About

Sara Runciman is the President of the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network (NVWBN), a role she has embraced since 2022 as one of the founding members. With a background in communications, Sara is known for her directness, honesty and infectious laughter. Her talent lies in clear communication and building strong relationships, driven by a strong purpose and sense of meaning. Outside of her professional life, Sara enjoys practicing yoga, reading, singing, and spending quality time with friends and family. She is deeply passionate about personal growth, the transformative power of education, and empowering women in her community.

Lynette Howle is the Event Coordinator and a founding member of the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network (NVWBN). With a background in hospitality and a talent for organisation, she was a natural fit for the NVWBN when it was established in 2017. Her ability to get things done is also evident in her role as an executive assistant at TAFE NSW.

Married with two grown sons, Lynette is a passionate Rugby Union supporter, frequently traveling to games to cheer them on. She relishes quality time with close friends. Outside her full-time role, Lynette runs her own small business, Valley Beauty, as a SeneGence skincare and cosmetics distributor.

Lynette’s guiding philosophy is both simple and impactful: “Don’t struggle alone; reach out and work together to achieve your goals.”

I am book keeper who loves what I do, so I am a great fit for being the treasurer for this Committee. I am  passionate about supporting women in business while staying connected to my community.

I love finding easy to implement and easy to maintain solutions for my book keeping clients so they can do what they do best! Working across many different industries has given me a greater insight into what makes people tick and how important it is to have trustworthy people on your team.

I try to balance family life, work, and my role in the network and love reading and spending time at the beach and making the most of the beautiful Nambucca Valley that we call home.

Libby is a current committee member and a founding member of the Nambucca Valley Women’s Business Network. She has over 20 years marketing, communications and engagement experience in Australia and Asia in the private and government sectors across tourism, retail, finance, education, the environment and waste.

Libby is a strong advocate for small business in particular local businesses facing the growing challenge of competing within a global economy. She also has a keen interest in behaviour change and community based social marketing programs that strive to deliver better outcomes for the environment.

She loves to travel, usually has a book on the go and a true crime podcast, dabbles in interior design and spends time gardening in between taking road trips to visit her family.

Have you ever needed to change something in your life and change it fast? I spent nearly 20 years working my way up the career ladder in a Government Department. For a while I thought I was living my dream life, but it was stressful and my health and my family life suffered. I woke up one day and realised I was living to work, not working to live. Even worse, I was fulfilling someone else’s plans on someone else’s schedule.

I’m definitely passionate about natural health and well-being so my next career move was an easy one. While on maternity leave, I studied to become an aromatherapist and set up my Hot Oily Mumma business. I feel like this is my true calling. I LOVE helping other women discover natural alternatives for hormone health, stress, emotions, skin care, low-tox cleaning and their children’s well-being.