Women
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Plan to boost women’s sports activity
Councils in Melbourne’s west have joined together to come up with a five-year plan to increase the number of girls and women involved in sport…
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Women ready to tee off
The Keilor Golf Club is calling on local women to hit the green. In a bid to raise its numbers, the club has begun a…
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Tribute to west women
Indigenous and Torres Strait Islander women of the west are featured in an exhibition that is part of Brimbank’s NAIDOC Week celebrations. The exhibition, Honouring…
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Brimbank’s fab females
Brimbank women will be celebrated this week as part of International Women’s Day. Brimbank council has the highest representation of women of any council in…
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Council to amend Social Justice Charter
Brimbank council is set to amend its Social Justice Charter to better reflect the voices of women from different backgrounds, abilities and ages. At last…
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Womans sport pushes forward
Brimbank council has more women on it than any other local government in the state … and that puts a spotlight on what’s meant by…
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Governor visits new mums
Victorian governor Linda Dessau celebrated International Women’s Day last week greeting new mums at Sunshine Hospital maternity ward. Ms Dessau, the first female governor of…
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Group lightens migrants’ load
Women’s Health West is on the lookout for women from Pasifika and Polynesian communities to join its 2017 migrant and refugee program. The ‘Our Community,…
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$4 million to help jailed domestic-abuse survivors
Almost $4 million has been earmarked in next week’s state budget to women incarcerated at Dame Phyllis Frost Centre who have experienced “significant domestic abuse issues”.…
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Sunshine business women join heads
Sunshine’s business women have a new way of networking, sharing ideas and inspiring each other. They have created Sunshine Business Women, which held its first…
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Council gender targets a possibility in 2017
A move towards ‘gender targets’ for councils “could be on the cards” in 2017, Local Government Minister Natalie Hutchins says. In an interview with Star…
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Migrant women to lead way against family violence
Westside women are rising. A plan to train 12 women to lead multicultural communities marred by domestic violence has been put to the government. Westside…
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Expectant mums can visit GPs for antenatal care
Expectant mums will be able to consult their own doctor during most pregnancies under a model used at Werribee Mercy Hospital. The Shared Maternity…
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Breast screening rates low across Melton
Only about half the eligible women in City of Melton have taken up the opportunity of free breast screening in the past two years. BreastScreen…
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