The AgriFutures Australia Rural Women’s Award is Australia’s leading award acknowledging, celebrating and supporting the essential role women play in rural industries, businesses and communities.

Over the past 25 years, the Award has gained a significant profile and is recognised as a program of influence among parliamentarians, industry, media and Award alumni. Each State and Territory Winner receives a $15,000 Westpac grant for their project, business or program, access to professional development opportunities and alumni networks.

AgriFutures Australia is committed to the future growth and advancement of the Award as a means of identifying, celebrating and empowering women. The Rural Women’s Award is one of many AgriFutures Australia initiatives ensuring our rural industries prosper now, and into the future.

The Rural Women’s Award is a leadership and capacity building program as well as a competition, resulting in a winner and a runner up. The program and workshops entail a number of activities including presentation training, resilience training, national interview and judging process, filming etc. You will work with AgriFutures to help develop the theme.

Service requirements

AgriFutures Australia is seeking a service provider to theme the 2025 Rural Women’s Award Gala Dinner & National Announcement and Rural Women’s Award Alumni Luncheon.

Both events are being held on the same day the week commencing Monday, 8 September 2025 (Exact date TBC).

2025 Rural Women’s Award Gala Dinner & National Announcement

6pm – midnight

On Tuesday, 9 September 2025 (TBC), we host a black tie RWA Gala Dinner at the Great Hall, Parliament House. The evening has over 500 guests and aims to celebrate the achievements of the rural women. Throughout the night, before the National Winner is announced, we show videos of the seven finalists. This is the main entertainment for the evening.

The Gala Dinner is a prestigious event. The audience is made up of:

• Parliamentarians
• Sponsors
• Media
• Corporates
• Industry
• RWA Alumni

Videos will be shown on two large screens in the Great Hall at Parliament House.

2025 Rural Women’s Award Alumni Luncheon

Tuesday, 9 September 2025 Old Parliament House,

12pm – 3pm

Outputs:

2025 Rural Women’s Award Gala Dinner & National Announcement, September 2025

Australia Parliament House – Great Hall

• Entrance activation
• Stage decoration
• Ceiling installation
• Table centrepieces
• Delivery and pack down
• Side of stage
• Media wall set up
• Labour

2025 Rural Women’s Award Alumni Luncheon, September 2025

Old Parliament House

• Stage set up; Chairs, florals, coffee table
• Delivery and pack down
• Labour

Submit

Please ensure you complete Schedule 2 section in the RFQ document and include it in your quote/response and submit your response to sarah.ingold@agrifutures.com.au by 5pm Monday, 31 March 2025.

The successful quotation will then be sent an AgriFutures Australia Service Provider Agreement and milestone payments will be included. In this Service Provider Agreement, there will also be an option to extend.

If you would like to see a copy of the AgriFutures Australia Service Provider Agreement, please email Emily Jones (details below).

Terms

These contracts and agreements have been developed to reflect AgriFutures Australia’s statutory and other procurement responsibilities.

Please see the RFQ document for full terms and ff you require further information regarding these contracts and agreements please contact legal@agrifutures.com.au

Contact

If you have any questions regarding the Request for Quote, please call or email:

Emily Jones

Acting Manager, Capacity Building

Mobile: 0455 980 310

E: Emily.jones@agrifutures.com.au