Cornerstone donors, Justin D’Agostino MH & KC Yeo have renewed their named scholarship for a further five years. Justin commented, “My husband KC and I have been funding a scholarship since 2021, and we are incredibly proud of all the young people it has supported and the many others whose education has been enriched through…

Pinnacle Foundation patron, the Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG, together with his husband, Johan van Vloten, both Cornerstone donors, have generously funded, for a further five years, The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Scholarship. The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG Scholarship was originally created with the financial support of Australia’s legal community to honour Michael.…

Cornerstone donors, Peter Brennan AM & Michael Lynch have generously funded three named scholarships for a further five years. The Peter Brennan AM & Michael Lynch Scholarships are open to eligible scholars ideally from Western Sydney or studying at The University of Western Sydney.

Cornerstone donor, Jessica (Jess) Bastow has generously bestowed three additional Olrem Scholarships. Jess has now created a total of 15 Olrem Scholarships for eligible scholars spread across Australia. Jess is a key member of the Pinnacle family and deeply values the life-changing benefits that flow from receiving an education, the wise counsel and support of…

Cornerstone donors, Shelley Argent OAM and Don Argent have generously bestowed a second named scholarship open to eligible applicants studying in Queensland.

Bill Chambers has generously bestowed a sixth named scholarship. Bill was born in Ballarat, where he undertook his education and studies to become an engineer. Most of his working life was spent in Western Australia. In retirement, Bill spends his time between Perth and Sydney. This scholarship will ideally be awarded to eligible applicants studying in…

Cornerstone donors Alan Joyce AC and Shane Lloyd announced the creation of two new named schorships (in addition to the two they already fund) at Crown’s Perth Pride Luncheon, at which Alan gave a keynote address.

Jessica (Jess) Bastow is deeply committed to every Pinnacle Foundation scholar realising their full potential and overcoming the profound challenges many face. Recognising that certain scholars considering postgraduate studies face continuing and significant disadvantage, Jess has donated a further $100,000 to fund a pilot program, the Pinnacle Olrem Pilot (POP), to provide financial support to…

At the 2025 Cornerstone and Patrons’ dinner, Pinnacle Foundation non-executive chair and Cornerstone donor, Greg Livingstone, announced he was donating a further $375,000 to allow the awarding of The Greg Livingstone Scholarship in perpetuity. The Greg Livingstone Scholarship is open to all eligible Pinnacle scholarship applicants.