Yarrawonga Mulwala

Distinguished and Famous people from Yarrawonga Mulwala

🏉 Tom Lonergan

Tom Lonergan grew up in Yarrawonga before attending Assumption College and playing with the Calder Cannons. His Geelong career became a remarkable recovery story after a serious on-field injury in 2006 cost him a kidney. He returned to football, established himself as a dependable key defender and became a member of Geelong’s 2011 AFL premiership team. By his retirement in 2017 he had built a long senior career with the Cats. His early local football connection is part of that progression: the player who became a reassuring presence in Geelong’s defence had started out in the Yarrawonga district.

🎬 Anne Curtis

Filipino Australian actress Anne Curtis was born in Yarrawonga before building her entertainment career in the Philippines. In an interview preserved by SBS Filipino, she recalled being approached by a talent scout while eating at a fast-food restaurant during a visit to Manila. Commercial modelling came first, followed by auditions for film roles. It is an unusually effective lunch break in the history of career changes. Her Yarrawonga birthplace connects the Murray River town with a performer whose screen career developed overseas; the restaurant encounter belongs to Manila, where that move into entertainment began.

🏐 Annalise Grinter

Netballer Annalise Grinter became a leading figure at Yarrawonga Football Netball Club after arriving in 2003. Her long association included a milestone 250th A Grade match, marked with a win against Corowa. The club later celebrated her among its outstanding netball contributors alongside Bridget Cassar and Laura Irvine. This is a record of sustained participation at the local level, where a player’s influence is measured across many seasons, teammates and club commitments. Grinter’s name belongs in the sporting history of the Yarrawonga community through that service on court,.