This weekly session has a long tradition, bringing together old friends and meeting new ones over morning tea/coffee. Sharing stories individually and with the whole group. Helping each other, enjoying calm, safe environment of Womenspace, supported by facilitators Kaye and Rhyll.

A donation of $2 towards Womenspace program.

The idea began with: “I listen to many interesting podcasts and don’t have a chance to discuss it with someone in person”.
Well – here is an opportunity – what did you listen to, what interesting (positive) news you received, books, films, or exhibitions you saw and didn’t have a chance to talk about it? We do that, we discuss the new findings and finish the evening with a chat over a bowl of soup. Join us – just turn up – $5 cash donation at the door towards Womenspace Program

Celebrate being Wildly Creative with members of the new Art Collective.

Let your creative spirit play, enjoy complimentary wine and finger food while viewing the artists work available for sale.

The presenter at the Women Weaving Stories on Friday 25th April is Janine Quine, the Community Engagement Facilitator and Educator at Australian Catholic University and a member of Womenspace Management Committee, with an extraordinary story to share:

 “In 1996 at the age of 35 and as a single mother of 4 children, I decided that if I was going to improve the life outcomes of my children and have  the financial security I needed to go to uni and  become a teacher.   What was initially meant as a long-term economic plan, became a lifelong transformative experience that did not bring me life-long economic stability.  Instead, my decision took me on an unplanned and unimagined path that not only enriched my life beyond measure but totally changed how I saw the world and my place in it.”

Join us at Womenspace, 11 Second Avenue, Sandgate,

Friday 25th April at 6pm for 6.30start

$5 cash donation on entry + raffle tickets available

RSVP by SMS to 0434 357 862

This weekly session has a long tradition, bringing together old friends and meeting new ones over morning tea/coffee. Sharing stories individually and with the whole group. Helping each other, enjoying calm, safe environment of Womenspace, supported by facilitators Kaye and Rhyll.

A donation of $2 towards Womenspace program.

This weekly session has a long tradition, bringing together old friends and meeting new ones over morning tea/coffee. Sharing stories individually and with the whole group. Helping each other, enjoying calm, safe environment of Womenspace, supported by facilitators Kaye and Rhyll.

A donation of $2 towards Womenspace program.

The idea began with: “I listen to many interesting podcasts and don’t have a chance to discuss it with someone in person”.
Well – here is an opportunity – what did you listen to, what interesting (positive) news you received, books, films, or exhibitions you saw and didn’t have a chance to talk about it? We do that, we discuss the new findings and finish the evening with a chat over a bowl of soup. Join us – just turn up – $5 cash donation at the door towards Womenspace Program

Create & Chat

Invitation to all art/craft lovers to bring whatever they are working on – painting, sewing, knitting, paperwork, drawing etc

New art/craft activity will be introduced monthly. $2 donation and at times a small contribution towards materials.

Mosaic Project

The MOSAIC PROJECT ‘Opening the New Door’ was inspired by the EmpowHer program 2024. This is an invitation to participate in creating the second large panel for the walls framing the entrance to our downstairs space – a welcoming mosaic, saying ‘come in and be YOU, the women from the past and present are with you, enjoy it, respect it and add your energy to this space. Be mindful, have fun’.

Experience not necessary, you will learn like we did.

$2 cash donations are welcome to support Womenspace program.

We gather together and write in a series of 10 minute spontaneous writing exercises.

Come and join us.  Here is a piece written by Wendy McHugh on "Why I Write."

Why do I write?

I write for the fun of it. I write because I like words and the ways in which I can string them together.

I write to record my past; to remind myself of long-lost memories.

I write to celebrate my life, my experiences and my understandings.

I write because it is easy to for me to paint pictures; to make a memory of people, places and times.

I write and it soothes my soul. Writing re-inforces my existence and gives value to my experience. It enhances my sense of self and encourages me to be understood and forgiving myself and others.

My writing is a celebration, a joy, a gift.

This weekly session has a long tradition, bringing together old friends and meeting new ones over morning tea/coffee. Sharing stories individually and with the whole group. Helping each other, enjoying calm, safe environment of Womenspace, supported by facilitators Kaye and Rhyll.

A donation of $2 towards Womenspace program.

The idea began with: “I listen to many interesting podcasts and don’t have a chance to discuss it with someone in person”.
Well – here is an opportunity – what did you listen to, what interesting (positive) news you received, books, films, or exhibitions you saw and didn’t have a chance to talk about it? We do that, we discuss the new findings and finish the evening with a chat over a bowl of soup. Join us – just turn up – $5 cash donation at the door towards Womenspace Program

2025 - the year for a few Womenspace members to turn 80. The baby girls that arrived in the year the WW2 ended and entered the new beginnings - with the cheerful sounds of the Andrew's Sisters.

Where are they now, where are the cheerful sounds?

All good-wishers are INVITED on Friday, 4th of 4 at 4pm to send them off to become octogenarians - bring your ideas, memories, family stories related to 80?

Is it just a number?

Come for a cuppa that might turn into a Happy Hour. Bring a little snack to share.

RSVP by SMS to 0434 357 862 - in case you decide to come in the last moment - just come.

“To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow” – Audrey Hepburn.

Oh, we need that! - Join Rhyll on the first Friday of the month 3-5pm and get your hands dirty!

Create & Chat

Invitation to all art/craft lovers to bring whatever they are working on – painting, sewing, knitting, paperwork, drawing etc

New art/craft activity will be introduced monthly. $2 donation and at times a small contribution towards materials.

Mosaic Project

The MOSAIC PROJECT ‘Opening the New Door’ was inspired by the EmpowHer program 2024. This is an invitation to participate in creating the second large panel for the walls framing the entrance to our downstairs space – a welcoming mosaic, saying ‘come in and be YOU, the women from the past and present are with you, enjoy it, respect it and add your energy to this space. Be mindful, have fun’.

Experience not necessary, you will learn like we did.

$2 cash donations are welcome to support Womenspace program.

We gather together and write in a series of 10 minute spontaneous writing exercises.

Come and join us.  Here is a piece written by Wendy McHugh on "Why I Write."

“Why do I write?

I write for the fun of it. I write because I like words and the ways in which I can string them together.

I write to record my past; to remind myself of long-lost memories.

I write to celebrate my life, my experiences and my understandings.

I write because it is easy to for me to paint pictures; to make a memory of people, places and times.

I write and it soothes my soul. Writing re-inforces my existence and gives value to my experience. It enhances my sense of self and encourages me to be understood and forgiving myself and others.

My writing is a celebration, a joy, a gift”

$5 donation towards Womenspace program.

This weekly session has a long tradition, bringing together old friends and meeting new ones over morning tea/coffee. Sharing stories individually and with the whole group. Helping each other, enjoying the calm, safe environment of Womenspace, supported by facilitators Kaye and Rhyll.

A donation of $2 towards Womenspace program.

The Womenspace Evening Book Club facilitated by Linda Male is usually held on the first Tuesday of each month from 7pm. The meetings are held in the downstairs room, with 6-10 regular ladies who discuss a set book. They select a year’s worth of books to read in November and try to choose books that are readily available at the library as well as to alternate fiction and non-fiction books. A friendly group of women who love books and enjoy talking about books and sometimes their lives too. Please come, feel free to join, no need to RSVP - new ladies are always welcome!

April 1st Long Island by Colm Toibin

First Tuesday of the month 7- 9pm at 11 Second Avenue, Sandgate $2 cash donations are welcome to support Womenspace program.