May 2020
2020 Philippa Woolf Scholarships
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
November 2019
Recognising the role women play in disasters
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,
October 2019
AWE in Perth this week with our AWE leaders
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
Letter from the AWE Network President
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
August 2019
AWE Nominated!!!!! Regional Achievement Awards
We are proud to announce that the AWE Network was recently nominated at the 2019 Victorian Regional Achievement and Community Awards. The Gala Presentation Dinner is on 11th October in Melbourne – please contact Amanda Lamont at [email protected] you are interested in attending.
June 2018
International Women’s Day
On 7th March 2018, AWE Network founders Bridget, Kathy and Amanda attended a UN breakfast to celebrate International Women’s Day. The theme for this year was Leave No Woman Behind, with a focus on women in the context of disasters, and the unequal impact disasters have on women
May 2018
Thank you for joining Awe Network
Thank you again for joining the new Australian Women in Emergencies Network. As you know we are still in the early stages of establishing the AWE Network and our timelines include: 6 week membership drive to June 2018 Survey of all members in June 2018 Meeting of members on
April 2018
Welcome
We are pleased to welcome you as a member of the new Australian Women in Emergencies (AWE) Network. We have been overwhelmed by the positive responses received from our initial approach to a limited number of women within our networks, and in less than two weeks already have more