BPW Pilbara Member Resources & Information

RESOURCE LIBRARY
available for loan to members, enquire here on a general nature, or click alongside the particular resource in which you are interested.

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT Resources   

  • e-communication, the how, why, when and what?

  • A Woman’s Guide to Industrial Relations          enquire here

    Where to turn in a maze of legislation and regulations

    By Karena Menzie on behalf of The Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women

     

  • Writing Service Contracts          enquire here

    By Karena Menzie on behalf of The Australian Federation of Business and Professional Women  

  • The Women's Power Handbook, GET IT*KEEP IT*USE IT*          enquire here

    By Joan Kirner & Moira Rayner, 1999, Viking Penguin, www.penguin.com.au, ISBN 0 670 88777 3

  • I Need a Mentor!, don't I? ...a guide to finding and using multiple mentors.         enquire here

    Prepared by BPW Australia

    ISBN 0 9599128 4 3  

  • Guide to Successful Club Management          enquire here

    Prepared by BPW Australia

    2000-04-07

  • How to use the Internet          enquire here

    Office of Women’s Policy NT

    Owp@nt.gov.au

    September 1998

    ISBN: 0 7245 4501 8  

  • Overcooked: A Study of Food Compliance Costs for Small Business:          enquire here

    Department of Workplace Relations & Small Business

    Commonwealth of Australia 1998

    ISBN 0 6464 33557 X  

• BPW Specific Publications:           

  • BPW Pilbara membership application form

  • Your Passport to BPW Australia, Prepared by BPW Australia April 2000           enquire here           

    This workbook provided to each BPW Pilbara member at induction.

  • BPW Members Workbook          enquire here  

    Prepared by BPW Australia  

    September 2000

    This workbook is to be provided to each BPW Pilbara member when sufficient copies are available

  • Directory BPW Australia          enquire here

    January 2000

    ·        Office Bearers and Representatives

    ·        International

    ·        Federation

    ·        Division

    ·        Club

    The information contained herein is CONFIDENTIAL

    And remains the property of BPW Australia.

    It is not to be distributed or used other than for BPW purposes.

  • BPW Australian Federation newsletters

• JOURNALS AND MISCELLANEOUS

  • Business News every fortnight          enquire here

  • Important Changes to the Road Rules, issued Nov 2000:           enquire here

  • Directory of Services for Women, 7th Edition

  • Female Genital Mutilation protocols from the Multicultural Unit in Health Department WA. enquire here

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Members' Code of Conduct 

•  Members are responsible for attendance or non-attendance to meetings, by advising the Secretary before 5pm the Thursday before the meeting. Non-advisement will be assumed attendance and you will pay for the meal. $15

•  Members are most welcome to bring guests to meetings. Please notify the President or the Secretary should you wish to do so. Guests will have to pay the meal cost. 

• Agenda items must be submitted to the Secretary at least 10 days before the club meetings for Executive Committee consideration. A written summary of the issue and a recommendation should be provided.

• All members are reminded of the importance of professional conduct at meetings. Confidentiality and respect for other points of view, should be foremost in our minds.

• MEMBERSHIP FEES?  HOW ARE THEY USED?

  • Every Australian BPW member contributes $64 to BPW Australia, taken from the membership paid to the local club. How does BPW Australia use the $64/member we send?
  • $16 for BPW International affiliation fee, which helps maintain the BPW International chair at  the United Nations, and the BPW International newsletter forwarded monthly to our club.
  • $2 for insurance per member. this covers you for accidents and wages if injured while participating or working at BPW functions.
  • $5 Travel fund per member, this is re-imbursed to clubs on a pro-rata basis for the distance members have to travel to conference.
  • $1 BPW Bangladesh fees per member.
  • $5.80 GST 2000
  • $34.20 for the administration of BPW Australia.
  • the remainder is used by our club to function on a local level. This is why sponsorship is so important. So if you know a local business or industry or group or even an individual who could offer sponsor ship, please tell a committee member.

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