International Women's Day: CCCWHC Celebrates 50 Years of Caring for Women on the Coast

This International Women’s Day (IWD) marked a very special milestone for Central Coast Community Women’s Health Centre (CCCWHC), as it celebrated 50 years of caring for women on the Coast.

To honour the occasion, CCCWHC partnered with The Ary Toukley and Star 104.5FM, for an event filled with connection, inspiration and celebration, as it continues to advocate for safe and healthy futures for women across our region.

CCCWHC CEO, Sara Foster, says this IWD has given us the chance to reflect on the achievements of the past five decades, but also raises awareness about the inequities that remain.

“Over five decades, our Centre has supported 100,000 women and girls. We have walked alongside these women while they navigate violence, reproductive healthcare inequities, mental health strain, caring overload, housing insecurity and financial hardship,” says Sara.

“There have been some incredible achievements during this time. But fifty years later, the work is not finished. There are currently 183,000 women living on the Central Coast and 1 in 3 of these women will experience violence or significant disadvantage.

“We thank the Central Coast community for coming together this IWD to support our work, because when women struggle, the ripple is felt everywhere, by everyone.”

Marketing Manager for The Ary Toukley, Debbie Dickson, says the celebration drew people from all parts of the community to champion women’s health and wellbeing across our region and beyond.

“The IWD event attracted 115 guests from across the Coast including MP’s, Councillors, business owners, school representatives and community members,” says Debbie.

“Guests came together to support the work of CCCWHC, enjoy live music, a delicious 3-course meal, and hear from inspiring guest speakers including a keynote presentation by leading women’s legal advocate, Hayley Dean. Hayley spoke about why this year’s IWD theme of ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls’ is so important to balance the scales for women everywhere.”

CCCWHC and The Ary Toukley thank event sponsors including Star 104.5FM, The Event Hub Australia, East Coast Beverages and Lindt Chocolates for their generous donations to this special event.

To find out how you can support women on the Coast go to ccwh.org.au