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28. Michaela Young (2005) - classical singer. Completed her Associate Diploma in classical singing through the Australian Music Examinations Board in 2008. Has won several awards at the Hobart and Clarence Eisteddfods and sung in choirs, including the Southern Gospel Choir and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus. In 2016 appeared in the Prague Summer Nights Young Artist Program, performing throughout the Czech Republic. Picture: MICHAELAYOUNG.COM.AU
1/2828. Michaela Young (2005) - classical singer. Completed her Associate Diploma in classical singing through the Australian Music Examinations Board in 2008. Has won several awards at the Hobart and Clarence Eisteddfods and sung in choirs, including the Southern Gospel Choir and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Chorus. In 2016 appeared in the Prague Summer Nights Young Artist Program, performing throughout the Czech Republic. Picture: MICHAELAYOUNG.COM.AU
27. Jack Welch (2015) athlete. Australian men’s hockey player Welch has scored one goal in three games for the Kookaburras. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
2/2827. Jack Welch (2015) athlete. Australian men’s hockey player Welch has scored one goal in three games for the Kookaburras. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
26. Daniel Watkins (2013) - athlete. Canoe slalom paddler Watkins took the national men’s C1 and K1 title at Australian slalom championships earlier this year. Picture: SUPPLIED
3/2826. Daniel Watkins (2013) - athlete. Canoe slalom paddler Watkins took the national men’s C1 and K1 title at Australian slalom championships earlier this year. Picture: SUPPLIED
25. Samuel Rainbird (2010) cricketer - A left-arm fast bowler, Rainbird’s career blossomed in 2013-14, named Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield Player of the Year after taking 27 wickets for the season. Picture: ROBERT PREZIOSO/GETTY IMAGES
4/2825. Samuel Rainbird (2010) cricketer - A left-arm fast bowler, Rainbird’s career blossomed in 2013-14, named Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield Player of the Year after taking 27 wickets for the season. Picture: ROBERT PREZIOSO/GETTY IMAGES
24. Eloise Martyn (2010) - actress/singer/singing teacher. Martyn starred in the Tasmanian stage production for the musical Les Miserables earlier this year. She also featured in the production of Legally Blonde at the Playhouse Theatre Hobart. Picture: MATTHEW THOMPSON
5/2824. Eloise Martyn (2010) - actress/singer/singing teacher. Martyn starred in the Tasmanian stage production for the musical Les Miserables earlier this year. She also featured in the production of Legally Blonde at the Playhouse Theatre Hobart. Picture: MATTHEW THOMPSON
23. Taryn Moran (1999) - athlete. Moran is an Invictus Games athlete where she competed in powerlifting. The former Army medical technician retired in 2012.. Picture: JOHN APPLEYARD
6/2823. Taryn Moran (1999) - athlete. Moran is an Invictus Games athlete where she competed in powerlifting. The former Army medical technician retired in 2012.. Picture: JOHN APPLEYARD
22. Riley Meredith (2014) - cricketer. Meredith made his list-A debut for the Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan in 2017. He burst onto the scene for the Tigers early in the 2017-18 season, having been part of Tasmania’s JLT Cup squad and making his first-class debut for the Tigers against Victoria at the MCG in November. Picture: ROB BLAKERS/AAP
7/2822. Riley Meredith (2014) - cricketer. Meredith made his list-A debut for the Cricket Australia XI against Pakistan in 2017. He burst onto the scene for the Tigers early in the 2017-18 season, having been part of Tasmania’s JLT Cup squad and making his first-class debut for the Tigers against Victoria at the MCG in November. Picture: ROB BLAKERS/AAP
21. Scott Bowden (2013) - cyclist. Bowden was selected to compete in the mountain bike event at the Rio Olympic Games. He also featured in the road race where he rode in support of fellow Tasmanian Richie Porte. He now rides for the Australian-based Team BridgeLane. Photo: BRENTON EDWARDS
8/2821. Scott Bowden (2013) - cyclist. Bowden was selected to compete in the mountain bike event at the Rio Olympic Games. He also featured in the road race where he rode in support of fellow Tasmanian Richie Porte. He now rides for the Australian-based Team BridgeLane. Photo: BRENTON EDWARDS
20. Emilie McDonnell (2009) - lawyer. McDonnell graduated from UTAS in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours in Law, and was also the law cohort’s Valedictorian. Was admitted to practice in the Tasmanian Supreme Court in 2016 as well as being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. Her main areas of interest include refugee law, human rights law and public international law. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
9/2820. Emilie McDonnell (2009) - lawyer. McDonnell graduated from UTAS in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with First Class Honours in Law, and was also the law cohort’s Valedictorian. Was admitted to practice in the Tasmanian Supreme Court in 2016 as well as being awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to study at the University of Oxford. Her main areas of interest include refugee law, human rights law and public international law. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
19. Emily Mangione (2012) - paramedic. She won Northern Territory southern region paramedic of the year in November last year. Was also a representative soccer player. Picture: YVETTE JEWELL
10/2819. Emily Mangione (2012) - paramedic. She won Northern Territory southern region paramedic of the year in November last year. Was also a representative soccer player. Picture: YVETTE JEWELL
18. Amelia Johnson (2008) - musician. Serving in the Australian Army Band, Johnson sang at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Martin Place, Sydney, in 2018.Graduated from the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. Picture: AUSTRALIAN ARMY BAND
11/2818. Amelia Johnson (2008) - musician. Serving in the Australian Army Band, Johnson sang at the Anzac Day Dawn Service in Martin Place, Sydney, in 2018.Graduated from the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. Picture: AUSTRALIAN ARMY BAND
17. Scott Ling (1995) - scientist. Ling is a marine biologist with the UTAS Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. He has 19 years experience in conducting SCUBA-based field research with much of his work focused on investigating the effects of human impacts on marine ecosystems such as climate change, fishing, pollution and the introduction of invasive species. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
12/2817. Scott Ling (1995) - scientist. Ling is a marine biologist with the UTAS Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies. He has 19 years experience in conducting SCUBA-based field research with much of his work focused on investigating the effects of human impacts on marine ecosystems such as climate change, fishing, pollution and the introduction of invasive species. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
16. Caleb Jewell (2015) - cricketer. Jewell is a promising young wicketkeeper-batsman who made his first-class debut for Tasmania in March 2016. The left-hander also plays for the Hobart Hurricanes. In mid-2015 he travelled to England with Australia’s Under-19 squad for the youth Ashes. Picture: SUPPLIED
13/2816. Caleb Jewell (2015) - cricketer. Jewell is a promising young wicketkeeper-batsman who made his first-class debut for Tasmania in March 2016. The left-hander also plays for the Hobart Hurricanes. In mid-2015 he travelled to England with Australia’s Under-19 squad for the youth Ashes. Picture: SUPPLIED
15. Sid Taberlay (1998) - cyclist. Taberlay started competitive cycling when he was 15 and was selected for his first Australian Team in 2000. The Tasmanian cyclist made his Olympic debut at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, finishing 23rd in the cross country mountain bike event. In his career Taberlay also competed in nine World Championships and also placed sixth at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Picture: MICHAEL KLEIN
14/2815. Sid Taberlay (1998) - cyclist. Taberlay started competitive cycling when he was 15 and was selected for his first Australian Team in 2000. The Tasmanian cyclist made his Olympic debut at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, finishing 23rd in the cross country mountain bike event. In his career Taberlay also competed in nine World Championships and also placed sixth at the 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games. Picture: MICHAEL KLEIN
14. Clare Smith (2007) - scientist. A molecular geneticist who was Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year in 2013. She is now a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Massachusetts. Picture: PETER MATHEW
15/2814. Clare Smith (2007) - scientist. A molecular geneticist who was Tasmanian Young Australian of the Year in 2013. She is now a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Massachusetts. Picture: PETER MATHEW
13. Olivia Fleming (2014) - mental health advocate. The 2018 Tasmanian Young Achiever Award for Community Service and Volunteering award winner founded The Little Help Project during her first year studying medicine at UTAS. The not-for-profit organisation has 25 volunteers and has helped 8000 Tasmanians. She has volunteered in more than 30 week-long programs, facilitated camps and many community programs. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
16/2813. Olivia Fleming (2014) - mental health advocate. The 2018 Tasmanian Young Achiever Award for Community Service and Volunteering award winner founded The Little Help Project during her first year studying medicine at UTAS. The not-for-profit organisation has 25 volunteers and has helped 8000 Tasmanians. She has volunteered in more than 30 week-long programs, facilitated camps and many community programs. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
12. Brodie Holland (1997) - footballer. Holland is well-known in football circles having forged a strong AFL career with Fremantle and Collingwood in the 2000s. After starring with the Tassie Mariners and being selected All Australian U16, Holland was picked as a 17-year-old in the 1997 AFL Draft at number 2 and made his debut mid-way through 1998. Picture: STUART MILLIGAN
17/2812. Brodie Holland (1997) - footballer. Holland is well-known in football circles having forged a strong AFL career with Fremantle and Collingwood in the 2000s. After starring with the Tassie Mariners and being selected All Australian U16, Holland was picked as a 17-year-old in the 1997 AFL Draft at number 2 and made his debut mid-way through 1998. Picture: STUART MILLIGAN
11. Madeleine Fasnacht (2017) - cyclist. Fasnacht has been touted as a star of the future after winning Cycling Australia’s coveted junior cyclist of the year in 2017. She has also won two medals, gold and bronze, at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas and was honoured as Australia’s closing ceremony flag-bearer. Picture: STEPHAN HARMAN
18/2811. Madeleine Fasnacht (2017) - cyclist. Fasnacht has been touted as a star of the future after winning Cycling Australia’s coveted junior cyclist of the year in 2017. She has also won two medals, gold and bronze, at the Commonwealth Youth Games in the Bahamas and was honoured as Australia’s closing ceremony flag-bearer. Picture: STEPHAN HARMAN
10. Sean Clingeleffer (1998) - cricketer. Clingeleffer spent 10 years as a contracted player for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a member of Tasmania’s historic Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield-winning team in 2007, and has fulfilled professional playing roles around the world including several seasons in England and Holland. Holding a Bachelor of Business, Clingeleffer is now a financial planner. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
19/2810. Sean Clingeleffer (1998) - cricketer. Clingeleffer spent 10 years as a contracted player for the Tasmanian Tigers. He was a member of Tasmania’s historic Pura Cup/Sheffield Shield-winning team in 2007, and has fulfilled professional playing roles around the world including several seasons in England and Holland. Holding a Bachelor of Business, Clingeleffer is now a financial planner. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
9. Ben van Tienen (2001) - musician. Ven Tienan grew up in Cygnet, later studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Has conducted UK tours of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, West Side Story, and The Rocky Horror Show; Chicago (Hong Kong), and Ordinary Days (Australia). Picture: KIM EISZELE
20/289. Ben van Tienen (2001) - musician. Ven Tienan grew up in Cygnet, later studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Has conducted UK tours of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, West Side Story, and The Rocky Horror Show; Chicago (Hong Kong), and Ordinary Days (Australia). Picture: KIM EISZELE
8. Alexandra (Allie) Britton (2010) - iron woman. Britton was the first Tasmanian woman to win a place in the Iron woman series. She grew up training at Carlton Beach and won the Coolangatta Gold short course in 2014 and 2015 and the Summer of Surf at Torquay in 2016. Picture: RICHARD GOSLING
21/288. Alexandra (Allie) Britton (2010) - iron woman. Britton was the first Tasmanian woman to win a place in the Iron woman series. She grew up training at Carlton Beach and won the Coolangatta Gold short course in 2014 and 2015 and the Summer of Surf at Torquay in 2016. Picture: RICHARD GOSLING
7. Kaitlyn (Kaity) Fassina (2008) - weightlifter. Fassina won a silver medal in the women’s 90kg weightlifting competition at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 with a lift total of 232kg. She is also a physical education teacher in Hobart. Picture: FIONA HARDING
22/287. Kaitlyn (Kaity) Fassina (2008) - weightlifter. Fassina won a silver medal in the women’s 90kg weightlifting competition at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games in 2018 with a lift total of 232kg. She is also a physical education teacher in Hobart. Picture: FIONA HARDING
6. Oliver O’Halloran (2017) - aviator. At 17 O’Halloran was the youngest pilot to circumnavigate Australia when he touched down at Cambridge Aerodrome on June 3, 2017 after a 14,500km, 21-day odyssey around the country. Picture: MATTHEW THOMPSON.
23/286. Oliver O’Halloran (2017) - aviator. At 17 O’Halloran was the youngest pilot to circumnavigate Australia when he touched down at Cambridge Aerodrome on June 3, 2017 after a 14,500km, 21-day odyssey around the country. Picture: MATTHEW THOMPSON.
5. Toby Moore (c1998) - actor, best known for his roles as Victor in John Wick (2014), as James Wesley in the Netflix series Daredevil (2015), and Bryan Connerty in the Showtime series Billions (2016–present). Moore studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. Picture: BRITTA CAMPION
24/285. Toby Moore (c1998) - actor, best known for his roles as Victor in John Wick (2014), as James Wesley in the Netflix series Daredevil (2015), and Bryan Connerty in the Showtime series Billions (2016–present). Moore studied acting at the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. Picture: BRITTA CAMPION
4. Nicole Bresnehan (2015) - footballer. Bresnehan joined the Tasmanian contingent of the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos, after she was selected with pick 61 of the 2018 AFLW Draft. The Clarence vice-captain is a dynamic player that is able to contribute around the ground. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
25/284. Nicole Bresnehan (2015) - footballer. Bresnehan joined the Tasmanian contingent of the North Melbourne Tasmanian Kangaroos, after she was selected with pick 61 of the 2018 AFLW Draft. The Clarence vice-captain is a dynamic player that is able to contribute around the ground. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
3. Scott Brennan (2000) - athlete and medical doctor. Brennan’s first Australian Olympic selection was for Athens 2004. With David Crawshay, he won the gold medal in the men’s double sculls at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He retired from the sport in 2015 to pursue a career in medicine. Picture: KIM EISZELE
26/283. Scott Brennan (2000) - athlete and medical doctor. Brennan’s first Australian Olympic selection was for Athens 2004. With David Crawshay, he won the gold medal in the men’s double sculls at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. He retired from the sport in 2015 to pursue a career in medicine. Picture: KIM EISZELE
2. Luke McGregor (2000) - actor/comedian. McGregor started his stand-up comedy career in Tasmania in 2007 after one of the contestants in a comedy competition didn’t show up. In 2016, McGregor teamed up with Celia Pacquola for the TV series Rosehaven. He’s also known for his roles in It's a Date (2013) and Utopia (2014). Picture: AAP Image/Darren England
27/282. Luke McGregor (2000) - actor/comedian. McGregor started his stand-up comedy career in Tasmania in 2007 after one of the contestants in a comedy competition didn’t show up. In 2016, McGregor teamed up with Celia Pacquola for the TV series Rosehaven. He’s also known for his roles in It's a Date (2013) and Utopia (2014). Picture: AAP Image/Darren England
1. Jessie Andrewartha (nee Atherton) (2008) - sailor and doctor. With Katherine Maher, Andrewartha is a sailing world champion and multiple Australian mirror dinghy champion. The pair were named Tasmania’s female sailors of the year in 2013. Now working as a medical doctor in the state’s north-west, Andrewartha is still sailing competitively. Picture: LINKEDIN
28/281. Jessie Andrewartha (nee Atherton) (2008) - sailor and doctor. With Katherine Maher, Andrewartha is a sailing world champion and multiple Australian mirror dinghy champion. The pair were named Tasmania’s female sailors of the year in 2013. Now working as a medical doctor in the state’s north-west, Andrewartha is still sailing competitively. Picture: LINKEDIN
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