OUR CONNECTIONS

Domaine Asmara

Domaine Asmara, located in Toolen, Victoria, showcases the very best modern wine. Founded and run by St Hilda resident, Ben Grievings’s family (2022), the winery has provided a selection of Andreas and Henni’s wines & spirits for tasting, as well as bottles being served at our tables tonight.

Pizzini

One of our beautiful dinner service wines comes from King Valley’s Pizzini Wines with Italian heritage. Thanks to Chloe Royal’s (2022) grandparents who built the vineyard and Aunt Nat, we share authentic Italian wines tonight.

The American Hotel

Courtesy of Meg Kennedy Ripon’s (2022) family at the American Hotel Echuca, there is a voucher up for grabs! The hotel that features timbers from the original port of Echuca, includes many spaces such as an open rooftop bar and apartments.

Bindi Wines

Tonight in our auction we see Bindi wines, located in the Macedon Ranges on family property of the Dhillon family, Tobias Miliankos-King’s (2022) uncle! Originally purchased in the 1950s, it is a 170 hectare farm.

ST HILDA’S PADDOCK TO PALTE 202

ST HILDA’S STUDENT CLUB

Built on the college’s motto of ‘Communitas’, the St Hilda’s student club represents our students and creates a strong sense of belonging, connectedness and responsibility to others. Tonight some of the beloved merchandise is to be given out!

ST HILDA’S THEATRE GROUP

St Hilda’s has a strong cultural program including the theatre group that produces a musical production every year. The group is hoping to follow last year’s success of ‘Heathers’, with The Addam’s Family this August. Please enjoy Jacinta Baker’s performance this evening.

SYDNEY BEE SHOP/HENRY’S HONEY

Sydney Bee Shop follows Henry, Sonia Freiburg’s (2023) father, and his bees that create the delicious honey throughout the year. Their honey and honeycomb feature in our menu tonight!

Kim Westcott

Kim Westcott is a Melbourne-born artist and is Kelly Hirschmann ‘s (2023) mum! She completed her studies in Fine Arts at VCA In 1989 and currently is represented by MAGMA Galleries. An art piece that features macrophotography by Kim is in our auction tonight.