About Us
Welcome to the Country Women’s Association in Tasmania inc.
….or as we like to call ourselves, CWA in TAS.
We’ve been serving Tasmania since 1936, coming together to help improve the lives of women, and their families and communities, with a special focus on those living in regional, rural and remote areas.
CWA in TAS is a not-for-profit, non-party-political and non-sectarian incorporated association of volunteers from all over Tasmania.
We’re best known for our iconic ‘tea and scones’ catering, which raises valuable funds for the causes we support, but there’s so much more to CWA! As part of the largest women’s organisation in Australia, we contribute to real and meaningful change through coordinated and effective lobbying, advocacy, education, fundraising, community service and the sharing of knowledge, skills and friendship - find out more about what we do.
We invite you to make yourself a cuppa and have a look around our site. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us.
We are grateful for the support of our patron, Her Excellency The Honourable Barbara Baker Governor of Tasmania.
An association with connections worldwide
Did you know, CWA in Tas is part of the largest women's organisation in Australia?
Together with our sisters in other states, we form the CWA of Australia (CWAA) which has more than 44,000 members in 1,855 branches across the country. As part of the CWAA, we’re also affiliated with the international organisation Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW), which represents over 9 million rural women in 75 countries worldwide and works to, among other things, raise the standard of living and provide practical support for women and girls, and eliminate gender discrimination.
Through these connections and with the strength of our number, we are a powerful voice in issues of national significance, which we have demonstrated through numerous successful campaigns. We also have many strong connections here at home; organisations whose work we admire and support and whose stakeholders value our contribution to community service and development. We work closely with many organisations across Tasmania, some for short periods and others on an ongoing basis.
Here is just a selection of the groups and organisations we work with at the CWA: