For someone fascinated with the built environment, spending nearly two weeks in a kayak in the middle of Bass Strait may seem strange, but this is exactly what Ryan Griffin (2008) did. Ryan has recently returned from an epic journey from Port Welshpool in Victoria to Little Musselroe Bay in […]
As a scholar with a brain for both science and words, Tom Rochford (2012 graduate) has found the perfect career path by marrying a Law and Science degree. Combined with his passion for the Environment, he will soon put his skills and his values to use at KPMG where he […]
From school, to university, to teaching, writing and more, Elizabeth Low (formerly Trembath) has certainly followed her passions through life. Attending Girton from 1949-1962, or what was then known as Girton College, Elizabeth (Liz) was an Ahernian. Taking classes up on the old Mackenzie Street site, under the shade of […]
Moving out of home and starting university can be an intimidating venture, but Alex Nielsen has barely missed a beat. After achieving a perfect ATAR score last year (2017), Alex has recently jetted himself off to undertake his tertiary studies at the prestigious Stanford University in California. Signing himself up […]
Morgan Coleman (OGA 2007) is not a Vet, nor can he write a single line of code. And yet in April this year he launched an app called ‘Vets on Call’ that allows pet owners to organise consults with fully qualified veterinary experts in their own homes. He is the […]
For someone who claims to have graduated from school without clear aspirations, Jac Torres-Gomez has achieved an awful lot in a short time. Jac attended Girton in 1994 and graduated a proud Ahernian in 1999. The wide range of subjects she undertook in VCE, which included humanities, maths and science, […]
Callum Olver (2008) is the first to admit that the classroom is not where he felt most comfortable and that he feels much more at home in a saddle. With parents who had grown up on farms, an uncle who was a dairy farmer and another who was a Head […]
The following reflection has been provided by Ms Rosemary Turner, School Captain in 1966 and dear school and lifelong friend of Rosy Rogers, who has two children, Matthew and Kimberley who are Old Girtonians. Rosemary was born in Melbourne, March 8th 1948. Her family transferred to Bendigo 1957 where she […]
According to the Association of Financial Advisers, of all financial planners in Australia, only 20 per cent are women. Given female graduates are outnumbering men in many fields and a number of other factors are contributing to money coming into female hands, it makes sense that Financial Planning is a […]
As a child, flying captivated Liam Goodall’s imagination. It seemed powerful, free and adventurous. It also seemed like an impossible dream. In Year 12 at Girton (2007), Liam did English, Maths Methods, Advanced Maths, Physics and VET electronics, achieving entry into a Mechanical Engineering degree, which seemed like a logical […]
