AWE Newsletters

AWE Newsletter May 2026 Australasian Women in Emergencies Network Recognising, promoting and supporting women in emergencies Donate today AWE News AWE at EMC2026 - call for volunteers The Emergency Management Conference (EMC) 2026 will bring together agencies and stakeholders to showcase and challenge progress in building the capacity, capability, cohesion,

AWE Newsletter April 2026 AWE is a growing movement of women leading and transforming emergency management. Help us raise $10,000 to continue our work. Every dollar counts so donate today! AWE News In brief: AWE at the AGEC National Forum 2026 In March, AWE attended the Australian Gender Equality Council

AWE Newsletter March 2026 Love the AWE Newsletter? Forward it to your friends and colleagues and encourage them to sign up to AWE - membership is free! AWE News AWE Scholarships are back for 2026! We’re thrilled to announce a fantastic suite of 2026 scholarship opportunities exclusively for AWE members. This

AWE Newsletter February 2026 AWE is back for 2026 and we’re looking forward to an exciting year with our members! AWE News It’s been a busy and challenging start to the year for our sector. Following the devastating Bondi Beach incident in late December, many AWE members across Australia and

AWE Newsletter December 2025 This is our final AWE Newsletter for 2025 — and what an incredible year it’s been! As we head toward the end of the year, we want to thank every one of our members for your energy, commitment, and passion for building a stronger, more inclusive

AWE Newsletter November 2025 Love the AWE Newsletter? Forward it to your friends and colleagues and encourage them to join AWE. Membership is free! AWE News Bridging continents, building resilience Australasia and the USA When AWE was first established, we searched the world for kindred organisations, but found very few.

AWE Newsletter October 2025 Membership of AWE is free! Donate today to help us continue our great work. AWE News 2026 AWE Recognition Awards The third annual AWE Recognition Awards Ceremony, held online on 16 September, celebrated and honoured the diverse and significant contributions of women and their allies to

AWE Newsletter September 2025 Promoting, supporting and recognising women in emergency management and disaster resilience AWE News AWE Recognition Awards Nominations for the 2025 AWE Recognition Awards have now closed. We are thrilled by the number and calibre of nominations we received for this year’s Awards. Each nomination highlights the

AWE Newsletter August 2025 Promoting, supporting and recognising women in emergency management and disaster resilience AWE News Support the AWE Recognition Awards Nominations for the 2025 AWE Recognition Awards are now open—celebrating and honouring the outstanding contributions of women in emergencies. Scroll down for details. We're currently seeking support to

AWE Newsletter July 2025 Membership of AWE is free To cover our costs, we rely on donations from our members, friends and allies. Every dollar counts, so donate today to help us continue our great work! AWE News From webinar to publication: Women’s leadership in disaster recovery In May last

Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia. AWE Newsletter June 2025 While membership of AWE remains free, we rely on donations from our members, friends and allies to help us cover our costs. Donate today so we can continue our great

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.       CONTENTS AWE News AWE Scholarships AWE Mentoring Program AWE Events AWE Member Profile AWE Australian Chapters AWE New Zealand AWE Pacific Women in Emergencies for Climate Action Professional development Sector news and resources

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.       CONTENTS AWE News AWE Scholarships AWE Mentoring Program AWE Events AWE Member Profile AWE Australian Chapters AWE New Zealand AWE Pacific Women in Emergencies for Climate Action Professional development Sector news and resources

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.       CONTENTS AWE News AWE Events AWE Member Profile AWE Australian Chapters AWE New Zealand AWE Pacific Women in Emergencies for Climate Action Professional development Sector news and resources Sector events Click on the

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.       AWE NEWSLETTER CONTENTS AWE News AWE Scholarships AWE Events AWE Mentoring Program AWE Member Profile AWE Australian Chapters AWE New Zealand AWE Pacific Women in Emergencies for Climate Action Professional development Sector news

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the December 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the November 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the October 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News 2024 AWE Recognition

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the August 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Recognition Awards

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the July 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events Women

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the June 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events Women

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the May 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events Foundations

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the April 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events Philippa

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the March 2024 edition of the AWE Newsletter       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events Philippa

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the first edition of the AWE Newsletter for 2024!       Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the December 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the November 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the October 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Events AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Conference Presentations

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the August 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Conference Presentations

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the July 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Conference Presentations AWE

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the June 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter        Click on the links below to get straight to what you want to read: AWE News AWE Conference Presentations

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the May 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter              AWE News       National Volunteer Week 15-21 May AWE recognises the extraordinary contribution of volunteers

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the April 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter              AWE News           AWE celebrates five years! The Australasian Women in Emergencies

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the March 2023 edition of the AWE Newsletter              AWE News       International Women's Day Wednesday 8 March is International Women's Day! We encourage you to attend one of the events AWE has planned

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the first edition of the AWE Newsletter for 2023             AWE News       AWE in 2023 Welcome back AWE members! AWE is looking forward to another exciting year promoting, supporting and recognising women

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the final edition of the AWE Newsletter for 2022             AWE News       AWE’s Year in review AWE has had another AWEsome year promoting, supporting and recognising women in emergencies and disaster resilience.

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the November 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter             AWE News       Australasian Women in Emergencies Day 2022 ‘So many inspiring and supportive women working, volunteering, studying and leading before during and after disasters

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the October 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter             AWE News       Australasian Women in Emergencies Day is almost here! Get ready for Australasian Women in Emergencies Day, a day to recognise and celebrate

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the September 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter             AWE News       Support AWE to support you! The AWE fundraising campaign is part of Australasian Women in Emergencies Day. AWE provides you with

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the August 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter The CSIRO’s recently released future megatrends report highlights climate change as one of seven global megatrends that will challenge Australia. It states that we can expect to be living in a more

  Promote Support Recognise         Welcome to the July 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter The Queen's Birthday 2022 Honours List saw more than 45 per cent of awards in the General Division granted to women. Women recipients of honours in the emergency management and disaster resilience sector

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the June 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter. 16-22 May was National Volunteer Week - a chance to celebrate and recognise the vital work of volunteers, and to

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         Welcome to the May 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter. AWE acknowledges the role that many of its members have played in the response and relief to the devastating

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - April 2022       Welcome to the April 2022 edition of the AWE Newsletter. Along with the emergency management sector, women have a key role

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - March 2022       International Women's Day (IWD) was first celebrated in 1909 and was formally recognised by the United Nations, and Australian Prime Minister Gough

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - February 2022       Welcome to 2022! It's proving to be another busy start to year for the emergency management sector, with a range of

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - December 2021       Welcome to the December 2021 AWE Newsletter       It's almost the end of another year and what a year

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - November 2021       Welcome to the November 2021 AWE Newsletter       Lockdowns are ending, borders are opening, and many of us are

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - October 2021       Welcome to the October 2021 AWE Newsletter       Last month's National Summit on Women's Safety was an important opportunity

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - September 2021       Welcome to the September 2021 AWE Newsletter Gold! Lockdown gave us a great opportunity to watch this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games.

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - August 2021       Welcome to the August 2021 AWE Newsletter COVID-19 continues to place extraordinary demand on women in emergencies - in our workplaces, homes

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - July 2021       Welcome to the July 2021 AWE Newsletter In promising news for gender equity, the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours List includes the highest

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - June 2021       Welcome to the June 2021 AWE Newsletter May 17 - 23 was National Volunteer Week, an opportunity to recognise volunteers for the

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - May 2021       AWE News AWE Inspiring AWE Events AWE Mentoring Update AWE Scholarship Update AWE Chapters Update News and resources Job Opportunities Other

  Promoting, supporting and recognising the contributions of women in emergency management and disaster resilience across Australasia.         AWE Newsletter - April 2021       AWE News AWE Inspiring AWE Events AWE Mentoring Update AWE Scholarship Update AWE Chapters Update News and resources Job Opportunities Other

  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      

  In this issue: Welcome to the December 2020 Newsletter AWE News AWE Events Other News Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources         Welcome to the AWE Newsletter - December 2020     Thanks for taking the time to read this, our last AWE newsletter for 2020. Writing the

  In this issue: Welcome to the November 2020 Newsletter AWE News AWE Events Other News Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources Social Media News About AWE Current and previous editions of the AWE newsletter on our website - coming soon!         Welcome to the AWE Newsletter - November 2020     Bridget Tehan,

  In this issue: Welcome to the October 2020 Newsletter AWE News AWE Events Other News Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources Social Media News About AWE Current and previous editions of the AWE newsletter on our website - coming soon!         Welcome to the AWE Newsletter - October 2020     Paula Hives, AWE

  In this issue: Welcome to the September 2020 Newsletter AWE News AWE Events Other News Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources Social Media News About AWE Current and previous editions of the AWE newsletter on our website - coming soon!         Welcome to the AWE Newsletter - September 2020     Lisa Marie Jackson,

  In this issue: Welcome to the August 2020 Newsletter News AWE Events Other News Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources Social Media News About AWE Current and previous editions of the AWE newsletter on our website - coming soon!         Welcome to the AWE Newsletter - August 2020     Kath Cooney, AWE

  In this issue: Welcome to the July 2020 Newsletter AWE News Other News AWE Events Other Events Chapter Updates AWE Mentoring Program Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources Social Media News About AWE You can download the full newsletter in PDF here. Current and previous editions of the AWE newsletter on our website - coming soon!      

  In this issue: Welcome to the April 2020 Newsletter AWE News AWE Mentoring Program AWE Events Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development and Resources Social Media News About AWE         Welcome to the April 2020 AWE Newsletter We had so much content to include this month that we have

  In this issue: Reflections from AWE Committee and Chapter Leads News Sector News Events Professional Development Social Media News About AWE       Welcome to the March 2020 AWE newsletter The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing with it changes in the way we work, socialise and care for one

  In this issue: Welcome AWE News AWE Events Other News Other Events Job Opportunities Professional Development Resources         AWE Newsletter - February 2021     AWE Members at the AGM in December 2020 - who knew an AGM could be so much fun!   Welcome to our first

    In this issue: President’s Update AWE in the News Sector News Events Chapter Updates Mentor Program Professional Development Membership AWE Committee Update  Social Media News About AWE President's Update Welcome to the February 2020 AWE newsletter! The devastating, long-term bushfires across Australia this summer have taken a significant

  In this issue: President’s Update AWE in the News Sector News Events Chapter Updates Mentor Program Membership AWE Committee Update  Social Media News About AWE       President's Update       Welcome to the final newsletter for 2019! 2019 has been an AWEsome year for AWE. Here

    In this issue: President’s Update GoFundMe Campaign AWE in the News Sector News Jobs and Scholarships Events Chapter Updates Membership AWE Committee Update  Social Media News About AWE President's Update Welcome to the November edition of the AWE Newsletter. The October and November bushfires in NSW, Queensland, WA,

    In this issue: President’s Update AWE Crowdfunding Campaign In the News Events Chapter Updates Member Survey Social Media President's Update Welcome to the October 2019 edition of the AWE newsletter. It’s been a busy month with the AWE GoFundMe crowd funding campaign and the AWE member survey both

  In this issue: President’s Update AWE Crowdfunding Campaign In the News Events Chapter Updates Membership President's Update Welcome to the September 2019 edition of the AWE Newsletter. August saw almost 4000 people attend the AFAC19 Conference including many AWE members who proudly wore their badges and caught up over coffees, conference

    In this issue: President’s Update AWE Website In the News Events Chapter Updates Membership Professional Development Social Media  President's Update Welcome to the August edition of the AWE newsletter. In July, Australians proudly participated in NAIDOC Week to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

  In this issue: President’s Update In the News AWE Events Other Events AWE Chapter Updates Training Opportunities Membership Social Media President's Update Welcome to the June edition of the AWE newsletter. As part of our strategic planning for the next 1-2 years, AWE has developed a set of values

    In this issue: President’s Update In the News Events Chapter Updates Committee Update Classifieds Social Media President's Update Australia recently celebrated National Volunteer Week with a host of events around the country, and New Zealand’s National Volunteer Week is taking place from 16-22 June. AWE acknowledges the enormous contribution that our member

In this issue: President’s Update  In the News Events  Networking  Membership Fundraising  Social Media Committee Update President's Update In response to a growing membership in New Zealand and the Pacific AWE is pleased to announce that as of 17 April 2019 we officially have a new name – the Australasian

In this issue: President’s Update In the News IWD 2019 Events Chapter Updates Networking Mentoring Committee Update Professional Development Membership Social Media Fundraising  President's Update We are in AWE of all AWE members and all other emergency workers,  volunteers and other staff who have worked tirelessly to support Australians through a particularly

In this issue: Help us make AWE sustainable! Acknowledging contributions to the Queensland floods Australia Day Honours Events Chapter Updates Professional Development Networking Social Media Committee Update Membership Update Funding & other opportunities Help us make AWE sustainable! AWE Go Fund Me Campaign We have recently set up a GoFundMe

In this issue: AWE online! AWE Event – International Women’s Day 2019 AWE State and Territory Chapter Leads 2009 Victorian bushfires 10-year anniversary What’s AWE doing next? Welcome to the first AWE newsletter for 2019. This year we’ll be providing you with more content but on a monthly basis. AWE

  Thank you to everyone who completed the member survey, to which we received almost 200 responses. We received some fabulous endorsements and very helpful suggestions about the future direction of the AWE Network. We are now collating the results of our survey and will share what we have learnt