Ducks on the Pond
A podcast for rural women... by rural women. Hosted by Kirsten Diprose and Jackie Elliott, they seek expert advice and the stories of other rural women on issues such as succession planning, motherhood, starting a business...running for politics and much more!
Episodes
84 episodes
Opportunities in Agtech and Sustainability - Sarah Nolet and Ebony Greaves
We are hearing more and more about the use of agtech for precision farming tech, for water level monitoring, soil carbon accounting, and so much more. So where do you even start? And is it even worth the time and effort? In this epi...
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Getting the Issues that Matter to Us on the Political Agenda
We’re in the middle of a Federal election campaign…and you can already see that issues such as the cost of living, housing, health and crime are going to be crucial areas of focus for pretty much any candidate hoping to get elected.But w...
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Beyond Scones: Season 7 of Ducks on the Pond is coming...
We're coming back! And we're looking at the BIG issues facing Australian rural women. From healthcare, baby loss to climate change... this Season of Ducks is going even bigger than before.We also introduce out Season 7 Sponsor, Ashley Mo...
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Guilt-free and going after what YOU want in life - Karen Foster & Jodie Fleming
Do you have a goal or dream that you want to pursue, but stop yourself because you feel it’s too selfish or you don’t have enough time? Sometimes we women formulate the idea that we need to be of service to others… in order to...
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Tackling the big, complex issues in agriculture - Catherine Marriott and Kirsten Diprose
Agriculture isn’t just the act of growing crops or tending to the animals, as the dictionary likes to define it. And it's how outsiders can see it too. A bloke with his sheep and cows. Rather, agriculture is a complex system, that ...
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Knowledge in Ag is Power pt. 3 - Lifting an entire industry - feat. Emily King, AWI
Tea tree oil and nanotechnology for fly strike and foot-rot resistant sheep…. These are just some of the exciting innovations happening in agriculture. But how do lift an entire sector or industry? It’s not always easy in farming wh...
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Knowledge in Ag is Power Pt.2 - Building a Farming Business From Scratch - Dr Lexie Leonard
Owning a home these days is hard enough, so what about building your own farm from scratch? Dr Lexie Leonard is a vet, an animal health trainer and a farmer who is building her own farming busi...
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Knowledge in Ag is Power - Part 1. Managing the Family Farm - Rachel McGrath
Women have a powerful voice in agriculture, but would you call it equal to men? In Australia, there are more than 88, 000 women working in agriculture across multiple industries. The numbers are growing, but women only m...
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Two Smart Blondes - for Lovers of Film, TV, News and Pop Culture! Feat. Leila McDougall and Kate Atkinson (Sea Change, Wentworth)
New podcast alert! If you're into film, TV, pop culture, the media, and what it actually means for us, then you'll love Two Smart Blondes. Kirsten Di...
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Paving the way for more women in country footy - Tara McGrath-West and Bec Malseed
Chances are, when you were growing up, the idea of becoming a professional female footballer or even a female footy umpire for men’s games… was simply impossible. But NOW, it is. And that’s awesome. However it’s throwing...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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How to turn your career skills into a business - Rebecca Saunders and Paige Cross
If you’ve spent a decade or more building a professional career - the idea of starting a business might seem out of reach. But you have plenty of skills already, in fact you are probably REALLY good at a couple of things… that people will actua...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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Convincing your partner (or yourself!) to book a holiday (Popular re-release)
If you can’t get your partner to book a holiday with you… would you just go without them? That’s just one of the tips and tricks we discuss in this episode on how to convince your partner to go on a holiday… because we all know what farmers can...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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46:53
Why you’re allowed to care about the clothes you wear - Marion Saunders and Olivia Thwaites
When it comes to WHAT you wear, do you ever feel damned if you do care, but also damned if you don’t?Clothing is not trivial, it’s actually an expression of self. This episode is not about needing to look like a supermodel or spend ridic...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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Making friends when you’re new to town or want to expand your circle
Episode sponsor: Dimity Smith, Founder of GRO Rural If you’ve moved to a small town or even moved back to your hometown, after a long time away… how do you make friends? There...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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Does HOW we talk about our rural men, matter? Part 2 with Louise O'Neill
Does how we talk about men influence the massive problem of violence against women?There are conversations we need to have in broader society about family violence. But where are the men?How do we get our men to actively participa...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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Does HOW we talk about rural men, matter? Part 1 with Leila McDougall
With gender roles for men not being as defined as perhaps they once were, what does this mean for our rural men who grew up with certain ideas of 'what a man should look like?' Does how we talk about our blokes matter too? Whether that'...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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Balancing Big Goals and Chronic Illness
**EPISODE SPONSOR: Moore Australia**Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is a massive change. And most people who have experienced this, speak about a grieving process for your old life...
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Are bricks and mortar stores dead?
**EPISODE SPONSOR: Rural Women’s Day** There’s this persistent notion that starting up a retail store in the main street of town is just too hard. From the high rents, cost of living ...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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Getting Your Next Big Idea Off the Ground - Angie Armstrong & Natalie Egleton
** Episode Sponsor: Cheeky Mac Productions - do the 1000 Rural Women Survey!We’re full of good ideas here in the country. So how do you acc...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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Can you have a screen career in the country?
**Sponsored by the Victorian Women’s Trust - Check out Rural Women Online, free digital skills platform.There’s this idea that if you want to make i...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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BONUS: Is it better to raise your kids on a farm or in the city?
Is parenting on a farm different to parenting in the city? What are our farm kids missing out on... and do the benefits of farm life out way the drawbacks?In this bonus episode we welcome the hosts of
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Self Care is Not Selfish (Pt3) - Hormones and Happy Chemicals - Dr Belinda Bell
**COLLABORATION WITH LETS TALK**Gosh it’s fun, being a woman. So how much of how we’re feeling is actually at the whim of our hormones and brain chemicals?In our final episode of our 3-part collaboration series with
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Self Care is Not Selfish (Pt2) - How to support others, while looking after yourself - Jenna Robinson
* *COLLAB SERIES WITH LET'S TALK**A conversation can save someone's life.So, when someone you care about is not OK, how do you start the conversation? And just as importantly, make su...
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