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16 Days of Activism 2022

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is here – the annual opportunity to take action against the violence that women and girls of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and sexualities experience simply because they are women and girls.

Highlights of the 2022 AGM

On 17 November 2022, YWCA Australia hosted our Annual General Meeting via Zoom, enabling YWCA members and supporters from across […]

YWCA honoured to be a recipient of ANZ Community Grant

Chair of the Foundation Sarah Stubbings said: “Each year I look forward to seeing the projects submitted by the charities, […]

Announcement: YWCA Australia President Helen Conway appointed for a second term

When Helen Conway was appointed President of YWCA Australia’s Board of Directors, it was after a period of much change and transition following our merger into a national organisation. [Read more]

YWCA Australia welcomes Federal Government’s housing package as a strong foundation for addressing Australia’s gendered housing crisis

Under the clouds of inflation, both women and Australia’s rental and housing crisis were front and centre in the federal […]

YWCA Australia welcomes summit solutions to combat homelessness in Queensland

The Queensland Housing Summit today addressed the need for an urgent fix to combat the increasing housing crisis across the […]