Women's Networking Dinner

The Women's Networking Dinner will be held after the Women's Forum. Dinner guests are welcome to join us early at 6pm for the Pre Dinner Network Drinks. The Dinner will feature the presentation for the 2024 Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award, the presentation for the 2024 ALGWA Vic Bursary Award, as well as a guest speaker.

Date & Time

Thursday 17 October 2024
Pre Dinner Drinks 6pm - 7pm
Women's Network Dinner 7pm - 10.30pm

Dress code
Business attire or neat casual

Venue

Pullman Melbourne Albert Park
65 Queens Road
Melbourne Vic 3004

www.pullmanalbertpark.com.au

McArthur
Dinner Major Sponsor

www.mcarthur.com.au

Maddocks
Dinner Supporting Sponsor

www.maddocks.com

Special Guest Speaker: Tracy Bartram

Comedian, broadcaster, and the creator of The Laughaholics podcast, Tracy Bartram is best known for her extraordinarily popular radio shows on Fox FM, Mix FM, and ABC Melbourne.

The global performer, nominated for Best Newcomer for her one-woman show at the prestigious Edinburgh Fringe Festival, has appeared at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, the Adelaide Fringe, the Perth ArtRage festival, and as far afield as London, Singapore, and Los Angeles.

She has long been in demand as a keynote speaker where she focuses her lived experience on recovery from addiction, family of origin trauma, and mental health issues, all sprinkled with her own hilarious anecdotes.

ALGWA Vic Bursary Award

ALGWA Vic is committed to encouraging women to advance their careers in the local government sector through study.

That's why, in 1989 (under the leadership of then-President Pam Robinson AM), ALGWA Vic established an Annual Bursary Award to encourag and assist women in the local government sector to further their education.

Since then, the prize has been awarded to over 30 women from member councils across metro and regional Victoria.

Proudly sponsored by

Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Fund Award

The Sally Isaac Memorial Scholarship Award fosters the professional development of emerging female leaders who commit themselves to the improvement of their communities and those they serve through a $10,000 educational scholarship.

The award is open to women 35 years and under who have demonstrated achievement and commitment to improving community life in Victoria through:

Local Government
Social justice
Aboriginal affairs and reconciliation
Arts and music
Community health
Culturally and linguistically diverse communities
Urban planning
The environment

About Sally Isaac

Sally Elizabeth Isaac was an extraordinary woman and young leader in the Local Government sector who passed away in early 2009.

In 2006, at the age of 33, Sally was appointed Director of Community Programs at Yarra City Council where she was directly responsible for 342 professional staff working in aged care, child care, community planning, advocacy, the arts and library services.

Sally was exuberant and brave, bright and insightful, brilliant and engaging. She was focused and intelligent with an enduring commitment to making things better. She was also humble, loving and full of fun with wisdom beyond her years.

There was truly something special about Sally Isaac and for all who knew her she will remain an inspiration and close to their hearts. Soon after her death her family, friends and colleagues met to discuss ways to recognise the incredible impact that she had on people’s lives. They decided to establish the Sally Isaac Memorial in her honour.