NSW Women’s Week
I call on local government and not-for-profit community organisations to apply for a share of $100,000 to hold events in the week of 2019 International Women’s Day to celebrate local women and girls.
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Women’s health, social and economic empowerment are set to be key features of the events held during the inaugural NSW Women’s Week in March next year.
Women are so vital to making the Dubbo electorate a great place to live through their contributions to the workforce, their families, and our community.
NSW Women’s Week will give local organisations an opportunity to deliver education, mentoring, and other activities like sporting events to encourage local women and girls to fulfil their potential.
Events must support at least one of the key priorities of the new NSW Women’s Strategy 2018-2022 by either;
- Improving women’s financial wellbeing and security,
- Encouraging a holistic approach to health and wellbeing, or
- Helping women and girls build confidence and resilience and celebrating their achievements.
NSW’s first Women’s Week will take place from March 3-9 next year, with International Women’s Day to be celebrated on March 8.
Funding is available across two categories (up to $1,000 or from $1,001 to $5,000) to cater for small-scale or large local community events and activities.
Applications for the NSW Women’s Week Grants Program close on Monday, November 12 at 5pm. Visit www.women.nsw.gov.au.
Rural road safety week
With the inaugural Rural Road Safety Week in full swing around Australia, I would like to reminded the people of our region to take care on local roads.
Several factors combine to make regional road networks dangerous. it is important to be vigilant when behind the wheel, a message that is being rammed home during the campaign, which runs from October 8-14.
It is a shocking fact that while country people make up only a third of NSW’s population, last year deaths on country roads made up nearly 70 per cent of our road toll.
We will be investing $640 million in the Saving Lives on Country Roads Program in the next five years - delivering life-saving infrastructure upgrades across the state.
Rural Road Safety Week is an opportunity for everyone in the community to stop and think about how they can play their part to make our roads safer for all road users.
Any death is one too many and Rural Road Safety Week is a good time for all of us to stop and think of how we behave on the roads – speeding, drink and drug driving, not wearing a seatbelt and driving tired remain our biggest killers.