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Cornerstone members’ dinner 2024
A Night of Tears, Cheers, and a Million Reasons to Celebrate! Last night was pure magic at our annual Cornerstone donors’ dinner in Sydney hosted by our partner @morgan.stanley. Pinnacle scholar Nihar shared her inspiring journey, then Craig White (our amazing board member) and his husband Rod stole the show. Craig opened up about a…
Read MoreEOFY – NSW
Our incredible Platinum Partner @mirvac_residential, hosted a fabulous cocktail event to raise funds for The Pinnacle Foundation. The support we’ve received over the last year has been amazing and your donation can help us make it happen. A huge shoutout to the amazing Katrina Brooks, Brooke Shaw, Kim McIntyre, and Jason Bowran for being our special…
Read MorePartners’ Dinner – VIC
Thank you to our gold partner, King & Wood Mallesons for generously hosting our annual partners’ dinner in Melbourne. The dinner was an uplifting celebration to thank our corporate and philanthropic partners who make the Pinnacle program possible. Pinnacle Foundation scholarship recipients powerfully shared their stories and expressed their gratitude for our partners’ support of…
Read MoreEOFY – VIC
Gold Partner L‘Oreal recently hosted the Melbourne committee’s EOFY fundraising cocktail function. This event provided an excellent opportunity for the local community to come together, celebrate Pinnacle, and listen to inspiring speeches from current scholars Kai and Lois. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to Tait, Moccamaster KitchenAid Australia and New Zealand , Virgin Australia, Aesop, Marion,…
Read MoreTasmania – Winter in Italy Quiz Night
On 11 August our Tasmanian Committee hosted a Winter in Italy quiz night, generously hosted at Hobart’s Fellini Restaurant. The event was a sell-out, raising over $5,000 to educate and support young LGBTQIA+ Australians. Thank you to Tasmanian Pinnacle scholar, Sam, our partners, Hydro Tasmania and Blundstone Australia and our Tasmanian Cornerstone members, Dr Craig…
Read MoreThe LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship 2024
The LGBTQIA+ Executive Fellowship, a one-week intensive executive leadership program developed by The University of Sydney Business School in alliance with The Pinnacle Foundation was held for the second time between 3 and 7 June 2024 in Sydney. As Australia’s LGBTQIA+ education charity, the Fellowship contributes towards realising our vision for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible…
Read MoreJames Holland – Pinnacle alumnus
Tell us a little about your journey and how you became involved with The Pinnacle Foundation. My name is James, and my pronouns are he/him and I grew up in the western suburbs of Melbourne. I was born into a religious family, and coming out was challenging process. The Pinnacle Foundation provided me a lot…
Read MoreLeann Duff – Pinnacle alumnus
Tell us a little about your journey and how you became involved with The Pinnacle Foundation. I studied a Bachelor of Economics and a Bachelor of Advanced Studies at the University of Sydney, and I majored in econometrics and economics, and I finished my degree at the end of 2023. I am originally from the…
Read MoreJulien Grosmaire – Pinnacle alumnus
Tell us a little about your journey and how you became involved with The Pinnacle Foundation. I grew up partly in France, and partly in Canberra as my dad is from France and my mum is Australian. When I was 11, we moved from France to Canberra, although I completed my schooling in French and…
Read MoreBen Henry – Pinnacle alumnus
Tell us a little about your journey and how you became involved with The Pinnacle Foundation. My name is Ben. I grew up in southern Victoria, in an area known as South Gippsland which is a very rural, isolated, and scenic area. Because of some of the beliefs in that area, it was difficult for…
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