Somerville House Old Girls' Association

02/10/2026

Join Old Girls, Olivia and Claudine Blondeau (2011 and 2014), founders of EAU BAGS – the Queensland-born sustainable handbag brand on everybody’s lips - for the final Fashion Queensland In Conversation on Friday, 16 October at 6.30pm. They will share the journey of creating Eau Bags from developing a product and visual identity, to working closely with artisans in India, building sustainability into the foundations, finding their customer and navigating the challenges and opportunities that come with an incredibly fast growing fashion brand.

Tickets can be purchased here - https://brisbanepowerhouse.org/events/fashion-queensland-in-conversation-3/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=FASHION%20QUEENSLAND%3A%20Personal%20Founder%20Outreach%20%7C%20290926&utm_id=01M3ND8KA01FWBBNR11NCBDP5C&_kx=E8PkgPH2cyS4xJi4mEsakcMHsue1NkIHZneCiwCYYjRXRsV2agaDFmULnGxnjtHs.SYduJh Fashion Queensland has kindly given our Brisbane community 15% off tickets with code FQ15.

If you are attending our Annual Lunch on Saturday, 10 October you may also be lucky enough to win your own EAU BAG as a raffle prize!

27/09/2026

🐝Celebrating Jessica Locarnini (1991) — 2026 Churchill Fellow. We are thrilled to celebrate the remarkable achievement of Jessica Locarnini, who has been awarded a 2026 Churchill Fellowship to develop a national framework for training honey sensory experts and competition judges in Australia.

Jessica’s journey into the world of honey sensory analysis began almost by accident in 2018, when curiosity led her to undertake a course in the United States. What started as an interest in bees, nature and flavour grew into a remarkable area of expertise.

After completing all levels of Italy’s rigorous honey sensory analysis training, Jessica became the first Australian admitted to the Italian Register of Honey Experts. She has also trained in competition judging with the American Honey Show Training Council and now judges honey competitions across Australia.

Through her Churchill Fellowship, Jessica will travel to Italy, the United Kingdom and the United States to learn from leading organisations and explore how Australia can develop its own pathway for training honey sensory experts and competition judges.

Jessica hopes her work will ensure that future Australians can develop their assessing skills here in Australia, using Australian honey — building on an industry that already produces some extraordinary honeys.

24/09/2026

Unable to join us in person for the Birthday Lunch? You can still be part of the celebrations by purchasing a ticket in our Grand Raffle!

One lucky winner will take home this gorgeous multi-star, brilliant-cut diamond bracelet, beautifully set in 18ct white gold, generously donated by Lisa Sinclair Constellate and Bruce Robinson Diamonds and valued at $910.

✨ A beautiful piece of jewellery — and an even more beautiful cause - all thanks to Bruce Robinson Diamonds and Lisa Sinclair Constellate.

All proceeds from the raffle support the Isabel Bauer OGA Bursary, helping provide valuable opportunities for Old Girls to fulfill their professional potential. Tickets can be purchased via the Events page on our website.

So, even if you can't be there on the day, you can still join in the fun — and you might just take home something very special! 💎

15/09/2026

💚FINAL TICKETS AVAILABLE! 💚

Our much-loved Annual Lunch is just around the corner, and we have only a limited number of tickets remaining! Join us on Saturday, 10 October for a wonderful afternoon of friendship, reminiscing, laughter and connection with fellow Old Girls, teachers, parents and members of the Somerville House community.

Whether you come along every year or have never attended before, we would love to see you there. 💙

Don’t miss out — secure your ticket today! RSVPs close on 25 September. https://www.somervillehouseoga.com.au/networks/events/206628

We look forward to welcoming you for what promises to be a very special afternoon.

14/09/2026

✨ A Beautiful Evening Together ✨ A heartfelt thank you to all the wonderful mothers and daughters who joined us for our Mother & Daughter Dinner. It was a truly special evening celebrating the beautiful bond between mothers and daughters, with wonderful company, conversation and memories made along the way.

What a joy it has been to see the photographs from the evening — you all looked absolutely fabulous! ✨

Thank you for being part of such a memorable occasion. We hope you enjoyed the evening as much as we did.

13/09/2026

Congratulations Frances Pratt (1988). Good luck!

🏆 Celebrating our Kingdom Woman Entrepreneur of the Year 2026 Finalists!

This award celebrates a faith-driven founder who leads boldly with integrity, vision and purpose - recognising her consistent business growth, the strategic and faithful stewardship of her business, and her ability to transform lives while actively walking in obedience to God.

Roma Waterman - HeartSong Creative Academy
Award-winning singer, songwriter and worship leader who has built an online training school reaching over 35,000 students worldwide in the creative and prophetic disciplines.

Georgia Nicholas & Lauren Foster - Big Kids Table
Co-founders and Co-CEOs of a ministry helping churches, schools and families move beyond silence into honest, faith-filled conversations about sexuality and identity with young people.

Sarah Tse - Shema Coaching
Sydney-based coach helping leaders find the courage to be bold, drawing on a psychology and service-design background to help others step into who they're called to be.

Krystyna Louise Kidson - Leadership Resilience Coach
Krystyna serves as Resident Psychologist for the Baptist Association of NSW & ACT Churches, supporting clergy screening, leadership formation and pastoral standards, alongside founding The Helpers' Sanctuary and the Paraclete Initiative - giving heart back to mission-driven leaders and helpers so they can keep showing up and changing lives.

Frances Pratt - Metisan
Helping purpose-driven business owners sell with integrity, not pressure - turning "sales" from a dirty word into an act of genuine service.

Melody Towns - Be Hers
Founding CEO of Be Hers, growing a high tea among friends into a national movement fighting human trafficking and empowering survivors through employment and advocacy.

Seven women, seven different callings - one shared conviction: that business and ministry were never meant to be separate.

Congratulations to all our finalists.

Thank you to our guest judges for this category, Fideliz Cruz - Christian Life & Business Coach and Brenda Ann Tsiaousis, for your discernment in recognising Kingdom leadership at its finest.

08/09/2026

The official photographs by @.digital from the Mother/Significant Woman & Daughter dinner on 19 August can now be found in the Gallery section of the website or here https://www.somervillehouseoga.com.au/media_center/folder/714d85a3-59db-4cbe-b8cb-c74d0df0b2e7. You will need to be logged in as a OGA member to access the Gallery.

The photos can be downloaded free of charge in high resolution and web resolution files. There is also the option to purchase the photos from Nick Digital as prints, framed prints and canvases which are shipped directly to your door.

03/09/2026

For those in Sydney over the next few weeks, an opportunity to view exquisite new works by Somerville’s own John Honeywill

02/09/2026

CLASS OF 2025 — HAVE YOU REGISTERED YET? Your one-year reunion is coming up! Come back together, catch up with old friends and celebrate everything that’s happened since graduation.

📅 Friday, 11 September
⏰ From 6.00pm
📍 The Magee Pub & Dining, Fortitude Valley

Don’t miss your first reunion — get your friends together and register today!

👉 Register here by midnight, Friday 4 September - https://www.somervillehouseoga.com.au/networks/events/218208

We’d love to see you there!