Alissa (GGV) started her Guiding journey at 7 years old in regional Victoria and has continued on since then. Attending her first unit meeting as a leader on her 18th birthday and continuing to lead throughout a move for University before moving back to her hometown after graduation. During that time, she has been able to make friends from across the country and globe though participating in a wide range of opportunities including working on various teams to plan and run a number of local and state events, attend the 2022 Juliette Low Seminar, and the Celebrating Us Leadership training program at Kusafiri in Ghana in 2023. The experience gained from these programs has allowed her to further gain experience in leadership, as well as help prepare and deliver workshops and presentations to both youth and adult members from across the state and the country.

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.

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.

Girl Guides NSW, ACT & NT

Girl Guides Queensland