Community & Business
11 March, 2025
Kitchen a labour of love
A NEW kitchen at the Ravenshoe branch of the Queensland Country Women’s Association has been celebrated with what the QCWA does best – a thank-you afternoon tea for the backers of the project.
Members of the Ravenshoe Gulf Country Community Enterprises Limited Board (RGCCEL), and Bendigo Bank Community Bank Ravenshoe, who donated $20,000 to the project, were treated to a tour of the new facility, which now also includes a “real gamechanger”, a dishwasher.
Ravenshoe CQWA president Nicole Drew said the new kitchen would “better serve the community in a more efficient, safer and brighter environment”.
“We are thrilled to have been able to do this upgrade one year on and to the day,” she said.
“Many members and local tradies contributed to the result and thanks to all who dedicated their time to do a superb job.”
The much-cherished hall in Herbert St was rescued from sale in late 2023, and the community has been working to improve the venue, starting with the new kitchen.
As well as RGCCEL and Bendigo Bank, the branch had received support from QCWA and Atherton Tableland Division.
“(They) enabled us to mark this off on just one of our projects to make our branch and hall even more user-friendly and accessible for members and the public alike,” Ms Drew said.
RGCCEL Board Chair Mark Finch said: “We are very pleased that the kitchen project has been completed and seeing the results of CWA member’s hard work. Congratulations to the Ravenshoe CWA team for an outstanding job.”
Ravenshoe QCWA Branch will be hosting a public morning tea to celebrate the kitchen upgrade along with International Women’s Day this Saturday.
For more information or to join, contact ravenshoebranch@qcwa.org.au
