Daily Telegraph top businesswomen of Wagga Wagga article featuring Naomi
Many amazing businesswomen can be found across every inch of the Riverina and Wagga, and we are very honored that our very own Naomi McMullen has been recognised.
Read below what the Daily Telegraph had to say about Naomi, and the work she has done for Borambola Wines, and read the full article, with all of the other fantastic women by clicking on the link below.
In the past six years Naomi McMullen has given the Wagga food and event scene the update its greatly needed and deserved.
Rolling down the highway from Sydney with her husband, the duo in 2014 decided to move to Wagga to start their business now known as Borambola Wines.
Naomi was handed the role as Chief Marketing Officer and Events Planner - a crucial job in the start up of any business.
But one, she has more than succeeded in.
She began the hefty process by propping up a tent filled with wine at market stalls across the Riverina to get the Borambola name on the lips of locals.
A year later she took the brand awareness that one step further and created an event that more than a few locals look forward to - The Cork and Fork Festival.
“We wanted to use the newly renovated space down at the river known as Wagga Beach,” Naomi said.
“We wanted to create a relaxing space where locals could go on a Friday night and catch up with friends and family.”
More recently, the winery has also been transformed into a space for people to come and watch movies under the stars while sipping a wine or two.
Although the thick smoke haze from the summer bush fires ruined this year’s crop and visitor numbers drastically reduced due to Covid-19, Naomi has still been hard at work.
She recently enrolled herself in a yoga course with long term plans to host yoga and wine retreats under the vines at Borambola.
“What we have found in a big change, since moving from Sydney to Wagga is the way the local community is supported,” Naomi said.
“There’s a great network of people and a number of places to go and get extra help if you need it.
“But also, I find it rewarding that I know the people who make my food, who make my clothed and where the products I use are coming from,” she said.