Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers
The ACT continues to boast a disproportionately large proportion of the total number of teachers certified nationally. From 2012 until June 2025 134 teachers have been certified in the ACT.
9% of the national total of HALT Certified teachers originate in the ACT.
Use the accordions below to view the Highly Accomplished and Lead Teachers certified in each year.
2025
Highly Accomplished
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Luke Mildren
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Faye Harding
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Kelly Hodge
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Melissa Bradnam
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Jacklyn Roberts
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Debra Kopczynski
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Abbey Kennedy (renewed)
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Karen Western (renewed)
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Catherine Amesbury (renewed)
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Lead
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Kristy Everding
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Mark Clutton (renewed) |
2024
Highly Accomplished
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Lisa Binutti-Wilson
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Christopher Brain
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Rowena Gregson
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Karen Tozer
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Amber Rebecca
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Brittany Herrington
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Caitlin Semmler
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Charlotte Watt
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Melinda Cashman
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Rachel Church
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Priscilla Caragh - Renewed
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John Cole - Renewed
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Eugene Lehmensich - Renewed
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Priscilla Caragh - Renewed
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Kerri Kerr - Renewed
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Tess Pennell - Renewed
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Rebecca Ridd - Renewed
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Kimberley Tucker - Renewed
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Mali Wijesundara - Renewed
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Michele Sharp - Renewed
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Teressa Patterson-Renewed
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Lead
2023
Highly Accomplished
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Zoe Cawdron
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Melanie Monaghan
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Jason Paris
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Molly Pianca
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Georgia Solomon
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Gwen Tarleton
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Brooke Walsh
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Megan Keogh - renewed
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Rebecca Lubilanji - renewed
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Monika Richards - renewed
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Trina Cleary - renewed
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Ainsley Gowen - renewed
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Dominic Lenarduzzi - renewed
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Andrew Withers - renewed
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| Anna Partridge - renewed |
Lead
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Luke Donnelly - renewed
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Johanna Hazell |
2022
Highly Accomplished
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Laura Frogley
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Elizabeth Goodsell
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Teigan Kelly
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Amanda Knott
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Sarah Muller
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Danielle Madsen
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Thomas Pask
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Meredith Wells
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Kathleen Garvie - renewed
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Kathleen Johansen - renewed
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Kelly Candy - renewed
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Ailsa Mackerras - renewed
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Gayle Smith - renewed
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Marjorie Waugh - renewed
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Elle Young - renewed
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Lead Teacher
2021
Highly Accomplished
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Emma Bounds
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Alessandra Gattuso
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Sally Gore-Johnson
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Jessica Hallahan
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Mhairi Henderson
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Owen Jones
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Sarah Keegan
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Karina Luke
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Leah Malpas
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Shiri Marx
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Kate O'Connor
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Melissa Smith
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Jacinda Vaughan
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Stephanie Williams
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Emma Young
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Anita Donaldson - Renewed
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Lisa O'Halloran - Renewed
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Natalie Thorpe - Renewed
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Lead
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Joel Copeland
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Lisa Hivers
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Joanna Lambert
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Emma Spencer
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Katharine Finlayson - Renewed
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Prue Gill - Renewed
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Jocelyn James - Renewed
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Katherine Khan - Renewed
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Julie Pickering - Renewed |
2020
Highly Accomplished
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Catherine Amesbury - Renewed
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Kathryn White - Renewed |
2019
Highly Accomplished
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Jane Baillie
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Katherine Calley
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Priscilla Caragh
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Kristy Everding
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Abbey Kennedy
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Kerri Kerr
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Teressa Patterson
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Rebecca Ridd
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Mark Stephens
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Mali Wijesundara
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Susan Johnson - Renewed
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Michele Sharp - Renewed
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Karen Western - Renewed
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Lead
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Susan Hammond
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Jane Marshall
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2018
Highly Accomplished
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Sarah Baird
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Trina Cleary
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Sarah Davies
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Ainsley Gowen
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Dominic Lenarduzzi
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Anna Partridge
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Tess Pennell
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Jodi Stoneman
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Kimberley Tucker
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Kristina Vizadis
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Andrew Withers
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Meredith Box - Renewed
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Jacqueline Krek - Renewed
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Eugene Lehmensich - Renewed
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Rhiannon Richards - Renewed
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Lead Teachers
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Patrick Ellis - Renewed
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Lisa Garner - Renewed |
2017
Highly Accomplished
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Kelly Candy
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Nicole Henry
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Kate Kain
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Rebecca Lubilanji
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Ailsa Mackerras
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Bridget Martin
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Fenella Glynn
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Monika Richards
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Gayle Smith
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Marjorie Waugh
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Elle Young
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Amanda Hawkins - Renewed
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Jane McAlpine - Renewed
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Hiria Reppion - Renewed
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Megan Keogh - Renewed
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Lead
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Danielle Banks
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Kim Barnett
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Nathan Pepper
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Smriti Sharma
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Glynis Steward - Renewed |
| Luke Donnelly - Renewed |
2016
Highly Accomplished
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Emma Bebendorf
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Anita Donaldson
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Catherine Du Bois
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Matthew Gowen
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Joanna Lambert (achieved Lead Teacher in 2021) |
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Lisa O'Halloran
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Tamsin Thomas
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Lead
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Cindy Condon
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Katharine Finlayson
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Prue Gill
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Jocelyn James
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Katherine Khan
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Julie Pickering |
2015
Highly Accomplished
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Catherine Amesbury
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Kathleen Johansen
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Natalie Thorpe
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Kathryn White
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Lead
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Jacqueline Lucas
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Marilyn Morris Smith |
2014
Highly Accomplished
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Kerry Glover
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Susan Johnson
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Brooke Maasepp
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Lead
2013
Highly Accomplished
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Meredith Box
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John Cole
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Jacqueline Krek
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Eugene Lehmensich
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Rhiannon Richards
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Michele Sharp
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Karen Western
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Lead
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Patrick Ellis
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Lisa Garner
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Pauline Griffiths |
2012
Highly Accomplished
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Louise Chapman
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Tessa Daffern
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Kathleen Garvie
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Sandra Hargraves
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Amanda Hawkins
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Fern Hyde
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Roy Jaques
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Megan Keogh
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Kathy Kinnane
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Jane McAlpine
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Hiria Reppion
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Jane Waddleton
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Lead
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Luke Donnelly
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Jenny Lambert
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Glynis Steward
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Susan Whitney |
