2025 BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner

BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner

You are invited to save the date for the BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner, Thursday, 19 June 2025, Heritage Ballroom, Fullerton Hotel, Sydney.

• Resilience Dinner hosted by EML (6:30 pm – 10:00 pm AEST – pre-dinner drinks and three-course dinner)

The Resilience Dinner – 2025 Guest Speaker Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE

BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner in Heritage Ballroom, Fullerton Hotel, Sydney.

Back by popular demand the BCCM-EML Resilience Dinner is a gala night for BCCM members, VIPS and invited guests to celebrate the deep connection between co-ops and mutuals and community resilience. Our alumni of guest speakers have enthralled and moved our dinner guests with their stories of triumph over adversity. Teamwork and co-operation is a theme underlined by our speakers.

We are delighted to announce the 2025 Resilience Speaker is Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE. A survivor of the 2005 London bombings, Gill’s life was saved by the heroic actions of emergency personnel who refused to give up on her. Their teamwork, trust and shared purpose ensured she was given a second chance.

The Resilience Dinner is open to all members and their guests – tables are limited. Booking early to reserve a table is recommended.

Dr Gill Hicks AM MBE

At this celebratory dinner for co-operatives and mutuals, Gill Hicks will share her extraordinary journey of survival, resilience and the profound impact of first responders. A survivor of the 2005 London bombings, Gill’s life was saved by the heroic actions of emergency personnel who refused to give up on her. Their teamwork, trust and shared purpose ensured she was given a second chance—a testament to the values that co-operatives and mutuals embody. Through her deeply moving and inspiring story, Gill highlights the strength found in collective effort, the power of human connection and the importance of community in overcoming adversity. She draws powerful parallels between the selflessness of first responders and the role of co-operatives in society—both driven by collaboration, service and a commitment to the greater good. With grace, wisdom and an unshakable belief in the power of unity, Gill will leave the audience inspired to embrace resilience, support one another and continue making a meaningful impact in their communities.

GST will be added to ticket prices at checkout.

For any questions or concerns, please contact Events Convenor Bev Wood at bev.wood@bccm.coop or 0411 790 777.