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New mums across Australia are finding new ways to build social connection through the grassroots group, Mum Walk.

It’s not something we talk about often, but motherhood can be socially isolating and for some, even lonely.

Flying Fox’s camps and programs are fun, inclusive experiences that support young people with disability to socialise and build new skills.

In 2025, women in particular are turning to book clubs as a way to build friendship and community in an increasingly lonely world. 

Sam Richardson tells Women’s Agenda about the startup she co-founded to help people form offline friendship in a digital-first world.

Mum Walk is Australia’s leading platform for mums to find, join or even start a local social pram walk with other mums in their local area.

Jenny Kirschner is the founder of Pharmacy Addressing Loneliness and Social Isolation (PALS), an initiative addressing loneliness.

Talking Cafes are casual events that offer older people in the community a chance to sit at a cafe and have a chat with someone new.

For women facing domestic violence or experiencing homelessness across Australia, feelings of loneliness and social exclusion can be crushing. 

parkrun is a chance to maintain fitness, connect with friends and fight the social isolation that comes with living in remote Australia.

Have you ever felt lonely in your professional journey, unsure where to seek guidance or how to build meaningful connections?

One out of four Australian men say they have no one to confide in about their worries and fears. The Men’s Table is doing something about it.