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2017 | SEMESTER 1
FIRST
ACTUARIAL
SCIENCE
STUDENTS
GRADUATE
THE first generation of Actuarial
Science Bachelor and Masters
students has graduated from
Bond University, becoming the
first ever Queensland-based
university cohort to do so.
A total of 11 students, eight
undergraduate and three
postgraduate, donned the yellow
sash to receive their degrees
alongside other students from the
Bond Business School.
Among the graduates was Lucy
Ward, who recently started
her new position with RACQ’s
actuarial team after being
headhunted by the Queensland
organisation on account of her
qualifications.
She stood beside fellow graduates
including Mark Johnman, the
program’s first honours recipient,
and Lachlan Farr, a postgraduate
who managed to secure a job
with the Commonwealth Bank
almost 12 months prior to
finishing his degree.
Mr Farr says his Actuarial Science
studies have thoroughly prepared
him to handle his new role
working in the Commonwealth
Bank’s Institutional Banking and
Markets division.
“I feel well prepared by Bond to
deal with ethical situations when I
begin work,” he says.
“I strongly believe the fact that
I was studying Actuarial Science
contributed to the fact that I
was able to get a job before
finishing.”
Out of the seven universities
that teach Actuarial Science
in Australia, Bond’s is the only
program offered in Queensland.
The graduation of its first Bachelor
and Bachelor with Honours
students will allow Bond University
to become fully accredited with
the Actuaries Institute.
CORFIELD TURNS
THE SPOTLIGHT ON
LANDMARK CASE
IT WAS the case that sent shockwaves
through the regional Queensland city of
Toowoomba, where a young girl known as
Lyndal was sexually abused at the hands of
her boarding school master at Toowoomba
Preparatory School.
Almost 17 years after the court case, Bond
alumnus and film producer Scott Corfield has
now adapted her story for the silver screen.
Don’t Tell, starring Aussie cinema
heavyweights Rachel Griffiths (Blow), Jack
Thompson (Breaker Morant) and Aden
Young (The Code), follows the landmark case
which broke the silence on institutionalised
child abuse throughout the country.
Mr Corfield says the release of Don’t Tell
comes at an important time in Australia’s
legal and political history.
“I think the timing is very important, because
at the moment there is a Royal Commission
going on that is looking into institutional
child sex abuse,” he says.
Mr Jack
Thompson
“This movie tells a story about the first girl
to bring her case before the court, changing
Australia in the process.”
Prior to its Australian launch on 18 May this
year, Don’t Tell will debut at the international
Newport Beach Film Festival held in California
on 20-27 April.
Mr Corfield says the project is his proudest
achievement as a producer to date, especially
considering the tight budget and time
constraints with which the cast and crew
needed to contend.
“This is my second feature and it’s certainly
the thing I am most proud of,” he says.
“When you know the story is true and
important, it makes it a lot easier to stay
focused when you’re up against the odds.”
“I have a daughter myself now and I just
have a lot of time for the real characters of
this film. I have a fondness for them and
it certainly makes it easier to work on the
project day-in-day-out.”
Alumnus Mr
Scott Corfield
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