WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Perth UN Women International Women’s Day Breakfast -
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT
Friday, March 9th 2012
Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre
BelleVue Ballroom
21 Mounts Bay Road
7:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Individual - $60.00
Donated seats - $60 (to go to an organization in need – please book before 24 February to give time for the Breakfast Committee to process)
Student/Pensioner - $45.00
Corporate Table of 10 - $1,500.00
*Corporate table includes logo on the table, VIP seating, powerpoint presentation and the opportunity to put an insert into the satchel bags.
*A booking fee of $1 plus 3% will apply to all credit card
and online bookings
This year, funds raised will go towards UN Women Australia's Partners Improving Markets project which is working to make marketplaces safe for women across the Pacific.
In 2012, UN Women Australia (Perth Chapter), the WA IWD Collaboration of peak women’s service organizations and the Australian Public Service Commission will be hosting this major fundraising event to support UN Women projects.
Sally Sara, the ABC’s dynamic Afghanistan Correspondent will be the major international speaker and Babs McHugh, the ABC’s Resources Reporter and great personal supporter of the event, will be the MC. With excellent speakers, valuable networking opportunities, raffles and entertainment, this event promises to inspire, educate and raise a smile! What a positive way to start the day!
In addition, you may wish to share the excitement and purchase a seat that can be donated to women and girls who cannot afford to attend the event. If donated seat bookings are received before 24 February, this will give time for the IWD Breakfast Committee to arrange for the seats to be distributed to women and girls via a number of worthy organizations.
Guest Speaker: Sally Sara
ABC Afghanistan Correspondent
Sally Sara is an award winning journalist and foreign correspondent with the AB C. She has reported from more than 30 countries including Iraq, Lebanon and Sierra Leone.
Sally has spent the past year covering the news from the frontline of the war in Afghanistan. During her career, she has broken the glass ceiling, as the first female correspondent appointed to the AB C’s Africa, South Asia and Kabul bureaus.
Sally has written for The New York Times and The Boston Globe and is the author of the best selling biography, ‘Gogo Mama.’
Sally has been named South Australian Young Journalist of the Year and Queensland Journalist of the Year. She has won United Nations Media Peace Awards and medals at the New York Festival Radio and Television Awards. She has been a finalist in the Walkley Awards for Journalism, six times.
Sally grew up in the small town of Port Broughton in South Australia. When she’s not reporting, she enjoys running and was a silver medalist at the Australian Masters Athletics Championships.
In 2011, Sally was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for service to journalism and the community.
MC: Babs McHugh
A graduate in Broadcasting from the WA Academy of Performing Arts, Babs has been with the AB C for over 10 years and currently presents the Resources Beat on ABC Rural Radio. Her relaxed style and sharp wit have made her a popular, entertaining MC. She was
one of Australia’s first female shotfirers and toiled as a deckhand on trawlers in the Gulf of Carpentaria. Babs has been a great personal supporter of UN Women and International Women’s Day.
PLEASE NOTE: The UN Women Australia Perth IWD Breakfast is SOLD OUT.
Please consider attending Momentum Forum's International Women's Day event, featured below.
Momentum Forum Celebrate International Women's Day & Most Inspiring Women of the Year Award
Date/Time: Friday 2 March 11:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre
Event Details: Join guest speaker Mrs Tonya McCusker for this gourmet luncheon, fashion parade, and presentation of the Most Inspiring Women of the Year Award. There will be a raffle with the chance to win a trip to Paris, with proceeds being donated to UN Women Australia projects!
Tickets: $149.00 per person, tables of ten $1450, VIP Corporate tables of ten $2500
For more information please call Ticketek on 132 849, or visit momentumwf.com.au
Further enquiries: momentumwf@westnet.com.au 1300 175 388
*This is a special fundraising event which supports UN Women Australia
UN Women Australia is proud to have Rydges as our Accommodation Partner for International Women’s Day. As a result of our partnership, Rydges Hotels and Resorts are offering 15% off BAR including 1 x complimentary drink per person on arrival to all UN Women Australia members and delegates. BOOK NOW
Other Events in Western Australia
Keynote Events' International Women's Day Reception, Expo, Lunch and Seminar
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 11:00am - 4:00pm
Venue: Gary Holland Community Centre, Rockingham
Event Details: On behalf of Gold Sponsors Waikiki Private Hospital and Fremantle Ports, Keynote Events invite you to celebrate IWD in style. Begin the day with a Reception and Exhibition followed by a two course gourmet lunch and the finale is a seminar that will inspire and uplift you. Guest speakers share their very dynamic and different stories of survival, success and happiness; Dr Ann O'Neill, Director of angelhands; Janette Philp, Author & Adventurer; Michelle Nazaroff, World Fitness Figure Champion. Early bird ticket $120.00, Standard ticket $165.00, VIP table for 10 people $1100
Further enquiries: RSVP mabel@keynoteevents.com.au or call 0415 700 637 for further information. Visit www.keynoteevents.com.au to download Event Information Pack.
*This is a special fundraising event which supports UN Women Australia
RAC Celebrates International Women's Day
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 09:30am - 11:15am
Venue: West Perth and Joondalup - This event is not open to the public.
Event Details: RAC are celebrating International Women’s Day with two morning tea events and presentations from Dr Ros Worthington - a Western Australian philanthropist, inspirational speaker and driving force behind many well-known charities in WA.
Contact: Sarah Monaldi (08) 9462 4530 Email: sarah.monaldi@rac.com.au
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia - Women in Resources Awards
Date/Time: Thursday 8 March 2012, 07:00 - 09:00am
Venue: Bellevue Ballroom, Perth Convention Centre
Event Details: The Women in Resources Awards will be presented over breakfast on International Women's Day. With over 600 guests expected to attend, registration is essential. Please visit the CME website for more details: www.cmewa.com
Contact: Jasmin Slingsby j.slingsby@cmewa.com 08 9220 8509
Annual EOC International Women's Day Breakfast: 'Give Women a Sporting Chance'
Date/Time: Thursday 8 March, 07:30 - 09:00am
Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Perth WA
Event Details: Hosted by commissioner Yvonne Henderson, WA Equal Opportunities Commission presents a discussion on the presentation and perception of women in sport, with panellists Tessa Parkinson and Nina Funnell.
Tickets: $40.00 To register, please visit http://www.trybooking.com/19469
Contact: Public Affairs Officer Sarah Johnston sarah.johnston@eoc.wa.gov.au 08 9216 3911
Kalebrity Events' International Women's Day Luncheon
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 11:30am - 1:30pm
Venue: Danny's Restaurant, Kalgoorie WA
Event Details: High tea luncheon to celebrate International Women's Day & our achievements
Contact: Natalie Coxon (08) 9091 8866 events@kalebrityevents.com.au
Ethnic Communities Council WA - International Women's Day Luncheon
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 10:30am
Venue: North Perth Town Hall, 26 View St, North Perth
Event Details: Free luncheon with guest speakers and entertainment. All women welcome. Bus from Mirrabooka to North Perth is available. Please book a seat if required.
Contact: RSVP - ECCWA Admin 9227 5322.
Zonta Club of Peel, International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 06:45am
Venue: Mandurah Quay Resort, Marina Quay Drive, Erskine WA
Event Details: Join guest speaker Liz Davenport OAM, successful fashion designer, staunch environmentalist, and great supporter of charity. Cost $30.00 (includes breakfast)
Contact: Phone bookings Pam 9582 7403, Lorraine 0416 255 293, Kathy 95343357. RSVP 1st March 2012
Victoria Park: Trees of Life
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 09:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: Victoria Park - Administration Centre, Library, Leisurelife Centre and Aqualife Centre
Event Details: With 4 community meeting points across Victoria Park, women will have the opportunity to scribe their ‘vision’ for economic empowerment. Using an introductory line women can then have a means to write their vision of economic empowerment for themselves and in the modern community. Written contributions made on the International Women’s Day will then be summarised and published either in the town's ‘Life in the Park’ newsletter or other communication medium.
Contact: Michelle Fletcher (08) 9311 8101 www.victoriapark.wa.gov.au
Goomalling Community Resource Centre Pyjama Party and Movie Night
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 6:30pm
Venue: 51 - 53 Railway Tce, Goomalling
Event Details: Screening a chick flick, the Goomalling CRC will provide icecreams, popcorn and tea/coffee, and ask for a donation to the charity chosen by general consensus on the night.
Contact: Loretta Johnston (08) 9629 1570 Email: goomalling@crc.net.au
International Women's Day Morning Tea, Woodside Energy Ltd
Date/time: Thursday 8th March 09:00am
Location: Karatha Gas Plant
Event Contact: Jane Bursey Jane.Bursey@woodside.com.au
Bringing the Girls Home, hosted by Fred Rea
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 7.45pm
Event Location: The Irish Club of WA 61 Townsend Road Subiaco
Event Details: Christina Henri will celebrate the day at the Irish Club of WA with local performers, an evening of Song and Stories of the Convict Women transported to Australia and her dream of bringing them all home in the form of bonnets. "Bringing the Girls Home" The story of the Convict Women transported to Australia and their journey home. Special Guest: Christina Henri (Roses from the Heart®) with Fiona Rea, Latiesha Boucher, Fred Rea and Guests Thursday 8th March 2012 at 7.45pm The Irish Club of WA • 61 Townshend Road, Subiaco Tickets: $20 (available at the door)(includes light supper) or dinner & show $30 deal.
Contact: Fred Rea 0418 943 832
Ravensthorpe Community Resource Centre - Ravensthorpe CRC's Ladies Morning Tea
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 10am
Location: Ravensthorpe Community Resource Centre
Event Details: Morning tea, stalls from ladies in the community, coffee and cake.
Event contact: Lyndsey Unwin ravensthorpe@crc.net.au
Westlink broadcast, Community Resource Centres
Hosted by Department of Regional Development and Lands
Date/Time: March 8 10.30am - 4:00pm
Event Details: The 2012 International Women’s Day theme - Connecting girls, inspiring futures - inspired the Department of Regional Development and Lands to connect outstanding women with regional communities through the Western Australian Community Resource Network. Three Western Australian women will share their stories of challenges and achievements through a state-wide Westlink broadcast on March 8, 2012. Our inspiring guest speakers are Josie Janz, Caroline Robinson and Irina Cattalini. Community Resource Centres across the state will join in the celebrations as Westlink provides both a morning broadcast and an afternoon broadcast. Centres will be collaborating with local high schools to allow young regional women to attend the broadcast during recess or after school. In addition, they will network with women from other Centres via videoconferencing after the broadcast.
Contact: www.crc.net.au
2012 Edith Cowan Memorial Lecture, Edith Cowan University
Date/Time: 8 March 12.30pm
Location: Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus
Event Details: Mrs Anne Banks-McAllister will give the 2012 Edith Cowan Memorial Lecture on the topic ‘Women Leading Change’. With over 30 years experience in state and local government, Mrs Banks-McAllister was the first female director at the City of Nedlands and City of Melville, and now holds the position of Chief Executive Officer at the Shire of LOCATION: Building 17, Room 17.157, Edith Cowan University, Mount Lawley Campus, 2 Bradford Street, Mount Lawley
Contact: anne Marie Mallaneu 6304 2159
Department of the Attorney General Open Day
Date/Time: 8-9 March all day
Location: Champion Centre, Champion Drive, Seville Grove
Event Details: Open Days are a 'one-stop-shop' for Aboriginal people to access services and liaise with agencies in Motor Drivers Licensing and Fines Enforcement areas.
Event Details: Michelle Winmar michelle.winmar@justice.wa.gov.au
www.dotag.wa.gov.au
