List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney

This is a List of Old Girls of PLC Sydney, they being notable alumni - known as "P.L.C Old Girls" of the Presbyterian Church school, The Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney (P.L.C Sydney) in Croydon, New South Wales, Australia.

In 2001, The Sun-Herald ranked the Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney fourth in Australia's top ten girls' schools, based on the number of its alumni mentioned in the Who's Who in Australia (a listing of notable Australians).^[1]

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Academic

• Catherin Bull – Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Melbourne; Author; Former Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court (NSW)^[2]
• Judith Anne Hancock AM (née Best) – Educational Consultant; Executive Director of Education, Anglican Diocese of Brisbane; Chairman of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools (QLD); Principal of Brisbane Girls Grammar School (1977–2001), Deputy Principal of P.L.C Sydney (1972–76)^[3]
• Silma Ihram (née Frances Anne Beaumont; Class of 1971)^[4][5] – Pioneer of Islamic education; Founder of Noor Al Houda Islamic College and Al Noori Primary School;^[6] Democrats candidate for Auburn;^[7] Author; Secretary–General of the Australian Council for Islamic Education^[8][9] (also attended Meriden School)
• Eunice Macindoe (Winner of the Ex–students prize 1921; Class of 1921) – Educator; Former Principal of P.L.C Sydney and the Women's College at the University of Queensland^[10]
• Professor Elizabeth Webby AM (née Loder; Class of 1953)^[4] – Author; Chair of Australian Literature, School of English at the University of Sydney; Recipient Centenary Medal 2003, AA Phillips Award for the Study of Australian literature 2003^[11][12]

Business

• Lyndall Bailye – Founding Partner of Dendrite International Inc; Secretary of the New Jersey Network Foundation Board of Trustees; Member of the New Jersey Shakespeare Festival Board of Trustees^[13]

Community and philanthropy

• Millicent Baxter (née Brown) - New Zealand pacifist and peace activist.
• Mary, Lady Fairfax AC, AM, OBE, FAICD – Mother of Warwick Fairfax; Philanthropist; Chairman, Founder and President of Friends of the Australian Ballet^[14][15]
• Madelyn Kelman AM (née Lyn Jones) – Chairman of the Queensland Country Women's Association; Member of the Rural Health Advisory Council; Awarded AM for service to Queensland CWA and the community of Emerald^[16][17]
• Samantha Gall (née Maxwell; Class of 1992) - Teacher, counsellor. Awarded the National Excellence in Teaching Awards QLD, 2002; Pride of Australia Medal QLD^[18]

Entertainment, media and the arts

• Rachel Corbett (Class of 1998) – Contestant on Big Brother Australia series one, former radio presenter for Triple M Melbourne^[19]
• Olive Crane (Class of 1900)^[4] – Sketcher and Illustrator^[20]
• Jennifer Ephraim (née Omodei; Class of 1961) – Botanical Artist; Winner of the Royal Horticultural Society's Grenfell Medal^[21]
• Gladys Harding Froggatt – Author of the World of little lives (1916) and More about the world of little lives (1929); Daughter of Walter Wilson Froggatt^[4][22]
• Fairlie Hamilton (Class of 1999) – Radio presenter for the WIN Corporation's i98FM (Wollongong); 2007 ACRA Nominee^[23]
• Fenella Kernebone (Class of 1993) – Radio presenter for Triple J^[24]
• Johanna Pigott (Class of 1972) – Musician, song and television writer, co-writer of the Australian children's television series, Mortified, co-writer of the John Farnham song Age of Reason^[25]
• Alex Pye (Class of 2003); Visual Artist and Radio Presenter for FBi Radio
• Edith Podesta (Class of 1997)^[26] – Actress (All Saints, Blue Heelers, Fire Flies, Love My Way and headLand), director, choreographer (MTV Australia Video Music Awards, Jazz in the Domain)^[27]
• Margaret Pomeranz AM (née Owen; Class of 1961)^[21] – Film critic, former host of SBS's The Movie Show, host of ABC TV's At the Movies^[28]
• Chrissie Rose – Actress, former presenter on the Seven Network's Girl TV (also attended MLC School, Meriden School and Reddam House)
• Sue Smith – Model, television and radio journalist, first female reporter on the Nine Network's A Current Affair, and Logie Award winner^[29]
• Angela Webber (School Captain and PLC Gold Medallion winner 1972; Class of 1972) – Broadcaster, author, comedian and television writer, creator/co-writer of the Australian television series, Mortified and Blue Water High^[25]
• Angelina Sondakh id:Angelina Sondakh; Class of 1993 Actress, Politician,EX Miss Indonesia 2001, also attended Armidale Public School,Armidale
• Carol Bryson Taylor Daniels Carol Bryson Taylor Daniels; Class of 1949 Artist, also attended Orange Boarding school 1942

Medicine and science

• Jessie Strahorn Aspinall (Class of 1891)^[4] – First female junior resident medical officer at Royal Prince Alfred Hospital (also attended Kambala School)^[30]
• Dr Kathleen Cuningham – Pioneer of Breast Cancer treatment in Australia^[31]
• Sue Denison OAM (née Brown) – First Nurse Practitioner in Australia; Awarded an OAM for services to Nursing and the Nundle district^[17][32]
• Professor Susan Dorsch (School Captain, Dux, and winner of the Ex-students prize 1951; Class of 1951) – Emeritus Professor; Pioneer of transplantation immunology. First woman appointed to a Professorship in the faculty of Medicine (USYD). Pro-Vice Chancellor and Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Sydney^[14]
• Marie Montgomerie Hamilton (Dux and winner of the Ex-students prize 1908; Class of 1908) – Pioneering pathologist; Hockey player^[33]

Military

• Katherine-Anne Stewart (Class of 1985) – First female Commanding Officer of the 7th Signal Regiment; One of only three women COs in the Australian Army^[34]

Politics, public service and the law

• Michele Adair (Class of 1979) – Australian Democrat and independent candidate, consumer and community advocate ^[35]
• Helen Bauer – Director General of Industrial Relations and Director General of Community Services^[36]

Marie Byles

• Marie Byles – First practicing female solicitor in NSW, Mountaineer, Explorer, Author and Feminist (also attended Pymble Ladies' College)^[37]
• Louise McBride (Class of 1975) – Barrister, Ground Floor Wentworth Chambers; Former Director of Grant Samuel and Partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and Clayton Utz; Daughter of Dr. William McBride^[38][39]
• Sibyl Enid Vera Munro Morrison (née Gibbs) – Admitted to the NSW bar in 1924, first female practising Barrister in NSW; Wife of architect, Carlyle Greenwell^[40]
• Kerry Nettle (School Vice-Captain 1991; Class of 1991) – Former Australian Greens Senator for New South Wales^[41][42]
• Hon. Justice Carolyn Chalmers Simpson – Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales^[43]
• Rosemary Edna Sinclair AO (née Fenton) – Australian Government appointed Delegate to the United Nations Special Session on Children (New York) 2002; Miss Australia 1960^[44][45]

Sport

• Kate Bates – Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist (Melbourne 2006- Cycling) and Current Cycling World Points Race Champion (also attended Tara Anglican School for Girls)
• Natasha Bowron – Swimmer; FINA Short Course World Championship and World Championships gold medallist^[46][47]
• Nanette Duncan (Harper House Captain 1965; Class of 1965) – Olympic Swimmer (Tokyo 1964)^[48]
• Jennifer Emerson – Rowing World Championship Gold Medallist^[49]
• Elizabeth Fraser – Olympic Medallist (Melbourne 1956 - Swimming)^[48]
• Emma Johnson (School Vice-Captain 1996; Class of 1997) – Olympic Medallist (Atlanta 1996 - Swimming)^[14][50]
• Nicole Kriz (Class of 2001) – Professional tennis player^[23][51]
• Nicole Ng (Class of 2000) – Australian Diver^[46][52]
• Julia Veness-Collins – National and World Championship Rower ^[53]
• Meg Wade Equestrian endurance champion and the first person to win the 100 mile Tom Quilty Gold Cup four times.
• Annabelle Williams (School Vice-Captain 2006; Class of 2006) – Commonwealth Games Medallist (Melbourne 2006- Swimming); Current world-record holder of the EAD 100m freestyle (S9 classification)^[54]
• Karen Brancourt (Anderson Vice-Captain 1979; Class of 1979) – Australian Rower, Olympic Games Bronze Medallist 1984

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Further reading

• McFarlane, J. 1998. The Golden Hope: Presbyterian Ladies' College, 1888-1988. P.L.C Council, Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney. ISBN 0-9597340-1-5.

External links

• Presbyterian Ladies' College, Sydney website