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The cold call that delivered this uni teaching program a $2.5m boost

Julie Hare
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When Joanna Barbousas picked up a call from an unrecognised number last year, she didn’t expect to be offered $2.5 million.

The caller turned out to be Neville Bertalli, a serial philanthropist, who liked the work she was doing as dean of education at La Trobe University, teaching the next generation of teachers the science of reading and learning.

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Julie Hare is the Education editor. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a writer, journalist and editor. Connect with Julie on Twitter. Email Julie at julie.hare@afr.com

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