Past District 24 Governors
District 24 has been honoured to be led by inspiring and motivating District Governors, all of whom have been elected by the membership.
Biennium
2022-24
2020-22
2018-20
2016-18
2014-16
2012-14
2010-12
2008-10
2006-08
2004 - 2006
2002 - 2004
2000 - 2002
1998 - 2000
1996 - 1998
1994 - 1996
1992 - 1994
1990 - 1992
D 24 Governor
Jean Dally
Karen Tromp
Sharyl Scott
Dr Janette Curtis
Margaret Bateman
Dr Kerrie Bigsworth
Carolyn Evans
Olivia Sarah le Lacheur
Patricia Lawson OAM
Ros Kinder
Robyn Gaspari
Judy Lord
Glenda Mc-Chesney Clark
Jane Wilson O’Brien
Patricia Logan
Mary Magee OAM
Marcia Seymour-Dane OAM
Zonta Club
Goulburn
Armidale
Macarthur
Wollongong
Port Macquarie
Sydney
Sydney Breakfast
Sydney Breakfast
Sydney Hills
Brisbane East
Nepean Valley
Tamworth
Brisbane South
Redcliffe
Orange
Brisbane
Sydney
International Honorary Members
The Zonta International Board awards International Honorary Membership to individuals who have helped to change societal attitudes about women, or have improved conditions for women beyond the national level. Since 1970, Zonta International has recognized 43 women for their significant contributions to advancing the status of women worldwide. A number of these are well known Australians.
Dr. Anne Gallagher AO
Director-General of the Commonwealth Foundation; former Special Adviser to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and former President of Ireland; award-winning activist on human rights and human trafficking
Prof. Shirley Randell AO
Leading expert in public sector and institutional reform in developing countries, gender mainstreaming and human rights for women
Quentin Bryce AD
First female Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia
Dr Catherine Hamlin AC (deceased)
Gynecologist and co-founder of an hospital in Ethiopia that treats outcast women suffering complications from fistula and obstructed childbirth.
Helen Caldicott F.R.A.C.P.
Humanitarian leader in medical and nuclear education, and public advocate for nuclear disarmament
Dr. Fiona Stanley AC (Australia)
Specialist in children’s health, particularly focusing on the Aboriginal people of Australia
Gaby Kennard OAM
Successfully retraced and completed Amelia Earhart’s flight by circumnavigating the world solo in a single-engine aircraft
Kay Cottee AO
First woman to complete a solo, nonstop and unassisted circumnavigation of the globe by sea