Tara’s mum to speak at breakfast
Published 11:30am 17 November 2022
Words by Kylie Knight
Images: Queensland Police Service, The Tara Brown Story
The mother of Tara Brown, a young woman murdered by her partner in 2015 will be the guest speaker at the Zonta Club of Redcliffe’s Coercive Control Awareness Breakfast on November 25.
The event at The Komo starts 16 days of activism and will be held on the United Nations’ day for the elimination of violence against women.
Tickets are selling fast, with reservations due by close of business, November 18.
The Tara Brown Foundation is the legacy of a young mother who died in September 2015 at the hands of her partner in an horrific act of domestic violence. In 2017, Lionel Patea was convicted and handed a life sentence for Tara’s murder.
Tara had a large and supportive extended family and was an accomplished touch football player. Her family’s message is … if it could happen to her, it could happen to anyone.
She left behind a young daughter, who is now being cared for by her grandmother Natalie Hinton, pictured above.
Natalie will share her family’s story and deliver a powerful message during the Zonta Club of Redcliffe breakfast.
She will also speak about The Tara Brown Foundation which raises money to upgrade and assist refuges and women’s shelters, and other organisations that help women and their children escape violent and controlling partners.
During the event, the Zonta Club of Redcliffe will also launch its domestic violence awareness video which they hope to play at local sporting codes’ DV awareness matches.
EVENT DETAILS
What: Zonta Club of Redcliffe Coercive Control Awareness Breakfast to launch 16 days of activism
Where: The Komo, 99 Marine Pde, Redcliffe
When: November 25, 7am for 7.30am start
Tickets: Tickets are $35 (includes alternate drop cooked breakfast, fruit, tea and coffee
To book: Visit https://www.trybooking.com/961470
For more information: email [email protected] or phone 0401 498 185.
Zonta Club of Redcliffe Inc. is affiliated with Zonta International and Zonta Clubs Australia-wide. Members work together to empower women worldwide through service and advocacy.
See The Tara Brown Story video here
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