supports a golf and tennis team which compete against other old collegian associations. Some notable former students of Toorak College: Architecture Arthur Anderson – architect Aviation Freda Thompson – pioneering aviator, fifth woman in Australia to attain a commercial pilot's license Clergy Sir Francis William Rolland – clergyman and educator Entertainment, media and the arts Dame Zara Bate DBE – fashion designer and wife of former prime minister, Harold Holt (also attended Ruyton Girls' School) Jean Kittson – Australian performer, writer and comedian best known for her role as the news commentator on the ABC TV comedy program The Big Gig in the early 1990s Brooke Satchwell, Australian actress from the TV show Neighbours Lara Jean Marshall – actress and recording artist best known for her co-star role on The Saddle Club Marion Sinclair – wrote the popular nursery rhyme "Kookaburra (sits on the old gum tree)" Joanna Murray-Smith – novelist, screenwriter and playwright Jessica Featherby- plays Holly in ABC series Summer Heights High Medicine and science Vera Scantlebury Brown – pioneering medical practitioner Gwynneth Buchanan – zoologist Thomas Stephen Hart – scientist Dame Mary Ranken Lyle Herring – physician and community worker Athletes Jane Robinson Jess Hosking Sarah Hosking See also List of schools in Victoria, Australia References External links Toorak College Website Toorak College, 1874-1958 : The Survival of a Girls' Private School in Victorian Society by Jeffrey Travers Robinson Boarding schools in Victoria (Australia) Private secondary schools in Victoria (Australia) Girls' schools in Victoria (Australia) Educational institutions established in 1874 Junior School Heads Association of Australia Member Schools International Baccalaureate schools in Australia 1874 establishments in Australia Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia Buildings and structures in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula