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20. WILL PREISTLEY - Class of 2003. Owner of Pilgrim Coffee, Standard Burgers and Queens. Priestley has competed in just about every barista and latte art competition throughout Australia, becoming the Australian Latte Art Champion in 2010 and placing second in the World Latte Art Championships the same year in London. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
1/2020. WILL PREISTLEY - Class of 2003. Owner of Pilgrim Coffee, Standard Burgers and Queens. Priestley has competed in just about every barista and latte art competition throughout Australia, becoming the Australian Latte Art Champion in 2010 and placing second in the World Latte Art Championships the same year in London. Picture: SAM ROSEWARNE
19. BRODIE NEILL - Class of 1997. Furniture design. Neill honed his skills at UTAS and then completed a Masters at the Rhode Island School of Design. He entered the international design scene at Milan’s Salone del Mobile in 2005 and established a studio in London’s East End. In 2013 Neill founded the award-winning furniture brand Made in Ratio.
2/2019. BRODIE NEILL - Class of 1997. Furniture design. Neill honed his skills at UTAS and then completed a Masters at the Rhode Island School of Design. He entered the international design scene at Milan’s Salone del Mobile in 2005 and established a studio in London’s East End. In 2013 Neill founded the award-winning furniture brand Made in Ratio.
18. KEVIN HOFBAUER - Class of 2006. Actor. Hofbauer graduated from the Victorian College of Arts and Music in 2009 and has since gone on to appear in television shows such as Rush, Small Time Gangster, Mr and Mrs Murder, Offspring and the latest series Playing for Keeps. He is seen here in his role as Christian Tapu in Rush.
3/2018. KEVIN HOFBAUER - Class of 2006. Actor. Hofbauer graduated from the Victorian College of Arts and Music in 2009 and has since gone on to appear in television shows such as Rush, Small Time Gangster, Mr and Mrs Murder, Offspring and the latest series Playing for Keeps. He is seen here in his role as Christian Tapu in Rush.
17. ANDREW HOOD - Class of 1966. Wine Maker, Viticulture. Hood is considered responsible for the overall lift in quality of Tasmanian wines over the past 15 years. He was a finalist in the Winemaker of the Year award in 2000 and 2004.
4/2017. ANDREW HOOD - Class of 1966. Wine Maker, Viticulture. Hood is considered responsible for the overall lift in quality of Tasmanian wines over the past 15 years. He was a finalist in the Winemaker of the Year award in 2000 and 2004.
16. BRUCE LEVET - Class of 1974. Human rights lawyer. Levet was lead counsel in the High Court of Australia on behalf of the successful appellants in case S395 and S396 of 2002, which was the first occasion in the world that any country’s final court of appeal had been called upon to determine a refugee claim based on the homosexuality of the applicants. Picture: LINKEDIN
5/2016. BRUCE LEVET - Class of 1974. Human rights lawyer. Levet was lead counsel in the High Court of Australia on behalf of the successful appellants in case S395 and S396 of 2002, which was the first occasion in the world that any country’s final court of appeal had been called upon to determine a refugee claim based on the homosexuality of the applicants. Picture: LINKEDIN
15. HOWARD HANSEN - Class of 1990. Owner of Hansen Orchards in the Huon Valley. Made the decision to diversify into cherries 20 years ago and has not looked back.
6/2015. HOWARD HANSEN - Class of 1990. Owner of Hansen Orchards in the Huon Valley. Made the decision to diversify into cherries 20 years ago and has not looked back.
14. CRAIG WEBB - Class of 1984. Raptor Refuge. Webb runs the refuge on a property overlooking Kettering and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. He returned to Tasmania in 1997 after working in the Kimberly as a veterinary nurse. Three of the largest raptor flight aviaries in the Southern Hemisphere, allow wedge-tailed eagles, sea eagles and other birds to recover from injury. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
7/2014. CRAIG WEBB - Class of 1984. Raptor Refuge. Webb runs the refuge on a property overlooking Kettering and the D’Entrecasteaux Channel. He returned to Tasmania in 1997 after working in the Kimberly as a veterinary nurse. Three of the largest raptor flight aviaries in the Southern Hemisphere, allow wedge-tailed eagles, sea eagles and other birds to recover from injury. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
13. JOHN CLARK - NIDA director. Clark began his theatre career at the Hutchins School and with Old Nick in the 1951 Uni revue Nuts in May. After graduating and time spent teaching in England, he returned to Hobart to direct Death of a Salesman before becoming the inaugural lecturer in Theatre History when NIDA was founded in 1960.
8/2013. JOHN CLARK - NIDA director. Clark began his theatre career at the Hutchins School and with Old Nick in the 1951 Uni revue Nuts in May. After graduating and time spent teaching in England, he returned to Hobart to direct Death of a Salesman before becoming the inaugural lecturer in Theatre History when NIDA was founded in 1960.
12. TIM BOWDEN - Class of 1954. Journalist and Author. Bowden graduated from UTAS in 1960 and worked with the BBC’s General Overseas Service in London. After stints with the ABC in Singapore and New York he worked as a producer with the television current affairs program This Day Tonight. He is the author of 14 books and many radio documentary programs.
9/2012. TIM BOWDEN - Class of 1954. Journalist and Author. Bowden graduated from UTAS in 1960 and worked with the BBC’s General Overseas Service in London. After stints with the ABC in Singapore and New York he worked as a producer with the television current affairs program This Day Tonight. He is the author of 14 books and many radio documentary programs.
11. PETER BENDER - Class of 1976. Founder of Huon Aquaculture. with over 28 years’ experience in fish farming operations. Peter was born into a Tasmanian business family with farming and agribusiness interest and the principles that guide land-based farming are the central tenets that Peter has successfully transferred to aquaculture.
10/2011. PETER BENDER - Class of 1976. Founder of Huon Aquaculture. with over 28 years’ experience in fish farming operations. Peter was born into a Tasmanian business family with farming and agribusiness interest and the principles that guide land-based farming are the central tenets that Peter has successfully transferred to aquaculture.
10. HAMISH PEACOCK - Class of 2008. Javelin Olympian. Peacock has competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics. He is three-time Australian Champion and has been named Tasmanian champion 13 times. He won bronze in Glasgow and silver on the Gold Coast. Picture: GETTY
11/2010. HAMISH PEACOCK - Class of 2008. Javelin Olympian. Peacock has competed at the Commonwealth Games, World Championships and the Summer Olympics. He is three-time Australian Champion and has been named Tasmanian champion 13 times. He won bronze in Glasgow and silver on the Gold Coast. Picture: GETTY
9. GREG IRONS - Class of 2001. Director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. With no wildlife rescue service operating out of business hours, Greg set up Friends of Carers Wildlife Program. He became director of the sanctuary at 25. Irons is also a familiar face in the children’s ward of the Royal Hobart Hospital visiting with baby wombats and blue tongue lizards. Picture: CHRIS KIDD
12/209. GREG IRONS - Class of 2001. Director of Bonorong Wildlife Sanctuary. With no wildlife rescue service operating out of business hours, Greg set up Friends of Carers Wildlife Program. He became director of the sanctuary at 25. Irons is also a familiar face in the children’s ward of the Royal Hobart Hospital visiting with baby wombats and blue tongue lizards. Picture: CHRIS KIDD
8. SCOTT HARRIS - Class of 1987. Beacon Foundation. Harris has held the role of Chief Executive of Beacon for the last 17 years and overseen its growth into one of the most respected and innovative in the youth employment and education sectors nationally. Scott’s leadership has been recognised through recent study at Harvard and he won the Macquarie Group Foundation David Clarke fellowship to look at education systems across Europe.
13/208. SCOTT HARRIS - Class of 1987. Beacon Foundation. Harris has held the role of Chief Executive of Beacon for the last 17 years and overseen its growth into one of the most respected and innovative in the youth employment and education sectors nationally. Scott’s leadership has been recognised through recent study at Harvard and he won the Macquarie Group Foundation David Clarke fellowship to look at education systems across Europe.
7. PAUL HUDSON - Class of 1988. AFL footballer. Played for Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs and Richmond. He currently serves as a development coach with St Kilda and as the senior coach of Victorian Football League club Sandringham. Picture: Chris Eastman
14/207. PAUL HUDSON - Class of 1988. AFL footballer. Played for Hawthorn, the Western Bulldogs and Richmond. He currently serves as a development coach with St Kilda and as the senior coach of Victorian Football League club Sandringham. Picture: Chris Eastman
6. DR BILL WATKINS - Class of 1979. IVF specialist who joined the TasIVF practice in 1996 after working extensively in gynaecology and reproductive medicine in Hobart and Melbourne. Dr Watkins is now clinical director of TasIVF and is the only CREI qualified fertility specialist in Tasmania. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
15/206. DR BILL WATKINS - Class of 1979. IVF specialist who joined the TasIVF practice in 1996 after working extensively in gynaecology and reproductive medicine in Hobart and Melbourne. Dr Watkins is now clinical director of TasIVF and is the only CREI qualified fertility specialist in Tasmania. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
5. PROFESSOR PETER DARGAVILLE - Class of 1978. Medical researcher. He graduated from UTAS in 1985 and obtained his FRACP in 1996. Dargaville trained in Neonatology at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and at the University of California, San Francisco and was awarded an MD from the University of Melbourne. He returned to Hobart in 2004 and was Director of Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) until March 2015. He now works in a combined clinical-researcher at the RHH and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (UTAS). Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
16/205. PROFESSOR PETER DARGAVILLE - Class of 1978. Medical researcher. He graduated from UTAS in 1985 and obtained his FRACP in 1996. Dargaville trained in Neonatology at the Royal Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, and at the University of California, San Francisco and was awarded an MD from the University of Melbourne. He returned to Hobart in 2004 and was Director of Neonatal and Paediatric Intensive Care at the Royal Hobart Hospital (RHH) until March 2015. He now works in a combined clinical-researcher at the RHH and Menzies Institute for Medical Research (UTAS). Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
4. DAMON THOMAS - Class of 1967. Lawyer, alderman, ombudsman. His achievements include appointments as Tasmanian Crown Solicitor, State Ombudsman, and Health Complaints Commissioner and CEO of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is head of the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal as well as being the Korean Consul.
17/204. DAMON THOMAS - Class of 1967. Lawyer, alderman, ombudsman. His achievements include appointments as Tasmanian Crown Solicitor, State Ombudsman, and Health Complaints Commissioner and CEO of the Tasmanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is head of the Salvation Army Red Shield Appeal as well as being the Korean Consul.
3. BOB CLIFFORD - Class of 1961. Founder of Incat which has become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-speed catamaran ferries. First was launched at Prince of Wales Bay in 1977. In 1994, Clifford skippered his maxi yacht Tasmania to line honours victory in the 50th anniversary Sydney to Hobart yacht race. He was named Tasmanian of the Year in 1988. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
18/203. BOB CLIFFORD - Class of 1961. Founder of Incat which has become one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-speed catamaran ferries. First was launched at Prince of Wales Bay in 1977. In 1994, Clifford skippered his maxi yacht Tasmania to line honours victory in the 50th anniversary Sydney to Hobart yacht race. He was named Tasmanian of the Year in 1988. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES
2. SAUL ESLAKE - Class of 1974. Economist. Eslake is a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at UTAS, a non-executive director of Hydro Tasmania and Housing Choices Australia Ltd. , a not-for-profit provider and manager of affordable housing. He is a member of the panel of expert advisors to Australia’s Parliamentary Budget Office and the independent expert panel advising the Australian Taxation Office on its “tax-gap estimates”. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
19/202. SAUL ESLAKE - Class of 1974. Economist. Eslake is a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at UTAS, a non-executive director of Hydro Tasmania and Housing Choices Australia Ltd. , a not-for-profit provider and manager of affordable housing. He is a member of the panel of expert advisors to Australia’s Parliamentary Budget Office and the independent expert panel advising the Australian Taxation Office on its “tax-gap estimates”. Picture: LUKE BOWDEN
1. WILL HODGMAN - Class of 1986. Lawyer, politician. Hodgman is Tasmania’s 45th Premier. He graduated in Arts and Law at UTAS and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1994. Hodgman worked in the UK prosecuting cases of child abuse and neglect. Hodgman was elected as a Liberal Member for Franklin in 2002 and appointed Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Four years later he became Leader of the Liberal Party and the State Opposition and Premier in 2014. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
20/201. WILL HODGMAN - Class of 1986. Lawyer, politician. Hodgman is Tasmania’s 45th Premier. He graduated in Arts and Law at UTAS and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania in 1994. Hodgman worked in the UK prosecuting cases of child abuse and neglect. Hodgman was elected as a Liberal Member for Franklin in 2002 and appointed Deputy Leader of the Opposition. Four years later he became Leader of the Liberal Party and the State Opposition and Premier in 2014. Picture: RICHARD JUPE
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