walker of the wife creative. and supported by local businesswoman and co-author of Empowered Women, Jaimie McMillan.