The Steve Irwin Gala celebrates everything the original Wildlife Warrior was most passionate about –
Family, Conservation and Fun
On November 29, we invite you to celebrate the extraordinary life of the one and only Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, and over 20 years of conservation through Wildlife Warriors at our annual Brisbane event. Guests are treated to a scrumptious three-course dinner and a night of wild fun and dancing with roving animals, entertainers, guest speakers and a live auction. In a khaki-decked ballroom, surrounded by fellow Wildlife Warriors, it’s a remarkable night honouring one extraordinary man.
Be part of our Wildlife Warriors family as we follow Steve’s legacy.
HOST
JESSICA ROWE AM
A mum, accomplished journalist, television presenter, four-time best selling author and Australia’s most popular "Crap Housewife” - Jessica Rowe first became known to Australian audiences as anchor for the nightly Eyewitness News on Network TEN, then as co-host of The Today Show on Channel Nine, Weekend Sunrise news presenter for Channel Seven and later as co-host of Studio 10.
Her weekly podcast "The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show” was a finalist for "Podcast of the Year” in its very first season and is now in its fourth successful year. Guests have included Jane Fonda, Jamie Oliver, Keith Urban, Duchess of York, Sam Neill and Robert Irwin.
Jessica is a proud Crap Housewife and her loyal on-line audience of 250,00 people cannot get enough of her sparkly outfits, self-crafted ‘dinner’ hats, authentic daily life adventures and burnt sausages.
In an inspired and ironic move (some may say courageous) the biggest cookbook publisher in all the land, The Australian Women’s Weekly even asked Jess for her help to publish a "Crap Housewife” cookbook of Not-So-Crap family meals. It was a hit.
Jess passionately supports mental health awareness as an ambassador for Beyond Blue and is Patron of Mental Health Australia and has been honoured with the Order of Australia (AM) for her mental health advocacy.
Jess is married to the Nine Network's senior 60 Minutes reporter and Sydney news anchor, Peter Overton. They have two teenage girls - Allegra and Giselle.
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PETER OVERTON AM
Peter Overton is an Australian television journalist and News Reader and has worked at the Nine Network for nearly 35 years. After completing a Bachelor of Economics degree at Macquarie University, he moved into the media. He began his career at Sydney radio station 2UE, then Channel 7 Adelaide, and began at Nine as a news reporter in 1991.
In 2001, Peter was appointed as a Reporter for the prestigious 60 Minutes program and covered numerous major world events, including the Bali Bombings and September 11.
In 2009, Peter was appointed Chief News Reader of Nine News, Sydney and has dominated the highly competitive 6pm slot for 15 years.
Peter was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Macquarie University in 2019 for services to media and his extensive charity work and received an AM in the Australia Day Honours in 2020 for significant service to the broadcast media and community. He is also a Wing Commander, Specialist Capability Officer in the RAAF Reserve.
Peter is married to Jessica Rowe, and they have two daughters. He has a strong sense of community and is patron and ambassador for a number of Australian charities.
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CELEBRATING OVER 20 YEARS OF CONSERVATION
In Australia, your support provides lifesaving treatment to wildlife impacted by road traffic accidents and domestic animal attacks. Overseas, it provides more boots-on-the-ground to combat poaching and the illegal wildlife trade, as well as empowers local communities to join our fight for some of the world’s most vulnerable species.
Help us continue Steve’s important conservation work.
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