Senior Women at the Bar - 18 June 2025

12/06/2025

The Wellbeing Committee invites you to join our President, Dominic Toomey SC and a special guest of honour, the Hon Justice Christine Adamson, for the upcoming Senior Women at the Bar event.

The event celebrates the significant contribution to our profession that has been made by women who were called to the bar before 1989 and remain members of the association.

Noting that not all of these women are able to attend, certificates marking many years in practice will be presented on the night to:

• Victoria Anne Hartstein
• Linda Margaret McSpedden
• Rosalind Nancy Winfield
• Chris Ronalds AO SC
• Carolyn Davenport SC
• Alison Patricia Stenmark SC
• Kerrie Evelyn Leotta
• Irene Ryan
• Marie Therese Bridger
• Mary Catherine Walker OAM
• Denise Reid

The women who are also honoured but unable to attend the event are:

• The Hon Dr Annabelle Bennett AC SC
• Carolyn Rimmer
• Dixie Coulton
• Patricia Hanna
• The Hon Patricia Bergin AO SC
• Lynette Judge
• Lorna McFee
• Angela Bowne SC
• Elizabeth Wilkins SC

The Bar Association will be delighted if barristers join the celebration to be held in the Bar Association's Common Room on Wednesday, 18 June 2025 from 5.00pm – 6:30pm.

If you would like to attend please register here. The cost for tickets is $35. Canapes and refreshments will be provided.

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