Tenacity, Determination and Community

Cover – George Haig, GPH Photography

Beverley has reflected on her beginnings in Ceylon, her introduction to Australia as a teenager, the challenges and setbacks she faced as she grew into a young woman, the opportunities she seized as she built her own business and her own personal brand, and the varied experiences that have made her life a rich and fulfilling one with a large dose of ‘communitarianism’ (ref. Fr Bob).

These are all described in her autobiography, Pride Without Prejudice; An Inspiring Life, which is available in all good bookstores. Published by Wilkinson Publishing.

DOING WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED

High Ambitions

Beverley has been many things since she arrived in Australia back in 1968, as a shy 13-year-old immigrant from Ceylon: Photographer’s model, Beauty Queen, Head of her own successful public relations firm, fundraiser and marketer for charities, Councillor for the City of Melbourne and instigator of a Voice for the Homeless through Turning Hope Into Action Inc  (THIA). You can now add to that list: Author.

PUTTING BACK SO OTHERS CAN GAIN

Charity – within her DNA

Always grateful for the opportunities that Australia had given her and her family to enjoy a more comfortable life, Beverley was always interested in charity work. Her passion for helping those who needed help has seen her work alongside such respected figures as Dame Phyllis Frost, Ian Gawler, Susan Barton AM and the late Father Bob Maguire. Father Bob became her spiritual advisor, and Beverley went onto become a patron of the Father Bob Maguire Foundation for several years between 2014 and 2023.

In addition to donating her support and funds to various charities, Beverley made a point of mentoring young women in her workplace – (particularly those who were in Australia on student visas) – and some of them express their appreciation of her advice and example.

PUTTING BACK SO OTHERS CAN GAIN

Charity – within her DNA

Always grateful for the opportunities that Australia had given her and her family to enjoy a more comfortable life, Beverley was always interested in charity work. Her passion for helping those who needed help has seen her work alongside such respected figures as Dame Phyllis Frost, Ian Gawler, Susan Barton AM and the late Father Bob Maguire. Father Bob became her spiritual advisor, and Beverley went onto become a patron of the Father Bob Maguire Foundation for several years between 2014 and 2023.

In addition to donating her support and funds to various charities, Beverley made a point of mentoring young women in her workplace – (particularly those who were in Australia on student visas) – and some of them express their appreciation of her advice and example.

Gallery

Thanks to veteran press photographers: Rob Fox, Colin Stuckey, John Lamb and Tameika Brumby Photography for their amazing photographs of Beverley over the years.

26 January 2014: Australia Day Citizenship Ceremony, Melbourne Town Hall celebrating 65 years of Citizenship.

September 2022: Fr Bob speaks to Beverley about Communitarianism.

Get in touch

Beverley invites you to get in touch via the contact form below.

    St Kilda West
    Victoria, Australia

    beverley@beverleypinder.com