Lake Mac Women in Sport Inspirational Breakfast

Lake Macquarie City Council Events

Club Macquarie

Join us in a celebration of women, their versatility, ferocity and success as we host Liz Ellis AO at the 2024 Lake Mac Inspirational Women in Sport Breakfast. Liz will share with us her personal and professional journey from athlete to media personality and the experiences in between being an advocate for women’s sport, coaching her daughter's junior netball team to managing her family farm. As a celebrated netballer, Liz's leadership led the Australian Netball Team to World Cup glory in 2007. Honoured with numerous accolades, including being named Australia's Most Valuable Player four times, Liz continues to captivate and inspire as a respected author, commentator and a true force in Australian sports media.

What's included:<ul><li>Presentation and Q and A with Liz Ellis</li><li>Hot &amp; cold buffet breakfast including; bacon, eggs, sausages, mushrooms, hash browns, tomato, baked beans, breads, yoghurt, cereals, and fruit.*</li><li>Tea, coffee and juice</li></ul>*Dietary requirements, if provided at the time of ticket purchase will be catered for.

TicketsGeneral Admission $50 per person (plus booking fee)Lake Mac Arts Members $45 per person (plus booking fee)

Venue information Club MacquarieMountain View Function Room458 Lake Rd, Argenton NSW 2284Free and accesible parking is available onsiteThe function room has accesible amenities inside.

<h3>About Liz Ellis</h3>A much-respected voice in Australian sports media, Liz Ellis AO has forged a career as a thoughtful advocate for womens sport and a thought-provoking commentator on the wider sporting and social landscape. Proving her versatility, Liz is equally at home coaching her daughter’s junior netball team and working on her family farm, as she is in front of a television camera, behind a microphone or sitting on a company board.Now Liz can add “Queen of the Jungle” to her CV, after she was a popular winner of the 2023 series of Channel 10’s I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here. Voted on by the Australian public, this latest accolade cements Liz as one of Australia’s most loved personalities.This is of course just the latest chapter in Liz’s impressive television career, which includes appearances on various TV panel, quiz and chat shows. She has also worked on numerous television and radio programs as a general sports commentator and presenter, including the 2000 and 2004 Olympics and 2006, 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. Liz is a regular co-host on Sports Sunday and commentator for the Suncorp Super Netball on the Nine Network, and appears regularly on The Project on Channel 10. In 2022, Liz delved into the mystery of her ancestral past as part of the all-star cast of the new series of Who Do You Think You Are?In her playing prime, she was one of Australia’s highest profile elite athletes and ranks as one of Australia’s most successful netballers. She played an incredible 15 continuous seasons with the Australian Netball Team, the last four as captain. Liz led the team to a World Cup victory in 2007, the tournament which marked her retirement.Liz’s career highlights include three World Championship gold medals, two Commonwealth Games gold medals and four national premierships with the Sydney Swifts, the team she led for eight years. To cap all this, Liz was named Australia’s Most Valuable Player on four occasions.In 2009, Liz became a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Australia Day Honours and in 2018 she was elevated to an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to netball as an elite player and coach, through support and advocacy for young women, as a contributor to the broadcast and print media industries, and to the community.Liz has authored three books, Playing The Game – A Guide to Playing Netball, Netball Heroes, and one close to her heart, If At First You Don’t Conceive – Your Friendly Guide To Tackling Infertility.She has an Arts/Law degree from Macquarie University and practised in Property and Infrastructure for a leading Australian firm. Liz has served on various boards including the Australian Sports Commission, NSW Institute of Sport, Sydney Olympic Park Authority and Players Voice.

The Sports Bra ProjectWe will be collecting donations of new Sports Bra with tags and will have a QR code for cash donations for the Sports Bra Project.About the Sports Bra Project- The Sports Bra Project increases access to sports for women and girls by removing barriers to participation. They provide sports bras to athletes who don't have access to such as basic pieces of equipment. Find out more at <a href="https://www.thesportsbraproject.org/" title="https://www.thesportsbraproject.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Sports Bra Project</a>

<h3>About the Festival</h3>Lake Mac Women in Sport Festival runs from Saturday 2 March to Sunday 10 March 2024Check out what's planned for the week <a href="https://www.lakemac.com.au/Events-directory/Council-events/Women-in-Sport-Festival" title="https://www.lakemac.com.au/Events-directory/Council-events/Women-in-Sport-Festival" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>The Lake Mac Women in Sport Festival is designed to:<ul><li>Celebrate the athletic excellence of local and national professional, and amateur sportswomen.</li><li>Increase awareness of the health and social benefits of taking up sport and/or exercise.</li><li>Encourage more women and girls remain active throughout their different life stages</li><li>Provide local sporting groups, organisations and businesses increased exposure and the opportunity to boost their membership/customer base.</li><li>Educate all members of the community about impact sport can have for women in regard to empowerment, confidence, and its impact on their personal and professional lives.</li><li>Establish and support the Women Sports Administrator pipeline to foster and encourage today's female talent into the leading sports Administrators of tomorrow.</li></ul>

The Lake Mac Women in Sport Festival is funded in partnership with NSW Government through the 2024 NSW Women’s Week Grant program.

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