Nominees revealed for Women in Community Life Awards

THE City of Greater Geelong, in partnership with the Women in Community Life Advisory Committee (WiCLAC), has announced the nominees for this year’s 2024 Women in Community Life Awards.

The annual awards, across seven categories, will be presented at the 2024 International Women’s Day event on Wednesday, March 8 at Wurriki Nyal.

They acknowledge the contribution women have made to the Greater Geelong community, and particularly the impact women have made to promote and advocate for the advancement of gender equality.

Geelong mayor Trent Sullivan applauded the nominees and thanked them for their contributions to the region.

“The nominations provide well-deserved recognition to the many women in Greater Geelong who have worked selflessly and made outstanding contributions to the community,” Cr Sullivan said.

Cr Melissa Cadwell, WiCLAC chair, said the nominees were all local role models who had made a positive impact on their community.

The 2024 award nominees are:

• Women in Community Life Award for a First Nations Woman, sponsored by Parliamentary Secretary for First Peoples and Geelong MP Christine Couzens:
  • Nikki Stanley
  • Kiralee Hogema.
• Women in Community Life Award for Economic Empowerment, sponsored by Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South-West:
  • Ching Ying Lee
  • Bridie Coughlin.
• Women in Community Life Award for Education, sponsored by Soroptimist International of Geelong:
  • Louise Larkin
  • Jasmine Kildea
  • Wendy Erickson
  • Julie Penfold
  • Helen Nicholls-Stary
  • Kathyrn Aston-Mourney
  • Kathy Taylor.
• Women in Community Life Award for Human Rights, sponsored by Zonta Club of Geelong:
  • Stephanie Yacoub
  • Renee Fiolet
  • Renée La Peyre
  • Amy Flint.
  • Imogen O’Shannessy.
• Women in Community Life Award for Disability Rights, sponsored by Barwon Health:
  • Fiona Cormack
  • Christine Gutaskas
  • Lee Fox.
• Women in Community Life Award for Climate Action, sponsored by Bellarine MP Alison Marchant:
  • Yvonne Parker
  • Juliet Bao Ngoc Doling.
• Women in Community Life Award for Leadership in Women’s Health, sponsored by GMHBA:
  • Hayley Roy
  • Penny Taylor
  • Nat Oska
  • Dr Caitlyn Pring
  • Karen Todd
  • Holly Lewtas
  • Kat Stanley
  • Maree Bennett.

Tickets to the awards event on Friday, March 8 are limited. To secure your free ticket, head to geelong.link/WICLAwards

Alternatively, watch the event live through the livestream link geelong.link/WICLAwards2024