Winner of 2019 Scholarship Announced
Congratulations Georgia Goldsworthy - recipient of the 2019 Bridget Whelan Scholarship!
15 October 2019
We are delighted to announce that the winner of the 2019 Bridget Whelan Scholarship is Georgia Goldsworthy, formerly an adviser to The Hon. Senator Penny Wong and currently an adviser and member of the Parliament team in the office of the Leader of the Opposition.
The judging panel for the scholarship included The Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, President of the ERN Annie O’Rourke and member of the ERN Executive Kirsten Mulley. The $10,000 scholarship will go towards professional development training and travel, as well as transferring knowledge to the rest of the ERN members and current ALP staffers.
It was only slightly awkward that the Leader of the Opposition, The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP had to present the award to one of this own staff members (!!) but both coped with grace and Georgia gave a wonderful acceptance speech (see extract below).
We were also very pleased that Rachael Durrant, winner of the 2018 scholarship, was able to present some of the findings from her 2018 study tour in the US and will be providing a written report for members to read in the near future.
Thanks to Bridget’s brother and nephew for attending, along with the many Members and Senators, Canberra-based staffers, who attended this event and all those who continue to support the ERN and the Scholarship through donations (if you haven’t managed to make a donation yet, please contact admin@elizabethreidnetwork.org to get the details - every dollar counts!)
Excerpt of Georgia Goldsworthy's Acceptance Speech
2018 Recipient - Rachel Durrant
2017 Recipient - Karelle Logan
Georgia Goldsworthy and The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Leader of the Opposition
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AUGUST
2018
Blockbuster Event:
EMPOWERING WOMEN TO WIN
A fantastic event with lots of ERN members - from Victoria and interstate - attending on Saturday 25th August to hear Julia Gillard and Jenny Macklin talk about their experiences in politics. Plenty of great women candidates in marginal seats will be campaigning hard in Vic over the next few months. And who knows when we’re going to have a Federal election…?
View the gallery of photos from the evening on our EVENTS page.
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DEC
2018
National Labor Conference Fringe Event:
OH, THE PLACES YOU'LL GO!
We had a great event at the Adelaide ALP Fringe Conference in December, with special guests The Hon. Kate Ellis MP (Member for Adelaide), and Clare O'Neil MP (Member for Hotham, Shadow Minister for Financial Services) discussing some of the key issues facing women in politics today. Hosted by the president of the Elizabeth Reid Network, Annie O'Rourke.
