Foundation News - August 2022

Introducing the 2022 Portrait Gallery inductees

This edition features the 2022 inductees of the Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School Portrait Gallery. The new inductees are featured in our online Portrait Gallery, which is now being updated to include all gallery members so that their contributions to their fields are recognised and promoted to wider audiences. Also in this edition, Year 12 student Zhenyi Lin (pictured) shares the impact of the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship on her knowledge of, and experience in, the field of visual arts. Lastly, Mac.Rob Principal Sue Harrah provides an overview of the School’s highlights and upcoming activities.

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Foundation News - June 2022

Future Women of the Portrait Gallery

In this edition, we feature our new digital immortalisation of the Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School Portrait Gallery. A fluid and evolving project, all women of the Portrait Gallery will be showcased on the site over the coming months. You can read more about this and other news - including our latest grant recipients - in this edition.

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Foundation News - April 2022

International Women’s Day and more

In this edition, we include a wrap-up of the highly successful breakfast event to mark International Women’s Day on 4 March, and feature Zhenyi Lin, the inaugural recipient of our Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship.

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Honouring Anna Bradbury Little

Introducing the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship

As 2022 kicks off to a flying start, and hopefully a year of face-to-face learning, our goal this year is to share more inspiring donor and grant recipient stories so that you can discover the reasons behind the donations and the wonderful impact they have.

One particular story that has touched us is that of alumna Anna Bradbury Little, whose life was tragically cut short at the age of 34. It has been an absolute privilege to work with Anna’s mother to establish a scholarship in her daughter’s name.

You can read about Anna’s story and the Anna Bradbury Little Arts Scholarship in this edition.

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Anna Bradbury Little - middle row, third from the right

Newsletter December 2021 - Thank you →

It's our turn to thank you, this festive season

It’s quite amazing how quickly the year draws to a close. Despite all the ups and downs... I’m so glad that we are ending 2021 on a high.

The end of year is always a time for reflection and celebration. When I look at 2021 through the eyes of the Foundation, I’m awed by the strength and determination of the students, the resilience in challenging circumstances as well as incredibly proud of the 15 grants we were able to award - 8 COVID bursaries in addition to 2 other bursaries and 5 scholarships totalling just over $20,000.

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Newsletter October 2021 - Dealing with COVID Hardship

As the seasons change and glimpses of spring start to appear, it always brings about a sense of hope and of new beginnings - and similar to last year (gosh did we think we’d be back here?), we are all take those initial steps towards freedom and a sense of returning to ‘normality’.

In recognition of the impact COVID continues to have on our students, the Foundation was keen to ensure we made further 5 COVID Bursaries available to support those students whose families are facing financial hardships…

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