Life has a way of shifting in an instant. One phone call. One decision. One moment of courage (or chaos) and suddenly, nothing is the same again. This October, six remarkable women, from their 20s through to their 70s+, step onto our stage to share the personal stories of the tipping points that changed their lives forever. Expect laughter, goosebumps and those unforgettable moments of connection that Generation Women is known for.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s: Molly Joseph left school at 16 after losing her spark to an eating disorder, beginning a transformational journey of self-discovery and healing. She now runs her own business, Be Bowld, around emotional wellbeing, nourishment and authentic connection.

Team 30s: Alice Zaslavsky is an award-winning author, broadcaster and taste-maker, known for bringing vibrancy and vitality to every plate through great produce and clever cooking. Alice is the author of four internationally bestselling cookbooks, host of TV show A Bite to Eat with Alice and columnist for Good Food and The Guardian.

Team 40s: Balli Kaur Jaswal is the author of six novels including the international bestseller Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, which was selected by Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club in 2017. Originally from Singapore, she migrated to Australia in her late twenties. Her new novel, The Unpronounceables, will be released next year.

Team 50s: Noe Harsel is an arts producer, executive leader and writer who uses storytelling to explore culture and identity. She has worked with some of Australia’s largest cultural and philanthropic organisations to create creative and lasting impactful projects. Noe has written for a number of publications including The Melbourne Magazine and Broadsheet, and co-hosts the SBS podcast Like Us. 

Team 60s: Jo Howard is a social worker and family therapist. She lived in rural NSW for nine years, where she built a mud brick house and rode her horse through forests and along beaches. She raised two children as a solo parent, backpacked across the world and has written and contributed to several books. 

Team 70s: Brenda Appleton OAM is a transgender woman who has been active in LGBTQIA+ advocacy in Melbourne for the last 25 years. She was awarded the Voltaire Human Rights Award in 2022, a Victoria Senior of the Year Award 2018 and was inducted onto the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2017.

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.

Life throws curveballs at all of us. Some knock us flat, some we laugh off, but every one leaves us a little wiser. This October, six women, from their 20s through to their 70s+, step on stage to share the real stories of how they’ve faced life’s curveballs: the lessons, the laughs and the wisdom that kept them going. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. And you’ll leave with the reminder our community comes back for every month: when women share their stories, you walk away feeling stronger than you ever thought possible.

The event is supported by City of Sydney for Mental Health Awareness Month.

💫 Our Performer Line-up:

Team 20s - Shayne de Groot is lezzo and probably non-binary... but is also non-committal. They grew up on the far south coast of NSW, on unceded Yuin Country. Shayne is a playwright whose works have been longlisted for the Griffin Award and the Martin Lysicrates Prize; their debut play ‘dog’ was nominated for a Wayahead Mental Health Matters Award. Their work is grounded in queerness and mental health advocacy.

Team 30s - Kersherka Sivakumaran is a director and producer of live theatre dedicated to telling stories that normalise the inclusion of Australian migrants in the national narrative. Her storytelling journey began in 1997 with the Indian classical dance form Bharathanatyam, shaping a lifelong commitment to art that bridges cultures and communities.

Team 40s - Cristina de Mello is a psychosocial support worker and currently completing a Masters of Psychotherapy and Counselling at Western Sydney University. After a brief stint as a Performance artist and 15 years as a Classical ballet teacher, a few “curve balls” sent her on a new path exploring how being lovingly seen and heard can heal. 

Team 50s - Trish Speers is a certified Intimacy Professional and Mental Health Practitioner whose journey has been shaped by both loss and love. Drawing on her background in film, theatre, and healing, she supports others in finding safety, courage, and resilience through compassion and genuine human connection.

Team 60s - Dixie Link-Gordon is a proud Gooreng Gooreng woman and Aunty In Residence of Full Stop Australia & Women's & Girls Emergency Centre. For over three decades she has challenged the silence around family and sexual violence in First Nations communities, creating spaces for healing, truth and voice. Photography credit: Jonny Weeks, The Guardian

Team 70s - Sharyn McGee is a retired university lecturer and sociologist, and a long-serving board member of WayAhead Mental Health Association NSW, where she has served since 2006. Since retiring, she has focused on strengthening and promoting consumer-focused mental health services in NSW through her work as a peer educator, consumer consultant and Official Visitor.

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.

‘Ladylike: Stories of Breaking the Rules, Living out Loud and Claiming your Space’

Let’s talk about what “ladylike” really means. This month, you’ll hear from women who are unapologetically themselves — breaking the rules, making their own way, and redefining what it means to take up space. It’s bold, it’s brave, and it’s a celebration of all the ways we’re claiming our power.

💫 Our Performer Line-up

Team 20s: Ella Frost has always believed in questioning institutional thinking. She is simply unable to not speak up when dominant narratives don't make sense. Keenly aware of social injustice and inequity, she feels like she has found her path in the field of Occupational Therapy where she currently supports people living with disabilities while she completes her degree.

Team 30s: Naomi Koh Belic is a second-generation Australian and a first-generation university graduate with a PhD in stem cell biology. She is passionate about making science accessible and amplifying voices of minority communities. She is the creator of the health series Bimbo Biology Body Breakdown, the science drag show The Drag Experiment, and co-creator of the matchmaking experiment Love Lab. Dr Naomi was also a presenter and producer at ABC and a biology expert on Discovery Channel.

Team 40s: Aarti Betigeri is a multi-platform journalist and former foreign correspondent based in Canberra. She is a correspondent for Monocle, a columnist with the Lowy Institute's The Interpreter, and contributes to various other local and foreign media outlets. She is the editor of Growing Up Indian In Australia, and spent almost a decade living in New Delhi, from where she reported across South Asia for publications around the globe.

Team 50s: Over a career of more than 30 years in book publishing, Lou Johnson has worked with hundreds of people to shape and share their stories. She still gets a fizz of excitement every day about the power of stories to bring us together.

Team 60s: Maz Farrelly is a Keynote speaker and Business Development Expert who has worked with more A-listers than a Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeon – think Beyonce, King Charles, President Trump, Usher, Mel B and many, many more. She's created and led some of the most watched and influential TV shows on earth and her content has been watched more than 8 billion times.

Team 70s: Born and bred in Melbourne, Dasha Ross is a journalist, podcaster and lifelong rule-breaker. Her first book, Big Trouble Coming, is a comedy of life-threatening errors set in Sri Lanka, published by Valentine Press. Dasha is now settled amongst the mermaids, occasional sharks and human wannabes at Bondi Beach in Sydney.

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 closed in Sydney — but the waitlist is open!

We’re currently welcoming our newest cohort of Generation Women Australia members. To give each woman a warm welcome and 1:1 support, we’ve paused sign-ups in Sydney but you can join the waitlist here to be first in line when doors reopen.

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

What’s included when membership reopens:

Become a Generation Women Australia Member and be part of the story all year round.

As a member, you’ll:
✔️ Save $10 on every ticket
✔️ Access our exclusive member portal — think Netflix for women’s stories: funny, raw, and real, with video and audio from past shows you can enjoy anytime, anywhere
✔️ Join a community of women who believe in the power of showing up — for themselves and for each other
✔️ Receive 1:1 support when you join, so you feel connected and right at home in our portal and community

Ladylike: Stories of Breaking the Rules, Living Out Loud and Claiming Your Space

Let’s talk about what ‘ladylike’ really means. This month, you’ll hear from women who are unapologetically themselves — breaking the rules, making their own way and redefining what it means to take up space. It’s bold, it’s brave and it’s a celebration of all the ways we’re claiming our power.

💫 Our Performer Line-up

Team 20s: Grace Zhang is a Melbourne-based comedian, actor, writer and content creator. A rising star of the local scene, she’s performed at Comedy Republic, Easey’s and the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Her work blends outrageous personal stories, sharp Gen Z commentary and offbeat ideas that leave you wondering, ‘genius or ridiculous?’

Team 30s: Kru Harale is a Melbourne-based comedian whose vivacious energy crackles through her routine, as she describes her stories about Indians, Australia and globe-trotting. As seen on ABC’s Win The Week, she’s performed with Kitty Flanagan, Dave O’Neil and Anne Edmonds, starred in A Star is Torn, featured in Breast of the Fest and produces Melbourne’s sold-out Asian Comedy Showcase and Comedy Roulette.

Team 40s: Emma McMillan is a former dance and drama teacher turned entrepreneur who loves a good story. Emma works as a copywriting coach and small-business mentor, building writing confidence and capacity in others. Her long-running podcast Not Just About Copy blends actionable marketing tips with insightful small business conversations.

Team 50s: Annie Lawson is a journalist/ business editor and author of the bestselling Stoic At Work and Stoic in Love: Ancient wisdom to make dating, domestic boredom and breakups a bit less terrible. She applied Stoic wisdom to the modern world of being in love, out of love, lovesick, love-bombed or just love-tired. Romance and its rocky pursuit often sucks but, fortunately, not always, and Stoics can help with getting together, staying together, or moving on. Her books have been published in the UK, US, Spain, Korea, Greece and more.

Team 60s: Peta Murray is a Naarm-based playwright turned late-blooming academic. She writes extravaganzas with preposterous titles, coins new words, collaborates on loopy approaches to memoirs, diaries and performable essays, and leads a staff choir called Hot Holler. Peta is a faux-Scot with too many hobbies, one dog, and several alter-egos.

Team 70s: Kate Rowe:  Pommy by birth, Aussie by choice, ageing lesbian feminist, 78er, clean and sober 48 years, childhood sexual abuse and rape survivor, travel adventurer, health and exercise nut, retired triathlete, ukulele player, tactless direct talker and all-round pain in the butt with a sense of humour.  She recently published her memoir, How the fuck would I know?.

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 closed in Melbourne — but the waitlist is open!

We’re currently welcoming our newest cohort of Generation Women Australia members. To give each woman a warm welcome and 1:1 support, we’ve paused sign-ups in Melbourne but you can join the waitlist here to be first in line when doors reopen.

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

What’s included when membership reopens:

Become a Generation Women Australia Member and be part of the story all year round.

As a member, you’ll:
✔️ Save $10 on every ticket
✔️ Access our exclusive member portal — think Netflix for women’s stories: funny, raw, and real, with video and audio from past shows you can enjoy anytime, anywhere
✔️ Join a community of women who believe in the power of showing up — for themselves and for each other
✔️ Receive 1:1 support when you join, so you feel connected and right at home in our portal and community