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40th Anniversary Celebration

BCLS CEO Bryanna Connell with retiring lawyer Elsie Stokie
Alison Marchant MP, Bryanna Connell, CEO and Ella George MP
Peter Mellas, Traditional Owner Melinda Kennedy and Monica Butler
Rebecca Gerdsen, Magistrate Gerard Bryant
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Former BCLS Chair Malcolm Brough and former staffer Jacqui Brough
Bryanna Connell, AG Sonya Kilkenny, Mayor Dr. Stretch Kontelj OAM, Cr Elise Wilkinson
BCLS Board and CEO
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Peter Mellas Melinda Kennedy Alison Marchant Bryanna Connell AG Sonya Kilkenny Elsie Stokie Elise Wilkinson Fiona McLeay_1
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Former staff Elsie Stokie and Carol Stewart
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