WomenCAN Australia

18/06/2026

Changing careers can be challenging, but Talia wanted more meaning, more connection, more purpose.

With support from WomenCAN Australia, she stepped into an aged care traineeship, built new skills, and found a career she truly loves. Today, she’s supporting others as an In-Home Support Coordinator—making a difference every day.

✨ “I couldn’t recommend a traineeship more… it’s been such a fantastic way to change careers.”

Right now, there are many more women just like Talia - ready to say yes to new education and employment fields, but not sure how to take the first step.

💛 EOFY giving is now open.

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ Stand with women in your community today.

👉 Donate before 30 June to double your donation
https://www.womencanaustralia.org/donate/

12/06/2026

We are thrilled to announce our three-year partnership with Greater Shepparton Foundation.

Partnerships like this are at the heart of everything we do — enabling us to support women on their journey toward financial independence, from within the community itself. Grounded in place-based wisdom, lived experience, and a commitment to continuous learning, we are proud to contribute to meaningful, lasting change in Greater Shepparton.

This is just the beginning.

11/06/2026

For years, Emily was ready - but the barriers were real.

No licence. Limited confidence. No clear pathway into work.
With the support of WomenCAN Australia, everything changed.

Now she’s in a full-time traineeship, building independence and a future of her own.

There are more women just like Emily, ready for the same chance.

💛 Your EOFY donation removes barriers, so the next Emily doesn't have to go the journey alone.

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ Stand in her corner today.

👉 Donate before 30 June to double your donation
https://www.womencanaustralia.org/donate/

Read Emily’s full story here: https://www.womencanaustralia.org/from-stuck-to-steady-how-support-removed-barriers/

09/06/2026

At a recent Team Day in Melbourne, we had the pleasure of visiting the incredible Purpose Precinct at Queen Victoria Market.

The Purpose Precinct sells a range of unique products from social enterprises across the country that are creating employment and training opportunities for people who need them, and promoting ethical, sustainable products and reducing waste.

Led by our friends at STREAT, they also operate a café on-site, serving delicious coffee and providing valuable training and work experience for young people.

We loved learning about the impact of these social enterprises and left with both goodies and inspiration.

Good news is you can also shop online: https://purposeprecinct.org/

Clothing The Gaps

05/06/2026

Emily didn’t need more motivation - she needed support.

For more than ten years, transport and confidence stood between her and work. With the right help through WomenCAN Australia’s Driving to Employment program, those barriers were removed.

Emily gained her licence, secured a full‑time traineeship and is on the road to independence.

Right now, there are many more women just like Emily - ready to say yes to education and employment, but held back by lack of transport and access to practical support.

💛 EOFY giving is now open.

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ Stand with women in your community today.

👉 Donate before 30 June to double your donation
https://www.womencanaustralia.org/donate/

03/06/2026

Today, Simone backs herself.

That confidence came from having the support, guidance and opportunity to try something new.

There are more women ready for that same change.
Every woman deserves someone in her corner.

💛 Your EOFY donation removes barriers, so the next Simone doesn't have to walk it alone.

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ Stand in her corner today.

👉 Donate before 30 June to double your donation
https://www.womencanaustralia.org/donate/

Read Simone’s full story here: https://www.womencanaustralia.org/simones-story-finding-confidence-community-and-a-new-career/

03/06/2026

🚗 Driving change starts with access 💜

Our CEO Heather Saunders was recently given the opportunity to reflect on the legacy of trailblazer Margaret Greenslade - one of SA’s first female driving instructors creating safe learning spaces for women back in the 1960s.

Today, many women still struggle to find a female instructor and gaining a licence remains a key barrier to employment.

At WomenCAN Australia, our Driving to Employment program helps women from culturally diverse backgrounds get licensed, build confidence, and access work.

Want to help us keep breaking barriers? Become a mentor driver! Because a licence can change everything. 💪

Learn more: https://www.womencanaustralia.org/driving-to-employment/

One of South Australia's first female licensed driving instructors has been remembered for her tireless advocacy and devotion to her community.

31/05/2026

Simone was ready for something new — but stepping into the unknown was daunting.

Like many women, she was up against barriers that stop too many before they begin. Then she found WomenCAN Australia.

Through an 'earn & learn' traineeship, Simone built new skills, financial stability, and something harder to measure but just as important: confidence.

"I'm a lot more confident now. Knowing I can do this — that's been huge."

Right now, other women are ready to say yes to training and work. What's standing in the way isn't ambition — it's the practical stuff. The cost of a licence. A mentor who's walked the path before. Women alongside her doing the same. A clear route into meaningful work.

💛 EOFY giving is now open.

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ Stand with women in your community today.

👉 Donate before 30 June to double your donation
https://www.womencanaustralia.org/donate/

28/05/2026

Be a game changer for regional women!

Volunteer as a Mentor Driver in our Driving to Employment program and help remove one of the biggest barriers faced by regional women.

A driver’s licence opens pathways to work, study, and community connection.

As a Mentor Driver you will:
• Receive VicRoads Volunteer Supervising Driver Training (cost covered)
• Support mature age women with their driving practice in Bendigo or Shepparton
• Perform driving practice in our comprehensively insured vehicle (not your own)

Requirements:
• 25+ years of age
• Hold a current, full Australian Drivers Licnece for 4+ years
• Clear driver history report (via VicRoads)
• WWCC and National Police Check

Join the movement making a difference one driver at a time!
👉 Learn more: https://www.womencanaustralia.org/driving-to-employment/
📩 Email [email protected] to register your interest.

The Driving to Employment program is co-funded by the Department of Transport and Planning.

27/05/2026

Every woman deserves someone in her corner.

Across our community, women are ready — ready to learn, to build new networks, to step into work that means something, pays the bills, builds the future she wants.

What's standing in the way is rarely ambition. It's the practical stuff: the cost of a licence, a mentor who's walked the path before, women alongside her doing the same, a clear route into meaningful training and industry connections to employment.

This EOFY, your gift removes those barriers.

You help fund access to the training, the mentors, and the connections that turn "I want to" into "I did." A first qualification. A new role. A future she's built herself — with others walking beside her.

When you stand in her corner, she joins a circle of women doing the same. No one walks it alone.

💛 EOFY giving is now open.

🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️🧍‍♀️ Stand with women in your community today.

👉 Donate before 30 June to double your donation
https://www.womencanaustralia.org/donate/