The Women Gathering model was developed by Women’s Health Goulburn North East in 2006-08 in response to the ongoing drought in the Hume region. The model was adapted in response to the 2009 bushfires, and again as Women Gathering Online to adjust for the COVID 19 pandemic.

Now in its fourth iteration, the Women Gathering project will foster community participation, bringing free group facilitation training to women and gender diverse people across the Goulburn North East region. Participants will be able to build skills, make connections and learn to share their area of special interest with like-minded women from their local area.

Find the Women Gathering resources developed to date HERE.

Who did this training?

Women and gender diverse people from the Goulburn Valley and northeast Victoria over the age of 18 with a desire to run a group and learn new skills – that’s it!

Some participants already ran a group or had a special interest that they wanted to form a group around. They might have been into gardening, crochet or woodwork. They were driven to network with other women and create social opportunities to support mental health and wellbeing.

Participants attended a half-day session to build group facilitation skills, made connections and took home a comprehensive toolkit.