OLD GIRLSʼ EVENTS AND NEWS

Old Girls’ Day

Saturday 11 March

Former students are warmly invited to attend Old Girls’ Day. A special invitation is extended to Old Girls from the Classes of 1963, 1973, 1983, 1993, 2003 and 2013, who are celebrating significant anniversaries since leaving St Mary’s. We hope that you can join us to reminisce and reconnect with old friends.

Boarders’ Long Table Lunch

Saturday 18 March

Connect with fellow past and present boarding families as you enjoy a delicious lunch, live music, lawn games, tours of Anne Symington House, a silent auction featuring local boarding businesses and much more. We encourage you to share this invitation with fellow St Mary's boarders and boarding families.

Old Girls’ Tennis Day

Thursday 30 March

If you are interested in a friendly game of tennis followed by lunch, please contact oga@stmarys.wa.edu.au

Fleur de Lis Morning Tea

Wednesday 6 September

Save the date for this special morning tea reserved for Old Girls who left St Mary’s 50 or more years ago. This year, we look forward to welcoming the Class of 1973 into the Fleur de Lis Club.

Scholarships for Old Girls

Applications for our 2023 scholarships are now open in the areas of medicine, nursing, science, law, engineering and fine art. We also invite applications for the Molly Riley RISE Award, which recognises Old Girls who are inspiring role models in their careers, in the community, or in the world of the arts or sport. Please visit the Old Girls section of our website or email oga@stmarys.wa.edu.au for more information or to apply.

Applications close Friday 24 March.

St Mary’s Girl Rose

In preparation for the Old Girls’ Association’s 100th anniversary in 2025, we will be taking pre-orders for a limited release of our unique St Mary’s Girl rose. The roses will be bred by Di Durston (Wallace ’67). If you would like to pre-order a rose to be seeded ready for 2025, please contact oga@stmarys.wa.edu.au

Molly Riley RISE recipient advocates veteran mental health

2022 Molly Riley RISE Award recipient Talia Nicholson (’10) found her purpose during her time with the Army Reserve as a combat engineer, where she discovered her passion for aiding veterans’ mental health. The Award will allow her to keep working towards the completion of her psychology degree while also involving herself in events that advocate for the mental health of veterans. Talia will be a guest speaker at this year's Old Girls' Day.

Little Bar Cart’s big venture

Congratulations to Pippa Candido (’97) who was inducted into the Belmont and Western Australian Small Business Awards ‘Hall of Fame’ for her business venture, The Little Bar Cart. Pippa also won the Accelerating Women category at the recent 2023 WA Telstra Best of Business Awards.

After phenomenal success in Australia, Pippa has taken her business to the USA and Canada. She is also exploring opportunities in Singapore.

Pippa looks forward to keeping our boarding families refreshed when The Little Bar Cart makes an appearance at our upcoming Boarders’ Long Table Lunch.