About Us

We are a Brisbane northern-suburbs based Zonta Club with a dynamic cross-section  of passionate and focussed women, committed to the service and advocacy goals of Zonta International.  Our members bring diverse talents, coming from a wide range of professions including education, human resources, accountancy, law, engineering, consulting and more.  

Our signature ‘Sunrise’ breakfast meetings  are unique as breakfast is provided free by ‘White Lady” as they give back in community service.  This reflects our ‘small but mighty’ approach with highly personalised, wide connections within local communities and beyond!

Fellowship, great purpose and strong spirit are the glue that binds our Sunrise members and wide team of supporters! If this is for you, come and add your voice to our service and advocacy!.

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Our Service Projects and Programmes

Club members are actively involved in diverse fundraising service projects, targeted programs and visible advocacy as they volunteer their creativity, time and talents.

These have included:

Fundraising

• High-end clothes market stalls; 
• Grill’d community donation jars and dinner – May as Prevention of Violence month;
• Containers for cash;
• Opening movie nights,
• Trivia nights;
• Entertainment Book sales;
• Bisotti sales; and
• Raffles.

Social events and fellowship.

• Melbourne Cup lunches;
• International Women’s Day community collaboration;
• Inter-Club events eg Amelia Earhart luncheon, garden parties;
• Personal Care Pack Assembly (Sexual Assault Unit, RBWH) and fellowship afternoon;
• Support Cushion sewing bees (post-operative care in hospitals) and fellowship lunch; and
• Birthing Kit Assembly (overseas target countries) and fellowship afternoon.

Award Collaborations

• Collaborating  with inter-Club Zontian Awards in Leadership, Business, STEM (local, State and International level)

Engaging Young People

• Mitchelton State High Dream Team student leadership projects (Z Club initiates);
• International Day of the Girl Child Think Tank;
• Wacol Youth Detention Centre Life Skills Program; and
• International Earth Day Virtual Art Gallery participants.  

Engaging Male allies

• Stafford Men’s Shed collaboration with Councillor Danita Parry, Marchant Ward; and
• Dream Team young men’s and Principal’s participation.

Each year funds raised are passionately directed toward our local and critical service projects, proactive programs and inter-club awards eg Leadership, Business, STEM.  Targeted funds re also directed to the Zonta Foundation for Women toward our globally funded projects eg La-Ha on line educational platform for girls.

Funds and goods donations

Funds and goods are donated to several local organisations including:

• Zig  Zag Young Women’s Resource Centre;
• The Forgotten Women – housing support;
• RBWH Sexual Assault Unit;
• Her Space Counselling support;
• The Figtree Children;
• The Brave Foundation;
• Women’s House Shelta;  
• Lady Musgrave Trust;
• DV Connect;
• LoveBites (Respectful Relationships at school program;
• Women’s Legal Service;
• The Salvation Arm’s Moonyah Recovery Centre;
• Anglicare’s Home Away from Homelessness project;
• Be Uplifted;
• The Best Fit;
• Dressed for Success;
• Bahloo Women’s Youth Shelter;
• Carinity Education; and
• The Mary MacKillop Foundation’s education programme. 

Advocacy
Zonta Sunrise launched their ‘Orange Ladies” early at the Melbourne Cup fundraiser at the Gibson Sports Club in 2025 – a new central community based advocate! Bright advocacy displays are also at our local Stafford Shopping Centre ad at the Chermside Library. 

Marchant Ward Councillor Danita Parry engages with Sunrise at the Chermside Library and joins us for the ‘Walk to End Violence Against Women and Girls’ from King George Square to the Southbank and back – part of our local and international ’16 Days of Activism’ from 25 November to 10 December where we paint the town orange.  Sunrise has stepped out an updated walk route which includes the new Neville Bonner Bridge which will be lit up orange for the entire city to see! 

Sunrise and the Mitchelton Dream Team collaborate to mark the International Day of the Girl Child with the delivery of Personal are Packs, made by the Dream Team, to the Sexual Assault Unit at Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital – an outward facing dedicated action across our club, the school and the hospital,  The Dream Team as future leaders, are also engaging in an innovative “Think Tank” around “What is helping young people in your community? What is hindering them? What is one thing we can do?” 

We acknowledge that 2025 is the 10th anniversary of our advocacy walk, and this was purposefully initiated by Zonta Sunrise in 2015! So do join us on this momentous walk with Zontians, supporters and dignitaries as we make a stance and ‘paint the town orange’! 

Members’ Commitments

Members attend a monthly Club breakfast meeting at White Lady Function Room, Kelvin Grove, as well as being actively involved in one of our three committees (Advocacy Committee, Membership Committee   and Service Committee). These committees meet over a negotiated coffee or lunch, underpinned by fellowship spirit.

Monthly Club breakfast meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month between 7am and 8.30am.. We welcome enquiries from prospective new members who wish to add their voice, they can email or phone 0448 451 512.

Contact Us  

Want to know more about becoming a member or our fundraising?

Send us an email or

Write to us at :270 Kelvin Grove Road, Kelvin Grove, Q, 4069 g  and