Hurlstone Agricultural High School - Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Academic

• Dr Lester Hiatt - Visiting Professor of Australian Studies at Harvard 1990-91;
• Professor Ross Street - Personal Chair in Mathematics at Macquarie University;
• Gareth White - featured on Nerds FC series 2 and represented Australia in the 2002 International Mathematics Olympiad
• Ishraq Ahmed - Represented Australia in 2010 in the Asian Physics Olympiad.
• Tim Soutphommasane - Research Fellow in the National Centre of Australian Studies at Monash University in Melbourne and a senior project leader with the Per Capita think tank
• Giles Gardam - Represented Australia in 2008 in the Australian International Mathematics Olympiad. In July 2008, Giles Gardam represented Australia in the International Mathematics Olympiad in Madrid, Spain - achieving a silver medal.
• Dr Alan O. Trounson (1958 - 1962)- Biologist, stem cell researcher and IVF pioneer.

Business

• Geoffrey Stooke OAM, Managing Director of Standard Wool Australia, Chairman of RugbyWA;

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Toby Allen - Singer for band Human Nature
• Phil Burton - Singer for band Human Nature
• Michael Tierney - Singer for band Human Nature
• Andrew Tierney - Singer for band Human Nature
• Ania Stepien - Actress on Cybergirl
• Peter Moore - Author
• Dan O'Connor - Top 12 of 2004 Australian Idol and actor
• Kate Ritchie - Actress and Radio Personality
• Margaret Tierney - Former Miss Australia (1995)
• Subby Valentine - Comedian
• Amanda Yeo - Youngest ever Short and Sweet Wildcard winner 2007
• Matt Hall - Beauty and the Geek Australia 2012 contestant

Military

• Mark Binskin - Currently Air Vice Marshal and to be Chief of the Air Force and Air Marshal on 4 July 2008
• John Hurst Edmondson VC - Soldier in World War II; the Hurlstone school hall is named in his honour
• Sir William Keys Kt AC MC - National Secretary of RSL
• Andrew Sims - Brigadier General, served in Pakistan and East Timor

Politics, public service and the law

• John Kerin - Politician, former Treasurer of Australia
• Dr Dick Klugman, Member for federal seat of Prospect 1969 - 1990, Co-founder of NSW Council for Civil Liberties;
• Mark Latham - Politician, former Leader of the Australian Labor Party
• Jim Lees - Former Commissioner of the New South Wales Police
• Roy Watts, AO - Former Director-General NSW Agriculture

Sport

• David Lyons - rugby union player, Wallabies
• John Taylor - rugby union player, Wallabies
• Melanie Wells - Hockey player and the co-captain of Olympic team, Hockeyroos
• Scott Kneller - Freestyle Skier and competed in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics
• Cec Ramalli - Wallaby

Agriculture

• David Lowe - Winemaker & owner, Lowe Wines, President NSW Wine Industry, Vice President Australian Winemakers Federation
• Charles Melton - Winemaker.