Women’s Leadership Forum
On the 15th of December the Ladies of Mongolia Fellowship Program was hosted by the Zonta Club of Brisbane Breakfast for a Women’s Leadership Forum. A round table discussion facilitated by Janette Clonan and Petrina Fraccaro (ZBB’s Vice President), the afternoon aimed to enhance the leadership capabilities of women leaders in Mongolia.
The Fellows were brought to Australia thanks to a DFAT development grant, and the Forum was part of a broader program hosted by QUT.
Ladies of Mongolia Fellowship Program -Women’s Leadership Forum. ZBB members in attendance: Petrina Fraccaro, Deb Peach, Lynne Foley, and Rachael Field.
We thank those who attended, and look forward to seeing what these leaders have in store for their futures!
Women’s Legal Service White Ribbon Breakfast 2016
The Zonta Club of Brisbane Breakfast was once again thrilled to attend the Women’s Legal Service White Ribbon Breakfast. This year, with 770 attendees, the morning raised $100,000 to fund the vital Women’s Legal Helpline.
To find out more about the work of Women’s Legal Service Queensland, visit their website here, and follow them on Facebook here. 
We’re Internationally Famous! Birthing Kits 2016
Check out this post on Zonta International’s page about our annual Birthing Kit project! http://www.zonta.org/Local-Action/Local-Service-Advocacy/Detail/exciting-growth-for-popular-birthing-kit-project
The Birthing Kit project is one of our favourite days of each year, and we truly appreciate everyone who supports us in this endeavor.
If you’re interested in joining us next year, keep in touch – we’re on Facebook, Twitter, Email and in person!
2016 Zonta Birthing Kit Project
Registrations for the 2016 Zonta Birthing Kit Project are now open!
This year we are aiming to assemble 12,000 kits vital to the women in regional areas of Papua New Guinea and other developing countries. Each year we are lucky enough to have friends, family, community and corporate groups help pack birthing kits for third world countries. It is a fantastic day full of fun, laughter and new friends.
Do you remember our previous events? Watch the video!
Read more about this year’s event on the official website.
How can you help?
- Register NOW to volunteer to assist us to assemble the 12,000 birthing kits
- Donate NOW to this great cause
- Buy your raffle tickets ahead of time
The more the merrier so why not get a group of friends or colleagues together and make it a fun social event! Further event details, such as assembling instructions, public transport or details on our Birthing Kit Preparation morning which is held on EKKA day, will be forwarded closer to the date.
The success of this special day is driven by the regular support and sponsorship of so many friends, Zontians and the Brisbane community. You can help make a difference. We look forward to seeing you all again and welcoming new volunteers to this special event.
Ab Fab Movie Night!
Have you heard about the new Absolutely Fabulous movie? Well we have. And we’re so excited that we decided to hold a movie night, so we can all watch it, have some fun together, AND raise some money for our worthy service projects… What could be better?!
Buy tickets at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/ab-fab-the-movie-zonta-movie-night-tickets-26024650430
And tell us you’re coming on Facebook!
Mother & Daugher (&Friends) May Breakfast – Speaker: Madonna King
Zonta Club of Brisbane Breakfast would like to invite you to join us for our Mother & Daughter (& Friends) Breakfast with Madonna King
https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/mother-daughter-breakfast-with-madonna-king-tickets-24249639324?aff=ebrowse
Madonna King is an award-winning journalist, author and commentator. She has long been known as the voice of current affairs in Queensland, heading the top rating current affairs program on the ABC for six years, and winning several national ABC awards for her journalism.
Madonna’s fifth, and latest book, is a biography of federal treasurer Joe Hockey. Last year she authored the biography of Australian of the Year and inventor of the cervical cancer vaccine, Ian Frazer.
Madonna writes for the Sydney Morning Herald Good Weekend magazine, and her weekly column, That Thinking Feeling, appears on Brisbane Times each Thursday. Previously, she wrote a popular Saturday column for Brisbane’s The Courier-Mail.
With more than 25 years’ experience across newspapers, radio and television, Madonna is well known for ability to think on her feet.
Join the Zonta Brisbane Breakfast Club to hear Madonna share her first hand experiences and anecdotes from interviewing leading women – from politicians to CEOs to international sportswomen – to calming the anger of a talk back caller!
Her experiences allow Madonna to provide a fascinating yet entertaining keynote about the challenges and lessons she has learnt from the women she has interviewed along the way.
A fellow of the prestigious World Press Institute, Madonna has served as a visiting fellow at the Queensland University of Technology, and on the Walkley Advisory Board for Journalism. She has completed a Diploma in Company Directorships, through the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is on three not-for-profit boards.