Associations come together

QCWA Border Division executive Vice-President Kay Heran, Vice-President Penny Campell-Wilson, Secretary Jenny Whitsed, President Joyce Bell, Treasurer Mary Hamblin, Press Secretary Shirley Erhardt and Vice-President Kath Brown.

QCWA Border Division will be the host the QCWA Southern Region meeting at the Warwick RSL Services and Citizens Club, Albion Street, Warwick, from 31 May to 3 June.
QCWA Southern Region includes QCWA members from the Warrego Division west to Quilpie, Western Division including Mitchell, Roma, Maranoa Division including Miles, Darling Downs Division including Oakey, Toowoomba, West Moreton Division including Ipswich, Boonah, South Eastern Division including Beaudesert, Southport, South Coast Division including Kilcoy, Brookfield, and Border Division with 17 Branches extending from Texas in the west to Karara east to Mt Colliery and north to Clifton.
This year’s theme will be The Future Is Today – Together Towards Tomorrow with the program beginning on Tuesday 31 May at 3pm with a meet and greet afternoon tea followed by an ecumenical service at St Mark’s Anglican Church, Warwick.
In the following three days members will be informed of the office bearers’ roles, QCWA protocols and etiquette with an overview of training discussion topics for recommendation and resolutions.
Guest speakers will talk on many and varied subjects from women’s health to farm safety.
There will also be a Country Kitchens Presentation with focus on the heart of health.
The aim is to encourage all Queenslanders to include more vegetables in their daily diet because healthier eating and physical activity equals a healthier body.
On Thursday night members will entertain with a bush concert compered by Penny Campbell-Wilson.
Aside from fun activities, there are also many whole group or smaller workshop sessions in which all members will participate, with many QCWA topics covered.