GROW: Girls Renovating for Ownership & Wealth International Women’s Day |

This half-day gathering explores renovation & property as practical tools for ownership, income diversification and long-term security.

GROW: Girls Renovating for Ownership & Wealth is an International Women’s Day event for women who want smarter, more sustainable pathways to financial independence.

This half-day gathering explores renovation, property and design as practical tools for ownership, income diversification and long-term security. It’s not about hype or hustle — it’s about capability, strategy and confidence.

Featuring insights from women with lived experience across renovation, finance and design, GROW offers grounded education alongside inspiration and commercial clarity.

You’ll hear from Mary Barker on renovation and financial planning, Deborah de Jong on what genuinely adds value and sells, and an NGO spotlight from Corinne Montano of Cycle Breaker Mission on the role of financial security in breaking cycles of disadvantage.

What if building financial security wasn’t about doing more — but about making better, more informed decisions?On International Women’s Day, GROW brings women together to explore renovation, property and design as realistic, learnable pathways to ownership, income diversification and long-term confidence.Women continue to retire with less than men, shaped by the gender pay gap, caregiving responsibilities, divorce, domestic violence and single parenting.

GROW exists because ownership, skills and community change outcomes — and because renovation and design can be approached strategically, not speculatively.This is a grounded, intelligent conversation for women who want clarity over noise and capability over hustle.What to ExpectEducation + Inspiration + Commercial UpsideY

ou’ll hear from women who understand both the numbers and the nuance:

• Mary Barker – Sharing her personal renovation journey alongside financial planning insights and lessons learned.
• Deborah de Jong – Interior designer and behavioural analyst, unpacking renovation intelligence, design strategy and what actually sells.
• Corinne Montano (Cycle Breaker Mission) – An NGO spotlight on how financial security helps break cycles of disadvantage.

You’ll Walk Away With

• Clearer thinking around renovation as an income or retirement strategy
• Insight into where design adds value — and where it doesn’t
• Greater confidence to make informed property decisions
• Practical next steps you can apply now or in the future
• Connection with women focused on sustainability, not hustle culture

Date: Saturday 7 March
Time: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Places are limited. Join us for a considered, empowering morning that reframes what’s possible.