Conference Sets New Standard of Excellence

"I have to say WOB has set a new standard in excellence. I was very impressed in the organisation and quality of speakers, the networking opportunities and generally the whole atmosphere. It truly was if not the best, certainly one of the best I have attended. Thank you and congratulations! Kirsty Mawer The Performance Attitude Pty Ltd.

Gender targets - right, fair and in the nation's interests
Respected non-executive director and former banker, Helen Lynch AM, said corporate Australia should publically commit to setting gender targets for women in senior leadership and board roles, link this to the remuneration of the CEO and top exectuives and publish the results in the annual report. Ms Lynch was speaking to 300 people who attended the WOB Mentoring Dinner.
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Conference raises $8,000 for Tanzanian school
Delegates to the Conference raised $8,000 for The School of St. Judes in Northern Tanzania. The funds will be used to fund boarding places at the school which was set up in 2002 by a young Australian woman to serve orphaned and vulnerable children in Northern Tanzania.
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Scholarships give Illawarra Region a Boost
Three of the six scholarships awarded to the Diversity on Boards Conference, went to women from Wollongong. The trio, Wendy Fogarty, Melissa Abu-Gazeleh and Michelle Kellaway used the opportunity to gain some local media coverage and will speak at a national leadership convention on the opportunities being created by women for women in the Illawarra region.
Click here to read about the winners...