ccf sa women in civil

By Michelle Grose, Women in Civil Committee Member

After a gloomy, wet few weeks prior, the sun came out for the CCF SA Women in Civil Festive Lunch on Friday 25th November. The view over Adelaide was spectacular as guests arrived at the William Magarey Room at the Adelaide Oval.

The room was full of beautiful, happy people from so many different companies and branches of the industry. It was more than likely a combination of the gorgeous weather and view and the fact that it was Friday afternoon. The day began with the Welcome to Country by Jack Buckskin, who always entertains with his refreshing, inciteful stories. We all listened intently as our hosts Hayley and Lauren, who are Adelady, welcomed us and introduced our guest speakers and panel. This year’s theme – Look How Far We’ve Come was addressed by Matthew ‘Doc’ Clarke and our panel of inspirational speakers – Claudette Renfrey, Evonne Penrose and ‘Doc’ Clarke.

One of the highlights for me and many others would have to be when Melissa Ekberg led a fair swag of the room onto the stage to throw our hands in the air and dance and sing to Dancing Queen, taking her leadership lesson from the Dancing Guy – she made sure to lead the movement in less than three minutes.

One thing’s for certain, I’m glad I’ve pre-purchased my seat for the International Women’s Day Lunch next year, because I definitely don’t want to miss it if the Festive Lunch is a sign of what we’re in for.