By Jolene Ogle
Noosa’s first ever major International Women’s Day event has just been announced, and the one-day summit is set to be inspiring, thought-provoking and all about community change.
Event organiser Jeanette Dal Santo is behind the Ripple Effect Women’s Summit that will be held at The Big House in Pomona on Wednesday 8 March.
Ms Dal Santo said she wanted to bring women together to learn from each other and talk openly about what women really want and need within and from the local community.
The event will be broken into two segments with a morning session and an afternoon session. The morning session is called Dream It, You Can Achieve It and will feature inspiring guest speakers such as Animal Planet’s Snake Boss, Julia Baker.
The Brisbane-based mother-of-two said she can’t wait to present at the Ripple Effect Women’s Summit and said she had a passion for inspiring women.
“I love being in a room full of women,” she said. “There is always such a great energy, you never feel judged and there is just something powerful and wonderful about gathering women together.”
Julia is now into the second season of Snake Boss, a reality TV show about catching snakes in urban homes, and said many modern women can be too scared to chase their dreams.
“Don’t be scared. Have a go, and if it doesn’t work out, have a good laugh. It doesn’t mean you failed, it just means that wasn’t your thing and you can keep it as a good story for later,” she said.
“I used to have a drama teacher who said if you’re going to suck at something, suck with passion. For 40 years I dreamt of being on TV and here I am. I chased that dream and I had a go.”
Julia will be joined by community leaders Wendy Wilson of Life Beyond 30 and inspirational masters student, human rights activist and Global Champion for Change, Melanie Bublyk.
The afternoon session is called Creating a Thriving and Vibrant Community, and is all about women telling women what they want and is a great chance for local women to meet like-minded people of all ages in a collaborative environment.
It will be a fun and inspiring afternoon where participants can share their views on the needs of women in the community to help shape a thriving environment.
Tickets for the event are already on sale and are limited to just 50 people per event. The morning session runs from 9-1pm and is $35 plus booking fee. The afternoon session runs from 1.30-3.30pm and is $10 plus booking fee. Tickets are available online via www.register.canbook.me/windos-event-2017.
