Older Women’s Network NSW
Promoting the rights, dignity & wellbeing of older women
Seeking radical change for women as they AGE
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Are you #ReadyToListen?
Watch our male star allies stand in solidarity with older women.
OWN NSW is walking together with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the spirit of true reconciliation.
We ask our community to walk with us.
Special Projects
Projects designed to pursue our aim of empowering older women as they age. View all ›
Our OWN Stories
Older women telling their stories through art.
Where's Lyn?
The voices of older women are being ignored in the design of policies.
Buy a brick
Give a homeless older woman shelter.
PODCAST: THE BABY BOOMERS’ GUIDE
Listen to easy-to-understand financial advice in these uncertain times.
Useful Resources
Need help right now? Want information on housing, legal advice or finances?
Access our directory of services and organisations for older women here.
Advocacy
We’re working to understand & address the key issues affecting older women. You’ll find our focus areas below.
Homelessness
Ageism
Wellbeing & Connectedness
Violence Against Older Women
Financial Security
Abuse of Older Women
Join our online classes
Then join our online classes!
She had obvious mental health issues and was not well. Her neighbour request ...
We are devastated to hear of yet another death of a woman, the 22nd this year from domestic violence. Tatiana Dokhataru, 34, a mother of a five year old child, who was in a relat ...
Women are traditional spinners - of tales, of cloth, or many fine things. May we in OWN continue to spin strong webs of support which create a safety net for older women's emotional and physical wellbeing; and create a sling from which to catapult into the wider community older women's aspirations for a better world.
Older Women’s Network NSW
The Older Women’s Network in NSW believes in a society rich in social capital, where mutual respect and trust are paramount, where diversity and debate are valued and where people and their networks have a legitimate voice.
CONTACT US
Older Women’s Network NSW
8-10 Victoria Street,
Newtown NSW 2042, Australia.
+61 – 2 – 9519 8044
Newsletter
We acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
OWN NSW supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the call for a First Nation's Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.