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On 19th Feb 2023, at the SA Women's Memorial Playing Fields at St. Mary's, SISA Soroptimist members honoured the nurses who died on Radji Beach on February 16th 1942, after fleeing Singapore. 21 nurses died and one survived, Vivian Bullwinkel, who became a Soroptimist.
SA Governor Her Excellency Honorable Frances Adamson AC was in attendance this morning. Keynote speaker was Colonel Toni Bushby Director of Army Health, who spoke of the key qualities of nurses, mateship, dedication and calmness under pressure.
Soroptimists who attended on this day: Pam Lacey (SI Adelaide), Region President Louise Bruce (SI Eastern), Fiona Wirth (SI Torrens and member of the SAWMPFTrust committee), Sue Newton (SI Torrens), Anne Berry (former SISA President and SI Torrens member).