Matriarchs, Mentors and Aunties: Stories that Celebrate the Elder Women in our Lives

Every generation has women who light the path. This night is about them. 

This February Generation Women Australia: On the Road comes to Kiama sharing stories from six women, over six decades about their grandmothers, mentors and icons who showed us what’s possible. 

You’ll laugh, nod along and leave reminded that strength multiplies when it’s shared across generations. If you’ve ever looked up to an older woman and thought, Because of her, I can, this show is for you. 

This event is proudly presented in partnership with the South Illawarra Older Women's Network and funded by Create NSW.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s: Sarah Collins is a classical singer from Jamberoo and a fifth-year Bachelor of Music (Performance – Honours) student in classical voice at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She works as an academic assistant on the ARC-funded project The Shock of the Old: Rediscovering the Sounds of Bel Canto 1700–1900, and as a graduate library assistant at The Women’s College, University of Sydney. In 2025, Sarah made her international operatic debut as Amore with the Berlin Opera Academy.

Team 30s: Adara Enthaler is a spoken-word poet living on Dharawal land, and the host of Enough Said Poetry Slam. Her poetry is an irreverent descent into self-love and sensuality, and she has featured at writers festivals, folk festivals, poetry slams and more across NSW. Her writing has appeared in numerous anthologies from Baby Teeth Journal and Heroines Festival, as well as her poetry zines Equidistant (2018) and Crowdsourced Poems (2022).

Team 40s: Angela Blake is the co-founder of SmartFone Flick Fest (SF3), one of the world’s largest smartphone film festivals, now in its 11th year, featuring filmmakers aged 5–79 from over 70 countries. The 2026 edition will be presented at the Sydney Opera House. She is also an Accessible Filmmaking Tutor with Bus Stop Films, where she has created nine award-winning films. An actor, writer and director, Angela is currently writing her second feature film and is passionate about inclusive storytelling and creative community impact.

Team 50s: Lillian Rodrigues-Pang is a bilingual storyteller, performing stories from around the globe. She writes and performs solo and ensemble shows in schools, on festival stages and in theatres around Australia and internationally to critical acclaim. She has 20 years’ experience working with healing stories in the mental health and community setting, has a Masters in teaching and works in education and training globally.

Team 60s: Lynne Strong is a writer and researcher focused on women’s lives, memory and what gets preserved. Her work draws on family history, archives and lived experience to ensure women’s names, labour and influence are recorded, searchable and carried forward across generations.

Team 70s+: Tiang Lim has featured in films, stage and TVC. Tiang is a storyteller, comedian and was NSW state finalist in the Raw comedy festival. She is a member of the Older Women’s Network theatre group, performed a one-woman show Dandelion in Sydney Fringe 2024 and has shared her stories at Generation Women in Sydney and Wollongong. Her qualifications include nursing, a BSc in Psychology, an MBA, and an MSc in Dementia Care and education.

About Generation Women

Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.

Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.

Why Generation Women Australia?

Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.

This event is proudly presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue, and hosted by Inez.

Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.

Event Details

📍 Fillmore’s
Unit 2/38-40 Manning Street, Kiama NSW 2533

🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM

Want to feel even more connected?

✨ Membership is Now Open!
If you love our nights, don’t let the stories stop here. Join Generation Women Australia as a member and be part of the movement all year round.

🎁 What You Get as a Member
✔️ 120 brand-new true stories every year (20 live shows, 6 storytellers per show)
✔️ $1,000+ library included — 30+ full shows on video & audio, instantly
✔️ A searchable story library — find what you need by theme, generation, or mood
✔️ An exclusive member hub — reflect, connect, or simply watch quietly
✔️ 1:1 welcome concierge — real human support to help you settle in
✔️ Member-only bonuses — surprise giveaways + perks
✔️ Discounted tickets — save every time on Sydney & Melbourne live shows

💛 Membership is open right now in Sydney, join us today and make sure women’s voices stay seen, heard, and celebrated.

👉 Become a Member Today

Already a member? Don’t forget to enter your discount code at checkout for $10 off your ticket.

Every generation has women who light the path. This night is about them. Six women, six decades, sharing stories of the grandmothers, mentors and icons who showed us what’s possible. It’s not just nostalgia – it’s wisdom, grit and love passed forward. When we honour the women who paved the way, we see more clearly how to walk our own.

If you’ve ever looked up to an older woman and thought, Because of her, I can, this show is for you. You’ll laugh, nod along and leave reminded that strength multiplies when it’s shared across generations.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s: Julia Bekin is a humanitarian and sustainable architecture student at Monash University and a United Nations COP30 delegate. Working across Australia and Brazil, she develops climate-positive design initiatives, builds international education partnerships, and champions youth leadership in sustainability and community-led architecture. She is currently leading the design and construction of a climate-resilient school in rural Brazil.

Team 30s: Simone Sandler is new to storytelling and has ‘lived, laughed, loved’ and lost a lot in 35 years. She’s a neurospicy doctor who adores her family, friends and animals without limits; is renowned for creating WhatsApp groups and for failing spectacularly at laundry. She believes vulnerability, humour and community are how we connect, survive and thrive.

Team 40s: Fabiola Campbell is a Venezuelan migrant, author, speaker and community leader passionate about empowering migrant women to reclaim their stories and step into leadership. After migrating to Australia as a professional, she transformed her lived experience into purpose. In 2019, she founded Professional Migrant Women (PMW), a thriving community supporting women to build skills, visibility and self-belief through storytelling and self-compassion. A 2024 inductee to the Victorian Multicultural Honour Roll, Fabiola champions inclusive leadership as a powerful asset.

Team 50s: Angela Savage is an award-winning writer of novels and short stories. She recently contributed to and co-edited Spinning Around: The Kylie Playlist. Angela is CEO of Public Libraries Victoria and holds a PhD in creative writing, giving her the Bond villain-like name of Doctor Savage.

Team 60s: Helena Kidd a second-generation Greek Cypriot who never set out to be an author, but when she found her mother Maria’s secret diary, Helena was compelled to share Maria’s suffering and the effects of a patriarchal system. Helena returned to Cyprus for two months, resulting in a trilogy completing her Odyssey.

Team 70s: Guosheng Yang Chen is a dedicated educator with 51 years of leadership experience across education and community sectors. Since joining Victoria’s education system in 1984, she has led national and international projects promoting inclusive education and women’s leadership. After retiring at 67 she became an Honorary University Fellow at RMIT University.

About Generation Women

Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.

Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.

Why Generation Women Australia?

Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.

This event is presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue. The show will be hosted by Rebecca Lister.

Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.

Event Details

📍 Howler
7–11 Dawson St, Brunswick VIC 3056

🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM

Want to feel even more connected?

✨ Membership is Now Open!
If you love our nights, don’t let the stories stop here. Join Generation Women Australia as a member and be part of the movement all year round.

🎁 What You Get as a Member
✔️ 120 brand-new true stories every year (20 live shows, 6 storytellers per show)
✔️ $1,000+ library included — 30+ full shows on video & audio, instantly
✔️ A searchable story library — find what you need by theme, generation, or mood
✔️ An exclusive member hub — reflect, connect, or simply watch quietly
✔️ 1:1 welcome concierge — real human support to help you settle in
✔️ Member-only bonuses — surprise giveaways + perks
✔️ Discounted tickets — save every time on Sydney & Melbourne live shows

💛 Membership is open right now in Melbourne — join us today and make sure women’s voices stay seen, heard, and celebrated.

👉 Become a Member Today

Already a member? Don’t forget to enter your discount code at checkout for $10 off your ticket.

Every generation has women who light the path. This night is about them. Six women, six decades, sharing stories of the grandmothers, mentors and icons who showed us what’s possible. It’s not just nostalgia – it’s wisdom, grit and love passed forward. When we honour the women who paved the way, we see more clearly how to walk our own.

If you’ve ever looked up to an older woman and thought, Because of her, I can, this show is for you. You’ll laugh, nod along and leave reminded that strength multiplies when it’s shared across generations.

This event is proudly supported by the City of Sydney and the Older Women’s Network, shining a spotlight on the power and impact of elder women in our lives.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s: Izzy Calero-Rivarola is an AuDHD lesbian mum raising a curious toddler with her wife. She hosts a podcast about neurodivergent motherhood, softness and real life. She creates cozy content, advocates for loving your brain, and chases gentle joy, creativity and community with warm, honest, very queer vibes.

Team 30s: Ais Kelly is originally from Ireland and now based in Sydney. A keen amateur AFL player and LGBTQ+ woman with a background in psychotherapy, she works in technology recruitment while re-upskilling in somatic therapy, with hopes of returning to the field. Her interests centre on identity, belonging and embodied resilience through periods of change.

Team 40s: Sylvie Ellsmore is an elected local councillor on the City of Sydney Council and a part-time karate teacher. She is a feminist and campaigner for affordable housing and inclusion. She lives in the inner city with her partner and two dogs. 

Team 50s: Mary Lemonis has more than 30 years’ experience in Human Resources and is currently the Chief People Officer at Built, where she leads people strategy with curiosity, courage, compassion and a focus on sustainable performance. Mary champions culture, engagement and conscious leadership, believing that great leaders embrace complexity, seek the ‘and’ (not the ‘or’) and help individuals find their sweet spot — where purpose, strengths and life align — to create thriving teams and organisations.

Team 60s: Dr Mehreen Faruqi is the Deputy Leader of the Australian Greens and Senator for NSW. Mehreen became the first Muslim woman to sit in any Australian parliament when she joined the NSW Parliament in 2013. In 2018, she took her proudly feminist and anti-racist approach to Canberra when she joined the federal Senate. In her time in Parliament, Mehreen has been an unflinching voice on social, environmental and racial justice, pushing to dismantle the systems of power, privilege and patriarchy.

Team 70s: Since retiring, Jane Marsden has taught Primary Ethics, been a Tai Chi Instructor, and created/coordinated a float for Mardi Gras’ 40th Anniversary. She was a Founding Director and Chair of The Aurora Group. Now, she swims, walks in the bush and does gig work in the summer as an educational tour leader around Australia.

About Generation Women

Generation Women is a global storytelling movement that celebrates women’s voices across the decades.

Founded in New York in 2017, Generation Women launched in Sydney in 2018 and Melbourne in 2020. Every show features six storytellers — one from each decade of life, from her 20s to her 70s+ — sharing original stories on a shared theme.

Why Generation Women Australia?

Generation Women Australia is proudly award-winning and is the only chapter in the world to offer an ongoing membership program, giving our community even more ways to connect, belong and grow between shows.

This event is proudly presented by Generation Women Australia, founded by Donna Logue, and hosted by Charlie.

Generation Women was originally created by Georgia Clark in New York.

Event Details

📍 The Beresford
354 Bourke St, Surry Hills NSW 2016

🕢 Doors at 6:30 PM
🎤 Show at 7:00 PM

Want to feel even more connected?

✨ Membership is Now Open!
If you love our nights, don’t let the stories stop here. Join Generation Women Australia as a member and be part of the movement all year round.

🎁 What You Get as a Member
✔️ 120 brand-new true stories every year (20 live shows, 6 storytellers per show)
✔️ $1,000+ library included — 30+ full shows on video & audio, instantly
✔️ A searchable story library — find what you need by theme, generation, or mood
✔️ An exclusive member hub — reflect, connect, or simply watch quietly
✔️ 1:1 welcome concierge — real human support to help you settle in
✔️ Member-only bonuses — surprise giveaways + perks
✔️ Discounted tickets — save every time on Sydney & Melbourne live shows

💛 Membership is open right now in Sydney, join us today and make sure women’s voices stay seen, heard, and celebrated.

👉 Become a Member Today

Already a member? Don’t forget to enter your discount code at checkout for $10 off your ticket.