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A History of the Zonta Club of Perth Inc 1972 – 2019 A History of the Zonta Club of Perth Inc 1972 – 2019 Zonta International Centennial Edition Carole Theobald Cover photograph: Members of the Zonta Club of Perth, 2019 Standing L-R: Sue Martins (guest), Mary Gurgone, Emily Thomas (guest), Karen Groves, Laura Bernay, 'Tricia Summerfield, Chrissie Hodges, Vera Riley, Judy Gorton, Emma Stenhouse, Gabrielle Walker, Ute Schierhorn, Tanis Jackson, Natasha Kusmuk, Ping Teo, Jill Anderson, Carole Theobald Sitting L-R: Lennie McCall, Margaret Medcalf, Wendy MacGibbon, Sandra Burns, Val Gandossini, Kate Ellson, Lyn McArthur Please note: Aboriginal people should be aware that this book contains images or names of deceased persons. © 2019 Zonta Club of Perth Inc PO Box 237 NEDLANDS WA 6909 Australia www.zontaperth.org.au Many thanks to the Zontians past and present that have shared their stories and to the Editorial Team for bringing the stories together: Karen Groves - the 2000s Lennie McCall - the 1970s and 1980s Margaret Medcalf - the 1970s and 1980s 'Tricia Summerfield - the 1990s Carole Theobald - the 2010s, feature projects, appendices, layout and design. Margaret Giles Freda Jacob Lennie McCall Margaret Medcalf Wendy MacGibbon Jean Oldham 'Tricia Summerfield Dedication to the 'Magnificent Seven' It has been an honour and privilege to search through the archives and also capture the stories behind the headlines from those members who forged our club through its early days to current times. In particular, I would like to dedicate this book to these ‘magnificent seven’ shown above: Margaret Giles (deceased 2012); Freda Jacob (deceased 2017); Lennie McCall; Margaret Medcalf; Wendy MacGibbon; Jean Oldham (deceased 2012); and ‘Tricia Summerfield. Between them, they have given over 280 years of Zonta service and some continue to actively contribute to the Club. This book is a tribute to their endeavours and those of the women they inspired. Carole Theobald President, Zonta Club of Perth, 2019 Contents Introduction, page 1 Chapter 1: Overview of Zonta International, page 5 Chapter 2: A New Club is Born!, page 17 Chapter 3: The First Decade - the 1970s, page 23 Chapter 4: 1970s Feature Project - the Powder Puff Derby, page 39 Chapter 5: The Second Decade - the 1980s, page 47 Chapter 6: 1980s Feature Project - the Zonta Dairy Farm in Thailand, page 65 Chapter 7: The Third Decade - the 1990s, page 71 Chapter 8: 1990s Feature Project - Zonta Art Shows and Holidays, page 89 Chapter 9: The Fourth Decade - the 2000s, page 101 Chapter 10: 2000s Feature Project - Our Ngarinyin Friendship, page 115 Chapter 11: Into the Fifth Decade - the 2010s, page 135 Chapter 12: 2010s Feature Project - Helping Those Seeking Refuge, page 155 Appendix 1: Awardees, page 167 Appendix 2: Members, Charter Dates and Presidents, page 174 Technical note: The information in this book is taken from a variety of sources including the Annual Reports of 1972/73 to 2018/19. The dates reflect the publishing date of the Annual Report at the end of the period. An event that occurred between June and December may be reported as the following year, so please regard all dates as approximate. Photo of club members in 2009: Standing L-R: Carole Theobald, Wendy Atherden, Gill Palmer, Larraine McLean, Mary Gurgone, 'Tricia Summerfield, Lyn McArthur, Fiona Crowe, Wendy MacGibbon (part), Bonnie Kelly, Karina Moore, Bec Christou, Sharron Hickey, Marg Giles, Deb Mason, Marlene O'Meara, Donella Caspersz, Agnes Vacca, Lennie McCall, Judy Tennant, Jean Oldham and Karen Groves. Seated L-R: Roslyn Budd, Margaret Medcalf, Freda Jacob, Helen Margaria, Joy Zec and Sue Boyd (guest). 114 Zonta International Centennial Edition 10. Feature Project of the 2000s - Our Ngarinyin Friendship This is the story of the Zonta Club of Perth's Kathy Charlesworth had an interest in the friendship with the wonderful senior Ngarinyin dynamics of indigenous displacements since lawwomen ...who live nearly 3,000 kilometres 1963, when she lived in the Kimberley and from the metropolitan area of Perth. Pilbara regions. Prior to that, she had also seen displacement of the Bedouin people in the deserts of Saudi Arabia. The indigenous people in Australia have had a torrid history since the settlement of Australia Kathy, who died in 2010, was a Fremantle- by Europeans over two hundred years ago. based photojournalist, a trusted friend of the Through a complex range of policies and Ngarinyin people and often lived with the practices this has resulted in many of the Ngarinyin women during her prolonged visits to traditional owners of the land being among its the Kimberley region. She understood their most disadvantaged. It is a situation shared by culture, hopes and aspirations and shared in many indigenous people around the world the joys and sadness of the communities for whose land at one time or another was settled over forty years. by a colonial power. Sciona Browne, member of the Zonta Club of There are four Ngarinyin communities along the Perth is an entrepreneur and former test pilot. Gibb River Road in the Kimberley region of She has lived and was educated in most states Western Australia: Imintji (Mount House of Australia and has strong connection with the Station), Kupungarri (Mount Barnett Station), land. Sciona is passionate about the aims of Ngallagunda (Gibb River Station) and Dodnun Zonta International and through discussions (Mount Elizabeth Station). Together their with Kathy sought ways for the two population is less than 1,000 people. communities to meet. So what can we, as Zontians, do to empower The rest, they say, is history and between 2004 these women? This was a question raised by a and 2010 the club was intimately involved with member in the Club... and the simple answer the Ngarinyin women. The relationship is best came back - ask them. described through a number of ‘stories’ that provide first-hand accounts of the adventures. This story begins with two remarkable women meeting at a conference in Perth, Western Australia. 115 A History of the Zonta Club of Perth Inc The First Visit to the Kimberley - eleven members (nearly one third of the total 2004 Club membership) put their hands up to meet the challenge. Sciona and Kathy talked with Pansy Nulgit from the Kupungarri community on the Gibb River We camped with Pansy, Jilgie, Lucy, Kitty, Road to float the idea of a visit by members Yvonne and Maudie - all senior Ngarinyin law from the Zonta Club of Perth, so the women women. The Ngarinyin women aged from 50 to from each community could meet and share 86, the Zonta women aged from 48 to 86. their cultures. Sciona then put a proposal to the Club for a visit to the Kimberley region. Sitting in the sand next to a beautiful inland waterway we learned to define ourselves in The visit would rely on each Club member terms of the land as salt water women, fresh paying for their own travelling costs. The 3,000 water women and even mountain women. km journey involved flying from Perth to Together we learned about life at Kupungarri Kununnurra and then travelling by a four wheel and a few days later moved our camp to the drive mini bus (called an OKA) to Kupungarri, neighbouring community about 100km away 400 km over unsealed roads and through called Ngallagunda (Gibb River Station), so we rivers. could see more of the sacred places. There are no hotels in this remote region, so These very shy women were very generous to accommodation would consist of tents, camp us. English is their second language and for fires, rivers for washing and holes dug for some of them their literacy skills are toilets...and this would cost nearly $4,000 per elementary. person (twice the cost of a round the world air ticket). In spite of this advert for discomfort, At first, it was not easy to get out of our city The four wheel drive OKA mini bus Crossing the Pentecost River Our camp site by the river - wood and water in easy reach. 116 Back row L-R: Carole Theobald (kneeling), Angela Fisher, Freda Jacob, Jacqueline Power (friend), Margaret Medcalf, Yvonne Burgu. Middle row: Maudie White, Lucy Ward, Marg Giles, Kathy Charlesworth, Pansy Nulgit, Karen Groves, Lennie McCall. Front row: Lyn McArthur, Marlene O'Meara, Wendy MacGibbon, Sciona Browne, Judy Tennant and Jilgie Morungu ways - we had to learn that the plan for the day paintings of the Wandjina we could literally feel was that there was no plan. Acceptance was the country and spirit of the land around us. our first lesson, learning to sit and be at one with our environment our second. Slowly our Sadly our Ngarinyin friends cannot get to their outcome based city living ways were replaced art to maintain it very often as most of it is with a timeless wonder for the land around us. located on private land and they do not have a suitable vehicle to access it. Some paintings Traditionally, in Aboriginal thinking, there is no are over 50km away. They spoke of 'tourists' ownership, only belonging and we were bringing power tools to physically cut the learning to belong... paintings out of the rock - this causes them great sadness as they are powerless to stop it. Our Ngarinyin friends are the custodians of the rock art in their area and by following the local We had a wonderful week, sharing our stories, traditions of being 'sung in', 'smoked in' and listening and learning. We learned about bush 'smoked out' we were able to visit a few of tucker, caught fish, dug for sugar bag these sacred sites. Some of the paintings we (traditional honey found below ground among saw are over 10,000 years old, and were the rocks), made clapping sticks and underwent painted by our friends' ancestors.
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