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LAKE MAC
N ’ S S P O R T
WO M E T I VA L
FE S
11–13 MAR
2022
MARCH
SUNDAY 13
N DAY
SATURDAY
12 MARCH SPORT OPE
ARS
MARCH LUNCH W ITH THE ST
FRIDAY 11 COMMUNITY
AND
BREAKFAST E STARS SPORT EXPO
LUN CH WITH TH WOMEN’S SPORT
LUNCH WITH
SKILLS
SESSIONS
RHIANNAN IFFLAND
SPORT GAMES
INSPIRATIONAL GUEST SPEAKERS,
BREAKFAST PANELS AND Q&AS LIVE MUSIC,
WITH KERRI FOOD AND
EXHIBITION MATCHES ENTERTAINMENT
POTTHARST AND CLINICS
CHARLESTOWN
WOMEN’S CENTRAL NETBALL COURTS
SPORT LEAGUES CLUB
ST JOHN OVAL,
LUNCH CHARLESTOWN CHARLESTOWN
NETBALL COURTS
WARNERS BAY
THEATRE,
BARAMAYIBA
CENTRAL
LEAGUES
CLUB
’ S W ELCO ME
M AY O R
Thinking back on my own experience as
a young girl growing up in country NSW,
there were so few sporting
options available.
It’s heartening to see the myriad new
pathways opening up for females in
sport, whether it’s traditional women’s
sports like netball, or historically
male-dominated disciplines such as
rugby league.
But there is still much we can do to
I’m so excited to welcome you to break down the barriers, encourage
the inaugural Lake Mac Women’s more females to get involved and really
Sport Festival. champion women in the sporting arena.
I sincerely hope this weekend will Our region has long been a breeding
encourage female sports participation, ground for sporting champions, and I
provide support and pathways for up- am thrilled that some of our greatest
and-coming athletes, and explore how achievers are joining us to support this
to grow and nurture women’s sport in a event, including Rhiannan Iffland – a
rapidly changing society. five-time world champion cliff diver
The festival includes a combination and a proud Lake Mac local.
of talks, symposiums and hands-on I hope you enjoy the weekend’s
activities for girls and women of all ages, activities, and walk away inspired to
with four key themes underpinning the dream big and pursue your sporting
weekend: empowerment and celebration, ambitions.
advocacy and power, athletic excellence,
and community and support.
Kind regards,
Looking at recent events, from Ash
Barty’s historic Australian Open victory Lake Macquarie Mayor
to the Ashes win by the Australian Cr Kay Fraser
women’s cricket team, it’s clear that
women’s sport has never been stronger
in our country.
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The Women’s Sport Festival offers clubs and associations in action, learn
something for everyone, with an more about the benefits of sports
umbrella program that caters to sporting participation and develop skills through
newcomers, aspiring professional a range of hands-on demonstrations
athletes, coaches, administrators and catering to all ages, genders and levels
anyone who wants to push boundaries in of experience.
sport and life. Sunday will see the festival conclude
On Friday March 11, celebrations will with a sport open day at Charlestown
commence with an inspirational Netball Courts and St Johns Oval. This
breakfast featuring keynote speaker event welcomes the whole family
Kerri Pottharst and Australian netballer and will feature sports activations,
Sam Poolman. Guided by NBN Sports food trucks, live entertainment and
Reporter Kate Haberfield, Kerri and Sam sport masterclasses with professional
will share the lessons learned in their athletes.
sporting careers and provide you with The Lake Mac Women in Sport Festival
strategies that lead to success. is funded in partnership with NSW
Following this, and running until Government through The Stronger
Saturday afternoon will be a series of Country Communities Fund. Other key
keynotes, panel discussions and Q&As partners are Skydive Australia and
at the Lunch with the Sports Stars. Charlestown Leagues Club.
World champion athletes and sports
professionals will tackle some of the
key issues facing women in Australian
sport: participation and inclusion,
pay equity, toxic culture, female body
identity disparity, future approaches and
opportunities. These sessions will no
doubt feature illuminating conversations
of benefit for aspiring professional
athletes and coaches and administrators
of women’s sport.
Running alongside this program will be
a Saturday full of sporting exhibitions
and clinics. Come and see community
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INSPIRATIONAL WOMEN IN SPORT BREAKFAST
LOCATION Warners Bay Theatre, Lake St COST $35 Concession $40 Adult per person
TIME DESCRIPTION
7.50am Welcome and Introduction by Kate Haberfield
7.55am Madam Mayor Kay Fraser Official Welcome
8am Kerri Pottharst Keynote
8.35am Q&A with Sam Poolman and Kerri Pottharst, hosted by Kate Haberfield
LUNCH WITH THE SPORTS STARS DAY 1
LOCATION Central Leagues Club, Charlestown COST $20 Adult, $10 Student
TIME DESCRIPTION
10.30–10.45am Madam Mayor Kay Fraser – Welcome
10.45–11.15am Katie Kelly OAM – Diversity and Inclusion
11.15–11.45am Kerri Pottharst Keynote – The Olympic Dream
11.45am–12 noon Morning Tea
12 noon–12.30pm Fiona McCarthy - Managing mental health in women’s sports
12.30–1pm Lunch
Associate Professor Narelle Eather – What are the long-term benefits of
1–1.30pm
early participation in sport?
Tain Drinkwater - Grassroots to Representative Netball: building the game at
1.30–2pm
all levels in NSW
2–2.30pm Jess Skinner - Championing diversity and opportunity for women
Panel Session: What’s next for women sport in the Hunter?
Speakers:
2.30–3pm
• Morven Cameron, CEO Lake Macquarie City Council
• Dianne Pascoe, Charlestown Netball
3–3.15pm Skydive Australia presentation and lucky door prize
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LUNCH WITH THE SPORTS STARS DAY 2
LOCATION Central Leagues Club, Charlestown COST $20 Adult, $10 Child
TIME DESCRIPTION
9.30am Welcome and Introduction
9.40–10am Keynote Speaker - CindyLu Bailey with interpreter Sarah Dearlove
10–10.15am Morning Tea
10.15–10.30am Peri Roberts – Women and Extreme Sports
10.30–11am Guest Speaker – Oenone Wood
11–11.30am Guest Speaker – Jessica Dane
11.30am – 12 noon Rebecca Haslam - How sport clubs can provide a solution
to disordered eating
12 noon–12.45pm Lunch
12.45–1.45pm Guest Panel – co-hosted by Kate Haberfield and
Abbie from HER WAY Magazine
• Rhiannan Iffland
• Emma Humphries
• Oenone Wood
• Sam Poolman
1.45–2.15pm SHEROS Presentation - Jaslyn Hewitt-Shehadie and Tanya Murdoch
2.15–2.30pm Skydive Australia presentation and lucky door prize
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Charlestown Netball Courts
38 Bula St, Charlestown
TIME STAGE 1 MUSIC STAGE 2 ST JOHNS OVAL FERRIS FIELD
11am Yoga
11.20am Mayor’s Welcome
11.30am Beth Belford Dietitian Rugby League
Skills
session
11.45am Dawn Laird
12pm Chakras Performing Baseball workshop
Arts
12.30pm Little Quirks Lifestyle Pilates &
Rehabilitation Studio
1pm Australian Dance and Fitness test -
Talent Centre Hunter Academy
of Sport
1.45pm Boycott
2pm Zumba Kick on for Women –
Northern
NSW Football
2.30pm MiniRoos
Demonstration Game
2.45pm
3pm Piper Butcher, Abbi Yeo Australian Dance and
and Trinity Woodhouse Talent Centre Director,
Louise Wilkinson
3.45pm
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DEMO SITE 1 DEMO SITE 2 DEMO SITE 3 DEMO SITE 4 DEMO SITE 5 DEMO SITE 6
Tennis Sam Poolman Lawn bowls Volleyball
Netball
Masterclass
GeckoSports
Universal
Taekwondo -
Self Defence
Workshop
Lawn bowls
Universal
Taekwondo -
Self Defence
Workshop
Croquet with
Toronto
Croquet Club
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JAMES ST
CHARLESTOWN
LEAGUES
CLUB
ST JOHN OVAL
FERRIS FIELD
ENTRY
1
DEMO ZONES
ST
BULA
2
FOOD AND DRINKS
5
STAGE
NETBALL COURTS
STALLS AND CLUBS
6 TOILETS
3
VIP, INFO AND FIRST AID
4
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UNIVERSA PIPER BUT
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KICK-ON F MINIROOS
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KERRI POTTHARST RIHANNAN IFFLAND KATE HABERFIELD
Kate Haberfield is the first
Kerri Pottharst is Australia’s Rihannan Iffland is a female to hold the position
most decorated Indoor and five-time World Series cliff of Sports Reporter/
Beach Volleyball player, diver and is known as the Presenter at NBN News. She
having represented her ‘Australian cliff-diving is also a current board
country for an incredible sensation.’ member of Newcastle and
20 years. District Cricket.
PERI ROBERTS
SAM POOLMAN Peri Roberts is the current ABBIE
World Champion female Abbie is the creator of Her
Sam Poolman is a former Way – an online magazine
Australian netball player, kite surfer and a Lake Mac
local having become the she launched when she was
having represented just 11 years old to
the NNSW Blues, NNSW 2021 World Champion.
celebrate women in sport.
Waratahs and Southern
Force and the Adelaide
Thunderbirds.
OENONE WOOD
TAIN DRINKWATER
Oenone Wood is a dual Tain Drinkwater is the
KATIE KELLY OAM Olympian in road race former CEO of Netball NSW
cycling. She was voted and an experienced sports
Katie Kelly OAM is a Australia’s female road
two-time Paralympian administrator.
cyclist of the year in 2005,
who competed at Rio 2006 and 2007.
in 2016 and Tokyo 2020
Paralympics.
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LAKE MACDR NARELLE EATHER CINDY-LU BAILEY SHEROES
Associate Professor Eather Cindy-Lu Bailey is a 6-time Sheroes is a Tennis NSW
is a Senior Lecturer in the Deaflympian and Australia’s group that connects and
School of Education at the most decorated and supports women in tennis
University of Newcastle and talented deaf swimmer, with the goal of increasing
develops strategies for known by many as the ‘Deaf the number of women
improving children’s Queen of the Pool’. represented in tennis.
physical fitness, sports
skills and health and
wellbeing.
EMMA HUMPHRIES JASLYN HEWITT-SHEHADIE
Emma Humphries is the Jaslyn Hewitt-Shehadie is a
General Manager for NSW professional tennis player
and ACT Australian Sailing. and Head of Tennis
DR REBECCA HASLAM Through Australian Sailing’s Operations and Pathways
Dr Rebecca Haslam is an ‘SheSails’ initiative she at Tennis NSW where she
accredited Dietitian and works to to increase the oversees the Competitive
Founder of Nutrient Nation. number of women and girls Play and Pathway
involved in the sport. opportunities in New
South Wales.
FIONA MCCARTHY JESS SKINNER
TANYA MURDOCH
Fiona is a Sports Jess Skinner is the NRL
Psychologist, Hunter Women’s Assistant Tanya is a Tennis
Academy of Sport Coach (NRLW) and has Development Officer for
Consultant and Founder of been heavily involved in Tennis NSW and a casual
Mind and Body Balance. developing young female academic for the Faculty of
athletes across her rural Education at The University
community. of Newcastle.
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THANK S TO OUR
MAJOR FUNDING PARTNER
KEY PARTNERS
SPORTS PARTNERS
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