Book features Peninsula women

A book featuring many prominent Peninsula women will be launched at an International Women's Day celebration at the Gosford regional gallery on Sunday, March 6, from 1pm to 3pm.

The book "Significant women of the Central Coast" features Peninsula women.including Ms Heather McKenzie, Ms Nora Clark, Ms Ailsa Aldous, Ms Madeline Anderson, Ms Marie Andrews, Ms Loraine Barlow, Ms Lyn Bockholt, Ms Ruth Collins and Ms Leah Francis.

The book also features Ms Pat Gilroy, Ms Enid Harrison, Ms Pat Harrison, Ms Mary Hawthorne, Ms Mary Holstein, Ms Shirley Hotchkiss, Ms Fran Kendall, Ms Elsie Mills, Ms Gwen Morgan, Ms Kay McVicker, Ms Caroline Serventy and Ms Bev Thompson

Guest speaker will be ophthalmologist Ms Gabi Hollows.

The book will be launched by Ms Debra Schlenger and entertainment provided by Ms Kerry Patterson, multi-cultural dancers, performing poet Ms Shirley Hotchkiss, singer Ms Lucy Bailes, harpist Ms Annette Benson and a short monologue of Coco Chanel and Gabriel Collette directed by Ms Dinah Shearing.

An art exhibition entitled "A Woman's World" will be displayed in the Gosford arts centre from 2pm to 5pm Friday, March 4, from 9am to 5pm on Saturday, March 5, and , from 9am to 4pm on Sunday, March 6.

Press release, February 16 Margaret Hardy, Multi Arts Confederation