By Jennifer Ann Davies NCWQ Arts and Letters Adviser PERFORMING ART Hauntingly beautiful music and elegant movement enchanted large, varied audiences in Regional Queensland, when the Queensland Ballet travelled ‘Tutus on Tour’ ..from late September
By Bianca Banchetti NCWQ Youth Adviser “Women can’t have it all,” says Ann-Marie Slaughter, an international lawyer, foreign policy expert and passionate women’s advocate. At first, the feminist in me pulls out my lighter and
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser A range of environmental issues were researched and reported on during the year. The threats to Great Barrier Reef and global warming remain major issues. Advocacy was undertaken on
By Marjorie Voss OAM NCWQ Child & Family Adviser Child abuse is nothing new and we trust the Authorities to look after the children who are at risk. However in the latest episode of Child Abuse
By Jennifer Ann-Davies, NCWQ Arts and Letters State Adviser Please note that the information and opinions expressed here are not necessarily those of the National Council of Women Queensland, but are those of the Adviser,
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): Hundreds of comprehensive in-water surveys to assess coral mortality have been conducted Reef-wide since the beginning of March by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park
By Jennifer Ann DAVIES Arts and Letters Adviser NEW WAYS OF THINKING? Global and National concerns pervading grassroots, socio-political and economic problems, fears and issues are explored in a recent article ‘IS FREE TRADE BAD
By Jennifer Ann DAVIES Arts and Letters Adviser ‘Sombra del Viento’ “Who Weekly’ published the comment that it is difficult to categorise the wondrous novel, ‘The Shadow of the Wind’ ……for one recognises mystery, romance,
By Pat Pepper NCWQ Environment Adviser Update on Great Barrier Reef (GBR): High sea surface temperatures continued into April resulting in unprecedented mass coral bleaching. This has been particularly severe in the Far Northern Region with aerial