2009 - Coniston Wellness Opens
Members of Illawarra OWN, including Barbara Malcolm and Thelma Prescott, open a Wellness Centre in Coniston.
Hills OWN in Baulkham Hills is set up by Maureen Gaudry from Parramatta OWN, who is now living in the area. The group offers friendship and support for members. The group disbands in 2013 due to dwindling membership.
The Disappearing Age: a strategy to address violence against older women by Ludo McFerran is published.
History is herstory too.
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
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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.