Round Table Dinners

Date: Tuesday 6 March 2012

Venue: Mercure Ballarat, 613 Main Rd, Ballarat 

Time:  6.30pm for 7.00pm

We are delighted to feature guest speaker Ms Ita Buttrose at our first Round Table Dinner of 2012

Twice voted Australia's most admired woman, Ita Buttrose began her distinguished career as a copygirl on The Australian Women's Weekly when she was 15; by 21 she was the magazine's Social Editor and by 33 had become the Weekly's Editor, its youngest ever - a distinction she still holds today.

Ita Buttrose was the founding editor of Cleo and was appointed Editor-in-Chief by Rupert Murdoch of his Sydney Daily and Sunday Telegraphs - making her the first woman to ever edit a major metropolitan newspaper in Australia.

After a distinguished career with both Australian Consolidated Press and News Limited, Ita Buttrose started her own publishing company and created ITA Magazine.  Ita Buttrose is a committed contributor to community and welfare organisations and is currently National President of Alzheimer's Australia, Patron of the Macular Degeneration Foundation; and Vice President Emeritus of Arthritis Australia. She was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her services to the community especially in the field of public health education when she spearheaded Australia's HIV/AIDS Education Program; she received the OBE for her services to journalism and a Centenary Medal for her leadership to Australian Society.

In light of Ita's broad appeal we are pleased to offer members a special opportunity to purchase a discounted ticket to allow partners to accompany them to this dinner. Invitations, including details on purchasing an additional ticket, have been sent to all members.

We encourage members to book early to avoid missing out on what is sure to be a wonderful evening.   

Future Round Table dates

Further 2012 dinner dates will be announced soon.