By Tanya Steele
Monday 3 March will see the Lady Nighthawks open their doors to the community to show people what they are all about, kicking off at 7pm at the Wellington Cottage in Monbulk.
An upcoming information evening invites the community to learn more about their local night-flying Lady Nighthawks CWA in Monbulk.
Newly elected President of the Monbulk Lady Night Hawks CWA branch Alison Laurie said it’s a night to engage with the local community.
“I’m excited and hope that people come along,” she said.
The free event will see the group have some guest speakers yet to be announced and will be putting on a delicious home-baked supper made by their members.
“We will be talking about women’s issues, what the CWA does as a larger organisation and what the Monbulk Ladynight Hawks do as a CWA in the local community,” she said.
Ms Laurie is a fourth-generation CWA member and said she enjoys the tradition from the baking and the preserving and the craftwork, along with meeting women in the area.
“I’ve got a strong family heritage in CWA,” she said.
“The CWA across the board is a lovely and supportive organisation.”
The CWA of Victoria began in 1928 and is a non-sectarian, non-party-political, non-profit lobby group working mainly in the interests of women and children in rural areas.
The Monbulk Ladynight Hawks are one of two branches of CWA active in Monbulk and the only evening branch in the area.
“The Monbulk Lady Night Hawks CWA is a little different to many other CWAs in that we meet in the evenings, making us a great option for ladies who find daytime meetings difficult to get to,” said Ms Laurie.
“There are a few really big CWA’s that focus on multiple areas like preserving or craft, I know one that has a performing arts group,” she said.
the public can pop along for the presentation, a chat and a light supper afterwards at the cottage.
“We’d like to encourage new members to join,” said Ms Laurie.
The current assembly of Lady Nighthawks can often be found selling their baked and preserved goods at a local produce market Ms Laurie said they use the funds to support local community groups.
The group meet monthly on the first Monday of every month and is looking forward to meeting some locals at their upcoming evening of conversation and connection.
People can find more information online at the Monbulk CWA Lady Nighthawks Facebook page.
