100 Not Out

Today on 100 Not Out we have the rare privilege of speaking with an extraordinary Australian whose life spans more than a century of history, change and contribution. The Honourable Margaret Lusink AM — born Margaret Rosanove in 1922 — is 103 years young and still carries the sharpness, clarity and humour that have defined her life and career. Peg - as she is affectionately known - is the daughter of the pioneering barrister Joan Rosanove QC, and went on to become a trailblazer in her own right: the first Victorian woman appointed to a Superior Court of Record when she joined the Family Court of Australia in 1976. Her journey is remarkable not only for her achievements, but for the resilience behind them — from being widowed with three young sons, to returning to study law as a mature-age student, to forging a legal career at a time when women in the profession were still fighting for basic recognition. She later became a judge, an educator, a community servant, and an example of what purpose, grit and p