The Women’s Centre Rodney was first established as The Women’s Resource Centre in 1987 by a group of Rodney women who recognised the need for a women-only space in the community. Our focus is on supporting women as autonomous, self-determining, inter-dependent human beings within their families, work, cultures and communities. We work towards social change, advocating for equality and empowerment of all women. We recognise that women are disadvantaged in our society. One of our ultimate goals is to work towards a society where relationships are based on co-operation and respect, rather than competition and power-over. We are opposed to all oppressions, including those based on gender, race, social and economic status, education, ability, sexual orientation and religion. As such, we are a community-based organisation offering a range of affordable, quality services to meet women’s needs. The Warkworth Centre is a space to sit quietly or link up with others, providing a safe, friendly, caring and confidential environment. The Centre continues to evolve to meet the needs of women in the Rodney district.
Our Governance Committee meets regularly throughout the year to oversee and contribute to the running of the Centre.
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| KateKate is currently employed for two days a week at the Women’s Centre and has been part of the team since 2006. Along with providing general admin support, she manages the library, records the statistics for daily use of the Centre, and has coordinated the creation of the website.
Having started her career in signwriting and display, Kate has moved into administration in the past 12 years due to her and her husband establishing their furniture making business in Warkworth. She has worked part time for various other local businesses while obtaining Levels 2 & 3 in Computing at Mahurangi Technical Institute.
Kate has two children aged 17 and 13, enjoys learning new skills, art and design, gardening, movies and books.
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| ColleenColleen has been employed at the Women’s Centre for the past five years and has been the fulltime coordinator at the Women’s Centre for the past two & half years. She is presently studying at Massey University towards a certificate in Social and Community Work. Colleen is the mother of a nine year old daughter and enjoys gardening, books, food, spending time outside, preferably at a beach, fabric design and sculpturing.
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| NolaNola works on a part time basis for Women's Centre as a back up worker as and when needed. She has also been involved with Homebuilders' Family Centre as a volunteer for about five years, and assisted with home help for some elderly people in the community. Nola has raised two teenage children on her own for the past 14 years and the three them live together in Warkworth. Nola has a great love of the outdoors and is at her happiest when in the bush or at the beach. Cooking is a great passion of hers, and, when not cooking, she’s an avid reader, especially when it relates to food and nutrition.
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| SarahSarah has been working at the Women’s Centre for 2 years as the Young Women’s Advocate. She facilitates the young mothers support group which runs from the Centre. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Film and English and is a trained primary teacher and a mother of 2 preschool boys. Sarah is involved in committees for the local preschool, playcentre and playgroup and her interests include painting, photography, food, gardening and spending time with friends and family!
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| HeidiHeidi has been teaching and facilitating groups for the past 15 years in NZ and the UK. She has a massage practice in Warkworth & Te Hana and teaches Holistic Pulsing at Wellpark College, Auckland.
She has been facilitating Living With Confidence, Healthy Relationships & Relaxation Techniques for the Women’s Centre since July 2005.
Her grounding is in student centred teaching, massage, breathwork, communication skills, outdoor education & family dynamics.
Other passions are art, kayaking, travel, learning from other cultures, writing, nature and her garden.
Heidi holds a Dip Holistic Pulsing (NZ), Cert Massage (NZCM), NVQ III Adult Ed Teaching,
Counselling Cert (C&G UK), Breath Therapy Dip (NZ), and Group Dynamics (HD&T).
Other training includes: Te Rito Family Violence training, Supervision & Mentoring, Interactive Drawing Therapy, Counselling & facilitation (Youthline), Current First Aid Cert.
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