We’re coming toNorth East Victoria
Learn digital skills that you actually want and need at our FREE in-person, hands-on digital intensive events happening in in 2024.
Upcoming events
North East Victoria
The Public Hall and Community Centre, Yackandandah
Digital Skills Workshops
The Digital Skills workshops are small, practical sessions on a wide range of digital and technology topics – from identifying and combating scams, to marketing your small business. BYO phone, tablet, laptop, or whatever device you have.
Our workshops are run by an incredible group of people who are friendly, knowledgeable and fun.
The Workshops are completely free but booking is recommended.
Help Desk
The Rural Women Online Help Desk is a space where you can chat one-on-one with a digital expert to work through a specific technical question or challenge together. BYO phone, tablet, laptop, or whatever device you have.
Open 10am-5pm from Thurs 12 to Sat 14 Sept at the Yackandandah Public Hall.
Free. No booking required.
The Stands
Stop by the Stands to experience some of the incredible things that people are doing with tech. Learn what’s free, what’s paid, how to use it, and how it can help you. Open 10am-5pm, Thursday 12 and Friday 13 September at the Yackandandah Public Hall.
Whether it’s banking, health, education, or job recruitment – the Stands have got you covered.
The Stands are completely free. No booking required.
Measuring our impact
An RMIT University research team specialising in digital inclusion is collaborating with the Victorian Women’s Trust to study the impact of Rural Women Online.
RMIT researchers will be present at the Rural Women Online Digital Intensives in both Shepparton and Yackandandah. We encourage you to speak with them and share your experiences by completing a short survey or participating in an in-person interview.
Your feedback is crucial in measuring the impact of Rural Women Online on digital inclusion in regional Victoria.
FAQs
Keep Safe Online
Ten, short eSafety videos to equip you with the skills to be safer online. Pause. Play. Review. Learn.
Learn Skills
A carefully packaged set of how-to guides to help you navigate our ever-changing digital world. Free and downloadable.
Our team
Alana Johnson AM
Project Director
Chair, Victorian Women’s Trust
Mary Crooks AO
Project Director
Executive Director, Victorian Women’s Trust
Jess Dugdale-Walker
Project Officer
Rural Women Online
Bim Rutherford
Community Liaison Engagement Officer, Greater Shepparton Region
Leanne Mulcahy
Community Liaison Engagement Officer, North East Victoria
Established in 1985 the Victorian Women’s Trust (VWT) is a proudly independent feminist organisation.
We support women, girls and gender diverse people to thrive. We create social change projects and campaigns; conduct research on the issues affecting our communities; run thought-provoking events; provide mentorship opportunities; and give grants to vital grassroots projects.
VWT is 100% powered by donations from people in the community who share our vision for an equal future for all.
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