Alumni Highlights
Liesl Tesch AM
The Alumni Medal - 2019
Liesl Tesch AM is a Member of Parliament, Paralympian and Australian sporting ambassador. Proudly representing Australia at seven Paralympic Games, bringing home two Gold medals in sailing, she now represents the Gosford community in the New South Wales Parliament.
Between her former life as a teacher and the Paralympics, she established the not-for-profit Sport Matters to bring targeted development assistance to people with disability in Australia, the Pacific, Asia and Africa.
She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 Australia Day Honours "for significant service to sport as a gold medallist at the London 2012 Paralympic Games, and through the promotion and facilitation of sport for people with disabilities."
Liesl Tesch AM
Member for Gosford, NSW Legislative Assembly
Grad Dip Education 1996; B Science 1991
Alumni Excellence Awards
The Alumni Medal
The University of Newcastle acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands within our footprint areas: Awabakal, Darkinjung, Biripai, Worimi, Wonnarua, and Eora Nations. We also pay respect to the wisdom of our Elders past and present.