97th Annual General Meeting – Information for Members

The 97th Annual General Meeting of The Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc. will be held on Friday, 30 May 2025 at The McIntosh Centre, Thompson Street, Shepparton commencing at 10.00 am.

The following documentation for the meeting is available on the member section of the website https://cwaofvic.org.au/members  If you need member login details they are in the January 2025 posting or contact your Branch Secretary.

  • Notice of Meeting and Order of Proceedings and Information for Members including How to Vote
  • Proxy Form for Attendance Form and Proxy Form for Voting
  • Minutes of the 2024 Annual General Meeting
  • Special Resolution Voting Information, including Proposed Constitution and Explanatory Notes
  • Information for Elections with CVs of nominees
  • The Official Audited Financial Statements – available 16 May 2025

These documents are also available from your Branch Secretary or Group President or by contacting Robyn Smith, Member Services Administrator, on cwaadmin@cwaofvic.org.au or (03) 9827 8971.

Nominations from Members for Board and State Council positions

Eligible members are invited to consider nominating for a Senior Office Bearer position. Senior Office Bearer positions are elected at the State AGM to be held on 30 May 2025.

Nominations open on 1 March 2025 and close on 21 March 2025.

All nominees should be familiar with the 2022 Constitution, which is available from www.cwaofvic.org.au/about/constitution or upon request from Head Office. As 2025 is a constitutional year for our Association it would also be useful to familiarise yourself with the Draft 2025 Constitution which will be voted on by CWA of Victoria members at our AGM on Friday 30 May 2025.

All nominees must obtain the document Election of Board Members and State Council Members: Policy and Procedures (which includes the nomination forms) and a Role Description by downloading them from the website at www.cwaofvic.org.au/members.  or emailing cwaadmin@cwaofvic.org.au or telephoning Member Services Administrator Robyn Smith on 9827 8971,

If you need member login details, they are in the First Postings of 2025 or contact your Branch Secretary.

Click here for member login page.

Draft 2025 Constitution

As 2025 is a Constitutional Year for CWA of Victoria your Board has spent a lot of time in 2024/25 reviewing our 2022 Constitution.

We now have a Draft 2025 Constitution which members will vote on at our AGM on Friday 30 May 2025.

Information regarding voting for the Constitutional change Special Resolution will be forwarded as usual in April with the notice and papers for the Annual General Meeting.

The marked-up copy of the Draft 2025 Constitution and a separate Table of Changes document are located in the Members Section of our website at www.cwaofvic.org.au/members

You will need the member login details, which are in the First Postings of 2025 or contact your Branch Secretary.

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CWA of Victoria Educational Grants Open to All

The Country Women’s Association of Victoria Inc. offers educational grants which are open to all. These grants include five Post-Secondary and Post Graduate Awards and the Central Highlands Ruby McCullough Scholarship.
Please click here to download the Guidelines and the Application Forms:

Applications close 31 March 2025

New CWA of Victoria Strategic Plan Released

Our new five-year Strategic Plan has now been released and is available on the CWA of Victoria website.

The Strategic Plan is the result of extensive consultation with our members and key external stakeholders. Inputs informing the Plan were captured through:

  • 2,000 comments received from more than 450 delegates attending the 2023 State Conference
  • Five face-to-face workshops involving 164 members representing 95 Branches
  • An Online consultation session with 824 responses to our survey, and
  • Ongoing consultation with the CWA of Victoria State Council.

State President Jennifer Nola said adoption of the Strategic Plan would support the CWA of Victoria’s vision for communities where all women, children and families are safe, supported and can realise their potential.

“Our purpose is to provide assistance and support to women, children and families who are facing disadvantage or vulnerability throughout Victoria including metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas. We do this by being inclusive, optimistic, collaborative, transparent and committed. The goals and actions outlined in the Strategic Plan have been determined through extensive consultation and will help focus our efforts where they are most needed. What we are committing to is significant – and we are purposeful, tenacious and courageous in everything we do.”

You can review the Strategic Plan and download a printable copy here.

New Communication Toolkit Now Available

Exciting news!! The new CWA of Victoria Communication Toolkit is now available.

The Communication Toolkit is designed to guide and support the communication and promotional activities of members. It includes a range of templates to help introduce a more consistent look and feel across our stationery, brochures, posters, membership, and event materials.

All materials are downloadable from the Member section of the website.

A webinar will be held in October to answer any questions members may have in relation to the Communication Toolkit and how best to use the tools and templates that have been created.

Accessing the Communication Toolkit

The Communication Toolkit is available on the Member section of the website  https://cwaofvic.org.au/members

If you need member login details these are in the January 2023 posting or contact your Branch Secretary.

Login details can also be obtained by contacting Robyn Smith, Member Services Administrator, at (03) 9827 8971 or cwaadmin@cwaofvic.org.au