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25.01.2022 If 60% of voters think building affordable housing is a top priority in the upcoming Budget , there are no excuses for the Government to not invest in housing Australians during this terrible crisis. #BuildSocialHousing #EverybodysHome

24.01.2022 Thanks to all who joined us for the Zonta says NO to domestic violence walk! And thanks to those involved in helping turn on the lights in support of this great cause! Kurilpa Bridge, Treasury, Story Bridge and the Town Hall all looked fantastic in orange!

19.01.2022 Zonta International Foundation is proud to announce that its strong financial health and ongoing accountability and transparency have earned a 100/100 rating from Charity Navigator’s new Encompass Rating System. Read more on the story here: https://bit.ly/30pk9FB

15.01.2022 Dr Catherine Hamlin's vision was to eradicate fistula. Forever. To do this, she established the Hamlin College of Midwives to train midwifery students and h...elp ensure no Ethiopian woman has to give birth alone. Read about Hamlin Midwives like Mahlet and their life-saving work for women in rural Ethiopia https://bit.ly/37isSwj #HamlinMidwives #EradicatingFistulaForever

14.01.2022 A final Message from Immediate Past President of Quota International of Maleny Val France (2018-2020). Tomorrow Wednesday 30th September 2020 will be a sad da...y for many of us around the world and for many of us in Maleny and the Hinterland and other places within RD15. I still ask myself whether we as a club have done the right thing in dissolving? I then remind myself that this was the decision made by 2/3 of our members and so on reflection it must be the right decision. Some of us will walk through our Quota door and gently close it behind them with great sadness and that will be the end of their service to the community. Others will open another door and be welcomed by another service or community club, and their valuable skills will continue to be used until it is time to stop and start accepting service from others. Neither way is wrong. Both ways are right. It is a choice of each individual and one we have to accept. Many of Quota Maleny members have dedicated many many years to serving others. Some no longer have the continued energy it takes to keep serving and feel it is time for them to be served by others. Some of us are now at a turning point in our lives and are wondering ‘what do I do now without Quota in my life’? Each of us will deliberate and wonder about our future service life. Each of us will finally make a decision and move forward. But I truly hope that like sisters born from the same womb, we will still remain Quota sisters at heart, and will always be there for one another, especially in times of need, but also to share the good times in our lives. Go forward my Quota sisters. It has been a joy to be part of your lives and you part of mine. Stay well, stay safe, be happy, and be VERY proud of all you have achieved during your time with the Quota Club of Maleny. Farewell until we meet again. With great fondness. Val France.

14.01.2022 Zonta Club of Brisbane is honoured to be named on the Honour Roll for Prevention of Family Violence for the work we do with Windana and the DV Safety Cards. We... will continue to work to keep women and girls safe https://zontabrisbane.org.au//domestic-violence-safety-ca/ Sandra McLean Judith Anderson Susan Davies Susan Scott Anna Herbert Anne Landsberg See more

13.01.2022 ZONTA advocates for the empowerment of women and girls, we all know the importance of supporting the education needs of the next generation. Whether its helpin...g a YWPA students globally to achieve her goals to work for human rights, helping students conduct service projects for those in need, or removing barriers to stay in school, any action to keep girls learning leads to a better future for everyone. Sharon Langenbeck, President, ZONTA International Guadalupe Roman, 2020 YWPA Awardee shares her thoughts on equitable access to education. With Gina Meeks, Zonta International Content Management Senior Coordinator.

11.01.2022 Vale Mary Magee OAM PIP Good evening everyone Today we received the sad news of the death of Mary Magee OAM, Past International President (PIP) . ... Mary Magee joined the Zonta Club of Brisbane in December 1973 at the invitation of Leneen Forde. Five years later she was elected as club president and then went on to serve as Area Director, chairman of various district committees, Lieutenant Governor, and Governor. She was elected to the Zonta International Board in 1994 and, for the next eight years, served in successive positions in the hierarchy until she was elected as International President in 2000, the third Australian to be elected to that position and the second from the Zonta Club of Brisbane. Throughout those first 30 years in Zonta, Mary drove the establishment of new clubs with her trademark passion and exuberance. She was directly involved in establishing 20 clubs in Australia and a further 20 elsewhere in the Zonta world. In the words of past DG Ans...... She was a brilliant Zontian and indeed a formidable role model who will be forever missed! Mary was born in 1936, the eldest of three girls. Her parents, unusually for that time, valued the education of girls. Mary’s father had wanted her to be a doctor, but both her grandfather and her aunt were pharmacists and, inspired by her aunt’s independence and autonomy, Mary decided, at the age of 12, that she, too, would be a pharmacist. At St Margaret’s Anglican school, Mary excelled both academically and in sport and, at 17, she took up a scholarship to study pharmacy at the Central Technical College (now Queensland University of Technology). In the first year of her pharmacy studies, she also studied piano at the Queensland Conservatorium and later took night classes in political science and economics at The University of Queensland. Mary graduated as a pharmacist in 1955 at the age of 19, but was unable to register until the age of 21. As soon as she was registered, she set her sights on owning her own pharmacy. She achieved this goal in 1959 at the age of just 23 when she opened the Alexandra Pharmacy, becoming the first woman to own a pharmacy in the Brisbane CBD. At this time in Australia, this was no mean feat. As a woman, she first needed a male to act as guarantor for a loan. That goal achieved, she then focussed on paying off the loan within a year. That involved a lot of hard work but it was one particular ploy which enabled her to achieve her goal. This became one of Mary’s favourite stories: she applied for and was awarded a pharmaceutical contract with a private hospital by signing her name just M. Magee, with no indication that she was a woman. The hospital board apparently thought she was the secretary when she first appeared on the scene. Within a decade, the Alexandra Pharmacy site became Queensland’s first strata-title medical centre and Mary then went on to own and manage a string of other pharmacies. Even marriage to Peter and the arrival of their children, Caroline and Cameron, did not dampen her entrepreneurial spirit. In 1973, she established the Alexandra Manufacturing and Distributing Company to design and make children’s toys and clothes. It operated successfully for six years, employing 50 people. Back in the workforce, Mary was elected to the State Council of the Pharmaceutical Society of Queensland in 1976 the only woman among eleven men. While on the Council, she served on the continuing education committee for graduate pharmacists. A decade later, in 1986, Mary opened the Transit Centre Pharmacy. The next 20 years saw Mary publicly acknowledged for her achievements and her contribution to her profession and to women: In 1988, she became the first women appointed to the Pharmacy Board of Queensland, She chaired the Ministerial Advisory Committee for Queensland Women from 1997 to 1999, In 1998, she was named the Telstra Business Woman of the Year, In the same year, she received the Westpac Business Owner Award, In 1999, she was appointed to the Queensland Premier’s Council for Women, advising on women’s health and violence against women and children, In 2000, she received QUT’s Outstanding Alumni Award for Science and Special Excellence, In 2007, she was awarded an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for services to pharmacy and to the community, particularly through roles supporting the advancement of women, and In 2008, she was awarded an honorary doctorate by QUT, her alma mater where she had first studied more than 50 years earlier. In addition to her profession and Zonta, Mary was committed to the work of the Red Cross, the Brain Foundation, the Breast Cancer Foundation, the State workplace health and safety committee, the State Confederation of Commerce and Industry, UNIFEM, the Western Suburbs Wildlife Preservation Society and the Johnsonian Literary Club. The Zonta family thoughts are with Mary's husband, Peter and children Caroline and Cameron at this sad time. Condolences can be sent to Mary's daughter Caroline at [email protected] or to Caroline Briggs, 51 Sixth Avenue Bardon 4065 Details of Mary's funeral will be advised at a later time.

11.01.2022 In collaboration with United Nations Development Programme - UNDP, we've launched the Global #GenderTracker. It looks at 206 countries and territories to reveal which have policies that support gender equality during the #COVID19 pandemic. https://data.undp.org/gendertracker/

09.01.2022 GIFTS UNDER $20 https://bit.ly/3m3BHAe We have Christmas gifts at every price point at the Hamlin Shop. Here are some team favourites for gifts under $20! Wh...en you purchase from the Hamlin Shop, you are giving back to African artisans and supporting Hamlin's work to eradicate fistula in Ethiopia. THANK YOU for shopping with us this Christmas. #giftsthatgiveback #eradicatingfistulaforever

06.01.2022 Make your stand against Domestic Violence. Join in at the Zonta Says NO campaign launch this Wednesday 25th November from 5.30pm . WHAT ARE THE KEY MESSAGES OF ...THE CAMPAIGN? Both men and women experience substantial levels of violence; Domestic, Family and sexual violence is overwhelmingly committed by men against women; The majority of people who experience domestic violence are women; and DV knows no boundaries and occurs in all strata of society. We need to change our attitude about women and our behaviour to build respectful and positive relationships. We welcome women, girls, men, boys and all community groups and clubs to join us on the night. If you or your business is interested in displaying a Zonta Zollie sometime throughout the 10 Days of Activism, to help Zonta promote the message Zonta Says NO to violence against women and girls, please message Annette or Heather through https://www.facebook.com/ZontaClubBundaberg or [email protected] OR For more information, please visit www.zontasaysno.com

05.01.2022 More reasons to keep fighting against atrocities to women and girls! ZONTA SAYS NO to any violence to women and girls. #ZontaSaysNO #EndChildMarriage #EndHumanTraffic #endslavery