Since leaving Girton Grammar, Kathryn Field (Riley House and Dux of Year 12 in 1993) has not only kept studying, but also added full time work, travel and motherhood into her life. And it has not been any old study, or any old work. Kathryn is a medical oncology doctor, […]
Sam Winzar (2006) may have bitten off more than he could chew when he purchased a house in Bendigo and promptly took off to London where he paid exorbitant rent whilst managing a mortgage. But it was nothing that a few months of living off his wits and Two Minute […]
Fenella Wagener is a Producer on the Today Show on Channel Nine, which is good going for someone who only finished school six years ago. She always hoped that she would end up where she is now, but during a Bachelor of Journalism at Monash University, dared only to focus […]
If she were an Olympian, Emily Griffin (2011) would be a triple gold medallist, having received 3 scholarships to La Trobe University in Bendigo before even setting foot on campus. Emily has just completed her third year of a Bachelor of Pharmacy at La Trobe University. In her final year, […]
Alexander Zegelin (2012 Aherne) is studying to be a teacher but could equally end up making his living from music. Alex is lead guitarist and songwriter in a heavy metal band called Path of Destruction and won the State Final of the University National Campus Band Competition and came 3rd […]
When Alexia Higgs (2000) agreed to be profiled for the OGA, the photos she sent to accompany her story were titled “New York”, “Italy”, “Berlin” and “London”, with each shot featuring Alexia in her stylish clothing and cheery smile adorning each city. Such is the life of an international event […]
For someone with boundless talent, a unique world view and a spirit worth bottling, you have to admire Tasneem Chopra (OGA 1987), with the world at her feet, for keeping it real and for fighting the good fight so close to home. Culture, race and identity are the mainstay of […]
Liz Tobias has left virtually no Girton stone unturned in her 24 years of teaching at the school, having graced the Junior School, Senior School and the Boarding House. After about 7 years of Primary teaching in Castlemaine, Inglewood, Marong and at Kalianna Special School in Bendigo, Liz’s journey at […]
If you had told Hilary Glaisher (2009) that five years out of school she would be would be working in Belfast on the recording of an album of original music with the cutting edge Irish musician, Brian Finnegan, she probably wouldn’t have believed you. Hilary was thoroughly immersed in music […]
He was selected as an Australian Youth Ambassador volunteer in Vietnam, has spent time protecting tree kangaroos in Papua New Guinea, has a PhD in Conservation Planning and Environmental Management and now works for WWF on the Global Tiger Recovery Program across tiger range countries. Ashley Brooks finished year 12 […]
