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30. Alex Peroni - Race car driver - Hobart-born Peroni has been racing cars since the age of 16 graduating from the Italian F4 championship through Formula Renault Eurocup and NEC series. A rising star on the international racing scene. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
1/3030. Alex Peroni - Race car driver - Hobart-born Peroni has been racing cars since the age of 16 graduating from the Italian F4 championship through Formula Renault Eurocup and NEC series. A rising star on the international racing scene. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
29. Jack Hale - top sprinter - Hale burst on to the athletics scene at 16, clocking 10.44 sec in the 100m in September 2014 and at one time was lauded as the fastest junior in the world. Holds the Australian under-18 100m record. Has represented Australia at Under 20 World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Picture: GETTY
2/3029. Jack Hale - top sprinter - Hale burst on to the athletics scene at 16, clocking 10.44 sec in the 100m in September 2014 and at one time was lauded as the fastest junior in the world. Holds the Australian under-18 100m record. Has represented Australia at Under 20 World Championships and Commonwealth Games. Picture: GETTY
28. Damien Geason. Mr Geason joined lawyer firm Butler, McIntyre Butler in 1995 and became a partner in 2001. He practises in civil and commercial litigation, personal injury and criminal law. He also also has a particular interest in sports law.
3/3028. Damien Geason. Mr Geason joined lawyer firm Butler, McIntyre Butler in 1995 and became a partner in 2001. He practises in civil and commercial litigation, personal injury and criminal law. He also also has a particular interest in sports law.
27. Dominic Sharpe - Co-founder of The Cambodian Children’s Orphanages - Dominic has worked in Cambodia since 2006. He founded two successful businesses in London and served as the co-founder and trustee of non-profit The Cambodian Children’s Charity. He is now working with the Liger Academy in Phnom Penh.
4/3027. Dominic Sharpe - Co-founder of The Cambodian Children’s Orphanages - Dominic has worked in Cambodia since 2006. He founded two successful businesses in London and served as the co-founder and trustee of non-profit The Cambodian Children’s Charity. He is now working with the Liger Academy in Phnom Penh.
26. Matt Bevilacqua – Surf life saver – Growing up in Hobart, Bevilacqua joined the Clifton Beach Surf Life Saving club as a nipper and won the Tasmanian Open Ironman title as a 16-year-old. He went on to win the race three years running. He moved to Queensland after school and last year was crowned 2018 Ironman Champion. He has also become the world paddleboard champion for past four years.. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
5/3026. Matt Bevilacqua – Surf life saver – Growing up in Hobart, Bevilacqua joined the Clifton Beach Surf Life Saving club as a nipper and won the Tasmanian Open Ironman title as a 16-year-old. He went on to win the race three years running. He moved to Queensland after school and last year was crowned 2018 Ironman Champion. He has also become the world paddleboard champion for past four years.. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
25. James Henderson - Executive - Mr Henderson is chairman of sports marketing group Dynamic Sports and Entertainment Group (DSEG). Mr Henderson has held positions on the boards of Greyhound Racing Tasmania as Chairman, Harness Racing Victoria as Vice-Chairman and Racing Victoria. Helped establish the Ponting Foundation and has been Ricky Ponting’s manager since 2008. Picture: MATT THOMPSON
6/3025. James Henderson - Executive - Mr Henderson is chairman of sports marketing group Dynamic Sports and Entertainment Group (DSEG). Mr Henderson has held positions on the boards of Greyhound Racing Tasmania as Chairman, Harness Racing Victoria as Vice-Chairman and Racing Victoria. Helped establish the Ponting Foundation and has been Ricky Ponting’s manager since 2008. Picture: MATT THOMPSON
24. Dominic Baker - Executive - Mr Baker is General Manager Casino Resorts and Entertainment for Federal Hotels. He is an experienced executive with a history of working in hospitality, sports administration and the consumer goods industry. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
7/3024. Dominic Baker - Executive - Mr Baker is General Manager Casino Resorts and Entertainment for Federal Hotels. He is an experienced executive with a history of working in hospitality, sports administration and the consumer goods industry. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
23. Michael Colrain OAM - singer, music teacher, performer - An acclaimed tenor who received a Medal in he Order of Australia (OAM) after years in the Tasmanian music scene. Has performed with the TSO and was member of the Ian Pearce Quartet. He toured Vietnam in 1971 to entertain troops and has been a performer at many jazz festivals over many years with Tom Pickering Jazz Band and Pearce Pickering Ragtime.
8/3023. Michael Colrain OAM - singer, music teacher, performer - An acclaimed tenor who received a Medal in he Order of Australia (OAM) after years in the Tasmanian music scene. Has performed with the TSO and was member of the Ian Pearce Quartet. He toured Vietnam in 1971 to entertain troops and has been a performer at many jazz festivals over many years with Tom Pickering Jazz Band and Pearce Pickering Ragtime.
22. Adrian Kelly – Real Estate executive - Mr Kelly was elected president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia in December, having previously held the top job with the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania. He is the co-founder and CEO of View Real Estate and has worked in the industry for 19 years.
9/3022. Adrian Kelly – Real Estate executive - Mr Kelly was elected president of the Real Estate Institute of Australia in December, having previously held the top job with the Real Estate Institute of Tasmania. He is the co-founder and CEO of View Real Estate and has worked in the industry for 19 years.
21. Kieran Brown - educator at St John Ambulance - Mr Brown had a career with the Tasmanian Education Department for 32 years but also dedicated time to St John Ambulance Australia becoming Chief Cadet Officer. In 2008 Kieran was appointed Deputy Chief Commissioner of the organisation and has worked with indigenous young people including translating first aid training resources into indigenous languages. Picture: CLIVE HYDE
10/3021. Kieran Brown - educator at St John Ambulance - Mr Brown had a career with the Tasmanian Education Department for 32 years but also dedicated time to St John Ambulance Australia becoming Chief Cadet Officer. In 2008 Kieran was appointed Deputy Chief Commissioner of the organisation and has worked with indigenous young people including translating first aid training resources into indigenous languages. Picture: CLIVE HYDE
20. Bernard Dwyer - Executive - The current CEO of TT-Line has been a prominent figure in the Tasmanian tourism sector for the past decade. Has held senior roles for the Federal Group including nearly nine years at its director of tourism. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
11/3020. Bernard Dwyer - Executive - The current CEO of TT-Line has been a prominent figure in the Tasmanian tourism sector for the past decade. Has held senior roles for the Federal Group including nearly nine years at its director of tourism. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
19. Michael Di Venuto. Di Venuto was a first-class cricketer of Italian descent who represented both Australia and Italy. The bulk of his first-class cricket career was spent playing for Tasmanian Tigers. After retiring from representative cricket in Australia, he played for Durham County Cricket Club till July 2012. The left hand opener also played cricket in England for Derbyshire and Sussex. Picture: STEPHEN LAFFER
12/3019. Michael Di Venuto. Di Venuto was a first-class cricketer of Italian descent who represented both Australia and Italy. The bulk of his first-class cricket career was spent playing for Tasmanian Tigers. After retiring from representative cricket in Australia, he played for Durham County Cricket Club till July 2012. The left hand opener also played cricket in England for Derbyshire and Sussex. Picture: STEPHEN LAFFER
18. John Kelly - State Cinema owner - Mr Kelly has loved and supported the State Cinema since he was a young boy. In 2002 he bought it from the Australian Film Institute and has transformed it from a fledgling one-screen picture house into a eight screen art-house complex and Australia’s best independent cinema. He has been involved in the MyState Student Film Festival for 14 years. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
13/3018. John Kelly - State Cinema owner - Mr Kelly has loved and supported the State Cinema since he was a young boy. In 2002 he bought it from the Australian Film Institute and has transformed it from a fledgling one-screen picture house into a eight screen art-house complex and Australia’s best independent cinema. He has been involved in the MyState Student Film Festival for 14 years. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
17. Paul McCartney - ophthalmological consultant and surgeon. Professor McCartney graduated in Medicine at UTAS in 1983 and trained in Ophthalmology at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney under Professor Fred Hollows. He has been head of the Ophthalmology Department at the Royal Hobart Hospital and was appointed Clinical Associate Professor in 2011. He has performed live cataract surgery in India and worked as a volunteer ophthalmologist in communities in the Torres Strait Islands and Fiji and with the East Timor Eye Programme. He founded Hobart Eye Surgeons in 1998
14/3017. Paul McCartney - ophthalmological consultant and surgeon. Professor McCartney graduated in Medicine at UTAS in 1983 and trained in Ophthalmology at Prince of Wales Hospital in Sydney under Professor Fred Hollows. He has been head of the Ophthalmology Department at the Royal Hobart Hospital and was appointed Clinical Associate Professor in 2011. He has performed live cataract surgery in India and worked as a volunteer ophthalmologist in communities in the Torres Strait Islands and Fiji and with the East Timor Eye Programme. He founded Hobart Eye Surgeons in 1998
16. Peter Toogood, Australian Amateur golf champion. Toogood won the Australian Amateur in 1954 and the Tasmanian Open eight times. In 1958 he was selected for Australia’s team for the first Eisenhower Trophy at St Andrews, where they beat the US by two strokes in a playoff. Toogood won the Tasmanian Open eight time and the New Zealand Amateur in 1956.
15/3016. Peter Toogood, Australian Amateur golf champion. Toogood won the Australian Amateur in 1954 and the Tasmanian Open eight times. In 1958 he was selected for Australia’s team for the first Eisenhower Trophy at St Andrews, where they beat the US by two strokes in a playoff. Toogood won the Tasmanian Open eight time and the New Zealand Amateur in 1956.
15. Jack Riewoldt - AFL footballer - Drafted to Richmond in 2006 where he became a key forward. Has kicked more than 600 goals in 249 games. He has become a premiership player, a three-time Coleman Medallist, a three-time All-Australian, a nine-time Richmond club leading goalkicker and a two-time Jack Dyer Medallist for Richmond’s best and fairest player. Picture: AAP Image
16/3015. Jack Riewoldt - AFL footballer - Drafted to Richmond in 2006 where he became a key forward. Has kicked more than 600 goals in 249 games. He has become a premiership player, a three-time Coleman Medallist, a three-time All-Australian, a nine-time Richmond club leading goalkicker and a two-time Jack Dyer Medallist for Richmond’s best and fairest player. Picture: AAP Image
14. David Mackey - Professor of Ophthalmology, University of WA. In 1994 after returning from his ophthalmology fellowship training in the UK and the US, Professor Mackey set up the Glaucoma Inheritance Study in Tasmania. His work was crucial in underpinning the NHMRC Panel for the evidence-based medicine guidelines for glaucoma, for which he was a member of the Expert Working Committee as well as development of National Association of Testing Authorities-accredited DNA testing for high-risk individuals.
17/3014. David Mackey - Professor of Ophthalmology, University of WA. In 1994 after returning from his ophthalmology fellowship training in the UK and the US, Professor Mackey set up the Glaucoma Inheritance Study in Tasmania. His work was crucial in underpinning the NHMRC Panel for the evidence-based medicine guidelines for glaucoma, for which he was a member of the Expert Working Committee as well as development of National Association of Testing Authorities-accredited DNA testing for high-risk individuals.
13. Major General Michael Crane - Australian Defence Forces - Major General Crane attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon. He was commissioned into the Royal Australian Artillery in 1980 and served with the 4th Field Regiment and 8/12th Medium Regiment. He served as an instructor at Duntroon. He was Commanding Officer of the 4th Field Regiment and saw operational service in East Timor and later commanded Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East. He was then promoted to major general. He retired from full time service in 2014.
18/3013. Major General Michael Crane - Australian Defence Forces - Major General Crane attended the Royal Military College, Duntroon. He was commissioned into the Royal Australian Artillery in 1980 and served with the 4th Field Regiment and 8/12th Medium Regiment. He served as an instructor at Duntroon. He was Commanding Officer of the 4th Field Regiment and saw operational service in East Timor and later commanded Joint Task Force 633 in the Middle East. He was then promoted to major general. He retired from full time service in 2014.
12. Richard Cogswell, NSW County judge - Mr Cogswell was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in his last year of Law School at Oxford University. He returned to Australia where he took up a position in Sydney as Associate to Sir Kenneth Jacobs at the High Court for a year. Mr Cogswell practised from Wentworth Chambers for 10 years, mostly in civil but also doing some criminal work. In 1991 he was appointed a Crown Prosecutor. In early 2007 he was appointed to the District Court of NSW.
19/3012. Richard Cogswell, NSW County judge - Mr Cogswell was awarded the Rhodes Scholarship in his last year of Law School at Oxford University. He returned to Australia where he took up a position in Sydney as Associate to Sir Kenneth Jacobs at the High Court for a year. Mr Cogswell practised from Wentworth Chambers for 10 years, mostly in civil but also doing some criminal work. In 1991 he was appointed a Crown Prosecutor. In early 2007 he was appointed to the District Court of NSW.
11. Major Luke Jones - Class of 1994 - Rhodes Scholar, decorated serviceman, Co-Founder Beastworx. - Major Luke Jones entered the Australian Defence Academy on a scholarship gained during his final year at the College. As a consequence of further studies he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 2001 which enabled him to attend Oxford University in the UK where he gained a doctorate in Economics. Major Jones has been deployed to many locations among which have been Timor Leste, Lebanon, Egypt, Afghanistan and PNG. In 2012 Luke with a friend co-founded Beastworx Pty Ltd – an event management business focusing on raisingfunds to assist soldiers dealing with post traumatic stress disorder.
20/3011. Major Luke Jones - Class of 1994 - Rhodes Scholar, decorated serviceman, Co-Founder Beastworx. - Major Luke Jones entered the Australian Defence Academy on a scholarship gained during his final year at the College. As a consequence of further studies he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship in 2001 which enabled him to attend Oxford University in the UK where he gained a doctorate in Economics. Major Jones has been deployed to many locations among which have been Timor Leste, Lebanon, Egypt, Afghanistan and PNG. In 2012 Luke with a friend co-founded Beastworx Pty Ltd – an event management business focusing on raising
funds to assist soldiers dealing with post traumatic stress disorder.
10. Scott Brennan. Olympic rowing gold medallist. Brennan’s first Australian Olympic selection was for Athens 2004. With David Crawshay, Dr Brennan won the gold medal in the men’s double sculls at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In 2012 he was selected to defend his Olympic title in the men’s Double Scull with Beijing Crawshay at the 2012 Olympics but suffered a back injury. He retired from the sport in 2015 to pursue a career in medicine. Picture: GETTY
21/3010. Scott Brennan. Olympic rowing gold medallist. Brennan’s first Australian Olympic selection was for Athens 2004. With David Crawshay, Dr Brennan won the gold medal in the men’s double sculls at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. In 2012 he was selected to defend his Olympic title in the men’s Double Scull with Beijing Crawshay at the 2012 Olympics but suffered a back injury. He retired from the sport in 2015 to pursue a career in medicine. Picture: GETTY
9. Simon Hollingsworth. Olympian, sports executive, Rhodes Scholar - Hollingsworth was the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission from 2012 to 2016. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games and holds the Australian under- 18 record for the 400m hurdles. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford and now works for the Victorian Government. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
22/309. Simon Hollingsworth. Olympian, sports executive, Rhodes Scholar - Hollingsworth was the CEO of the Australian Sports Commission from 2012 to 2016. He competed in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games and holds the Australian under- 18 record for the 400m hurdles. He was a Rhodes Scholar at Exeter College, Oxford and now works for the Victorian Government. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS
8. Tim Reid, Reid Fruits, Businessman, orchardist. Mr Reid received an AM in 2007 for services to industry. Described as a legend of Tasmania’s fruit industry, Tim built Reid Fruits, which was established by James Reid in 1856 into a major exporter. He remains the head of the company. In 2000, the company began producing cherries and sends them to more than 20 countries around the world. Was named Australia’s Farmer of the Year in 2013. Picture: CHRIS CRERAR
23/308. Tim Reid, Reid Fruits, Businessman, orchardist. Mr Reid received an AM in 2007 for services to industry. Described as a legend of Tasmania’s fruit industry, Tim built Reid Fruits, which was established by James Reid in 1856 into a major exporter. He remains the head of the company. In 2000, the company began producing cherries and sends them to more than 20 countries around the world. Was named Australia’s Farmer of the Year in 2013. Picture: CHRIS CRERAR
7. Michael Tate, politician and priest. Mr Tate, a legal academic and former Australian Labor Party politician, later became an ambassador and then a Catholic priest. He was ordained in 2000. He worked as parish priest at Sandy Bay before serving in the Huon Valley and as Diocesan Consultor to the Archdiocese of Hobart. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
24/307. Michael Tate, politician and priest. Mr Tate, a legal academic and former Australian Labor Party politician, later became an ambassador and then a Catholic priest. He was ordained in 2000. He worked as parish priest at Sandy Bay before serving in the Huon Valley and as Diocesan Consultor to the Archdiocese of Hobart. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
6. Paul Lennon - former Tasmanian Premier. - The Labor politican was Premier from 2004 until his resignation in 2008. He was member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of Franklin from 1990. He left office abruptly after his preferred premier rating fell to 17 per cent, largely as a result of perceptions of corruption in his government’s fast-tracked approval of the Gunns Bell Bay Pulp Mill proposal. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
25/306. Paul Lennon - former Tasmanian Premier. - The Labor politican was Premier from 2004 until his resignation in 2008. He was member of the Tasmanian House of Assembly for the seat of Franklin from 1990. He left office abruptly after his preferred premier rating fell to 17 per cent, largely as a result of perceptions of corruption in his government’s fast-tracked approval of the Gunns Bell Bay Pulp Mill proposal. Picture: MATHEW FARRELL
5. Doug Lowe - former Tasmanian Premier. - The former electrician was the 35th Premier of Tasmania and held the position from December 1977 to November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania’s Gordon River, which would have flooded parts of the Franklin River. The ensuing crisis saw Mr Lowe overthrown as Premier and resign from the Labor Party, acting as an independent for the remainder of his political career.
26/305. Doug Lowe - former Tasmanian Premier. - The former electrician was the 35th Premier of Tasmania and held the position from December 1977 to November 1981. His time as Premier coincided with controversy over a proposal to build a dam on Tasmania’s Gordon River, which would have flooded parts of the Franklin River. The ensuing crisis saw Mr Lowe overthrown as Premier and resign from the Labor Party, acting as an independent for the remainder of his political career.
4. Michael Hill - former Chief Magistrate.- Described as a pioneer of a more therapeutic approach to justice, Hill retired from the bench in 2015 after a career of almost 30 years. In 1985, he was appointed Tasmania’s first small claims magistrate. He was appointed as a magistrate in 1987 and became Tasmania’s Chief Magistrate in 2009. Hill pioneered “therapeutic jurisprudence” in Tasmania, believing that in many of the 30,000 cases that go through Tasmania’s courts each year, court-ordered rehabilitation or treatment was a better option than jail. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
27/304. Michael Hill - former Chief Magistrate.- Described as a pioneer of a more therapeutic approach to justice, Hill retired from the bench in 2015 after a career of almost 30 years. In 1985, he was appointed Tasmania’s first small claims magistrate. He was appointed as a magistrate in 1987 and became Tasmania’s Chief Magistrate in 2009. Hill pioneered “therapeutic jurisprudence” in Tasmania, believing that in many of the 30,000 cases that go through Tasmania’s courts each year, court-ordered rehabilitation or treatment was a better option than jail. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
3. Adrian Doyle - AM, catholic archbishop. - Archbishop Doyle was appointed Coadjuctor Archchbishop of Hobart by Pope John Paul II in 1997. He then succeeded Archbishop D’Arcy as the 10th Archbishop of Hobart upon the latter’s resignation in 1999. He became a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to the Catholic Church and the Caritas programs in developing countries 10 years later.
28/303. Adrian Doyle - AM, catholic archbishop. - Archbishop Doyle was appointed Coadjuctor Archchbishop of Hobart by Pope John Paul II in 1997. He then succeeded Archbishop D’Arcy as the 10th Archbishop of Hobart upon the latter’s resignation in 1999. He became a Member of the Order of Australia for his service to the Catholic Church and the Caritas programs in developing countries 10 years later.
2. Damian Bugg, - former commonwealth DPP, UTAS chancellor. - After working as a barrister Mr Bugg served as a Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions between 1999 and 2007. Before that appointment, he was the Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the law. He served as Chancellor of the University of Tasmania between 2006 and 2012.
29/302. Damian Bugg, - former commonwealth DPP, UTAS chancellor. - After working as a barrister Mr Bugg served as a Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions between 1999 and 2007. Before that appointment, he was the Tasmanian Director of Public Prosecutions. He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the law. He served as Chancellor of the University of Tasmania between 2006 and 2012.
1. William Cox,- former Tasmanian governor. - Mr Cox was appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1982 and was the state’s Chief Justice from 1995 until 2004. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania in 1996. Cox’s most high profile court case was that of Martin Bryant, who shot dead 35 people at Port Arthur on 28 April 1996. In 2004 he became acting Governor upon the resignation of Richard Butler, and became only the second Tasmanian-born Governor in the state’s history. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
30/301. William Cox,- former Tasmanian governor. - Mr Cox was appointed to the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1982 and was the state’s Chief Justice from 1995 until 2004. He was appointed Lieutenant-Governor of Tasmania in 1996. Cox’s most high profile court case was that of Martin Bryant, who shot dead 35 people at Port Arthur on 28 April 1996. In 2004 he became acting Governor upon the resignation of Richard Butler, and became only the second Tasmanian-born Governor in the state’s history. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
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