Registration open for the
NSW Women Lawyers Achievement Awards 2013
Gala Presentation Dinner

7.30pm Friday, 25^th October 2013
Dockside, Cockle Bay Wharf, Sydney

The Women Lawyers Association of NSW supported by the Law Society of NSW, the NSW Bar Association, the Attorney General & Justice Department of NSW, the Australian Corporate Lawyers Association and the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, invite you to join us for our gala presentation awards dinner in recognising outstanding women lawyers who have achieved excellence in their area of practice, while advancing opportunities for women in the law. 

Special guest speaker Professor Gillian Triggs, President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. 

Dress: Lounge Suit. Limited seating – book early! 
Your evening includes pre-dinner drinks, 3-Course Dinner & Beverages, and professional photographers to capture the magic of the moment!

WLANSW Members $155pp; Non-Members $175pp;Tables of 10 $1550 (corporate signage available)
Please click here for the Registration Form and further details.

Golden Girls Annual Lunch 

Call for Papers

2014 Charlie Perkins Scholarships to Cambridge and Oxford Universities 

Each year the Charlie Perkins Scholarship Trust offers two Scholarships for Indigenous postgraduates to study for up to three years at either Cambridge or Oxford universities.

To be considered for the Scholarship, applicants must have applied for a course at Cambridge and/or Oxford.  Applicants must also submit:

• a cover letter
• a curriculum vitae
• an official transcript of university results
• confirmation of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent
• details for two academic referees (email and telephone numbers).

Before contacting the Trust, please visit the Perkins Trust website www.perkinstrust.com.au for more detail about the required documents. Please note that applications will close at 5pm AEST on Thursday 31 October 2013.  The Charlie Perkins Scholarships will only be awarded to students who are accepted to study at either Cambridge or Oxford.  In most instances, this will require a First Class Honours degree or a very strong Second Class Honours degree.  

If you require any clarification on the information contained on the website, please do not hesitate to contact Tess Crellin on tess.crellin@auroraproject.com.au For more information on scholarships available for Indigenous undergraduate and postgraduate students, please visit www.indigenousscholarships.com.au 

The Big Shift

The Big Shift will be held on October 14, coinciding with Anti-Poverty Week, to support the ongoing growth of The

Big Issue’s Women’s Subscription Enterprise.  

Through the Women’s Subscription Enterprise, The Big Issue employs vulnerable women to pack subscription copies of The Big Issue magazine, giving them an income, training and support. At The Big Shift, guests will roll up their sleeves alongside these women to pack magazines, giving them a first-hand insight into how  a simple solution can create ‘Big Shifts’ in the lives of women in need. 

Following the ‘Big Shift’ experience, guests will hear from a panel of inspiring speakers who, in their own ways, are creating ‘Big Shifts’ for generations of women to come.  The Big Shift follows the success of ‘The Big Conversation’ event last year and will again be hosted by The Big Issue’s Women’s Advisory Group in conjunction with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation.

Tickets cost $170 and include an annual subscription to The Big Issue magazine.  Bookings at www.trybooking.com/BOER.

You can also watch a short video featuring some of the women from our Women’s Subscription Enterprise at http://www.thebigissue.org.au/videos

Tony Laumberg’s 13th play “The Good, The Bad & The Lawyer!” 10-27 October at the TAP Gallery, Darlinghurst

Call the booking agency, MCA-Tix, on 1300 306776 to purchase as many tickets as you like for whatever night you wish (other than the preview) at the group price of $22.00 instead of the normal price of $30.00. You must use the promo code “Women Lawyers”.

LE WEEK-END

Win a double in-season pass by emailing executive@womenlawyersnsw.org.au with the subject heading
‘Le Week-End’. Only winners will be contacted.

LE WEEK-END is a beautifully observed, funny and poignant story about the nature of love and commitment where husband and wife yearn to recapture their youthful fearlessness, lack of responsibility and idealism. 

A married couple, Meg and Nick (Academy Award winner Jim Broadbent and Tony Award winner Lindsay Duncan), revisit Paris to revitalise their marriage, and run into an old friend (Jeff Goldblum) who gives them a new vision on life and love. 

LE WEEK-END marks the latest collaboration between Roger Michell and his long-standing partners, writer Hanif Kureishi and producer Kevin Loader – the trio also worked on Venus, The Mother and TV’s The Buddha of Suburbia. Take a look at the trailer:  

In Australian cinemas nationally on October 24, 2013

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