Celebrate International Women’s Day 2020 by joining one of the following great events!

Department of Communities International Women’s Day Calendar of Events March 2020

SOUTHERN TASMANIA Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Bookings/Contact Cost Additional Information Monday West Moonah Community House invites West Moonah 9am – 6273 2362 $5 for Bookings are required for 2 March you to celebrate IWD at a series of four Community 7:30pm Go to the West Moonah Community Happy catering purposes. empowerment and goal-focussing House, House website: Hormones, Happy Hormones: 9:30am sessions in drumming, pilates, the use of 130 Springfield https://westmoonahcommunityhous Women’s Pilates: 7-8pm power tools and the advantages of Avenue, e.com/upcoming-activities/ Drumming Please check the website “happy hormones”. West Moonah then click on the International and Pilates, for other session times. Women’s Day events tab $10 for or contact Empower info@westmoonahcommunityhouse Yourself .com session

Monday Unions Tasmania invites you to their IWD Franklin Square 12:15- Further details about this event can Free event 2 March march and BBQ in Franklin Square to 1:00pm be found at highlight the work still to be done to https://www.facebook.com/even address the challenges faced by women ts/2516636495259982/?active_ta in health care, housing, the workplace, b=about gender inequality, family and domestic violence. Speakers will include Her Excellency Professor the Honourable , AC, ; Jessica Munday, Secretary, Unions Tasmania; Natalie Hocking, Family and Domestic Violence Survivor; and Deanne Lance, Housing Sector Worker.

Tuesday Celebrate IWD with an evening supper at Okines 5:30pm Nat Siggins, Community House Free event Bookings are not required 3 March the Okines Community House Garden. Community Manager for this event. Local women farmers will be presenting House Garden 6265 7016 stories of their farming enterprises, 540 Old Forcett 0438 651 155 businesses and working lives to Road natsiggins@okinescommunityhouse. encourage other women in their primary Dodges Ferry com.au production entrepreneurial endeavours.

Thursday Engender Equality is conducting an Government 6pm Alina Thomas Free event Bookings are required for 5 March invitation only reflective presentation by House CEO Engender Equality this event and all the Advocates for Change group to 6278 9090 attendees will be officially promote real mechanisms for meaningful [email protected] invited. The event will be consultation and engagement with family hosted by Her Excellency and sexual abuse survivors. Professor the Honourable Kate Warner AC and Mr Richard Warner AM.

Thursday The Hobart Women’s Shelter invites their Hobart 11am – Janet Saunders Free event Bookings are not required 5 March resident women and children to a Women’s 2pm CEO Hobart Women’s Shelter for this event. wellbing morning and communal lunch to Shelter 6273 8455 honour and celebrate the courage and [email protected] determination, strength and resilience of women who have experienced domestic violence, controlling behaviour, and/or physical/sexual/emotional abuse. There will also be pampering sessions, craft activities for children, and legal and medical information sessions. This is not a public event and it is not open to non- clients.

Thursday The Kingborough and Huon Business Southern Lights 6:30pm Scott Duffy, Manager, Kingborough $70 per Bookings are required for 5 March Enterprise Centre invites you to their Hotel, Community Enterprise Centre person catering purposes. fourth IWD Gala Dinner. Guest speakers 19 Kingston 6229 9200 or 0408 299 200 will be Bec Enders (Mayor of Huon Valley View Drive, [email protected] Council), and Alison Rogers (Property Kingston Consultant -EIS Property and Pulse Booking link: Business Services). The event will https://www.trybooking.com/BHUF recognise the economic, political and B social achievements of women past, present and future.

Friday The Migrant Resources Centre (Southern German Day 10am – Josephine Young (MRC) Free event Bookings are required for 6 March Tasmania) invites you to their “Each for Centre, 12noon 6221 0999 catering purposes. Equal, Age for Age” morning tea for older 30 Bowden [email protected] CaLD women and local school students. Street, The event will celebrate the contribution Glenorchy of culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) women to the lives and learnings of the younger generation, and highlight the barriers to employment, education, and inclusion that these women have faced.

Friday Jordan River Services and the Bridgewater 11am – Chelsea Barnes, Centre Coordinator Free event Bookings are not required 6 March Bridgewater Community Centre invite Community 12:30pm 6263 4303 for this event. you to an IWD morning tea and craft Centre 0448 902 804 session with local guest speakers sharing 6 Bowden Drive [email protected] their inspiring stories in a supportive Bridgewater environment. The event aims to encourage all women to be supportive and respectful of each other, and the craft session will involve beautifying the mesh fence surrounding the centre with weavings.

Friday LGAT, TasCOSS, UTAS Tasplan and the Ricky Ponting 12noon – https://iwd2020tas.eventbrite.com.a $80 Nomination forms for the 6 March Tasmanian State Service invite you to the Room, 2pm u Tasplan IWD Awards for cross-sector IWD Luncheon to celebrate Blundstone Excellence 2020 can be the achievements of Tasmanian women Arena, downloaded from and support the creation of a gender 15 Derwent https://www.tascoss.org. equal world. The Tasplan IWD Awards for Street, Bellerive au/wp- Excellence 2020 will be presented at the content/uploads/2019/11 luncheon. Guest speaker will be Trisha /Tasplan-IWD-Awards-for- Squires, CEO of AFL Tasmania – the first Excellence-2020- female CEO in AFL, Founder of the Nomination-Form- Broadbridge Fund and 2019 Tasmanian FILLABLE-1.pdf Telstra Business Woman of the Year. and returned by email to Trisha is recognised for her leadership [email protected] qualities, clear strategic thinking and her by 9am, Monday 17 resilience, and she has an impressive February. breadth and depth of experience across The 6 cross-sector award commercial, philanthropic and categories for community roles. nominations are listed on the TasCOSS website: www.tascoss.org.au Bookings are required for catering purposes.

Thursday Join with Tasmanian women leaders to Stanley Burbury 6:00 – Book at UTAS: Bookings are required for 5 March discuss this year’s IWD theme: “An Equal Theatre, 7:30pm https://www.utas.edu.au/events/20 this event. World is an Enabled World”. Presenters University 20/march/eachforequal- Refreshments included will be: Centre, Sandy international-womens-day-forum from 5:30pm • Kym Goodes - CEO, Tasmanian Bay Campus Council of Social Service • Dr Jess Melbourne-Thomas - Tasmania's Australian of the Year • Caroline Sharpen - CEO, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra • Distinguished Professor Maggie Walter - palawa community, UTAS

Friday 6 Grade 10 students from Woodbridge Westwinds 10:30am Dianna Atkins, Woodbridge School Free event Bookings are required for March School will be presenting their “Identity” Community Social Worker: catering purposes. poems at a community IWD event Centre, 6267 4667 morning tea. The theme of “Each for 3528 Channel [email protected] Equal” will speak to the fact that Highway, individuals are responsible for their own Woodbridge thoughts and actions, and that we can all actively choose to challenge stereotypes, fight bias, and broaden perceptions. The event aims to positively engage students with an activity that promotes self- awareness, encourages social participation, and empowers them to be agents for personal and social change.

Saturday Women in Fishing event – Hobart Clinic. Domain Boat 11:00am – Fishcare South Free event Bookings are preferred 7 March Fishing clinics for females are being held Ramp 1:00pm Fishcare Coordinator South for this event. around the state to encourage more Regatta 1 Franklin Wharf women and girls to participate in fishing. Grounds Hobart TAS 7000 There will be giveaways at Whilst some women are already Hobart Phone: 03 6165 3039 each event including rods experienced fishers, others have never Email: and fishing caps. picked up a rod but are keen to learn. If [email protected] this sounds like you, come to one of the clinics where you'll get tips from experienced volunteers and female mentors. We have gear available to use or bring your own rod. Learn how to rig it, cast your line and handle a fish when you catch one.

Saturday The Filipino Women’s Support Group is Claremont RSL From Florence Parker $30 per Bookings are required for 7 March hosting a dinner to honour the 6:30pm Advocacy Support Worker person for catering purposes. achievements of southern Filipino 0438 658 337 dinner women in the fields of entrepreneurship, [email protected] aged care, religious/cultural traditions and community service. Sunday The Goodwood Community Centre Goodwood 12 noon Allison Ryland Free event Bookings are required for 8 March invites you to their Pot Luck Multicultural Community Garden Program Coordinator catering purposes. Lunch cooked by local women from a Centre, 6272 2560 range of different cultures and ages. The 20 Acton 0409 512 580 event is designed to introduce Crescent, [email protected] neighbours, create new friends, foster Goodwood community spirit and provide space for women to be women.

Sunday “Stretch for Success” by Dress for The Hanging 9-11am https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/9 $40 Bookings are required for 8 March Success. Join us for a yoga class, followed Garden, Murray 2294446173 includes this event for catering by a delicious brunch. Street, yoga class purposes. BYO mat and Hobart and brunch water bottle.

Sunday St Lukes Health Fitex Tasmania is Wrest Point 8:30am – Nikki Long $15 per Bookings are required for 8 March conducting an IWD Empower You day of lawns, 12noon 0418 544 794 person this event. outdoor exercise session in the grounds Sandy Bay Tickets can be booked online at: general $15 per person general of Wrest Point. Female health and fitness https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/in admission, admission includes leaders will feature three x burpee world ternational-womens-day-empower- or $60 VIP unlimited workout record holder Lou Robertson, Gabrielle you-tickets-91746114097 tickets. sessions, or $60 VIP and Angela of Instagram fame, Sam tickets that include Lawson and Kate Watts. unlimited workout sessions plus admission for an exclusive brunch in the revolving restaurant.

Tuesday The Department of Education Connected Bridgewater 10:30am – Margaret Nolan, Project Manager Free event Bookings are not required 10 March Beginnings organisation invites all Park behind the 12:30pm Connected Beginnings for this event. women from the Bridgewater/Gagebrook Bridgewater 6165 5452 In the case of inclement area to a “Brunch in the Park” event to library [email protected] weather, activities will be celebrate the collective voice of women. held in the library. Fitness activities will be included, and transport offered to those wishing to attend.

Wednesday The Royal Hobart Hospital Research Wrest Point 6:30 for Bookings can be made by phone at Early bird Bookings are required for 11 March Foundation Invites you to their annual Tasman Room, 7am start – 6166 1319 tickets $60 catering purposes. IWD Breakfast. This is Tasmania’s largest 410 Sandy Bay 8:30am Or via the Royal Hobart Hospital per person. IWD event, and this year they welcome a Road, Research Foundation website: Tickets panel of some of Australia’s most Sandy Bay www.rhhresearchfoundation.org then $70 successful Olympians to share their per person stories and to raise funds and awareness from 18 for local Tasmanian medical research. February. Louise Sauvage will be among the panellists, and she dominated the sport of wheelchair track and road race events during her career, having won a total of nine gold and four silver medals from four Paralympic Games.

Thursday Women’s Health Tasmania invites all Moonah Arts Door opens Call 6231 3212 or visit the Women’s Tickets 12 March genders to their IWD Dance/Comedy Centre 7pm; Bands Health website: $30/$25/ Night “First We Dance – Then We from www.womenshealthtas.org.au $20 Revolt”. The night will feature Kudo Joy 7:30pm (dramatic pop with jazz-soul trimmings) and Mum and Pop (golden era hip-hop duo).

Thursday Dominic College is holding an IWD Dominic 7:15am – Frances Archer $15 per Bookings are required for 12 March Breakfast with guest speaker Dr Joanna College, 8:30am 6274 6095 person catering purposes. Vince, Lecturer, UTAS Senior Lecturer, 204 Tolosa Tickets can be purchased online at: Politics and International Relations. Street, https://www.trybooking.com/BHRH Joanna Is also a leading researcher in Glenorchy R oceans governance and marine resources management. The breakfast is designed to connect students to issues facing their counterparts in different parts of the world, and to encourage them to use their talents and skills to make a difference in the world and lead a meaningful life. Staff, students, their families, friends and the general public are welcome, with proceeds going to the Don Bosco High School and Vocational Centre in Samoa. Sunday The Zonta Club of Hobart Derwent invites North Hobart 2:00 – Email [email protected] $30 per Bookings are required for 22 March you to a presentation focussing on Bowls and 4:00pm or Mandy at person catering purposes. convict women’s stories. Dr Dianne Community [email protected] Afternoon tea will be Snowden will be speaking about convict Centre, provided. women and their children, followed by 1-5 Ryde Street, Judith and Chris Cornish who will give a Hobart performance of “her Story”. Saturday Join Endometriosis Australia for their Rydges Hobart, 1:00 – For booking contact Eventbrite at: $67.52 - Bookings are required for 28 March EndoMarch High Tea. Join a worldwide 393 Argyle 4:00pm https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/h $92.05 per this event. event to raise funds for research and Street, obart-endomarch-high-tea-2020- person education while raising awareness about North Hobart tickets-86466402337 Endometriosis.

NORTHERN TASMANIA

Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Bookings/Contact Cost Additional Information Wednesday A Cultural Awareness Forum to enable TasTAFE 2-4pm Sue Musgrave Free Event Bookings are required for 4 March local women to assist culturally diverse Alanvale Community Engagement Officer catering purposes. community groups is being conducted Campus, Volunteering Services Australia by Volunteering Services Australia. Two Block A (Launceston) guest speakers will provide the training 0477 771 229 and tools for women to encourage [email protected] groups to be productive and contribute g.au to the local economy by engaging in volunteering, paid work or providing educational opportunities.

Wednesday The Rotary Club of Tamar Sunrise Grand 7am – Judith McLean $45 per person Bookings are required for 4 March invites you to their annual IWD Chancellor 8:30am 6312 5169 or 0466 722 553 catering purposes. Breakfast with three Tasmanian guest Hotel, Tickets can be purchased online speakers outlining their professional Launceston at: and social achievements based on the https://launcestontickets.com.a 2020IWD theme of “Each for Equal”. u/event/11007

Friday The Break O Day Regional Group, Parkside Bar 12noon Mhari Tucker $50 per person Bookings are required for 6 March Tasmanian Women in Agriculture, and Restaurant, – 2pm 0417 121 585 catering purposes. invite you to their Break O Day IWD 8 St Helens [email protected] Lucky Door and raffle prizes Luncheon with guest speaker Ms Jane Point Road, will be available at the Bennett, CEO and Managing Director of St Helens luncheon. TasFoods. Jane was Tasmanian Telstra Business Woman of the Year in 2010 and has 20 years of experience in the dairy industry, both in Tasmania and the United Kingdom. She is currently a Director of Food Innovation Australia and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Sunday St Helens Neighbourhood House St Helens 2-4pm Trish O’Duffy, Manager, St By donation Bookings are required for 8 March Free2Be Girls Group has organised a Neighbourhood Helens Neighbourhood House catering purposes. “Listen Up” IWD event to celebrate House, 6376 1134 women’s voices in the Break O Day 25 Circassian [email protected] Kylie Dunn will create a municipality. Community members are Street, poster capturing a vision invited to invite women they admire for St Helens based on what women in the speaking up in life and to share the BOD region value as being reasons they admire these women’s important for the future of contribution to their community. These their community. women might be friends, wives, daughters, or perhaps local councillors. Guest speakers Tania Hunt (YNOT) will talk about her advocacy role for young people’s voices in Tasmania, and Kylie Dunn (Regional Arts Tasmania) will explain how she uses art to get her messages across to the public.

Sunday Women in Fishing event – St Helens. Main Wharf, 11am – Fishcare Volunteers North Free event Bookings are preferred for 8 March Fishing clinics for females are being St Helens 1:00pm Fishcare Coordinator this event. held around the state to encourage North (Work days: Mon-Wed) more women and girls to participate in DPIPWE Mt Pleasant Offices fishing. Whilst some women are already 171 Westbury Road There will be giveaways at experienced fishers, others have never Launceston TAS 7250 each event including rods picked up a rod but are keen to learn. If Phone: 03 6777 2082 and fishing caps. this sounds like you, come to one of the Email: clinics where you'll get tips from [email protected]. experienced volunteers and female au mentors. We have gear available to use or bring your own rod. Learn how to rig it, cast your line and handle a fish when you catch one.

Wednesday Flinders Council is celebrating IWD with Flinders Island 7:30am Sammi Gowthorp $15 per person Bookings are required for 11 March a “Ladies Lichen Breakfast” giving three Sports and RSL Community Development catering purposes. local women from different Club Officer backgrounds and cultures the 6359 5006 opportunity to share stories of [email protected] successes and trials along their ov.au journeys. By celebrating the diversity of their community they will recognise the common bond shared by women who call Flinders Island home.

Thursday The Clifford Craig Foundation invites Country Club 12 noon Phone the Clifford Craig $75 per person Bookings are required for 12 March you to their IWD Luncheon with guest Tasmania Foundation on 6777 6010, or includes a glass catering purposes, and the speaker Dr Ginni Mansberg. Dr book through of champagne RSVP date is 5 March 2020. Mansberg is Channel 7’s Sunrise and [email protected] on arrival and a Morning Show resident GP and she has two-course been a well-respected GP for more than lunch. 20 years, specialising in the areas of parenting, women’s, children’s and general health. She is also an expert on SBS’s Medicine or Myth, and host of Foxtel’s Embarrassing Bodies Australia. Her other roles include being an ambassador for Barnardos’ Mother of the Year; board member of the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation; supervisor in the Medical facility of the University of Notre Dame; and being an accomplished medical journalist. She will be signing copies of her newly released book: “The M Word – How to Thrive in Menopause”.

NORTH WEST TASMANIA

Date Organisation & Event Venue Time Bookings/Contact Cost Additional Information Thursday Housing Choices Tasmania and the East East Devonport 11am – Kathryn Robinson (Housing Free event Free market stalls available. 5 March Devonport Community House invite Recreation 2pm Choices) Bookings are required for you to celebrate inspired and inspiring Centre, Caroline 1300 312 447 catering purposes. women at their IWD Lunch. There will Street, [email protected] be a market for women to showcase East Devonport OR their creative talents such as music, Lisa (East Devonport dance, art, gardening or craft, and trash Community House) and treasure giveaway tables. 6427 9985 [email protected]

Thursday Soroptimist International of Circular Circular Head 7:30pm Lynne Bramich, Coordinator, Gold coin Bookings are required for 5 March Head invite you to their annual Hall of Fame, Soroptimist Awards Committee donation. No catering purposes. fellowship supper to acknowledge the Smithton 0427 561 374 charge to unsung heroines of the Circular Head Recreation [email protected] award region who quietly contribute to their Centre, recipients. community, often with little thanks or Nelson Street, recognition. Smithton

Thursday Live Well Tasmania invites you to an Live Well 1:30 – Robin Krabbe Free event Bookings are required for 5 March afternoon tea with a “Sewing Tasmania 3:30pm 6438 1454 or 0421 461 724 catering purposes. Empowerment Circle” theme. Enjoy Community [email protected] being creative while you discuss how Centre, women can work together to increase 28 Saunders their personal power and learn about Street, the Community Exchange Network Wynyard Project.

Friday Burnie City Council in conjunction with Burnie Arts and 12 noon Burnie Arts and Function Centre $55 per Bookings are required for 6 March BIG are holding an IWD luncheon to Function Centre 1:30pm 64305850 person or catering purposes. celebrate all local and global women. www.burniearts.net $440 for a Guest speaker will be Gina Webster, table of eight. Secretary, Tasmanian Justice This includes a Department. The function will also $5 donation to highlight the work of BIG - a group of Warrawee local business, community and Women’s education representatives working to Shelter. create and encourage pathways and increase aspirations for Burnie youth.

Friday Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation Trawmanna, 10am – Beverley Blakemore, CHAC Free event Bookings are required for 6 March invites you to their IWD “Women of the 73 Mella Road, 12noon Administration Officer catering purposes. Wild West” Morning Tea with guest Smithton 6452 1287 speakers to celebrate West Coast [email protected] women. The event will be supported by or other Circular Head women’s [email protected] organisations such as Rural Health, Circular Head Soroptimists and the Circular Head Multicultural Group, with fundraising for the distribution and promotion of Women’s Dignity Bags for homeless women and young females.

Friday Kentish House will be providing an IWD Sheffield Town 10am Cassandra, Kentish House Free event Bookings are required for 6 March High Tea for members of the Kentish Hall, Coordinator catering purposes. community. Guest speaker Dr Jane 66 High Street, 6491 2322 Cooper from the Don Medical Clinic will Sheffield O447 325 343 provide perspectives from her life on [email protected] the mental health challenges that can u be experienced by young women trying to access health and education services.

Friday The Devonport Online Access Centre Devonport 9 – 11am Devonport Online Free event Bookings are required for 6 March invites you to a free Mobile Phones Online, 0444 525 434 this event, and morning tea Training Session. The aim of this Level 1, [email protected] will be provided session is to allow women to develop paranaple ov.au better digital skills and to empower Convention them to feel confident with modern Centre, technology. 137 Rooke Street, Devonport

Saturday Surfing Tasmania will be filming a short Marrawah Contact Shayne Clark, CEO, Surfing Free event Bookings are not required for 7 – Monday documentary film “Waves4Everyone” Surfing Tasmania this event. 9 March of women and girls surfing at the West Tasmania 0429 891 102 Coast Classic event at Marrawah for the [email protected] designed to promote inclusivity and time of diversity. A marque forum held during the forum the weekend will feature three times winner of the WCC and Marrawah local Sarah Prior (Science Teacher at Smithton High School). Sarah will speak about her advocacy role promoting women in surfing, and other women participating in the WCC will also be interviewed.

Sunday Join with the Rosebery Community Rosebery 4 – 6pm Rosebery Community House $5 per person Bookings are required for 8 March House for a “Let’s Talk About What is Community 6473 1497 catering purposes. Different” discussion session and trivia House manager@roseberycommunity games. The event will focus on what house.com.au has been different between the generations, and a felting activity to add to a community tapestry. Local women and girls will be encouraged to speak about what they like about Rosebery, and what changes they would like to see in the future. Sunday Women in Fishing event – Somerset. Cam River near 11:00am Fishcare Volunteers North Free event Bookings are preferred for 8 March Fishing clinics for females are being the playground, – 1:00pm West this event. held around the state to encourage Somerset Fishcare Coordinator North more women and girls to participate in West (Work days: Mon-Wed) fishing. Whilst some women are already Cradle Coast Authority There will be giveaways at experienced fishers, others have never Portside Building each event including rods picked up a rod but are keen to learn. If 3 Spring Street and fishing caps. this sounds like you, come to one of the Burnie TAS 7320 clinics where you'll get tips from Phone: 03 6477 7835 experienced volunteers and female Mobile: 0408 337 317 mentors. We have gear available to use Email: or bring your own rod. Learn how to rig [email protected] it, cast your line and handle a fish when you catch one.

Tuesday The Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre Somer House, 12:30pm Melissa Sullivan, Manager, $10 per Bookings are required for 10 March invites you to their IWD lunch with a Zeehan Zeehan Neighbourhood Centre person catering purposes. guest speaker to be announced. The Neighbourhood 6471 6108 morning will celebrate the Centre [email protected] achievements and contributions of local West Coast women to the community.

Tuesday Join Devonport City Council for an IWD paranaple 6pm Charmane Hardy Free event Bookings are required for 10 March Supper with a panel of 3-4 local women Convention 6424 0549 or 0408 142 517 catering purposes. discussing their achievements. The Centre, panellist’s focus will revolve around the 137 Rooke Tickets can be booked online at: 2020 IWD theme of “Each for Equal”. Street, https://www.eventbrite.com.au Devonport /e/each-for-equal-panel- discussion-tickets- 93026319225?aff=ebdssbcitybr owse

Wednesday Soroptimist International Devonport St Johns Church 6pm Lynette Johnson, President, $10 per Bookings are required for 11 March invite you to their IWD evening forum Hall, Soroptimist International member and catering purposes. with guest speaker Crystal Garwood – Fenton Street, Devonport $5 per guest President of the Law Society of Devonport 0439 963 836 Australia and Director of a local [email protected] Devonport law firm. Crystal will be addressing the 2020 IWD theme of “Each for Equal”.