an open-space for women of Italian origin in Australia
Australian Donna is an open-space for women of Italian origin in Australia.
We aim to favour the exchange of information, knowledge and topics related to the world of women.
Our space will grow and be enriched through the contribution of different realities and individual experiences of all participants. More...
Tuesday 17 November 2026
7:00 – 9:00pm
Campbelltown Public Library
71 Montacute Rd, Newton SA 5074
Tickets $10
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As part of the upcoming Adelaide Italian Festival, Australia Donna and Ascolta Women Inc. are proudly hosting an evening of storytelling, reflection, and discussion titled Il Corpo—Stories & Discussions on Self-Acceptance. This intimate event brings together multi-generational voices from the Italian-Australian community. Celebrating the launch of the anthology Stories from Il Corpo (Stories from the Body), the evening will feature live readings and interactive panel insights focused on body image, identity, and self-acceptance. More...
Saturday 7th November 2026
2:00 – 4:15pm
Beulah Rd Community Hall
31 Beulah Rd, Norwood, SA 5067
Tickets: $10 at Humanitix
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Australia Donna, together with the participation of students from St Ignatius’ College, Woodville High School and St Aloysius College, is proud to present this year’s Italian Festival program:
Celebrating the voices, talents and experiences of young Italian-Australians, this special presentation explores what it means to grow up between two cultures—honouring Italian heritage while embracing life in Australia.
Through music, performance, poetry and storytelling, the next generation shares their perspectives on identity, family, culture and belonging. More...
BreastScreen SA offers free mammograms (breast X-rays) every two years, primarily to women aged between 50 and 74. Breast screening can detect breast cancer at an early stage, often before any symptoms appear. The earlier breast cancer is detected, the easier it is to treat.
BreastScreen SA is the South Australian branch of BreastScreen Australia, the national breast cancer screening programme for women who do not have symptoms of breast cancer, and has been providing its services since 1989.
The mammogram is free of charge and no doctor’s referral is required to book an appointment.
Find a clinic, check your eligibility, book on-line at:
Cover ‘Sotto La Pelle / Under the Skin’ by Elena Callipari
Ascolta Women is a collective of multi-generation Italian Australian and Italian affiliated women established in 2020. Its modus operandi is based on Teresa Capetola’s doctoral thesis for the express purpose of creatively and unapologetically providing migrant women of Italian origin in Australia, the opportunity to give voice to their social history from a feminist woman’s perspective.
By giving birth to Ascolta Women Inc., the foundational members created a vessel for the harvesting and publishing of Italian Australian multi-generation women’s own stories, critiques, and creative fiction and non-fiction writing, which otherwise would remain outside of the annals of Australian history. More...
Tickets: $25 (Includes bubbles and light refreshments)
Join us for a special screening of the short documentary Fili Invisibili, with its award-winning director Fabio Schifilliti in attendance for a post-screening Q&A discussion. The documentary is in Italian with English subtitles; it was released in Italy in June 2025 and thus far not screened in Australia yet.
Fili Invisibili is created by students of ITT-LSSA Copernico, directed by Fabio Schifilliti, as part of the project “Oltre le ombre” (“Beyond the Shadows”), funded through the Cinema and Images for Schools initiative of the Italian Ministry of Culture and the Italian Ministry of Education and Merit.
During the 2025 Italian Festival in Adelaide, Australia Donna in collaboration with the Ascolta Women Association held an afternoon of reading of poetry and writings entitled ‘Di sogni e di speranze – Of hopes and dreams’.
The Ascolta Women Association is a collective of creative women of Italian-Australian origin and from different generations. The Ascolta Women Association was established in 2020 with the aim of giving voice to their stories and to the stories of women who would otherwise remain unheard or untold. Since its foundation, the Association has held events and published various anthologies, including Stories from the Inside and Stories from The Other Side. More...