{"id":24843,"date":"2025-04-28T12:14:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T04:14:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/?page_id=24843"},"modified":"2025-05-15T09:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T01:53:52","slug":"three-generations-of-curtin-graduates-the-tavani-family","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/friends\/our-community\/three-generations-of-curtin-graduates-the-tavani-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Three generations of Curtin graduates: The Tavani Family \u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Nathan, Rhonda and Ennio Tavani at Curtin Bentley campus.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

From migrating to Australia from post-war Northern Italy as a seven-year-old who couldn\u2019t speak English, Ennio Tavani has since paved the way for his family to follow their pursuits of higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arriving in Fremantle in 1954, Ennio\u2019s parents bought a house in East Fremantle and worked hard as labourers to provide a better life for their four children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attending East Fremantle Primary School as a seven-year-old who couldn\u2019t speak any English proved to be a great challenge for Ennio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my school years, I was bullied, because that’s what can sometimes happen to kids who don’t fit in,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On his twentieth birthday, Ennio was conscripted into the Australian Army to fight in the Vietnam War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt was a two-year consignment, and you were discharged when you were 22 years old,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following his two years of service with the Australian military, Ennio married his wife, Rhonda, and then decided to pursue a new career in accounting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ennio graduated from WAIT with an Associateship in Accounting in 1973, followed by a Graduate Diploma in Business and Administration in 1975. He achieved a Master of Business \u2013 Accounting from Curtin in 1986, after which he chaired the Curtin Alumni Management Committee. This provided a network for Curtin\u2019s 22,000 graduates at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe used to run movie nights in the lecture theatres, we would have to splice the film reels together to create the film and would charge 20 cents for alumni and the wider community to attend.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe also sent out regular newsletters, which were used to promote our movie nights, alumni news, and different opportunities,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout his extensive career, Ennio has witnessed how education can open doors to opportunities for future generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy parents didn\u2019t get the chance to attend school like our generation, so I don\u2019t think they fully understood the power of education,\u201d Ennio said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When Ennio and his wife, Rhonda had their children, they made it their mission to ensure they got the best education at that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are so proud to see all our children and grandchildren who attended university develop sound careers\u201d, Ennio said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ennio’s son, Nathan graduated in Accounting and Finance from Curtin, following in his father’s footsteps.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Following in his footsteps, Ennio\u2019s son Nathan graduated in Accounting and Finance (2000) from Curtin. His granddaughters graduated from Curtin in 2022; Beth with a Bachelor of Education and Ashleigh with a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After graduating, Nathan gained experience working at his dad\u2019s firm, Moore Stephens Chartered Accountants, which inspired him to start his own business, Tavani Tax and Accounting<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cGrowing up, I saw my dad as a huge role model – he greatly influenced where I am today. I\u2019m so grateful for my father, who has always supported me and always believed in me,\u201d Nathan said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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