Member for Gosford Liesl Tesch has welcomed a dedicated digital hub aimed at connecting women in regional, rural and remote areas with relevant and up-to-date services and support.
The State Government’s Rural Women’s Resource (RWR), curated by the Rural Women’s Network, contains trusted, reliable information for women in regional, rural and remote NSW.
The content is grouped into three areas – economic opportunity and advancement, participation and empowerment, and health and wellbeing – with more than 300 useful links to resources and services.
Tesch said the resource would make access to practical information easier for women in some of the Central Coast’s more isolated areas.
“It’s no secret that women living in regional areas such as the Central Coast tend to find access to information more of a challenge,” she said.
“It’s great to see these valuable resources – on topics like cost of living, employment, training and career support – being brought together in one place.”
River Cares spokesperson Robyn Downham said the new resource was very comprehensive, useful and informative.
“The initiative is brilliant and could be of great benefit for women living in remote areas such as Spencer and Gunderman but I do have a few concerns, such as how will this digital hub be promoted?” she said.
“How will women living in rural and remote areas be notified or made aware of this link?
“How will this help older women living in a remote and/or rural areas who are not computer savvy or do not have access to a computer?”
The resource hub also includes a section with tailored information specific to Aboriginal women, women living with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse women (CALD), LGBTQI+ women, women working in agriculture or primary industries, older women, young women and girls.
The Rural Women’s Resource can be found at: https://www.nsw.gov.au/women-nsw/rural-womens-network/rwr
Tesch said the hub will be funded as part of a NSW Government’s commitment of $3.7M over four years and is just one of a range of initiatives and events aimed at women in remote areas.