As we celebrate our past and the incredible legacy of the past 130 years of educating girls, we also look to the future and imagine the possibilities it can bring. This Giving Day, we ask for your kindness and generosity once again to help St Margaret’s thrive for the next 130 years. Your gift is her future.
Your tax-deductable donation to the Building Fund will help to support the realisation of our new masterplan. Or alternatively, your donation our Panama Fund will provide the gift of education through financial needs-based bursaries.
Our students, led by our House Captains, have an exciting day of fundraising activities planned in celebration of Giving Day including a house dance-off, sausage sizzles, bake sales and a coin drive in the Gymnasium (so please save your gold pennies, but notes may stretch further!) It is wonderful to see the culture of philanthropy on show within our current students.
We are also looking for volunteers to help us in the Operations Room which will be located in the ACF. Our volunteers play an important role in raising awareness on Giving Day by making phone calls to members of the St Margaret’s community. If you have an hour or more to spare, we would love to have you.
For more information on the day, or to volunteer in our Operations Room, please visit https://www.charidy.com/stm130years.
Professional Women’s Network Breakfast – with guest speaker Amanda Lacaze ('76), CEO and MD of Lynas Rare Earths
Join us for a thought-provoking breakfast with Amanda Lacaze (’76), a trailblazing executive at the forefront of critical minerals and future technologies. Named as one of The Australian Financial Review’s Business People of the Year, and recognised as 2018 CEO of the Year by MiningNews.Net, Amanda leads one of the world’s most strategically significant resources companies—Lynas Rare Earths.
With rare earths at the heart of the global shift toward electric vehicles, renewable energy and defence technology, Amanda will share how Lynas is positioning itself as a leading player in the critical minerals market, as well as lessons in leadership and resilience from her rise to the helm of a global company.
Date: Wednesday 11 June 2025
Time: 6.45am arrival for 7.00am - 8.45am
Location: Arts Centre Foyer, St Margaret's Anglican Girls School, 11 Petrie Street, Ascot
Format: Sit down breakfast with grab-and-go barista coffee on arrival.
Tickets: $85 Adult, $45 Student (Years 10-12/Tertiary)
Corporate tables: $850 (10 seats), includes company logo displayed on table and acknowledgement during event.
Tickets are available here: https://www.trybooking.com/CUSFP
We thank our series sponsors, Major Sponsor: Pitcher Partners. Supporting Sponsors: Wolff Coffee Roasters, Clear Insurance, The Bathhouse Albion and Resource Innovations.
Aspiring Young Women’s Network Breakfast - with guest speaker, Elise Gane (’04)
Is your daughter considering a career in allied health or academia, or contemplating her subject selections for Years 11 and 12?
We invite parents and senior students to join us at the first Aspiring Young Women’s Network Breakfast event of 2025 to hear from Elise Gane (’04), a physiotherapist with 16 years of clinical experience.
Elise will share her journey, from completing a PhD in cancer rehabilitation to her current role as a Principal Project Officer at Queensland Health where she works in digital health projects.
Elise’s experience across the public health service as a clinician, researcher, and project officer, give her a unique insight into the current challenges facing the public health system in Queensland and the critical role allied health professionals play in the delivery of quality healthcare services to Queenslanders.
Date: Thursday 29 May 2025
Time: 6.45am arrival for 7.00am - 8.45am
Location: Eton Hall, St Margaret's Anglican Girls' School, 11 Petrie Street, Ascot
Format: Continental style breakfast
Tickets: $38 Adults/Student
To purchase tickets please click here
We thank our series sponsors Pitcher Partners and the St Margaret’s Old Girls’ Association
P&F General Meeting
Want to know what your P&F (and Support Groups) are working on for 2025? Join us at the next P&F General Meeting and find out.
Meeting Details
Date: Monday 19 May 2025
Time: 6.30pm to 8.00pm
Location: Circular Drive Classrooms, St Margaret's Anglican Girls School
RSVP: https://www.trybooking.com/DBDGV
There is also an option to join this meeting remotely via Microsoft Teams for those unable to attend the meeting in person.
A link to the meeting papers will be available on the P&F POD page prior to the meeting.
St Margaret's 2025 Fathers' Dinner - limited tickets released
Couldn't make it the first time? Now's your chance to join us at the Fathers' Dinner!
Due to Tropical Cyclone Alfred earlier in the year, the St Margaret's Fathers' Dinner has been rescheduled to Friday 22 August and a limited number of tickets are available for those of you who missed out.
This much-loved annual event is a great opportunity for fathers and father-figures to come together, enjoy a meal and have a few laughs at Howard Smith Wharves, featuring guest speaker Luke Heggie.
Date: Friday 22 August 2025
Time: 6:30pm arrival for 7:00pm start
Venue: Rivershed at Howard Smith Wharves
Cost: $219 per person - includes a meal and drinks package for the evening.
RSVP: 9:30am, Tuesday 12 August 2025, unless sold out prior.
Enquiries: P&F@stmargarets.qld.edu.au
Please purchase your tickets here.
This event is proudly supported by Supporting Sponsors: Morgans and Charman Property Co, and Maggies Supporter Oscar Hunt.
St Margaret’s Secondary Father Daughter Breakfast
Students in Years 7-12 and their fathers are warmly invited to join us for the St Margaret’s Secondary Father Daughter Breakfast, hosted by the P&F Association.
We understand that it is not possible for all girls to invite their fathers. Girls are welcome to invite a relative or family friend. Boarders are welcome to 'adopt a dad' for the event.
Date: Thursday 19 June 2025
Time: 6.45am for 7am- 8am
Venue: Circular Drive and Arts Centre Terraces
Cost: $49 per adult /$39 per student (Years 7-12).
Tickets are available here: https://www.trybooking.com/DARAC
Lara Pickering