The SisterWorks Richmond store was overflowing on Wednesday morning, thanks to a visit from a 7TWO camera crew. Sally Williams caught up with Luz and the SisterWorks Entrepreneurs to film a segment for Vasili’s Garden – a show that focuses on sustainable products and traditional methods of gardening and healthy Read more…
Happy International Women’s Day 2019! Today, as we move towards #BalanceforBetter, it’s the perfect time to celebrate working women world over. Women’s rights have come a long way in the last decade – even in the last year – but gender equality is not a goal that can be ticked Read more…
SisterWorks will be part of the Village Market every Sunday in March. Meet our African entrepreneurs who will be selling their beautiful products and will offer visitors a chance to connect with African culture. The Village Market will have African-inspired food and visitors can meet our African Entrepreneurs and learn Read more…
To celebrate International Women’s Day 2019 in style, we are launching a new range of hand printed tote bags in our online store. The lovely ladies here at SisterWorks have been working on new geometric print designs. All designs are printed on fair-trade cotton with hand made prints in a Read more…
SisterWorks is offering a fun and creative beginners workshop on how to sew a cute and practical multifunctional mini purse that fits cards, notes and coins. This making workshop is perfect for beginners. No prior experience is needed, and your teacher Milia will guide you through the whole process. Milia is Read more…
Attending this workshop you will support Faith, one of our creative entrepreneurs. Our workshop sessions support our entrepreneurs by giving them an opportunity to teach their creative skills and to make unique ethical, local and handmade products. Faith is one of our creative entrepreneurs. She’s originally from Papua, New Guinea. Read more…
At SisterWorks we can say women empowerment and gender equality has proven to be positive for the Australian economy, for businesses, for local communities, for families, for men and women. Women empowerment is so important. Women are happier when they are economically independent, when they are in charge of their Read more…
For some people starting an enterprise is part of an innate talent and desire to create something different. For many it is the only way to move forward. In today’s word, all of us need to develop entrepreneurial skills, or “intrapreneurial” skills if you work as an employee. Why do we Read more…
In 2017 a plane crashed into a shopping centre in Essendon leaving 5 people dead. The tragedy affected the families of the occupants (4 US citizens and the Australian pilot), and the ordeal was recognized as the worst civil aviation accident in Victoria in the last 30 years. A Spotlight Read more…
Mary came to Australia 4 years ago and spent the first half of that time isolated at home, experiencing a deep sorrow for being so far from her children still in Sri Lanka. Days would go by and to Mary a Monday was no different to a Friday, and although Read more…