Melbourne – Meghan Griffin

G’Day, My name is Meghan Griffin, and I am honoured to be representing the Irish community in Melbourne as this year’s Melbourne Rose. I am 27 years old and come from Co Clare in the West Coast of Ireland. I have been living in Melbourne, the most liveable city in the world, for the past three years and am loving every minute of it. I graduated from Limerick Institute of Technology in 2010, with a first class honours degree in Business and Event Management. Upon completing my undergraduate degree I was awarded a bursary to pursue a Master of Arts by research which I undertook on ‘Volunteerism in the Events Industry’. Since moving to Melbourne I have been very fortunate to secure two fantastic positions working in the Higher Education Sector within two of Australia’s leading universities, the University of Melbourne and Monash University. I currently work at Monash University as the Events & Alumni Relations Manager for the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. I am passionate about all things dance and fitness and love putting this passion to good use by organising and participating in events to raise funds for extremely worthy causes, including the Cancer Council and Pieta House. I love being part of the thriving Irish community in Melbourne and never miss an opportunity to meet new people through my participation in touch rugby, boot camp and ‘The Sisterhood’, a Facebook group my sister and I set up to motivate ourselves and our friends to stay fit and healthy. I am truly humbled to have been afforded the opportunity to represent the Irish community in Melbourne at the International Rose of Tralee Festival.