2012 - Vale Noreen Hewett
Noreen Hewett, lifelong activist and the inspiration behind the founding of OWN, passes away on April 24. She is celebrated for her passion and energy, inclusiveness and countless innovative ideas.
OWN members are invited to Admiralty House for International Women’s Day with The Governor-General, Quentin Bryce. She praises OWN for their efforts on behalf of women everywhere. The theatre group performs Don’t Knock Your Granny.
OWN NSW holds Rights Roadblocks and Resilience at NSW Parliament House. Deepwater OWN on the Central Coast is formed.
OWN participates in active ageing and falls prevention research through the University of Western Sydney.
OWN Sydney celebrates the contribution and achievements of its octogenarian members with a joyful party.
History is herstory too.
National Older Women’s Network
The National Older Women’s Network believes in a society rich in social capital, where mutual respect and trust are paramount, where diversity and debate are valued and where people and their networks have a legitimate voice.
CONTACT US
National Older Women’s Network
PO Box 3082
Redfern, Sydney, 2016
+61 – 4337925852
National Older Women's Network (NOWN) acknowledge the traditional custodians of the land on which we work and live, and we pay our respects to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge the sorrow of the Stolen Generations and the impacts of colonisation on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
NOWN supports the Uluru Statement from the Heart, the call for a First Nation's Voice enshrined in the Australian Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to oversee agreement-making and truth-telling.
