Knitting project gives offenders new purpose
Gosford Community Corrections has joined forces with the Country Women’s Association to give back to the community by creating beanies, blankets and teddy bears for babies in need. Community Corrections…
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Woy Woy CWA helps out Lismore flood victims
Woy Woy CWA members have spent the last few months busily knitting and crocheting for the ensuing colder months. The group decided to send the goods to Lismore after the…
Free breast screening at Woy Woy
The big pink bus is back on the Peninsula for a fifth year, offering free breast screening. Woy Woy CWA has brought the mobile BreastScreen bus to the grounds of…
State win for CWA cooking whiz
Woy Woy CWA member, Amy Scott, has won her first Land Cookery competition at state level – and she couldn’t be more chuffed. Scott took first prize at the recent…
Woy Woy CWA hall needs help
The CWA hall at Woy Woy needs to get down and dirty – well, the grounds anyway. Due to recent rains and localised flooding, we find ourselves needing to top…
CWA Woy Woy contributes to refugee women fundraiser
Members of the Country Women’s Association’s Woy Woy branch have handcrafted an applique quilt valued at $1,200 to help fundraise for refugee women who are victims of domestic violence. The…
CWA Woy Woy uses grant to harness the power of words
The Country Women’s Association’s (CWA) Woy Woy branch is putting the last call out for budding writers to submit their stories to a writing workshop this weekend. The Power Writing…
CWA lucky to have Gail
The Country Women’s Association’s Woy Woy branch has celebrated one of their members, Gail, for her dedication to the community. Gail joined the local branch at the beginning of 2019…
Wordsmiths writers group encouraging women to submit stories
Power writing has now hit the Peninsula with the Country Women’s Association’s (CWA) Woy Woy branch encouraging local women to discover the power of words in the lead up to…
Support service off to a great start
The new Care4Coast Peninsula service had its opening night on Thursday, February 25, with a great turn out and a positive, supportive response from the surrounding community. Central Coast Disaster…
Cooling neckties for Red Cross
Following a huge donation of neckties and fire-rated socks to the Central Coast RFS, CWA Woy Woy has helped yet another community organisation by donating additional cooling neckties on December…
CWA members knit 820 beanies
The Woy Woy Country Women’s Association branch has knitted 820 beanies for newborns and disadvantaged people and has more beanies on the way. Members Sue Willis and her sister, Annette,…
CWA seeks bedding donations for bushfire relief
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association is seeking donations of bedding and towels to support bushfire-affected communities on the NSW South Coast and in far east Gippsland….
CWA branch supports appeal
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has donated a range of handmade goods to raise money for local therapy services in Woy Woy. The branch is helping…
CWA recognised in volunteer awards
The Woy Woy branch of the Country Women’s Association has been recognised in the Central Coast Volunteer of the Year Awards. The Woy Woy branch represented the collective NSW Country…
CWA branch celebrates 86 years
The Country Women’s Association Woy Woy branch celebrated its 86th birthday on June 6 at its Woy Woy hall. Members held a birthday luncheon to celebrate the milestone and to…
CWA officer visits sister branch in UK
Woy Woy Country Women’s Association international officer Ms Kate Jagger has met with the branch’s UK sister branch in Greenside, Newcastle. Ms Jagger met with representatives from Greenside and UK…