Alumni Heritage Walk

The unveiling of a paver in the pathway outside historic Bethel Hall on August 28, 1999, marked the beginning of a walk honouring alumni of Avondale University.

About 400 alumni, whose names and final year of study or first and final year of service are etched in black granite, have pavers in the Alumni Heritage Walk between Bethel and College Halls on the Lake Macquarie campus. They appear in groups such as couples or families or randomly in available spaces but each appears alphabetically with paver row and position in an Alumni Heritage Walk Register.

Centenarian Laura Kent, an alumna of 1920, donated and unveiled the first paver.

Honouring legacy is one goal of the walk, raising money is another, with at least $100 from the sale of each paver funding capital projects with a heritage focus. The last project, completed in part with funding from the walk: the makeover of a student hub in College Hall.

While a refurbishment in 2023—the first since the launch—extends the longevity of the walk, it also completed and closed it as a fundraising project.

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