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25.01.2022 There can be no excuse for violence against women. That includes the #COVID19 pandemic.

24.01.2022 Nominations for WAWA Committee Positions close TOMORROW, please email your completed forms to [email protected] by 5pm. Nomination form: https://www.algwawa.asn.au//ALGWA%20WA%20AGM%20Nomination%

23.01.2022 It was lovely to talk to Clr Rae Cottam, City of Rockingham, about why she ran for Council in 2019 and how she has found being an Elected Member so far. Join us over a cuppa and send her some love and appreciation below in the comments for sharing her story <3 https://youtu.be/AAKXKMNttgg

22.01.2022 3 weeks to go until our Women in Local Government networking river cruise! Get you tickets here: www.trybooking.com/BMMID

22.01.2022 So we are only a week away until this amazing celebration and we need to lock in numbers by no later than Monday. If you want to attend you need to book a ticket, and currently we have approximately 20 left so get in quick!! Please don't forget that to attend you need to book a ticket. The link is in the event!!

22.01.2022 It's time to honour the contributions made by progressive women in Local Government by acknowledging those that are doing amazing things in our sector. Please consider nominating someone today.

22.01.2022 We are pleased to announce that the Minister for Local Government will be attending! A reminder to get your tickets to this. There is only a limited number of tickets available and once exhausted we have to close the invites. Also we need numbers to confirm dates, so if you are wanting to a come to event, click on the try booking link and purchase that ticket!

21.01.2022 Board Position available in the Peel area

21.01.2022 For those that may be interested...

20.01.2022 Remember why you are there

20.01.2022 Recording of last nights event, thanks to Councillor Chamonix.

20.01.2022 10 days left to get your tickets to the event of a lifetime as we celebrate an amazing milestone that paved the way for us all! 100 years of Women in WA Local Government. Event details:... https://facebook.com/events/s/100-years-of-women-in-local-go/2788196014742987/?ti=as

18.01.2022 This morning our National Executive Board spent time on the review of the Strategic Plan. National President Mayor Marianne Saliba has requested each state come up with 7 Values for the state Strategic Plan to feed into our strategic National Plan. Here are ALGWA's National Current Vision/Mission and Values;... ALGWA NATIONAL STRATEGIC PLAN 2017 - 2020 Our Vision Achieving gender equality in local government in Australia. Our Mission ALGWA will support and promote women in local government through advocacy, advice and action. The Values which guide us are: Professionalism Respect Inclusiveness Diversity Equality If any of our members would like to feed in any ideas, then please send to [email protected] by Friday 2nd October, 2020.

18.01.2022 Latest WAWA News! Celebrating 100 years of Women in Local Govt - https://mailchi.mp//celebrating-100-years-of-women-in-loca

17.01.2022 Shout out to the City of Melville for hosting a celebration of the anniversary of 100 years of women in Public office. Cr Karen Wheatland was MC with newly elected committee member Brooke O'Donnell- Councillor for South West Ward- City of Kalamunda speaking on her journey and state member of parliament Lisa O'Malley MLA. Thanks to Life Members, committee and invited guests who attended.

17.01.2022 We are thrilled to bring to you the Australian Local Government Women's Association WA branch's new exciting video series- 'Representing as a Woman'. In Episode Two, we hear from the Australian Local Government Women's Association WA branch Secretary, Councillor Chontelle Stone - City of Cockburn, on why she ran for Council (City of Cockburn), what she enjoys about being a Councillor and a bit about her campaign when she set out for Council election in 2017. The Representing ...as a Woman series aims to encourage more women to run for Local Government by hearing from current female Elected Members about their experiences as sitting members for the Councils/ Shires. We will bring you views from young and old, metro and regional councils and would love to hear your thoughts on the series and if there are any other questions you would like answered about being a Councillor in general, or serving as a female Councillor specifically. Write a comment below the video or hit us up on the contact details down below. https://youtu.be/N19919ryJQI

16.01.2022 Australian of the Year awards are now open. We all know some amazing women in Local Government, so lets start nominating them! Details below:

14.01.2022 WAWA Networking River Cruise - Friday 4th Dec - https://mailchi.mp//upcoming-events-and-networking-opportu

14.01.2022 US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has given a speech rejecting a colleague's apology after he allegedly used a sexist slur in an argument. It is one of the best speeches calling out sexism we've ever heard. Check it out here:... https://www.nytimes.com//alexandria-ocasio-cortez-sexism-c

14.01.2022 It has been 16 days since Phase 3 came into effect here in WA and Western Australians have once again been outstanding. People have enjoyed the new freedoms, su...pported local businesses and continued to listen to health advice around physical distancing and good personal hygiene. Thanks to our relaxed restrictions, WA is already the most economically free and active State in Australia. And today I can announce that as of this Saturday, those restrictions will be easing even further. In line with expert health advice, Phase 4 will commence this Saturday 27 June. It will allow even more activities to recommence in WA, and continue to make our State the envy of the nation, and the world. But before I outline those changes, it's important to acknowledge that our hard border has been in place unashamedly to protect the health and well-being of Western Australians. It has allowed us to confidently ease restrictions more than any other State and open up our local economy. Having to reimpose restrictions in WA would be absolutely catastrophic. I wont undo the good work of all Western Australians and rush to open the border against our health advice. As part of Phase 4, from Saturday, the follow changes will occur: All existing gathering limits and the 100/300 rule will be removed. Gathering limits will only be determined by WAs reduced 2sqm capacity rule; The 2sqm rule will include staff only at venues that hold more than 500 patrons; Removal of seated service requirements at food businesses and licensed premises, meaning Western Australians can once again enjoy a beer while standing at a pub or bar; No requirement to maintain patron register at food businesses and licensed premises; All events will be permitted except for large scale, multi-stage music festivals; Unseated performances will be permitted at venues such as concert halls, live music venues, bars and pubs; Gyms can operate unstaffed, but regular cleaning must be maintained; and The casino gaming floor reopening under agreed temporary restrictions. For WAs major sport and entertainment venues, a 50% capacity rule will apply. Therefore, under Phase 4 the temporary capacity of Optus Stadium will be 30,633 for sport events (35,000 for concerts), HBF Park can hold 10,150 (16,500 for concerts), RAC Arena can hold 7,150 (8,250 for concerts). Today we've also outlined Phase 5 of easing restrictions - which is expected to take effect on Saturday 18 July. Phase 5 will include removing ALL State restrictions except for the hard border with the eastern states and travel restrictions for remote Aboriginal communities. That will include the removal of the 2sqm rule and the 50% capacity rule for our major venues. This will be a significant moment for our State. Phase 4 is another giant step for WA were confident its the right step, at the right time. However, Western Australians must continue to keep up physical distancing where possible and good personal hygiene to better protect themselves and the general health of our community. We need to remain vigilant. We must take nothing for granted. We need to all understand that if you are unwell, dont try be a hero and still go to work. Its simply not worth it. Because if we have an uncontrolled outbreak, we will have to place restrictions back on. And I cannot be clearer on this I dont want to even contemplate that scenario.

13.01.2022 A shout out to the Women in Local Govt or those thinking about running as a candidate next year... Are you a member of the WAWAs yet? We are putting together a fantastic campaigning toolbox for next year's elections as part of our exclusive membership benefits, ensuring you have access to the tools you need to run an effective election campaign. Want to know more? Get involved!... Join us https://www.algwawa.asn.au/become-a-member

13.01.2022 Thank you for your support David Templeman MLA

11.01.2022 We are following the lead of our Victorian counterparts in trying to reach the target of 50% women Councillors in 2021. In order to reach this there will need to be a substantial increase in the number of women Councillors elected, and even running in the first place! One of the biggest barriers to women standing for election is the confidence gap, that women often need to be asked, or tapped on the shoulder to run. That is why we are challenging you to tap her on the sh...oulder and ask 5 women to run. It's not an endorsement, or alliance but simply the act of tapping a woman on the shoulder' may be a catalyst for change. We are challenging Councillors, individuals and community groups to play your part in fostering more representative and inclusive local governments: by prioritising equity, diversity and active participation, and encouraging more women to stand. Join our group, WA Women for Local Government Chat here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/489006381848028/ #tapherontheshoulder

10.01.2022 Until it changes, always keep challenging sexism in politics!

09.01.2022 Our AGM is on from 730 am... Here is a zoom link, we will try and use technology to reach you all. No guarantees it will work as we are meeting at a hospitality venue, but we will try. If it cuts out we will post an update during and after!... AGM Zoom link Topic: Australian Local Government Women's Association AGM 2020 Time: Nov 27, 2020 07:30 AM Perth Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4532603338... Meeting ID: 453 260 3338 Passcode: 648480

08.01.2022 ONLINE MEMBERSHIP PAYMENTS Thanks to our members for reaching out, we have noted a glitch in our online payment system on the website, the payments are going through but not being debited. These payments will not be able to be debited again as the system doesn't keep card details, so we will need members to either pay online again once its fixed or pay by EFT.... We are so sorry for the inconvenience, our team is busy resolving the issue and should have it sorted by 12pm today. Thank you for understanding

08.01.2022 Notice has hereby been given under the Constitution section 13.1 (c) for a Special Meeting of Members to review and adopt updates to the ALGWA WA Constitution. A copy of the Constitution with the draft changes has been emailed to all members along with the Zoom meeting details. MEETING DETAILS... TIME: 7:30pm DATE: Monday 20th July 2020 To be held via ZOOM. ***PLEASE NOTE*** Current membership fees will need to be paid to ensure voting rights. WAWA Memberships for this financial year were invoiced on the 1st July 2020, if you have not received your invoice please contact us at: [email protected]

08.01.2022 WAWA's we have the backing of the leading Local Government insurer LGIS WA who have stepped up as a sponsor for our Networking River Cruise event on Friday Night (Tomorrow). We are very grateful to have this support which will let us continue on with the event which was almost cancelled. So I urge you to get your tickets and join the WAWA's celebrate the end of 2020 and this crazy year. All attendees will receive a glass of champagne on arrival and of course the cruise is fu...lly catered for. Please join us and celebrate this year, and also look into 2021 with hope and the support of new connections from our WAWA network. https://mailchi.mp//upcoming-events-and-networking-opportu

07.01.2022 Yes Ladies please keep calling out poor behaviour! #itstopswithme

06.01.2022 We are so pleased to announce the 2021 WAWA Committee elected this morning at the AGM. OFFICE BEARERS President Cr Karen Wheatland... Vice Metro Councillor Chamonix Vice Country Amanda Lovitt Secretary Councillor Chontelle Stone - City of Cockburn Treasurer Cr Jo Barrett-Lennard GENERAL COMMITTEE Membership Councillor Janelle Sewell Grants Brooke O'Donnell- Councillor for South West Ward- City of Kalamunda Events Elizabeth Re for NORTH METRO General Shire President Laurene Bonza Congratulations everyone, and a huge THANK YOU to our outgoing committee members for their valuable contributions towards advancing Women in WA Local Government. #WAWAs #womeninleadership #womeninLocalGovernment #ALGWA #ALGWAWA #committee #executives #leadership #communityleaders

06.01.2022 "Look out 'cause here we come, We're marching on to the beat we drum, We're not scared to be seen, We make no apologies..."

05.01.2022 The abuse of Women involved in the political arena needs to stop! Well done Leigh for calling it out.

03.01.2022 This week in our 'Representing as a Woman' series, we spoke with Mayor Tracey Roberts who is also the President of WALGA and the Vice President of ALGA. She shares with us why she ran for office, the best things for her about being an Elected Member and how WA is being viewed as the world leader during COVID. Share with us in the comments section where you are watching from today!... https://youtu.be/48YPh0z-Yj4

02.01.2022 A little bit of interesting history this morning on Dame Edith Cowan.

02.01.2022 Thankyou to everyone who came to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Cr Elizabeth Clapham's election to Local Government at the Town of Cottesloe last night. It truly was an amazing celebration and we look forward to celebrating many more. We were lucky to have one of our member partners cover the event for us with some amazing images from the very talented photographer Kirsten Graham at Compose Photography Weddings & Portraits... Here they are and again thankyou. David Templeman MLA

01.01.2022 The WAWA's are extremely optimistic about the City of Perth's newly elected team after meeting with Basil Zempilas - Lord Mayor of Perth today. Of the new Elected Members, the first 4 past the post that were elected were women, who all hold the term of office until 2023. The WAWA's are looking forward to working with the City of Perth and other Councils throughout WA to increase women in EM positions, and also in Leadership.