International Women’s Day
Chris COUZENS (Geelong) (13:18): On another matter, the 2025 theme for International Women’s Day is ‘Accelerate action’, which is exactly what the women of Geelong did with many events to celebrate incredible women. Celebrations kicked off with the Committee for Geelong’s breakfast with the inspiring guest speaker Gina Chick, who was the winner of season 1 of the TV series Alone Australia. She is also the author of We Are the Stars. First Nations women celebrated International Women’s Day with a powerful gathering to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women living on Wadawurrung country. The event was held at the Murran centre, which had an incredible women’s art exhibition on display. Corrina Eccles, Wadawurrung woman, presented awards to Aunty Mary Shuttleworth, Jasmine-Skye Marinos, Renee Howell, Kiri Tawhai – (Time expired)