Alumni

Upon graduating from Kinross Wolaroi School, you automatically join our global alumni network of over 6,000 members from diverse backgrounds. Whether you’re pursuing further study, traveling, starting a career, or entering retirement, we encourage you to stay connected and involved in the school community.

Beyond alumni, the wider Kinross Wolaroi community includes parents, former staff, and supporters. There are many meaningful ways to stay engaged and give back, fostering lasting relationships and continuing the strong tradition of our school.

For Alumni enquires, including events, ESA and notable ex-students, please contact our Alumni Office.

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Executive Committee

President: Mitch Colton
Secretary: Jack Evans
Vice President: Ben Johnson
Treasurer: Simon Provost
Patrons: Dinah Hayter and Will Hawke
Committee Members: Jarrod Rose and Chris Oldroyd

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2026 MEETING DATES

UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the first meeting has now been moved to Tuesday, 24 March.

‍First Meeting: 6pm Tuesday, 24 March 2026 | In person or online via Zoom: Register

AGM Meeting: 6pm Tuesday, 12 May 2026 | In person or online via Zoom: Register

6pm Tuesday, 4 August 2026 | In person or online via Zoom: Register

6pm Tuesday, 20 October 2026 | In person or online via Zoom: Register

Please contact us if you have any questions or concerns via ex-students@kws.nsw.edu.au

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We're here to help

Kinross Wolaroi Ex-Students Association can assist with organising your reunion on request. For major reunion milestones, we are happy to help with communicating with your classmates, ticket sales and promotion of the event.

• Lt Col Roy Morell DSO OBE (1889-1961) was a student of Wolaroi College. He was a sergeant in the 6th Light Horse Regiment and served in the Gallipoli Campaign and later in the 5th Machine Gun Battalion in France. He was mention in dispatches three times. In the Second World War he was a Lieutenant Colonel and was second-in-command in Sydney for Australian Army Movement Control. He was a wool broker, grazier and stockbroker, and for 23 years was Honorary Treasurer of the Royal Agricultural Society of NSW.
• Sir Richard J F Boyer (1891–1961) was an Australian pastoralist, diplomat, and influential cultural leader who served as Chairman of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC) from 1945 to 1961. A WWI veteran, he played a key role in shaping national broadcasting, promoting education, the arts, and public debate. He spent his early years at Wolaroi College between c.1895 - c.1900.
• Irvine Armstrong Watson (1914–1986) (commonly known as I. A. Watson) was an eminent Australian Professor of Genetics & Plant Breeding at the University of Sydney, leading the Department of Agricultural Botany from 1962 until his retirement in 1977. He gained international acclaim for pioneering wheat breeding—especially developing at least 16 high-quality, rust-resistant wheat varieties—and was honored with many prestigious awards, including a research center at Narrabri being named the I. A. Watson Wheat Research Centre in his memory. He was in the first Wolaroi intake in 1926 - student no. 21.‍
• Ken Hannam (1944 - 2004) - was an Australian film and television director, whose extensive credits included feature film 'Sunday Too Far Away' and British television series 'Minder ' and 'The Bill'
• ‍Prof Janet Carr (1949) – Physiotherapist and Academic, world authority on rehabilitation after stroke (DEC)
• ‍Susan Cullen-Ward (1958) – Susan of Albania. Australian born wife of Leka, Crown Prince of Albania (DEC)
• Ray Edmondson OAM, B.A., Dip Lib, PhD (1960) - Few people can say that they have dedicated their life to audiovisual work more than Dr Ray Edmondson. As a pioneer of film and sound archiving, Ray has been an international leader in preserving, restoring, interpreting and presenting audiovisual media. His book, Audiovisual Archiving: Philosophy and Principles, is a professional standard for those learning film and sound archiving and has been translated into 10 languages. He was Deputy Director of the National Film and Sound Archive from its establishment in 1984 until 2001, and prior to that was responsible for the Film Archive within the National Library from 1968 to 1984. For Ray's outstanding contributions to audiovisual archiving, he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in 1987 and made the NFSA's first Curator Emeritus (2001).
• ‍Ian Stapleton (1969 - 2023) – Australian Heritage Architect
• ‍John Sumegi (1974) - Olympic Silver Medallist in Canoeing 1980
• ‍Belinda Neal (1980) – former Labour Senator for NSW (1994-1998) and former Member for Robertson (2007-2010)
• ‍Kate Smyth (1990) - Commonwealth Games and Olympic (Beijing 2022) Marathon Runner‍
• Jo Garey (1991) - played one test match and six one day internationals for the Australian national women's cricket team, 1995/96
• ‍Anna Windsor (1993) – Olympic Swimmer who competed at the Atlanta and Sydney Summer Olympic Games
• ‍Jason Belmonte (2000) – Professional Tenpin bowler and World Champion
• ‍Jone Tawake (2000) – Waratahs, Brumbies and Toulon Rugby Union player
• ‍Edwina Bone (2005) – Australian International and Olympian Hockey player
• ‍Ben McCalman (2006) – Wallabies and Western Force Rugby Union player
• ‍Chris Tremain (2009) – Big Bash League, Sheffield Shield and One Day International Cricket player‍
• Grace Hamilton (2009) – Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer who captained Australia internationally, and the NSW Waratahs in the Super W. She competed at the 2017 and 2021 Rugby World Cup's. In 2020, she played rugby league for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership.
• ‍Ned Yeomans (2014) – East Rugby Player
• ‍Cody Walker (2015) – Australian Rugby Union player who played for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby in 2019. Walker also represented NSW Country Eagles in the National Rugby Championships in 2018 and 2019.
• ‍Kelsey Gray (2016) – Adviser in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
• ‍Nedd Brockmann (2016) - Nedd Brockmann is an Australian ultramarathon runner and social change advocate who has become nationally recognised for combining extraordinary endurance feats with a powerful commitment to addressing homelessness. Originally from Forbes, New South Wales, Brockmann rose to prominence in 2022 when he ran nearly 4,000 kilometres across Australia from Perth to Sydney in just 47 days, raising more than $2.5 million for homelessness charities and sparking a nationwide conversation about housing insecurity. Since then, he has continued to push physical and mental boundaries through further high‑profile endurance challenges, including a gruelling 1,000‑mile track run, while using his platform as a motivational speaker and author to inspire action and resilience. His impact has been widely acknowledged, culminating in his recognition as Young Australian of the Year in 2026, cementing his place as one of Australia’s most influential contemporary change‑makers.
• ‍Jemima McCalman (2017) – Australian Rugby Union player, playing internationally for Australia and the Brumbies
• ‍Bella Scammell (2021) - 2021 represented Australia in the U19 Womens Rowing Quad, 2022 competing in the U21 Four against New Zealand at the Trans-Tasman regatta and in the U23 Coxed Four at the U23 World Championships in Varese. Bella has also been selected for the U23 Four to compete at the upcoming U23 World Championships in Canada
• ‍Phoebe Litchfield (2021) – Phoebe Litchfield is an Australian international cricketer who has rapidly established herself as one of the most exciting batting talents in women’s cricket. She made her Women’s Big Bash League debut for Sydney Thunder at just 16, becoming the competition’s youngest half‑century maker. A stylish left‑handed batter, Litchfield made her international debut for Australia in 2022, going on to represent her country across all three formats. Her early international career has been highlighted by match‑winning performances, including multiple ODI centuries and recognition as the ICC Emerging Cricketer of the Year in 2023. Now a regular member of the Australian team, she has also taken on leadership roles at domestic level, including captaining Sydney Thunder, and continues to be regarded as a key figure in the future of Australian cricket.

This list may be incomplete, if you have any information that may led to the inclusion of further notable Alumni members, please send an email to ex-students@kws.nsw.edu.au. The submission will then be evaluated and included if specific selection criteria are met.