Since the launch, nominees and their families have come to an Open Day at the Centre to view the wall and share their inspiring stories. The Shilling Wall commemorates amazing women in all walks of life, and includes many previously unsung women. Entire families and groups of friends came to the Centre to share their stories of the contributions of the women they are celebrating on the wall. Through the year, significance statements that support tributes will be available to view on our website.

Members of the public are invited to nominate an inspirational woman for the Wall, by making a donation of $150 or more to the Shilling Fund for capacity building programs that benefit women. Come along to the Centre and read the names of the 304 inspirational women on the first two glass panels of the Shilling Wall.

As donations and nominations flow in to the Shilling Fund, more panels will be installed until all of the panels on the wall are full. The Shilling Wall Garden was completed with sponsorship from BHP Billiton, and the Shilling Wall concept obtained from a competition won by architect Cassandra Complex.

Women in ICT reward excellence with Shilling Wall nominations.

Women working in the ICT sector decided to give Shilling Wall tributes as prizes in their annual awards.

QVWC Trust member and Chairman of VicICT for Women Michelle Beveridge explained “Instead of something that would be kept at home or in their work places with limited visibility, we decided to have their names etched on the Shilling Wall as a permanent and public token of our respect for their achievements … And with the added bonus that the Shilling Fund is used to continue the women’s programs run through the Queen Victoria Women’s Centre.”