A moment for outgoing bar boss lady Cass, from the @edenvalleyhotel.   Not so long ago, this gem of a human took a punt on a total random 🙋🏻‍♀️ (hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii) + let me take over her fabulous pub for a night of (safety-related) storytelling and the inaugural suspension of THE Bloody Big #PlantASeedForSafety Shovel behind the bar. LOL.   Big love Cass, all the best with whatever your next adventure entails, and a massive welcome and congrats to Tanya + Sid – I’ll be in for a vino SOON! 👏🏼   📸 Gianna @drawcard.photo #SaveALifeListenToYourWife

'Compliance’ is a dirty word. Yup – thanks to some crusty old OHS legislation*, big biz, insurers, lawyers and the yanks suing each other on the reggo, you’d be forgiven for thinking ‘safety’ was all policies, procedures + penalties… …box-ticking, butt-covering, big sticks + bureaucrats – and yet we forget, that the intent of ‘compliance’ – is simply: Just. Don’t. Kill someone. The stereotypes are not only uninspiring, they’re dangerous – particularly when stats say you’re more likely to get hurt than you are to end up in the clanger. To me? Small businesses have two choices... 1. To chase the illusive notion of ‘compliance’, or 2. to get hell-bent on taking practical, meaningful action to prevent people from getting hurt… where compliance is an outcome of that. Got questions? Shoot! ⬇️ *superseded in all states except VIC. #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Farmer #FarmerLife #AussieFarmers

…how do YOU plant a seed for safety? *Rogue husband/s. #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Farmer #FarmerLife #AussieFarmers

#Twinning (Literally.) Seriously though – how spunky are Archer + Harvey Byrne in their matchy-matchy #PlantASeedForSafety workshirts AND hearing protection?! Keen to kit your kids up? Workshirt orders ➡️ link in bio. @righthand_band @justcountryaustralia #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #MentalHealth #Farmer #FarmerLife #AussieFarmers #Twins #Twinning

OLI. The most perfect specimen of a small human (said every parent, ever - LOL). Not a peep - not flying, not landing, not during the forum. 😍 Thanks for making me look like an absolute guru, little man! 🤣 Massive love to honourable godmother / Aunty @shanna_whan, travel buddy + holder of all-the-things @stephschmidt.farmlifepsych + @nationalfarmers for convening the industry forum we’ve all been waiting for. BRING ON ROUND TWO! 👏 📍 National Forum for Mental Health + Wellbeing in Agriculture #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Farmer #FarmerLife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #AussieFarmers #Motherhood #WorkingMums @ifarmwell @sober_in_the_country @ruralaid @ruralaliveandwell @farmer_health @womeninseafood_australasia

👋🏻Kylie and Claire here - part of the #PlantASeedForSafety team! We had the delight of visiting Alex this morning for snuggles with Oli, and playing trains and tractors with Louis (oh, and chatting with Alex as well... ). Lucky us! 🤗 What we lack in selfie pizazz, we make up for in telepathic powers to turn up in pink! 👚😅 #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife

The ‘gram > reality 🤪 Wore motherhood like the glorious badge of honour it truly is this #IWD, coupled with 3-hours of adulting power at the Tiser’s Woman Of The Year Awards (thanks grandies!). (…let’s not talk about the fact that it took 3 HOURS to get the boys in the car for just ONE NIGHT…🤣) To the cheeky monkeys who nominated me for the Community Champion Award? THANK YOU. 🥹 It feels a bit weird getting awards for something that makes me ‘me’, and that I get so much fulfilment out of - but I appreciate it beyond words… and anything that puts the livelihoods of rural people up in lights is totally fine by me! 💃 @philhoffmanntravel @thetiser @uniofadelaide @jessadamson7 @plusone_dresshire #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #WomanOfTheYear #theadvertiser

"Even if you aren't involved in the business, your experiences could help question as to why something is being done in a particular way - they will need to think about the answer, and if its ‘because we've always done it this way’ - then ask more questions. Get them thinking about the actual 'why'." Krysteen McElroy, Padthaway, South Australia AU @coach_criticalmoments #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Farmer #FarmerLife #AussieFarmers

Getting older fellas to come to the #PlantASeedForSafety Party can be tricky business. Next time you get donuts, try this: 1. Encourage yarns. Everyone’s got a tale (or 20) about ‘what’s-his-name who nearly lost a digit’ (arm, leg or other). 2. Try being topical. No farmer ever disputed the dangers associated with PTOs, augers or other fast-moving things. 3. Connect it with kids. ‘What jobs wouldn’t you let little Johnny do + why?’, ‘What advice would you give your younger self?’ and (at worst) ‘What would you do if Little Johnny got hurt doing X?’. 4. Keep curious + channel their expertise… because there are usually great reasons why they’ve ‘done it this way for years’! 5. Pair up with peers. If you don’t have the influence, who does? How can they help? What seeds can they plant? #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveALifeListenToYourWife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Farmer #FarmerLife #AussieFarmers

THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL. ⬆️ Now in its 7th year, it’s no secret that #PlantASeedForSafety’s on a mission to ⚡️ supercharge safety ⚡️ + save rural lives. “But what does it actually do?!” Fabulous question – and together with the humble #PlantASeedForSafety cheer squad, I’m THRILLED to share a little something-something to help illustrate just that. CHECK IT OUT ERY’BODY ⬆ To watch the full version > LINK IN BIO A big, big schanks to Gi [@drawcard.photo], Claire [@footloose_fun], Kylie [@kmcomms21], Steve [@talkedaboutmarketing], @thornbyfarms + @syngenta_ausnz (Jaelle, Steve, Ryan, Megan, Tim + Brandy – I’m looking at you!) for helping bring this bad-boy to life. 🎉 #PlantASeedForSafety #SaveaLifeListenToYourWife #WomenInAgriculture #RuralWomen #RuralLife #FarmHer #WomenInAg #FarmSafety #Agriculture #AgricultureLife #WHS #OHS #OSH #MentalHealth #MentalHealthAwareness #Farmer #FarmerLife #AussieFarmers