Country Women's Association of NSW to sell Potts Point headquarters
The Country Women's Association of NSW (CWA) annual state conference has voted to sell its Potts Point property.
Some 397 of the 547 delegates voted to sell after the issue was debated behind closed doors earlier this week.
The Greenknowe Avenue building houses the head office and auditorium and provides $50 a night accommodation.
It was secured in the early 1950s, and opened in 1954 by Lady Slim.
Despite the benefits, the costs required to bring the building up to standard were extensive.
Developers will seek the 1347 square metre site with the CWA set to purchase modern office space.
The association’s state executive recommended the sale to its members before the Griffith conference advising the building required replacement or a $1.7 million upgrade, with long-term expenditure potentially costing $3 million.
The CWA was formed in 1922 when country women were fighting isolation and a lack of health facilities.
It has been incorporated by an Act of NSW Parliament since 1931.
The CWA retains property at Wagga Wagga and Bermagui.
