WIRV held its inaugural International Women’s Day Lunch at the Langham Hotel on 2 March 2017 with panellists from the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Victorian Women Lawyers and the Victorian Bar.The campaign theme for International Women’s Day 2017 was #BeBoldforChange – focusing on ground-breaking action that truly drives change for women towards gender parity. Guests heard from our panellists about how a number of individuals and organisations have taken bold pragmatic action to accelerate gender parity: what works and what…

On the 27th of April WIRV celebrated its 21st Anniversary in style with a fabulous evening of cocktails at Tonic House. Thank you to all our guests for attending this successful evening of networking. The evening was kindly sponsored by Korda Mentha and featured a specifically created cocktail menu for WIRV kindly provided by William, Grant & Sons featuring Monkey Shoulder, Solerno and Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum.

On 18 August WIRV held its annual High Tea lunch in the historic Windsor Hotel Ballroom.   Guests were treated to an exclusive Styling Event provided by online retailer Elvie & Leo in conjunction with Fitted for Work.Thank you to all our guests for attending this wonderful event.

On 15 September 2017, WIRV held its annual Footy Finals Luncheon at the Palladium at Crown. Guests heard from a star studded panel, featuring Luke Hodge, Jimmy Bartel, Darcy Vescio and Peggy O'Neal, with Anthony "Lehmo" Lehmann as MC.The luncheon was kindly sponsored by Cor Cordis, Cornwall Stodart and Slattery. Profits from the live and silent auctions held on the day were donated to Sisterworks. Thank you to all our guestst for attending.

The winner of the Women in Insolvency & Restructuring Victoria’s inaugural Young Gun Award 2017 was announced at a cocktail evening at the Grand Hyatt on 17 October 2017.Congratulations to Kathryn Smith of Ashurst Australia. As one judge described Kathryn, “she has achieved a lot in her four years. I was impressed by her professional achievements but also by her breadth of work in academia, thought leadership and law reform. She seems highly involved in volunteering and in the industry…

WIRV held its International Women's Day Lunch at the Langham Hotel on 1 March 2018 with panelists from the Vic Bar & President Law Council of Australia, ANZ Bank - Lending Services, and Grant Thornton.The campaign theme for International Women' Day 2018 was #PressForProgress focusing on pressing forward, progressing gender parity and making a strong call to press for progress. Guests heard from our panellists about how a number of individuals and organisations have taken bold pragmatic action to accelerate…