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 -
Celebrating our AWEsome Achievements in 2020 At the AWE AGM 2020, members revisited some of the many AWE successes and achievements over a challenging year. Here is a snapshot: Invitation to and participation in the UNDRR Asia-Pacific Forum in Brisbane in November 2019 Vic AWE Chapter end of year dinner in Melbourne with guests
AWE AGM, Committee Election and End of Year Celebration - 17th December AWE members are invited our AGM and end of year celebration at 5pm (AEDT) on Thursday 17th December. We’ll share the year’s achievements at the AGM with all our members, followed by a fabulous networking event to celebrate the year that has
We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2020 Philippa Woolf Scholarships:Christina Hanger - Advanced Diploma of Public Safety (Emergency Management) Christina works at CFA and volunteers with the Victorian State Emergency Service. Christina would like to advocate for the community and promote professionalism and continuous improvement in how emergency service organisations operate,
Recognising role women play in disasters This article was published on 4 November 2019 in news publications around Australia. by Amanda Lamont, AWE Vice-President Black Sunday, occurred in the Adelaide Hills on January 2, 1955. My father was nine years old. While my grandfather was out fighting the fires, the house in the bush
What do you get when a woman from local government and a woman from Australian Red Cross and a woman from state government emergency management come together on a sunny morning around very large cups of coffee? A whole lot of AWESOMENESS. What a great way to start the day with these AWEsome women
Dear AWE members, We are almost half way through our Crowdfunding campaign for the Australasian Women in Emergencies (AWE) Network and we have been overwhelmed with the support we have received from members and non-members. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have donated so far - we greatly
