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Huge response to Women ’ s Forum delivers ideas for positive change
Forum speakers .
An overwhelming response to the 2024 Blacktown City Council Women ’ s Forum has delivered an enormous collection of strong ideas and connections that will help make the community more inclusive .
More than 200 women attended the forum , held this year at the larger venue of Bowman Hall . They heard from community leaders and discussed solutions to a range of issues on Monday 15 July .
Speakers included Council Women ’ s Advisory Committee Chair Cr Julie Griffiths AM , Blacktown Police Area Command Detective Inspector Kylie Evans , SydWest
Mayor Brad Bunting and Mayoress Norma Bunting with forum attendee , Kajotha .
Multicultural Services CEO Elfa Moraitakis and Australian Catholic University Blacktown Dean Dr Valentine Mukuria .
Previous recipients of the Blacktown City Woman of the Year award , Angela Van Dyke ( 2024 ) and Emie Roy ( 2023 ), also had speaking roles .
In feedback sessions , women worked together and suggested solutions to challenges they face in fields such as education , health , financial literacy and more .
All feedback ideas will form part of a forum report outlining recommendations
and calls for action . The report will be presented to the Mayor and Councillors , Council ’ s executive team and federal and state MPs to guide strategic decision making . Blacktown City Mayor Brad Bunting participated in the forum and was delighted by the huge response .
“ The forum was fully booked , and it is great to see women seizing the opportunity to work with us on providing greater opportunities ,” he said .
“ We will use the feedback to better inform the delivery of Council services and
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advocate for other measures .
“ We want women to have equitable access to opportunities . Helping women achieve their goals not only benefits them but society as a whole .”
The forum helped donate to nominated charity Share the Dignity , which distributes sanitary products to women at risk of homelessness , domestic violence and poverty .
Participants were asked to bring sanitary products to donate and responded generously by donating more than 200 items .
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