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After 36 years of teaching at CCGS, Senior School teacher Mrs Deb Curtis is swapping the classroom for the bush. As she heads into retirement she shares her reflections of her time at CCGS and imparts some words of wisdom for new teachers.

Teaching at CCGS since 2009, Junior School teacher Mrs Jacqui McAtamney is leaving the classroom and joining her husband, and previous CCGS teacher, Jim in retirement. Before she leaves Jacqui has shared her highlights and memories of teaching at CCGS.

Keira Rumble is the powerhouse founder and CEO of Australia’s first brand offering a 360-degree approach to beauty and wellbeing, from topical skincare to ingestible supplements and a hydration support drink.

Inspired by her Junior School teachers at CCGS, alumna Halle Osborn has been studying Primary Education at Macquarie University. As part of her final placement, Halle recently spent three weeks at CCGS.

In the time since graduating, Patrick McGimpsey (2019) is already fully embracing his own advice of "don't fear the road less travelled as with persistence and passion you can turn any interest into a successful career".

Lisa Weston (nee Piper) has an illustrious career with the Australian Defence Force, spanning over 20 years and now holds the prestigious rank of Colonel. Her current position as Australia’s Defence Attache to Northern Europe sees her living in Sweden, working from the Australian Embassy in Stockholm.

Architect Matthew Woodward is known for masterfully combining the functional with the aesthetic, bringing to the forefront the beauty of the natural environment and being ecologically sensitive in his designs.

A passion for sport, sheer determination and making the most of every opportunity have driven Alumnus Christopher Ball, as he takes on the hustle and bustle of Sky News and Fox Sports News.

Through determination, ingenuity and personal growth came an unlikely career for Ella McDougall who now works as the acting Editor of trends and insights company, Stylus Media where she helps drive the development of beautiful and responsible products.

Following her love of history has taken Morgan to some of the best learning institutions in the world - the University of Oxford and Harvard – and opened the door to a unique, culturally rich and meaningful career working with holocaust survivors and with Anti-Slavery Australia.

If launching an advisory business during Covid wasn’t challenging enough, this alumnus is also training for marathons, growing his flourishing business and finding a balance to spend time with friends and family. He equates his success and motivation to lessons learned at CCGS.

After 26 years as a much loved Junior School and teacher librarian, Mrs Sonja Holden is hanging up her library books for the very last time. Sonja looks back on the many changes she has seen but the one thing that has remained the same is the strong sense of community among students, families, staff and friends of CCGS.