Zoe (GGV) joined the Shepparton Senior Girl Guide Unit when she was 13 years old. During her time as a youth member, she served on the Girl Guides Victoria Youth Forum and completed her Queen’s Guide Award. She is now a member of the Mount Waverley Kiama Rangers Olave Unit and the Girl Guides Victoria Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Coordinator. She also enjoys participating in the Melbourne Gang Show. Zoe is passionate about improving the experience and opportunities available to 14+ Guides and regional Guides, as well as facilitating an easier transition for young women as they progress from youth to adult membership.

Lucy (GGWA) joined Girl Guides 13 years ago with the simple desire for fun, to learn new practical skills, and spend time outdoors doing cool activities with her friends. 13 years later and Girl Guides Australia (GGA) still remains relevant to her life but in a very different way. Now, she is able to participate in GGA’s decision-making process through the Young Women’s Forum, advocating and representing young women and the issues that affect them at a local, state and national level. GGA was able to stay relevant to what Lucy needed throughout her life and has given Lucy opportunities to grow her sense of self, purpose, and community. Lucy will never forget the time she shadowed an MP for a day as a part of the Girls Takeover Parliament Program, or the memories made when her Unit visited the World Centers’, Pax Lodge and Our Chalet. Lucy wants to ensure that GGA stays relevant and representative to young women in Australia and continues to provide opportunities for young women to grow their skills and take an active role in addressing the issues that are important to them.

Kahlia (GGN) is currently a Senior Guide in NSW and completing her final year of school. She is passionate about there being leadership and governance opportunities for young women and loves how guiding can be exactly what you make of it. Kahlia has previously served on her State’s Youth Advisory Committee and looks forward to what she can achieve as a part of the Young Women’s Forum.”

Francesca (GGT) first learned about Guides when she was 10 years old whilst her family were in the process of moving house. As she was using newspaper for wrapping fragile items, she spotted an article where the Unit Leader of her local Guide Unit was receiving a Good Service Award. She has been involved in Guides ever since. She became Junior Leader at age 14 and earned her Queen’s Guide Award at 18. She is now a Unit Leader, as well as being a member of the Tasmanian Olave Program. Francesca has relished the variety of opportunities offered within Guiding, whether that be camping, or the arts, or advocacy, and is passionate about ensuring girls can enjoy the same experiences that she loved. Francesca has been involved with the Young Women’s Forum since 2022, which she joined to expand her skills in governance and leadership, and to contribute to decision-making nationally. Outside of Guides, Francesca is a pharmacy assistant working in community pharmacy. She also volunteers her time with other community organisations, as she is passionate about helping and supporting others.

Charlotte (GGSA) started Guiding in 2012 when she was 7 years old. Through her involvement, she strives to create an inclusive and empowering environment for all members. Charlotte is not only an enthusiastic advocate but is committed to amplifying youth voices and recognizing that the insights of today’s youth shape the future. Passionate and driven, Charlotte is determined to make a positive impact on both her local Guiding community and the broader society.

Laura (GGWA) currently holds several positions in Guiding. Locally she is both a unit leader and Olave in Western Australia. To a national level where she is the Assistant Chief Commissioner for Young Women for Girl Guides Australia. She is passionate, about empowering young women to discover their potential as leaders and raising awareness on issues of injustice experienced and faced by women.  These issues include gender inequality, sexual harassment, and the lack of women in leadership and decision-making within state and federal governments

Emily is passionate about empowering girls and young women to be the leaders of their worlds. Her journey began as a Junior Guide, and since then, she has embraced the opportunities to attend Jamborees and take on leadership roles through her youth, into adulthood.

Emily is a Leader with a Junior Guide Unit and an active member of an Olave Peer Group.  Committed to Girl Guiding’s mission, she actively seeks opportunities to take Girl Guiding into the great outdoors, and to provide service to the community.

Charlotte (GGN) has been a member of Girl Guides in NSW, ACT & NT for 20 years and has been able to build and share her leadership skills throughout both her youth and adult Guiding journey. She has had opportunities to experience Guiding at the local, State, National and International level and is motivated to ensure girls all over Australia can have the same access to similar opportunities.

Charlotte has most recently completed her term on the Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT Board is highly passionate about innovation, inclusion and growing leadership potential for all girls in Guiding across the country.

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