National Council of Women of Australia

The National Council of Women of Australia (NWA) is an Australian organisation founded in 1931.

[1] The Constituent councils were formed in: The NCWA works on a Triennium basis and holds a conference every 18 months to encourage participation in its policy platform.

The Pacific Assembly was a gathering in Brisbane City, Australia, over a three-day period in the 20th century.

Women associated with the Council include Diane Alley, Yvonne Bain, Gracia Baylor, Ruby Board, Ivy Brookes, Elsie Byth, Margaret Davey, Emily Dobson, Leonie Christopherson, Edith Cowan, Dorothy Edwards, Margaret Findlater-Smith, Maureen Giddings, Ruth Gibson, treasurer Minnie May Gates,[3] Vida Goldstein, Helen Elizabeth Gillan,[4] Ann Hamilton, Esther Lipman, Irene Longman, Laurel Macintosh, Joyce McConnell, Margaret McIntyre, Thelma Metcalfe, Adelaide Miethke, Mabel Miller, Necia Mocatta, May Moss, Mildred Muscio, Ada Norris, Judith Parker, Audrey Reader, Gwen Roderick, Jessie Scotford, Edith Helen Barrett, Lillias Skene and Zara Aronson.

[citation needed] List of federal presidents of the NCWA:[5] Its archives – pre the current Triennium – are held by the National Library of Australia for use by researchers.