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Friday 3 March
Kimberley Population Health Unit invite you to a great evening with motivational speaker; Shelley Taylor-Smith. Also women from local communities will demonstrate their diversity and wide range of unique experiences through yarns, fashion parade, smoking ceremony, dancing and singing. Supper also provided.
Venue: Derby Civic Centre, 6pm. Tickets: gold coin donation. Enquiries: Bernadette Cullinan, tel 9191 1308 or bernadette.cullinan@health.wa.gov.au
Wednesday 8 March
The following rural events have been sponsored by the Office for Women's Policy and supported by Department for Community Development Regional Offices.
Broome CIRCLE
Be inspired by Shelley Taylor Smith - author, business trainer, success coach, and Australia’s leading presenter in goal setting. Shelley is a seven-time World No.1 Women’s Marathon Swimming Champion and the only woman to hold a No.1 world ranking for both men and women. Proceeds to Broome CIRCLE's Women’s Programs. 'Small Business Smart Business' Vouchers available. Enquiries: Natalie 9193 6425.
Broome Marnju Jarndu Women's Refuge Inc
Breakfast Celebration in the Park
Join in an IWD 'Brekky in the Park' BBQ, a T-shirt painting session, and design an IWD logo! Celebrate all that women share and experience as mothers, daughters, and sisters! Network and share information with each other! Be aware of support services that are available and be active! Feel part of a sisterhood of support and understanding. Time: 7.30am - 11.30am. Cost: Free. Enquiries: Sadie 9193 6698 or outreach@tpg.com.au
Bullsbrook Neighbourhood Centre
Inspirational Women
An afternoon tea and a variety of women guest speakers who will share their experiences that led them to achieve their goals in life, and inspire you to reach yours! Enquiries: Tracy 9571 1008.
Bunbury Business and Professional Women (BPW)
IWD Candle Lighting Ceremony & Dinner
A dinner-meeting and candle lighting ceremony to raise awareness of women's issues and future directions in south-west communities. Venue: River Room, Parade Hotel, Bunbury at 6.30pm for 7.00pm. Tickets: $20. Enquiries: Joan Morton 9791 4911 or joanm@rts.net.au .
Zonta Bunbury
2006 International Women's Day Breakfast
Annual networking breakfast and female guest speaker to inspire! Hear about Zonta's projects and future plans for women in the local community. Enquiries: Stephanie 9721 7000.
Collie Family Centre Inc
World Wild Women
Make time for yourself! Enjoy a warm, friendly environment, and join in activities. Includes a shared international lunch, guest speakers on women's health, pampering session (foot massage, manicure, etc), belly dance workshop and laughter yoga.
Venue: Colie Community House, time TBC.
Cost: Please bring an international dish to share!
Enquiries: Sharon/Renae 9734 5343.
Esperance Aboriginal Health Service
Strengthening Our Culture - Strengthening Our Women
Be strengthened by sharing stories, meet role models, hear about the connection between well-being, personal strengths and culture. Enjoy an outdoor BBQ lunch, share food, stories and experiences in a culturally secure event. Transport available. Enquiries: Lynette 9071 6611.
Goldfields Women's Health Care Centre
Women, celebrating strengths and diversities
Event flyer (Word, 260kb).
Celebrate the gains women have made and how each of us has something to contribute to our community. Guest speakers: Three local women will be sharing an aspect of their lives. Venue: Kalgoorlie Overland, Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, from 11.15am - 1.30pm. Tickets: $20 ($18 concession), closing date for ticket sales Friday 3 March. Sorry no door sales. Enquiries: 9021 8266.
Kununurra Neighbourhood House Inc
RRR Women's Only Bling Bling Ball
Join in an evening of education and fun! Celebrate the achievements of rural, regional and remote women. Local women guest speakers will inspire to be the best you can! Celebrate being women! Share and develop friendship networks and meet women from diverse cultural backgrounds. All girl band 'Isha Solaris'.
Venue: Kununurra Leisure Centre, from 6pm - midnight.
Tickets: $5. Enquiries: Janine 9168 1615.
Newman Women's Shelter
Back to Country, Women in the Bush
Senior women from the Newman Martu Strong Women's Group will talk about their life experiences. Also, guest speakers from Newman Women's Shelter, DCD, and the WA Police Service. Enquiries: Maggie 9175 5100.
Onslow Strong Women's Group
Onslow Women's Yarning Day
A day of fun, laughter and cultural exchange! An opportunity for women to come together, share stories about life, work and culture. Enjoy snacks from various cultures, tell your 'yarn', be strengthened, share life experiences and gain insight into each others lives and cultures. Venue: Old Onslow Youth Centre at 10.30am. Enquiries: Jan McEwan and Doris Parker 9184 6005.
Peel Community Development Group
Peel Multicultural Celebration
Celebrate all women of different cultures and backgrounds. Create a banner on the day! Share stories, food and time together in an outdoor lunch gathering at Coodanup House, 12.30-3pm. Bring a dish from your culture to share. A banner will be displayed and women can write in their own language what it means to be a woman, and the qualities of important women in their life! A masseur will offer foot or shoulder massages. Activities for kids too! Enquiries: Justine 9535 6688.
Pilbara Indigenous Women's Aboriginal Corporation
Together We Heal - Together We Achieve A chance to sit down and yarn, reflect on life and Indigenous culture, and how best to approach and teach young people traditional values. Discuss, raise questions, be empowered to seek answers. Join in and start a healing process, feel stronger, achieve goals together! Enquiries: Katarina / Doris - 9140 1084.
Pilbara Regional Domestic Violence Council Inc.
CELEBRATE! International Women's Day Forum & Luncheon
An opportunity to celebrate who we are, where we come from and what we have to offer as women! Be empowered, strengthen our community! Celebrate women's roles as important, strong members of our community. The forum offers information about supports available to women, put faces to names, build relationships, share food, songs and stories from our cultures, gain understanding and knowledge of diversity. Guest speakers will talk about being a woman in a remote area. Enquiries: Nita 9185 6500.
Wheatbelt Community Drug Service Team
Kellerberrin Indigenous Women's Support Group
Join in a workshop, share the strengths of Indigenous women in the community and celebrate International Women's Day! Come together with other women and build resources and support networks. Enquiries: Debbie / Geraldine 9621 1055.
Additional rural events on 8 March...
Albany Women’s Breakfast
Guest Speaker: Hannah Bell, author of “Men’s Business, Women’s Business”, which discusses Kimberley life. Venue: Albany Hotel, York Street, Albany from 7.30-8.30am. Cost: Pay for own breakfast. Enquiries: Carol Thomas 98410777 or carol.thomas@dcd.wa.gov.au
Albany Film Premier
Venue: Albany Three Cinemas
Enquiries: Liz Bailey, Great Southern TAFE 9892 8756 or bailee@albany.training.wa.gov.au
Bunbury South West Women's Health and Information Centre presents Every Woman is a Leader
Guest speaker: Shobhana Chakrabarti, Director Ishar Multicultual Centre for Women's Health and author of "Sangam- Inclusive Leadership".
Raang Mahal - Indian Restaurant, Victoria St, Bunbury, 11.30am till 2.00pm.
Tickets: $15.00 for presentation and light lunch (vegetarian available).
Bookings: and pre payment essential for this event, phone 9791 3350.
Noongar Employment and Enterprise Development Aboriginal Corporation (Needac Ltd), Bunbury
Celebrating Noongar women and their contributions to the community
Enjoy a range of guest speakers and story telling. This event is by invitation. Venue: Koombana Bay Sailing Club from 9.00am - 4.00pm. Enquiries: (or if transport required) call Annette Garlett 9725 6466 or cdepanne@geo.net.au.
Corrigin District High School
Swimming Carnival
Promoting women in swimming & recognizing mothers who support children in sport.
Enquiries: Kier Douthu 08 9063 2042 or Kier.Douthu@det.wa.edu.au .
Exmouth Cultural Arts Centre
Beach Picnic
Venue: Town Beach at 3.30pm. Children welcome.
Enquiries: Sally Eves 9949 3651.
Geraldton Women's Health Resource Centre
Have a Go at....Drumming based on the DRUMBEAT (Discovering Relationships Using Music Beliefs, Emotions, Attitudes and Thoughts) program for youth at risk. Facilitated by a woman who has come through an addiction and is now competing a diploma in community service work whilst working in the field. The day recognises her journey and that of all women in rural remote and regional areas.
Venue: Women's Health Resource Centre, 28 Sanford Street, Geraldton from 1.00 - 2.30pm. Tickets: FREE
Enquiries: Rosemaree 9964 2742 or w_rosem@bigpond.net.au
Hedland Well Women’s Centre
Flowers in the Shopping Centre
Open to all 12 noon to 1.pm. Venue: South Hedland Shopping Centre.
Hedland Well Women’s Centre
Opening
Celebration and Opening of the new centre, built by the Town of Port Hedland using funds from Lottery West and the Pilbara Fund. Centre opening by: Colleen Haywood. Open to: invited guests and Hedland women.
Venue: 3a Leake Street South Hedland Enquiries: 91401124.
Kambalda Public Library
Afternoon Tea
All welcome, free of charge. Time: 4pm
Enquiries: Rebecca 9027 1444 or execsec@coolgardie.wa.gov.au
Katanning Lunch
Ying and Yang Unplugged and Exposed
Guest speaker: Maggie Dent, a rising star, an emerging speaker in Australia and America. Maggie is a member of the National Speakers Association of Australia and is a stimulating, refreshing real woman of our times. As a key speaker Maggie will inspire the audience through her warmth, her insight, her sense of humour and her passion for people of all ages.
Venue: Katannning Club Amherst Street, 12-2pm.
Tickets $25.
Enquiries: Liz Guidera 9822 1505 (please leave a message) or email norman@katel.net.au
Meekatharra Art and Craft Exhibition and Luncheon
Venue: Meekatharra Shire Hall at 11.30am. Tickets: $5. Enquiries: Helen Gould, Meekatharra Family and Domestic Violence Service, 9980 1900, 0429 686 224 or hgould@westnet.com.au
Mullewa
Community Celebrations
A community event to celebrate the contribution that women make to the community.
Venue: Mullewa Town Hall at 10am. Tickets: $3 Enquiries: Andriana on 9961 1002 or andriana.jursar@health.wa.gov.au
Zonta Club of Peel Region Breakfast
Guest Speaker: Prue Hawkins (a young and vibrant lady who has broken bone syndrome and lives life to its fullest). Venue: 7am at Silver Sands Tavern, Mandurah Terrace, Mandurah. Cost: $16. Enquiries: Jan McGlinn 9535 4749 or dmc56456@bigpond.net.au
Port Hedland Soroptimist International in partnership with the Hedland Well Women's Centre, Port Hedland Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Port Hedland invites you to a Sundowner
Guest speaker: Colleen Hayward, a dynamic speaker with a distinguished career in the fields of law, education and health. Her words will be an inspiration to all.
Refreshments will be available with music and dance provided by local mulitcultural arts groups.
Venue: Town of Port Hedland Civic Centre Gardens, McGregor St from 5.30-7.30pm. Cost: $15.
Enquiries: Kelly Howlett on 0439 941 431.
Shire of Menzies Morning Tea
All women in the Shire are invited to attend. Venue: Shire Office, 10am. Cost: no charge. Enquiries: Lisa McNamara 9024 2041 or menziescouncil@bigpond.com
Shire of Tammin Morning Tea
All women in the Shire are invited to attend. Venue: Tammin Bowling Club, 10am. Cost: no charge. Enquiries: Carol Crane 9637 1101 or cdo@tammin.wa.gov.au
Southern Cross Telecentre
Day of Information for Women
Venue: Telecentre at 9am. FREE
Enquiries: 9049 1688 or sxtel@wn.com.au
Saturday 11 March
Paraburdoo and Tom Price
International National Women's Day Celebrations
Includes Women's Rally & March and lots of interactive discussions and activities which build self esteem, confidence and a healthy lifestyle. Evening social event including live band.
Venue: Karingal Neighbourhood Function Centre at 10am. Tickets: FREE Enquiries: 9189 5579 or tania.karingal@bigpond.com