Your story, our inspiration

We are a proudly independent media publisher dedicated to sharing stories and amplifying voices of female change makers and women in business in regional and rural Australia.

OAK is an award winning community ecosystem of print, digital, audio and events. We have demonstrated outstanding quality, innovation and impact through our print magazine, podcasts and audio version of OAK Magazine.

Founder Kimberley Furness has cultivated a community of rural and regional women in business. In 2022, she was nationally recognised with an AgriFutures Rural Women’s Award.

OAK is where you will find in-depth chats and courageous conversations with women in business from regional and rural Australia.

With our compelling storytelling approach and dedicated team of writers, we have created a unique platform that celebrates the resilience, talent, and accomplishments of women in these communities.

Read our print magazine, listen to our stories on A Friend of Mine podcast or invite our mobile podcast studio to your next event.

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  • The Connection Table

    Rural entrepreneurs Jo Palmer and Julia Spicer have teamed up together to launch The Connection Table to ensure rural Australia has a voice at decision making tables across the country.

    The Connection Table

    Rural entrepreneurs Jo Palmer and Julia Spicer have teamed up together to launch The Connection Table to ensure rural Australia has a voice at decision making tables across the country.

  • Live at the 2024 Elmore Field Days

    Live at the 2024 Elmore Field Days

    This special A Friend of Mine episode is a live roving interview from the 2024 Elmore Field Days featuring Emma Kennedy on popcorn farming and Alice McKay on women in the...

    Live at the 2024 Elmore Field Days

    This special A Friend of Mine episode is a live roving interview from the 2024 Elmore Field Days featuring Emma Kennedy on popcorn farming and Alice McKay on women in the...

  • Nikki Davey’s vision for agri-tourism in rural Australia

    Nikki Davey’s vision for agri-tourism in rural ...

    Nikki Davey is using her award winning platform, Grown Not Flown, to show that agri-tourism is more than just a trend - it’s a way to cultivate meaningful connections between the...

    Nikki Davey’s vision for agri-tourism in rural ...

    Nikki Davey is using her award winning platform, Grown Not Flown, to show that agri-tourism is more than just a trend - it’s a way to cultivate meaningful connections between the...

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She Makes News

She Makes News is a chart topping, weekly podcast that drops every Friday to bring you a wrap-up of news and events, highlighting the incredible women shaping lives, careers and driving change in regional and rural Australia. This is news you want to hear!

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OAK Podcast

A Friend of Mine podcast is a series of conversations with some incredible and inspiring women in business from regional and rural Australia. Ranked #8 on the Apple Podcast Charts ~ Entrepreneurship (2022).

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  • Desert Lily Vintage - Sara Carney

    Desert Lily Vintage - Sara Carney

    Desert Lily Vintage is a sustainable fashion label that celebrates timeless design and the beauty of vintage fabrics.

    Desert Lily Vintage - Sara Carney

    Desert Lily Vintage is a sustainable fashion label that celebrates timeless design and the beauty of vintage fabrics.

  • Regenerative Psychology

    Regenerative Psychology

    Regenerative Psychology is on a mission to empower individuals to cultivate a fulfilling life through responsive, compassionate, and individually tailored evidence-based psychological services.

    Regenerative Psychology

    Regenerative Psychology is on a mission to empower individuals to cultivate a fulfilling life through responsive, compassionate, and individually tailored evidence-based psychological services.

  • Sare Store

    Sare Store

    The faces behind the Sare Store in Birchip, is sisters Samantha and Renae who love all things fashion, jewellery, shoes and accessories. 

    Sare Store

    The faces behind the Sare Store in Birchip, is sisters Samantha and Renae who love all things fashion, jewellery, shoes and accessories. 

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Kind words from Samantha Wills

I got my issue of OAK Magazine, and I have read every interview. If you have a small business, I cannot recommend this mag enough. You have probably heard my story a zillion times but it’s THE OTHER stories in there that I am seriously obsessed with. It’s an inspiration-fest.
Grab a copy, have a read.

- SWx