This year’s Vogel Award has been won jointly by one of our former students, Kristel Thornell for her novel “Night Street”, based on the life of Melbourne artist Clarice Beckett. Since leaving school Kirstel has studied French and Italian at the University of Sydney and spent a year in Italy, researching the author Giorgio Bassani and then teaching English as a foreign language. She has published reviews, poetry and fiction in a range of journals, including Meanjin, Overland, Southerly and Island. She is now working on a PhD in Creative Writing with the University of Western Sydney.

At the age of 32 Jeremy O’Brien, son of Simon (our maths teacher) and Michelle, has been appointed Professor of Quantum Physics at Bristol University in England. This appointment takes effect from 1st August.

Jeremy attended Korowal from 1980 to the end of 1982 with Graeme Archer as his teacher. At Korowal during these formative years K-2, Jeremy developed his natural curiosity about everything into what would turn out to be a lifelong love of learning.

Jeremy O'Brien's Bristol University home page

Korowal congratulates Jeremy upon this outstanding achievement.