The Women and Development Network of Australia (WADNA) was established in 1981 following a conference in Melbourne that same year, where a gathering of women representing Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) member agencies convened and issued the Lowanna Declaration on Women and Development. The purpose of WADNA was to promote public awareness of issues concerning women internationally. It received funding from the Australian Development Assistance Bureau, Australian Catholic Relief, Australian Council of Churches, Australian Freedom from Hunger Campaign, Community Aid Abroad, World Vision Australia and the Women's Film Fund, as well as donations from members and supporters. The national office was located in Melbourne but WADNA had regional groups in every capital city in Australia. Wendy Poussard was the National Coordinator of the Women and Development Network of Australia between 1983-1985. WADNA had largely collapsed by the 1990s after some key people, including Poussard, left the network to form the International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) in 1985.