CWA hall extension delayed: After the September edition of 2508 District News went to print, the CWA learned that construction could not begin as planned. Carol Pugh, president of Stanwell Park CWA, reports.

The contract for the extension to the CWA hall has been signed with Projection Build, however, the Certifier has raised a number of issues which will delay commencement once again. We are really disappointed as we were hoping that it would all be completed by Christmas.

We haven’t been able to meet since June but we are keeping in touch with each other as well as holding our monthly meeting via Zoom. Last December (it really doesn’t seem that long ago) we held a stall at the Christmas Mini Market at Stanwell Park Anglican Church. CWA of NSW was focussing on raising awareness about family and domestic violence last year. In keeping with this we decided to donate the $500 raised to support women and children in this situation.

Contact was made with the manager of a safe house in the Illawarra and she recommended that we purchase personal alarms. It has taken us some time, but 144 personal alarms have been handed over and will be used by those in need in the Illawarra and in other areas. We were excited that our funds could be used to directly support those who need practical help.

We had scheduled our AGM for Tuesday, 5 October but this is unlikely to take place face to face. We are not able to hold elections via video conferencing as we have to hold a secret ballot. We may just have yearly reports and hold elections at a later time. Our next meeting on 7 September will be held via Zoom. Contact Carol Pugh for information on 0432 385 524.

It is difficult to plan any activities at the moment but with vaccination rates climbing we are hopeful that we will be able to return to many of our activities in the new year. We may even be able to have a Christmas get together!