Our EMC Alumni community shares their journey, knowledge and skills with current students, and in doing so helping our current students to build their dreams for the future by creating aspiration and understanding of varied career paths and the changing nature of the workforce.
Many of our graduates have progressed and established an outstanding reputation for our College in a diverse set of careers, and that networking will only further enhance future career outcomes for all Alumni.
Elisabeth Murdoch College will be recognising regular gatherings of the Alumni at specific EMC Alumni events such as 1, 10, 20 and 30 year reunions as paramount to building a culture of connectedness and purpose.
The EMC Alumni engage with our careers program, mentoring based activities for student pursuing careers in specialized fields, offering sponsorship arrangements for high potential students from disadvantaged backgrounds, creating work placement opportunities and a ‘day in the life’ of a career. Assisting our students to understand and engage with life after school and outside of Langwarrin.
If you are a past student, teacher, staff member or parent of our College, please join the EMC Alumni by filling this submission form below:
Featured Alumni
Brooke Custerson - Class of 2014
Brooke Custerson is a session drummer and teacher who holds a Bachelor of Music (Contemporary) from Australian Institute of Music and gradated from EMC in 2014.
For the past 18 months, Brooke has played full-time as the percussionist for Hamilton the Musical in their Melbourne, Brisbane and Auckland seasons. Brooke also played drums for the professional seasons of Tick, Tick… Boom! (Brisbane) and Bring It On The Musical (Melbourne).
When not in musicals, Brooke is a freelance drummer who plays for many artists covering many genres, notably for comedian Em Rusciano at venues such as Sidney Myer Music Bowl and Melbourne Town Hall for the International Comedy Festival. Brooke is very excited to be drumming for the upcoming season of Mamma Mia in Melbourne before rejoining Hamilton the Musical in Abu Dhabi in 2024.
Hall of Fame
Academia
College Dux
2024 – Tara Haley
2023 – Shelby Edmonds
2022 – Lana Vellamaruthinkal
2021 – Byron Sims
2020 – Maddison Kirkman
2018 – Josephine Miles
2017 – Lauren Hester
2016 – Claudia Talon
2019 – Daniel Hester
2015 – Bethan Scully
2014 – Riley Sapdaro
2013 – Todd Buschkuehl
2012 – Jake Busche
2011 – Jessica Hart
2010 – Shaun Collins
2009 – Elizabeth Crerar
2008 – Lisa Brown
2007 – Rebecca Greer
2006 – Alex Wood
2005 – Amy Purkiss
2004 – Cassie Corvino
Leadership
College Captains
2025 – Sophia Lovisa, Kai Amery, Isabella Cauchi, Noah Thomas
2024 – Jorja Ambrose, Lachlan Culton, Eli Aguis, Tara Noy, Gus Morrison
2023 – Chiara Ferra, Shelby Edmonds, Lucas Medew, Amelia Dimech, Jenaya Bartlett
2022 – Kiraley Noy, Flynn Vaughan, Raya Stinchcomb, Nathan Guinea
2021 – Jasmine Hofen, Tighe Perkins, Maddi Dexter, Callum Slee
2020 – Caitlin Aedy, Jake Osborne, Lauren Saker, Aidan Arder-Lang
2019 – Holly Dalton, Cooper De Merlo
2018 – Sean Scully, Molly Agius
2017 – Ruth Goven, Cameron Mullen
2016 – Shreenidhi Yavagal, Kyle Allen
2015 – Holly Walker, Rauiri Macdonald
2014 – Caitlyn Willmott, Lachlan Gray
2013 – Kyla Venter, Joel White
2012 – Maddison Hill, Jeffery Miles
2011 – Nicole Sim, Joshua Burke
2010 – Jessica Williams, Hayden Taylor
2009 – Stephanie Wilson, John De Lellis
2008 – Courtney Pender, Tom Muldoon (Note: decision to appoint one male and female captain)
2007 – Rebecca Cochrane, Tammy Matthews, Adrian Moore, Jayden Smith
2006 – Charlee Henderson, Shay Russi, Alex Wood, Mathew Duff
2005 – Alicia Lewis, Rhiannon Leontini, Cameron Dwyer, Kary Smith
2004 – Cassie Corvino, Verity Featherston, Shaun Matheson, Will Houston
Sport
Bianca Jakobson – AFLW Carlton
James Longley – State Champion for U21 800m 2016
Jayden Trim – Under 14 Shotput State Champion – Victorian Schools Sport 2015. Under 13 Shotput State Champion – Victorian Schools Sport breaking a 4 year state record set by Bianca Hansen who subsequently went on to represent Australia at the World Championships in 2016.
Matthew Rizzo – 100 metre State Champion – Victorian Schools Sport 2015
Todd Buschkuehl – Cycling, Team Scody Down Under
Nathan Buschkuehl – Professional Triathlete
Bailey Wright – Professional soccer player – Preston North End 2013
Tim McGenniss – AFL player rookie drafted to North Melbourne 2013
Liam Jeffreys – Cross Country bike riding national champion 2013
Mitch Riggs – US college basketball scholarship recipient 2012
Nicolas Veale – State Baseball representative
Erin Byrne – First Class cricketer
Courtney Haddon – State Golf Champion
Daniel Anderson – AFL player representing Collingwood
Chris Jones – Professional soccer player and international representative
Paul Murray – Winter Olympian
Jane Franklin – First Class cricketer
Ty Mathews – Victorian Under 16 Rugby Union representative 1988
Damian Dixon – Winner of the Schoolboys Under 14 Boxing Title 1987
Lee ‘Rusty’ Hogan – 7 Australian Motor Cross titles, 16 state titles, 31 club titles and 8th in the ’87 World Championships
1987 Year 7 Girls Cricket Team – First state title winners for the College
Vanessa Robertson
Susan Tredinnick
Caroline Sapwell
Lisa Holt (Vice Captain)
Miranda Castles
Melanie Mathers
Melissa Wood
Jacqui Allain
Gerard Rabot
Belinda Leeman
Kellie Olman
Jane Franklin (Captain)
Dianna Roberts
Paula Hocking
Ms Leanne Cooper (Coach/Teacher)
The Arts
Steven Mits (LIPLESS) – Grammy Nominee 2016
Daniel Tan, Brooke Custerson, Mitch Summers & Tex Kennedy – Winners of Battle of the Bands 2013
Hayley Noy – State Schools Spectacular – lead singer 2013, invited to sing for the Queen and Prince Phillip 2013
Daniel Tan – State Schools Spectacular – 2013
Tyler Wilford – member of Young Talent Time 2011
Riley Spadaro – Acting Guild awards recipient 2009 – 2012, direct entry into the Western Australian Academy for Performing Arts 2015
Liam Dodds – member of “Billy Elliot” Sydney and Melbourne cast 2009