The NSW Rural Women's Network is asking people to look around their local communities for suitable women to add to the Hidden Treasures Honour Roll.

Already 1116 fabulous women from the state's regional, rural and remote communities are on the list for their community contributions, but there is room for plenty more.

Beginning in 2010, the Network looks at the Honour Roll as a way to acknowledge and thank female volunteers through a public tribute to recognise the vast number of women who give their time and energy to help others.

Two local women on the Honour Roll already are Rebecca Tribe from Narrabri and Jessica Murray from Louth.

Ms Tribe has been a Rural Fire Service volunteer since joining the Dandry brigade near Coonabarabran in 2000. She then move to Dubbo than Narrabri in May 2018 where she joined the Narrabri Brigade.

Ms Tribe is described as a hardworking volunteer for the community and her team and has taken on many roles including brigade President and Senior Deputy Captain. She is also an active member of the Team Support Brigade and developed her communication skills to a specialist level in the community education field.

Typical of many volunteers, she has encouraged her husband and daughter to join the Service so they could help as well. In 2022, Ms Tribe received a National Emergency Medals for service during the 2019-20 bushfire season.

Another Western Plains "Hidden Treasure" is Jessica Murray from Louth.

A teacher by trade, Ms Murray has volunteered her time and energy to the small local community, taking the initiative to seek out and apply for various grant opportunities to purchase equipment for three community spaces so that mums with children can gather to play and socialise.

One space is in her local town of Louth but Jess also thought to apply for suitable equipment on behalf of two other small communities – Enngonia and Tilpa.

The equipment to be utilised at the Enngonia CWA building was set up by Ms Murray herself, a task made far more difficult at the time by local flooding. Not happy to sit back on her laurels, Ms Murray continues to seek more funding opportunities not only to benefit local children’s development and education, but also for rural women.

"Living remotely, our kids do not have the same opportunities those living in or close to a town have, and women are at significant disadvantage, being mostly unable to work due to distance from town and lack of childcare options," she said.

Ms Murrays dedication to seeking change for outback women and children has seen her a worthy recipient of a place on the Honour Roll.

All Western Plains communities have hidden treasures such as Ms Murray and Ms Tribe. Why not nominate a worthy woman today?