WLA ACT is pleased to invite you to Gala Dinner to present the winners of the 2018 ACT Women Lawyers Awards.
This is a premier event in the WLA ACT and ACT legal community calendar. Join us for a delightful evening of food and wine with your colleagues and friends to celebrate the achievements of ACT women lawyers.
We are delighted to announce that our guest speaker for the evening will be author, journalist and broadcaster Tracey Spicer.
Tracey Spicer is an iconoclast. Renowned for the courage of her convictions, passion for social justice, and commitment to equality, she also has a wicked sense of humour.
During her 30-year career, Tracey has reported for, and anchored, national news, current affairs and lifestyle programs for ABC TV, Network Ten, Channel 9 and Sky News.
Currently she works as a weekly columnist for Fairfax, presentation trainer for Outspoken Women and the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, and media trainer at Spicer Communications. She appears regularly as a commentator on ABC TV and Channel 9.
Tracey has written, produced and presented documentaries for NGOs in Bangladesh, Kenya, Uganda, Papua New Guinea, and India, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation in Australia.
The mother-of-two is an Ambassador for Dying with Dignity, ActionAid, World Vision, Purple Our World, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Full Stop Foundation, Cancer Council NSW, SISTER2sister, and the Learning Potential Fund at QUT, where she completed her Bachelor of Business Communications, majoring in journalism, in 1987.
Her TEDx Talk, The Lady Stripped Bare, has attracted more than 1.2 million views.
The 49-year-old is also the co-founder and national convenor of Women in Media, a nationwide mentoring and networking group, backed by the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
The Gala Dinner will include a three course meal and drinks.
Event details:
Date: 26 October 2018
Time: 6:30pm
Location: Gandel Hall, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place East, Parkes, ACT
Guest speaker: Tracey Spicer
Dress code: Cocktail
Cost: Members - $115
Non-Members - $145
Tables of 10 - $1150
Should you have any questions please email us at contact@wlaact.org.au.