Network, General Manager of Network Ten Irene Greenwood (1898–1992) – radio broadcaster and feminist and peace advocate Maxwell Newton (1929–1990) – first editor The Australian, editor Australian Financial Review, financial editor New York Post, publisher Melbourne Observer & reprinted Marvel Comics editions in Australia, Hackett Scholar Jessie Robertson (1909–1976) – 6IX radio programme host, "Aunt Judy" Malcolm Uren (1900–1973) – Editor-in-Chief, West Australian Newspapers Business Sir Garrick Agnew (1930–1987) – founder of Robe River Mine, Chair of Agnew Clough (now Clough Limited) Len Buckeridge (1936–2014) – founder of Buckeridge Group of Companies (BGC) Elizabeth Gaines – CEO of Fortescue Metals Group Ross Garnaut – Chair of Bankwest, Lihir Gold, Primary Industry Bank of Australia Janet Holmes à Court, AC – Chair of Heytesbury, philanthropist Kevin Parry (1933–2010) – founder of Parry Corporation Sir Walter Scott, AC (1903–1981) – founder of WD Scott, co-founder & Chair of Australian Institute of Management Sport Sir Garrick Agnew (1930–1987) – swimming, London Olympics 1948, Helsinki Olympics 1952 Alan Barblett (1929–2013) – hockey, Melbourne Olympics 1956 Caitlin Bassett – Australian Netball Diamonds captain Brian Falconer – VFL footballer, Hawthorn Zoe Goss – international cricketer (Australia) Ern Henfry (1921–2007) – VFL footballer, Carlton premiership captain 1947, Victorian state captain – WA Hall of Champions 1993 Anthony Jones – AFL footballer, Fremantle, Sandover Medal 2007 Betty Judge-Beazley (1921–2015) – athletics world records holder, coach of Shirley Strickland, president of the Australian Women's Amateur Athletics Union Lawrence O’Donnell – Australian shooting team, NRA Bisley, United Kingdom Kevin Parry (1933–2010) – America's Cup, Parry's yacht Kookaburra III defeated Alan Bond's Australia IV 5-nil & then lost 4-nil to Dennis Connor's Stars & Stripes 87, Parry was also a WA state baseball player Tom Stannage (1944–2012) – WAFL footballer & WA state representative Ray Strauss (1927–2013) – Australian hockey player & first class cricketer Peter Watson – athletics, Mexico Olympics 1968 See also List of schools in the Perth metropolitan area References Notes Further reading External links Perth Modern School website Perth Modernian Society website Lists of people educated in Western Australia by school affiliation