Register for the livestream of our Sector Celebration in recognition of Neighbourhood House Week, brought to you by the Australian Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association (ANHCA).

Let's celebrate the hard work and invaluable contribution neighbourhood and community houses and centers have made across these last 18 months, amidst a global pandemic.

ANHCA is very excited to have Federal Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, The Hon Penny Wong give a welcome address, as well as the Victorian Minister for Child Protection, and Disability, Ageing and Carers, Luke Donnellan MP.

Guest speaker - Tanja Kovac

Tanja Kovac is CEO of Gender Equity Victoria, Victoria's peak organisation for gender equality organisations and professionals. Trained as a lawyer, she spent ten years working on high profile human rights cases, including for women victims of police misconduct, acting for Amnesty International in the case concerning refugees aboard the MV Tampa, and supporting victims of the Black Saturday Bushfires. She was Chief of Staff to the late Fiona Richardson MP, Australia’s first family violence prevention minister, where she was responsible for delivering family violence reform in the wake of Luke Batty's death and innovations in gender equality, including creating Victoria’s first Gender Equality Strategy.

Tanja is a Senior Research Fellow for Gender Equity at Per Capita, a former Director of EMILY’s List Australia where she was instrumental in achieving gender targets for women in politics and played a hands-on role in the recent March 4 Justice, providing communications, strategic advocacy and event organisation support for both the national and Victorian rallies against sexual assault and gender discrimination in Parliament.

She is also a writer with extensive experience with print, radio, TV and online media. Her writing has featured in The Age, Daily Telegraph, Crikey, MammaMia and more.