About the Cairns Business Women's Club

Since its inception in 1984, The Cairns Business Women's Club has continued to grow and evolve into a credible and supportive networking forum for women of all ages, professions and stages in their career.

Constitutional Objectives

To promote a united forum of women working together for the greater acceptance and recognition of women in the business community, whether in private enterprise or public service.
To offer mutual support, inspiration, advice and assistance to women in business.
To conduct social activities for the benefit of members.
To raise funds and sponsorship to conduct their annual Cairns Business Women's Club Inc. Awards.
To co-operate with other bodies and associations which in the opinion of the management committee will assist in furthering the aims of the Club.
To be non-profit making, non-political, non-sectarian, non-racist and non-sexist.
To encourage community support for the aims and objectives of the Club.

Download a full copy of the Cairns Business Women's Club Constitution. (DOC, 63KB)

To fulfill its objectives, the Club concentrates its activities in four main areas:

Club Events

The Club holds monthly networking lunches at different venues around Cairns, and regularly attracts 150-200 members and guests to each lunch. Non-members are always welcome. The informal lunches are a great opportunity to meet and interact with other like-minded members, listen to an impressive line up of local and interstate speakers, and walk away with one of the many great raffle prizes donated by local businesses. For further information on the Club's events, see our Events section.

Memberships

The Club has achieved a 15%-20% increase in membership per annum in recent years and attracts members from a broad range of corporate, commercial and public service industries. We invite you to inspect our online Members List as an example of our membership diversity. For full details on conditions of membership and the benefits of becoming a member, see our Membership page.

Sponsorships

Award night dinner The Cairns Business Women's Club attracts one of the most impressive line up of sponsors who generously contribute to the lunches and annual awards. Lunch sponsors enable the club to attract dynamic and stimulating speakers, while the Award sponsors contribute to one of the most valuable prize pools handed out at professional awards, including national events. In return, Club sponsors enjoy a range of benefits. For more details on Club Sponsorship, see our Sponsorship page.

Annual Awards

Therese Plath & Bev Snell The Cairns Business Women's Club Awards started in 1985 and have now become one of the most recognized and sought after 'badges of honour' in the Cairns business community. Traditionally held in August, the awards include:

The Corporate Business Woman of the Year
The Business Owner of the Year
The Jean Skea Award

The number of women being nominated has increased substantially over recent years, which in turn generates greater awareness and media attention. More details on last year's awards are available on our Awards page.