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62 Oct 09 School News Erin Brockovich a class act A little piece of Hollywood came to Berwick recently when Erin Brockovich, the real-life heroine of the movie of the same name, dropped by to speak with students at Kambrya College. The 2000 film won Julia Roberts Oscar glory and its namesake acclaim for her investigative skills. Ms Brockovich helped terminally sick residents of the Californian town of Hinkley win $333 million in damages when she found toxic chemicals in their drinking water. In Australia working with Brisbane law firm Shine Lawyers, Ms Brockovich travelled to the school after legal studies teacher Anne Kyprianos emailed her asking her to visit if she ever came to Melbourne. She couldn’t believe her ears when she received a phone call advising her that Ms Brockovich was happy to fulfill her request. “I was numb!” she laughs. “My ears started ringing and I thought, ‘I can’t be hearing right!’ My heart was pounding at 100 miles an hour and I didn’t want to hang up the phone just in case it wasn’t real.” But real it was, and Ms Brockovich gave the students an unforgettable insight into her personal challenges and legal triumphs. “When I looked over the faces in the audience, there were around 170 to 180 students seated and captivated by Erin’s powerful words and warm encouragement to believe in themselves, to trust their gut feelings. You could hear a pin drop,” Ms Kyprianos says. “Ultimately what I wanted and what I envisaged was to bring Erin’s world and experiences into the classroom and be something that they would remember forever, if nothing else,” she continues. “And boy, I wasn’t wrong – the students still talk about Erin’s speech every day and in one way or another, her name continues to come up.” During a recent visit to Australia to work with a Brisbane law firm, real-life heroine Erin Brockovich flew in to Melbourne to visit with students at Kambrya College in Berwick. Left: Julia Roberts won an Oscar for her feisty portrayal of human rights champion Erin Brockovich in the 2000 Hollywood movie of the same name.
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