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Eltham High School
Eltham High School is a secondary school in Victoria, Australia. It is located in Eltham, a suburb which is north-east from Melbourne. The school has 'free dress' policy and is the only non-uniform secondary school in the Eltham area. Eltham High School's music program, has won numerous awards. The band was invited to play at the Chicago Midwest Clinic in 1997 and is one of the only high school bands to ever have attended the event. A darkroom is available for student use and is capable of developing over 160 photographs per hour. Year level structure The year levels are broken up into three different groups which are: * Junior School (Transition and Year 7) * Middle School (Years 8–9) * Senior School (Years 10–12) Student laptop initiative At the end of 2011, Eltham High School started rolling out the One to One Laptop Program initiated by the then Rudd Government for the start of the 2012 school year. This program involved the purchase of several hundred Dell Inspiro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharin Anderson
Sharin Anderson (born 26 October 1959) is an Australian singer, guitarist, songwriter, and artist from the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne. Biography Anderson was born in Ivanhoe, Victoria and grew up in the Montmorency area attending Briar Hill Primary School and Eltham High School. Between 1967 and 1973, Sharin studied guitar with Wally Johnson.Wally Johnson was co-writer of the celebrated Australian folk song Give Me A Home Among The Gumtrees. See lyric a"Give Me A Home Among The Gumtrees" Lyrics on John Williamson Website) She started song writing and performing while in High School in school concerts and talent quests as well as solo performances at Melbourne venues such as The Outpost Inn.History of the Australian Folk Revival In 1975, she became backing vocalist with "The Salters Rush ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merrick Watts
Merrick Watts (born 18 November 1973) is an Australian comedian, radio and television presenter. He is best known for performing stand-up comedy and radio works as part of the comedy duo Merrick and Rosso with Tim Ross. Career Stand up Watts began his career in comedy and first came together with Tim Ross when they teamed up for a one off comedy show in 1996. They had many stand up shows and comedy tours across Australia and appeared at many comedy festivals. They also published the comedy books ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book'' and ''Merrick and Rosso, The Book Volume 2''. Radio Watts began his radio career with Tim Ross at Triple J performing a weekly guest spot on the drive-time program on Triple J radio in 1998 as Merrick and Rosso. They became full-time presenters and then in 2001 they moved to newly launched commercial radio station Nova 96.9 for the breakfast radio shift. Co-hosts on the breakfast show included Katrina Blowers, Sami Lukis and Kate Ritchie. Ross left the su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jordan Richards (volleyball)
Jordan Richards (born ) is an Australian male volleyball player. He is part of the Australia men's national volleyball team. On club level he plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal Sporting Clube de Portugal, founded Sporting Club de Portugal (), otherwise referred to as Sporting CP, often known abroad as Sporting Lisbon , is a Portuguese professional sports club based in Lisbon. It is best known for the professional fo .... References External links profileat ''FIVB.org'' at ''sporting.pt'' 1993 births Living people Australian men's volleyball players Place of birth missing (living people) {{Australia-volleyball-bio-stub N WORD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Omaji
Timothy Ugbedo Omaji (born 9 September 1987), better known by his stage name Timomatic, is a Nigerian-born Australian singer-songwriter and dancer. Omaji rose to fame as a contestant on ''So You Think You Can Dance'' (Australia) in 2009 and placed seventh in the competition. In 2011, he appeared as a contestant on the fifth season of ''Australia's Got Talent'' and was placed third. This led to his most recent rise in fame by sparking the now infamous Facebook page "Timomatic was robbed on Australia's Got Talent", a Facebook page dedicated to the victimisation that Tim was forced to undergo on 'Australia's Got Talent'. Later that year, Omaji signed with Sony Music Australia and released his first single, " Set It Off", in November 2011, which peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart and was certified four times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Biography Early life Timothy Ugbedo Omaji Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search aga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Clancy Phelan
James Clancy Phelan (born 21 May 1979), known professionally as James Phelan, is an Australian writer of thrillers and young adult novels, including ''Fox Hunt'', ''The Last 13'' series for teens, and the Jed Walker and Lachlan Fox thrillers. He has also written short stories and the non-fiction book ''Literati''. Early life Phelan was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. He was introduced to the world of books at an early age. In 1995, at the age of fifteen, he began writing his first novel, ''Fox Hunt''. After attending Eltham High School and Wonthaggi Secondary College, Phelan studied architecture and English literature, graduating with a Master of Arts in Writing from RMIT while working for ''The Age'' newspaper. In 2015 he graduated with a Doctorate in young adult fiction from Swinburne University of Technology. In 2006, Phelan was selected as one of the Cleo 50 Most Eligible Bachelors in Australia. As an architecture student, Phelan worked for two years on the Feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daisy Pearce
Daisy Pearce (born 27 May 1988) is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Melbourne Football Club in the AFL Women's (AFLW) competition. Often regarded as the face of women's Australian rules football, Pearce has served as Melbourne captain since the competition's inaugural season, having previously captained the club in the women's exhibition games staged prior to the 2016 creation of the league. She captained Victoria in the inaugural AFL Women's State of Origin match in 2017, where she was adjudged best afield. Pearce began her state league playing career in 2005 with the Darebin Falcons in the Victorian Women's Football League (VWFL) in 2005, captaining the club from 2008 to 2016. She is a ten-time premiership player (seven times as captain), seven-time league best and fairest winner in the VWFL and VFL Women's (VFLW) competitions and five-time Darebin best and fairest winner. She represented Victoria at both under-19 and senior level, and was recruited by Melbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Moore (Australian Rules Footballer)
Peter Moore (born 11 January 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Early life and education As a student at Eltham High School, Moore excelled in both academic and sporting events. He played for the Eltham Football Club before being selected to play for Collingwood. Sporting career A tall, agile ruckman with good ball skills, Moore is one of only five men to have won Brownlow Medals at different clubs; with Collingwood in 1979 and with Melbourne in 1984. Winner of the Copeland Trophy in 1979 and 1980 and captain of Collingwood from 1981 to 1982, Moore was inducted into the Collingwood Hall of Fame before being transferred to the Melbourne Football Club. Recurring hamstring injuries saw Moore's form drop off in his final seasons with Collingwood before being recruited by Melbourne, where his career took on a resurgence. Moore played a total of 249 matches and was unlucky not to play in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in ''The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010), ''The Dark Knight Rises'' (2012), ''Starred Up'' (2013), ''Mississippi Grind'' (2015), ''Rogue One'' (2016), '' Darkest Hour'' (2017) and Steven Spielberg's ''Ready Player One'' (2018). In 2017, he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Talos in '' Captain Marvel'' (2019) and '' Spider-Man: Far From Home'' (2019). He will reprise this role in Marvel Studios' upcoming Disney+ series ''Secret Invasion'', which is set to premiere in 2023. Mendelsohn starred in the Netflix original series ''Bloodline'' (2015–2017), for which he won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2016. In 2020, Mendelsohn starred in the HBO crime miniseries '' The Outsider''. Early life and family Mendelsohn was born in Melb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Mash
Lloyd Ryan Mash (born 1 December 1981 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former Australian first-class cricketer who played for the Victorian Bushrangers. He was a left-handed top order batsman. His Junior club was the Eltham Cricket Club. He currently plays in the Victorian Premier Cricket competition for Fitzroy Doncaster Cricket Club and is Captain/Coach. He was schooled at Eltham High School, earning his VCE in 1999. Like his Bushrangers teammate Nick Jewell, Mash came from a footballing background, having played for Eltham Football Club, Eltham in the Diamond Valley Football League. Mash had a superb debut season with the Bushrangers scoring 505 Pura Cup runs, although he failed to score a century. His first-class debut was made against the touring West Indian side. He scored 44 in his innings and in a Twenty20 game that they played he hit four sixes off Dwayne Bravo. His Pura Cup career began with 83 against Queensland and he made 94 against South Australia in his next game. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elyse Knowles
Elyse Knowles (born 30 September 1992) is an Australian model best known for winning the reality television series The Block in 2017. She is a brand ambassador for Myer. Early life Elyse was born and raised in Melbourne to Stuart and Kim on 30 September 1992. She has two younger siblings: a sister, Tahlea, and a brother, Brayden. Elyse started modeling when she was 10 years old. Throughout primary school, she worked for a group of family brands, such as Target, until she was chosen for a Jay Jays campaign. When she turned 16, she travelled to China and Hong Kong to model internationally. Career In 2015, she became a fitness model for Billabong and also designated as an ambassador for the Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix as well as the Melbourne Spring Racing ambassador. Elyse also launched her own fashion label, “Evrryday”. In 2016, Elyse was the face of ulta3 and the Caulfield Cup Carnival, an ambassador for ATC Longines Golden Slipper alongside Rachel Griff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cadel Evans
Cadel Lee Evans (; born 14 February 1977) is an Australian former professional racing cyclist, who competed professionally in both mountain biking and road bicycle racing. A four-time Olympian, Evans is one of three non-Europeans – along with Greg LeMond and Egan Bernal – to have officially won the Tour de France, winning the race in 2011. Early in his career, he was a champion mountain biker, winning the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Evans is a four-time Olympian. Evans turned to full-time road cycling in 2001, and gradually progressed through the ranks. He finished second in the Tour de France in 2007 and 2008. Both of these 2nd place finishes are in the top 10 of the closest Tours in history. He became the first Australian to win the UCI ProTour (2007) and the UCI Road World Championships in 2009. After finishing outside the top twenty in 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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