Dec 1, 2018 | Annual Luncheon Speaker, Article
Topic: The narcissists, the nefarious and the ne’er do wells: tales of an investigative journalist The Annual Luncheon was a great success. Kate was a wonderful, entertaining and informative speaker. Everyone had a great time. Read Kate McClymont’s Address...
Nov 28, 2017 | Annual Luncheon Speaker
Topic: Peace — Who Cares? Dr Gill Hicks told the audience about her experiences both when and after suffering the loss of both legs in the London 7 July 2005 terrorist bombings. Gill has dedicated her life to building peace. In 2012 she returned to Australia where she...
Nov 28, 2016 | Annual Luncheon Speaker
Topic: RECOGNISE Tanya Hosch, who was Joint Campaign Director and the public face of RECOGNISE and is now General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy at the AFL was the guest speaker at the 2016 Annual Luncheon. RECOGNISE is the movement to raise community...
Nov 28, 2015 | Annual Luncheon Speaker
Topic: The Scourge of Domestic Violence Quentin Bryce reminisced on the history of the Library (she was Library Chair from September 1996 to September 1998) and then talked about the scourge of domestic violence in Australia and the work of the Special Taskforce on...
Nov 28, 2014 | Annual Luncheon Speaker
Topic: The Fourth R – Human Rights and Education Dorothy is the Principal of Holroyd High School in Sydney’s Western suburbs. Holroyd High is a disadvantaged school: over 90 per cent of students are of non-English speaking background, almost half of them in...
Nov 28, 2013 | Annual Luncheon Speaker
Topic: The Misogyny Factor in Australian Politics Anne spoke about the misogyny factor, an entrenched system of attitudes and practices which can exclude women from public and private institutions in this country or demean them if they do gain entry. Anne then went...
