We are holding a Bunning Sausage Sizzle - Sunday 30th August at the Mount Barker store. Come along and buy one of our delicious sausage sandwiches.
Michelle Warwick our new President produced this video to show who we are and what we do in the ideals of Zonta International.
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Sunday 7th June 2020
Due to COVID-9 most Zonta clubs have been restricted in what they do best and that is fund-raising. At Zonta Club of Mt Barker a small group of members have continued making breast cushions, but privately rather than in a group. One member has done the sewing, but others have helped fill the cushions and do the necessary hand-sewing required. Breast cancer doesn't stop for the virus, and so these cushions are always required for women (or men) who have surgery. |
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On Friday 3rd January 2020 the proceeds from the Bunnings sausage sizzle was present to Adam Weinert and Jodie Turpin at the Lobethal Bushfire Recovery Centre by club President Di McCallum. The funds will go to assist those who have been affected by the fires in the area. Also pictured are Amanda Geue, Kelly Lewis, club member Michelle Warwick, Tamika Christoforou, club member Merrilyn Farrington and club member Rebekah Sharkie Federal Member for Mayo
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President Di McCallum is pictured presenting the funds to the Lobethal Bushf. Rebekah Sharkie Federal Member for Mayo (and club member) along with other members who helped at the BBQ were on hand .
On Friday 27th December 2019 we held a Bunnings BBQ as a fundraiser the club decided to donate the proceeds to the Lobethal Bushfire Recovery Appeal to assist those who have been affected by the fires in the area.
Pictured right 1st shift at the Bunnings sausage sizzle, Club President Di, Rebekah Sharkie MP and club member, Bruce, and Giordana. |
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Expect Respect Ceremony - 27th November 2020
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Advocacy Convenor Marg for the last 5 years has organised a breakfast in Strathalbyn and the Expect Respect Ceremony at the Eastern Fleurieu School for members and supporters of our club to commemorate the women and children who have been victims of Domestic Violence. We also launch a calendar that the students produce as part of the program.
We also facilitate the Young Women in Public Affairs Award to recognise the leadership skills and achievements of two young women at local high schools.After the breakfast we headed to the Eastern Fleurieu School where a ceremony is held to remember the women and children who have lost their lives to domestic violence this year. The names of the artists whose artwork has been chosen for the calendar are announced and the calendar is officially launched. There are some samples of the artwork here. We are selling copies of the calendar for $7.50 (plus postage if required) to raise funds so we can support this program again next year. Please message us or email mtbarkerzonta@gmail us if you would to order a copy. |
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Club Members out and about spreading the word about Zonta
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~Tuesday 27th August 2019~
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This morning the Honourable Michelle Lensink MLC & member of Mt Barker Zonta Club hosted a morning tea at Parliament House to celebrate the Centenary of Zonta International. Each club was represented and women from other like-minded organisations were invited to attend. Michelle Lensink welcomed guests and Area 2 Director, Eronwy Edwards gave a short speech along with a power point presentation about Zonta Past, Present and Future. Di McCallum and Di Lancaster attended the function and unveiled the new the Area 2 Centenary Banner.
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~ Friday Evening 11th July 2019 ~
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Zontians from Area 2 received a beautiful invitation from His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Lan AC and Mrs Lan Lee to a reception at Government House to celebrate Zonta International Centenary Anniversary. Members who attended gathered at the gate house before proceeding down the entrance to the grand Government House and while walking to the front door members took the opportunity to take photos of the beautiful gardens and entrance. Once inside each member was individually welcomed and greeted by His Excellency and Mrs Lee we then moved into the Ball room, His Excellency gave a well informed speech about Zonta's mission and achievements. Area 2 Director, Eronwy Edwards spoke passionately about Zonta International and our Area 2 clubs. Each club was represented .
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22nd June 2019 Birthing Kit Assembly Day - Cornerstone College - 700 kits packed!
St Mary's College and Zonta Club of Mt Barker Birthing Kit Assembly Day 13th June 2016
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St Mary's College students assembled 300 Birthing Kits today as part of their Social Justice Program. Members of the club, Birthing Kit Convenor Trudy, President Di, Di L & Bruce (Di Mc's husband) were on hand to facilitate.
Well done girls and thank you for supporting this wonderful program. |
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Another great article in June 13th 2019 The Weekender Herald newspaper promoting the great work and value of the little birthing kits.
A small carefully selected kit of materials saves lives for women giving birth in developing countries. See back page. Click on the link below to read the whole story on the last page of the newspaper. Thank you The Weekender Herald for your support. adelaidehills.realviewtechnologies.com/ |
Breast Care Cushion Assembly Day 29/5/2019
We had an urgent request for Breast Care Cushions and Club members Di Lancaster, Merrilyn Farrington, Beryl Lester, Trudy Garrick, Chris White and President Di McCallum got together today and assembled 16 breast care cushions.
The cushions are used by women who are undergoing breast surgery. Feel free to contact us if you would like to know when the next assembly day is happening.
The cushions are used by women who are undergoing breast surgery. Feel free to contact us if you would like to know when the next assembly day is happening.
It is with great pleasure that we welcome Di McCallum back into the role of President for 2019/20 and congratulate Beryl Lester for stepping into the role of Vice President. Di was our Charter President and Beryl worked hard to establish our club and was our Charter Secretary.
Together this dynamic duo will lead the board and steer our club to achieve our goals and success over the next 18 months.
Watch this space to see what our club gets up to!
Together this dynamic duo will lead the board and steer our club to achieve our goals and success over the next 18 months.
Watch this space to see what our club gets up to!
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A lovely article in The Weekender Herald newspaper advertising that we are a sponsor at the International Women's Day Celebration being organised by the Strathablyn Neighborhood Centre.
It promises to be a great night so gather up your friends and family and come along and support this event. There will be a glass of wine on arrival along with a free raffle ticket and a nice selection of finger food. Venue: Strathalbyn Racecourse Dry Plains Road Date: Friday 15 March 2019 Time: 6.00pm – 9.00pm Cost: $35.00 Includes: Finger Food and a complimentary glass of bubbly Raffle: Numerous raffle prizes on the night Entertainment: Musicians from Eastern Fleurieu School Dress code: Purple and/or white |
White Ribbon Breakfast - November 2018
Premier's Community Awards - October 2018
Mitre 10 Sausage Sizzle - October 2018
Trivia Night - August 2018
Speakers at Dinner Meetings - 2018
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Birthing Kit Assembly Day - July 2018
International Women's Day - March 2018
Butterfly Walk - November 2017
Birthing Kit Assembly - St Mary's College - September 2017
September 2017 HighTea
August 2017 Birthing Kit Assembly Day - Cornerstone College - 700 kits packed!
May 2017 - Trivia Night
A fun night was had by all at our ‘Trivia Night’ fund-raiser held in May.
The evening was well attended by members and their friends with over 100 joining in the fun.
It was great to see our reigning champions from the previous year who came back to defend their title. However, the prize went to a very enthusiastic group of Maura’s friends.
The Wine Wall proved to be popular with most bottles being sold.
We were fortunate to again have Leigh Miller as our Quiz Master.
The Trivia Night raised over $3,600 to go towards our various projects and we plan to make this an annual event due to its popularity.
A fun night was had by all at our ‘Trivia Night’ fund-raiser held in May.
The evening was well attended by members and their friends with over 100 joining in the fun.
It was great to see our reigning champions from the previous year who came back to defend their title. However, the prize went to a very enthusiastic group of Maura’s friends.
The Wine Wall proved to be popular with most bottles being sold.
We were fortunate to again have Leigh Miller as our Quiz Master.
The Trivia Night raised over $3,600 to go towards our various projects and we plan to make this an annual event due to its popularity.
December 2016 - Club Christmas Dinner
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November 25th 2016
White Ribbon Day - Say NO to Domestic Violence Eastern Fleurieu School 7-12 Campus Callington Road Strathalbyn |
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September 2016 Birthing Kit Assembly Day
A huge thank you to St Marys College for supporting this project financially - a donation of $900!! - and for the Year 12 girls that worked to put together 300 Birthing Kits. |
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October 2016
Love Hope & Gratitude Foundation Butterfly Walk In support of our member Glyn Scott, some of our club members participated in the Butterfly Walk and contributed yummy cakes! |
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November 25th 2015
White Ribbon Day - Say NO to Domestic Violence Eastern Fleurieu School 7-12 Campus Callington Road Strathalbyn The Zonta Club of Mt Barker invites you to our White Ribbon event and the celebration of our "Expect Respect" program in conjunction with Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School. The ceremony will include a:
RSVP to Margaret Colby margc@myacn.net.au or 0404 789 158 |
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Winner - Young Women in Public Affairs - Brittany Martin
We are very excited to announce Brittany Martin from the Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School as the deserving young woman and winner of the inaugural Zonta Young Women in Public Affairs Award. Pictured here with Marg Colby of the Zonta Club of Mt Barker at her presentation. |
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November 17th 2015
Latest Club Induction Takes Our Club to 27 Members! Congratulations and welcome to our newly inducted members - Glyn, Lorraine, Ruth & Cheryl. |
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October 2015
District 23 Conference More than half of our members attended the District 23 Conference this month. By all reports it was Pandastic! Top class speakers included: Dr Marilyn Waring, feminist, politician, activist for fremale human rights and environmental issues among many other things. Hear her Big Ideas podcast Economics of Dignity. The Honourable Dr Robyn Layton AO QC - social justice advocate Ms Erma Ranieri, SA Commissioner for Public Sector Employment and SA Telstra Businesswoman of the Year Major Genevieve Rueger, Australian Defence Force helicopter pilot who has deployed in East Timor and Afghanistan |
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September 2015
Social Justice Day with St Mary's College A class of the year 12 students chose to support the Birthing Kit Foundation through our club and raised the funds to assemble 200 birthing kits - potentially saving 600 lives! It was a great morning and the girls were fantastic. Thank You St Mary's College and Students! |
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May 2015
Happy Birthday to Us - 1 year old already! We celebrated with breakfast at The Haus - thanks to all who celebrated with us. Only 1 but already over $5000 of projects this year to empower and support women and girls. Join us to make our 2nd year even better :) |
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April 2015
Commission on the Status of Women Since 1969, Zonta International has had General Consultative Status at the United Nations. This is the highest possible status for a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at the UN, and makes Zonta one of only 146 NGOs to have achieved this status out of the more than 4,000 NGOs involved with the UN. As an NGO with General Consultative Status, Zonta International is invited to participate in the annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York. CSW is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the UN, and the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. 2015 is one of the most important years for women worldwide. It is the 20th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women and the resulting Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, as well as the year that existing UN Millennium Development Goals expire. During 2015, the UN will be developing a new post-2015 global development agenda in the form of Sustainable Development Goals. To this end, Zonta made its voice heard loud and clear at the 59th annual CSW meeting held on 11 March 2015. The ZI Board, Zonta UN Committee and headquarters staff have been working hard to ensure Zonta’s priorities are included in the post-2015 agenda. During the CSW59, more than 70 Zontians participated to advocate for a strong and sustainable post 2015 development agenda that emphasises gender equality and women’s empowerment, and to promote proposed Sustainable Goal 5 Achieve Gender Equality and Empower all Women and Girls. |
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6 March 2015
International Women's Day Has been observed since the early 1900's and is now an official holiday in 27 countries. The new millennium has witnessed significant change and attitudinal shift in both women's and society's thoughts about women's equality and emancipation. There have been gains made however the unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women are still not present in equal numbers in business or politics and globally women's education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men. Zonta is involved at an international level advocating on behalf of women across all of these major issues. More information can be found at www.zonta.org Zonta Mt Barker always welcomes new members who want to take up the cause for women. |
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21 January 2015
Cinema Under the Stars - Mt Barker A few of the members enjoyed a social night out this week when Wallis screened "Dirty Dancing" at their outdoor cinema. |
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30 August 2014 Birthing Kit Assembly Day Our first BK Assemby Day coordinated by member Maura was fun and we enjoyed good teamwork and lovely afternoon tea. 600 kits ready to go to save the lives of babies and their mothers in Third World countries. |
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13 July 2014
Bunnings Sausage Sizzle The day after a big night, this great team ran a sausage sizzle at Bunnings Mt Barker - a very successful fundraiser! |
12 July 2014
French Affaire a magnifique soiree!
With 98 people attending this fun evening combined french food and musical entertainment by Trio Montagne, proving to be a great success in many ways. Great effort by many members of the Zonta Club of Mt Barker, and no doubt, their partners! Funds raised will go towards the clubs first Birthing Kit Assembly Day.
French Affaire a magnifique soiree!
With 98 people attending this fun evening combined french food and musical entertainment by Trio Montagne, proving to be a great success in many ways. Great effort by many members of the Zonta Club of Mt Barker, and no doubt, their partners! Funds raised will go towards the clubs first Birthing Kit Assembly Day.
June 2014
We made the media!
The Weekender Herald and Courier Newspapers have published some great articles announcing the arrival of our Zonta Club in the region. We thank them for their support in raising awareness of the great work Zontians carry out in the community and hope it encourages more women to join us and gather support from the community in general.
We made the media!
The Weekender Herald and Courier Newspapers have published some great articles announcing the arrival of our Zonta Club in the region. We thank them for their support in raising awareness of the great work Zontians carry out in the community and hope it encourages more women to join us and gather support from the community in general.
23 May 2014
Charter Dinner to celebrate the official incorporation of the Zonta Club of Mt Barker
It all happened on the evening of Friday 23rd May at Auchendarroch House in Mt Barker – a gathering of over 80 Zonta members and guests, heralding the beginning of a brand new service club in the region.
Zonta is an international service organisation of women working together to advance the status of women through service and advocacy and was established in1919. There are 1,200 clubs in more than 63 countries with 30,000 members worldwide.
The Zonta Club of Mt Barker was chartered with 24 local women as founding members, keen to raise money and support local and international causes.
From all walks of life, some working and some retired, this energetic group of women is keen to make a difference to the lives of other women.
President Di McCallum says “We are so excited about the charter of this new club and we look forward to welcoming many more women into the club to work on worthwhile projects like our Birthing Kits for women in Third World countries and the “Say No” Campaign to end violence towards women here in the Adelaide Hills.”
The Club meets at 6.30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a dinner meeting at Auchendarroch House. You’re never too young or too old to join!
Charter Dinner to celebrate the official incorporation of the Zonta Club of Mt Barker
It all happened on the evening of Friday 23rd May at Auchendarroch House in Mt Barker – a gathering of over 80 Zonta members and guests, heralding the beginning of a brand new service club in the region.
Zonta is an international service organisation of women working together to advance the status of women through service and advocacy and was established in1919. There are 1,200 clubs in more than 63 countries with 30,000 members worldwide.
The Zonta Club of Mt Barker was chartered with 24 local women as founding members, keen to raise money and support local and international causes.
From all walks of life, some working and some retired, this energetic group of women is keen to make a difference to the lives of other women.
President Di McCallum says “We are so excited about the charter of this new club and we look forward to welcoming many more women into the club to work on worthwhile projects like our Birthing Kits for women in Third World countries and the “Say No” Campaign to end violence towards women here in the Adelaide Hills.”
The Club meets at 6.30pm on the 3rd Tuesday of every month for a dinner meeting at Auchendarroch House. You’re never too young or too old to join!
November 2013
Zonta Says No
President Di McCallum presents a cheque for $2000 to Senior Constable Chris Lanchester of SA Police, Mt Barker.
The presentation was at the Mt Barker Library on the occasion of the Expect Respect Program with funds supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence through the provision of duress alarms.
Zonta Says No
President Di McCallum presents a cheque for $2000 to Senior Constable Chris Lanchester of SA Police, Mt Barker.
The presentation was at the Mt Barker Library on the occasion of the Expect Respect Program with funds supporting women and children experiencing domestic violence through the provision of duress alarms.