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ALGWA NSW Photo Gallery
Photographs from Ryde
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More Photographs from the Queanbeyan Conference
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Women in Local Government Awards
Recipients were Clr Sue Whelan, Queanbyan Council,Penny Holloway North Sydney Council and Tanya Mihalik Bankstown Council Mayor. Also in the photos are Minister for Local Government Barbara Perry and Minister Verity Firth.
Ministers' Awards for Women in Local Government
Background:
In 2008 the former Minister for Local Government, the Hon Paul Lynch MP
and the Minister for Women, the Hon Verity Firth MP, established this
awards program as part of International Women's Day celebrations to
recognise outstanding contributions and achievements made by women in
local government in NSW to and for the local government sector.
The awards aim to:
Recognise and increase public awareness of the contribution of women to
local government in NSW
Encourage more women to take on leadership roles in local government in
NSW
Nominations are invited for the 2009 awards program.
There are four categories of award:
Member of staff - metropolitan council
Member of staff - regional/rural council
Elected representative - metropolitan council
Elected representative - regional/rural council
The circular to all councils contains the guidelines for the Awards.
Executive meeting held in Parkes in February 2009
Images from the Executive meeting held in Parkes in February 2009.
Darriea Turley with Helen Westwood MP
To view Darriea Turley with Helen Westwood MP click on the thumbnail below.
Queanbeyan Executive Meeting 2008
To view pictures taken at the ALGWA New South Wales Branch Executive meeting click on the thumbnails below.
ALGWA offers an annual scholarship of $500.00 to a female student whose tertiary studies relate to an area of local government. It is currently awarded to an eligible student of Armidale University. The aim is to encourage women to become involved in local government and to perpetuate the memory of Marjorie Propsting, a woman who was definitely a leader and role model for women making a career in local government, or becoming an elected member of council.