December Meetup with Zali Steggall, OAM
Event description
Parliamentarian Zali Steggall OAM will be the guest speaker at Sydney Rotary Club's lunchtime meeting on Tuesday 15th
December.
Born in Manly and from a sporting family, Zali represented Australia at four Winter Olympic Games from
1992 to 2002. She completed a degree after retiring from sport and worked as a barrister from 2008, practicing in many areas of law including being appointed to the International Court of
Arbitration for Sport in 2017.
She was honoured to be recognised for an Order of Australia Medal in 2007 for contributions to sport and charity and was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame in 2004.
On 27 January 2019, Steggall announced her candidacy as an independent in the Division of Warringah in the 2019
Australian federal election on a platform advocating action on climate change, mental health and honest
government. She went on and won that seat in the Federal Election held on 18th May, 2019.
Zali is determined to make change happen, to find solutions, work and consult with experts, adjust policies
and plans as needed.
You are invited to support Rotary's Centennial Project - Give Every Child a Future.
NB Sydney Rotary Club's Annual General Meeting will be held at 12 noon prior to this event.