Alumni News

Felicity McVay (1995)

Felicity has taken her passion for the arts to the big screen, producing her first feature film, SPIT. Starring acclaimed Australian actor David Wenham (SeaChange, The Lord of the Rings, 300, Fake), SPIT is a heartfelt comedy that will make you laugh and cry as it follows the antics of Johnny ‘Spit’ Spitieri (Wenham) and explores what it means to be Australian today.

Felicity’s love for storytelling was ignited at Pymble, where she participated in school plays and musicals and served as Captain of Music and the Arts in her final year. She has since built a career in entertainment, leading teams at Fremantle, YouTube and TikTok, and hopes to continue producing films and TV series. “Over the past two years, I’ve learned that producing films is challenging—from financing to production and distribution—but I believe that telling Australian stories is important, and it’s an industry I’m keen to support.”

SPIT premiered at the Westpac OpenAir Cinema in Sydney to an audience of 1,700 and has received glowing reviews. Spit is now available to rent or own online on Apple TV, Amazon, YouTube so you can watch it from the comfort of your own couch.

Congratulations Felicity!

Bronnie Taylor (Washington, 1986)

Congratulations to Bronnie Taylor who was interviewed on Company, about the brilliance of rural women. Company is a podcast, produced in rural Australia, bringing together ambitious women from the bush, the city and all over the world. As a former ABC Rural journalist, Company host Skye Manson loves to shine the spotlight on rural people doing amazing things. Each series will include a hand picked mix of stories from well known and inspirational women in our cities, international friends and colleagues and of course – country women who’re killing it in business.

You can listen to Bonnie here.

Ruby Nicholas (2022) 

On the Australia Day long weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the Rugby 7s in Perth and it was a privilege to also see Ruby Nicholas (2022) play for Australia.  During this tournament, the Women’s Australian team won during a close match with New Zealand.  After the game in Perth, Ruby continued with the team to compete in Vancouver, Cape Town, Hong Kong and on to Singapore. 

It was a thrill to watch ‘one of our own’ on the Rugby 7s global stage – go Ruby! 

By Katrina Corcoran, Alumni Relations Manager