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2026 NCWV Individual Members Excursion
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Thursday 23 July to the Old Treasury Building, Spring St, Melbourne. This NCWV tour will showcase the beautiful building. On this guided tour you will see areas of the building inaccessible to the general public, including the Executive Council Chamber where the Governor of Victoria has met for over 160 years to sign legislation. All welcome. Tour meets at rear Accessible Entrance for entry via lift.
Date: Thursday 23 July 2026, 10.20am |
Individual Members’ Annual Meeting
On August 6th our IM Annual Meeting will be held at 11.00am, an hour before the August 6th Council Meeting. I know we need a new IM Convenor, and IM Treasurer as Sheila Byard OAM and Beverley Kannegiesser are retiring, and some other not-too demanding roles need to be filled.
Council Meeting, August 6th from 12.15pm, speaker will be Tracy Beaton, Principal Victorian Commissioner for Children and Young People & Commissioner for Aboriginal Children. She has served as Chief Practitioner and Executive Director of the Office of Professional Practice, Department of Health and Human Services, where she provided strategic advice and delivered reforms to strengthen child welfare and embed evidence-based practice.
I urge you to be part of this meeting and to invite others.
The July edition of the NCWV Newsletter is now available.
PLEASE CONTACT NCWV FOR AN APPLICATION or RENEWAL FORM or CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING LINKS TO DOWNLOAD THE FORMS
>> 2025-2026 NCWV Individual Membership Application Form
>> 2026-2027 NCWV Individual Membership Renewal - Information Form and Fees
>> 2025-2026 NCWV Organisation Membership Application Form
>> 2026-2027 NCWV Organisation Member Renewal and Delegate Details Form
Email: [email protected]
Opportunities for Personal Development at NCWV
We have opportunities for personal development at NCWV. Click on the links below for more information
Click here to view the 2025 NCWV Annual Report.
Click here to read our statement regarding the violent attack at the Bondi Beach Hanukkah event.
The following newsletters are now available: July 2026,June 2026, May 2026, April 2026,March 2026,February 2026,December 2025,November 2025,October 2025,August 2025,July 2025, June 2025, May 2025, April 2025, March 2025, February 2025, December 2024, November 2024, October 2024, September 2024, August 2024, July 2024, June 2024, May 2024, April 2024
NWCV Annual General Meeting, September 4th
It was attended by 23 members in person and 10 by ZOOM.
Returning Officer: Elisabeth Newman informed the meeting that all of the nominations were provided in accordance with the rules, and there was only one nomination for each of the Committee positions. She therefore declared as elected the following:
President |
Elida Brereton |
Vice President |
A June Anderson |
Vice President |
B Pam Hammond |
Hon. Secretary |
A Dr Julie Stevens |
Hon. Secretary |
B Phoebe Swift |
Public Officer |
Phoebe Swift |
Hon. Treasurer |
Meenakshi Bhayani |
Assistant Hon. Treasurer |
Niti Bhargava |
Convenor Standing Committees |
Robyn Byrne OAM |
General Members |
Ronniet Milliken, Dr Deborah Towns OAM, Guosheng Chen, Sarah Barnbrook, Hean Bee Wee AM |
Standing Committees
Convenor Standing Committees |
Robyn Byrne OAM |
Status of Women
Coordinator |
Robyn Byrne OAM |
Adviser Implementation of Conventions |
Robyn Byrne OAM |
Adviser Legislation |
Ronniet Milliken |
Adviser Human Rights |
Sarah Barnbrook |
General Wellbeing
Coordinator |
Prof Cassandra Szoeke |
Adviser Health |
Prof Cassandra Szoeke |
Adviser Nutrition |
Maggie Baron |
Adviser Environment |
Pam Robinson AM |
Sustainable Development
Coordinator |
Dr Deborah Towns OAM |
Adviser Women and Employment |
Dr Deborah Towns OAM |
Adviser Rural and Regional Women |
Christine Rippon |
Adviser Consumer Affairs |
Robyn Byrne OAM |
Adviser Economics |
Vacant |
Communications
Coordinator |
Sarah Barnbrook |
Adviser Education |
Pam Hammond |
Adviser Arts and Letters |
Robyn Byrne OAM |
Adviser ICT, Social Media & Mass Media |
Sarah Barnbrook |
Adviser Music |
Vacant |
Social Issues
Coordinator |
Dr Yee Man Louie |
Adviser Child and Family |
Dr Rumbi Nyanhoto |
Adviser Youth |
Sarah Barnbrook |
Adviser Multicultural Affairs |
June Anderson |
Adviser Ageing |
Vacant |
NCWV Note: Representative Committee Members
Individual Members Representative |
Sheila Byard OAM |
Geelong Branch Representative |
Nonie Crozier |
Young NCWV Representative |
Vacant |
Membership
Membership means you can
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Meet others interested having a voice in women’s issues at local, state, federal and international levels
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Build your leadership and community advancement skills by participating in the running of our incorporated association
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Participate in the voting process at the Annual General Meeting
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Share your knowledge, skills & experience as a volunteer, speaker or mentor
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Enjoy member benefits, including newsletters, reports and special event rates
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Contribute financially to support our Civics and Citizenship program including the annual My Vote My Voice student event at the Parliament of Victoria
Mission Statement
National Council of Women of Victoria, NCWV, is a non-party-political, non-sectarian, not-for-profit, umbrella organisation with broadly humanitarian and educational objectives. It seeks to raise the awareness of women as to their rights and responsibilities as citizens and encourages their participation in all aspects of community life.
Goals
Work for the empowerment of women and families and to promote equal status for women in law and fact.
Develop policies and responses on behalf of women on a state-wide basis.
Act as a voice on issues and concerns of women at state and regional levels.
Link with the women of Australia and the International Council of Women through the National Council of Women of Australia and contribute to the implementation of their plans of action and policies.
Theme
NCWV has adopted the International Council of Women (ICW-CIF) Theme: “Transforming Society through the Empowerment of Women”
Who’s under our Umbrella?
National Council of Women of Victoria membership comprises organisations (affiliates), eligible organizations of women or men and women, and individual members approved by the Council.
>> List of organisations (affiliates)
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the place now called Victoria, and all First Peoples living and working on this land. We celebrate the history and contemporary creativity of the world’s oldest living culture and pay respect to Elders — past, present and future.
Please be aware that this website may contain culturally sensitive material — images, voices and information provided by now deceased persons. Content also may include images and film of places that may cause sorrow.
