NEWS AND EVENTS - 2025




šŸ’œ NELSON WOMEN'S CENTRE FUNDRAISER EVENT šŸ’œ

šŸ“… Saturday 2nd October 2025 | šŸ•– 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Gather your friends for a fun, empowering night out full of laughter, real talk, and community spirit!

✨ Laugh-out-loud stories & real conversations about midlife and menopause

✨ Practical insights for navigating the changes with confidence

✨ Raffles & a silent auction to support the Centre

✨ Nibbles provided + cash bar available

šŸŽŸļø Tickets: $49 per person

Get yours online via Humanitix or grab one from the NWC front desk.

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This is an R18 event.

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Let’s celebrate, share, and raise funds together for a great cause

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NELSON WOMEN'S CENTER

🌼SPRING INTO SUMMER CLOTHES SWAP 🌸

šŸ“… Saturday 22nd November 2025

šŸ•– 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Following the fantastic success of our Winter Clothes Swap, we’re excited to announce our next seasonal event — the Spring into Summer Clothing Swap!

Mark your calendars for:Ā Saturday 22 November,

and get ready to refresh your wardrobe with light, breezy, and beautiful pre-loved pieces perfect for the warmer months ahead.Ā 

šŸ‘— More details to come soon — including how to register, drop-off times, and what to bring. Stay tuned!

Let’s keep the sustainable fashion momentum going and make this another great community event.


Join us for a specialĀ Meet the NCC Candidates eventĀ 

šŸ“… Thursday 11 SeptemberĀ ā° 4:30 – 5:30 pm (arrive from 4:00pm & networking to follow)Ā šŸ“NWC 44 Trafalgar St Nelson

Come along to hear from our local female candidatesĀ Sarah Kerby,Ā  Jackie Galland, Steph Phillips, Lisa Austin, Sus Guhl andĀ Sand McDougallĀ as they share their vision for women in Nelson and discuss:

1ļøāƒ£ Key issues facing women
2ļøāƒ£ Ideas to support homeless women and children
3ļøāƒ£ Creative initiatives to make Nelson a better place for women

Ā ā˜• Light refreshments and afternoon tea provided.Ā  Ā šŸŽŸ Free entry - all welcome!

WOMENS CENTERĀ  REOPENING CELEBRATION

9 April 2025

Ā It was a beautiful Autumn day to welcome all our members, volunteers and stake holders back to the Center to celebrateĀ our re-opening.Ā Ā 

It was wonderful to see our members, previous governance and a lot of new faces and take a moment to acknowledge the work that has gone in by so many people to reopen the doors 3 days a week.


Ā MULTI CULTURE FESTIVAL

23 March 2025

We enjoyed being part of this wonderful day.Ā  Here is the team still smiling at the end of the day and with theĀ prize winner of our raffle


QUIZ NIGHT on INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 9 March 2025

Ā Our sisters from the Nelson SoroptimistsĀ organised an amazing quiz night to raise funds for Ovarian Cancer.Ā  The fully booked-out night was a great success, and we were delighted to come first equal and take home the Fresh Choice food vouchers, which the team promptly donated to the Centre.Ā  Thanks to the Soroptimist for organising this great fundraiser for Ovarian Cancer.


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