INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE OF WALKS ALL FROM WOMEN INSPIRATIONAL VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 PAGE I VICTORIAN HONOUR To receive this publication in an accessible format phone 03 9096 1838 ROLL OF WOMEN using the National Relay Service 13 36 77 if required, or email Women’s Leadership [email protected] Authorised and published by the Victorian Government, 1 Treasury Place, Melbourne. © State of Victoria, Department of Health and Human Services March, 2018. Except where otherwise indicated, the images in this publication show models and illustrative settings only, and do not necessarily depict actual services, facilities or recipients of services. This publication may contain images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Where the term ‘Aboriginal’ is used it refers to both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Indigenous/Koori/Koorie is retained when it is part of the title of a report, program or quotation. ISSN 2209-1122 (print) ISSN 2209-1130 (online) PAGE II PAGE Information about the Victorian Honour Roll of Women is available at the Women Victoria website https://www.vic.gov.au/women.html Printed by Waratah Group, Melbourne (1801032) VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 PAGE 1 VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 PAGE 2 CONTENTS THE 4 THE MINISTER’S FOREWORD 6 THE GOVERNOR’S FOREWORD 9 2O18 VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN INDUCTEES 10 HER EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE LINDA DESSAU AC 11 DR MARIA DUDYCZ PAGE 3 12 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIANA EGERTON-WARBURTON 13 PROFESSOR BELINDA GABBE 14 DR JESSICA GALLAGHER 15 MS MICHELLE GALLAHER 16 THE HONOURABLE MONICA GOULD 17 ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR CLARE HANLON 18 MS SHERENE HASSAN 19 MS JOSIE HOWIE 20 MS ALANA JOHNSON 21 DR BRONWYN KING 22 MS ELLEN KOSHLAND 23 MS SUE MASLIN 24 MRS PAMELA PEDERSEN VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN 25 PROFESSOR FRANCES SEPAROVIC FAA 26 LEADING SENIOR CONSTABLE MAHA SUKKAR 27 EMERITUS PROFESSOR COLLETTE TAYLER 28 PROFESSOR SVETHA VENKATESH 29 MISS EVELYN MAUDE WEST 31 2001–2O18 VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN INDUCTEES PAGE 4 THE MINISTER’S FOREWORD VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN The women of Victoria inspire me every day. Whether they are at the frontier of new discoveries, champions of their local communities, or trailblazers that forge the way, as Minister for Women I am privileged to PAGE 5 meet and work with the women that make Victoria the great state that it is. When we recognise the strength and power of women, we challenge entrenched biases about women in positions of leadership, and show the next generation what is possible. That is why the Victorian Government is committed to acknowledging and celebrating the many incredible achievements of outstanding women leaders. Since 2001, the Victorian Honour Roll of Women has recognised over 600 women who have made an extraordinary contribution to Victoria, Australia and beyond. The 20 inductees to this year’s Honour Roll come from all walks of life. They have made outstanding contributions to health, scientific research, the arts, human rights, social justice, community building, sport and education. They are women whose intellect and tenacity have helped to solve complex challenges and made lasting change. They are pioneers who have broken down barriers and reached new heights. They are advocates who energise, educate and inspire. I encourage you to read their individual stories here. VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN To the Honour Roll inductees for 2018, congratulations and thank you for your courage, determination and inspirational leadership. I cannot wait to meet the future leaders that follow in your footsteps. The Honourable Natalie Hutchins MP Minister for Women PAGE 6 THE GOVERNOR’S FOREWORD VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN I am proud to be acknowledged side by side with the women being inducted into the 2018 Victorian Honour Roll of Women, and to join the list of women who have contributed so much to our state. PAGE 7 This initiative ensures that the diverse range of contributions by our state’s women – so often unsung heroes – will be recognised now and when future generations look back with gratitude and admiration for the legacies of their mothers and grandmothers. I am so sorry that, as I will be in regional Victoria, I will not be able to be present for today’s induction, but I am sure that it will be a wonderful celebration. Her Excellency the Honourable Linda Dessau AC Governor of Victoria VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 PAGE 8 2O18 PAGE 9 VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN INDUCTEES VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN HER EXCELLENCY THE HONOURABLE LINDA DESSAU AC The Honourable Linda The Governor had a distinguished In 2010, the Governor became a Dessau AC became the career in the law as a solicitor, Member of the Order of Australia a barrister at the Victorian Bar, for her contribution to family law, PAGE 10 29th Governor of Victoria on Senior Crown Counsel in Hong and to the community. Kong, a magistrate in the Children’s 1 July 2015, the first female In 2017, the Governor was made in the role. Court, the Coroner’s Court and the Magistrates’ Court. Her final a Companion of the Order of 18 years on the bench was as Australia for eminent service to a judge in the Family Court the people of Victoria through of Australia. leadership roles in the judiciary, to the advancement of economic Throughout her career, the ties and business relationships, Governor was involved in a and as a supporter of charitable, wide range of community sporting and arts organisations. organisations, including as a Commissioner of the AFL, President of the Melbourne Festival and a Trustee of the National Gallery of Victoria. VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN DR MARIA DUDYCZ Dr Maria Dudycz has Maria’s dual expertise gives her Maria also re-established the drawn from her culturally a unique ability to apply the formerly dead-locked Advisory law flexibly and fairly to uphold Panel on the Marketing in PAGE 11 diverse, low socioeconomic the human rights of persons Australia of Infant Formula. Under background, education in with disabilities. As a Senior her leadership as Chair, the medicine and the law at the Member for the Victorian Civil panel promoted breast feeding and Administrative Tribunal as a healthy nutritional start for University of Melbourne, and (VCAT), Maria was a key decision- infants, and limited the activities a strong ethical framework maker in the development of the of infant formula manufacturers. to tackle complex problems Disability Act 2006. This included measures to uphold the rights of Maria was an inaugural Director affecting the lives of persons with disabilities, maintain of the National Breast Cancer vulnerable Victorians. community safety, and ensure Centre, where she influenced transparency and institutional research directions and oversight on the use of restrictive incorporated ovarian cancer interventions, particularly into its strategic remit. In her chemical restraints. Maria also three years as a Director, she instituted reforms under the contributed to vital work to reduce Guardianship and Administration the morbidity and mortality of Act 1986 to challenge the both diseases. sterilisation of persons with In 2016, Maria was selected for the disabilities unable to consent. University of Melbourne’s inaugural Her leading work has ongoing Pathways to Politics Program for Women. In 2017, she was awarded applications in other settings 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN like aged care facilities, and she a scholarship under the Victorian continues to be a passionate Government’s inaugural Women’s educator about these complex Board Leadership Program. issues. Maria is a mentor to students at the University of Melbourne, building future generations of leaders. ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DIANA EGERTON-WARBURTON Associate Professor Diana Diana is the Director of Diana is an Associate Professor Egerton-Warburton is Emergency Medicine Research with the School of Clinical PAGE 12 at the Monash Medical Centre Sciences at Monash University an emergency physician and has worked for almost three and the National Drug Research and patient-advocate decades in Victorian emergency Institute at Curtin University. She whose research is driving departments. She has trained and has advised the Victorian and mentored a new generation of Commonwealth governments systemic change in emergency medicine specialists on alcohol and drug policy. healthcare to benefit the and is passionate about Diana served as President of lives of all Victorians. developing women in leadership the Australasian Society for roles. Her pragmatic, patient- Emergency Medicine from 1997 to centred clinical research drives 2000, where she was an advocate sustainable, systemic change to for the non-specialist workforce improve patient care. and recognised for her teaching, training, research and public Treating victims of alcohol-fuelled health achievements. violence in her early career, Diana was motivated to raise A supporter of #foamED (Free the impact of alcohol harm in Open Access Medical Education), the public health policy agenda. Diana believes in the use of social As Chair of the Australasian media as an education, research College for Emergency Medicine’s and advocacy tool. She uses an Public Health Committee, Diana ‘investigate, innovate, evaluate is leading the largest ever study and propagate’ model to produce VICTORIAN HONOUR ROLL OF WOMEN 2018 2018 WOMEN OF ROLL HONOUR VICTORIAN on alcohol harm in emergency effective, sustainable, cost- departments internationally. effective transformational change Awarded the 2017 VicHealth Award and improve patient care both for reducing the harmful effects of nationally and internationally.