Twilight Talks: Hungry for Change

We are pleased to present Committee for Perth’s Twilight Talks: Hungry for Change, on Tuesday, 22 October 2024 at Parmelia Hilton.

Join Kate O’Hara, Foodbank WA CEO, to discuss the hunger crisis in Western Australia and the power of corporate partnerships to make a difference. Amid growing cost of living pressures, the 2023 Foodbank Hunger Report revealed 388,000 households in WA experienced hunger. This event seeks to raise awareness and inspire action to combat hunger in WA.

For 12 years, Hawaiian has proudly partnered with Foodbank WA to tackle food insecurity, building a network of support across the Perth region. This long-standing relationship reflects Hawaiian’s commitment to making a meaningful difference to young people and families in their community.

This event is complementary for all Committee for Perth members, however guests are asked to bring a non-perishable item as their “ticket to entry” to add to the Hawaiian Giving Box, directly supporting the work of Foodbank WA.

With thanks to our event host Hawaiian.

Our speaker

Kate O’Hara
Kate has a wealth of business and leadership experience. Her background is in property and residential strategic marketing, digital strategy, communications planning, media planning, community creation and place making across a broad range of sectors including asset development and management (residential, retail, commercial, hospitality), residential housing, the resource sector, banking and education. Bringing decades of branding and PR communications strategy, community development and place making, philanthropy and sponsorship strategy experience, Kate is instrumental in continuing to position Foodbank WA as the leading food relief charity and building our connection with the community as well as charity and corporate partners. Kate is also a Non-Executive Director and been on business and not for profit boards covering the arts, education, sports and business groups.

Scott Greenwood
Scott joined Hawaiian in 2018 and became General Manager Shopping Centres in 2019; leading the company’s mission to connect neighbourhood communities through Hawaiian’s centres.

Scott is most proud of seeing Hawaiian’s centres become the catalyst for social connection and belonging in our communities. A Hawaiian shopping centre, Scott says, is the heart of the neighbourhood and welcoming spaces for everyone.

Scott was involved in conceiving, planning, negotiating and delivering the Forrestfield Library project at Hawaiian’s Forrestfield; a Western Australian first in connecting a local municipality through retail, delivering a prized asset and legacy for the community. He leads Hawaiian in the acquisition of new neighbourhood centres, always with a goal to ignite social connections.

Scott is passionate about retail trends and listening to what individual communities want from their local centre.

Recently, Scott expanded his role to include oversight of Hawaiian’s office building portfolio.