A Woman’s Voice

A Woman's Voice

Wide Bay Kids is proudly teaming up with Ol Meri Wantok in Bundaberg to host a beautiful morning tea with friends. Join us for a morning of good food, great company and inspirational guest speakers in the beautiful HSG At The Gardens.

Ol Meri Wantok is proud to host; A Woman's Voice. This event will highlight some of the incredible women within our community, who come from many cultures, experiences and backgrounds around the world. Please come together for high tea, music, dance, and conversations with continuous raffles raising funds for the Tongan Community.

Speakers on the day include:
Kiri Caruana a New Zealand Kapahaka woman, She will speak on the significance of Maori ladies' chin tattoos "Moko Kauae".
Lissa Collin-Weham, an everyday mum, who is going through cancer treatment all while supporting her very active family of 5 children at school and sport activities.
Sharon Morgan a 23 year veteran of the Queensland Police Force - currently the Sergeant and Officer-in-Charge of Gin Gin Police Station. She is also a survivor of 7 years of Domestic Violence. Her story is incredible and one everyone should hear.

Where: Penny Lane & Gorlicks Road,HSG At The Gardens, Cnr Penny’s Lane & Gorlicks Rd, Branyan, QLD 4670
Date: Saturday, 2 July 2022
Time: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Cost: $35 
Event limited to 100 guests.

Ol Meri Wantok Bundaberg is a budding social enterprise created by a group of Papua New Guinean Women in 2010. These ladies were living in the Bundaberg Region with the objective to connect with ladies from different Pacific Island Nations, to come together and promote their Island arts and craft. 

Ol Meri Wantok Bundaberg was officially established in 2013 as a nonprofit organisation, with the aim to promote Papua New Guinean and many other South Pacific Island Nation’s Cultural Arts and Craft. Over the years they have hosted many programs and events in the Bundaberg Region, today the group have expanded with members and supporters all over Australia. We have sister groups in Papua New Guinea, Ol Meri Wantok - Eastern Highlands Province and Ol Meri Wantok - Madang, as a group we share thoughts and ideas to help improve and create income streams for Village families.

We support and host numerous events and programs within the community with the support and assistance of Bundaberg Regional Council, Bundaberg & District Neighbourhood Centre, Bundaberg South Sea Islanders Heritage Association Inc and many other local organisations. Our main focus is sharing the different Cultures and Traditions within the community. We believe that in doing so, this helps contribute towards the well-being of all involved. This enables embracing families, building friendship and sharing cultures.