The
Victorian Women Lawyers in
partnership
with the Law Institute of Victoria proudly present the annual Dame Roma
Mitchell Memorial Lunch. This annual event commemorates the
life of Dame
Roma Mitchell, the first female appointed as Queen’s Counsel,
Australian Court
Judge and State Governor and is attended by members of the Victorian
Parliament, judiciary, bar and legal profession. A fundraising raffle e
will be
conducted at the lunch in support of the Hutt Street Centre.
Join Clare Martin as she
discusses 'Some Australians are much less equal than others: What's
happening in Australia's social security system?'
Guest
Speaker:
Clare
Martin, CEO, Australian Council of
Social Service
Clare Martin is the CEO of the Australian
Council of Social Service, the peak council of the community services
and
welfare sector, and the national voice of low income and disadvantaged
Australians. ACOSS’ national membership links a broad
spectrum of community welfare services across Australia.
Clare was appointed CEO
of ACOSS in November 2008. Clare was the Northern Territory’s
Chief Minister for over
six years, leading the Territory’s first ever Labor
Government. Clare was the
Labor Member for the electorate of Fannie
Bay
for 13 years and was
Opposition Leader in the Northern Territory Parliament from 1999 to
2001.
Clare is a Director of the National
Roundtable of Not for Profit Organisations; and has been
appointed to the
Federal Government’s Community Response Task Force. She is
also a Board member
of :
- The Climate Institute
- Griffith Institute for social and
behavioural research
- Somerville Board
- NT Cricket
- Woolworths limited corporate
responsibility panel
Before her parliamentary career, Clare
was
a journalist and broadcaster with the ABC for 17 years, working in Sydney,
Canberra
and Darwin
in both radio and
television.
Clare was raised in Sydney
in a large Catholic family and is a graduate of Sydney
University.
Her partner, David Alderman, is a barrister in Darwin,
and they have two children, both students, studying in Queensland.
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partnership with:
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fundraising will be conducted at the lunch in support of the Hutt
Street Centre
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