We hope you enjoying reading some of the informative and thought provoking speeches that have been delivered at past VWL events.
Women Lawyers Achievement Awards (Victoria) 2007
Click here to read the Honourable Rob Hulls MP, Attorney General's speech.
Click here to read Chief Justice Diana Bryant's speech.
Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Luncheon 2007
Claire O'Connor (South Australian Bar) and Rebecca Gilsenan (Maurice Blackburn Cashman) speak about the impact of detention on the health of refugees, including the impact on a now 12 year old Iranian child who was five years old when he and his family were detained at Woomera detention centre.
Cick here to read Claire's speech.
Lawyers, Funds & Money Seminar 2007
Carolyn Hine, Strategic Financial Advisor with Macquarie Bank and Catherine Robson, Senior Manager Financial Planning with National Australia Bank speak about issues impacting women’s financial independence.
Click here to read Catherine's bio.
Victorian Women Lawyers 10 Year Anniversary Luncheon 2006
Virginia Jay, 2006 Convenor of Victorian Women Lawyers, gave the welcome address about VWL: its beginnings, its objectives and its activities.
Please click here to read Virginia Jay's speech.
The Honourable Chief Justice Marilyn Warren of the Supreme Court of Victoria, Patron of VWL, gave the key-note address on 'The Changing Landscape of the Law'.
Please click here to read the Chief Justice's speech.
Dame Roma Mitchell Memorial Luncheon 2006
Presented by Kirsty Sword Gusmao, the First Lady of East Timor and founder of the Alola Foundation on 10 March 2006. Ms. Sword Gusmao speaks about her experience and challenges as the First Lady and Chairwoman of the Alola Foundation.
Please click here to read Kirsty's Speech.
A 360 Degree Review: Flexible Work Practices. Confronting myths and realities in the legal profession.
This report examines in detail the nature of flexible work practices used in the legal profession, perceptions of the successes and inhibitors surrounding these practices and the impact on career progression for persons with flexible work arrangements. The report was launched by Pru Goward, Sex Discrimination Commissioner on 11 November 2005.
> Please click here to access Pru Goward's launch speech
Victorian Women Lawyers Achievement Awards 2005
Presented by the Honourable Rob Hulls, Attorney-General, Minister for Industrial Relations, Minister for Planning.
2 June 2005.
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Women’s Mentoring Scheme Launch
13 September 2004.
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Women's reproductive rights: The legal limits
Lesbia Harford Oration
Presented by Loane Skene, Professor of Law, University of Melbourne.
23 July 2003.
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