SUPPORT.

EMPOWER.

CONNECT.

YWCA Hunter Region Inc. exists to support, empower, and connect women and families for a stronger community.

What We Offer

Support Programs

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Basketball Court Hire

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Social Sessions

Our
Impact

2025-26

3,512

Total Attendances Recorded Across All Sessions

346

Classes and Sessions Delivered to the Community

38,832+

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Introducing the ENCORE Collective: 50 Hunter businesses, one meaningful action
Introducing the ENCORE Collective: 50 Hunter businesses, one meaningful action

50 Hunter businesses. One meaningful action each. Real local impact. Meet the ENCORE Collective and discover how your business can help support YWCA Hunter Region's free breast cancer recovery program through 50 for ENCORE in 2027.

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Newcastle Racecourse Joins Walk for ENCORE as Community Partner
Newcastle Racecourse Joins Walk for ENCORE as Community Partner

A huge thank you to our wonderful Community Partner, Newcastle Racecourse! We're incredibly grateful to Newcastle Racecourse for their generous donation and support of Walk for ENCORE 2026.

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Bowe & Lidbury Stock & Station Agents Joins Walk for ENCORE as Silver Sponsor
Bowe & Lidbury Stock & Station Agents Joins Walk for ENCORE as Silver Sponsor

Another wonderful local business is walking alongside us! We’re delighted to welcome Bowe & Lidbury Stock & Station Agents as a Silver Sponsor of Walk for ENCORE 2026.

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  • Wonderful Tai Chi program led by Lorraine on a Friday morning. As a beginner, I find this class very inclusive and welcoming. Good for body and mind equally. Also, it's amazing to see everyone's progress over time, as even when we think we know a technique, then we start on the path to perfecting it, which we can see, and is very rewarding.

    Tai Chi
    Steven Jensen

  • Always a day marked with a star in my diary. The supports, friendship and camaraderie have been priceless in my breast cancer journey. I would recommend this unique program to anyone with breast cancer to attend, as the outcomes are remarkable.

    YWCA Encore
    Marion Hawker

  • The support we provide for each other is amazing. We are like an ENCORE family. We all have our own friends and family. However the ENCORE experience is special. WE can share our journeys at a special level, because we are all survivors of BC and can empathise with each other and share ideas at a level that our other connections don't always understand.

    YWCA Encore
    Cheree O’Neill

  • I now thank Encore with great enthusiasm because it has kept me feeling my normal self, made me far better informed about breast cancer and given me some very special friends.

    YWCA Encore
    Judy Wells