The 1997 Oceania Women's Handball Championship was the first edition of the Oceania Handball Nations Cup, which took place in Melbourne, Australia from 22 to 23 March 1997.

Entered nations were Australia, Vanuatu and New Zealand, but Vanuatu did not compete.

[1] Australia won the right to play Slovenia for a spot in the World Cup.

All times are local (UTC+10).

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