Zonta Club of Gladstone Inc.

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A Club Member talking to the junior rugby league players prior to the game about the significance of the Respect Round

The Gladstone Region is about 500km north from Brisbane and offers visitors close access to the pristine Southern Great Barrier Reef.

The Gladstone Region is diverse, with some of Australia’s largest heavy industry, manufacturing plants and new energy related technologies. It also boasts an adventurous outdoor lifestyle because of its nearby water ways, beaches and national parks. The Region includes the beachside towns of Boyne Island/Tannum Sands, Agnes Water/1770 and the rural towns in the Boyne Valley, Calliope and Mt Larcom, with the larger city of Gladstone being Queensland’s major deep water port.

The Zonta Club of Gladstone is in District 22, Area 2, and was formed in 1991 with the official charter date in January, 1992.

The Club meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at “The Club Hotel Gladstone” function room, at 1 Tank Street, Gladstone Central QLD 4680. We arrive at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start, with dinner served at 7pm. If you would like to attend a dinner meeting, please send an e-mail with your contact details.

We also welcome members who are visiting from other Zonta Clubs.

You are invited to keep in touch via the Zonta Club Gladstone facebook page.

To find out about the activities of Zonta Clubs throughout our District Click here

Thirteen of our Club members attended the Zonta International Convention,
held in Brisbane from 27-30th June, 2024.

What We Do:

We support a variety of international and local projects, providing donations, awards and services that empower women of all ages, and help them to improve their status and achieve their aspirations. We advocate for women’s rights and equity for women. We are committed to building a better world for women and girls.

Award Programs:

  • CQ University Award
  • Young Women in Leadership Award
  • Living Treasure Award
  • Jane M Klausman Women in Business Scholarships
  • Amelia Earhart Fellowships

Local Service Projects:

  • Providing girls in grade 6 at local schools, with school supplies for high school (uniforms, shoes, backpack and books). The recipients are chosen by the school staff as those in need of assistance to continue their education
  • Soft Room Project – Providing soft furnishing, toys, and laptops for interview rooms at regional Police stations (including Biloela) to make the rooms more welcoming and comfortable
  • Practical support – Provision of items for local organisations, such as Roseberry Qld, the Women’s Shelter, and Food Bank
  • Supporting various local organisations and programs such as “Puberty Clues” (Women’s Health Center), and the Gladstone Hospital
  • Breast Cushion Workshops, supplying free Breast Cushions throughout the region.

International Service Projects:

  • Birthing Kit Workshop
  • Support Gladstone ‘Days for Girls’ group
  • Support for Zonta International Projects

Advocacy Activities:

  • Amelia Earhart Day (January)
  • International Women’s Day event (March)
  • ANZAC Day: awareness of women’s role in the services (April)
  • Support Domestic and Family Violence month activities; including a Respect Round of football (May)
  • Support Domestic and Family Violence Remembrance Day (May)
  • Stall at EcoFest for ‘Zonta says NOW’ to climate action (June)
  • Support Sexual Violence Awareness month activities (October)
  • Support ‘Reclaim the Night’ (October)
  • 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign (25th Nov – 10th Dec)
  • Orange Breakfast for awareness of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
  • Behind the Toilet Door project: creation of signs with emergency contact numbers to be placed behind toilet doors, on notice boards & in newsletters
Behind the Toilet Door sign
International Women’s Day, March 2025

Fellowship Activities:

  • Monthly fellowship and fun at Club Dinner Meetings
  • Monthly (optional) social dinner after Committee Meetings
  • Selected Movie Nights, Theatre events, Art Gallery and Museum Exhibition Openings, etc.
  • Supporting other group’s events
  • Christmas Party

Meetings:

  • Club Committee Meetings – 5.15pm First week of the month at “Gladstone Yacht Club” 1 Goondoon Street
  • Club Board Meetings – Second Tuesday of the month & usually help via video conference
  • Club Dinner Meetings – 6pm Third Tuesday of the month at “The Club Hotel Gladstone” 1 Tank Street
  • Area 2 Workshop – Annually in March/April
  • District 22 Conference – Every second year (odd numbered years)
  • Zonta International Convention – Every second year (even numbered years)