Insights, ideas and inspiration
Bringing the carbon farming conversation to life
The 2025 National Carbon Farming Conference & Expo is bringing together people from right across the supply chain to explore how carbon and sustainability fit into the future of Australian agriculture. Across three days in...
Taking time to log off
It was digital detox and mindfulness month — stepping away from screens and reconnecting with the world around us. From family time to fresh air, here’s how the HC team switched off and recharged. Sue...
An intern’s perspective
Hi! My name is Mandi Bui and I’m currently interning at Hardman Communications. I’m studying Communications, majoring in Public Relations, at Western Sydney University. As a student eager to explore the world of communications, I...
Imagining agriculture’s future, together
Hardman Communications partnered with Agribusiness Australia and CPRA to deliver Ag Reimagined: Innovation, Youth and the Future of Regional Australia, at Charles Stuart University’s Bathurst campus. With an in-person and livestream audience we looked at...
Looking after our mental health
What does mental health mean to Team HC? Below we discuss being mindful, staying present, what burnout looks like and some of the ways we incorporate care for our wellbeing – including our mental health,...
Innovation with impact: lessons from the AMPC Showcase
At Hardman Communications we often say that showing up matters. This month at the AMPC Innovation Showcase I saw firsthand how showing up in research, in partnerships and in people is shaping the future of...
Why winging it won’t do
A clear, proactive, simple-to-execute communications plan is the dream of most comms teams, but they don’t have time to do more than dream about it because they’re trapped in reaction mode: chasing emails, catching up...
The benefits of starting your comms career in an agency
This month, I was asked to speak as part of a panel to a group of third year PR students at my alma mater, Western Sydney University, about a career working in a PR agency,...
How to make your newsletter work harder
Inbox competition has never been tougher. Every day your audience is bombarded with emails and most are deleted in seconds. A good eDM (electronic direct mail aka newsletter) has a few non-negotiables. It puts the...