2019 BGS Impact Report

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Impact Report

Our Purpose Brisbane Grammar School educates boys within a strong learning culture that is innovative yet respectful of its traditions, by nurturing their intellectual, physical and emotional wellbeing to become thoughtful and confident men of character who contribute to their communities.

Our Ambition Brisbane Grammar School aspires to be the best school for boys in Australia, and an international leader in teaching and learning.

The School is committed to offering premium educational and leadership opportunities for boys of all backgrounds, strengthening its global connections, and building a vibrant school community among students, parents, staff, Old Boys and the broader society.

Our Values • Endeavour • Learning • Respect • Leadership • Community

Our Motto nil sine labore — nothing without work

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Chairman’s Message Professor John Humphrey In 2019, it was my privilege to succeed Howard Stack as the Chair of the Board of Trustees.

In his 29 years at the helm, Howard has left the School with a transformative legacy, with the Middle School, the Indoor Sports Centre, The Lilley Centre and the Northgate playing fields notable infrastructure achievements from his time as Chair.

Even with the hard work of Trustees and staff, none of this would have been possible without the support of generous donors – parents, past and present, and Old Boys with an eye towards the future. The 2019 Impact Report shows that this desire to ‘pay it forward’ is strong within the BGS community. The School is very grateful to those parents and former students who recognise that their own BGS experience has been enhanced by gifts from previous generations, and who contribute knowing boys of the future will benefit.

Contributing to a bursary is also a powerful way to invest in the future. To date, $15.5M has been donated to the Year Group Bursary program. The target to raise $20M to support 10% of our students looks to be

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within reach and I thank you.

Without the generosity of the Old Boy who gifted a remarkable $2,807,000 to needs-based bursaries, we would not be so close. A report detailing our investment with the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) can be found on pages 36 and 37. We acknowledge with gratitude parents, Old Boys and community members, named on pages 28 to 31, who have supported the Bursary Fund since the beginning of 2017.

In this fast-changing and increasingly complex and competitive educational environment, our challenge is to always look to the future. As the new Chair of the Board of Trustees, I would like to describe my vision for Brisbane Grammar School, and how I believe it can

be the best school for boys in Australia.

My experience as Executive Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Queensland University of Technology has provided me with insight into the contemporary Australian tertiary education system and an understanding of emerging trends in education and the associated technology.

While our achievements are many, to maintain our position as the top-performing academic school in Queensland we need to plan and invest in the future now.

The School’s STEAM project will ensure our educational offering keeps pace with the rapid changes we all face – particularly our young people.

STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and

Even with the hard work of Trustees and staff, none of this would have been possible without the support of generous donors – parents, past and present, and Old Boys with an eye toward the future.

Mathematics – is far more than a building to house classrooms for these disciplines.

In this new learning space, as detailed on pages 16 to 19, students will develop the skills to critically assess the problems in front of them and collaborate with their peers across

disciplines to find solutions. This will give our boys an enormous advantage.

To realise the STEAM Precinct, the BGS community must supplement government funding by raising $10M. In 2019, Howard Stack kicked off the fundraising with a $299,500 donation, as

part of his $1M pledge. This is an incredible start, and I hope his leadership and commitment to the future will inspire other generous donations. Please know that every donation is welcome and greatly appreciated. A full list of our generous donors begins on page 24.

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Headmaster’s Message Anthony Micallef

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As Headmaster and a teacher of long standing, I’ve noticed that the school year takes on a certain rhythm. Students and staff arrive fresh and full of optimism in January. We then work diligently and hopefully through the months of teaching and learning, academic assessment, cocurricular activities and GPS sports. There are always highs and lows along the way, but certain aspects of the school year are predictable, expected and comforting. Not so this year. At time of writing, the BGS community is challenged by one of the biggest crises the world has ever faced, and there is nothing predictable about the COVID-19 pandemic.

At this unnerving time, it really is wonderful to be able to reflect on the community that surrounds Brisbane Grammar School – past and present parents, students, volunteers and Old Boys who still value all that the School does to educate the young men of the future. We are a community marked by inclusiveness and generosity, and we should take a moment to take heart from that.

This spirit of generosity is very much evident in the 2019 Impact Report. I thank you for continuing to support the boys at Brisbane Grammar School,

particularly those who benefit from the Year Group Bursary program. This last year we reached $15.5M in donations from Old Boys to assist boys who otherwise would not be able to take advantage of the educational opportunities at BGS. You can read more about a bursary’s impact on page 21.

Your contribution is essential and very much appreciated by teachers, staff and the boys of BGS. Generosity is also the hallmark of all those parents who volunteer in the Tuckshop and Grammar Shop, at sports fixtures, music concerts and fundraising events. You are the lifeblood of our community. As one of our featured volunteers Graham Bell notes, ‘The excellence of these schools often depends on the commitment of the parents.’

I couldn’t have said it better myself. Read more about former

Trustee Judith Bell and husband Graham on page 10. Their love of the arts is an uplifting delight.

Graham and Judith were honoured at the 2019 Betty Howell Awards, which recognise volunteers who go above and beyond expectations to make BGS excellent. Please turn to page 8 to read more about the winners of this important award.

Of course, no parent’s contribution goes unsung.

I would like to acknowledge the collective efforts of all who contribute to the Parents and Friends’ Association.

Last year, the P&F donated $250,000 towards the ongoing refurbishment of Harlin House and continue to honour their 2017 pledge of $500,000 over five years for a P&F Bursary.

Your contribution is essential and very much appreciated by teachers, staff and the boys of BGS. One of our tasks is to instil a sense of belonging in our students – with the other boys that make up the School, and beyond to the wider community. These young men will have challenges to deal with and problems to solve, and we continue to work towards preparing them for this future. Thank you for making a difference.

Generosity is the hallmark of all those parents who volunteer in the Tuckshop and Grammar Shop, at sports fixtures, music concerts and fundraising events.

You are the lifeblood of our community.

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Celebrating our volunteers When so much feels uncertain, it is reassuring to reflect on just what the BGS community has achieved through generosity of spirit and camaraderie. The Tuckshop and Grammar Shop, Open Day, sporting fixtures, music concerts, the Art Show – these are all successful thanks to the work of parents, Old Boys and other volunteers.

In 2019, Brisbane Grammar School’s Parents and Friends’ Association (P&F) and members of the Old Boys’ Association (OBA) once again had a significant impact, creating a rewarding experience for students, families and Old Boys.

Every parent at BGS is a member of the P&F Association.

The P&F acts as an umbrella organisation for BGS support groups associated with individual sports or activities. In 2019, over 600 parent volunteers were involved with the various association groups, in the P&F Auxiliary-run Grammar Shop and Tuckshop, and through support groups for sports and activities.

In 2019, the P&F once again made an enormous contribution to the running of the School, through donated volunteer hours and fundraising for resources and equipment. Combined, the

support groups raised $564,557 last year.

This income goes back to the School to fund short and longterm projects. In 2019, the P&F donated $250,000 towards the ongoing refurbishment of Harlin House and continue to honour their 2017 pledge of $500,000 over five years for a P&F Bursary.

Parents are encouraged to take an active role in the P&F to benefit their son and his activities, make friends, and enhance their own school journey. Several parent volunteers involved in the P&F are also active members of the OBA, which strengthens the School community.

Sincere thanks to all our wonderful volunteers involved in the P&F support groups: • Art Support Group • Basketball – Hardwood Club • Cricket – Willow Club • Fencing – Musketeers • Gymnastics – MAGS • Moogerah – Moogs • Music • Rowing – Tipperoo • Rugby – Normanby Blues • Sailing – Spinnakers • Soccer – Wembley Club • Tennis – Wimbledon Club

t Open Day Volunteers 2019 Tipperoo Committee members Jim MacPherson, Dane Lockyer and Tony Young

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Betty Howell Awards The Betty Howell Awards are presented by the Board of Trustees to recognise volunteers who exemplify selfless service and contribution to the School.

In 2019, Mrs Betty Howell, at 93 years of age, presented the awards named in her honour to a group of passionate BGS volunteers. Mrs Howell spoke fondly of her many years as a

volunteer and the pleasure and satisfaction she had received in return.

This year, six awards were received by 10 members of our BGS community.

Members of the BGS community are encouraged nominate volunteers whose significant contributions are worth acknowledging.

Awardees 2011 Geoff Clarke ‘64 Marion Ham Norman Hirst ‘46 Betty Vann 2012 Patsy Brusasco AM Bill Byth ‘44 Valda Byth* 2013 Alan Ernst ‘63 Judy Mewing Richard Rowles ‘72 2014 Ann Lazenby Northgate Medical Team 2015 Alice Stephens Elizabeth Kendall

2016 Rhonda Cochrane* Ian Whittle ‘66* Shauna Schulz 2017 Richard Theile ‘82 Anne Hewitt 2018 Louise Edmonds Mrs Barr-David 2019 Graham & Judith Bell Ian Reeves OAM Leah Edwards Craig & Kirsten Whip Marcus & Christine Tod Jonathan ‘85 & Julie Cichero

* Deceased

Nominations for the 2020 Betty Howell Awards open 15 July 2020.

Contact Carla Hardy for more information Email carla.hardy@brisbanegrammar.com 2019 Betty Howell Awards Trustee Chris Morton ’73 with Betty Howell and award recipients u

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Judith & Graham Bell Graham and Judith Bell’s lightfilled apartment reflects a lifetime of passionate art collection and patronage – paintings hang on every inch of wall space, and ceramics, carvings and beautiful rugs colour every surface.

One work no longer on their walls is a four-panel etching

by Melbourne artist Graham Fransella, which now hangs in Brisbane Grammar School’s Centenary Hall.

“Our son (Patrick, BGS School Captain 1991), went looking for

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it one day and was surprised to hear Mr Micallef now gets a chance to admire it every time he addresses the school assembly,” Graham laughs. “He keeps telling me not to have another ‘Fransella moment’ – he’d like to choose a few paintings for himself, and he will, of course. But by giving art to the school, the boys have a chance to appreciate it.

The couple’s generosity springs from a sincere belief in the power of art, a theme Judith touched on when she opened the

50th BGS Art Show Aurum last year.

“This is a civilised place, an egalitarian meritocracy, and art benefits all… It is a shared environment which gives pride, comfort, a sense of belonging.

It lifts the spirits. It makes one thoughtful,” she said.

Meritocracy is a value close to her heart. Judith tested the School’s sense of meritocracy when she she became one of the first two women appointed to the BGS Board of Trustees in 1995.

the leadership of recently retired Chair Howard Stack.

“One of Howard’s great achievements was that he created a sense of collegiality. I came in for a lot of ribbing, but it was warm. Not only did they get a woman, but they got a woman of progressive views. Diversity of opinion around the board table can only be a good thing,” Judith said.

Before her appointment, Judith and Graham knew the School well, because of Patrick’s prowess on the cricket field.

“I was never a cricketer,” Graham said. “Patrick just seemed to have natural skills, and he and Dean Reeves were chosen for the First XI in Year 9. I was standing under a tree one day and I think

“But the best thing we did was name it the Willow Club. It’s the best name of all the support groups,” Graham laughs.

Like many people with a long-standing relationship to the School, Judith says the friendships she’s made have been important.

“I play bridge with a group of women, and we became friends when our boys were at BGS. Our sons are now 45, so it’s over 30 years. That’s great. And when we go to the sports events, such as the cricket breakfast, there are so many people we know, and that’s lovely.”

Graham also sees the practical need for volunteers. “You do feel a part of the community of the School, but it’s a way of keeping fees down. Parents do a great deal

It was new territory for an old institution with its strong masculine ethos. But gradually, over the years, these people became my good friends.

And the place didn’t fall down.

Judith & Graham Bell p With their extensive home art collection

Initially, Judith said, her welcome was less than warm. “It was new territory for an old institution with its strong masculine ethos.

But gradually, over the years, these people became my good friends. And the place didn’t fall down.”

Far from it. Her very productive 16 years on the Board saw the opening of the Northgate Playing Fields, the Indoor Sports Centre, the Middle School and The Lilley Centre – all achievements Judith credits to

it was Ronnie (Cochrane) who said, ‘You’re going to be around watching the cricket for a long time, why don’t you start a cricket support group?’. And here I was thinking I was just enjoying the cricket!

“Ian Reeves and I started modestly, but when Greg Chappell turned up to a meeting, because his son Stephen played, that gave us a bit of cachet,” Graham said. “We introduced things they still do. We thought the cricket boys needed a bit of civilising, so instead of them packing up their kit bags and going home we started little functions where the captains of both teams made a speech and had tea and bikkies.

of work that raises a lot of money.

This would have to come from fees otherwise. The excellence of these schools often depends on the commitment of the parents. They make an enormous contribution.”

Judith and Graham Bell’s own contribution was recognised in last year’s Betty Howell Awards, which acknowledge the actions and achievements of those who have gone above and beyond expectations for the School community.

Inevitably, the conversation turns back to art. “The Art Show is a very important part of that”, Graham adds. “It involves many parents and much work, and as a result BGS is developing a significant collection.”

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Contributing to a bursary, either with your year group or your family, gives a deserving boy who wouldn’t otherwise get the opportunity the chance to come to Grammar.

- Dr Michael Forrest, BGS Old Boy ‘87

BGS Old Boys from all years are encouraged to pass on the advantage of a BGS education to future generations.

Give now Visit giving.brisbanegrammar.com/bursary-fund/year-group-bursaries Email inma.beaumont@brisbanegrammar.com

Telephone +61 7 3834 5212

Gifts to the School’s Bursary Fund enable BGS to ensure sustainability for current and future bursaries for regional and Indigenous students and families in financial need.

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Old Boys’ Association Connecting Our Community The Brisbane Grammar School Old Boys’ Association (OBA) continued to strengthen the BGS community with a number of successful events in 2019.

In June, the Old Boys welcomed the whole BGS community to The Jam – Band Battle ‘19 at The Triffid thanks to the generous support of John Collins ‘87. It was a brilliant night, with Old Boy musicians spanning more than 50 years, from the Class of 1961 (Bryan McLennan of Deafadders) to the Class of 2015 (the incredible

Finance Event 74 attended Old Boy panellists: - John Greig ‘80 - Richard Wheeler ‘99 - Shayne Gilbert ‘87 - Stephen Bizzell ‘84 - Tom Hodgkinson ‘00 - John Robson ‘03 Moderator – Chris Titley ‘88

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With Blue and Pryde Creek). The array of talent and the diversity of musical inspiration on display meant that there was something for everyone in the audience.

Younger Old Boys benefited from the OBA’s industry-specific professional networking events.

In a practical show of support for new graduates, several established Old Boys shared their professional experience at two well-attended evenings.

The Professional Networking Finance event, hosted by Deloitte, featured an Old Boy panel

moderated by Chris Titley ‘98. The panel provided valuable insights for 70 Old Boys interested in studying or currently working in finance.

The second Professional Networking event of the year was themed around Property.

It was great to see experienced Old Boys and aspiring property professionals sharing their knowledge. An expert panel of Old Boys reflected on their careers and provided valuable insights into the future of the property industry.

Property Event 76 attended Old Boy panellists: - Damon Warat ‘02, Ray White Ascot - Sam McLeod ‘08, Kaufland Australia - Sam Higgins ‘82, Argus Commercial & Industrial Corporation - Simon McGuire ‘90, Aurora Pacific Project Managers - Hamilton Wilson ‘78, Wilson Architects - Marcus Mulholland ‘86, Town Planner

Old Boys

volunteer as tutors

155

Old Boys

employed at BGS

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STEAM Precinct While six decades of remarkable scientific and technological innovation have ensured our lives today look radically different from the 1950s, the BGS Science laboratories look the same.

These teaching facilities have served us well for over 60 years, but they no longer satisfy the demands of the School’s current teaching methods and learning dispositions.

Our vision is to replace these ageing classrooms and laboratories with a new STEAM Precinct, creating an environment that excites, engages and inspires both our students and their teachers and promotes deeper and richer learning.

The acronym STEAM –

Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics – refers not just to these standalone disciplines, but rather a way of thinking. STEAM represents the skills required to apply scientific method. This includes observing, forming questions, making predictions, designing and carrying out experiments, hypothesising and discussing projected outcomes.

STEAM education is an approach to learning that uses these disciplines as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.

Why combine the sciences with the arts?

Exposure to a collaborative and creative environment where

diverse disciplines work together to solve real-world problems will equip our boys with vital technical and social skills that will give them a competitive advantage at university and in the workplace.

BGS has educated generations of leaders in Queensland, Australia and the world. The STEAM Precinct will help us educate the next generation of Australia’s leaders, who will in turn work to improve the lives of those within their communities and solve some of the world’s most complex challenges.

The future is here.

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Be part of our future The STEAM Precinct will be the largest capital project and most ambitious in the School’s history. To create this transformative precinct, we need your support.

The total cost for the project is estimated at $70M, funded from reserves, borrowing and philanthropic support.

Of equal importance is our ambition for 10% of our student cohort (170 students) to be supported by needs-based bursaries, enabling boys from a wide cross-section of our community to access a BGS education.

We aim to raise an additional $5M to support this goal.

Your support of the STEAM Precinct or the Bursary Fund will lead Queensland into a new era of education and will signpost BGS as one of the best schools for boys in Australia.

Most importantly, it will better prepare our boys for the new world.

100% of your gift goes to supporting BGS boys.

Contact Inma Beaumont for a confidential discussion Telephone 0407 996 794 Email inma.beaumont@brisbanegrammar.com

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2019 Fundraising Report Significant gifts An anonymous donor gifted $2,807,000 to needs-based bursaries.

Former BGS Chairman Howard Stack ‘62 & Hilary Stack donated $299,500 to the STEAM Precinct, continuing to honour his $1M pledge.

The P&F Auxiliary donated $250,000 towards Harlin House refurbishments & continue to honour their 2017 pledge of $500,000 over five years for a needsbased P&F Bursary.

10 BGS community members set the Ron Cochrane Bursary in motion donating $32,043.

Old Boy Rod Thorburn ‘54 will fund the Rodney Thorburn Bursary through a bequest of $500,000.

Total raised

$4,289,889 Gifts

Donors

466

299

Giving destinations

$735,881 infrastructure projects

$3,536,042 bursarial support for boys in financial need

$8,041

new library resources

$9,925 BGS sports

Impact of a bursary Charles Vincent McMahon Bursary When BGS Old Boy Charles Vincent McMahon ’08 tragically died in a vehicle accident in 2011, his fellow Old Boys vowed to keep his memory alive.

Each year the group of former boarding students meet on the anniversary of Charles’ passing to celebrate his life.

They have now taken this a step further by establishing the Charles Vincent McMahon Bursary to honour his memory and give a country boy in need the opportunity to attend BGS. Country brothers, professional rugby player Tom Murday ‘06 and exploration geologist Jack Murday ‘08, were the main drivers behind the creation of the bursary. The pair attended BGS on bursaries and realised the impact of paying it forward.

Growing up on their family farm in Mossman in Far North Queensland, a BGS education seemed a distant aspiration for the Murdays. The initial donors to the 1943 Year Group Bursary bridged this gap.

Jack became a member of the Harlin House boarding community and was challenged in the classroom to question, reason and learn. “When I graduated, the most difficult thing was not finding something to occupy the next stage of my life, but choosing from the many opportunities that awaited me,” he said. Jack has since travelled the world as a geologist.

Charles – a fellow country boy, Harlin House member and

close friend – had a significant impact on Jack’s BGS experience. “Charles brought his set of skills and knowledge of the land to his classmates,” Jack said. “I remember making homemade stock whips with him and cracking them at school. Day students would eagerly await his return from school holidays to hear his most recent tales.”

Michael McMahon, Charles’ father, said his son thought the world of BGS. “He always spoke of his friendships and time at the boarding house,” he said. “He formed strong, close friendships in Harlin House, Jack Murday being one of them.

Their camaraderie was great.

“Charles’ friends always do something to celebrate his life on 16 September,” Michael said.

“This year, they came down to the farm and stayed for a couple of days. Sometimes they stay in Brisbane and have a barbecue together and cook lamb chops, one of Charles’ favourites.”

It was on one of these occasions that Jack and his friends developed the idea to create the Charles Vincent McMahon Bursary to give a boy from the bush the opportunity to attend BGS. “We were overwhelmed when we heard the boys wanted to create a bursary in honour of Charles,” Michael said. “It is a great idea that will benefit another boy.”

Charles’ mother Annie said it was important to include boys from the country at the

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School. “Charles did this and now another boy can bring the country to BGS.” Jack said all students benefited from the diversity bursaries bring to the School. “I think it is important, not only for the bursary recipient to receive the opportunity for a BGS education, but also for other students to experience and learn from boys from different backgrounds.

“After speaking with my bursary donors from the 1943 Year Group, I found it hard to express my appreciation for the life-changing opportunities they gave me,” Jack said. “I came to realise that the best way to repay this goodwill was to pass it on to the next generation.”

To support the Charles Vincent McMahon Bursary contact Inma Beaumont Telephone 0407 996 794 Email inma.beaumont@brisbanegrammar.com

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Old Boy’s legacy lives on It’s a far cry to go from earning three shillings as a school sweeper to living in a stately home many years later.

This was the journey of Old Boy Frank Walker (1897), the most significant benefactor to Brisbane Grammar School in the postwar years.

Walker was born in the small Queensland town of Springsure in 1879, later moving to Brisbane with his family and attending Kelvin Grove Boys’ State School where his father was headmaster.

He proved to be a star pupil, winning a government scholarship and the chance to attend BGS from 1893 to 1897.

Walker said his family, like many others, was hit hard by the prevailing economic depression.

Walker was awarded the Lilley Silver Medal Upper School in 1895, passing the Sydney University Senior examination in nine subjects in 1897. His school career was impacted by a dose of typhoid in Sixth Form.

He said that it was a terrible blow to not go to university, finishing fourth for one of only three open scholarships awarded. He later found out that Headmaster Reginald Heber Roe and the Trustees had tried to get the Sydney University authorities to let him sit the exam again.

“Had I passed, it was Dad’s idea for me to take up medicine,

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which I hated and was quite unsuited for,” Walker said.

Instead, he entered the public service and took up engineering in the Electrical Engineers Branch of the Postmaster General’s Department, rising through the ranks to become Assistant Superintending Engineer before retiring to Redland Bay. He recalled these events in an address to the School in 1950, emphasising the importance of giving and saying that the boys and masters should do their ‘utmost for this grand old school’. Walker said that the source of the money he’d accumulated started when he was a lad of 19 and working in the Postmaster General’s Department.

He sent £10 out of his annual salary of £70 to his mother’s distant relative in Yorkshire who was suffering from a bitter winter. Walker said that he continued to send her £10 each Christmas and when she died he was bequeathed £300.

“That £300 was the foundation stone of any money I have accumulated,” he said.

In March 1950 Frank wrote to the School Trustees, itemising the £11,295 he’d donated to the School, from the £9000 for the new gymnasium and £1000 for the swimming pool, down to the £10 bread cutter for School House. In today’s money, these

donations would amount to well over $500,000.

Walker was 70 years old when he married 41-year-old Doreen Ida “Billie” L’Estrange on 31 March 1950.

The wedding was publicised in the press with headlines like ‘Grammar School Benefactor Weds’.

He embarked on the Orcades from Sydney less than a month later on 29 April, arriving in Southampton with his proposed address noted in the passenger list as Kildwick Hall, near Keighley, Yorkshire.

Kildwick Hall had apparently

been the setting for a silent film version of Wuthering Heights, which explains Walker’s handwritten inscription in a book he donated to the School and included a photo of him wearing his Naval Auxiliary Patrol cap.

Walker wrote to the Trustees in June 1952 to say he was on a cruise to get away from two years’ restoration of Kildwick Hall and expected to return to Brisbane with his wife after the Coronation to see the completed gymnasium and swimming pool.

Fate took a hand in Walker’s life. By October that year he was hospitalised in Southampton

and his affairs were being handled by the official solicitor, Royal Courts of Justice in London. Sadly, Walker was not able to return to his old school to attend the opening of the new Memorial Gymnasium

by Old Boy and Governor of Queensland, Sir John Lavarach, on 27 October 1953.

His wife Doreen, who was living at her pre-marital home in Ascot, was in attendance and informed Headmaster Allen McLucas that she would write to her husband with details of the gymnasium and opening ceremony.

Walker died at Virginia Water in northwest Surrey on 3 September 1955 at the age of 75.

Though this was more than 60 years ago, Walker’s legacy lives on. He is listed on the Great Hall’s Distinguished Service Honour Board and his name is perpetuated through three Frank Walker prizes awarded on Speech Day. They include the Frank Walker Prize for the dux of Science in Year 10 as well as two prizes he endowed in 1931 for the dux of Senior Physics and the dux of Senior Chemistry.

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Leadership gifts Brisbane Grammar School would like to acknowledge the following individuals and foundations for demonstrating extraordinary philanthropic leadership.

Lifetime giving over $100,000 Mr David Abernethy ‘69 Mrs Sandi Abernethy Mr John Blaiklock ‘27* Mr Andrew Brice ‘61 Dr Bob Bryan AM ‘52 Ms Judith Pyper Mr Bill Byth ‘44 Mrs Valda Byth* Mr Tim Crommelin ‘65 Mrs Elaine Crommelin

Mr Allan Davies ‘69 Mrs Lyn Davies Dalara Foundation Mr Simon Fenwick ‘87 Ms Betty Heath Mr Nicholas Heath Mrs Lesley Huxley AM

Mr Matthew McLennan ‘86 Mr Douglas Moffett ‘42*

Mr Norman Vanstone ‘28* Mrs Iris Vanstone* Mr Richard Vanstone ‘67

Mr Chris Morton ‘73 Mrs Di Morton

Dr David de Vaux Weedon AO ’59

Sir John Pidgeon*

Mr Mac Woolcock Mrs Lucy Woolcock

Dr Graeme Roberts ‘45*

Mr Ken MacDonald AM ‘66 Mrs Marian Gibney

Mr Howard Stack ‘62 Mrs Hilary Stack

Mr Nick Mather ‘74 Ms Judy Mather

Stack Family Foundation

Lifetime giving over $50,000 Mr Athol Crawford ‘45*

Mr David Little ‘60 Mrs Marlene Little

Mr Bob Sharpless Mrs Belinda Sharpless

Mr Geoffrey Moles ‘65 Mrs Jan Moles

Mr Will Siganto Mrs Louise Siganto

Mr Warwick Power ‘52*

The Siganto Foundation

Dr Daryl Holmes OBE ‘81 Mrs Lisa Holmes

Mr Rob Pullar Mrs Bec Pullar

Mr John Story AO ‘63 Mrs Georgina Story

Mr James Lin Mrs Judy Wu

Mr John Rorke ‘62 Mrs Ingrid Rorke

Dr Richard Theile ‘82 Mrs Adele Theile

Mr Bruce Davidson ‘82 Mrs Anna Davidson Dr Ian Dickinson AM ‘66 Mrs Margaret Dickinson

Mr Peter Thompson Mr Rod Thorburn ‘54 Mr Henry Thorburn ‘52 Mrs Doris Townsend* Mr Norman Traves ‘39* Mr Keith Woollam ‘40* Mr Steven Zhang Ms Cindy Shi

Lifetime giving over $25,000 Mr Paul Barrett ‘69 Mrs Belinda Barrett Mr Albert Chung Mrs Nancy Chung Mr Graham Davies ‘61 Mr Ross Hirst ‘78 Mrs Kylie Hirst Mr Ian Hodgetts ‘66 Mrs Johanna Hodgetts Mr Duk Hong Mrs Gyoung Mi Kim

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Dr Andrew Jenkins ‘66* Mr Alan Jones AO Dr Richard Kahler ‘82 Mrs Jo Kahler Dr Piyoosh Kotech Mrs Priti Kotecha Mr David McLaren Mrs Loraine McLaren Dr Walter Monz ‘31* Dr David Perel ‘60

Mr Jamie Pherous ‘85 Mrs Louise Pherous

Dr Peter Steadman Mrs Caroline Steadman

Mr David Purvis ‘65 Mrs Christine Purvis

Mr Rodney Taylor ‘47*

Mr Donald Radford ‘32*

Thyne Reid Foundation

Dr David Ritchie ‘60 Mrs Gillian Ritchie

Dr Francis Tomlinson ‘70 Assoc. Prof. Beverley Rowbotham

Dr Neville Sandford ‘68 Dr Patricia Matthews

Mr Graham Turner Mrs Judy Turner

Lifetime giving over $10,000 Mr Kjerulf Ainsworth

Mr Bruce Gibson ‘61 Mrs Janie Gibson

Mr Sean Martin ‘86 Ms Frances McInerney

Mr Thomas Saunders ‘64 Mrs Dianne Saunders

Mr John Greig ‘80

Mr James May

Mr Jan Andersen Ms Ling Zheng

Dr Brett Halliday ‘82 Dr Jane Halliday

Dr Robert McCray Mrs Elizabeth McCray

Mr Edward Siemon ‘34* Mrs Jean Siemon*

Mr Richard Anderson OAM ‘63

Mr Peter Harburg

Mr Hugh McKay ‘67 Dr Susan McKay

Dr Alexander Alcock Dr Annabelle Alcock

Ms Margaret Anderson Mr Brian Ball ‘46* Ms Frances Ball*

Mr Andrew Hay ‘84 Mrs Asako Hay

Mr Brett Heading ‘73 Mr Christopher Beecham ‘75 Dr Susan Mercer Mrs Patty Beecham Mr Andrew Henderson ‘80 Mrs Nea Henderson Dr Cameron Bell ‘76

Justice Philip McMurdo ‘71 Justice Margaret McMurdo AC

Dr John Mewing ‘66 Mrs Judy Mewing

Mr James Henderson ‘79

Mr Anthony Micallef Mrs Susan Micallef

Mr William Boydell ‘79

Mr David Holzheimer Ms Jo-Anne Holzheimer

Dr David Molloy Dr Christine Molloy

Mr Ian Brusasco AO Mrs Patsy Brusasco AM

Dr Suk Hur Mrs Eun Joo Ki

Dr James Morris ‘82 Dr Caroline Tsen

Assoc. Prof. Gerard Byrne Dr Donna O’Sullivan

Dr Robert Justo Dr Elizabeth Justo

Mr Frazer Moss Mrs Rachel Moss

Dr Jon Cafferky ‘80 Mrs Patrice Cafferky

Mr David Keir ‘84 Mrs Wendy Keir

Dr Martin Nothling ‘61 Mrs Anne Nothling

Dr Doug Cavaye ‘74 Dr Lisa Cavaye

Mr Greg Kempton

Mr Stephen O’Keefe Mrs Wendy O’Keefe

Mr Stephen Bizzell ‘84 Ms Karyn Silcock

Prof. Dan Chambers ‘87 Mrs Naomi Chambers Dr R Chapman Mrs Chapman Mr Geoff Clarke ‘64 Mrs Shirley Clarke

Mr Tim Kennedy ‘73 Mrs Joanne Kennedy Mr Ian Kortlang ‘62 Mrs Claire Kortlang Dr Rob Labrom Dr Catriona Labrom

Dr Dominic O’Sullivan ‘87 Mrs Sarah O’Sullivan Mr John Palmer ‘69 Mrs Heather Palmer

Mr John Siemon’63 Mrs Robynne Siemon Mr Nigel Spork ‘82 Dr Natasha Christa Mr Tom Stack ‘00 Mr Michael Sullivan ‘79 Mr Brian Sully ‘70 Mrs Susan Sully Mr John Tibbits ‘67 Mrs Elizabeth Tibbits Mr Marcus Tod Mrs Christine Tod Mr Simon Tolhurst ‘87 Mrs Kylie Tolhurst Mr Warren Traves ‘82 Mrs Elisabeth Traves Mr Roger Traves ‘78 Mrs Samantha Traves Mr Geoff Voller ‘66 Mrs Diane Voller Mr Brad Wacker ‘74 Mrs Ann Wacker Mr Stephen Williams Mrs Kerry Williams

Mr Paul Lathouras ‘82

Mr Aseet Patel ‘81 Mrs Mona Patel

Mr Matt Coulter ‘80 Mrs Bev Coulter

Prof. Bruce Lawford Dr Sue Shadforth

Mr Neil Peacey ‘71 Mrs Marita Peacey

Mr Clyde Dunlop ‘63 Mrs Ada Dunlop

Dr Peter Lennox Mrs Sandra Lennox

Mr Angus Penfold Mrs Kate Penfold

Dr James Emmett Dr Margaret Emmett

Mr Mark Woodford ‘72 Mrs Christine Woodford

Mr Stephen Lonie ‘68*

Mr Andrew Powell ‘80 Mrs June Powell

Mr Tony Young Mrs Linda Young

Mr Jack Farr ‘42*

Mr Kun-Tu Lu Mrs Yueh-Hua Li

Mr John Ferris

Miss Arielle Macdonald

Mr Stuart Rees ‘79 Mrs Catherine Rees

Dr David Fielding ‘80 Mrs Siobhan Fielding

Mr Ross Mackenzie Mrs Anne Mackenzie

Mr Van Richards-Smith ‘62 Mrs Diann Richards-Smith

Dr Michael Forrest ‘87 Dr Angie Ryan

Mr Mark Martin ‘79 Mrs Angela Martin

Mr Rob Roberti Mrs Theresa Roberti

Mr Luca Fu Ms Silvia Peng

Dr Ian Martin ‘82 Dr Joanne Martin

Mr Michael Roe ‘75 Mrs Megan Roe

Thank you also to those donors who have chosen to remain anonymous.

Dr Richard Williamson ‘83 Dr Catherine Elms Mr Andrew Wilson ‘79 Ms Tracey Lennon

* Deceased

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2019 donors Over $10,000 Mr Tim Crommelin ’65 Mrs Elaine Crommelin

Mr Ron Cochrane Mr Sean Martin ’86 Ms Frances McInerney

Mr Robert Deane Mrs Kitty Deane

Mr Nigel Brock ’80

Mr Mark Dempsey Mrs Leta Dempsey

Dr Reagan Brosnan Dr Leigh Winston

Mr Simon Fenwick ’87

Mr Tom Stack ’00

Mr David Little ’60 Mrs Marlene Little

Mr Rod Thorburn ‘54 Mr Henry Thorburn ‘52

Dr Robert Brown ’62 Mrs Marie Brown

Mr Stephen Lonie ’68*

Mr Warren Traves ’82 Mrs Elisabeth Traves

Dr Derrick Brown Ms Rachael Browning

Mr Matthew McLennan ’86 Mr Douglas Moffett ‘42* Mr Neil Peacey ’71 Mrs Marita Peacey

$1,000 - $4,999

Dr David Perel ’60

Dr Damian Amato Dr Linny Sampson

Dr David Ritchie ’60 Mrs Gillian Ritchie

Mr Jan Andersen Ms Ling Zheng

Mr Howard Stack ’62 Mrs Hilary Stack Stack Family Foundation Mr John Story AO ’63 Mrs Georgina Story Mr Peter Thompson

$5,000 - $9,999 Dr John Arvier OAM ’70 Mrs Louise Arvier Dr Cameron Bell ’76

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Mr Russell Bowie Mrs Leanne Bowie

BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Mr Chris Anderson Mrs Ginni Anderson Dr Jonathan Askew ’91 Mrs Yvette Askew Dr Soe Aung Ms Vivian Ting Mr Alan Austin Mrs Gayle Austin Dr Peter Beckingsale ’90 Dr Cathy Beckingsale Mr Alasdair Begley Mrs Rebecca Begley

Mr Robert Carius ’84 Mrs Louise Carius Mr Con Cayas Mrs Ellie Cayas Prof. Dan Chambers ’87 Mrs Naomi Chambers Capt. Robert Charlton ’65 Mrs Margaret Charlton Dr James Chen Ms Jessica Wan Mr Johnny Cheng Ms Joanna Lee Dr Andrew Clarke Mrs Ros Clarke Mr Ronald Clarkson ’55 Mrs Val Clarkson

Mr Jason Donald Mrs Salish Donald Mr Ben Driessen Mrs Rachel Driessen Mr Clyde Dunlop ’63 Mrs Ada Dunlop Mr Peter Eccleston Ms Fay Zhong Mr Angus Edwards Ms Trudie Murrell Mr Bruce Elliott ’81 Ms Helen Bailey Mr Ghobad Ensafpour Ms Tracey Gordon Mr Alec Evans AM ’57 Mrs Kay Evans Dr Dimitri Fedorov Ms Milana Stotland Mr Craig Fitzgerald Mrs Danyal Fitzgerald

Ms Alex Coleman

Dr Angus Forbes Mrs Carla Forbes

Mr Nick Corbett Mrs Jane Corbett

Dr Michael Forrest ’87 Dr Angie Ryan

Dr Adrian Frick Mrs Michelle Frick

Mr Roger Lago Mrs Amanda Lago

Mr Simon Mortimer ’85 Mrs Nikki Mortimer

Mr Mark Stutz Mrs Chrisanthy Stutz

Mr Yuwei Gong Ms Wei Shi

Mr Bill Lansbury ’79 Mrs Judy Lansbury

Dr Balaji Motamarri Mrs Sumi Pillarisetti

Mr Gavin Sun Miss Sophia Su

Mr Ken Gottliebsen Mrs Kath Gottliebsen

Assoc. Prof. Graham Lee Dr Anita Chang

Mr Shaun Munday Ms Allison McKelvie

Dr Peter Taylor ’59

Mr Robert Gottliebsen

Mr George Lee Mrs Uni Yang

Mr Jack Murday ’08

Prof. Tony Gu Ms Jenny Wang Mr Nanda Gulhane Mrs Catherine Gulhane Mr Charley Guo Ms Sandy Chen Mr Troy Harry Mrs Kylie Harry Mr Andrew Hay ’84 Mrs Asako Hay Mr Paul Henry Mrs Kathy Henry

Mr Sebastian Leotta Ms Naoko Kojima Leotta Mr Chung Lun Leung Ms Wai Kwan Wong Mr Douts Li Mrs Grace Qiu Mr Shuke Liang Ms Yan Qin Mr Mauro Liberatore Mrs Megan Liberatore

Dr Brian Hirschfeld ’43

Mr Tony Lin ’96 Ms Ping Ping Hung

Dr Henry Ho Ms Tammy Liang

Mr Frankie Look Ms Connie Luk

Mr David Hoare ’57 Mrs Sharon Hoare

Dr Philip Lui ’91 Dr Lillian Lui

Mr Saul Holt Dr Robyn Holt

Dr Michael Lusis Mrs Rachel Lusis

Mr Warwick Horsey ’76

Mr Allan Mackintosh Mrs Lindy Mackintosh

Mr Matthew Horton ’84 Mrs Julia Horton Dr Matthew Howes ’90 Ms Susan Hogarth Mr Peter Hudson Mrs Catherine Hudson

Dr Gregory Malone Mrs Kristine Malone Mr David Martin Ms Grace Zeng Mr James May

Mr Simon Hurwood ’87 Mrs Andrea Hurwood

Mr Mark McCauley Mrs Sacha Hennessy

Dr Nayyar Hussain Ms Mary Kissane

Dr Paul McEniery Ms Karen Seifert

Mr Savindra Ilangamage Mrs Palika Ilangamage

Mr Scott McLeod ’84 Mrs Susan McLeod

Dr Zak Islam Mrs Subarna Islam

Mr Philip McNicol ’75 Ms Liz Dann

Mr Cameron Johnson Ms Marika Nearhos

Mr Anthony Micallef Mrs Susan Micallef

Mr Tom Joyce Dr Helen Boocock

Mr Mark Middleton Mrs Susan Middleton

Dr Steve Kearney Dr Alison Kearney

Mr Sandy Miller Mrs Fiona McDougall

Mr William Keeley Mrs Leanne Keeley

Mr Mark Milner Mrs Elisa Milner

Mr Jack Kwong Ms Wenyuan Zhang

Dr James Morris ’82 Dr Caroline Tsen

Dr Rob Labrom Dr Catriona Labrom

Mr Bill Morrissey Ms Kylie Downes

Mr Seongsu Na Ms Alice Lee Mr Son Ngo Ms Thuy Nguyen Mr Tony O’Connell Mrs Katrina O’Connell Dr Damien Petersen Dr Sharyn Van Alphen Mr Tom Pincus Ms Rebecca Armstrong Mr Julian Potten ’07 Mrs Bethany Potten Dr Peter Prentis Dr Ana Pavasovic Mr Martin Qin Ms Emma Zhang Mr Graham Ramsay ’87 Mrs Caroline Ramsay

Mr Christian Telford Mrs Leah Telford Dr Harrison Theile ’11 Dr David Theile ’81 Mrs Marie-Louise Theile Mr Keith Thornton Ms Michelle Reiken Mr Anuj Timblo Mrs Laura Timblo Dr Nicholas Ting Ms Emily Tiang Mr Andrew Topping Dr Sally Topping Mr Paul Trappett ’90 Mrs Nerida Trappett Mr Simon Treacy Mrs Moko Treacy Mr Iain Tucker ’87 Mrs Andrea Tucker Ms Kate Tyszkiewicz

Mr John Richards Mrs Dominique Richards

Dr Mayooran Veerasingham Dr Thushyanthi Mayooran

Mr Van Richards-Smith ’62 Mrs Diann Richards-Smith

Mr Tuan Vu Ms Thuy Do

Mr Tony Robertson Ms Jennifer Dietz

Mr Craig Walter Mrs Heather Walter

Mr David Rutter Mrs Kate Rutter Dr Peter Scott Mrs Eva Scott Mr David Shuttleton Ms Carmen Shuttleton Mr John Siemon ’63 Mrs Robynne Siemon

Ms Trinity Ward Mr David Weightman ’88 Ms Bettina Ommensen Dr Charlie Willmott Mrs Sarah Willmott Mr Ralph Willson Mrs Lisa Willson Mr Drew Wolrige

Mr Greg Siemon ’92 Mrs Susan Siemon

Dr Joseph Wong Mrs Cynthia Wong

Mr Amarjeet Sihota ’86 Mrs Sandeep Sihota

Mr Michael Wood Mrs Jaime Wood

Dr Andrew Smith Dr Kate Slaughter

Mr Tony Young Mrs Linda Young

Mr John Sneddon Ms Vanessa O’Sullivan Mr Jodie Springall Dr Jane Schouten Ms Petrina Gilmore Mr Matt Strotton Mrs Katrina Strotton

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Up to $999

Mr Duncan Evans ’05

Assoc. Prof. Richard Lim

Mr Douglas Aboud ’62

Mr Cory Exelby Ms Julia Exelby

Master David Liu

Judge Brad Farr Mrs Julie Farr

Mr Brendan Louie ’99 Mrs Nicole Louie

Mr Matthew Adi ’18 Mr Michael Anthonisz Mrs Geetu Anthonisz Ms Anne Armour Master Samuel Atherton Mr Peter Bailey ’56 Mrs Margaret Bailey Dr Phil Baxter ’79 Dr Leigh Baxter Mr Anthony Beal ’56 Mrs Janice Beal* Mr Jason Beikoff ’84 Mrs Jennie Beikoff Mr Rod Bellamy ’59

Mr Ken Fung ’92 Ms Jean Ho Prof. Maher Gandhi Dr Catherine Duffy Mr Sam Gardner ’08 Mrs Liberty Gardner Mr Matthew Garraway ’95 Mrs Patricia Garraway Mr Mark Geritz Mrs Jacinda Geritz Mr Shayne Gilbert ’87

Mr Alastair Blenkin ’08

Mr Greg Gilbert Mrs Heather Gilbert

Dr Rod Borrowdale Mrs Lisa Borrowdale

Dr Joseph Lee ’94 Dr Michelle Chong

Mr Murray Boyte Mrs Jane Boyte

Mr John Gralton ’60 Mrs B Gralton

Mr James Bright ’98 Mrs Jane Bright

Dr Robert Grice AO ’59 Mrs Annette Grice*

Mr Mark Brusasco ’77 Mrs Catherine Brusasco

Mr David Groves Mrs Ngaire Groves

Mr David Cardell ’85 Mrs Naomi Muto Cardell

Mr Tony Harcourt ’01

Mr Andrew Cardell-Ree Ms Tori Cardell-Ree Mr Roy Casey ’56 Mrs Margaret Casey Mr John Cavalerie Mr Craig Chapman Mrs Leisa Chapman Mr Andy Chen Ms Jane Tsai Mr Xiong Chen Mrs Limeng Huang Mr Paul Clewley Ms Lynette Dillon Mr John Coker ’74 Mrs Susan Coker Dr Stephen Cook ’79 Mrs Toss Cook Dr Dick Cribb ’57 Mrs Betty Cribb Mr Fred Croker ’08 Prof. Michael Crommelin AO ’63 Mrs Rosslyn Crommelin Mr Greg Dabelstein Ms Suzan Dabelstein

Ms Heather Hamilton Ms Carla Hardy Mr Peter Hastie ’76 Ms Suzanne Sheridan Mr Bob Holeman ’69 Mrs Diane Holeman

Mr John Lonie ’63

Mr Gordon Lusink ’02 Mrs Sarah Lusink

Mr Darren Swindells Mrs Antonia Swindells

Prof. Don Markwell ’76

Mr Mahmud Taib

Mr Stephen Matthews ’70 Mrs Lindy Matthews

Mr Mike Tardent Dr Kerry-Anne Powell

Mr Frank McClatchy Mrs Temarre McClatchy

Mr Duncan Thomson

Judge John McGill ’67 Mrs Denise McGill Mr Michael McMahon Mrs Annie McMahon

Mr Mac Tolliday Mrs Viviane Tolliday Mr Terry Vandervelde Dr Margery Mayall Mr Dennis Waight Mrs Ann Goslin-Waight

Dr Stan Mellick OAM ED ’36

Dr David Walters ’54

Mr Gerry Mullan Mrs Angela Mullan

Mr Iain Ward ’85 Mrs Sophie Ward

Mr Robert Nieh Ms Christine Chen

Mr Richard Wheeler ’99

Mr Michael O’Connor Ms Bernice Watson Mr Nikolaos Papas ’14 Mr Michael Pascoe ’70 Mrs Del Pascoe Mr Richard Pegg ’52

Mr Jason Houghton Mrs Megan Houghton

Dr Tim Porter ’69 Mrs Janet Porter

Mr Greg Howes ’98 Dr Georga Cooke

Dr Michael Rice ’82 Mrs Caroline Rice

Capt. Grahame JardineVidgen ’59

Mr Joe Rich ’09

Mr Colin Kenny Prof. Liz Kenny AO

Mr Gary Sully ’73

Dr Kaye McManus

Mr John Pesch ’03 Mrs Jessica Pesch

Mr Nathan Johnson Mrs Hyun-Ju Johnson

Mr Kenneth Steele ’67

Mr Hugh Macintosh Ms Deb Almering

Mr Dougall Pennefather ’86

Mr Peter Johnson ’64 Mrs Robyn Johnson

Mr Mark Somerville Mrs Annette Somerville Mr Chris Stephens AM ’63

Mr Brad Horton Ms Jacqui Zervos

Mr Gary Johnson ’77 Mrs Karen Johnson

Mr Henry Smerdon AM Mrs Suzy Smerdon

Dr Christopher Lusink Mrs Selga Lusink

Mr Mark Hope ’98

Mr David Jeffries ’66 Mrs Margaret Jeffries

Mr Ken Situ Ms Annie Luk

Dr David Whiteman AM ’83 Dr Cathy Whiteman Dr Ian Wilkinson ’63 Mr Alastair Wilkinson Ms Leanne Waldron Mr Ronald Wyllie ’50 Mrs Margaret Wyllie Mr Jason Yang Mrs Sue Zhang Dr Yi-He Zhang Mrs Bihua Zheng Mr Michael Zivcic ’05

Mrs Glenys Rimmington Mr Malcolm Robinson Mrs Tammy Robinson Dr Peter Rowan Mrs Sherelle Rowan Mr Graham Rowles ’74 Mr Sudarshan Saini Mrs Surinder Saini Mr Graham Sandeman ’84 Mr Mark Schumann Mrs Enza Schumann

Mr Stephen Danzig

Prof. Glenn King Dr Susan Rowland

Mrs Sharon Danzig

Mr John Knott ’60

Mr Robert Service ’61

Mr Cameron Early ’89 Mrs Trudie Early

Dr Peter Lennox Mrs Sandra Lennox

Dr Mohamed Shanavas Dr Babitha Pulikkathody

Mr Tom Schumann ’08

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Year Group Bursary Fund Donors 2017-2019 Year Group Bursary Fund Donors Donors to the Year Group Bursary (YGB) program include Old Boys who have supported their peer year and parents who have made voluntary contributions through school fees in 2017 - 2019. These tax-deductible donations are allocated to the year group of the

1936

Mr Van Richards-Smith

Dr Stan Mellick OAM ED

Mr John Rorke Mrs Ingrid Rorke

1942 Mr Douglas Moffett *

1943 Dr Brian Hirschfeld

1946 Mr John Marriott Mrs E Marriott

1954 Mr Peter Jempson Mrs Janette Jempson

1955 Dr Bruce Gibson-Wilde OAM Dr Dorothy Gibson-Wilde OAM

1957 Mr Alec Evans Mrs Kay Evans

1959 Dr Robert Grice AO Mrs Annette Grice* Dr Peter Taylor

1960 Mr John Gralton Mrs Gralton

Mr Howard Stack Mrs Hilary Stack Stack Family Foundation Mr Rod Williams

1963 Prof. Michael Crommelin AO Mr Clyde Dunlop Mrs Ada Dunlop Mr John Siemon

have been invested in the BGS Bursary Fund, which operates as an endowment fund, with invested capital maintained in perpetuity.

Income generated by the capital investment is utilised in accordance with DGR guidelines and drawn upon to offer needs-based bursaries.

Dr John Mewing Mrs Judy Mewing Mr Alexander Morrow* Prof. Philip Neilsen Dr Ross Parry Mrs Susan Parry

Mr James Henderson Mr Mark Martin Mrs Angela Martin

Mr Tony Verner

Mr Brett Salisbury

Mr Graeme Whitelaw Mrs Dianne Whitelaw

Mr Michael Sullivan

1967

Mr Andrew Wilson Ms Tracey Lennon

Mr Phillip Cameron

Brigadier Chris Stephens

1980

Judge John McGill

Mr John Story AO Mrs Georgina Story

1968

Dr Jon Cafferky Mrs Patrice Cafferky

Dr Ian Wilkinson

Dr Mark Schulz Mrs Shauna Schulz

1965 Mr Tim Crommelin Mrs Elaine Crommelin

1966 Dr Don Adsett Mrs Philippa Adsett Mr Wally Arndt Mrs Mary Arndt Dr Ian Dickinson AM Mrs Margaret Dickinson

Mr Stephen Lonie *

Mr Michael Elmer Mrs Alison Elmer

Mr David Abernethy Mrs Sandi Abernethy

Dr David Fielding Mrs Siobhan Fielding

Mr Bob Holeman Mrs Diane Holeman Dr Tim Porter Mrs Janet Porter

1970 Dr Len Gainsford Mrs Suzanne Gainsford

Mr Stephen Gray Mr Simon Hamlyn-Harris

Mr Matt Coulter Mrs Bev Coulter

1969

Mr David Little Mrs Marlene Little

1971

Prof. John Humphrey Mrs Susan Humphrey

Mr Bob Hunter Mrs Janet Hunter

1973

1961

Mr Max Hutton Mrs Lea Hutton

1976

Mr Robert Service

Mr Warren Hutton

Mr Bruce Spender BEM*

Mr David Jeffries

1962 Dr Robert Brown Dr Warren Kinston

Mr Stuart Markwell

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Mr William Boydell

Mr Stuart Rees Mrs Catherine Rees

Mr John Knott

Dr David Ritchie Mrs Gillian Ritchie

1979

Mr David Purvis Mrs Christine Purvis

Air Vice-Marshal David Dunlop Mr Stephen Matthews Ms Julie Hammer

Dr David Perel

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eldest son at the School (unless parents have indicated otherwise, for instance splitting donations between more than one son’s peer year). The year in which a student will graduate is their ‘peer year’.

Since the beginning of 2017, the full amount of all YGB donations

Mr Gary Sully

Mr John Greig Mr Mal Harrison Mrs Amanda Harrison Mr Michael Hellen Mrs Charlotte Hellen Mr Andrew Henderson Mrs Nea Henderson Dr Jonathan Hill Mrs Margot Hill Mr Ian Knights Mrs Kerryn Knights Mr Cam Lillicrap Mrs Michelle Lillicrap

Mr Warwick Horsey

Mr Greg Martin Mrs Cathy Martin

Mr Graeme McAdam

Mr David Phillips

Dr Andrew Jenkins*

1977

Mr Alan Jones AO

Mr Peter Foreman Mrs Joanne Foreman

Mr Andrew Powell Mrs June Powell

Dr Cameron Bell

Mr Alex Powell

Mr Niren Raj Mrs Charu Raj

Mr Graham Ramsay Mrs Caroline Ramsay

Mr Bruce Baker Mrs Katie Baker

Mr Tim Ripper Mrs Andrea Ripper

Dr Graham Thomas

Mr Simon Tolhurst Mrs Kylie Tolhurst

Mr Alan Borger Mrs Kate Borger

Mr Sam Sciacca Mrs Jo-Anne Sciacca

Mr Iain Tucker Mrs Andrea Tucker

Dr Rajesh Brijball Dr Malini Ramsay-Brijball

Mr Howard Stack

Mr Bruce Baker Mrs Katie Baker

1988

Mr Bob Brown Mrs Helen Brown

Dr Vipul Vyas Dr Mamta Vyas

Dr Benjamin Bopp

1992

Mr Scott Chapman Mrs Carly Chapman

Mr Ken Fung

Mr Bruce Davidson Mrs Anna Davidson

Mr Greg Howes

Mr Peter Van De Graaff Mrs Nerida Van De Graaff

1982

Dr Brett Halliday Dr Jane Halliday Dr Richard Kahler Mrs Jo Kahler Mr Paul Lathouras

BGS Old Boys’ Association

1998

Mr William Cheng Ms Diane Chiang

Mr Tom Stack

Mr Garson Chin

2002 Dr Christopher Lusink Mrs Selga Lusink

Mr Thomas Martin Dr Ian Martin Dr Joanne Martin

2007

Mr Frazer Moss Mrs Rachel Moss

Dr Mal Campbell Mrs Andrea Morris-Campbell

2000

2005

Dr James Morris Dr Caroline Tsen

Mr Donald Clark Ms Anne Demack

Mr Michael Zivcic Mr Julian B Potten Mr Mark Somerville Mrs Annette Somerville

2008

Dr Charles Chin Mrs Livia Chin Mr Nick Comino Mrs Penny Comino Judge Bill Everson Mrs Nikki Everson Dr Kris Gunawardana Dr Nilmini Gunawardana Mr Paul Huth Mrs Meryl Huth Mr Peter Knee Ms Carolyn Daunt

Mr Ross Tyrrell

Mr Craig D Whip Mrs Kirsten E Whip Mr Alistair Wilson Dr Poppy Wilson

2018 Mr John Barton Mrs Sophie Barton Mr Darren Black Mrs Natalie Black Mr Christopher Blue Mrs Margot Blue Dr Rob Campbell Mrs Karen Campbell Dr John Clift Ms Nicky Cheng Ms Alex Coleman Mr Jeremy Davis Mrs Kirsten Davis

Mr John Peden Mrs Mandy Peden

Mr Alastair Blenkin

Dr Christopher Shirley Mrs Karen Shirley

Mr Sam Gardner

Mr O Ick Kwon Ms Hyun Ok Kim

Mr Robert Sinnamon

Mr Michael McMahon Mrs Annie McMahon

Mr Nigel Spork Dr Natasha Christa

Dr Rob Labrom Dr Catriona Labrom

Mr Jack Murday

Dr Anton Loewenthal Dr Jenny Strachan

Mr John Fison Mrs Julie Fison

Mr Chengzhi Lu Ms Jing Zhang

Mr Peter Hudson Mrs Catherine Hudson

2011

Mr Adrian Manning Mrs Kylie Manning

Mr Lawrence Lau Mrs Paula Lau

Dr Harrison Theile

Mr Mitch Manning

2012

Mr Michael Martin Mrs Kerri-Ann Martin

Mr Michael Liu Mrs Zora Liu

Mr Stephen St Baker Dr Richard Theile Mrs Adele Theile Mr Grenville Thynne Mrs Kylie Thynne Mr Warren Traves Mrs Elisabeth Traves

Mr Fred Croker

Mr Tom Schumann

2009 Mr Colin Kenny Prof. Liz Kenny AO

Mr Giles Worthington-Wilmer Mr Alan Borger Mrs Kate Borger 1984 Mr Graham Sandeman

1985 Mr Jamie Pherous Mrs Louise Pherous

1987

2014

Mr Nikolaos Papas

2015 Mr Alan Borger Mrs Kate Borger

Mr Mick McCormack Mrs Lyndall McCormack Mr Anthony Micallef Mrs Susan Micallef Mr Kim Morison Mrs Jane Morison

2016

Mr Frazer Moss Mrs Rachel Moss

Anonymous Donor

Mr Alex Nguyen

Mr Simon Fenwick

Mr Howard Stack

Mr Mark Osmand

Dr Michael Forrest Dr Angie Ryan

Mr Peter Thompson

2017

Mr Graham Ramsay Mrs Caroline Ramsay

Mr Shayne Gilbert

Mr Chris Anderson Mrs Ginni Anderson

Mr Steve Reynolds Ms Marian Wheeler

Prof. Dan Chambers Mrs Naomi Chambers

Ms Heather Hamilton

We apologise for any errors or omissions, please contact giving@brisbanegrammar.com with any corrections.

Mr Peter Eccleston Ms Fay Zhong Brigadier Adam Findlay Dr Elisabeth Findlay

Mr Hugh Macintosh Ms Deb Almering Mr Ron Martinenko Mrs Kym Martinenko Dr James Morris Dr Caroline Tsen Dr Rohan Mortimore Dr Marianne Mortimore Mr Graham Murray Mrs Julie Murray Mr Son Ngo Ms Thuy Nguyen Mr Jesse Nihill Mrs Nikki Nihill

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Mr James Owen Mrs Anna Owen

Dr Antonio Pais Dr Nivea Pereira Pais

Mr Richard Qiu Ms Connie Shen

Mr Nalin Perera Dr Thushara Pussella

Mr Malcolm Robinson Mrs Tammy Robinson

Mr John Richards Mrs Dominique Richards

Mr Howard Stack Mr Teck Tang Mrs Michaelina Tang

Mr Jason Yang Mrs Sue Zhang

Dr Terry Vardy Mrs Belinda Vardy

Mr Mahmud Taib

2021

Mr Tuan Vu Ms Thuy Do

Mr Hongbo Yu Ms Leiyan Zhao

Mr Eddy Tse Ms Kina Mak

2020 Mr Chris Anderson Mrs Ginni Anderson Mr Alan Austin Mrs Gayle Austin

2019

Mr Russell Bowie Mrs Leanne Bowie

Mr Jan Andersen Ms Ling Zheng

Prof. Dan Chambers Mrs Naomi Chambers

Mrs Mirry Bryan

Judge Brad Farr Mrs Julie Farr

Mr Andrew Cardell-Ree Ms Tori Cardell-Ree Mr Robert Carius Mrs Louise Carius

Dr Adrian Frick Mrs Michelle Frick Mr Andrew Hay Mrs Asako Hay

Dr Soe Aung Ms Vivian Ting Mr Bruce Butler Mrs Amanda Butler Mr Anthony Crilly Mrs Kate Crilly Mr Mark Dempsey Mrs Leta Dempsey

Dr Joseph Wong Mrs Cynthia Wong Mr Steven Zhang Ms Cindy Shi Prof. Greig de Zubicaray Mrs Vickie de Zubicaray

2022

Dr Matthew Duncan Dr Samantha Duncan

Dr Phil Baxter Dr Leigh Baxter

Mr Ken Goldberg Ms Anne-Maree Coyne

Mr Matt Caines Mrs Leanne Caines

Mr Yuwei Gong Ms Wei Shi

Mr Con Cayas Mrs Ellie Cayas

Dr Henry Ho Ms Tammy Liang

Dr James Chen Ms Jessica Wan

Mr Cameron Johnson Ms Marika Nearhos

Mr Johnny Cheng Ms Joanna Lee

Mr Ram Kangatharan Mrs Nala Kangatharan

Mr Jason Donald Mrs Salish Donald

Assoc. Prof. Graham Lee Dr Anita Chang

Mr Peter Eccleston Ms Fay Zhong

Mr Shuke Liang Ms Yan Qin

Mr Adrian Esler Ms Alison de Groot

Mr Frankie Look Ms Connie Luk

Prof. Tony Gu Ms Jenny Wang

Dr Michael Lusis Mrs Rachel Lusis

Dr Matthew Hocking Mrs Priscilla Hocking

Mr John Cavalerie

Mr Dave Holt Mrs Miranda Holt

Mr Nick Corbett Mrs Jane Corbett

Mr Santiago Jara Melagrani Ms Maria Cossia

Mr Craig Dawson Mrs Renee Dawson

Dr Rob Labrom Dr Catriona Labrom

Mr Angus Edwards Ms Trudie Murrell

Mr Cameron Lochran Mrs Sussan Lochran

Mr Ghobad Ensafpour Ms Tracey Gordon

Mr Dane Lockyer Mrs Louise Lockyer

Dr Michael Forrest Dr Angie Ryan

Mr James May

Dr Gregory Malone Mrs Kristine Malone

Mr Matthew Horton Mrs Julia Horton

Mr Lachlan McCallum Ms Shannon McCallum

Dr James Morris Dr Caroline Tsen

Dr Matthew Howes Ms Susan Hogarth

Dr Paul McEniery Ms Karen Seifert

Mr Son Ngo Ms Thuy Nguyen

Mr Simon Hurwood Mrs Andrea Hurwood

Mr Seongsu Na Ms Alice Lee

Mr Ramanan Ratnasingam Ms Nirupa Ramanan

Mr Benjamin Kang Ms I-Lin Chen

Mr Tony O’Connell Mrs Katrina O’Connell

Mr Tony Robertson Ms Jennifer Dietz

Mr Chung Lun Leung Ms Wai Kwan Wong

Mr Benedikt Pfisterer Dr Antonia Maier

Dr Dmitry Saulov Dr Asta Saulova

Mr Douts Li Mrs Grace Qiu

Dr David Theile Mrs Marie-Louise Theile

Mr David Shuttleton Ms Carmen Shuttleton

Dr Cam Mackay Mrs Kym Mackay

Mr Keith Thornton Ms Michelle Reiken

Mr Andrew Stallmann Mrs Jillian Stallmann

Mr David Martin Ms Grace Zeng

Dr Mayooran Veerasingham Dr Thushyanthi Mayooran

Prof. Paul Strooper Dr Alena Griffiths

Mr Mark McCauley Mrs Sacha Hennessy

Mr Luca Fu Ms Silvia Peng Mr Charley Guo Ms Sandy Chen Mr Paul Henry Mrs Kathy Henry Mr Jun Kim Mrs Joo Ok Lee Mr Roger Lago Mrs Amanda Lago Mr Albert Lam Ms Ciska Boentoro Mr Son Nguyen Ngoc Mrs Ann Nguyen Thi Ms Bernice Watson

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Prof. Tom Shakespeare Mrs Lisa Shakespeare

Mr Paul Trappett Mrs Nerida Trappett

Dr Jon Cafferky Mrs Patrice Cafferky

Mr Ralph Willson Mrs Lisa Willson

Mr Paul Trappett Mrs Nerida Trappett Mr Damien Van Brunschot Ms Jackie Trad

Mr Sang Jin Yeo Mrs Jiyoung Hwang

Dr David Wong Mrs Mary Wong

Dr Charlie Willmott Mrs Sarah Willmott

Mr Mark Stutz Mrs Chrisanthy Stutz

Mr Drew Wolrige

Mr Robert Ting Mrs Caroline Ting

Mr Clayton White Mrs Kerri White

Ms Trinity Ward

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Mr Frazer Moss Mrs Rachel Moss

Mr Savindra Ilangamage Mrs Palika Ilangamage

Dr Alan Fitzpatrick Dr Lo-An Vu

Mr Peter Hudson Mrs Catherine Hudson

Mr Malcolm Robinson Mrs Tammy Robinson

Dr Zak Islam Mrs Subarna Islam

Mr Li Kun Gao Ms Xiang Ming Sun

Prof. Saso Ivanovski Mrs Katie Ivanovski

Dr Mohamed Shanavas Dr Babitha Pulikkathody

Dr Phillip Kay Dr Allison Kay

Mr Ken Gottliebsen Mrs Kath Gottliebsen

Mr Sebastian Leotta Ms Naoko Kojima Leotta

Mr John Sneddon Ms Vanessa O’Sullivan

Dr Steve Kearney Dr Alison Kearney

Mr Robert Gottliebsen

Mr Vincent Liang Mrs Ayaka Liang

Mr Gavin Sun Miss Sophia Su

Mr William Keeley Mrs Leanne Keeley

Mr Simon Tang Ms Jing Ge

Mr George Lee Mrs Uni Yang

Dr Steve Tavakol Mrs Fara Tavakol

Dr Philip Lui Dr Lillian Lui

Dr Hee Soo Teng Mrs Marisa Teng

Mr Allan Mackintosh Mrs Lindy Mackintosh

Dr Chandra Tennakoon Mrs Amila Tennakoon

Mr Scott McLeod Mrs Susan McLeod

Ms Kate Tyszkiewicz

Mr Chris Meads Mrs Lorna Meads

Mr Michael Wood Mrs Jaime Wood

2023

Mr Richie Mizutani Ms Michelle Mizutani

Dr Peter Beckingsale Dr Cathy Beckingsale

Mr Bill Morrissey Ms Kylie Downes

Dr Derrick Brown Ms Rachael Browning

Mr Shaun Munday Ms Allison McKelvie

Mr David Bunce Mrs Peta Bunce

Mr Michael Murphy Ms Keryn Metcalfe

Mr Ken Cao Ms Sabrina He

Mr Martin Qin Ms Emma Zhang

Mr Victor Chen Ms Shirley Lin

Mr David Rutter Mrs Kate Rutter

Mr Charlie Choi Mrs Poppy Choi

Mr Matt Strotton Mrs Katrina Strotton

Mr Jeff Chou Ms Connie Ko

Mr Joshua Taylor Ms Hee Young In

Ms Alex Coleman

Dr Philip Thomas Dr Tania Davey

Mr Tung Do Ms Duyen Tien Mr Ben Driessen Mrs Rachel Driessen Mr Craig Fitzgerald Mrs Danyal Fitzgerald Dr Angus Forbes Mrs Carla Forbes

Dr Nicholas Ting Ms Emily Tiang Mr Simon Treacy Mrs Moko Treacy Mr Miao Zhang Mrs Juan Wang

Dr Nayyar Hussain Ms Mary Kissane Mr Tom M Joyce Dr Helen Boocock Mr Jin Hee Lee Mrs Jiyoon Park Mr John Lee Mrs Eun Lee Mr Mauro Liberatore Mrs Megan Liberatore Mr Tony Lin Ms Ping Ping Hung Mr Sean Martin Ms Frances McInerney Mr Mark Milner Mrs Elisa Milner

Mr Eddie Liu Mrs Karen Liu Mr Eric Ma Ms Jackie Hua Mr Mark Middleton Mrs Susan Middleton Dr Rob Swan Dr Jane Swan Mr Christian Telford Mrs Leah Telford Dr Rudy van der Westhuizen Dr Sarah van der Westhuizen

2026

Mr Simon Mortimer Mrs Nikki Mortimer

Dr Damian Amato Dr Linny Sampson

Dr Balaji Motamarri Mrs Sumi Pillarisetti

Mr Alasdair Begley Mrs Rebecca Begley

Mr Tom Pincus Ms Rebecca Armstrong

Dr Lawrence R Lee Dr Jennifer Chen

Mr Brad Scott Mrs Katrina Scott

Mr Bill McCredie Ms Kate Ashwood

Mr Greg Siemon Mrs Susan Siemon

Mr Sandy Miller Mrs Fiona McDougall

Mr Amarjeet Sihota Mrs Sandeep Sihota

Dr Damien Petersen Dr Sharyn Van Alphen

Dr Andrew Smith Dr Kate Slaughter

Dr Peter Prentis Dr Ana Pavasovic

Mr Jodie Springall Dr Jane Schouten

Mr Anuj Timblo Mrs Laura Timblo

Mr Andrew Topping Dr Sally Topping Mr Aaron Webb Mrs Leann Webb

2025

2024

Mr Paul Bowker Mrs Stella Bowker

Mr Martin Giles Mrs Danielle Giles

Dr Kieron Bigby Dr Laura Wee

Dr Reagan Brosnan Dr Leigh Winston

Mr Troy Harry Mrs Kylie Harry

Dr Dennis Chang Dr Hiromi Yasuda

Mr David Bunce Mrs Peta Bunce

Mr David Hirschfeld Mrs Maria Hirschfeld

Mr Robert Deane Mrs Kitty Deane

Dr Andrew Clarke Mrs Ros Clarke

Mr Jason Houghton Mrs Megan Houghton

Mr Bruce Elliott Ms Helen Bailey

Mr Mark Geritz Mrs Jacinda Geritz

Mr Rod Huntley Dr Karyn Huntley

Dr Dimitri Fedorov Ms Milana Stotland

Mr David Hoare Mrs Sharon Hoare

We apologise for any errors or omissions, please contact giving@brisbanegrammar.com with any corrections.

2027 Mr Saul Holt Dr Robyn Holt Dr Peter Scott Mrs Eva Scott Dr Rudy van der Westhuizen Dr Sarah van der Westhuizen

* Deceased

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Bob Bryan with son Scott and grandsons Lucas and Sebastian

p

A leader in business and philanthropy Few individuals have had the impact in their chosen field of endeavour as BGS Old Boy Bob Bryan AM ’52. His 50-year journey in the mining industry has been characterised by innovation, expertise, intelligent risk-taking and sheer hard work.

In modest fashion, Bryan has said that luck played a part in his success, but he made his own luck by grasping opportunities and being a lifelong learner. An industry leader and pioneer in the coal seam gas sector, he is now a remarkable philanthropist.

Bryan began his schooling at BGS in 1949, following in the footsteps of his two older brothers and a sister who attended Girls Grammar. His father was Professor of Geology

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at The University of Queensland and had a significant influence on Bryan’s studies. Just as important was his mother, whom Bryan described as “an educationalist through and through”.

“One of the strongest goals of her life was to see all four of her children get through secondary education and university, an option that had never been available to her,” he said.

Bryan remembers his time at BGS fondly, saying it “represented some of the happiest days of my life. It was a fun place. I loved coming to school.”

One of the brightest of Bryan’s contemporaries was Don Nicklin, whom he regarded as

head and shoulders above the class academically. Nicklin had a distinguished career at The University of Queensland, as well as serving as Chairman of the BGS Board of Trustees.

Bryan was conscious of taking the opportunities provided to him at BGS and believed the School offered boys an ideal precursor to university. Rugby games against Churchie and Nudgee were always a highlight, and he was a regular in the second row.

At University, Bryan followed in his father’s footsteps and majored with Geology honours in 1956. From there, he moved to the Bureau of Mineral Resources, which was the Federal geological group based in Canberra.

“I started my career as a Federal public servant in Canberra, but was equally determined not to end that way,” he said. Bryan was bonded to the BMR for five years as a condition of his Atomic Energy Commission Scholarship. He saw out his bond and moved to the private sector in 1968.

His initial involvement in mining was frustrating, unable to convince his company of a golden opportunity to orchestrate the redevelopment of gold mining at Meekatharra.

Another party jumped in and turned Meeka into a major open-pit gold mine. He wasn’t going to let a similar opportunity slip through his fingers again.

That second chance came after a subsequent employer was taken over, and Bryan and his partner orchestrated a management buyout of its Australian mineral interests.

These assets were then floated on the stock exchange as Pan Australian Mining.

Bryan retained a controlling interest in the company, and in a gold prospect at Mount Leyshon that was developed into a major gold mine, using heap leach technology. In his capacity as Managing Director, Bryan secured the services of former Deputy Prime Minister Doug Anthony AC as Chairman.

After Mount Leyshon, Bryan’s involvement in the minerals industry flourished. As Chairman of PanAust Ltd, he oversaw the development of two major copper gold and silver mines in Laos. He was also involved in PNG nickel and cobalt development as Chairman of Highland Pacific.

He later became the founding Chairman of the Queensland Gas Company, which blazed a trail in establishing the coal

seam gas and liquefied natural gas business in Queensland.

In addition to his business success, Bryan has contributed to research and the broader development of the minerals sector.

In 1991, he provided the initial funding that led to the establishment of the Bryan Research Centre (BRC) in honour of his father. Based at The University of Queensland, the BRC operates within the Sustainable Minerals Institute, bringing together expertise to overcome challenges facing the mineral exploration sector.

Bryan became the first Honorary Life Member of the Queensland Mining Council in 1995. He was instrumental in the development of the council, which would later evolve into the Queensland Resources Council.

In 2009, Bryan was inducted into the Queensland Business Leaders Hall of Fame. In the same year, he began perhaps his most significant project, the establishment of the Bryan Family Foundation. The Foundation centres on empowering young Queenslanders from disadvantaged backgrounds through focused education.

“I had been blessed career-wise,” he said. “I’d had tremendous support in the regions. However, I had seen the terrible inequalities in these communities, and I wanted to do my bit towards closing the gap.”

The Bryan Foundation has disbursed more than $20 million to philanthropic groups, mainly in the education and training space, that are creatively addressing the challenges faced by vulnerable young Queenslanders.

In 2013, Bryan was awarded the QRC Medal for his long

and outstanding contribution to the State’s resources industry. In the same year, he became a Member of the Order of Australia for services to the mining industry and philanthropy.

It is 70 years since Bryan first walked through the front gates of BGS as a student; his children and grandchildren having since followed in his footsteps.

Associate Professor of Earth Sciences at QUT Scott Bryan, (Bob) Bryan’s son, graduated in 1987 and his grandson Lucas is currently enrolled, with younger brother Sebastian soon to follow.

Another grandson, Tom Simes, graduated in 2016. Tom is the son of Bryan’s daughter Jill, her husband Michael ’79 also an Old Boy. Bryan recalled Tom’s comment that coming from a small public school in Brookfield to BGS was like moving from a small pool in which he excelled to a great big pond. “Tom had to work much harder to get to the top in that pond,” he said.

In reflecting on three generations at BGS, Bryan advised today’s students to make the most of their time at the School. “Students should absolutely make the most of the educational opportunities available, it is the best possible grounding for future careers,” he said.

“If you are prepared to take calculated risks and have done your homework, there’s every chance that you are going to do well career-wise too.”

In 2020, Bob made a significant gift to the development of the STEAM Precinct.

He hopes his contribution will mean more BGS boys graduate with an interest in pursuing science and engineering-related careers.

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Farewell to a living legend

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Ron Cochrane leaves behind an almost 40year legacy at Brisbane Grammar School that has touched the lives of thousands of students and staff.

His decision to retire brings an end to a career at BGS that included 19 years as Head of Boarding and 20 years as Director of Sport. Consistent across his time at the School was his passion for the BGS and GPS communities.

His extensive knowledge reflects not only the length of his service but also his genuine connection to, and fondness for, the BGS community.

His unparalleled ability to recall sporting moments and statistics of both students and professional sportsmen has endeared him to many.

Mr Cochrane has a remarkable coaching record in cricket and rugby. Those who have been coached by him know his passion for schoolboy sport and his commitment to transforming boys into gentlemen through lessons of sport and competition.

His leadership of BGS Sport has positioned the School for future success. He has developed and led a high-achieving team of directors and head coaches, instilling the importance of teamwork for the benefit of students.

Always learning and embracing positive change, Mr Cochrane was an innovator at BGS. His recent addition of a live weekly coaching

commentary has reached his strong BGS Sport social media following. While parents and teachers appreciate his insights, the boys also follow ‘Ronnie’ to keep in touch with everything sport at BGS. Mr Cochrane is a renowned connector of people. Should he discover your background or interests align with someone he knows, an introduction is arranged and soon you are talking to a new friend.

His unparalleled ability to recall sporting moments and statistics of both students and professional sportsmen has endeared him to many.

Throughout the GPS100 celebrations in 2018, Mr Cochrane took a leading role in connecting people across all nine GPS schools; sharing stories, recounting historical moments and showcasing our history.

This was similarly the case in the leadup to the BGS150 celebrations, also in 2018. As a valuable member of the BGS Sesquicentenary History Committee, his rich historical knowledge laid the foundations for the Light Dark Blue publication.

Beyond his work, Mr Cochrane was a friend to many. Together with his wife Rhonda, who sadly passed away in 2019, the Cochranes were an institution at BGS. They are parents to Old Boy Gareth Cochrane ’01 and Elizabeth Cochrane who attended BGGS. To Mr Cochrane, we thank you for your service to Brisbane Grammar School. You are a living BGS legend.

Ron Cochrane is seeking to establish a full bursary to give boys the opportunity to attend the School.

To support the Ron Cochrane Bursary contact Inma Beaumont Telephone 0407 996 794 Email inma.beaumont@brisbanegrammar.com

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BGS Funds review BGS Deductible Gift Recipient Fund review The School has three funds with Deductible Gift Recipient status: the Building Fund, the Bursary Fund and the Library Fund.

The Rules for Deductible Gift Recipient Funds (25 September 2018) and the BGS Bursary Fund Investment Strategy (6 December 2018) prescribe the governance obligations of the Finance Committee for funds held and invested in the School‘s DGR Funds.

The objective of the BGS Bursary Fund is to generate sufficient earnings from its corpus base to fully fund needs-based bursaries, without eroding said corpus, or requiring financial subsidy from the operating cash flow of the School.

Investment overview At 31 December 2019, the combined funds of the School’s DGR Funds were invested in the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) Growth Fund, ANZ Bank (for immediate-needs liquidity) and shares as follows:

Core Investment Profile

QIC Growth Fund Asset Allocation

31 December 2019 ($000) Shares ANZ Bank QIC Growth Fund

$320 $830 2% 4%

Foreign currency, 10%

$17,080 94% Global equities, 40%

Alternative assets, 30%

Cash, 10%

Fixed interest, 10%

Alternative assets comprise real estate, private equity, insurance-linked securities, and liquid managed funds.

QIC Growth Fund Performance QIC Growth Fund (‘Fund’) performance is summarised as follows: • Positive earnings of 16.40% for the year ended 31 December 2019; • Positive average earnings of 7.47% for the five years ended 31 December 2019; and • Positive average earnings of 7.97% for the ten years ended 31 December 2019.

The earnings of the Fund over the longer term are considered reasonable, and no change in strategy is presently contemplated. Positive earnings were driven by positive returns in global and Australian equities, fixed interest and cash, alternative assets and the appreciation of the Australian Dollar.

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Investments in shares At 31 December 2019, the following investments in donated shares were held by the DGR Funds:

DGR Fund

Market Value $

Bursary

$48,000

Building (STEAM)

$273,000

Distribution of funds The interest received from DGR corpus funds was distributed as follows throughout the year ended 31 December 2019:

Bursary Funds

# Students supported

Amount

Needs based

42

$994,000

Indigenous

2

$111,000

Total

44

$1,105,000

Other

Amount

Building Fund

$4,000

Library Fund

$4,000

Total

$8,000

Bursary Fund Activity Year Ended 31 December 2019 The below graph reconciles the movement in the Bursary Fund for the year ended 31 December 2019 in thousands.

16,000

4,266

14,000

2,036

13

53 1,158

12,000

10,000

15,500 8,000

6,000

10,396 4,000

2,000

31 DEC 2018

STUDENTS

31 DEC 2019

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Contact Inma Beaumont Executive Director – Advancement and Community Relations Telephone +61 7 3834 5212 Mobile 0407 996 794 Email inma.beaumont@brisbanegrammar.com

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