** 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 access the funds and the people to make it happen?

 It’s important for community projects and local businesses to come from the bottom up. It’s the people on the ground who know what’s actually needed and how to best deliver it. But so many grants and programs are top-down.

 In this episode we hear from two women who are making big ideas happen, using grassroots methods.

 Hear from:

 Angie Armstrong -  Owner of Callubri Station, a commercial farm and agritourism business in Buddabadah, NSW.

 Natalie Egleton– CEO of Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR), based in Maldon, VIC.

 
Angie Armstrong shares her journey of setting up an agritourism business in central West NSW, including the challenges of getting tourists to travel further than Dubbo. She explains how she tapped into tourism bodies to find support and her approach to remaining innovative in business.

 Natalie Egleton explains how FRRR supports community-led initiatives and the types of projects the philanthropic organisation funds.

 We hope this episode will help you to get your next big idea off the ground!

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