Medical student Elhannah Laird was today honoured with the inaugural St George Leagues Club Scholarship.

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Established through the St George Leagues Club, the scholarship is open to students from the St George and Illawarra regions commencing full-time undergraduate study in the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health at the University of Wollongong.

Elhannah will receive $5,000 per year for up to five years to support her undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health.

St George Leagues Club Chief Executive Officer Craig Epton announced Elhannah as this the 2026 scholarship recipient at the second annual St George's Day Breakfast.

Mr Epton was full of praise for Elhannah as he made the announcement for the scholarship during the breakfast.

"Elhannah is a deserving recipient and a shining example of the talent and ambition that exists right here in our community," Mr Epton said.

"Through our partnership with the University of Wollongong, we're proud to support her as she pursues her studies and works toward a career that will benefit us all," he said.

Elhannah said the scholarship would allow her to make the most of every opportunity her degree has to offer.

"It's amazing to be doing uni full-time and this scholarship will help me completely focus on the

opportunities that come up," she said.

"In my third year I get to do research subjects and any internships or summer research programs that come up. This scholarship will help me financially be able to use that time to improve my career and finish my degree," she said,

The University of Wollongong student spoke about the role the community plays in supporting young people to reach their potential.

"Seeing how many people are here doing amazing things, it's really important that young people are supported and get to grow and get involved with opportunities like this. Eventually we become the leaders helping other young people. St. George Leagues Club is doing some amazing things," she said.

St George Leagues Club brought together community partners, local leaders and special guests this morning for its second annual St George's Day Breakfast, cementing what is fast becoming one of the organisation's premier community events on the St George community calendar.

Held in The Grange, St. George Leagues Club, the breakfast welcomed Federal Member for Barton, Ms Ash Ambihaipahar alongside guests representing a diverse network of the club's community partners across the St George region.

The morning also served as the official launch of the St. George Venues community logo, a new symbol of the group's collective commitment to the region across St. George Leagues Club, Maso's Club and Scots Club.

Across the last financial year, the three venues reinvested more than $1.7 million into the

local community, supporting 40 organisations and funding 53 programs that touched the lives of

thousands of local participants.

Mr Epton said the second edition of the breakfast reflected the club's strengthening relationships to the community it serves.

"When we held the first St. George's Day Breakfast last year, we wanted to create a moment that genuinely celebrated this region and the people who make it special," Mr Epton said.

" To see it grow in its second year, with even greater representation from our community partners, is incredibly rewarding.

"St George's Day is one of the most important dates on our calendar. It's a chance to recognise the extraordinary organisations doing essential work across our region every single day, and to reaffirm our commitment to standing alongside them," he said.