Speakers

Topical in a year when the Australian of the Year, Katherine Bennel-Pegg, is a champion for girls studying STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), guest speakers Georgia Bianchin from Toorak College and Opal Scheele from St Catherine’s School, Toorak, will talk about their experience of the 2026 National Youth Science Forum (NYSF). In January 2026, Opal and Georgia attended the NYSF residential program at the University of Queensland. On and off campus, the forum is held to help students gain a broader understanding of the diverse study and career options available in STEM. Support for students at NYSF is a project of the Youth Service Committee of the Rotary Club of Glenferrie.

Former Premier of Victoria Hon. Ted Baillieu AO is well known and much admired by Glenferrie Rotarians, not just because he is a Glenferrie Rotarian himself, but because of his extensive commitment to and engagement with significant community causes, including significant positions with Melbourne and Swinburne universities, Multicultural Arts Victoria, Sovereign Hills Musum Association, Queenscliff Historical Museum, Cancer Council Victoria, Australian India Chamber of Commerce, the Epilepsy Foundation of Victoria and the Victorian Highland Piped Band Association.  Since April 2013, Baillieu has served as Chair of the Victorian Government's ANZAC Centenary Committee, overseeing Victoria's commemorations and facilitating connections between Victorians and the legacy of the Original ANZACs through family, institutions, geography, occupation, and place of residence.