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Join us on International Women’s Day at Bloodwood Newtown to celebrate women’s achievements in the emerging Australian craft distilling industry. Bloodwood is a community focused restaurant and bar that strives to provide bold and heart felt food and drinks with a support local ethos.

TIME & LOCATION

Mar 08, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM GMT+11
Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar, 416 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia

ABOUT

Diversity is important to all industries. We hope that this event will inspire people to support the small number of women involved in the Australian distilling movement.

Anybody and everybody is welcome to come along and meet some amazing female pioneers helping to shape the Australian craft distilling industry. You will enjoy cocktails paired with a mouth-watering feast.  Bloodwood’s Claire Van Vuuren and her team will create a menu that is bold, packed with flavour and inspired by the spirits and cocktails that we will be tasting on the day.

Tickets include: A bright, creative meal packed with flavour by the team at ‘Bloodwood’ accompanied by Aussie inspired cocktails.

Our line-up of speakers will include:

1) Rosemary Smith | Distiller & Owner – Black Snake Distillery (NSW)
2) Corinna Kovner | Distiller & Owner – Ester Spirits (NSW)
3) Nicola Thompson-Hancock | Owner – Mother of Pearl (VIC)
4) Ruby Davis | Distiller – North of Eden (NSW)
5) Charles Casben | Brand Ambassador – Australian Gin Distillers Association

Hosted by: Christina Butcher from Mr & Mrs Romance

Claire Van Vuuren – Owner / Head Chef at ‘Bloodwood’ / Women in Hospitality ‘WOHO’

Kathleen Davies – ‘Women of Australian Distilling’ / ‘Nip of Courage’

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WOHO Mentor Program Launch & Mixer

Back for the third year; Women In Hospitality launch the 2022 intake of our Mentor Program – and to celebrate we are throwing a party! 

We’ve all been apart for too long so it is time to get together, have a gin and catch up! Join us for an evening celebrating the 2022 mentor matches, hanging out with likeminded people in the industry whilst enjoying gin & tonics courtesy of Poor Toms and snacks from WOHO-favourite Bloodwood Newtown.

We are so pleased to announce the details:⁠

WHEN: Monday 11 July, 6pm – 9pm
WHERE: Poor Toms Gin Hall, Marrickville
WHAT: $25pp inc drinks & nibbles⁠

Women In Hospitality are proudly sponsored by Porkstars, bringing Australian pork to the forefront of Australia’s menus. WOHO was founded by Julia Campbell in 2016 as a way to champion women in the industry and give them a platform to explore ideas, share information and provide access to education and mentoring initiatives.

Tickets include a welcome cocktail, Poor Toms gin & tonics, and catering from Bloodwood.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

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International Women’s Day Lunch 2022 | Bloodwood NSW

 
Sunday 13 March 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
 

International Women’s Day is an opportunity to celebrate all the incredible women in our lives – friends, family, colleagues, partners – & we are back with our third annual International Women’s Day event to bring you a day with the best in the business supporting this year’s theme of #BreakTheBias

Anybody and everybody is welcome to come along and meet some amazing female pioneers helping to shape the Australian craft distilling industry. You will enjoy a ‘cocktail degustation’.  Bloodwood’s Claire Van Vuuren and her team Sarina Fang, Deanne Paramaxidis and Jessica will create a menu that is bold, packed with flavour and inspired by the spirits and cocktails that we will be tasting on the day. 

Tickets include: A bright, creative meal packed with flavour by the team at ‘Bloodwood’ with a cocktail paired with each dish.

Our line-up of speakers will include:
—- Australian Distillers —-
▪️  Sam Stefani | Distiller – Banks & Solander (NSW) @banks_and_solander
▪️  Susannah Robinson | Distiller – ‘Brookies’ Cape Byron Distillery (NSW) @brookiesgin
▪️   Ruby Lewis | Distiller – Grainshaker (VIC) @grainshaker
▪️   Jess Hodge | Distiller – Never Never Distilling Co. (SA) @neverneverdistillingco
▪️   Nicole Durdin | Distiller & Owner – Seppeltfield Road Distillers (SA) @seppeltsfieldrddistillers

▪️  Host: Abby Roennfeldt ‘Just Abby’ – National Brand Ambassador at ‘Nip of Courage’ / ‘Hades Hula House’
▪️  Claire Van Vuuren – Owner / Head Chef at ‘Bloodwood’ / Women in Hospitality ‘WOHO’
▪️  Julia Campbell – Women in Hospitality ‘WOHO’
▪️  Kathleen Davies – ‘Women of Australian Distilling’ / ‘Nip of Courage’ / Women in Hospitality ‘WOHO’
▪️  Judith Kennedy – ‘Australian Gin Distillers Association Inc.’

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The launch of the Women In Hospitality Mentor Program 2021 is HERE! ⁠

We are so pleased to announce the details:⁠

WHEN: Tues 13 April, 6:30pm – 8:30pm⁠
WHERE: The Oak Barrel, Elizabeth St, Sydney⁠
WHAT: $25pp inc drinks & nibbles⁠

Sponsored by Vittoria Coffee, we will be toasting the successes of the Program one year in, celebrating the graduation of our February 2020 mentor partnerships, checking in on the August pairs & introducing the newest matches for the WOHO Mentor Program 2021.⁠

With beverages provided by The Oak Barrel, and an extra special cocktail on arrival (thanks Vittoria!) we will also have nibbles supplied by WOHO-favourite Bloodwood Newtown.

Looking forward to seeing you in person soon!

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Join WOHO QLD & Stone & Wood Brewery for an evening of great company, conversation and celebration of fierce ladies! 

TIME & LOCATION

Mon 8 March, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 
Stone & Wood Brewery, Brisbane 

ABOUT

Hosted by the ever-so-fabulous Bebe Gunn, we have a Q&A with our panel of ‘Wonder Women’, lucky door prizes, donations and silent Auction for “White Jacket Effect” Charity, with food supplied by William Wallace Catering.

Tickets – $30pp includes drinks & substantial finger food

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Join WOHO & Nip Of Courage to celebrate International Women’s Day at Bloodwood Newtown championing women’s achievements in the emerging Australian craft distilling industry. Following the success of 2020’s IWD Lunch we are back to do it again, but this time bigger & better!

TIME & LOCATION
Sunday 7 March, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Bloodwood Restaurant & Bar, 416 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia

ABOUT
Anybody and everybody is welcome to come along and meet some amazing female pioneers helping to shape the Australian craft distilling industry. You will receive a cocktail on arrival and then you will enjoy an ‘Australian Spirits Flight’ during lunch.  Bloodwood’s Claire Van Vuuren will create a menu that is bold, packed with flavour and inspired by the spirits that we will be tasting on the day. 

$95 pp tickets include: food, cocktail on arrival, spirits flight, wine, beer.

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Following the success of the Women in Hospitality Mentor Program launch in February 2020, we are back! This August, in partnership with JRM Hospitality Recruitment, we celebrate the second round of the Program with a virtual event to bring together all our mentors, mentees and members across the country to catch up, share stories & be inspired by the challenges we have overcome collectively as an industry!

Hosted by Nip of Courage National Brand Ambassador, JustAbby (Abby Roennfeldt) we will also be joined by industry powerhouse Kathleen Davies, founder of Nip of Courage, the first female-owned Spirits Distribution Company in Australia, & a couple of our current mentor & mentees on their growth throughout the first 6 months of the Program, especially during COVID.

Tickets inc. a cocktail by NipOfCourage & snacks by bloodwood – Restaurant & Bar – what are you waiting for!!

Please note that this session will be hosted on Zoom, and the link will be emailed to those who have registered prior to the date.
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Join Women in Hospitality and Porkstar as we discuss the challenges faced during COVID-19, both professionally and personally with our expert panel of female producers & chefs.  In the uncertain times of recent months, we hear how they have adapted their businesses and what the future of the industry looks like, as we all work towards the new “normal”.

Hosted by Mitch Edwards, Porkstar, and our panel of speakers:    
Judy Croagh – Western Plains Pork, VIC,      
Jade Schultz – Schultz’s Family Farm, QLD,     
Jacqui Challinor – Nomad, NSW,    
Melissa Palinkas & Susan Whelan – Young George, & Ethos Deli & Dining Room, WA.          
 
Register now to secure your place.
Please note that this session will be hosted on Zoom, and the link will be emailed to those who have registered prior to the date.

International Women’s Day 2020

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Join us on International Women’s Day at Bloodwood Newtown to celebrate women’s achievements in the emerging Australian craft distilling industry, with an impressive line up of inspirational women:
Dervilla McGowan – Owner / Distiller at Anther Spirits, Geelong VIC
Heather Tillott – Head Distiller at Sullivans Cove Whisky, Cambridge TAS
Melanie Sheard – Owner / Distiller at Imbue Distillery, Research VIC
Sarah Walker – Distiller at Timboon Railway Shed Distillery, Timboon VIC
Host: Abby Roennfeldt ‘Just Abby’ – National Brand Ambassador at NipOfCourage / Hades Hula House
Claire Van Vuuren – Owner / Head Chef at ‘Bloodwood Newtown‘ / Women in Hospitality ‘WOHO’
Julia Campbell – Women in Hospitality ‘WOHO’
Kathleen Davies – Women of Australian Distilling / NipOfCourage

$95pp including food, cocktail on arrival, spirits flight, wine and beer.