Arlene Bennett is currently the President of the Australian Nurses Memorial Centre in Melbourne and is a member of the Finance committee, the Marketing and Fundraising Committee and she Chairs the History and Heritage Committee.  Arlene is a profound advocate for memorialising those of our counterparts who found themselves in unspeakable circumstances in World War II.  These amazing women are memorialised today in a unique way: through scholarships advocating nursing advancement, research and education.  Arlene trained as a nurse at the Royal Melbourne Hospital in 1981. She holds certificates in Coronary Care and Midwifery nursing and completed a Graduate Diploma in Adult Education and Training at the University of Melbourne. She has held positions as a Charge Nurse and Nurses Educator at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She is a member of the Royal Melbourne Graduate Nurses Association and is on the RMGNA Committee. She is has also been a member of the Royal Melbourne Hospital’s History and Arts Committee for several years .She is the treasurer of the Lemnos - Gallipoli Commemorative Committee.