BPW Pilbara History

BPW Pilbara President list.

• Fran Stanley, August 2004 - 

• Jean Burton, July 2003 - June 2004

• Elizabeth Malyn, (Acting) May 2003 - July 2003

• Deearne de Gruchy, November 2002 ~ May 2003

• Nicole Boak, July 2002 ~ November 2002

• Jessica Worrall, July 2000 ~ June 2002.

• Tonia Swetman, inaugural President up to June 2000.

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Presented to a student from St Luke's High School and to a student from Karratha Senior High School December 2001. 

ABC Radio Transcript re Feminism in Karratha

Joan Kirner and Women in Leadership, October 2000, shared with Soroptomists International Karratha Division. A weekend with Joan Kirner: Former Victorian premier and co-author of the Women's Power handbook, Joan was  in Karratha 14~15th October. Read this report.

BPW Pilbara Charter Night, July 2000

The recently formed BPW Pilbara Club is now an official member of the extended national and international Business and Professional Women's network.

On July 17 the Pilbara Club was formally "chartered" at a special function at Archipelagos Restaurant, Karratha attended by 40 members and guests.  The guest list included representatives from State and Federal levels of BPW Australia as well as from local and state government, other local support clubs and BPW Pilbara's founding sponsor, Karratha College.

Kay Exell (BPW WA Division President), Joy Whitfield (BPW WA Division Communication) and Joan Morton (AFBPW Finance Officer) visited Karratha for this event and welcomed local members into BPW Australia and the International Federation of BPW.  BPW Pilbara currently has over 30 members and certificates were presented to each Pilbara club member present.  The opportunity was taken to explain the aims of BPW and the founding of BPW Pilbara.

The occasion was combined with the AGM for the new club at which the new executive committee was elected.  On behalf of the club, the Incoming President, Jessica Worrall, thanked the Interim Committee responsible for establishing BPW Pilbara.

Following the AGM and dinner, an informative and entertaining address by the keynote speaker Paul Moxham from Moxham Motors, on 'Developing Professional Relationships with Your Customers', was appreciated by all.

Birth of BPW Pilbara, May 2000

In 1999, West Pilbara College of TAFE (then Karratha  College), BPW Pilbara's official sponsor, held a Women in Leadership & Management Program.  A major recommendation of this program was to develop networking and mentoring strategies, both internal and external to the college.  It was felt that establishing a new and integral women's group in Karratha would encourage professional development of both college and local professional women.  On a personal level, it would improve networking opportunities in the Pilbara community and foster new and beneficial relationships. An information evening held at the West Pilbara College Seminar Centre on 1st December 1999 was attended by over 40 college female employees and other interested women from the Karratha business community.  From this group of enthusiastic women  a steering committee was formed to develop strategies, objectives and frameworks for forming a BPW Club in the Pilbara.   

Thanks and congratulations must go to founding members...

• Tonia Swetman

• Jodie Crane

• Meriel McGill

• Rozana Kemp

• Tania Clayton

• Kathy Barrett-Lennard

• Nerida Kickett

• Fatima Rebola-Gibson

• Natalie McMurray

• Lisa Beaumont.

• 56 financial members were recorded at end June 2000

• 25 financial members were recorded at AGM July 2001

• 35 financial members were recorded at AGM July 2002

• 21 financial members were recorded at AGM July 2003

BPW Pilbara questionnaire

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