More than 150 members of The Country Women's Association of Australia (CWAA), and their guests, will converge in town from Monday to discuss a diverse range of topics and elect national officials.

The women will convene for a busy four day schedule of sessions with 18 resolutions put forward.

Mandatory driver tutorials for international drivers arriving in Australia; a ban on gambling advertising; a band on alcohol advertising at sporting events; a ban on the sale of energy drinks to children under the age of 18 years and proof of age for purchase; the continued investigation into the existence of Lyme Disease in Australia; and the recognition of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder as a disability are among them.

Other resolutions will look at women in poverty, equal pay, drought policies, domestic violence, mental health, and support resources to address the Ice epidemic.

Special guests include CWA Australia patron Lady Cosgrove; Senator Jacqui Lambie; Alison Hartman, director of Ag In Compliance; Samantha Page, chief executive of Early Childhood Australia and Associate Professor Tony Lower of the Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety at Sydney University.

A 70th anniversary dinner on Wednesday will feature a cake ceremony and a surprise guest speaker.

Members of the Mid North Coast CWA national conference planning committee have worked tirelessly to ensure the Panther Port Macquarie based conference runs smoothly and delegates are introduced to some of the unique attractions of the Hastings.