Connect, Care, Celebrate

DJERRING FLEMINGTON • FRI 27th MARCH 2026

Women are better together.

Better Together® Women is a gathering for women. This in-person one-day experience in Melbourne creates space and time for honest conversations, new ideas, laughter and connection. This is a space for women, to be seen and nourished, without the pressure to care for anyone else.

Through powerful themed conversations, we celebrate all the ways women lead - at work, at home, in community and within themselves.

Start outside amongst the trees for a powerful Welcome and Little Long Walk.

Go deep with new friends quickly, in our impromptu networking workshop.

Join a fishbowl conversation on topics that matter to you: making (and maintaining) friends; perimenopause and menopause; women supporting and leading treaty; housing; parenting in a tech-saturated world.

Engage in a crafting workshop.

Sit down and share a cuppa.

Join us and celebrate the shared experiences of being a woman through stories and experiences from an individual lens of identity.

And finish with an evening of celebration and music amongst the native garden.

Join us on Friday 27th March 2026 for a day of conversations, workshops, and laughter.

You’ll leave feeling nourished, inspired, and reminded that you’re not doing life alone.

This is for women from every community - whether you’re in the workforce or not, a mother, single, retired, or building your career.

Bring every facet of who you are, share your experiences, listen deeply, and build your network - your village of support.

Better Together Women is a new gathering co-designed and led by The Equality Project® and The Long Walk, two not-for-profit organisations with a strong track record of bringing communities together through heart-led leadership, connection and collaboration.

Together, we create space and experiences that move people, spark understanding and show what it truly means to be “better together”.

TJ, Leanne, Marnie and Jenaya.

TJ, Leanne, Marnie and Jenaya.

Maybe you will meet a new friend,

connect to an idea,

possibly even spark

new ideas and collaborations,

or just a reset for yourself.

  • This event is for women, 18 years and over, and include:

    • Women in the workforce, at home, or in the community

    • Mothers, aunties, daughters, sisters, and friends

    • Retirees, or those taking a pause

    • Women who want to connect, share experiences, and learn from others

    This event is for women of all backgrounds and life experiences to discuss topics that are meaningful to them. This includes all women, regardless of sex assigned at birth. Some AFAB nonbinary people still live with the everyday experience of being treated as a woman, despite their gender, and they might decide that the conversations and solidarity they'll experience at this event makes it right for them. Others will decide that a women's event isn’t their vibe, and that's okay too. 

    Bring your full self, your stories, ideas, questions, and curiosity. This day is about celebrating your diversity and feeling inspired and supported by other women who are better together.

  • Start outside amongst the trees for a powerful Welcome and Little Long Walk.

    Go deep with new friends quickly, in our impromptu networking workshop.

    Join one of two fishbowl conversations across the day on topics that matter to you:

    • making (and maintaining) friends

    • women’s health

    • women supporting and leading treaty

    • housing

    • parenting in a tech-saturated world

    • women’s leadership

    Engage in crafting workshops throughout the day at your leisure, in one of our craft rooms.

    And finish with an evening of celebration and music amongst the native garden.

  • Is the venue accessible?

    • Short answer: Yes

    • Long answer: We know that accessible doesn’t just mean there’s a lift. We try to make our events responsive to those attending, so rather than providing accommodations that nobody attending needs, we’d love to chat about what would make it accessible for you.

    Will lunch be provided?

    • At this stage lunch will be available to purchase, or you are welcome to bring your own from home. We are working on finding funding to cover a shared meal. If you have any leads on this, or know someone who would like to sponsor the shared breaking of bread for 300 women, please get in touch. We’d love to hear from you.

    What if I need a break from the scheduled activity during the day?

    • Our two crafting rooms will be open all day, with alternative activities. There will also be a space to sit and have a cup of tea, and a beautiful balcony with a native garden if you need a nature-break.

    How do I get there?

    • The venue is easily accessible by public transport.

    • There is also parking onsite for about 50 people, and lots of street parking just up the road.

    Will childcare be available?

    • We are working to ensure childcare will be available onsite. You will need to register for this ahead of time, and places will be limited. Details to be confirmed ahead of the event.

It’s a moment to remember

that every woman

has something of value to offer.

A gathering for women

to pause, connect, and talk about

what really matters–

work, health, ageing, culture, belonging,

and everything in between.

Take a day for yourself–

to listen, laugh, learn, and connect.

BACKROUND

It started with a yarn...

Better Together® has existed for nearly a decade as a gathering for members of the Rainbow community. In recent years, The Equality Project has been approached by community organisations and leaders, wondering how we could share the Better Together model with other cohorts of people who also seek connection and knowledge-sharing.

The first of these to come to life is Better Together Women, a new gathering co-designed and led by The Equality Project® and The Long Walk.

It went like this:

The teams were yarning. Marnie and TJ had come back from a day in conversation with a group of diverse women on the Women for Election’s advisory council. Their cups were overflowing.

Leanne recalled feeling similarly at the Long Walk Women’s Lunch, an event that once ran every year in honour of the female original walkers on The Long Walk, and the group of women who walked from Melbourne to Geelong in solidarity.

The lunch was for women from all walks of life. It felt joyful, and there was always a lot of laughter. Leanne missed it, and Jenaya wished she'd been able to go.

Better Together Women was born out of a deep desire by two organisations to nourish women, those who do so much for others, with a day that’s just for us. 

BETTER TOGETHER® WOMEN 2026 will take place ON WURUNDJERRI Country.

The Equality Project® respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we will gather for this event. We wish to pay respect to Elders past, present and future and recognise the deep connection and important role that First Nations people have and continue to play.

We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.