Soroptimist International of Western Australia

Welcome to the heart of this website in terms of prescriptive information related to our region of Western Australia.

Soroptimist International of Perth was the first club established in Western Australia in 1949 and has clubrooms in West Perth. With the formation of a club in Fremantle in 1953 the Region of Western Australia was established. Over the years new clubs have continued to be formed, or expanded, throughout the state with the latest being Cambridge and South Perth in 1998.

Western Australian clubs identify and support local community projects as well as national and international programs. SIWA has a number of ongoing region projects including maintaining a position as a major sponsor of the annual Asthma Foundation of WA's "Triple E Challenge" Day Camps asthma education for children.
The Stella Giles Award for Excellence is awarded annually to a woman representing a worthwhile community project.
Camaraderie between clubs is experienced at annual events for SI Week, Friendship Day and various other times throughout the year. In addition, many friendships develop across clubs and across the world.

NEW CLUB: A new club is currently being formed in the Dianella/ Mt Lawley/ Maylands/ Inglewood area.
Prospective members can contact Sue on 9384 8295 for more details.

Soroptimist Week
To raise awareness and help celebrate the achievements of Soroptimist International in Western Australia, an annual "Soroptimist Week" is held.

Executive
The two most senior executive positions within the region are the President and President Elect. The President holds the position for a maximum 2 years and then the President Elect becomes the new President. At that point, region members vote for a new President Elect. Currently, the positions are held as follows with changeover to occur in 2008.

President	Julie Ham SI South Perth
President Elect	Anne Preston SI Joondalup
Immediate Past President	Marilyn Fowler SI Riverside
Secretary	Berenice Ritchie SI Helena
Treasurer	Merle Thomson SI On the Terrace
Programme/UN Liaison	Bea Hitt SI Fremantle
Extension Convenor	Sue Eagleton SI On the Terrace
Publicity Convenor	Vida Corbett SI South Perth
Training and Development Convenor Magazine Editor	Annie Carswell SI Fremantle Vida Corbett SI South Perth