Townsville the answer in QCWA membership drive
A long-established association has put the call out in Townsville to find the next generation to carry on an Australian legacy.
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A long-established association has put the call out in Townsville to find the next generation to carry on an Australian legacy.
The Queensland Country Women’s Association will celebrate its 100th birthday in 2022 and is looking to expand the group locally.
Various QCWA branches are scattered throughout the state providing women a community to facilitate friendships and provide support.
In recent years the association has faced adversity with lack of interest from new generations to keep the group’s traditions alive.
Northern division president Jeanette Weston was given a challenge by the QCWA state president to start a night branch and Townsville was the location that was chosen to fulfil the quest.
A ‘twilight city’ group was started last Wednesday and QCWA is hoping to recruit 30 ladies to officially form the branch.
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Ms Weston joined the association six years ago and encouraged women from all walks of life to join the new branch.
“We saw a need in the community because there are all these women who live and work in the city but most of the branches meet during the week in the mornings,” she said.
“So having a night group, ladies who work in the city can come and join and meet up to be involved in the community.”
The last branch to be formed in Townsville was Alligator Creek four years ago.
QCWA members range in age from 18 years old to 90 years old.
Ms Weston said that the new branch would be an opportunity for ladies to transfer their skills across all age levels.
“It gives the older ones an opportunity to learn new skills because the younger ones have a lot to teach each other and they have skills that we don’t have,” she said.
“Craft, sewing and cooking is so back in vogue and these ladies have that skill to teach the up-and-coming ladies.”
The twilight city branch will also support children’s charity EatUp and make sandwiches for disadvantaged schoolchildren on weekends.
Originally published as Townsville the answer in QCWA membership drive