On Sunday, April 22, at 2pm, the Central West Branch of the Australian Federation of Graduate Women will host Judy Brewer AO at the Cowra Services Club.
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The topic of her address will be “Congratulations, your son has autism”.
Judy and her husband, the Hon Tim Fischer AC, former Leader of the Federal National Party and Deputy Prime Minister, are the parents of an adult autistic son.
Judy is the Chair of the Co-Operative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), which has over fifty partner organisations.
Judy regularly speaks and writes on issues relating to families caring for family members with special needs and has exceptional knowledge from her first hand experiences.
Her many commitments have included being Director of of Autism Council Australia, founder of Autism Aspergers Advocacy Australia and an Ambassador to the Asia Pacific Autism Conference.
As a result of her commitment to Autism she has been appointed to Federal and State Government Committees including Chair of the National Family Carers Voice, Panel member of the Review of the Disability Carer Allowance, the Ministerial Advisory Group on the reforms to Disability Trusts, the Victorian Government Autism State Plan Working Party and the DEEWR Advisory Committee for the Positive Partnerships for Refugees.
Judy has served in her local region in a varied range of community organisations including the President of the Womens Refugee Education Network, Convenor of the local Rural Australians for Refugees, Australian Women in Agriculture, and Mudgegonga Landcare group.
In 2013 Judy was awarded the Asia Pacific Autism Award and is Life Member of the Autism Spectrum Australia.
Judy became the Officer of the Order of Australia in January 2016.
The group invites everyone to join them in hearing Judy speak on her passion, Autism, and after enjoy afternoon tea with Judy and Tim.
It will be a very interesting and informative talk from Judy.
The cost of the afternoon will be $25 and bookings to attend can be made by contacting the Treasurer Sally Delaney on 0413 274 472 before April 18.
All profits from the afternoon will go towards the Cowra Canowindra HSC and the Barbara Wight Memorial Post Graduate Scholarships.
