CWA of WA History Timeline
CWA of WA
CWA of WA was there, following the shock of the 2002 Bali Bombing. State Executive took part in the National Day of Mourning at Government House. The membership coordinated the international air-lift of fresh water, within three days of the incident.
The droughts from 2006–2010 were devastating all over Australia. CWA of WA joined other CWA Associations to assess applications and distribute millions of dollars to drought-affected families on behalf of the Federal Government. Woolworths partnered with CWA to provide funds, and Bega Cheese and Golden Eggs also entrusted CWA of WA with drought aid funds.
A group of younger and urban women formed the Perth Belles CWA Branch in 2009. Today there are multiple branches of Belles, attracting younger women who keen to support CWA’s traditional values though in a modern lens.
State President Pam Batten being presented with a Woolworths cheque of $581,000, for families experiencing hardship due to the drought of 2006 and 2007.
State President Maggie Donaldson, alongside Premier Colin Barnett, supporting Woolworths Drought Action Day in 2010.