Queensland is the first State in Australia to have females in all the highest office holder roles – Premier, Treasurer, Attorney General, Chief Justice and Opposition Leader. This is a true ‘significant moment in time’ and truly cements Queensland as a progressive State. Our new State leadership includes the all-female team of The Hon. […]
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Looking for some good reads over the summer? Here are 5 recommendations from our friends at Avid Readers, 193 Boundary St, West End, QLD 4101: Inferior: How science got women wrong and the new research that’s rewriting the story by Angela Saini Shedding light on controversial research and investigating the ferocious gender wars in
Empowering women towards financial literacy Brisbane Women’s Club, supported by the Queensland Government’s Office For Women, is launching a campaign that aims to improve the financial literacy of women across the Greater Brisbane region. Using a partnership model between financial services experts and community agencies, Invest In Yourself will feature educational events, workshops, resources and
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Non-Executive Director – Brisbane Women’s Club Brisbane Women’s Club (BWC) is seeking one or more female non-executive board members to join our vibrant board in building the organisation. BWC is one of Queensland’s oldest social justice organisations founded in 1908. Relaunched by the current board in 2015, the organisation’s membership of professional women has grown rapidly.
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Grant Funding to Aid Critical Women’s Projects Homeless and disadvantaged women in Brisbane will benefit from Brisbane Women’s Club grants that have been awarded to The Lady Musgrave Trust and the Logan Women’s Health & Wellbeing Centre. Each organisation will receive a grant of $5000 to help fund their critical work which aligns with
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On Wednesday 22nd February BWC held its 2016 AGM – our second since we began the Club’s revitalisation in 2015. Often an AGM can be a colourless affair – ours was anything but! What was achieved in 2016 was amazing, by any standards. We ran fund-raisers, produced a Senate policy submission on children’s access to internet
BWC communications intern Louise Priddle signed up for our first Financial Literacy 101 workshop and came away with five top tips from the experts: Make a real budget … and stick to it Being conscious of money-in versus money-out is important. BWC Director Cara Brett, from Bounce Financial, says you need to be realistic about
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The Brisbane Women’s Club has launched a new $20,000 scholarship for students at The University of Queensland’s Women’s College. The scholarship enables the Women’s College to provide annual financial assistance to an outstanding Women’s College applicant who previously may not have been able to accept or maintain her place at College due to financial circumstances. Mrs
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