Please join us for this year's Renate Kamener Oration, our annual fundraiser for the Renate Kamener Indigenous Scholarship. Each year, the scholarship supports an Indigenous student to achieve their tertiary education ambitions and call Ormond College home while studying at the University of Melbourne.

We are delighted to announce Thomas Mayo as our guest Orator for 2024. Thomas is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander man who lives on Larrakia land in Darwin. He is the elected Assistant National Secretary of the MUA, a best selling author, essayist, orator and a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. His advocacy and leadership in the push for the rights and recognition of Indigenous peoples spans over twenty years. Thomas is currently serving on the board of Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition and the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.

Attending guests will be charged $30 for general admission or $15 for students. Unable to join us in person? Register for the online recording to be shared with you after the event.

Donations made beyond the ticket price are tax-deductible, with all proceeds from ticket sales and donations going towards the Renate Kamener Indigenous Scholarship.

Please consider a donation to the Renate Kamener Indigenous Scholarship

The Renate Kamener Indigenous Scholarship supports Indigenous students to achieve their tertiary education ambitions and call Ormond College home while studying at the University of Melbourne. Donations beyond the ticket price can be made via this ticketing system or direct Bank transfer:

Account name: Ormond College. BSB: 083 170. Account: 51 561 5602

Reference/description: Your initials, surname and giving code RKIS.

Donations made via credit card will incur a merchant fee of 1.5%.

Enquires contact alumni@ormond.unimelb.edu.au.

For more information visit the Renate Kamener website.

Getting there

There is limited parking available on College Crescent, Royal Parade and the surrounding streets in Parkville and Carlton. There will not be any car parking available on site. The number 19 tram stops on Royal Parade right in front of Ormond College, coming along Queen Street from Flinders Street Station.

About the scholarship

Inspired by Renate Kamener's commitment to peace and social justice, the Kamener Family and the Australian Jewish Democratic Society set up a scholarship with Melbourne University's Ormond College, to help and encourage Indigenous students to achieve their tertiary education ambitions.

The Scholarship is possible through the partnership between the Kamener family, the Australian Jewish Democratic Society, and Ormond College.

The annual Oration is the main fund raising event, and the scholarship's continuity is a result of the efforts of the three groups above and the generosity and good will of their friends, families and associates.

The scholarship is fully maintained by volunteers, and so 100% of funds gets to the scholarship bursary.