Women of Colour Melbourne Gathering 2026

Celebrate and connect with other women of colour across Melbourne at our 9th Annual Gathering!

As always, our gathering will be led by and for women of colour, with community, solidarity, and joy at its heart.

Event Details

When: Saturday 24 October 2025, 9am - 5.30pm (kick off at 10am)

Where: RMIT University, 435 - 457 Swanston Street, Melbourne CBD (Level 4, Building 80) (Click here for a Google Map)

Price: $55 (+booking fee)

Your ticket includes lunch for the day.

We will have a quiet room, family room and a prayer room available on site.

Please be aware that photography and filming will take place at this event.

Program details to come!

We want to make this event as accessible as possible.

If you are a pensioner, health care card holder, or experiencing financial hardship, contact us at hello@wocmelbourne.org.au for concession options. 

Who is the Annual Gathering for?

The purpose of this event is to create a culturally safe space where women of colour can share their experiences with others who share similar experiences.

"Women of colour" is not only a description but an act of solidarity. The term emerged in 1977, when Black, Latina, Asian American and Indigenous women came together at the US National Women's Conference to build a shared political identity across their different communities and experiences of racism.​ ​

We carry that meaning forward in a local context. Our definition centres women who experience systemic racism and marginalisation because of visible difference, ethnicity or cultural background, often linked to histories of colonisation and migration. This is a self-identifying community, every woman of colour belongs here, trans and intersex women included.​ ​ We hold this community on the unceded lands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the sovereign First Peoples of this country. We honour First Nations women who claim a place among us, and recognise that most of us are settlers, carrying our own experiences of racism alongside that truth​

If you do not identify as a woman of colour but have landed on this page - thank you for checking us out! Given this is a dedicated event for women of colour, we ask that you honour the purpose of this space. If you would like to support our community as an ally, you are welcome to make a donation instead to show your support and energy for our cause or contact finance@wocmelbourne.org.au to discuss sponsorship options.

Women of Colour Melbourne

Women of Colour Melbourne is a grassroots not-for-profit organisation committed to empowering women of colour in Melbourne and across Victoria by creating safe spaces, fostering belonging, and advocating for equity. Our primary goal is to support women of colour in overcoming systemic barriers while celebrating our diverse identities and contributions to society.

We provide spaces for women of colour to connect, heal, and grow through events, cultural workshops, and storytelling initiatives. For women of colour, by women of colour. We are in service to our community.

For more information about Women of Colour Melbourne, follow us on Instagram.