Bernie Curran appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for significant service to tertiary education

Helen Gregory
June 11 2018 - 7:00am
Paying it forward: Bernie Curran said he saw "incredible force, fire and inspiration" in country students. Picture: Jonathan Carroll
Paying it forward: Bernie Curran said he saw "incredible force, fire and inspiration" in country students. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

BERNIE Curran is living proof of how transformative access to education can be for a boy from the bush.

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Helen Gregory

Helen Gregory

Journalist

Helen Gregory joined the Newcastle Herald in 2010. She is the masthead’s education reporter and has written for the H2 and Weekender sections, as well as across a range of issues. Helen is a Walkley Award winning journalist and was also part of the Newcastle Herald team that won the United Nations World Environment Day Media Award for Environmental Reporting.

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