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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Hear Our Voices
Transforming services for older women affected by sexual assault.
Are you #ReadyToListen?
Watch our male star allies stand in solidarity with older women.
Your space can change a life.
Contact us if you can help provide an affordable home to women aged 55+
OWN Blue Mountains is calling for expressions of interest from homeowners who have a spare bedroom, granny flat or other accommodation available for rent at an affordable price.
Special Projects
Projects designed to pursue our aim of empowering older women as they age. View all ›
Creative Women of OWN
Check out our a new series featuring the story and work behind some creative artists within our community.
Recipes for Connection
This project brings together older women from migrant communities to cook and share important recipes and the stories that come with them. Register to attend a workshop now!
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.
Looking for work?
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
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Upcoming Events
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We will never sell, rent, or voluntarily share your personal details with third parties.
From time to time, we may collect and use non-identifying information for reporting, evaluation and statistical purposes, including reporting to funding bodies. This information does not identify individual members.
If you have any queries, please email info@ownnsw.org.au
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 Nations Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.