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IWD Profile 2025: Caroline (Thelma) Vuki
Celebrating Women Leaders: IWD 2025 In honor of International Women’s Day 2025, we are thrilled to celebrate…
IWD Profile 2025: Lara Va’a
Celebrating Women Leaders: IWD 2025 In honor of International Women’s Day 2025, we are thrilled to celebrate…
IWD Profile 2025: Priscilla Sedgwick
Celebrating Women Leaders: IWD 2025 In honor of International Women’s Day 2025, we are thrilled to celebrate…
Screen-Save-Thrive – Ilovi – Taqomaka – Me Bulabula Sara: Empowering Pacific Women Through Cancer Screening
Empowering Pacific Women Through Cancer Screening, an interactive culturally tailored Talanoa session supported by our POWER Ambassador.
Screen-Save-Thrive: Empowering Pacific Women Through Cancer Screening
The Pacific Women’s Professional and Business Network is thrilled to announce a vital initiative for cancer screening, funded by the Social Policy Group under the NSW Government.
Empowering Moments: Photo Collection from the Voyage to Leadership Symposium 2024
Explore our photo collection from the Voyage to Leadership Symposium in celebration of International Women’s Day 2024.
CORE Pacific Collective’s Collaborative Approach to COVID-19 Response in Pacific Communities
The CORE Pacific Collective, comprising renowned Pasifika leaders Jioji Ravulo, Seini Afeaki, Malaemie Fruean, Donina Va’a, and Maherau Arona, continues to lead a culturally centred, community-led initiative addressing health needs during the COVID-19 pandemic across Pacific communities in New South Wales.
Young Tongan Women Preserve Traditional Culture
Spearheaded by Seini Afeaki, the Senior Advisor of PWPBN, supported by Akanesi Kaufusi, founder of Siuhuu, and Elizabeth Tuʻitavake, in collaboration with the Powerhouse Museum. Tongan experts, Siosi’ana ‘Uheina Kalaniuvalu and Tunaʻula Pahulu (from Langagonua ʻa Fefine Tonga), led the Ngafa a fafine traditional Workshop to preserve and revitalize Tongan cultural heritage.
Celebrating Excellence: Seini Afeaki – the Finalist for the NSW Women of the Year Awards 2024
We are delighted to announce that our Senior Advisor, Seini Afeaki was a finalist for the prestigious NSW Women of the Year Awards 2024.
Loau Donina Va’a, Chair Pacific Women’s Professional Business Network, Winner of the 2024 Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Community Harmony Medal
The winner of the 2024 Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Community Harmony Medal is Loau Donina Va’a. This award recognises an individual’s contribution and achievement in facilitating and promoting social cohesion, understanding and acceptance between members of different cultural or faith communities in NSW.
Charting Empowerment: Recognition of PWPBN’s Voyage to Leadership Symposium in Parliament by MP Charishma Kaliyanda
MP Charishma Kaliyanda’s journey, from her groundbreaking role as the first Indian-born MP in Liverpool City Council to her unwavering commitment to community recognition, in a recent NSW Parliament session, shared the profound community impact of the Pacific Women’s Professional Business Network Voyage to Leadership Symposium, a pivotal component of the 2024 International Women’s Day celebrations.
Voyage to Leadership Pacific Women’s Symposium 2024: Gratitude to Our Inspiring Presenters
As the waves of inspiration settle from our recent Voyage to Leadership Symposium, let’s take a moment to honor the transformative wisdom shared by our distinguished keynote and guest speakers.
PWPBN Unveils Inspirational Interim Leadership Plan at the 2024 Frangipani Gala 2nd March 2024 – Parramatta
The Pacific Women’s Professional Business Network proudly announces an interim leadership plan following Chair Loau Donina Vaa’s appointment as CEO of the Ministry of Women, Community, and Social Development for Samoa. Leadership Transition.
International Women’s Day 2024 – Message from the PWPBN Chair
Happy International Women’s Day to inspiring women and girls! Our recent Leadership Symposium emphasized a crucial message: ‘Empowered women, through faith, share, empower, and inspire.’ Your strength, courage, and determination are pillars of our community’s progress.
Join the Hoerder Design Mentorship 2024-2025
Passionate about fashion design? Ready to elevate your skills? Apply now for our exclusive mentorship program! Share why you’re the perfect fit.
Sydney Event of the Year for Pasifika Women and their Friends Across the Community: Frangipani Gala 2024 – 2nd March
Get ready for a night that will ignite your spirit, fuel your determination, and immerse you in a vibrant celebration of culture as the highly anticipated Frangipani Gala returns in all its resplendent glory!
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2024 – Pacific Women’s Virtual Talanoa
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2024, we invite you to pay tribute to an inspiring Pacific woman or girl who has touched your life. Tell us why she is your source of inspiration through any creative means
Voyage to Leadership: Young Pacific Women’s Symposium 2024
Explore the Live Pacific Women Artisan exhibition, Ignite your political leadership potential and witness a special Pacific and Aboriginal welcome ceremony…plus so much more!
International Women’s Day 2024 Frangipani Gala
Don’t miss out on the Frangipani Gala 2024, on 2nd March, Holiday Inn Parramatta our annual fundraiser, as we celebrate ‘Women from the Sea of Islands’ in honor of International Women’s Day.
Concept Note | Voyage to Leadership: Pasifika Young Women’s Symposium
The ‘Voyage to Leadership: Pasifika Young Women’s Symposium’ embarks on a transformative journey, inviting every woman to not merely be a passenger but a navigator on her path to leadership.
Pioneering TAFE NSW Initiative Empowers Next Generation of Trade-Savvy Pasifika Women
Miller, 20 November 2023 -At the Pacific Girls/Women in Trade Graduation Ceremony at TAFE NSW Miller, Chair Loau Donina Vaa praised the collaborative effort of PWPBN, TAFE NSW Miller, NSW DET, and VERTO in empowering Pasifika women.
Save the Date 2024 for PWPBN’s International Women’s Day
Mark your calendars for an extraordinary celebration in 2024! Join us and be part of a celebration that honors and uplifts the remarkable women shaping our world!
Navigating Waves with Purpose | The Pacific Women’s Professional Business Network Board 2023-2024
As we set sail with a purpose, our new 2023-2024 board dives headfirst into a boundless sea of transformative actions/activities.