WAB 100 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

100 year Centenary Celebrations

Plans for the 100 Centenary Celebrations being held on 28th and 29th October, 2017 are well in hand, with capacity numbers with all events. Held in the mid north town of Riverton, site of the first Branch of WAB formed on 30th October 1917 the Saturday conference will be opened by the Governor of South Australia the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC. The speakers program includes Federal and State members of Parliament, Mrs Ruth Shanks AM, World President of the Associated Country Women of the World, and Linda Eldredge who will deliver a workshop “Family Farming – Going Boldly into a Brave New World”. Our dinner speaker is international bestselling author Fiona McIntosh.
We would like to acknowledge our Major Conference Sponsor PIRSA and other sponsors the Hon Geoff Brock, Minister for Regional Development and Local Government and Independent Member for Frome, Adrian Pederick MP Member for Hammond, Vennings Engineering, Wirrega Branch of WAB, Northern Argus, Fair Fax media, Barossa and Light Herald, National drones.
We would also like to acknowledge our ongoing corporate sponsor Bank SA.
The generous support all our sponsors has made our Centenary Celebration possible, with WAB members past and present attending from all parts of the state of South Australia.
170 are expected at the Saturday conference, with 140 for the celebratory dinner.
The Sunday 29th October program begins with a church service followed by the AGM. Then some 120 are registered to witness the ceremonial unveiling of an interpretive sign which details the beginnings of WAB at Riverton Township, along with a garden seat embellished with details of WAB. Two “Spirit of Rural Women” roses will be planted by descendants of members of the first WAB Riverton Branch, these filling the remainder of a special prepared rose bed already planted with this rose. Ross Kemp volunteer of Riverton community has provided invaluable assistance and support with the preparation of the grounds of Pioneer Park and the rose garden.

We look forward to seeing you at our 100 year birthday!!!!!

WAB is launching its 'Spirit of Rural Women' commemorative rose to celebrate 100 years of WAB:

Date: Aprill 21st, 2017 (10.30am - 11.30am)

Venue: Brougham Place Garden, North Adelaide (next to the Adelaide Women & Children's Hospital).

Working in partnership with the Adelaide City Council a garden bed which will be planted with 26 of these beautiful roses will be officially launched, with the final rose being planted by Sophie Thomson. The roses will be available for the 2017 season through Knight's Roses at Gawler and Wagner's Roses at Kalangadoo (please note they can purchase online via both rose grower's websites.