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PRIME MINISTER
FOR PRESS17 February 1976
GRANTS FOR I. W. Y.
Additional funds and assistance for International Womens'
Year special projects have been approved by the Government.
A total of $ 153,074.37 has been allocated to 26
individual domestic projects.
The largest grant ($ 53,000) will help set up a womens' centre
in Port Hedland which was hit by a cyclone late last
year. The grants were approved on the advice of the National
Advistory Committee for International Womens Year.
They are in line with the Committee's responsibility for
developing themes and encouraging programmes for the
benefit of women throughout Australia.
The approval of these grants will now allow a final report
on International Womens' Year activity to be prepared
and published. / 2
Health'and Welfare
Port Hedland Women's Action Group,
establishment of a women's centre 53,000
Shire of Lowan ( Victoria) International
Women's Year Committee of Nhill 12,000
SWomen's Centre, Canberra 2,000
SWomen's Centre, Hobart ( Tasmania) 2,000
SThe Wasarians, self help bus service 6,000
SCity of Coilingwood ( Victoria) to enable new
and old Ausiraiian women to work towards an
exhibition of women's craft work 15,736
Hunter Region Working Women's Group,
Newcastle 2,777
Far North Queensland Women's Voluntary Group
( Queensland) 1,000
Work Migrant Worker's Committee ( Victoria) 500
Pergamon Press Australia ( National) Publication
of book by Margaret Power and Roslyn Crichton
entitled " Participation, Discrimination and
Liberation: The Role of Women in the Australian
Economy" 1,500
Education SSpanish Centre ( Victoria) 500
SMurdoch University Library purchase
of contempory collection on women's
liberation and the status of women 1,500
W. Discrimination Action f/ s. uc' 1,000
Creativity Women's Theatre Group ( Victoria) Summer
Solstice Celebration 2,000
Women's Action Theatre ( NSW.) 8,595
o Burlington Bertie Co-operative
pre-production rehearsal costs 10,000
Jennifer Rankin production of
play " Bees" at Stables Theatre, Sydney 7,166.37
General Community Attitudes
Dr P. Edgar ( Victoria) 50 minute documentary
film on the role of the Australians at the
United Nations World Conference for
International Women's ' ear and The Tribune
in Mexico 2,000
Australian National Folk Trust ( National)
publication of a book of tra-iitional and
contemporary Australian women's songs 4,000
National Youth Council of Australia
( National) printing and distribution of
booklet for girls about to leave school
entitled " If I Were a Lady" 12,100
Australian Local Government Women's
Association ( National) publication of
book entitled " Women in Australian Parliaments
and 1rocal Governments, Past and Present" 1,000
Parramatta Trust Ladies Auxiliary
-' publicationcf book about the contribution
women have made to the life cf the city since
the establishment of a settlement there 2,000
SElke Grieg conduct research and
document material on the clime of rape in
Australia 2,000
SBeatrice Faust ( Victoria) completion of a
book entitled " Apprenticeship in Liberty" 1,000
SAustralian Federation of Business and
Professional Women's Clubs ( Victoria) 500
United Nations Association of Australia ( National)
publication of a national report in recognition
of the valuable and individual contributions of
non-government organisations towards the
celebration of International Women's Year 1,200
Contact officers for further information:
Pat Galvin 480 756
Lenore Manderson 470 839: