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• Alison Ward - Master of Educational Leadership (Leading Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ) - Australian Catholic University (ACU)
• Dominique Nielsen - Master of Educational Leadership – Monash University
• Gary Bruce – Master of Counselling – University of Canberra
• Nicole Walker - Master of Business Administration (Leadership) – Central Queensland University.
• Georgi Eadie – Master of Education (Leadership) - QUT
• Louise Brown – Master of Education (Leadership and Management) – QUT
• Annette Box - Master of Education (Leadership and Management) – QUT
• Amanda Jansen – Master of Education (Leadership and Management) – QUT
• Kate Wiedemann - Master of Education - Gifted Education specialisation – UNSW
• Belinda Knowles – Master in Play Therapy – Deakin University
• Courtney Burton - Master of Education (Leadership) - QUT
• Georgia O’Brien - Master of Education (Leadership/Management) - QUT
• Lara Molloy - Master of Educational (Leadership/Management) - QUT
• Rhea Barber - Master of Educational Leadership - QUT 
• Kate Frewin – Master of Educational Leadership – QUT
• Alison Davis – Master of Educational Leadership – QUT
• Adam Hand – Master of Educational Leadership – QUT
• Jazz Dow – Master of Guidance and Counselling – James Cook University
• Kylie Briggs - Master of Education (Special and Inclusive Education) - USQ
• David Watts - Master of Music Studies (Performance Research) - Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University
• Delia Eastland - Master of Business – Sport Management – Deakin University

In 2023, 57% of our teaching staff have Masters’ degrees or higher or are currently studying towards this postgraduate qualification. This is a very high percentage within the education industry. 

Ros Curtis

The education sector is such a huge sector of communities and governments across the world, but not many schools or education departments have adopted an ESG.

We are therefore thrilled to be launching our school’s ESG statement to our school community. It can be found on our website here: /discover-st-margarets/esg-statement-esg-statement

The goal of adopting an ESG Statement is our individual and corporate commitment to help ensure we are doing everything now and into the future to make the world a better place to live and work in.

The 21st century brings with it major challenges and a greater sense of urgency to act. The adoption of an ESG Statement by an educational institution helps to ensure an army of future leaders are equipped with the awareness, skills, knowledge, and aptitude to address these challenges, from climate change and gender equity to modern slavery.

As education providers, it is our moral obligation for our students and wider school community to understand these challenges and take the lead in all these areas and model ways to combat the significant environmental, social and governance issues of our day to ensure a better future for all.

I look forward to sharing with our school community the actions and steps we are taking in line with the goals of our ESG statement. We look forward to working with our students, staff and community in this process.

Karen Gorrie

The challenge I set myself this year was to hold onto a sense of wonder and hope. Clement of Alexandria, in the third century CE said, “the beginning of truth is to turn to wonder at things.”

Wonder reminds us that the possibilities are always bigger than we can imagine. Wonder fills us with a gratitude and gratitude allows us to flourish in the ordinariness of life.

God of endless possibility,

As we stand at the beginning of this new school year,

We give you thanks for staff and students joining our school this year,

We thank you for our St Margaret’s Community and for the gift of education.

Foster in us a spirit of wonder, gratitude, and compassion, that we may use our gifts for the flourishing of our community and the world in which we live.

In the name of Christ we pray,

Amen.

You’re Invited

This Sunday, 4 February, the monthly Society of The Sacred Advent service of Holy Communion will take place in the Sisters’ Chapel (next to the Advent Centre – Pre-Prep building) at 4:00pm. All are welcome.

Important Dates: Term 1 and 2

Date & Time	Service	Year Level
Thurs 9 March 10:00am	Mother Emma’s Day Service (St John’s Cathedral)	Years 4 and Year 8
Fri 17 March 5:30pm	Twilight Service and Picnic (Circular Drive)	Pre-Prep to Year 2
Wed 22 March 6:00pm	Family Service (School Chapel)	Years 9 and 10
Wed 19 April 6:00pm	Admission to Holy Communion (St John’s Cathedral)	Years 4 to Year 6 (Combined service with Churchie)
Thurs 11 May 6:00pm	Family Service (School Chapel)	Years 11 and 12
Wed 31 May 6:00pm	Family Service (School Chapel)	Years 7 and 8

Rev Jazz Dow

‘What makes these closed weekends so special is the effort that the staff put into making it as fun as possible. Some activities are so intricate that I can't imagine how much time and has gone into planning them.’ – Caitlin, Year 9

‘Maggie's closed weekends are special because of the fun activities we all do together and the exciting atmosphere it brings to the boarding house.’ – Phoebe, Year 8

 

‘A closed weekend is beneficial to our boarding house community as it promotes togetherness and is a great opportunity for us all to come together and put grades aside and connect with all the Maggie girls young and old.’ – Scarlett, Year 11

 

‘A closed weekend, in my opinion, is advantageous for our boarding community since it greatly knits us together. I believe it is crucial to reconnect with one another and get to know new girls and girls in other grades in order to enhance our community, especially on the first weekend back.’ – Daisy, Year 10

Hannah Calcino

Our current students received words of wisdom from those who have gone before them and are encouraged to implement this advice into their studies for the year. An electronic copy of this booklet is available on each Year Level page on the POD and a hardcopy will be provided to all Years 11 and 12 students.

Assessment Calendars

Assessment calendars for Years 10 and 11 students were released earlier in the week. The Year 12 assessment calendar was released last year. Students should be using the information in this calendar to plan out their term. Occasionally, there are adjustments to due dates so students are reminded to use the electronic copy on their Year Level POD pages.

Year 12 Meetings

This term, I am meeting with all Year 12 Portfolio Pathway students to discuss their progress so far and help them to plan their time moving forwards. All students will receive an appointment in their emails and parents are welcome to attend if they wish.

Caitlin McCluskey

My sincere congratulations to the following girls:

Year 7 2022

Progress Certificate: Lucy Daniels, Emily Everson, Georgina Hefter, Jessica McGlynn, Madeline Pickett, Alexandra Traill.

Academic Pocket: Edith Barber, Abigail Burke, Abigail Butler, Hope Cavanagh, Lucy Daniels, Charlotte Fennessy, Clara Frecklington, Sophie Fuller, Helena Gill, Sophie Hebron, Emma Hicks, Gina Lee, Cheuk Ning Lok, Lily McLeod, Lilly O'Brien, Sienna Parker, Madeline Renwick, Charlotte Rhode, Ellen Robinson, Talia Segal, Erin Stumer, Ava Tulley, Charlotte Vesel, Inès Vidot, Bronte Williamson, Siena Wright.

Year 8 2022

Progress Certificate: Sienna Brennan, Frances Drummond, Anika Hawkins, Sofia Iannarella, Sadie Leahy, Georgia Maunder, Lillian McGuffin, Olivia Perrett, Annabel Taylor, Audrey Warren-Behm, Abbi Young.

Academic Pocket: Charlotte Anderson, Madeline Bastian-Jordan, Matilda Baxby, Hannah Bell, Sophia Blight, Maggie Boughey, Minyu Chae, Teliah Cordingley, Bless Daly, Alexandra Dew, Eloise Dixon, Esther Duell, Miller Enders, Coco Fidler, Mana Fua, Ava Futcher, Tia Hooper, Olivia Hunter, Lauren Jarrett, Poppy Jones, Jessica Krook, Vania Lumbanradja, Beatrice Marshall, Abby McLaughlin, Tayla McMillan, Aila Miles, Leila Moody, Matilda O'Gorman, Milana Sorbello, Harper Tanner, Bronte Tavener, Charlotte Thompson, Beatrice Tritton, Tallulah Vanderaa, Gabriella Vincent, Chloe Whelan, Polly Young.

Year 9 2022

Progress Certificate: Taylor Ashley, Addison Grant-Taylor, Bronte Lahy, Ruhaani Lashand, Ella McCready, Caitlin Pitt, Cheyanne Yamashita, Chloe Young, Mingyu Zhang.

Academic Pocket: Kate Bateman, Matilda Charlton, Annie Chen, Cosette Cooke, Lauren Cowley, Natasha Defteros, Arnika Di Bella, Freya Elliott, Jiayin Feng, Gabriella Frederiksen, Lily Hicks, Alyssa Hunt, Charlotte Kerr, Ruhaani Lashand, Harper Leary, Georgia Lillicrap, Jasmine Luong, Emily MacDowell, Neve Mattsson, Samantha McAulay, Ella McCready, Emily Nagl, Ebony Okonkwo, Ruby Peacock, Caitlin Pitt, Chloe Readdy, Chloe Reilly, Ruby Reynolds Campbell, Sienna Richards, Sophie Servin, Amelia Shaw, Philippa Smith, Lucinda Sprott, Charlotte Swarbrick, Teresa Sweeney, Charlotte Thomas, Ellouise Tkaczyk, Hei Yiu Tsang, Phoebe Tydd, Emma Walley, Ella Welsh.

Year 10 2022

Progress Certificate: Gardenia Antelme, Ava Barber, Victoria Goh, Charlotte Jackson, Rheanna Kirby, Hannah Law, Alexandra Lawrence, Gisele Vitale.

Academic Pocket: Lily Alford, Ava Barber, Matilda Boone, Rose Brown, Michaela Chong, Skye Clifford, Anastasia Cooksley, Hilary Davis, Anastasia Esler, Olivia Feltham, Maya Fletcher, Stephanie Gerber, Alexandra Gladman, Arabella Harris, Brianna Higgins, Charlotte Jackson, Anna Jerdan, Rheanna Kirby, Lucinda Kovac, Maddison Krook, Ho Yan Lam, Camille Maunder, Astrid O'Meara, Lucy Piggott, Eloise Round, Imogen Simpson, Lucy Smith, Daniela Sorbello, Sarah Sorensen, Caitlin Williams, Jordan Wright, Lilly Young, Hao Zheng.

Year 11 2022

Progress Certificate: Georgia Barrett, Annabelle Campbell, Sophia Connor, Sofia Cunningham, Alexandra Holland, Lucy Kennedy, Tiffany-Rose Kimeklis, Tiggy Wake, Lucy White, Phoebe Zavros.

Academic Pocket: Shivali Bagga, Zoe Boland, Alana Breed, Sophia Connor, Sienna Crockett, Nicola D'Abreton, Jessica Duncan, Isabella Durkin, Ha-Vy Hoang, Se Yeon Kim, Ha Phuong Nhu Le, Magdalen Maclean, Lani McWilliam, Inge Mellor, Stephanie Peereboom, Elizabeth Sloman, Madeline Swan, Tiggy Wake, Alessandra Walker, Julia White, Lucy Williams.

Chris Dunn

We have found that the students respond well and welcome the opportunity to hear from others in the community who are not their teachers or parents. Heads of Year and form class teachers or Academic Advisers have an opportunity then to discuss issues which arise from these workshops during Form class, Academic Advising and Year Level meetings. Examples of topics explored in this education program are health - growing and changing, alcohol and drug use, relationships, personal nutrition, sexual health, adolescent and mental health issues, and social media, to name a few.

By the time the girls reach Years 11 and 12 we explore the many pathways to success and the students are focusing their learning on financial literacy, careers and general wellbeing.

Year 7 Camp

The Year 7 Camp will be held at The Mapleton Centre in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland from Wednesday 6 February to Friday 10 February, organised by QCCC. Making new friends and enhancing cohesion as a year group is important for all students and one of the main aims of this camp is to give the Year 7 girls the opportunity to interact widely with all their peers in a fun, challenging environment. As well as developing interpersonal skills, the camp is structured to promote individual self-esteem and enhance teamwork within the year level. 

Nikki Townsend

There are many factors that impact these students’ results, one significant factor is growth mindset.  The concept of growth mindset is based on the research of Dr Carol Dweck (Mindset, 2012). In a nutshell her research shows that children who have a growth mindset welcome challenge as opportunities to improve, believing that their abilities can change with focused effort.  On the other hand, those with a fixed mindset, believe their talents are limited and can’t be altered, they are challenge averse as it might reveal their inabilities. Everyone possesses a mixture of fixed and growth mindsets, something really challenging outside a person’s comfort zone can trigger a fixed mindset. To move on and improve outcomes, people need to recognise a fixed mindset and work with the triggers to move from it to a growth mindset. 

Goal setting is a process for helping develop a positive mindset as the process allows students to choose what they want to improve in their performance and what they want to achieve. Students identify what they must concentrate on to see growth. By setting goals and measuring their achievements, students can see what they have done and what they are capable of. Seeing their results gives the confidence and assurance that they need to believe they can achieve higher goals and help move beyond a fixed mindset.

When staff talk to a child about setting goals, they encourage the child to think about:

• What exactly do you want to improve - ensure it is something you will need to work hard to achieve
• Identify a plan to achieve the goal
• Set a time for when you want to have it achieved by
• Discuss how you will know when you have achieved their goal

Once goals are set, students need to work hard. Hard work is about seeing every task as an opportunity to improve and build on feedback from others, for example, teachers, coaches. 

Dedicated work and feedback are the paths on the journey to better results.

Here are some tips for students to take on that journey:

• Approach each sporting practice or school task with the goal of getting much better at it.
• As you do the task, focus on what’s happening and why you’re doing it the way you are.
• After the task, ask your teacher for feedback.
• Make changes in your work as necessary.
• Practise the changes.
• Do these things all the time, not just now and then.
• Think about your future and the jobs you will be able to do and the life you want to lead.

I encourage you to talk to your child about their goal setting for 2023 and these tips for working to achieve them.    

“What if you are only scratching the surface of what you can do and who you can be?” (Maybe by Kobi Yamada)

Angela Drysdale

These expectations can be found on p.36 of the Primary Parent Handbook (now available on The POD and to be issued to all new families at the Parent Information Evening next Wednesday 8 February), on the walls of all of the student classrooms and in the student diary. They are intended to support and enhance how the girls model the St Margaret’s Way and embody our six school values, providing specific and practical ways in which they can do so every day.

Here (PDF 249.7KB) are some suggestions for you to navigate the nine ‘Non-Negotiables’ and how they can be mirrored beyond the school context.

We look forward to supporting you and your daughters this year to make 2023 a success.

Annette Box

  

Congratulations also to the primary students (2022) who participated in the State Honours Ensemble Program (Primary) at the end of Term 4 last year. SHEP brings together students from around Queensland to work with specialist conductors in a variety of ensembles at the Griffith Conservatorium of Music. It was always a wonderful opportunity for students to further develop their musical capacity. Congratulations to the following students: Genevieve Bissett (cello), Emily Carrick (voice), Piper Chalmers (cello), Cassandra Chapman (voice), Eliza Cowie (voice), Asher Grant-Taylor (double bass), Nina Hutchins (voice), Abigail Kho (voice), Chloe Nheu (cello), Isobel Stobie (trumpet) and Natascha Zdravev (voice).

Assembly performance

Congratulations to Belle Voci who performed at the Scholars’ Assembly held on Tuesday this week. Over 100 students sang the song Beautiful Life which featured soloists Gia Comino and Eliza Cowie. The song embraces this year’s theme “to flourish”, expressing the importance of friendship, perseverance and family bonds. It’s a wonderful achievement to provide such an engaging performance so early in the school year. Congratulations to all students and their conductor Ms Brennan.

Staff news

Sadly Ms Troncoso will not be returning to St Margaret’s this year due to other commitments that have arisen. We thank Ms Troncoso for her contribution to the St Margaret’s music program and we wish her all the best in her future endeavours. For those students currently enrolled with Ms Troncoso, we will be employing a new singing teacher in the very near future to assist with lesson continuity.

Private music lessons and music ensembles have now commenced

Music Ensembles and Private Music Tuition commenced this week. It has been fantastic to see so many girls taking private music lessons and joining co-curricular music ensembles. It is not too late to start private music lessons or join a music ensemble.

Music Support Group

The St Margaret’s Music Support Group is a committee of dedicated parents who meet regularly to support the students who participate in the school’s Music Program. The Music Support Group organises and assists with refreshments at school concerts and fundraises to purchase a range of instruments/equipment to enhance the department’s resources. Please note that the Music Support Group has a POD page that provides details of upcoming events and opportunities to assist. All parents of students involved in the Music Program are encouraged to join this page on the POD.

The next Music Support Group meeting will be held on Tuesday 21 February 2023 at 5:00pm in the ACF (please note this is a change of venue). We encourage parents from both primary and secondary schools to become involved.

Brad King

If you have any questions, please contact the respective Sports Coordinator in the first instance.

We look forward to trials getting underway and successful seasons to come.

Week 3 Sport Commencement: 

• Basketball Trials - (
• Soccer Trials - (
• Touch Football Trials -  (

Water Polo Camp

Over the holiday period our Club Water Polo players participated in the St Margaret’s Water Polo Training Camp, facilitated by the team at Kap7. Captains Rosie Peacock & Mikaela Wille described the camp as a great way to kickstart the second half of the season; bringing together athletes of all ages to learn some new skills and connect as a team.

The Maggies athletes were joined by guest coaches Simon Daley, former QAS Head Coach, Michaela Davies, former National League Player & Australian representative and Maddy Steere, current Australian representative and bronze medallist at the 2012 World Championships. Our guest coaches provided both our Maggies students and coaches with some new and different training strategies and put the group through their paces.

Along with the specialist coaching, both Michaela and Maddy provided great insight into journey athletes, sharing with the squad their experiences of Australian representation and their time at US College. Both coaches highlighted the need to take opportunities when they present, controlling your controllable and being a good person, as well as a good athlete.

A big thank you to all the parents, coaches, and staff members that made the camp possible. Particular thanks must be given to Zac Hudson, Head Water Polo Coach, for his coordination of the camp. We wish the Maggies teams all the best for the remainder of the season.

Rosie Peacock & Mikaela Wille

Water Polo Captains

  

Club Netball Registration

Club Netball sign-up is currently open. Once complete, a registration and payment link will be sent directly to families. All registration and payments close Wednesday 15 February.

Key Information:

• Training begins week 7
• Round 1 Begins Saturday 22 April
• Uniforms are available in the school supply shop and will be needed by this date
• All Year 7s will play in the 13 years age divisions and attend those clinic and trial times
• All Year 8s, plus any students turning 14/15 years in 2023 will play in the Cadet divisions and attend those clinics and trial times
• All students turning 16, 17 or 18 years in 2023 will play in the Inters division and attend those clinics and trial times.
• Everyone who trials makes a team!

Please check out the Club Netball page on the POD for all the information related to sign-on and trials/clinic information:

Gayle Coutts

Head of Netball

Sporting Achievement

It’s with great pleasure that we can recognise the outstanding sport performances and representation of St Margaret’s students at a national and international level. I would like to highlight and congratulate the following students on their recent achievements:

• 2023 Sport Co-Captain Lucy Bourke (Year 12) competed in the Queensland U19 Cricket Team at the Australian Championships. Her Queensland team defeated Vic Metro in the Preliminary Finals. Well done Lucy on your outstanding achievement.
• 2023 Swim Captain, Sophie Martin (Year 12) had a busy school holidays training at the Swimming Australia National Flippers camp on the Gold Coast. The camp aims to prepare young swimmers for the next big step in their careers - making the senior Dolphins team. Sophie also competed at the Japanese Open Swimming Championships and gained valuable experience at an international level.
• Tiffany-Rose Kimeklis (Year 12) competed at the National Futsal Championships as part of the Queensland City team. As goalie for her team, she was awarded the All-Star Award, for the fourth consecutive year and gained selection to represent the Australian team later in the year. We look forward to following her journey as the year unfolds.
• Bless Daly (Year 9) participated in the Australian Water Polo Squad Camp. This pathway opportunity provided some valuable experience and development for Bless as she focuses on her future goals.
• Sophie Hebron (Year 8) won Gold in the 14 years 5km event at the Australian Open Water Swimming Championships in Busselton, WA. Sophie has been training really hard and this was great reward for effort.
• Congratulations to all the students who participated at the Australian Youth Water Polo Championships held in Perth over the holiday. St Margaret’s had a strong contingent of students representing their various external, community clubs. The AYC provides a valuable pathway opportunity, exposing athletes to the top talent from around the country. Congratulations Ruby Comiskey, Adelaide Bothwell, Clementine Cooke, Amelia Houston, Mena Bertinato, Annabelle Spall, Charlotte Perry, Lucy Stuart, Bless Daly, Cosette Cooke, Taylor Nash, Lucy Comiskey, Arwyn Freer. (If your daughter also participated in this competition, please let Mr Knight know. We would like to highlight all achievements)

We would like to continue to recognise the outstanding achievements and representation of students participating at a national level, outside of the school sport pathway. I look forward to continuing to hear from our community regarding such outstanding achievement. Please email any updates and achievements to myself at lknight@stmargarets.qld.edu.au   

GO MAGGIES!

Lloyd Knight

smART Club: Thursday 3:30-4:30pm in V104

This is on a term-by-term rotation and for lovers of arts and crafts. Term 1, for a 5-week block, students will explore the Japanese art of Sashiko and other embroidery skills. In Term 2, for a 5-week block, students will explore ceramic slab construction and help to create decorations for the MAYO Long Lunch. Semester 2 will likely include portrait painting and architectural drawing workshops, but information will be supplied later in the year. If this sounds like the club for you, please email Mrs Hulme at lhulme@stmargarets.qld.edu.au to secure a spot.

Digital Art Club: Tuesday 3:30-4:30pm in V103

This is on a term-by-term rotation and for lovers of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Term 1 and 2 will be focused on how to use Photoshop correctly to create artworks and develop skills that will help you in Years 11, 12 and beyond. Term 3 and 4 to be confirmed based on inquiries. If you are interested in learning a new skill or developing your existing skill in digital art, please email Mrs Shaw at bshaw@stmargarets.qld.edu.au to secure a spot.

In Store - Parents/students can visit the Uniform Shop in person. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Amex.

Students can also visit the Supplies Shop and make payment using their Student Card. This allows parents to budget a pre-loaded amount on their student's ID card for spending at the Supplies Shop. Students can make purchases at the Supplies Shop by swiping their card at the register. Parents can view their student’s purchases online and can set daily spending limits on the student’s card.

Important Note:

Please ensure the daily limit is set high enough to cover the uniform items being purchased. We will not be able to complete the purchase if there are insufficient funds available on the Student Card and will no longer be calling parents to secure payment.

Order Online via  - Parents/students can place an order online via Flexischools (). Please click on 'Register' and follow the prompts. Payment can be made via credit card, paypal or direct debit. 

Delivery and Collection Details

• Orders made by 5pm Monday will be available Wednesday lunchtime
• Orders made by 5pm Wednesday will be available Friday lunchtime
  
  Delivery
• Pre-Prep orders will be delivered to the Pre-Prep room
• Prep to Year 3 orders will be delivered to the Primary Reception, available for collection by the student or parent. 

  
  Collection

• Years 4 - 12 orders are available for collection at the Supplies Shop by the student or parent. 
• Mixed orders can be collected at the Supplies Shop by the senior student

We were fortunate enough to go on numerous excursions, one being to Paradise Country where the children explored traditional farm life and the history of Indigenous Australian culture and wildlife. To start off 2023, we had a special guest visit to teach us some amazing circus skills. What an exciting way to start the year!

  

  

Nomination for position

Any one member of the P & F shall be at liberty to nominate any other member to serve as an officer or other member of the Management Committee.

If you are interested in joining the P&F Association, all positions of the Management Committee will be declared vacant at the AGM and a new committee for 2023 will be elected.

Nominations can be made by downloading and completing the . All nomination forms must be returned via email to P&F@stmargarets.qld.edu.au or via School Reception by Friday, 10 February 2023. Alternatively, you may bring your completed form with you to the AGM.

We warmly welcome new volunteers to join the committee. Previous members of the P&F will be happy to propose and second new members on the night should you need assistance completing your nomination form. 

Fathers’ Dinner with guest speaker, Wayne Bennett AM – Additional tickets available!

We are delighted to announce that after working with the venue organisers we can now offer additional tickets to purchase for the 2023 Fathers' Dinner. It is important to note, some seating may experience an obstructed view of the guest speaker, however we will be investing in additional AV to address this for guests.

This annual event features guest speaker, Australian Sporting Royalty, Wayne Bennett AM, and provides a wonderful opportunity for fathers to come together and connect. 

Wayne is a well-known and respected Australian, whose motivation and drive to innovate rugby league saw him become one of the greatest coaches ever seen. Wayne has been recognised as one of the most influential individuals in rugby league and as acknowledgement of his dedication, in 2012, he was inducted into the Australian Sport Hall of Fame. He is the longest serving coach of a single club in rugby league history in Australia and has one of the best winning percentages in rugby league.

Event details

Date:                     Friday 3 March 2023

Time:                     6:30pm arrival for 7:00pm start

Venue:                   Queensland Cricketers Club, Ground Floor Gabba Towers, 411 Vulture Street, East Brisbane

Cost:                     $175 per person

Tickets:                 On sale now []. Please note, tickets are non-refundable.

RSVP:                    9:30am, Thursday 16 February, unless sold out prior.

Tables:                  Maximum table capacity is 10 people. Seating requests can be made by nominating a Table Captain or Year Group at the time of booking. Best efforts will be made to meet any requests.

Enquiries:            P&F@stmargarets.qld.edu.au

We thank our 2023 Fathers' Dinner sponsors: Morgans, Wheelchair Vehicle Sales and Belbaker Bus Charter.

2023 Professional Women’s Network Events

We are excited to announce another inspiring line up of guest speakers for this year’s Professional Women’s Network (PWN) Series. These events are excellent opportunities for you to attend with your daughter or to take a corporate table and host your colleagues or clients.

While our speaker list features female leaders, the events are attended by male and female members of the Brisbane business community.

Tables and tickets for the first event with guest speaker, Sue Johnson, Group Executive, Queensland, Transurban, in March can be purchased via this link: /community/professional-womens-network

PWN 1: TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2023: Sue Johnson, Group Executive, Queensland, Transurban.

Sue Johnson has had a successful career embracing the pace of technology change, innovation and business adoption, applying the substantial value they bring to better change people and communities. She has held a number of senior executive roles. Most recently, she was Transurban’s Group General Manager, Customer Operations and Human Resources, bringing more than 20 years of global customer and HR experience across multiple industries and organisations. Sue has completed the Stanford Graduate School of Business Executive Education, a Bachelor of Business, and a Bachelor of Science and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a member of the Premier’s Innovation Advisory Council, a member of the Advisory Council for the Committee for Brisbane and a member of the Advisory Panel for the Queensland Government’s Land Restoration Fund – a world’s first environmental initiative for the Queensland government.

Time: 6:45am arrival for 7:00am-8:45am. Enjoy barista coffee from a Wolff Coffee Roasters cart, before and after the event.                                        

Venue: Arts Centre Foyer, Ó£ÌÒ¸£ÀûÊÓƵ Anglican Girls School

Tickets: $85 adults, $40 students (Years 10 to 12/tertiary), $850 corporate table (10 seats)

Available online via

PWN 2: WEDNESDAY 10 MAY 2023: Tracy Cooper-Lavery (’87), Director, Gallery & Visual Arts, HOTA (Home of the Arts).

PWN 3: THURSDAY 24 AUGUST 2023 - Jane Carland, General Manager (Australia and New Zealand), Castrol.

PWN 4: WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2023 - Julia Spicer OAM, Queensland Chief Entrepreneur.

We thank our series sponsors, Major Sponsor: Pitcher Partners, Associate Sponsors: Programmed Property Services and Wolff Coffee Roasters, and Supporting Sponsors: Downer, Clear Insurance, Westpac, O’Reilly Shaw Lawyers, Uniform Link and Move Recruitment Solutions.

Lara Pickering