Minerva Network is delighted to welcome Dr Lauren Burns OAM OLY as a Minerva Legend.
In these tough times, Australia’s sportswomen provided inspiration: role models of adaptability, resilience & determination. Minerva Network is making a difference, together with our partners, by supporting these incredible role models & future leaders.
We're just over half way through the Birmingham Commonwealth Games, and the first 6 days have produced exceptional results for our Minerva Athletes. With plenty more to come over the next 5 days
The Minerva Network is delighted to announce that Sydney FC and Future Matildas football player Jada Whyman and Australian Rowing World Championship medallist Georgie Rowe have been awarded the inaugural Minerva Network scholarships.
The inaugural Minerva Network workshop “Off the Field” was held on Friday 18th May 2018 to a room of 50 Minerva Stars, Minerva Founders, Mentors and Champions. Key note speakers Paul Harragon Sport Celebrity, Stephanie Tully EM Group Brand & Marketing/CMO, Georgina Robinson Sports Writer Fairfax, Suzy Nicoletti CEO Twitter Australia, Brooke Kennewell and Louise Rottier Westpac.
Minerva Athlete and former professional netballer Sam Poolman has taken her post-court career to new heights with her appointment to the Board of Directors for The Wests Group Australia (Wests Group).
At the age of only 17, Leilani Hills has reached an elite level in not one, but two sports – athletics and rugby sevens. But which sport comes out on top?
It was a morning of inspiration and empowerment at Twitter HQ in Sydney for the launch of the #ChangingTheGame Leadership series in partnership with Minerva Network. The national series aims to elevate the voices of women leaders in sport; showcasing how and why they’re championing equality – not only in their own codes but for women across all sports.
Another head-spinning achievement for Minerva Network Star and ANZ Stadium Ambassador Ellie Carpenter this morning as she wins a UEFA Women’s Champions League medal with her new club Lyon (or Olympique Lyonnais Féminin).
The Minerva Network has now spread its wings to the nation’s capital with Australian basketball legend and prominent business leader Lucille Bailie appointed to the role of ACT Chapter Leader.
The Minerva Network Virtual Workshop on Personal Brand & Social Media encouraged our athletes to look inwards and explore what it is that makes them unique.
TWO of the Minerva Network’s rising stars, footballers Ellie Carpenter and Jada Whyman, are kicking goals on and off the pitch as their profiles soar on the back of standout performances for their clubs and country.
AFTER a stellar year of historic victories, unprecedented media coverage and rousing support from the Australian public, women’s football (across all four codes) is undeniably at the top of its game.
In women's sport they call it the "grass ceiling". It's like the "glass ceiling" - that invisible barrier to advancement for professional women - which sees female sports stars paid considerably less and attracting considerably smaller corporate sponsorships than their male counterparts. Despite the fact Australia's national female sporting teams in sports such as cricket, rugby union, rugby league and football are as successful and in some cases more successful than their sporting brothers.
Growing up in a small country town in the 70s, one of the most revered Australian female athletes was Evonne Goolagong – now a role model and mentor to Ash Barty who, at only 23, has had us all pinned to the screens.
Accelerating change in women’s sport to encourage participation and leadership is the key focus of a new advisory body set up by the NSW Government.
Two founders behind brand new charity Minerva Network talk about the importance of lifelong mentoring and supporting Australia’s women athletes.
Join us to at this special online event: Celebrating Women in Sport on Green & Gold Day. Featuring Olympic and Paralympic Champions and Stars including Louise Sauvage OAM, Kerri Pottharst OAM OLY, Alicia Lucas OAM (nee Quirk), Madison de Rozario, Daniel Kowalski OAM, Jane Waldburger (nee Moran) and leaders for women in sport The Hon Natalie Ward MLC, Christine McLoughlin AM, Lynne Anderson, Kate McLoughlin and Amy Duggan.
Everyone, at some stage, should be seeking the parallel career step. If you aren’t actively managing your career, then you might be doing yourself a disservice. The Minerva Network is all about encouraging (perhaps provoking!) some serious thinking around careers.
SHE was the ace of beach volleyball who became a household name in Australian sport . . . and now Natalie Cook, OAM, will share her vast experience to inspire the next generation of young Australians as a Minerva Legend.
Our athletes, who are facing the challenges of suspended seasons and an upheaval in their sporting careers due to the current global pandemic, have had to adapt and turn to other fitness methods to keep up their training and motivation.
It’s a week of celebration at the Minerva Network with six members of our extended family recognised in the Queen’s Birthday 2021 Honours List for outstanding service and contributions to the nation. Minerva Network Chairman and Co-Founder Christine McLoughlin, Queensland Chapter Leader Dr Sarah Kelly, Minerva WA Mentors Dr Vanessa Guthrie and Marion Fulker, Minerva Queensland Mentor Alison Sherry and Minerva Victoria Mentor Rosie King all received recognition in the Honours List announced on Monday by the Governor General, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley.
