OVER one hundred women were honoured for making a difference to Canberra at the international women’s day lunch on Friday.

Hosted by UN Women Australia, the lunch celebrated the Centenary year by acknowledging women who made a “significant difference” to the territory.

Co-ordinator Gai Brodtmann said nominees did not need to be high profile, and that many were “quiet achievers.”

“They come from any and all walks of life, the more the better: sports, arts, hospitality, welfare, business, health, education, unions, faith, disability, community, and government,” Ms Brodtmann said.

The women honoured are as follows: 

Alison Booth
Amanda Bresnan
Amanda Whitley
Ann Hill
Ann Jakle
Anne Brown
Anne Cahill-Lambert
Anne Knobel
Anne Mann
Annette Ellis
Arja Keski-nummi
Azra Khan
Barbara Hall
Beryl Quartel
Beth Mitchell
Beth Vincent-Pietsch
Beverly Knox
Carole Kee
Caroline Buchanan
Caroline Stacey
Carrie Graf
Catherine Carter
Chin Wong
Chris Faulks
Christina Ryan
Christine Goonrey
Coralie Wood
Dawn Waterhouse
Deb Rolfe
Debra Quinnell
Di Johnstone
Diane Kargas AM
Dorothy Broom
Dorothy Roberts
Dr Susie Close
Elba Cruz
Elise Perry
Elizabeth Grant
Ellnor Grassby
Emily Murray
Enid Gibson
Erica Mathieson Rev
Esther Davies
Euthica Lim
Fiona Langford
Fiona McDonald Brand
Frances Shannon
Gail Freeman
Gale Edwards
Georgina Birchall
Glenda Cloughly
Gwen Wilcox
Gwendolyn Gray Dr
Harriet Elvin
Heather Henderson
Helen Lloyd
Helen Maxwell
Helen Watchirs
Hon. Margaret Reid
Jane Smyth
Janet Moore RN
Jennifer Bradley
Jennifer Martinello
Jennifer Murray
Judy Hackett

Julie Long
Julie TongsJune Ashmore
Kaarin Anstey Professor
Kasy Chambers
Kate Walsh
Khin Mar Mar Kyi
Kristen O’Conner
Lauren Jackson
Laurie McDonald
Leila Walter
Lenore Coltheart
Lin Hatfield-Dodds
Lisa Berry
Liz Dawson
Louise Curtis
Louise Savauge
Lynne Harwood
Margaret Evans
Margaret Fox
Margo Hodge
Maria James
Marie Coleman
Marie Lenon
Marie Sexton
Marion Le
Marion Reilly
Marlene Keltie
Maureen Cane
Melanie Poole
Meredith Hunter
Michelle Heine
Michelle Marks
Michelle van Wyk
Mrs Moira Najdecki
Nicole Lawder
Noor Blumer
Ondina Gregoric
Pauline McNamara
Priscilla Caragh
Prof Marian Sawer
Rachel York
Rebecca Vassarotti
Reverend Joy Bartholomew
Rita Fransen
Roberta McRae
Robyn Duncan
Robyn Martin
Rondanthe Lipsett AO
Ros Phillips
Rosemary Blemings
Rosemary Follett
Roslyn Dundas
Roxanne Missingham
Ruth Bayley
Sarah Schoonwater
Shoba Varkey
Sr Noeline Quninnane
Stasia Dabrowski
Sue Salthouse
Susan Hampton
Susan Wareham
Theresa Byrne
Uyen Loewald
Valerie Reid
Veronica Wensing
Vickey Hingston-Jones
Vicki Still
Viola Kalokerinos