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Adele Schonhardt OAM (1996) - Australian Honours 2024
Wednesday, 7 February 2024We are excited to announce that Adele Schonhardt OAM (Worth, 1996) was awarded a Public Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to the Arts,...
Lisa Hasker OAM (1985) - Australian Honours 2024
Wednesday, 7 February 2024We would like to congratulate Lisa Hasker (1985), Vicsport CEO, who was awarded a Public Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to sports...
Sabina Read (Bradfield, 1988) | Spotlight on the OLA Fellowship
Tuesday, 11 July 2023Sabina Read (Bradfield, 1988) is a psychologist, speaker, facilitator, media commentator, empath, and life sherpa who works with organisations, groups,...
Jo Porter (1982)
Wednesday, 21 September 2022Lauriston Girls' School is proud to announce to our community that Jo Porter (1982) has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Board of Regional...
Zoe Zervides (2015)
Tuesday, 30 August 2022Zoe sadly couldn't make her 5-Year reunion earlier this year. Zoe finished her biomedicine degree at Monash Uni at the end of 2019 and is currently...
The Huntingtower Singers
Tuesday, 9 August 2022The OLA welcomes all Old Lauristonians to become part of The Huntingtower Singers. You don't have to be an experienced singer or performer. You just...
Mary Newsome (Reynolds, 1953) - From Still Life to Digital Artbooks
Monday, 8 August 2022From Still Life to Digital Artbooks: A Retrospective of Mary Newsome’s works 1953 to 2009 is an exhibition of the artworks of our alumna, Mary Newsome...
Lauriston Giving Day 2022 - THANK YOU!
Tuesday, 28 June 2022Our deepest thanks to the generous Lauriston community and the 258 supporters who donated to the school's Giving Day.
We are excited to share...
We are excited to share...
EKC Luncheon 2022
Tuesday, 28 June 2022The Elizabeth Kirkhope Circle (EKC) is a valued group of bequestors whose generosity continues to have as a major impact on the School’s ability...
Aquatic Courses held at Lauriston - 27 to 30 June 2022
Monday, 6 June 2022LAURISTON GIRLS’ SCHOOL – AQUATICS COURSES
Lauriston will be offering the following two aquatics courses to be held at Lauriston. These...
Lauriston will be offering the following two aquatics courses to be held at Lauriston. These...
OLA Fellowship 2022 | Applications now open!
Tuesday, 17 May 2022The OLA Committee is enormously proud and excited to announce the official launch of the 2022 OLA Fellowship.
Building on the enormous success of the...
Building on the enormous success of the...
Careers Expo 2022 | Final call to action!
Wednesday, 13 April 2022Seeking expressions of interest from young alumnae from the Class of 2000 through to the Class of 2015 who would like to be a panelist at one of our Career...
Recapping the Year 2021
Wednesday, 13 April 2022We hope you enjoy this brief video that highlights some of our alumnae activities we undertook in 2021.
We are optimistic that 2022 will continue getting...
We are optimistic that 2022 will continue getting...
Inter-School Golf Challenge Cup – 21 March 2022
Tuesday, 12 April 2022The 93rd Inter-School Golf Challenge Cup was held on Monday 21March at Commonwealth Golf Course. There were 112 women playing, mainly in groups of four....
Tess Coady (2018) Winter Olympian
Tuesday, 5 April 2022Congratulations to Tess Coady (2018) who will soon be added to our Olympic Honour Board after her bronze medal success in Beijing. Tess was a student at...
International Women's Day 2022
Tuesday, 5 April 2022This year on 8 March International Women’s Day we celebrating courage in girls.
This video celebrates...
This video celebrates...
Principal Susan Just - ACEL Victorian Fellowship Award
Tuesday, 5 April 2022On 28 March, we paused to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our Principal, Susan Just in recognition of her 2021 Australian Council for Educational...
Tutoring and Mentoring Services
Tuesday, 5 April 2022The alumnae office is proud to offer a wonderful opportunity that supports students and young alumnae by offering a service that matches them with someone...
Congratulations Bianca Rose (2021)
Wednesday, 15 December 2021Read about the amazing achievement of Class of 2021 graduate, Bianca Rose here....
OLA Fellowship 2021 | ANNOUNCEMENT
Wednesday, 13 October 2021"To engage, connect and provide relevant support to our alumnae and students, to foster a lasting and meaningful relationship with the Lauriston community...
The September Artistry webinar was the Jewel of the Spring!
Monday, 20 September 2021Participating in online webinars can certainly brighten the not so sunny winter or even a spring day, and our last EKC Artistry series webinar in September:...
Lauriston Foundation - Thank You
Thursday, 16 September 2021In recognition of World Gratitude Day on 21 September we’d like to say thank you to all those in the broader Lauriston community who support our...
Welcome to the Lauriston Past Parents' Group
Wednesday, 15 September 2021The OLA warmly welcomes past Lauriston parents to register to the OLA website, where they will enjoy staying connected to the school and keeping in touch...
Archiving the Lauriston Letters from the past
Wednesday, 1 September 2021The Lauriston Archives is seeking copies of early editions of the Lauriston Letter! This is the publication pre 2006 before it became a coloured magazine...
The OLA welcomes the LPSG (Lauriston Past Staff Group)
Tuesday, 29 June 2021The OLA warmly welcomes past staff of Lauriston to register to the OLA website.
Past staff can register to the OLA website using their preferred...
Past staff can register to the OLA website using their preferred...
Inter-School Golf Challenge Cup - 19 April 2021
Thursday, 24 June 2021The 92nd Inter-School Golf Challenge Cup was held on Monday 19th April at Commonwealth Golf Course. There were 116 women playing, representing 29 schools....
Celebrating our past, building their future
Thursday, 24 June 2021This year Lauriston celebrates 120 years of empowering young women through education.
The Irving sisters founded Lauriston with the vision of offering...
The Irving sisters founded Lauriston with the vision of offering...
Ullmer Family Foundation announces philanthropic gift to support development of new sports facilities
Thursday, 24 June 2021In May Lauriston shared news of a wonderful gift in support of the current building project.
The Ullmer Family Foundation has shown its commitment...
The Ullmer Family Foundation has shown its commitment...
Lauriston Scholarship - Year 10 or 11 in 2022
Monday, 21 June 2021 Do you know someone who would benefit from a Lauriston education, who otherwise would not be able to access one financially?
If you do, we have...
If you do, we have...
Captains' Evening
Tuesday, 15 June 2021Early in May, Lauriston welcomed past School Captains and Vice Captains to return for a wonderful evening in celebration of 120 years of remarkable leadership....
Elizabeth Kirkhope Circle Luncheon 2021 | Celebrating Lauriston Bequestors
Wednesday, 9 June 2021In April we launched a Gifts in Will Week@Lauriston to celebrate the giving spirit and generosity of our community and their gifts, which have helped the...
OLA Annual General Meeting | Monday 17 May 2021
Tuesday, 13 April 2021 The 109th Annual General Meeting of the Old Lauristonians’ Association was held at 6.30 pm on Monday 17 May, 2021 via Zoom video conferencing. ...
Elizabeth Kirkhope Circle - Marvellous Melbourne Webinar!
Tuesday, 13 October 2020The Elizabeth Kirkhope Circle is delighted to invite you to a free webinar: Marvellous Melbourne and its Architecture on Tuesday 20 October at 10.00 am....
Lauriston in 120 objects visual representation
Thursday, 8 October 2020We need your help to build a visual representation of Lauriston and the experience of being part of the Lauriston community.
We invite to you reflect...
We invite to you reflect...
Memories of Lauriston - seeking items to include in our 120 Anniversary displays
Thursday, 8 October 2020In 2021 Lauriston will be celebrating 120 Years. As part of the celebrations, you are invited to loan or donate tangible mementos from your schooldays...
Lauriston needs your feedback about our Alumnae Program
Wednesday, 1 July 2020The Alumnae Team at Lauriston is currently reviewing the Lauriston alumnae communications, and the reunion and events programs in Australia and overseas....
Queen's Birthday Honours List 2020
Wednesday, 10 June 2020Together with Lauriston Girls' School, the Old Lauristonians' Association is thrilled to offer congratulations to 3 remarkable alumnae who have...
OLA Annual General Meeting | Monday 25 May 2020
Tuesday, 26 May 2020On Monday 25th May, the Old Lauristonians' Association conducted its 108th Annual General Meeting held via Zoom online conferencing platform. Please...
Elizabeth Karlhuber (Arnold, 1962)
Tuesday, 26 May 2020Elizabeth's news since Lisa Miller’s excellent cover story “A novel way of life” in the July 2015 issue of Lauriston Life is that...
News from the School - Counting down the days until School is back!
Tuesday, 12 May 2020Students, parents and teachers were delighted when Premier Andrews outlined on Tuesday 12 May that students from Prep to Year 2 as well as Years 11 and...
Add Lauriston as your School on LinkedIn
Thursday, 7 May 2020Just recently LinkedIn has modified the School's profile! They have modified it so that past students can officially add Lauriston as one of their...
Class of 1965 reunite every year!
Wednesday, 6 May 2020At the end of last year, a few girls from Class of 1965 had an impromptu reunion. A lovely lunch held at Hobu, Prahran. This group has been catching...
100 Years Ago!
Wednesday, 6 May 2020 Recently we heard from a gentleman in England who after going through some 'old junk' owned by his grandfather, came across an old tin which contained...
OLA Annual General Meeting | Monday 25 May 2020
Thursday, 30 April 2020All Old Lauristonians are invited to attend the 108th Annual General Meeting of the Old Lauristonians’ Association to be held at 6.30 pm on Monday...
Students Transition to Online Learning
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 In response to the COVID-19 pandemic Lauriston transitioned students to Home Learning on 17 March. By the end of term, all students from Kindergarten...
Community Members Share Their Stories for a New Video
Tuesday, 31 March 2020 A big thank you to our community members who recently took part in the production of a school video, which will celebrate the generosity of those who...
Celebrating 45 Years of Rowing at Lauriston
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 The Old Lauristonians’ Association took extreme pleasure connecting with Lauriston rowers from the past 45 years at a wonderful event hosted by...
Class of 2015 5-Year Reunion
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 It was fantastic to welcome nearly 50 members of the Class of 2015 who returned to the School for a terrific catch up. It has been 5 years since these...
Founders' Day Morning Tea & Assembly
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 On Tuesday 11 February we celebrated Founders' Day at Lauriston Girls' School. Since 1901 the School has inspired girls to be courageous lifelong...
The Lauriston Spirit Project
Tuesday, 24 March 2020 The Lauriston community is dynamic and diverse. It consists of current and past students and families, current and former staff, and others who have been...
Babysitter/Nanny Introductory Service
Tuesday, 24 March 2020Quite often the OLA receives enquiries from our current Lauriston families and alumnae who seek the services of a babysitter or nanny for their...