BreastScreen WA's Pink Ribbon Breakfast will be on Monday October 20 2025 

Each year, BreastScreen WA hosts a Pink Ribbon Breakfast to celebrate its achievements and supporters. The event consists of sit-down breakfast, and guest speakers who are inspiring women who have achieved wonderful things throughout their career. Purchase your ticket here.

This year's speakers are:

Professor Rhonda Marriott

Pro Vice-Chancellor, Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, Murdoch University

Matrilineally descended from the Nyikina people of the Kimberley, Professor Marriott, AM has extensive senior University leadership experience, and maintains her professional connection with nursing and midwifery. She champions the translation of codesigned maternal, early childhood and youth research outcomes into national policy and practice to emphasise the strengthening of Aboriginal family futures through transformational research. As PVC for the Ngangk Yira Institute for Change, she has drawn together a passionate team of Aboriginal and non-Indigenous researchers for meaningful research partnerships with Elders and members from Aboriginal communities across Western Australia.

Professor Clare Pollock

Vice-Chancellor, Edith Cowan University

Professor Clare Pollock commenced her role as Vice-Chancellor and President of Edith Cowan University on 30 September 2024. Prior to joining ECU, Professor Pollock was the Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (SDVC) and Provost at Western Sydney University (WSU) and served as WSU's Interim Vice-Chancellor and President. Prior to her roles at WSU, Professor Pollock was Senior Deputy Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Students) at Flinders University and held several senior leadership positions at Curtin University, including Associate Provost, Chair of the Academic Board and Head of the School of Psychology and Speech Pathology. Originally from the United Kingdom, Professor Pollock graduated from Oxford University and the University of London with a PhD in Psychology.

Melanie Singh

Breast cancer survivor and BreastScreen WA ambassador

Mel was born in Melbourne and went to primary school in Perth and then Derby in The Kimberleys before returning to Perth to complete high school and a psychology degree. Her early career was spent in allied health and education followed by about 20 years working as a psychologist, a career that she loved. When Mel turned 50, a letter from BreastScreen WA with information about breast screening prompted Mel to have her first, and only, mammogram. Following this, she was diagnosed with hormone positive early breast cancer in 2018 and had a prophylactic bilateral mastectomy, right lymph node clearance and chemotherapy. Mel is now extremely grateful to now be cancer-free. Family, her husband, friends and gardening bring Mel joy.