Rachel's debut novel Jane in Love, about a time-travelling Jane Austen who must choose between her books and romantic love, is an international bestseller and was judged “outstanding” by Booklist. Film rights have been optioned by Amazon Studios and DiNovi Pictures, the producers of Little Women. Her second novel, Secrets My Father Kept, set in Poland on the eve of the Second World War, was released in June 2021, again to critical acclaim. Check out Jane in Love and Secrets My Father Kept at Penguin Books Australia.

Rachel is currently writing the screenplay for the movie of Jane in Love and working on her third novel.

Melinda is a successful media commentator and is an ideal choice as an MC or guest speaker inspiring audiences by sharing the challenges and successes from her international athletics career. www.melgt.com.au

Most importantly Melinda’s biggest achievement has been becoming the mother of two beautiful children, Nicholas and Gabriella

In 2019, Alice was awarded the Fulbright Postgraduate Scholarship to undertake her Master of Laws at Columbia Law School in New York. At Columbia, she was awarded a Public Interest and Government Fellowship to work at Reprieve, an international human rights NGO that fights against unlawful detention and the death penalty across the globe. 

Alice has recently started as a Senior Lawyer in the Office of Amal Clooney.

In 2015 Laura began anchoring the Friday edition of NewsDay. Laura was nominated as favourite female personality in the 2014 ASTRA Awards.

In January 2016, Laura was given her own primetime program The Latest with Laura Jayes .

In November 2016, Laura became just the third Australian journalist granted a visa to Nauru, which houses a large Australian asylum seeker processing centre, the Nauru Regional Processing Centre. Nauru has restricted access to the country to members of the media.

In October 2018, Jayes moved from hosting NewsDay to co-hosting breakfast programs First Edition and AM Agenda.

The biggest stories she has worked on are Who Killed Mr Ward and Code of Silence, for Four Corners, both of which won Walkleys, a Logie and NSW and Victorian Premier's Awards for journalism.

Kate published her first non-fiction book, Waiting for Elijah, in June 2018. Waiting for Elijah can be purchased at booktopia.com.au
If you or someone you know is struggling go to headspace.org.au. Headspace is the National Youth Mental Health Foundation providing early intervention mental health services to 12-25 year olds. headspace can help young people with mental health, physical health (including sexual health) alcohol and other drug services, and work and study support.

Kate provides media training in television, print, radio and social media presentation to non-profit organisations.

Marjorie spent ten years working and playing rugby at Essex and California Polytechnic State Universities.

Marjorie was a former Chair of the Community Safety Advisory Committee and the Waverley Surf Life Saving Club Committee.

Lorenn has undertaken research exploring the role of dignity in government AI ethics instruments. The research asks questions around our responsibility to reduce harms of technologies and protect ourselves, and future generations from their impacts alongside a responsibility to proactively enable human flourishing. 

Lorenn now works as a Responsible Tech Collaborator at the Centre for Public Impact and is a PhD candidate at ANU's School of Cybernetics where she will continue to explore dignity-centred approaches to designing and implementing technologies of the future.

Located across three campuses, St Jude’s also provides boarding for all secondary students and employs over 300 Tanzanian staff across their Academic and Head Office teams, ensuring a sustainable and self-determining future for St Jude’s. In a country where 70% of secondary school-aged people are not enrolled in secondary school, the chance to receive a free, quality education is life-changing for the community’s most disadvantaged families.

If you would like to donate or sponsor the academic scholarship of a St Jude’s student and continue following Gemma's story, visit www.schoolofstjude.org or follow the school on Instagram and Facebook.

In 2007, Gemma’s achievements were honoured by a Member of the Order of Australia. Her story has been featured twice on the ABC TV documentary program Australian Story, first in 2005 and then a follow-up in 2009.

In 2012, Gemma was named one of The Australian Financial Review and Westpac’s 100 Women of Influence, nominated in the Global category, and was also a finalist for New South Wales Australian of the Year. In 2000 and 2019, Gemma was awarded a Sapphire Paul Harris Fellow by Rotary International.

Holly worked throughout the progression of RTA, RMS and now TfNSW, and is now the Director, Regional Community Partnering Community in Regional and Outer Metro for TfNSW, and with her passion, ambition, resilience and authenticity, coupled with her technical prowess and extensive leadership capabilities, and she is determined to make a dynamic improvement within regional communities with connection and place.

TfNSW’s  Blueprint embrace the opportunity to be courageous and empowering, facilitating transport connectivity for rural communities by understanding their needs, and being able to be creative in developing and delivering unique and holistic solutions and services, and Holly says "She loves it!"

Holly is foremost the proud mother of Elliane, a Full-time Boarder in Year nine at the College.

Siobhann now runs a successful Interior design firm. Siobhann Studio is a boutique full-service interior firm, that designs from concept to completion. Siobhann Roberts-Thomson, founder and principal of Siobhann Studio, is a Sydney-based designer creating multi-faceted, experiential residential and institutional environments since 2015 siobhannstudio.com.au