AWE at ESF IWD Event in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria AWE was proud to partner with the Emergency Services Foundation to host an International Women's Day event in Bairnsdale, East Gippsland, Victoria on 28 February. Almost 50 women (and a few men!) from across the emergency management sector gathered to increase camaraderie, support, and acknowledgement, and to understand and generate
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AWE IWD 2021 Forum - Recording Out Now The recording of the AWE IWD 2021 Forum is now available on the AWE YouTube Channel. Click on the following image to access. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=penDHkvG5kE
Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia. AWE Newsletter - March 2021 AWE Events AWE Mentoring Update AWE Scholarship Update AWE Chapters Update Sector News Job Opportunities Resources Other Events Welcome to the March 2021
An Exciting 2021 AWE Conversation Series is coming soon Our conversation series was a 'beacon of light' and a source of interest for many of us during 2020 - our first year of COVID. The feedback we received about this series was very positive and so we are going to offer another series of
AWE Committee Member Profile - Margaret (Midge) Gray Hi. Although my name is Margaret, everyone calls me Midge. I live in far north west Tasmania with two dogs - Lucy and Sammi and two cats - Archimedes and Pythagoras. I am a part time first aid trainer with Red Cross Tasmania and I also volunteer
AWE Committee Member Profile - Jeanene (Nene) Howard Nene has spent 19 years with CFA as a firefighter and in various brigade positions including working on the juniors program and Group Communications Officer, Field Operations Vehicle and in Incident control Centre operations. Nene is also a former bushfire educator. Nene has also held roles
What does the AWE Network logo represent? - a circle of strong women supporting one another - inclusiveness, collaboration, support and equality - wholeness, completion and unity - defence, endurance and safety - a circle or a set of concentric circles characterises a meeting place where people come together in Aboriginal art - the cycle of emergency
AWE Conversation Series 2020 Recordings You can view the recordings of the AWE Conversations for 2020 on the AWE You Tube Channel here: AWE Conversation # 1 with Ruth Wraith, Child Psychologist and Emergency/Trauma Specialist - June 2020 AWE Conversation # 2 with Georgie Cornish, Director, State Recovery, South Australia - July 2020 AWE Conversation #3 with Kayeleen Brown, Empowering Aboriginal Women in Land Use Management and
Election of AWE Committee 2020 Following the AWE AGM in December 2020, the following members were elected to the AWE Committee: President - Bridget Tehan (Co-founder) Vice President - Amanda Lamont (Co-founder) Secretary - Kath Cooney (Co-founder) Treasurer - vacant Committee Member - Lisa Marie Jackson Committee Member - Margaret Moreton Committee Member -