Mrs PHILLIPS (Gilmore) (17:42) Thank you, Deputy Speaker. On Friday, 8th of March, we celebrated International Women's Day. I want to give a shout-out to two local International Women's Day events that I proudly attended.

In the morning, I attended the IWD breakfast at Nowra High School, where I was proud to deliver the keynote address. It's been 42 years since I started Year 7 at Nowra High School, and I couldn't think of anything more delightful than returning to my old school on International Women's Day. I was met by the very capable young female student leaders, teachers, and community members. I was particularly impressed by the diversity of community members attending, from many local organizations like Health, Housing, and Homelessness workers to a good contingent of women from HMAS Albatross and HMAS Creswell. It was great to hear from a previous student Lisa Horner.

My next IWD event was at Willinga Park, Bawly Point, and was hosted by the Women's Connection of Milton. Ulladulla, it was so lovely to see over 100 women from right across our region at this event. From local women as Rural Fire Service volunteers to workers, business owners, and many local organizations, surfing legend and local Pam Barridge was the guest speaker. Pam gave her very real and interesting endeavours about achieving equality for female surfers. As one of the organizers said, we don't have to go too far to find inspirational women in our community. Congrats now to our high school and the Women's Connection at Milton.