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A week of events to celebrate women
Instead of just celebrating International Women’s Day on March 8 this year, Cobar Shire Council will be celebrating a Week of Women (WOW) from March 6 to March 11! Cobar Shire was successful in securing a $5,000 NSW Government grant to provide the week-long WOW program of activities to engage local women. Minister for Women Bronnie Taylor said the NSW Government is providing $200,000 in grants to support Women’s Week events that help connect and celebrate the incredible contributions of women in our state. “From Broken Hill to Byron Bay, we are bringing women together to celebrate and inspire each other. “This program of events is the biggest ever and will deliver a wide range of practical supports that will benefit women right across our fabulous State,” Mrs Taylor said. “This year, we have doubled the funding to give as many women as possible the opportunity to get involved in NSW Women’s Week. “We are celebrating women from all walks of life and I’m absolutely delighted that the The DCJ Mobile Outreach Team visited the CatholicCare office last week to talk to schedule of events reflects the creativity and locals about any housing issues they had. Pictured are Amanda Kilpatrick, Brooke diversity of women across metro and regional Hallcroft, Carmen Hutchinson and Ollie Hallcroft with DCJ’s Access & Demand NSW.” NSW Women’s Week promotes gender Senior Specialist Narelle Whitney. equality while celebrating the social and cultural achievements of women. Events funded under the NSW Women’s Week Program for Cobar includes meditation, Cobar Fire and Rescue Station 256 crews “It had the ability to knock the fire down yoga, fitness and walking health and wellbeing responded to a fire at the Cobar Waste De- quicker which reduced the amount and time the sessions, a networking dinner, a craft work- pot (Cobar Tip) on Friday morning. toxic smoke was being produced,” he said. shop and local women speaking at schools in Station 256 acting captain, Alex Lennon said “We were able to bring the blaze under conan effort to inspire ‘The Next Generation’ of when crews arrived around 8am, they found the trol five hours later at approximately 1pm. women in Cobar. main dumping area well alight. “Following this, is the lengthy clean up and The NSW Women’s Week Grants Program He said the large job required the team work preparing our resources again for the next call provides grants that support the key priorities of many resources over the day and they out. of the NSW Women’s Strategy 2023-2026, worked alongside the Rural Fire Service Cobar “These incidents can be avoided. which are: improving women’s economic Headquarters Rural Fire Brigade and Cobar “We would like to remind everyone of the opportunities, health and wellbeing, and par- Shire Council. importance of dumping rubbish in the correct ticipation in community. Acting captain Lennon said they were also sections,” acting captain Lennon said. lucky to have the use of a water bombing heli- “It not only helps in preventing the fires, but which was currently in the area helping makes it a little safer for us when we’re All deadlines—2pm Mondays copter, with a bushfire. fighting any fires that occur at the tip.”
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