Shona Osborne (nee Annal)

1. Where are you living now?

MORNINGTON

2. Who do you still keep in touch with from our year?

RACH JONES

3. Where do you see yourself in another 15 years time?

4. What's your best/worst memory of Year 12?

BEST, RUNNING A MUCK IN PE, SNEAKING INTO BIOLOGY CLASSES EVEN THOUGH I DID NOT TAKE BIOLOGY AND CARD NIGHTS WITH TASH AND JEREMY. WORST, ENGLISH.

5. What have you still not learnt to do since Year 12?

NOT TO MIX MY DRINKS AND NOT TO TRY TO OUT DRINK RACH ON BEER!

6. Did you attend the 10 year reunion in 2005, and if so what did you think?

NO, WAS NOT CONTACTED

7. Are you interested in a 20 year reunion in 2015?

YES

8. What has changed about you in the last 15 years?

MY ATTITUDE

9. What has been the best/worst thing you've done/had happen to you?

RUPTURING MY ACHILLES ON THE NETBALL COURT AND HAVING TO SPEND 16 WEEKS ON CRUTCHES AND WITHOUT DRIVING WAS ONE OF THE WORST. BEING ASKED TO BE A GUEST SPEAKER AT AN INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SWIMMING IN AMERICA WOULD HAVE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST.

10. What big plans do you have for 2010?

MOVE INTO MY NEW HOME THAT I AM BUILDING WITH MY BOYFRIEND.

11. If you could do it all again, what would you change about the last 15 years?

I WOULD NOT STAY WITH A HUSBAND/PARTNER WHO DID NOT RESPECT WHO I TRULY WAS FOR AS LONG AS I DID ON BOTH OCCASIONS AND I WOULD NOT TAKE LIFE SO SERIOUSLY.

12. What has been your biggest achievement so far?

OWNING MY OWN SWIM SCHOOL BUSINESSES, IT IS HARD WORK BUT A LOT OF FUN. COACHING MY NETBALL TEAM TO 2 PREMIERSHIPS IN A ROW.

13. What is your personal philosophy?

LIVING LAUGHING.

14. Some other interesting information about yourself?

I COACH NETBALL FOR BEACONSFIELD, I STILL PLAY PREMIER LEAGUE NETBALL (I ONLY DO INDOORS NOW AS ASPHALT HURTS), I HAVE THE CUTEST STAFFY DOG CALLED TYRONE. I STILL WAKEBOARD AND WATERSKI WHENEVER I CAN. I HAVE A DEGREE IN SPOSTS COACHING AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND AM GOING TO DO MY MASTERS IN MARKETING. I HAVE BEEN MARRIED AND DIVORCED (HENCE I AM OSBORNE AND NOT ANNAL) THEN ENGAGED AND SEPARATED BUT NOW HAVE A SENSATIONAL PARTNER NAMED STEVE PALLAS. I OWN 3 SWIM SCHOOLS, ONE OF WHICH IS IN TOWNSVILLE. I TRAVEL FOR MY WORK QUITE OFTEN BUT REALLY LOVE IT.

15. What would your last meal consist of?

BLUE BRIE WITH SEEDED BISCUITS, RED WINE AND OF COURSE LOLLIES (PREFERABLY CHOC BANANAS, SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE).

shona.osborne@paulsadlerswimland.com