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A message from the new YWCA President, Helen Conway

Hear from new YWCA Australia President Helen Conway on her key focus areas during her term as President.

YWCA Youth Arts Cafe Creates Pathways to Employment

The Goonellabah Youth Arts Café in Northern NSW will offer an innovative program to young people to help them create pathways to employment

A group of women dressed in purple participating in an exercise class.

Encore NSW Term 4 program dates now available!

Encore is a free exercise program designed specifically for women who have experienced mastectomy, lumpectomy or breast reconstruction surgery. The program runs for two hours a week over eight weeks.

Introducing our Board Trainees – Cecilia Ngu

Cecilia is one of two trainees accepted into YWCA Australia’s 2020 Board Traineeship program. She is a practicing lawyer dedicated to breaking the glass ceiling for other diverse women.

Introducing our Board Trainees – Casey Burchell

Casey is one of two trainees accepted into YWCA Australia’s 2020 Board Traineeship program. She has completed two degrees in politics and gender studies and has spent much of her adult life working or volunteering within the women’s sector.

Nominate a YWCA Life Member now!

YWCA members! We’re now calling for nominations for YWCA Australia’s Life Membership Award. The Award is an acknowledgement and recognition of a Member’s outstanding and distinctive contribution to our work in advancing gender equality.