Christine Anu

QUEENSLAND’S 125 LEADING WOMEN ANNOUNCED

Governor General Quentin Bryce, former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh, Cathy Freeman, Christine Anu, Jessica Watson and Tanja Major. These are just a few of the 125 women officially announced as YWCA Queensland’s 125 Leading Women.

The exclusive list, developed by the Queensland community, personifies how our great State has been driven by the passion and accomplishments of women over the last 125 years. Across fields as diverse as Business, the Arts, Sport, Education, Healthcare, Emergency Services, Agriculture, Community and Politics, women have been at the core of change in Queensland’s proud history. Many of those on the list will be household names, but there are just as many whose stories have been unearthed and highlighted for what they are – inspirational.

Kate Tully, CEO of YWCA Queensland, says the list is not only a tribute to those included, but also the community that nominated them.

“We asked the people of Queensland who they considered to be leaders in their communities,” said Kate, “and the list we now have truly represents women’s leadership in all its many facets. This exercise was never simply about who is the highest profile politician or sportswoman, or who is the most successful business leader. This is a list that gives voice to the people of Queensland on what genuine leadership means to them.”

“YWCA Queensland has been working with Queensland women for 125 years and we felt now was the right time to recognise the many women who had not only helped shape this organisation, but also our great State.”

“We knew that to develop such a widespread list would require getting the community involved, which is why we invited the Queensland public to nominate any woman they felt is or has been a great leader. The response has been overwhelming and made the task of narrowing the list down to just 125 women extremely difficult.”

The 125 women who made the official list come from all corners of the State, representing a myriad of different fields of endeavour and generations, with the youngest – Isabella Bliss – just 15 years of age.

Supporting women’s leadership is something YWCA Queensland prides itself on, as is evident with their hugely successful Y Bloom and Y Bloom Plus programs. Y Bloom challenges 14-year-old girls to think Prepared by Butter PR on behalf of YWCA Queensland about their future and strengths

To officially celebrate its 125 years of operation and formally recognise its inaugural list of 125 Leading Women, YWCA Queensland is hosting a lunch event on November 15 at Hillstone St Lucia. Master of Ceremonies Madonna King will facilitate a panel discussion among some of the 125 Leading Women, including Chris Cameron, Gail Mabo and Isabella Bliss. Tickets can be purchased at $89.00 per person via http://www.yq.org.au.

For more information on YWCA Queensland and the official 125 Leading Women list visit http://www.yq.org.au/get-involved/

Christine Anu has lost 40 kilos! Read more about her amazing weight loss in this week’s Woman’s Day, on sale from Monday, July 1 2013

This morning we caught up with a woman who we now claim as our own, Christine Anu, she’s been living in The Illawarra for a few years now and loves the place (who wouldn’t?!).

During our chat we found out what she’s doing now, the things she forgets and why she had to run to sing.

Have a listen to the interview below:

Christine will be performing two intimate lounge room sessions next month…

Jamberoo Pub at Wed June 12. Click HERE for tickets

Centro CBC Thursday June 13. Click HERE for tickets.

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Since soul songstress Christine Anu launched her REWIND: The Aretha Franklin Songbook tour, she has been receiving rave reviews and playing to full houses across the country.

With the last run of dates in 2012 selling out across the country and receiving rave reviews, Christine has been inundated with requests to add more dates to the acclaimed tour across Australia.

Christine is now thrilled to announce a third and final REWIND date at The Basement for 2013, which is set to take place on June 14. This will no doubt come as good news for those who missed out on the previous two sold out performances at the coveted venue during the last run of REWIND shows.

In this must-see performance, Anu conjures up soulful interpretations of signature Aretha tunes, such as Respect and (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman as well as Chain of Fools, Today I Sing The Blues and many other unforgettable classic melodies.

For the uninitiated, Christine Anu has been delighting Australian audiences for two decades with an award-winning repertoire spanning across music, theatre, dance, film, television and children’s entertainment and REWIND – The Aretha Franklin Songbook is a special show unlike anything Christine has done before.

Don’t miss out on your opportunity to see this acclaimed show as Christine returns to The Basement on June 14 for the final time in 2013.

To book your tickets to REWIND, head to www.thebasement.com.au.

ARETHA Franklin features in the soundtrack of every person’s life, says legendary Australian singer Christine Anu.

Franklin’s music and style will be at the heart of her latest tour around regional Australia, which is based on her album, Rewind. She will perform her intimate show of well known favourites in that signature style at Club Forster on Saturday, April 27.

Christine does not remember Aretha Franklin’s music being introduced to her; it was always somewhere in the background.

“If you find a song that has a lot of versions made of it, and Aretha has made one, that’s it – that is the end of the road,” she said.

Those vocal stylings, with their roots buried deep in the Gospel tradition, inspired Christine in her own career.

While she does not attempt to challenge the first lady of song (“In my dreams,” she laughs), Christine said she hoped audiences would enjoy the power of the music, and the personal stamp she was putting onto those classic songs.

“I would like to make people feel they are hearing it as it was being written,” she said.

This show would have a different vibe from some of her recent endeavours. She is starting her tour after a run as Bloody Mary in the hit musical South Pacific. Christine’s career has taken her from musical theatre to film and featured collaborations with other musicians and solo tours.

This tour will feature bass tones, drums, backing singers and a saxophone – a “whole new world” for Christine as a performer.

“It’s such a different vibe I don’t know how people will react to it,” she said.

“It’s making me nervous – a good nervous.”

This tour marks the start of an exciting career shift, as she begins writing music for a brand new album of original music. It has been some years since Christine last recorded an album of her own music, and the tour will give her time to write on the road. She said she would be starting afresh, and redefining herself as a songwriter.

In the meantime, she encouraged people to come along to her current show, which she expected to be high-energy and a lot of fun for audience members. She said, unfortunately, she does not make her way to Forster a great deal.

“So turn up; it’s a long time between drinks,” she said.

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OUTLAND has been nominated for OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY AN ENSEMBLE IN A COMEDY SERIES AWARD in the 3rd Annual Equity Awards, as voted by its members.

The Equity Awards honour outstanding performances by Australian television ensemble casts.

OUTLAND is a six-part comedy series about a gay science fiction fan club and the lives, loves and never-ending dramas of its five members.  It is a series about belonging, no matter who you are, and how everyone searches to find a place to fit in.  Click Here to learn more about OUTLAND.

Visit www.equityfoundation.org.au Voting closes Wednesday April 24, 2013. Voting is only open to financial Equity members.