Our annual Women's Network Conference aims to be an uplifting, inspiring day to work on professional and personal development

Overview

The LG Professionals SA Women’s Network Conference is an annual event for local government women at all levels, from all job roles, from both the indoor and outdoor workforce. The Conference program has been designed to build confidence, inspire you with stories of success and resilience and connect you with yourself, and your peers, to support your personal and professional development.

This year’s Conference theme is ‘Unlock YOU’. The insights provided by a range of engaging speakers will support you to understand and reflect on the year that has been and encourage you to unlock your potential. Our program is designed to help you look to the future, and what you can unlock within yourself to help you identify and reach your goals.

Benefits of attending this conference

Build your confidence, resilience and wellbeing
Build and strengthen your local government networks
Invest valuable time and energy into yourself, and your professional and personal development
Take away tools and tips to inspire you and unlock your potential

Previous attendees have said:

"It was great to see and feel the vulnerability of the speakers. The stories are thought provoking. Its comforting to know we are not alone."
"As a retiring member, I have learnt a great deal from many strong women at many different levels. I leave feeling empowered."
"A fantastic event that was empowering and thought provoking. The speakers were excellent and I was able to take something away from each of them."
"One of the very best conferences I have been to for a VERY long time!"
"This has been the most awesome Women’s Conference to date! Well done to everyone involved."
"This year was an excellent blend of strong, inspirational women with varied life experience."

Key Dates

The 2022 Women's Network Conference was held on Friday 4 November 2022 at SkyCity Adelaide.

Resources

Contact

Megan Down
Manager - Events
e: megan@lgprofessionalssa.org.au
p: 08 8224 2088

Chloe Lock
Events and Administration Officer
e: chloe@lgprofessionalssa.org.au
p: 08 8224 2092

2021 - 11th Annual Women's Network Conference 'Grow & Thrive'

After missing out on holding the Women’s Network Conference in 2020, I can’t say how relieved and excited we were to hold the annual Women’s Network Conference in person on 5 November at the National Wine Centre. This year’s theme ‘Grow & Thrive’ was an opportunity to reflect on the past year, make sense of it and identify the growth opportunities, pushing through adversity and being brave with the unknown.

The conference was attended by 245 amazing women from our sector across 17 metro and 20 regional Councils. We were just one short of our all-time Women’s Conference record.

We were fortunate enough to have Deb Richardson come out of her ‘gap’ year to join us on the day as Emcee, she did such a great job. We also had a fantastic line up of speakers on the day, Dr Gemma Munro who spoke to us about ‘making brave choices in the midst of change’, Kerryn Page showing us all how to grow our brand and thrive on LinkedIn, Samantha Young about ‘aspiring women’, and who can forget Dorinda Hafner, she had all the attendees up on their feet and in stitches laughing whilst sharing her story. I was also extremely honoured to have the opportunity to share my story with my colleagues, definitely taking the vulnerability and bravery to the next level.

Thank you to the four amazing women from our sector, Deb Larwood (District Council of Kimba), Hayley Ashworth (City of Mitcham), Jodi Roberts (City of Victor Harbor) and Erin Findley (Town of Gawler, soon to be City of Playford) who accepted the challenge to join us on our panel session to share their stories, experiences and advice.

The day would not have been possible without our wonderful committee members and the amazing team at LG Professionals SA, without their support we would not have been able to deliver such a great conference.

Lastly thank you to our Council’s for supporting the development of their staff to attend the day.

In keeping with the theme of the conference, I leave you with “take every challenge as an opportunity to grow and thrive”.

Thuyen Vi-Alternetti, Chair, Women's Network Committee

Download the 2021 Women's Network Conference Program

Mailing Address: 148 Frome Street ADELAIDE SA 5000 Phone: 08 8224 2080 Email: admin@lgprofessionalssa.org.au