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 passion look like over the long arc of a life.
Today we get to explore that life: her family story, her career milestones, her perspectives on longevity, and what she has learned across 103 extraordinary years.It is truly an honour to welcome the Honourable Peg Lusink AM to 100 Not Out.
