OLD GUILDFORDIANS
“A shout” of Guildford winners
at the 40under40 Awards
With a ballroom full of successful
entrepreneurs, forward thinkers and game
changers, the School’s community should
be proud that three Old Guildfordians were
recognised at the 40under40 Awards, held
by Business News, on 9 March 2016.
You may be mistaken for thinking we have
printed a similar article before, but you are
not mistaken. Last year we reported that
Dr Angus Turner (He 1988-1994) had
been named “First Amongst Equals”, and
in 2016 Paul Blackburne has done it again!
“A shout of winners” is the collective noun
for a group of champions, and it seems
appropriate as we loudly and proudly
proclaim the achievements of the following
Old Guildfordians.
work ridiculous hours to ensure the business
survived. By enduring the hard times with a
trim structure, the business was especially
well placed for the post GFC boom, and
it now flourished as a property developer.
Today Blackburne Property has offices
Australia-wide with revenues over $100
million a year.
Yes Paul is successful, but to be named “First
Amongst Equals” his philanthropic qualities
would have been taken into account,
and Paul excels in this area also. Having
backpacked through Cambodia as a twentysomething, the war-torn and impoverished
First Amongst Equals
Paul Blackburne (St 1986-1993)
Paul Blackburne’s star has been shining ever
so brightly of late. In 2015 Paul appeared
for the first time, at number 3, on the BRW
Young Rich list with a reported wealth of
$536 million. Having borrowed $600,000
to start Blackburne Property Group in 2003,
Paul bought part of the