Kerry Laughton and Steph Thornborrow at the IWD event held at Phillip Island Winery.
Robyn Kemp and Diane McAskill of Rhyll were among the 150 guests at the BCSC event at Phillip Island Winery.
Keynote speaker Div Pillay, CEO of MindTribes and Co-Founder of social enterprise, Culturally Diverse Women.
Chantal Pittorino, Marianne Harding and Deb Adamson from Bass Coast Shire Council.
Back: Cr Clare Le Serve, Di Goeman, Rowanne Grinsted and (front) Cathy McLeod, Rob Parsons, David Laing at the IWD lunch.
Aunty Bev Munro, Patrice Mahoney and Kristen Yates-Matthews of BCH.
Catherine Basterfield – PINP, Di Holmberg, Deanne Leacher and Michelle Steward.
Hope Thomas, Kylie Martin and Louise McKay from Bass Coast Health.
Kerry Doig, Karina Blackman and Clare Stinton from Bass Coast Health.
Rebecca Massaro, Eve Phyland and Harriet Nunan from Interchange Gippsland.
Disability support worker Amelia Milligan of Pioneer Bay and Cindy Caldeira from Wonthaggi.
Guest speaker Nicky Chung, CEO of Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association, President of Rotary Club Wonthaggi and Deputy Chair of Bass Coast Health.
Cr David Rooks, Donna Boucher and Sally Ann Matthews.
Belinda Phillips from Marrina Mouse’s Dance Theatre and Robyn Dixon.
Guest speaker Nicky Chung, CEO of Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association, President of Rotary Club Wonthaggi and Deputy Chair of Bass Coast Health.
Khajida Moustafa and interpreter Sabah Walsh.
Ali Wastie, Catherine Basterfield, Div Pillay, Cr Clare Le Serve, Dona Tantirimudalige, Khajida Moustafa, Maddy Harford, Lukman Ali, Nicky Chung and Cr Rochelle Halstead.
Phillip Island Winery was the venue for an inspirational International Women’s Day lunch organised by Bass Coast Shire Council on March 9.
One hundred and fifty people attended the sold-out event, with MC Deputy Mayor, Cr Rochelle Halstead describing it as a day for “inspiration and change”.