{"id":25722,"date":"2013-03-06T21:32:01","date_gmt":"2013-03-06T11:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=25722"},"modified":"2020-09-25T10:12:05","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T00:12:05","slug":"south-burnett-celebrates-iwd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2013\/03\/06\/south-burnett-celebrates-iwd\/","title":{"rendered":"South Burnett Celebrates IWD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March 6, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>There&#8217;s a number of special events planned around the South Burnett this year to mark International Women&#8217;s Day (March 8).<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The region&#8217;s council libraries are hosting special guest speakers on Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kingaroy &#8211; <\/strong>10:00am &#8211; Rhonda Hull, successful local businesswoman who has been involved in the South Burnett community for many years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nanango<\/strong> &#8211; 10:00am &#8211; Elvie Templeton-Ditchburn, the first female District Governor for Q4 &#8211; Lions International and Daun Clapperton, a local historian who has extensively travelled both overseas and in Australia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Blackbutt<\/strong> &#8211; 10:00am &#8211; Liz Caffery, a local author and historian and winner of the South Burnett Cultural Award for 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wondai<\/strong> &#8211; 10:00am &#8211; Louise Cheer, South Burnett Times journalist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Proston<\/strong> &#8211; 10:00am &#8211; Margaret Westerman, speaking of her duties \/ responsibilities and experiences as a ship&#8217;s radio officer; in 1971 she was only the second female licensed ship&#8217;s radio operator on the Australian Eastern seaboard, and Carol Punch, a visiting Hervey Bay artist<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Kingaroy Quota Club is holding a dinner with well-known bush author Sandy Thorne at Kingaroy RSL.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>To book tickets for the evening, phone Marie Shaw on (07) 4162-5471 or Sandra Tincknell on (07) 4162-1987.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>St Mary&#8217;s Catholic College in Kingaroy will marking the day with a special breakfast for senior girls, their mothers and women on staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>For more information, phone the school on (07) 4162-2011.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>* * *<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kumbia Kindy&#8217;s International Women&#8217;s Day Luncheon will be held on March 15.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>Guest speakers will councillor Cheryl Dalton, author Alice Greenup, Kumbia Local Achiever 2013 award winner Pat Hobdell and Member for Nanango Deb Frecklington. 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