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WHY GIVE TO ALL-GIRLS’ SCHOOLS? At Toorak College, we recognise the transformative power of education, particularly within the context of an all-girls environment. By supporting our school through philanthropic giving, you’re fostering an environment where young women can thrive academically, socially, and personally. You’re not just investing in education; you’re investing in the future leaders, innovators, and changemakers of tomorrow. Here, young women are empowered to explore their passions, voice their opinions, and pursue their dreams without limitations. Your contribution to our school fosters an environment where young women can thrive, break barriers, and shatter glass ceilings, ultimately shaping a more equitable and inclusive society for generations to come. Join us in empowering the leaders of tomorrow by supporting our mission today.
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PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE Empowering Education: The Impact of Philanthropic Giving on Our School I am excited to have the opportunity to share with you the remarkable impact of philanthropic giving on our School. As Principal, I have the privilege of witnessing first-hand the profound transformations that occurs when generous hearts unite in support of education and opportunity. Philanthropy, in its many forms, has played an instrumental role in building the School we all enjoy today and in shaping its future as well. Whether it be through the improvement of our infrastructure to provide inspiring spaces for our students to learn and create, the gift of scholarships for those who may be unable to access the opportunities that Toorak provides, or enabling pioneering technological advancements to ensure we continue to stay at the forefront of future-thinking, the contributions of our donors have enriched the educational experience of every student who walks through our doors.
In the pages that follow, you will discover inspiring stories, tangible examples, and quantifiable evidence of how philanthropy has elevated our school’s capabilities, expanded opportunities, and, most importantly, positively impacted the lives of our students and families. It is a testament to the collective belief that education is not merely a transaction but an investment in the potential of our young people and the impact we know they will have as global citizens. I invite you to explore this publication and celebrate the incredible journey of growth and achievement that has been made possible through philanthropic giving. Together, we are forging a legacy of generosity, opportunity and community and I am excited to share this inspiring narrative with you. Thank you for your continued support, and I hope these insights ignite the same passion for philanthropy in your hearts as it has in mine. Regards,
Kristy Kendall Principal
DID YOU KNOW? In the Greek tradition, the word philanthropy grows from the words ‘philos’ meaning ‘love’ and ‘anthropos’ meaning ‘humanity.’ Literally, in the original Greek meaning, the word philanthropy is the ‘love of humanity.’
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GIVING BY THE NUMBERS 2023 SCHOLARSHIP FUND
TOTAL FUNDS RAISED IN 2023
$676,959 $30,000 Total donations
ANNUAL GIVING DAY
VOLUNTARY
56
Total donors
$28,000 Total donations
276
Total donors
$120,459
CAPITAL WORKS
Total donations
$14 MILLION
COMMUNITY + ARTS PRECINCT
$587,959
4 $335,000
Total investment in capital works
was covered by philanthropic gifts
Donors
Total donations
0
HAMILTON SOCIETY
ONE
FAMILY DONATIONS
Donor
$50,000 Total donations STAFF DONATIONS
22 $425
Staff members donated in 2023
410 $1,630 Families donated in 2023
Average donation amount TAKE YOUR SEAT
Average donation amount
70
Donations
$103,500 Total donations
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LEAVING A LEGACY At Toorak College, we believe in the transformative power of education, and scholarships play a crucial role in enabling us to fulfil our mission of empowering young women to excel academically, personally, and socially. SCHOLARSHIPS By offering scholarships, we provide talented and deserving students with access to the exceptional educational opportunities and supportive environment that define the Toorak College experience. These scholarships not only enrich the lives of individual students but also contribute to the vibrant diversity of our school community. Through the generosity of our donors, we are able to foster the development of future leaders who will make a positive impact in their communities and beyond.
We are dedicated to collaborating closely with you to ensure that each donation, bequest commitment, and act of generosity contributes to our collective vision of empowering our students and shaping a brighter future. Together, we can make a meaningful and enduring impact.
NAMED SCHOLARSHIPS THE CHRISTINE FRIDAY ARTS & HUMANITIES SCHOLARSHIP
THE MARGARET WALLACE REID SCHOLARSHIP
Introduced in 2022, the Christine Friday Arts & Humanities Scholarship aims to enable students with an interest in, and proficiency for, The Arts and Humanities to grow and thrive. This scholarship is proudly supported by Ms Christine Friday (TC ‘64).
The Margaret Wallace Reid Scholarship Fund was established by Mrs Margaret Reid in appreciation of the education and opportunities provided to her by Toorak College.
THE SWIFT SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY SCHOLARSHIP Designed to inspire the next generation of females in STEM, Toorak College’s state-ofthe-art Swift Science & Technology Centre opened in January 2020. The Swift Science & Technology Scholarship was established at the same time to help support girls with a passion for Science to pursue a STEM education and forge a successful STEM career.
By this Scholarship, Mrs Reid hopes to provide educational and sporting opportunities to students that could, by virtue of financial assistance, enjoy their time at Toorak College as much as she did.
THE ALICE SLOAN MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Alice Victoria Sloan lost her life at the beautiful and exciting age of 16 whilst on a school outdoor education trip. An outgoing, positive, energetic young girl, Alice touched the lives of all she met with her confidence and her desire to have a great time. This scholarship was established by Toorak College in Alice’s honour.
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BEQUEST PROGRAM THE HAMILTON SOCIETY ‘The Hamilton Society’ is a giving circle in celebration of those who choose to acknowledge Toorak College in their Will. The Hamilton Society Scholarship is an accumulative fund established as part of this initiative, for those wishing to direct their gift towards supporting scholarships for those who would otherwise not have the means to attend Toorak College.
Honor Allfrey (TC ‘35)*
We wish to thank the following people who have chosen to leave their legacy by way of a planned gift to Toorak College:
Jill Griffiths (Stewart, TC ‘69)
Rosemary Peisley (Bromley, TC ‘60)* Christine Friday (TC ‘64) Barbara L Thomas OAM (TC ‘65) Julie Wiltshire (TC ‘67) Mary-Jane Gething (TC ‘69) Sarah Norris (TC ‘69) Carolyn Such (Wiltshire, TC ‘69) Jacqueline Ross (Hazard, TC ‘71) Elizabeth Eldridge (TC ‘73) Susan Haggard (TC ‘74)* Rosemary Sewell (Major, TC ‘74) Pam Hall (Wilkinson, TC ‘75) Kate Hook (TC ‘80) Alison Swift (Hurst, TC ‘86) Penny Bowman (Bourke, TC ‘01) *Realised bequests
MAKING A DIFFERENCE MAEVE WEEKS 2023 HAMILTON SOCIETY SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT I am so grateful for the Hamilton Society Scholarship and the members who have donated the money into it. Since joining Toorak, I have had so many opportunities and the teachers here are so supportive. Being here has opened my mind to what is possible. There are so many fantastic things to get involved in and there is so much on offer. I have thrown myself into GSV Basketball, GSV Netball, Aerobics and I'm learning the flute. In the future I would love to work with kids, however, I have read that two-thirds of our year level will have careers in roles that don't exist yet which is so exciting. Things are being innovated all the time. Look at AI, that field is growing and things are happening constantly. I think someone will need to fix climate change and jobs will be created by that need soon. I can't wait to be a part of the future and that journey.
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INVESTING IN SPACES The performance arts have always held a special place in our School’s history from inspiring students who go on to be world class musicians, dancers, actresses and playwrights, to fostering a lifelong love of creative pursuits. The Toorak College Community and Arts Precinct will showcase Toorak College’s performing arts and musical talent in a stateof-the-art, theatre-style facility that promotes confidence, collaboration, and creativity among students, staff and guests under one roof. This vital multi-use facility has the ability to bring the entire Junior and Senior School together for assemblies and special events and will ignite spirit between students from the very beginning of their Toorak College journey.
As the only large conference and performance facility on the Mornington Peninsula, the Community and Arts Precinct will be open to the community as a hub for training, education and artistic pursuits. The Toorak College Community and Arts Precinct will be a place where significant moments are created. We will provide unique opportunities to our graduates, prioritising pathways for our Collegians beyond the gates of Toorak, be it futures in the Arts, Political arena or the use of this facility to inspire our Chief Marketing Officers and Entrepreneurs.
DISCOVER MORE To learn more about giving opportunities scan the QR code to visit the Community and Arts Precinct website.
“ Our new Community and Arts Precinct will provide the launching pad for our future leaders, future performers, future entrepreneurs, and our future global citizens. This is where the legendary Toorak Spirit will take flight.” KRISTY KENDALL PRINCIPAL
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HOW YOU CAN LEAVE A LEGACY Every donation, large or small, makes a difference to our students, our school and the wider community. Here are some great ways you can help to support Toorak. DONATE ON ANNUAL GIVING DAY
CONNECT US TO INDUSTRY
Our Annual Giving Day highlights our areas of greatest need at Toorak. This day provides an opportunity for our entire community of parents, alumni and staff to give back to the school they love.
Helping to foster industry partnerships through your connections, enriches education by providing students with real-world insights, mentorship, and potential career pathways for future success.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
LEAVE A BEQUEST IN YOUR WILL
Scholarships not only enrich the lives of individual students but also contribute to t he vibrant diversity of our school community. Your generous donation will empower deserving students to pursue their educational dreams through our scholarship program.
Preparing your Will is an opportunity to consider how you and your family can leave a lasting legacy for generations to come. Work with us to learn how to include a bequest to education or research in your Will through our Hamilton Society.
INVEST IN INFRASTRUCTURE Enhance the educational experience for current and future generations by donating directly to our building fund. Your support is not just an investment in our infrastructure; it’s an investment in the limitless potential of our students.
START A CONVERSATION To discuss how you can help, contact Emma Castles on +613 9788 7315, email: emmac@toorakc.vic.edu.au or scan the QR code.
DID YOU KNOW? Australian women make up only 7% of CEOs in ASX300 companies.
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RECOGNISING OUR DONORS A
Adelaja, Adefemi & Yewande Agrimi, Laura Aisbett, Kelly Anderson, Caitlin Anderson, John & Nadia Armitage, Michael & Shannon Arnott, Donna & Gavin Arunothayaraj, Yoganya Ashby, Glenn and Melissa Ashkine, Mardi & Peter Auger, Chris & Susan Avendano, Claudio & Sherryn
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Babb, Robert Bacon, Jeremy & Rebecca Baer, Michael & Catherine Bain, Oliver & Helen Bakker, Leanne Barker, James & Bindy Barnett, Sally Bartlett, Robert & Kirsten Bartoli, Michelle Baulk, Jason & Tracey Bawden, Collis & Claire Baxter, Richard Beattie, Kate Beischer, Elizabeth Bell, Matthew & Melinda Bennell, Kim Bergin, David & Sarah Bishop, Alistair & Emma Black, Richard Blagojevic, Zoran & Melissa Blank, Stephen & Tamara Bloch, Toby & Kylie Boak, Emily Bode, Henry & Estelle Booth, Sean Bosse, Wendy Bottin, Steve Bowes, Alexander & Lara Bowman, Tristan & Penelope Bragg, Frederick & Donna Brand, Robert & Nicoleta Brimley, Anthony & Giuseppina Broughton, Nigel & Sheena Budzisz, Daniel Burriss, Judith Byrne, Nicholas & Inaya
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Calombaris, George Cameron, Trent & Brooke Campbell, Peter & Sharon Cannon, Dermot & Julie Carson, Luke & Clarissa Castles, Emma Castles, Jack Charlton, Adam & Carla Chen, Yimin Cheung, Chi Ho Cinar, Erhan Clemens, Damian & Katherine Clerk, David Cohen, Matthew Collicoat, Penny Condon, Ann Connell, Simone Cook, Juliet Cope, William & Fiona Corfield, Craig Costanzo, Karl & Kristy Cotterell, Donna Coventry, Blair & Laidley Creed, Rosemary Cummings, Robert & Sharon Curtain, Luke & Navina
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D’Angri, Rodney & Claire Darvall, Hugh & Sarah Date, James & Fiona Davey, Johnathon & Emma Deck, Jeff & Anthea Dee, Simon & Brigitte Dejager, Ebony Dennison, Annabel Devine, Melinda Dickson, Heath & Dianne Dobson, Damien Doody, Richard & Vanessa Doquile, Matthew & Kate Doyle, Sophie Drew, Frederick & Charlotte Drummond, Andrew Du, Zhiming Dureau, Adam & Jacqui Dynes, Christopher & Bridie
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Eldridge, Elizabeth Elvins, Mark & Claire English, Rebecca Ervin, Prudence Eustace, Anthony & Nicola
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Fadzil, Lin Fenwick, Benjamin Ferrier, Joanna Fontaine, Anthony & Monica Foott, James & Fiona Ford, Adam & Samantha Forsythe, Dianne Forsythe, Michelle Fragozo Sarmiento, Johana Franklyn, Scott & Natalie Friday, Christine Fry, Mark & Marlene
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Gan, Yee En Gao, Yaya Gething, Mary-Jane Gibbs, Dereck & Lauren Gibbs, Jade Gibson, Alexander & Mietta Gilbert, John & Joan Gimel, Sophie Gould, Brian & Andrea Guiness, Christina
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Hadfield, Christopher & Juliet Hall, John & Pam Hardt, Asger & Kirsty Harper-Bottin, Trisha Harris, Christopher & Jane Harvey, William & Ingrid Hawkins, David Hayes, Paul & Jade Hazard, Quita Heggie, Diana Hellier, Clint & Samantha Henderson, Anna Heng, Ai Lee Henshaw, Renee Hick, Courtney Higgins, Geoffrey & Joanne Hill, Cassandra Hinch, Nicklaus & Tegan Ho, Alison Hoban, Mattew Hoffmann, Matthew & Courtney Holbrook, Trent & Amber Holmes, Kathryn Hosking, Ginevra House, Arthur & Jacqueline Howard, Leanne Howard, Narelle Howie, Jill Hu, Jingwei Hunt, Greg Hurd, Katy Hurson, Cathal Hutchinson, Scott
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Iles, Jason & Shelley
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Jackson, Deborah Jahri, Vida James, Josh & Helen Jansen, Nicholas & Kelly Jeanne, Jordan & Charmaine Jedynak, Justin Jell, Laura Jiang, Lei Johnson, Timothy & Amanda Jonstone, Cheyne
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Karp, Kevi Kellow, Andrew & Sarah Kelly, Gerard & Amber Kendall, Lawrence & Kristy Kendrick, Melanie Kennedy, Daphne Kenny, Peter Khoo, Xavier & Tia Killigrew, Paul & Jessica Kingston, Gregory Kleverlaan, Monty Kostiuk, Renee Koutroubis, Panagiota Kristanto, Rebecca Ku, Hui
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Laing, Joshua & Bree Lamond, Michael & Samantha Langdon, Jill Li, Weisi Liddell, Heath & Jenny Lieb, Daniel & Megan Lindsey, Paula Linssen, Christopher & Naomi Litterick, Cara Lock, Michelle Logan, Benjamin Lor, Elizabeth Lourensz, Berwick & Beverley Love, Ross & Harriet Lowther, Jonathan & Selma Lynch, Maggie Lythgoe, Alexandra
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Maben, Andrea Macwhirter, Ryan & Natasha Maggio, Ralph & Tina Mann, Timothy & Gabrielle Marcussen, Elder & Alexia Marsh, Anthony & Natalia Marsh, Paul Marziano, Adrian Matt, Edward Matt, Sally-Anne Mazou, David McCabe, Alexandra McCullough, Scott & Rachael McDonald, Jason & Elizabeth McFarlane, Travis & Maggie Merambeliotis, Filipos Mikkelsen, Adam & Lisa Miles, Melinda Millen, Ross Minieri, Domenic & Belinda Molloy, Christian & Melissa Moore, Brenda Moore, Laura Mordes, Jack Moreira Dos Santos, Marco Morrison, Scott & Christine Morton, Bruce & Patricia Mott, Ashley & Lauren Muir, Maxwell Murray, Scott & Chelsea Murrie, Adrian & Fiona
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New, Gavin & Bianca Newman, James & Louise Ng, Tian-Tee Nguyen, Hai Hong & Van Thi Thuy Nilsson, Peter & Estelle Noble, Ross & Francine
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Obaidini, Fiona O’Brien, Paul& Felicity O’Halloran, Catherine Ono, Sakoto Oswald-Jacobs, John
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Painter, Andrew Palancian, Melkon & Josie Pattison, Geoffrey Pavic, Sam & Denise Pearce, Drew & Athena Peasley, Bridget Peterson, Nicholas Pettinella, Pauline Pickford, Michele Pisaniello, Anthony & Huai Poon, Lai Na Prato, Marcus & Angela
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Qi, Xiuli Quigley, Dean
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Rae, Jeremy & Nicky Raux, Brett & Melissa Raynes, Mark Richardson, Janet Ridland, Catriona Rist, Cameron & Melissa Robinson, Scott & Sonia Ross, Jacqueline Rossetto, Bradley Paul & Adriana Routledge, Dawn Russell, Elizabeth Ryan, Glen & Briony
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Salagaras, Ilias Santos, Katherine Schoorman, Melissa Schwarz, Michael Sevdalis, Adam Sewell, Andrew & Rosemary Sherlock, Jacqueline Shippen, Malcolm & Siobhan Sigley, Brigette Simpson, Mathew & Marni Sloane, Peter & Jocelyn Smith, Virginia Snowball, Andrew Spackman, Michael & Louise Spargo, Joshua & Amy Spedding, Martin & Karen Spencer-Gardner, Murray Spicer, Robert & Natalie Stafford, Leigh Standfield, Matthew & Samantha Stewart, Travis Stinson, Richard & Jill Stone, Paul & Prue Studio Micro Such, Christopher & Carolyn Surace, Joseph & Dorothy Sutherland, Wayne Swift, Dale & Alison Sze, Benjamin & Heidi
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Tang, Jian Tweel, Marc & Rachel Taylor, John & Zoe Thadani, Michael Thomas OAM, Barbara Thomson, Andrew & Melinda Torey, Eric Tragear, Carolyn Treloar, Annette Tricarico, Natalie
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Van Wetering, Natalie
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Walland, Mark Wallison, Adam & Jayme Wan, Weina Wang, Ping Wang, Maodong Waters, Shonnie Watts, Robert Webb, Brett Webb, Michael & Sarah Webster, Alexander & Sonya Wells, Angela Wen, Xiaolan Wert, Amy Wheeler, Timothy & Kristen Whitelaw, John & Jemny Whitty, Amanda Williams, Hugh Williamson, Simon & Nancy Wilson, Lauren Wilson, Stuart & Meghan Wines, Craig & Fiona Wise, Anthony & Nicole Woodward-Raisin, Julie
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Xu, Xiaojin
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Yuan, Zhiqiang
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Zeman, Steve & Jenine Zemel, David Zhou, Guilin Zhu, Junfeng & Shan Zhu, Shanshan Ziabari, Mostafa
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF COUNTRY Today and every day, we acknowledge the Bunurong People as the Traditional Owners of the land we live and learn on, here at Toorak College. With open hearts we pay our respects to Elders past and present. We recognise their ongoing connection to the land and the bay, Nairm. Our students, teachers and families are knowledge seekers. As we listen to the stories of the First Nations, we will question and reflect in order to continue our reconciliation journey.
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