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23: Dr Francesca Haig - class of 1998 - academic, poet, author. Gained her PhD from the University of Melbourne and became a senior lecturer in English at the University of Chester in the UK. She currently lives in London and is the author of the post-apocalyptic Fire Sermon series, published in more than 20 languages. Her first novel, The Fire Sermon, was published in 2015, followed by The Map of Bones, in 2016 and the final book in the trilogy, The Forever Ship, in 2017. Also had her collection of poems Bodies of Water published in 2006.
1/2323: Dr Francesca Haig - class of 1998 - academic, poet, author. Gained her PhD from the University of Melbourne and became a senior lecturer in English at the University of Chester in the UK. She currently lives in London and is the author of the post-apocalyptic Fire Sermon series, published in more than 20 languages. Her first novel, The Fire Sermon, was published in 2015, followed by The Map of Bones, in 2016 and the final book in the trilogy, The Forever Ship, in 2017. Also had her collection of poems Bodies of Water published in 2006.
22: Zehra Naqvi - class of 1991 - actor. Studied at the National Theatre in Melbourne and was selected by the producers of the Melbourne production of Fiddler on the Roof after the producers saw her graduation performance. Hit the big time on London’s West End, scoring the lead role in the second season of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Bombay Dreams in 2003.
2/2322: Zehra Naqvi - class of 1991 - actor. Studied at the National Theatre in Melbourne and was selected by the producers of the Melbourne production of Fiddler on the Roof after the producers saw her graduation performance. Hit the big time on London’s West End, scoring the lead role in the second season of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical Bombay Dreams in 2003.
21: Dr Catherine Robinson - class of 1993 - sociologist, social researcher, Best known for her work on homelessness and social suffering. Last year she featured as a co-presenter of series two of SBS-TV’s Filthy Rich and Homeless. For 13 years she worked as a senior lecturer in social inquiry at the University of Technology Sydney before returning to Tasmania for her current role as a social researcher for Anglicare Tasmania’s Social Action Research Centre.
3/2321: Dr Catherine Robinson - class of 1993 - sociologist, social researcher, Best known for her work on homelessness and social suffering. Last year she featured as a co-presenter of series two of SBS-TV’s Filthy Rich and Homeless. For 13 years she worked as a senior lecturer in social inquiry at the University of Technology Sydney before returning to Tasmania for her current role as a social researcher for Anglicare Tasmania’s Social Action Research Centre.
20: Pearly Ingkakul - class of 2004 - businesswoman. Went to university in Switzerland and has held senior roles in her family’s hotel business Miracle Group. She is One Young World’s Asia director, and also volunteers her time as a speech writer for the Thai government. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
4/2320: Pearly Ingkakul - class of 2004 - businesswoman. Went to university in Switzerland and has held senior roles in her family’s hotel business Miracle Group. She is One Young World’s Asia director, and also volunteers her time as a speech writer for the Thai government. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
19: Wendy Weight OAM (nee Duncan) - class of 1956 - arts. Received her Medal of the Order of Australia in 2006 for service to the arts, particularly through the development of the Wesley Performing Arts Centre and as a contributor in the field of music education in the Wimmera region in Victoria.
5/2319: Wendy Weight OAM (nee Duncan) - class of 1956 - arts. Received her Medal of the Order of Australia in 2006 for service to the arts, particularly through the development of the Wesley Performing Arts Centre and as a contributor in the field of music education in the Wimmera region in Victoria.
18: Peri Buckley - class of 1977 - hockey umpire. Ms Buckey has notched upthree World Cups and two Olympics as a hockey umpire. Buckley umpired 167 international games including the women’s hockey final at the Barcelona Olympics. Ms Buckley was the first female hockey umpire in Australia to reach the 100-game milestone. Is now a technical officer and a Masters player for Australia.
6/2318: Peri Buckley - class of 1977 - hockey umpire. Ms Buckey has notched upthree World Cups and two Olympics as a hockey umpire. Buckley umpired 167 international games including the women’s hockey final at the Barcelona Olympics. Ms Buckley was the first female hockey umpire in Australia to reach the 100-game milestone. Is now a technical officer and a Masters player for Australia.
17: Beryl Kimber-Leske OBE - class of 1945 - prominent violinist. After completing her study in Tasmania she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London. She undertook postgraduate work at the Paris Conservatoire and Moscow Conservatoire. She was a finalist in the first Tchaikovsky Competition and performed as a soloist in Britain and Russia. She went on to train some of the country’s leading musicians at the Adelaide University’s Elder Conservatorium and later the Sydney Conservatorium.
7/2317: Beryl Kimber-Leske OBE - class of 1945 - prominent violinist. After completing her study in Tasmania she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London. She undertook postgraduate work at the Paris Conservatoire and Moscow Conservatoire. She was a finalist in the first Tchaikovsky Competition and performed as a soloist in Britain and Russia. She went on to train some of the country’s leading musicians at the Adelaide University’s Elder Conservatorium and later the Sydney Conservatorium.
16: Jennifer Raper OAM - class of 1952 - tireless worker in mental health. Studied as a teacher and taught for many years in secondary schools in Melbourne in the early ’90s. She joined the Board of a Community Mental Health Service and remained for 23 years, many years as Chair of the Board. In 2013 she was awarded an OAM for services to the community.
8/2316: Jennifer Raper OAM - class of 1952 - tireless worker in mental health. Studied as a teacher and taught for many years in secondary schools in Melbourne in the early ’90s. She joined the Board of a Community Mental Health Service and remained for 23 years, many years as Chair of the Board. In 2013 she was awarded an OAM for services to the community.
15: Keryn Nylander - class of 1981 - media and communications. Has been a director of the Tasmanian Development Board, newspaper and TV journalist and was news director for WIN Television. She became chairman of Tasmanian financial institution B&E. She is currently a non executive director at Bank of Us and Aurora Energy and principal of strategic communications and public relations consultancy Nylander Consulting.
9/2315: Keryn Nylander - class of 1981 - media and communications. Has been a director of the Tasmanian Development Board, newspaper and TV journalist and was news director for WIN Television. She became chairman of Tasmanian financial institution B&E. She is currently a non executive director at Bank of Us and Aurora Energy and principal of strategic communications and public relations consultancy Nylander Consulting.
14: Rachael Treasure - class of 1986 - journalist, author and novelist. She has been a journalist, worked in agriculture, and travel extensively, but is best known as a top author on the national best seller list, and was also a noted dog trainer who performed at shows around the state.
10/2314: Rachael Treasure - class of 1986 - journalist, author and novelist. She has been a journalist, worked in agriculture, and travel extensively, but is best known as a top author on the national best seller list, and was also a noted dog trainer who performed at shows around the state.
13: Yasmin Naqvi – class of 1993 - lawyer. Has worked in the field of International Law in organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Criminal Court and now the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
11/2313: Yasmin Naqvi – class of 1993 - lawyer. Has worked in the field of International Law in organisations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the International Criminal Court and now the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia in The Hague.
12: Anna McMahon – class of 1978 - journalist and TV personality. Signed off after 30 years in the industry in December 2014. Has a communications role with Brand Tasmania. She has held a number of board positions, including the NRMA Advisory Board (Brisbane).
12/2312: Anna McMahon – class of 1978 - journalist and TV personality. Signed off after 30 years in the industry in December 2014. Has a communications role with Brand Tasmania. She has held a number of board positions, including the NRMA Advisory Board (Brisbane).
11: Deborah Tabart OAM - class of 1967 - Australian Koala Foundation head. Has been fighting to save koalas from extinction for more than three decades. She turned a small band of supporters on a shoestring budget into an organisation that has funded millions of dollars of research and mapped the nation’s koala habitats. In 2008, She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Picture: LONE PINE KOALA SANCTUARY
13/2311: Deborah Tabart OAM - class of 1967 - Australian Koala Foundation head. Has been fighting to save koalas from extinction for more than three decades. She turned a small band of supporters on a shoestring budget into an organisation that has funded millions of dollars of research and mapped the nation’s koala habitats. In 2008, She was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia. Picture: LONE PINE KOALA SANCTUARY
10: Dr Margaret Davies - class of 1962- scientist. Spent 30 years in academia, researching frogs. Has discovered more than 30 frog species and spent nearly 30 years observing the life cycle and habitats of these amphibians. In 2014 Dr Davies was awarded an Order of Australia for services to science in the field of herpetology.
14/2310: Dr Margaret Davies - class of 1962- scientist. Spent 30 years in academia, researching frogs. Has discovered more than 30 frog species and spent nearly 30 years observing the life cycle and habitats of these amphibians. In 2014 Dr Davies was awarded an Order of Australia for services to science in the field of herpetology.
9: Posie Graeme-Evans – class of 1965 - TV producer/director/writer. During her long career, Graeme-Evans created many outstandingly successful and award-winning television series including the hugely popular McLeod’s Daughters. During its 224-hour, eight blockbuster series between 2001-2008, the series won eight Logies - including the Gold Logie for most popular drama series in 2004.
15/239: Posie Graeme-Evans – class of 1965 - TV producer/director/writer. During her long career, Graeme-Evans created many outstandingly successful and award-winning television series including the hugely popular McLeod’s Daughters. During its 224-hour, eight blockbuster series between 2001-2008, the series won eight Logies - including the Gold Logie for most popular drama series in 2004.
8: Rhea Longley – Class of 2005. 2010 Rhodes Scholar. Now working as a postdoctoral immunologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
16/238: Rhea Longley – Class of 2005. 2010 Rhodes Scholar. Now working as a postdoctoral immunologist at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.
7: Neroli Ellis - Class of 1978. Appointed to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission in 2017 after leaving her long-serving role as State secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation. Ran as am independent candidate in the Tasmanian Legislative Council elections in 2017. Picture: CHRIS KIDD
17/237: Neroli Ellis - Class of 1978. Appointed to the Tasmanian Industrial Commission in 2017 after leaving her long-serving role as State secretary of the Australian Nursing Federation. Ran as am independent candidate in the Tasmanian Legislative Council elections in 2017. Picture: CHRIS KIDD
6: Elise Archer – class of 1988 - lawyer and politician. Studied law at UTAS and started as a legal practioner in 1994. Was Speaker of the House in the Tasmanian Parliament. Currently Tasmania’s Attorney General and Minister for justice, corrections, the Envionrment, the Arts and Racing. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
18/236: Elise Archer – class of 1988 - lawyer and politician. Studied law at UTAS and started as a legal practioner in 1994. Was Speaker of the House in the Tasmanian Parliament. Currently Tasmania’s Attorney General and Minister for justice, corrections, the Envionrment, the Arts and Racing. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
5: Denita Wawn - class of 1987 - executive. First female chief executive of Master Builders Australia. Appointed in 2017 after a year serving as the organisation’s general manager. Previous roles include chief executive of the Brewer’s Association of Australia and New Zealand, executive director of the Australian Hotels Association Tasmanian division and deputy chief of the National Farmer’s Federation. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
19/235: Denita Wawn - class of 1987 - executive. First female chief executive of Master Builders Australia. Appointed in 2017 after a year serving as the organisation’s general manager. Previous roles include chief executive of the Brewer’s Association of Australia and New Zealand, executive director of the Australian Hotels Association Tasmanian division and deputy chief of the National Farmer’s Federation. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
4: Dr Alice Edwards - class of 1990 - international lawyer. The youngest woman ever to hold the position of chief legal adviser to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Dr Edwards also spent five years in the UK in teaching and research positions at Oxford University, the University of Nottingham and the London College of Law. She is now the UN’s Head of the Secretariat for the Convention against Torture Initiative in Geneva. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
20/234: Dr Alice Edwards - class of 1990 - international lawyer. The youngest woman ever to hold the position of chief legal adviser to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Dr Edwards also spent five years in the UK in teaching and research positions at Oxford University, the University of Nottingham and the London College of Law. She is now the UN’s Head of the Secretariat for the Convention against Torture Initiative in Geneva. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
3: Robyn Nevin – class of 1959 - actor and former head of the Sydney Theatre Company. Her career kicked off in Hobart when she played the lead in Fahan’s production of Snow White at the Theatre Royal. Nevin has thrice won the Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for her theatre work and in 1981 she won the TV Logie award in the ‘Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie’ category for her role as Shasta in Water Under The Bridge. Picture: CHRIS PAVLICH
21/233: Robyn Nevin – class of 1959 - actor and former head of the Sydney Theatre Company. Her career kicked off in Hobart when she played the lead in Fahan’s production of Snow White at the Theatre Royal. Nevin has thrice won the Sydney Critics’ Circle Award for her theatre work and in 1981 she won the TV Logie award in the ‘Best Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Telemovie’ category for her role as Shasta in Water Under The Bridge. Picture: CHRIS PAVLICH
2: Olivia McTaggart - class of 1983 - magistrate and coroner. Was appointed as a permanent magistrate in 2005, filling the position made vacant by Shan Tennent who went on to be Tasmania’s first female Supreme Court judge. In 2013, she became the state’s first female full-time coroner, handing down findings into sudden and unnatural deaths. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
22/232: Olivia McTaggart - class of 1983 - magistrate and coroner. Was appointed as a permanent magistrate in 2005, filling the position made vacant by Shan Tennent who went on to be Tasmania’s first female Supreme Court judge. In 2013, she became the state’s first female full-time coroner, handing down findings into sudden and unnatural deaths. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
1: Judith Durham – class of 1955 - lead singer of The Seekers who were named 1967 Australians of the Year. Durham was working as a secretary at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency where on her first day of employment she met account executive Athol Guy and joined the folk band which became world famous with major chart and sales success in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. In 2015 Durham was named Victorian of the Year for her services to music and a range of charities. Picture : NICKI CONNOLLY
23/231: Judith Durham – class of 1955 - lead singer of The Seekers who were named 1967 Australians of the Year. Durham was working as a secretary at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency where on her first day of employment she met account executive Athol Guy and joined the folk band which became world famous with major chart and sales success in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. In 2015 Durham was named Victorian of the Year for her services to music and a range of charities. Picture : NICKI CONNOLLY
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