NEW SOUTH WALES
UN Women Australia Sydney International Women’s Day Breakfast
Wednesday, March 7th 2012
Bayside Grant Hall, Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre
Darling Harbour
7:00 AM - 8:45 AM
Individual - $65.00
Student - $45.00
Corporate Table of 10 - $1,500.00
*Tables seat 10 people
Please Note: A booking fee of $1 + 3% will occur to all credit card and online bookings.
Raffle - $5 per ticket, prizes from Air Canada, Nespress, Jurlique, Estee Lauder - just to name a few.
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.
Other Events in NSW
UN Women Australia Sydney Chapter IWD PwC Lunch with Jane Hutcheon
Date/Time: Friday 9th March, 12:00 - 14:00pm
Venue: PwC Darling Park, Tower 2, 201 Sussex Street, Sydney
Event Details: $75 includes 2-course lunch and wine
RSVP: by 1 March, or until sold out. Tickets online at http://www.trybooking.com/BDIH
Contact: sydney@unwomen.org.au or Sue Conde 0412 117 076
Download the event brochure here.
*This is a special UN Women Australia fundraising event
Women in RailCorp celebrating International Women's Day
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March, 09:00am - 13:00pm
Venue: Central Station concourse
Event Details: Entertainment, fundraising, info stalls for RailCorp women and members of the public
Contact: Olga Dolezalova - olga.dolezalova@railcorp.nsw.gov.au (02) 8922 4886
*This is a special fundraising event between RailCorp and UN Women Australia Sydney Chapter.
UN Women Australia Hunter Chapter International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Friday 2nd March 7am
Venue: Wests Leagues Club New Lambton
Event Details: Speakers Caroline McMillan, VC University of Newcastle & Sherrill Whittington, board member of UN Women Australia. Plus one other, to be confirmed.
Contact: hunter@unwomen.org.au
Ticket price: $45, corporate tables $750
Book tickets online here: http://www.trybooking.com/BCUT
Download the event flyer here.
*This event is fundraising for UN Women Australia
UN Women Armidale Committee - Armidale International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 07:00 - 09:00am
Venue: Armidale City Bowling Club, Dumaresq Street Armidale
Event Details: $20.00 includes fully cooked breakfast with Special Guest Speaker Teng Waninga from Papua New Guinea
Tickets available from Ozziewebs Digital Business Services, Shop 5/87a Beardy Street, Armidale NSW. Ph: 02 6771 1625
Event Contact: Anne Simpson at office@ozziewebs.com
*This event is fundraising for UN Women Australia
North Arm Cove IWD Lunch hosted by Convenor Maureen Kelly OAM
Date/Time: Thursday 8 March, 12 noon
Event Location: North Arm Cove Community Centre, The Ridgeway North Arm Cove 2324
Event Details: 2-course lunch, 3 guest speakers plus student participation from Tea Gardens and Karuah Public Schools
Contact: Maureen Kelly, thecovenews@exemail.com.au
*This event is fundraising for UN Women Australia
Western Sydney International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 06:45am - 08:30am
Event Location: The Auditorium, Parramatta Leagues Club, 13-15 O'Connell Street, Parramatta
Event Details: Fundraising breakfast with guest speaker Mahboba Rawi, director of Mahboba's Promise Foundation.
Tickets $40.00 per adult, $25.00 per student.
Event Contact: Shirley Purser (02) 8850 0755 sjpurser@tpg.com.au, or Beverley Roberts 0412 297 898 beverly.roberts26@bigpond.com
*This event is fundraising for UN Women Australia
Clarence Valley Women International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 07:00am - 11:00am
Venue: Grafton Community Centre
Event Details: Breakfast, speakers, indigenous dance group and displays to celebrate IWD and 30 years of the Clarence Valley Women's Refuge
Contact: Susan Howland (02) 6645 0001
*This event is fundraising for UN Women Australia
Regeneration and Renewal: The Strength of Women - an art exhibition by Fiona Arnold and Salwa El-Shaikh
Date/Time: March 7th-11th, open 11:00am - 4:00pm daily
Venue: Chrissie Cotter Gallery, Piddock Street, Camperdown (next to Camperdown Bowling Club)
Event Details: Hosted by the Leichardt Women's Community Health Centre, this exhibition celebrates the strength of women and aims to inspire others to create, renew and regenerate. This event aims to provide an opportunity for both women to move forward with confidence as successful artists.
Contact: kirsty@lwchc.org.au
*This event is fundraising for UN Women Australia
BPW Cessnock Sunset Soiree
Date/Time: Wednesday 7th March 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Venue: Magpie Cafe, Gartlemanns Vineyard, Lovedale Road, Lovedale
Event Details: Finger food and drinks to celebrate International Women's Day.
Contact: Sheila Turnbull (02) 4991 5455 Email: swildwoman@bigpond.com
Surry Hills Library (City of Sydney) Florence Taylor: architect, editor, businesswoman.
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March, 18:00pm - 19:00pm
Venue:Surry Hills Library, 405 Crown St, Surry Hills 2010
Event Details: This talk by Dr. Bronwyn Hanna describes the humble beginnings, courageous career and mixed legacies of Florence Taylor, Australia’s first professionally qualified, practising woman architect. Taylor was also an engineer, town planner, journalist, publisher, social climber and rightwing feminist. A 1955 luncheon in her honour described her as “the empire’s most remarkable woman”.
Contact: T 8374 6230 E library@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au Bookings Essential Free Event
Website: http://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/12878-florence-taylor-architect-editor-businesswoman-the-great-lady-of-sydney-town
Alison Dexter: 02 9246 7576 / adexter@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Customs House Library (City of Sydney) In Conversation: Kirsten Tranter & Pip Smith
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March, 12:30 - 13:30pm
Venue: Customs House Library, 31 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney 2000
Event Details: join Pip Smith in conversation with Kirsten Tranter as they discuss gender bias in the world of reading, writing and publishing. Will the Stella Prize, a new literary award for Australian women's writing, create ghettos of readerships, or strengthen the literary landscape? And is it enough?
Contact: Alison Dexter adexter@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au T 02 9242 8555 Bookings Essential Free Event.
Website:http://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/12894-in-conversation-kirsten-tranter-pip-smith
Customs House Library (City of Sydney) - Raunchy Romance Storytime
Date/Time: Wednesday 7 March, 20:00 - 21:00pm
Event Location: Customs House Library, 31 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney 2000
Event Details: Take one romance book expert, let her loose with a line-up of the finest (and most gorgeous) Australian actors and performers and get a night of the raunchiest, naughtiest, funniest, swooniest stories around. We are excited to present this special adults only storytime featuring Rhys Muldoon & PJ Lane, and curated by self confessed romance book addict and Book Thingo blogger Kat Mayo. To celebrate International Women’s Day, gold coin donations will be accepted on the night to raise funds for UN Women Australia.
Event Contact: Alison Dexter: 02 9246 7576 / adexter@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Website: http://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/12775-raunchy-romance-storytime
Customs House Library (City of Sydney) - WOW Film Festival 2012 Launch
Date/Time: Tuesday 6 March 12:30 - 13:30pm
Venue: Customs House Library, 31 Alfred St, Circular Quay, Sydney 2000
Event Details: You are invited to the Official Launch of the World of Women: WOW Film Festival 2012. Screening for 3 evenings at Dendy Opera Quays, the WOW Film Festival recognises the diversity of independent filmmaking by women. Experience a different storytelling and a unique perspective presented by Women in Film & Television NSW (WIFT) NSW which celebrates its 30 year anniversary in 2012.
Contact: Alison Dexter: 02 9246 7576 / adexter@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au
Website: http://whatson.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/events/12879-wow-film-festival-2012-festival-launch
Zonta Club of Northern Beaches, Pittwater International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: 7 March, 7:00 - 09:00am
Venue: Mona Vale Golf Club
Event Details: Cost $36.00 Guest Speaker Nici Andronicus, announcement of Pittwater Woman of the Year. All welcome!
Contact: pittwateriwdbreakfast@gmail.com
Ballina Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ballina Shire International Women's Day Lunch
Date/Time: Friday 9th March, 12:00 noon
Venue: Ballina RSL Club
Event Details: 2 course lunch, great speakers with over 250 women
Contact: Nadia Elliott-Burgess info@ballinachamber.com.au P: 02 66815049
Website: www.ballinachamber.com.au
*Funds raised from this event will go towards UN Women Australia and NFP Revenue
Sandra Lahaye - Fresh Macarons for International Women's Day
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March, 10.30am
Venue: Lend Lease Premises in Sydney
Event Details: Sandra is baking a batch of fresh macarons for this occasion and selling them for a $2.00 donation each.
Kiama Council International Women's Day Breakfast
Date/Time: Monday 5th March 07:00 - 09:30am
Venue: The Pavilion, Bong Bong Street, Kiama
Event Details: Breakfast event for over 180 local women. Key note speaker, Self Empowerment and Life Transition Coach, Bobbi Chegwyn. $10pp tickets aviable from Kiama Council, childcare available.
Contact: Louise Croker louisec@kiama.nsw.gov.au P 02 4232 0549
Penrith Women's Health Centre, International Women's Day Celebration
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 2012, 09:00am - 09:30am
Venue: St Mary's Memorial Hall, corner Mamre Rd and Great Western Highway, St Mary's
Event Details: Guest speakers, sharing stories and sculture workshop with artist Margo Gasbi
Contact: Penrith Women's Health Centre P 02 4721 8749
VIEW Celebrating International Women's Day 2012
Date/Time: Monday 5th March, 12:00 noon for 12:30pm to 15:00pm
Venue: The Stranger's Dining Room NSW Parliament House Macquarie Street Sydney
Event Details: Celebrate with a 2 course luncheon with VIEW members, VIEW National President Lorraine Montgomery, The Smith Family CEO Dr Lisa O'Brien, with special Guest Speakers The Hon. Pru Goward MP, Minister for Women, and The Hon. Shelley Hancock MP, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Contact: Melissa Kumar, Events Coordinator, VIEW: P 02 9085 7105 Melissa.Kumar@thesmithfamily.com.au
RSVP: no later than 17th February 2012, please include dietary requirements.
Tickets: $70.00 Payment by EFT to The Smith Family
BSB: 032 002 / Account number: 850 216
Camden Council Girls Only Trivia Night
Date/Time: Friday 9th March 18:30pm
Venue: Camden Civic Centre
Event Details: Quiz night with performance by the Older Women's Network Theatre Group, and a local Belly Dancer.
Contact: Denise.Pritchard@camden.nsw.gov.au
Website: www.camden.nsw.gov.au
Care West International Women's Day Sausage Sizzle
Date/Time: Thursday 8th March 10:00am - 3:00pm
Venue: PCYC Hall, Dubbo
Event Details: Guest speakers discuss the significance of International Women's Day 2012
Contact: Kylie Collins (02) 6882 7839
Quota International Celebrate International Women's Day
Date/Time: Saturday 10th March 2:00pm
Venue: Parkes Gold Club
Event Details: Afternoon tea with guest speaker Julie Layton, Capt. Salvation Army
Contact: Miriam Luyt (02) 6862 3319
Opportunity International: Opportunity Swap
Event Details: Opportunity International Australia are encouraging women to host their own Opportunity Swap clothes swap throughout the month of March, in order to raise money and awareness of women living in poverty across the world. Funds raised from the events will be put towards empowering women in developing countries by raising funds to help them start small businesses, provide for their families and leave poverty behind.
Further enquiries: www.opportunityswap.org.au
Southern Women's Group IWD Exhibition: Connecting Girls, Inspiring Futures
Date/Time: Exhibition Friday 2nd March - Wednesday 21st March, Opening Thursday 8th March 5:00pm
Venue: 47 Church Street, Bega NSW
Event Details: An exhibition of artworks by children and women of all ages.
Contact: Gabrielle Powell (02) 6492 1367
Sydney Multicultural Community Services 'One is Many: Inspiration from the Heart'
Date/Time: Tuesday 6th March 1:00pm - 5:00pm
Venue: Level 3, Bowen Library, Randwick NSW
Event Details: Sydney MCS will celebrate International Women's Day with guest speakers and inspirational speeches from various women of different backgrounds and professions. Celebrate with multicultural performances including music, stand up comedy, henna painting and raffle draw followed by evening tea.
Contact: Sonia Islam (02) 9663 3922
