Noosa District State High School female Year 12 student leader representatives attended the Zonta International Women’s Day Breakfast at Noosa Springs on Tuesday 8 March.
Dr Susan Davis OAM spoke to the women in attendance about important female drivers of environmental change on the Sunshine Coast including Kathleen McArthur, Nancy Cato and Judith Wright, and the legacy they achieved in the creation of the Noosa National Park and publications that celebrate of the wildflowers of the region.
Dr Davis co-ordinates the Wildflower Women projects where she works with artists, environmental groups and others, connecting people with nature and their creativity.
The environment and the impact climate change has on women were important themes discussed at length during the breakfast.
The Year 12 student leaders met with Noosa Mayor Clare Stewart and Member for Noosa Sandy Bolton, who both provided the students with tips and advice for their final year of school.
Year 12 School Captain Ashanti Mclean found the breakfast to be very inspirational.
“It is wonderful to have such strong, powerful and influential women who are making positive changes in our local community,” Ashanti said.
The Year 12 student leaders ran a lunchtime activity, upon their return to school, where participants wrote messages celebrating and valuing the women in their lives.
The day helped to reinforce this year’s message of recognising and celebrating the contribution of girls and women around the world, working to change the climate of gender inequality, and building a more sustainable future.
