empowering women & their children
northern rivers women & children’s services inc. (norwacs)
Our services support the diverse women and their children in the Northern Rivers community to be well, safe, strong and empowered to thrive.
NORWACS’ services are provided by women to women throughout their life cycle therefore, ‘women’ includes women and girls of all ages. Women are considered to be all those who experience or have experienced oppression as women, including cisgender, transgender, non-binary and gender non-conforming people, and all those who identify as women. Self-definition is at the discretion of the individual.

Our Patron
We are proud and honoured to have the Governor of NSW, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AO KC as our regal patron.
Our values
Northern Rivers Women and Children’s Services Inc is committed to the achievement of a society in which all relationships are free from abuse, and embraces the feminist principles of self-determination, empowerment and freedom of choice for all women and children.
EQUITY
We strive for fairness and justice
INTEGRITY
We are honest, sincere and do what we say we will do
respect
We accept and value the diversity of women for who we are
kindness
We are friendly, generous, compassionate and considerate
courage
We speak and act on our convictions despite adversity
sustainability
We foster sustainable programs to benefit the lives of women and our communities
Respect to First Nations people
Northern Rivers Women and Children’s Services Inc acknowledge the people of the Bundjalung Nation as the traditional custodians of the land on which we live and work today. We pay respect to their elders past and present and emerging leaders, as well as all other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. This country was never ceded and always was, always will be Aboriginal land.
We endorse the ‘Uluru Statement From the Heart’ to call for the establishment of a ‘First Nations Voice’ in the Australian Constitution and a ‘Makarrata Commission’ to supervise a process of ‘agreement-making’ and ‘truth telling’ between governments and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Our Top Priorities
The NORWACS Strategic Framework 2023-2028 sets out the priorities and objective of the organisation and can be accessed here.
Strengthen Our Organisational Culture
Build an organisational culture that exemplifies our values and enables high quality service provision.
Increase NORWAC’s financial independence
NORWACS has access to the funds required to effectively respond to the targeted support needs of women and children in the Northern Rivers
Enhance NORWACS’ public profile
The work of NORWACS is valued, respected and trusted in the Northern Rivers region.
Deliver high quality and accessible services that promote wellbeing and safety for women and their children at risk of poor outcomes
Women (and their children) of the Northern Rivers have access to a high-quality service that demonstrably improves their wellbeing and safety. Deliver high quality measurable outcomes to priority populations.
Upcoming Events
20
Sept 23
Nourish Northern Rivers
10:30am – 1:30pm
25
Oct 23
The Shark Cage Group Program
Tuesdays 10am – 1pm
10
Oct 23
Strong Foundations Women’s Yoga
Tuesdays 9:30 – 11:30am
tba
Watch this space
Womens Weekly Wellbeing
1:30pm – 3pm for six weeks
- co creating an emotionally safe & nurturing space
- connect, share and build wellbeing skills
Mon Tue Wed
Therapeutic trauma informed counselling
Please make enquiries by calling us on 6621 9800
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