OCGA Annual Report 2021 by Camberwell Grammar School

ANNUAL REPORT 2021 Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association

Contents

AGM Agenda 2022

Guest Speaker

AGM Minutes (March 2021)

President’s Report

Financial Statements

New Life Members 2021

Committee 2022

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Notice of Meeting Annual General Meeting 2022

Annual General Meeting Guest Speaker - Brian Kim (2016)

Tuesday 1 March, 6.30pm Camberwell Room

Camberwell Grammar School

Co-Producer, Camberwell Grammarians’ Theatre Company (CGTC) Brian will discuss the work of this growing company.

Canterbury Victoria 3126

In 2021 a group of Camberwell Grammar School (CGS) Alumni banded together with CGS Head of Drama to reenergise the CGTC.

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AGENDA 1.

Welcome

1.1

Present

1.2

In Attendance

1.3

Apologies

Minutes of 2021 AGM

Business of the Meeting

3.1

President’s Report (tabled)

3.2

Financial Statements

3.3

Election of Honorary Auditor

3.4

Election of Committee

Other Business

Closure

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What the Butler Saw was showcased in February with plans for Cosi in July. Both runs were affected by snap COVID lockdowns. Brian will present a review of the work of the CGTC to date and the vision for the company moving forward.

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Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association Minutes of The Annual General Meeting held at 7.00 pm, Tuesday, 2 March 2021 in The Camberwell Room, Camberwell Grammar School 1.

WELCOME

1.1

Present R. Munro, B. Provan, R. Daley, G. Taplin, D. Bellairs, B. McPhail, C. Kelly, G. Smith, A. Lane, D. Wagner, M. Forwood, J. Mills, M. Koswig, S. McKnight, N. Schildberger, E. Banks, J. Gumley, S. Anjou, A. Vickery, A. Richards, J. Giovannucci, P. Deliyannis, M. Thorn, B. Chesler, J. Amling, G. Gong

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In Attendance R. Whitehead (Director of Development); C. Lloyd (Business Manager), P. Hicks (Headmaster); C.Parker (Development Associate);

INVESTMENT REPORTS

The Treasurers report is tabled in this report. 7. ELECTION

OF HONORARY AUDITOR

Matthew thanked Brian McPhail for his work as Auditor during the 2020. Brian was nominated as Honorary Auditor for the coming year. Moved Seconded Carried

8. ELECTION

C. Kelly N. Schildberger

COMMITTEE

FOR

2021

The OCGA Committee for 2021 was accepted

Apologies K. Lyons, D. De Kretser, P. Anderson, B. Strachan, C. Bridgland, A. McKay, I. Lenton, S. Taplin, R. Sturzaker, T. Henley, A. Jackson, P. Wheelton, M. Parker, G. Spring, C. Dickinson, S. Cran, A. Vanstan, B. Kim, J. Fitzgerald.

Jack Amling (2019) Edward Banks (2003) Jack Fitzgerald (2018) – Vice President Matthew Forwood (1984) Julian Giovannucci (2011) – Vice President Geoffrey Gong (2020)

CONFIRMATION

Moved Seconded Carried

PREVIOUS MINUTES

OF THE

2020 AGM

C. Kelly J. Mills

PRESIDENT’S REPORT (TABLED)

The President’s report was tabled, and he highlighted the following:● 2020 started with bushfires and descended into COVID 19. ● The AGM and Golf Day were held in 2020 before the remainder of the events calendar was cancelled. ● Expenses were down last year as no events were held. ● Financially the OCGA is in a strong position with $1.4M in equity. ● The OCGA has merchandise stockpiled from previous years. The accounts were approved unanimously by the meeting. 5.

AND

APOLOGIES

The minutes of the previous meeting were confirmed.

6. TREASURER’S

PRESENTATION

G ENERAL

BUSINESS

10.

CLOSURE

AND DATE OF NEXT MEETING

Chris Kelly (1970) Michael Koswig (1986) John Mills (1984) Michael Pountney (2001) Nick Schildberger (1997) - President Jonathan Wong (2006)

Ryan thanked Matthew Forwood for his time as President. Nick thanked Matthew for his leadership over 4 years and presented him with a bottle of wine. The meeting was closed at 7.15pm. The Annual General Meeting 2022 will be on Tuesday 1 March at 7.00pm Adam Kyriacou (1990), President of the Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Amateur Football Club (OCGAFC), spoke on how OCGAFC managed with a COVID affected season in 2020 and their plans for 2021 as the club celebrates its 60th Anniversary.

OF HONORARY LIFE MEMBERSHIP

There was no Honorary Life Memberships presented in 2021.

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was $82,130. The major expenses are costs of functions and grants to sporting bodies.

President’s Report

I would like to thank the Finance and Investment Committee, as well as our Treasurer Peter Deliyannis (2013) for these results. Once again, many thanks to our honorary auditor Brian McPhail (1967) for his independent review report.

As a new President, and following a very tough 2020 for the entire school community, I was full of enthusiasm to return to normal programming for the OCGA in 2021. Unfortunately, COVID had other ideas as we endured another very interrupted year. The OCGA has three main aims – to keep members in touch with one another, to keep them in touch with the School and to support the School. Whilst we couldn’t run all events in 2021, during the first half of the year members were able to participate in a number of reunions and sporting events. I was delighted to attend the 50 Year Lunch just prior to the Victorian lockdowns. It was disappointing to cancel functions for a second year, but the CGS Community and Development Office led by Ryan Whitehead (1994), with invaluable support from Cindy Parker, remained positive throughout the year and worked tirelessly to deliver as much of our program as possible. I’d like to extend my gratitude for the goodwill, support and hard work of the many volunteers and the OCGA Committee throughout 2021.

Life Membership All 168 leavers from Camberwell Grammar School in 2021 joined as new Life Members of the OCGA and we are delighted to welcome them to the association.

Finance and Investments The reporting period for the OCGA is from 1 January to 31 December 2021. The OCGA continues to maintain a strong financial position with total equity at year end of $1,747,614, an increase of 20%. Excluding the effect of realised gains on sale of shares of $55, 681, the OCGA ran at an operating surplus in 2021, with the disruptions from COVID-19 maintaining a low level of expenditure relating to functions. In particular, in 2021 we saw costs for merchandise increase to a more normalised level after 2019’s stockpiles of two years’ worth of stock was consumed. The OCGA’s support to sporting teams via grants increased to offset the significant decrease in funding support requested in 2020. Total income was $129,140. The three major sources of income for the OCGA are dividends from the investment portfolio, Life Memberships, and receipts from functions. Total expenditure

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Annual Dinner, Reunions & Special Events As noted above, for the second year in a row, the normal program of OCGA events was halted in the middle of 2021 due to COVID lockdowns and restrictions. Thank you to Craig Rose (1994) who managed to host a QLD Network Function which was a rare physical event in the second half of the year. For reunions that could be conducted in the first half of the year, we made them double year events. For reunions that couldn’t take place, we are planning even larger reunions in 2022.

Gallery of Achievement The Gallery of Achievement was not able to be held in 2021. Nominees that were identified in 2021 will be included in the inductees for 2022.

General The OCGA continues to work closely with the School and be involved in several other major ongoing projects. The following is a brief review of that participation: • Participation in the Annual Giving program with the CGS Foundation. • Support for the School archives and museum. • Providing grants and sponsorship to current students and Alumni to pursue sporting events representing Australia, as well as some smaller specific grants for particularly worthy overseas study or volunteering. • Providing grants to OCGA sporting and arts clubs/ associations – and encouraging a strong link between these groups and current aligned bodies within the School. • Organising speakers for the School Careers Night.

Sporting Clubs & Affiliates OCGA Cricket Club As in our previous season, OCGCC were entered in two separate associations in 2020-21 - The Mercantile Cricket Association (MCA) A Sunday grade (1st XI), and MCC Club XI 3rd Division (2nd XI). With a chequered start to the season from the rain and with the brief hiatus of the global pandemic in Australia, we started proceedings with QR check-ins, training size limits and sporadic

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locations. Once things eventually got underway a month after the normal scheduled start, we were pleased to start playing as new Sunday residents of Wilsons Road Reserve in Doncaster. With our 2020 2nd XI premiership captain Andrew Richards (2010) promoted to 1st XI Captain, we set about a new campaign in MCA A Sunday where we’d struggled to compete a year earlier. The club welcomed a host of returning Alumni, as well as new off-season recruit Mark Nothdurft (2010). The team struggled in a particularly competitive league, managing only 3 wins in the interrupted season, but still finishing 6th out of 8. Despite not competing in the finals, there were some pleasing individual performances with Rishabh Aggarwal taking 24 wickets and Campbell Corney Lauder and Andrew Richards both making more than 250 runs for the season. With Jonathan Gumley (2006) installed as 2nd XI captain in the MCA Club XI, the team enjoyed a mostly successful season under his leadership winning 6 games, finishing 3rd overall. Coming off 5 straight years of a team in the Grand Final, the group were preparing for another strong finals campaign with a particularly talented squad, but unfortunately, these hopes were scuppered by bad weather and having finished 3rd, our 2nd place opponent defaulted into the Grand Final. Club mainstays enjoyed the individual honours with Jonathan Gumley and Attrish Sharma excelling with the leather, while Sharma, Drew Tudor and Andrew Crosby (2008) were instrumental with the willow. We are thankful for the efforts of all the players and in particular Stuart Sharp (2008) who has played the role of our senior coach over the past few seasons. After the initial COVID disruption we were able to enjoy training on the KAO and turf nets offered by the School. So far in 2021-22 both teams are firmly ensconced in the finals spots with the 1st XI entering the MCC Club XI. This is the first time in our club’s history that both of our teams will be competing in the finals at the same time and we’re excited for the pointy end of the season and the possibility of maximum success. The club is staying buoyant with many thanks to the OCGA, and other fundraising efforts, in particular a Gin Fundraiser with the club commissioning a boutique ‘Wellers Gin’ from distiller Grassroots Distilling. We look forward to other social and fundraising enterprises over the next few months as the COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease. OCGCC are always looking for CGS Alumni to join us on our quest for park cricket glory. We have space for players of all levels to grow their game, help us compete as we go up the grades, or just enjoy a bit of social cricket. We have players who have returned after a long break, and some who have never stopped, and we pride ourselves on just having a supportive environment to play. If you want to know more, we’d love to hear from you either through our Facebook page, or email secretary.ocgcc@gmail.com. Go Wellers! Alex Reeve-Webber (2006), Treasurer OCGCC

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Covid 19 was ever-present during the 2021 VAFA Season. After waiting 12 months to bounce back after the disappointment of Men’s relegation, not fielding the Under 19s and another B Grade Women’s Season, we were ready. 2021 was labelled “Unfinished Business” by the playing groups. Football Operations – outstandingly led by Andrew Romanin. Across the board, our commitment to the Club across all areas – committee, coaches, players, volunteers, and supporters stayed consistent for Season ’21 – an exceptional effort by everyone. Results were truly outstanding - Minor Premierships for our Men’s Seniors, Reserves and Thirds and a top 2 finish for our Under 19s was some reward for outstanding seasons and our Women’s Teams competed strongly without luck – ultimately perhaps a season of ‘The One that Got Away!’ We believe we are a stronger club as a response albeit one that needed a break!

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We fielded 6 teams in season 2021 – our most for 5 years. Men’s – Seniors, Reserves, Thirds – 1st, 1st and 1st ladder positions. Women’s – Seniors and Reserves. Under 19s – 2nd at end of season. VAFA Team of the Year Side: - Men’s – Ben Hart, James Allen, Riley Verbi, - Coach – Anson Brownless. - Women’s – Steph Defina, Eloise Defina. Competition Best & Fairest. - Men’s – Winner Riley Verbi, 8th James Allen. - Women’s – Eloise Defina – 7th, Steph Defina 10th. - Under 19s – Harry Laukens – 5th.

Special Thanks Thanks to David and Stefan Anjou who were instrumental in the creation, development and success of the OCGAFC Women’s Football program, jointly coached the women’s reserves for the last 4 years, given countless hours to the team, are universally respected by our women’s players, and are actively involved in the football club, while occasionally pulling on the boots for a game themselves.

Highlights of Season 2021 Women’s • 2021 saw the return from injury or a break from key players which strengthened our playing group.

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Amazing recruitment of a number of new players to the club. Strong depth of numbers. Lost a lot of games by less than a kick and also fell on the wrong side of some Covid byes to narrowly miss a finals spot. The depth and level of women’s football continues to improve. Played some exceptional football notably knocking off Old Geelong. 2022 is a year to refocus, aim to recruit some more experience and reshape the coaching group with Anna Sallows taking on the Reserves Coaching role for the club.

Men’s • Retained our key recruits from the previous year in the men’s senior group. • Competition for places was fierce – training numbers were at all time high. • Results were exceptional – Minor Premiers for Seniors, 2nd for Reserves and Minor Prems for Thirds. • A huge number of players through the club – Thirds a massive success. • Faced a difficult moment with the decision to nominate to go up or stay in Division 1 – club worked well through that moment and pleasingly have come out the other side stronger and with a more committed playing group ready for 2022. • Better support around the group although a few more helpers are still required. Under 19’s • Exceptional year helped by VAFA decision to allow Under 20s to play. • Well over 40 players played throughout Season. • Engagement from the Club, Senior players for Men and Women to welcome the Under 19s into the club was phenomenal – Big Harry comment. • Finished 2nd and would have been unlucky not to make the Grand Final. • Unearthed many future leaders around the club. Off Field • Started the season in a strong position financially and operationally thanks to the efforts of the Committee. • Superbly lead regarding Covid-19 requirements by Andrew Romanin across the whole Football club. • Welcomed Alex Taverner onto the Committee who took on the role of Committee Meeting Secretary. • After five fantastic years, it was time for me to step down as President and I’m delighted that the Committee has elected Gavin Powell as President for Season 22. • It is with incredible gratitude that we thank Andrew Romanin for his superb service to Old Camberwell Football Club. He will step off the Committee in ‘22.

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We would also like to thank John Landgzins for his brilliant contribution as a Committee member over the last 5 years. John will also step off the committee. Alongside Gavin’s appointment, we are delighted that Alan Vickery has joined the Committee with Charlie Urwin.

It has been a privilege to work with all the committee, coaches, players, supporters, sponsors, the School and all the volunteers. I have had an amazing experience and will continue to support this fantastic club for many years to come. Thank you to everyone for their support and guidance throughout the last 5 years. Adam Kyriacou, President

Camberwell Grammarians’ Theatre Company (CGTC) Production (Cosi) As CGTC was growing, along with a new horizon of a revamped theatre climbing into 2021, I fortunately had the opportunity to direct my first ever show. I had always been a bit of a dramahead in school, so getting to create and work collaboratively with some familiar faces was the perfect outlet, especially coming out of a dour series of (seemingly over) lockdowns. I could see the company venturing into the new year with a fresh approach, I longed to champion an Aussie-grown, intimate and character-driven story, as opposed to the more commonly seen British comedies we had performed in years past. That’s when we came across Cosi by Louis Nowra, which was a divine fit for us in every respect. As the month of March came around, we formed our cast and crew team with a beautiful mix of old and new faces, flying into our rehearsal process with exuberance and wonder. It was fantastic to see all our ideas come to life in the rehearsal room, working through the scenes of Cosi, a process that uncovered the truly collaborative family ethos of CGTC. There was a healthy balance of experience and novelty in our team, and when coupled with everybody’s amazing mutual respect and communication skills, fostered a uniquely enjoyable project progression rarely seen in my other workplaces. One of many examples that highlighted this was the way we handled our ‘Intimate Acting’ education session, which was facilitated by our primary lead cast member, James Frampton (2017). Through this, we learnt of many shortfalls and gaps that many of us hadn’t considered in previous experiences. The content, along with listening to the various opinions and suggestions really allowed us to grow deeper in trust as a cast and crew. Saying the process was completely smooth sailing would be a lie, but it was in many edifying moments like these that we eventually built our tight-knit CGTC community. Despite all this, our greatest growth came from our greatest challenge… the dreaded COVID lockdown. It was our penultimate rehearsal, full dress, lights and set when the announcement of

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Victoria’s sixth lockdown hit. Although we knew the risks, the news was still shocking. Our imminent show dates had to be postponed to a later date. The team were so supportive and swift in actioning our changes, communicating with patrons and staff, all whilst swallowing the disappointment of not being able to showcase our hard work yet. Unfortunately though, the ‘yet’ never eventuated to ‘finally’. Our team, all of whom had lives and commitments beyond our first performance dates, selflessly devoted themselves to finish the project at a later date. So we worked harder to keep lines and movements fresh in our minds, ready to go whenever we could. Plans B-Z fell through, and the toughest decision to cancel the show had to be made by Christmas’ end. Our 100% fully-furnished, ready-to-perform, fresh-Aussie art, would only be capsuled in video format, which we prepared in case of such an event, but is not able to be published due to legal rights to Cosi. We do fully understand and accept that this sacrifice is in the name of public health and the protection of our loved ones, so our heart goes out to those who have suffered in these tough times. I want to give an incredible commendation to our cast and crew, staff members and friends who volunteered their time, effort and emotion to our baby that was Cosi. If any of you reading know them, give them a massive hug, because we would have loved to give you the gift of live theatre. Shoutout especially to Matt Wanford and Adele Cattenazzi, who had crafted and curated our terrific set and costumes (I really wish you could’ve seen it in its full glory). On a positive note though, we do have the opportunity to provide live theatre in future. CGTC will be back again with a fresh project, and I would love it if you joined us in doing so! Follow us on Instagram (@cgtheatreco) and Facebook (CGTC) to see when the next audition/crew call is. Our CGTC family is welcoming and dedicated to providing a healthy, flowing creative environment for you! As a boys’ school affiliated company, seeing greater female prominence in the company has been incredibly valued and continuously sought for. All of us want to become better, through growth, learning and unforgettable memories! All in all, I say the process itself was the beauty, despite not tying off the ribbon with a performance. I cherished every moment and got a whole lot more out of the challenges than I had ever before. Here’s to the next opportunity! Cyrus Chan (2018), Director

The Company Operations Following the success of CGTC’s revival in the first quarter of 2021 with What The Butler Saw, the group’s aim was to leverage the community excitement for live theatre and grow the Company with a second production scheduled for July 2021. Cosi by Louis Nowra was selected by a creative team of producers, former executive and creative directors of CGTC and our prospective director, Cyrus Chan (2018). Interest for

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involvement in the show quickly grew with the help of the OCGA, OCGAFC and Camberwell Grammar School’s social media callouts. Participant numbers expanded from 13 to 22 in cast and crew, the majority of the new members being Camberwell Grammar School alumni. Furthermore, CGTC retained 10 of 13 original What The Butler Saw members, with the other three stating their intentions to participate in future productions. Cosi generated $5,660 of ticket revenue with 275 tickets sold. This was a decline compared to What The Butler Saw which yielded $8,160 with 562 tickets sold. The decrease in ticket sales may be due to COVID-19, our ticket price markdown, and loss of final weekend and front of house performance night sales. Furthermore, What The Butler Saw had an additional ticket type of “livestream only” available for purchase, the dearest of options at $30, which attracted 17 further transactions. The livestream rights for Cosi were unable to be sourced due to conflicting rights with the film version of the Australian play. Ticket sales were ceased on Thursday the 15th of July 2021 due to unforeseen COVID-19 restrictions, and the show was subsequently rescheduled for August performances. Ticket holders were informed of the change of date and the vast majority of patrons chose not to opt-into a refund and instead support CGTC’s future show. In another turn of unfortunate events, a second lockdown in the span of two months resulted in another indefinite postponement of the show. In September and October, we decided that we had exhausted all feasible approaches to staging Cosi in 2021, and plans to extend preparation for the production well into 2022 began taking an emotional toll on the Cosi team. Cosi was officially cancelled after extensive cast and crew discussions in December 2021 and all ticket holders were provided with a full refund. Despite the difficulties of COVID-19 and the sunk costs of Cosi, CGTC has maintained a healthy financial position. The company applied for the 2021-22 Annual Community Strengthening Grant in the arts sector and was successful in receiving $3,512.57 on the 26th of October 2021. In turn, we have reporting obligations to the council with respect to local engagement, and hope to maximise participation with the Boroondara community for future productions. We are looking to strengthen bonds with local companies to activate long-term partnerships with hopes of predominantly connecting with other past Alumni’s businesses. In total, CGTC holds $9,228.01 across bank accounts, awaiting the finalisation of a bank account under OCGA. Looking ahead, CGTC has many exciting initiatives planned for 2022. One of the Company’s early priorities will be finalising an operating structure and working with the existing cast and crew to establish the Company’s mission. CGTC has the ambitious goal of producing high quality amateur theatre and improving the Company’s operating and process maturity will be a key driver of this. Within the first quarter, we hope to host an AGM and formally accept the Company’s draft constitution. This will ensure an established decision making process is created and

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the company will operate with an elected board. A decentralised structure will ensure that members are given the opportunity and a voice to contribute in the company direction. In the second half of the year, CGTC intends to produce another large-scale production building off our growing network of passionate cast and crew. This production is currently in the ideation stage and we encourage all those interested in theatre to reach out and get involved. We also hope to put on a smaller scale show, allowing members of our community to use CGTC and its resources as a platform to explore their own creative pursuits.

2 March - The OCGA Annual General Meeting was held in the Camberwell Room. The Committee was elected for 2021 as follows: Nick Schildberger (1997) President Julian Giovannucci (2011) Vice President Jack Fitzgerald (2018) Vice President

Throughout all of this, we hope to maintain CGTC as a safe, welcoming and inclusive community supporting those interested in exploring the performing arts. The company aims to continue to learn and consult experienced personnel in helping create supportive environments where participants feel comfortable. The company took great learnings in our most recent production of Cosi where alumnus, James Frampton, ran a seminar on ‘Intimate Acting’. We are committed to running further workshops and form guidelines in line with the Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) for respectful interactions in the theatre. As part of the CGTC experience, we intend to continue to host social events and develop the camaraderie between the cast and crew.

Peter Deliyannis (2013) Treasurer

The year ahead for CGTC looks promising and we look forward to sharing with the broader OCGA community the work of our growing Company.

Michael Pountney (2001)

Brian Kim, Hamish McLean, Hans Anjou (2016), Co-Producers

Peter Robinson Staff Representative

Calendar of Events

Cindy Parker Development Associate

10 February - It was a close battle between the OCGA and Old Scotch for the Keith Weymouth Perpetual Trophy for Lawn Bowls. The final score was even at two games each. - 29:3, 16:6, 11:12 and 11:14. The OCGA took out the shield based on points. Five Alumni, two past and current staff, two past and current parents and four guests represented the OCGA. The OCGA hosts a social Lawns Bowls Day later in the year. All bowlers are encouraged to attend. 11 February - The Camberwell Grammarians Theatre Company (CGTC) under the leadership of Hans Anjou (2016) and Brian Kim (2016) banded together to showcase What the Butler Saw in February. Drew Stocker (Current Staff) directed the production consisting of recent Alumni. The CGTC were able to stage the first performance before a Victorian Government lockdown was called. The remaining two performances were held in later February. The show was a commercial and communal success. 26 February - It was a beautiful day at Kew Golf Club for the OCGA Golf Challenge. 72 Golfers, including 24 Old Grammarians, current and past parents and sponsors competed in an Ambrose competition.

Ben Ebbage (2012), Andrew Parker (2012), Anthony Jude (past parent) and Tom Frame took home back to back trophies.

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Jack Amling (2019) Edward Banks (2003) Matthew Forwood (1984) Geoffrey Gong (2020) Chris Kelly (1969) Michael Koswig (1986) John Mills (1984) Paul Hicks Headmaster Ryan Whitehead (1994) Executive Office

Adam Kyriacou (1990), President of the Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Football Club (OCGFC) spoke about the challenges of 2020 and the impact of COVID-19 on the OCGFC. Adam presented the exciting events planned to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the club. 12 March - The Battle of the Decades Tennis Tournament was held on the grass at Kooyong Tennis Club. 24 past students from the 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s and 10s competed for the perpetual trophy. Competition was fierce but fun. Richard Nash (1989), Alex Taverner (2012) and Benjamin Yep (2017) tied on 64 points for Best Individual Player. The 80s were victorious on the night, winning the trophy by two points from the 90s. 18 March - Alumni from 1977 to 2017 spoke about their careers and experiences at Careers Night. Year 10 boys and their parents attended panels on Business/ Finance, Design/Creative Media, Engineering, Entertainment, Health, Law and Society, Medicine and Science/Technology. After the presentations the speakers gathered in Kingussie for drinks and the chance to connect with other Alumni.

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21 March - Alumni from 1977 to 2003 gathered at Suma Park for the annual OCGA v Bellarinas Cricket match.

18 June - 30/31 Year Reunion (Class of 1990 & 1991) cancelled due to Victorian Government restrictions.

The OCGA team dominated the whole match. Batting first, Dave Harry (2003), Rohan Pike (1984), Richard Jones (1983) and Dean Alex(1987) all batted beautifully and at the completion of their innings the side had amassed 194 off their 36 overs.

28 July - NSW Network Function cancelled due to New South Wales Government lockdown.

The Bellarine boys could not get going and only Peter Gell (1977) and Rich Macafee made contributions, and the side were out for less than a hundred. Dean Alex and Bill Mallinson (1988) both took 2 wickets. Lunch with accompanying wine was hosted by Barrie Provan (1953) in the Suma Park homestead. Thank you to David Provan (1988) for organising the OCGA team. 31 March - The OCGA celebrated the many families who have entrusted Camberwell Grammar School with their education over multiple generations at the Generations Breakfast. 31 families attended with 40 Alumni and 37 current students. There were four families of three generations Currently the class of 1988 has the most Alumni who are fathers at the School, followed by 1985 and 1989. 2 May - The 27th 50 Year Lunch was held at the School. Alumni that left the School in 1971 or prior (including six that left in the 1940s) gathered to catch up with classmates and share stories of their school days. 112 Alumni and 67 Guests attended. Dr Paul Hicks welcomed the attendees and Grace was said by Rev Stewart Taplin (1965). Past Director of Music Trevor Henley (1969) led the singing of the school song. The Toast to the School was given by Mr Michael Urwin (1971 and past staff) and new members of the 50 Year Chapter were presented with their 50 Year Badges by Mr Nick Schildberger (1997) President, OCGA Committee. 46 Alumni received their 50 Year Badges and the classes of 1970 and 1971 were welcomed to the 50 Year Chapter. 7 May - the 10/11 Year Reunion (Class of 2010 & 2011) was held in The Camberwell Room of the Sports Centre. 56 Alumni and nine past and current staff attended. 28 May - 20/21 Year Reunion (Class of 2000 & 2001) cancelled due to Victorian Government lockdown. 3 June - ACT Network Function cancelled as Paul Hicks and Ryan Whitehead were unable to attend due to Victorian Government lockdown. 10 June - Roystead Society and Gallery of Achievement Dinner cancelled due to Victorian Government lockdown.

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29 July - QLD Network Function. Craig Rose (1994) kindly hosted the dinner at Bianca Italian Restaurant. Dr Paul Hicks and Mr Ryan Whitehead (1994) were unable to travel to Brisbane due to COVID-19 restrictions. 19 Alumni and 5 guests attended. 12 August - Vocational Dinner was cancelled due to COVID restrictions. 12 August - Roystead Society and Gallery of Achievement Dinner cancelled due to Victorian Government lockdown. Photos of previous inductees were uploaded to OCGA Facebook and Linked In groups. 27 August - OCGA All Years Function cancelled due to Victorian Government lockdown. A video montage of previous events was uploaded to OCGA Facebook and Linked In groups. The video was well received. 28 August - OCGA organised a virtual Walk/Run Challenge. Nine Alumni based in Victorian, Queensland and Papua New Guinea participated. Macneil was declared the winner from Schofield and Summons. 3 September - 20/21 Year Reunion (Class of 2000 & 2001) and 30/31 Year Reunion (Class of 1990 and 1991) cancelled due to Victorian Government lockdown. 20 October - Cufflink Presentation. The 18 Alumni fathers of Year 12 students were invited to send in a photo with their son. All 18 fathers sent in a photo with their son which were uploaded to OCGA Facebook and Linked In groups and CGS social media. 4 November - WA Network Function. Cancelled due to COVID restrictions. 5 November - SA Network Function. Cancelled due to COVID restrictions. 17 November - 60 Year (pre 1961) Lunch. Cancelled due to COVID restrictions. 21 November - OCGA Annual Lawn Bowls. The Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association was held at MCC Hawthorn Lawn Bowls. Seven Alumni from the Class of 1978 to 2021, three current and past staff and two past parents competed in a round robin of three rounds. The winning Skip was Peter Maher (past parent), 2nd was William Cook (2021) and Lead was Thomas Thackray (2016). 23 November - ACT Network Event. Cancelled due to COVID restrictions.

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26 November - 40 Year Reunion. Cancelled due to COVID restrictions. 2 December - 1 Year Reunion. Cancelled due to COVID restrictions.

Mentoring Program In recent years the OCGA introduced a mentoring program to members which is powered by a software driven package called MentorLoop. The OCGA Committee has been impressed by the take-up by both mentors and mentees. With face-to-face events recommencing in 2022, there will be opportunities to link networking events with the mentoring program. If you’d like more information on the mentoring program, or would like to participate, please make contact with the Development Office.

Conclusion I would like to thank the Headmaster, Dr Paul Hicks, whose enthusiastic support of all our activities is crucial to our ongoing success. Likewise, the support of the School Council and the staff of the School are invaluable, and greatly appreciated. I thank all Committee Members for their work and advice throughout the year and the Community and Development Office staff for their organisation and support of all our activities. After a very challenging 2021, I wish our entire community a prosperous year ahead. I look forward to meeting you at an OCGA function or event soon. Nick Schildberger (1997), President

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INDEPENDENT REVIEW REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF OLD CAMBERWELL GRAMMARIANS’ ASSOCIATION INC Report on the Financial Report We have reviewed the accompanying financial report of Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association Inc. (the association), which comprises the Statement of Financial Position as at 31 December 2021 and the Statement of Profit or Loss for the year ended on that date, and the treasurer’s declaration. Committee’s Responsibility for the Financial Report The committee of the association are responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial report in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 and for such control as the committee determine is necessary to enable the preparation of the financial report that is free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditor’s Responsibility Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the financial report based on our review. We conducted our review in accordance with Auditing Standard on Review Engagements ASRE 2410 Review of a Financial Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity, in order to state whether, on the basis of the procedures described, anything has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial report is not presented fairly, in all material respects, in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012. As the auditor of the Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association Inc., ASRE 2410 requires that we comply with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the annual financial report. A review of a financial report consists of making enquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with Australian Auditing Standards and consequently does not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion. Independence In conducting our review, we have complied with the independence requirements of the Australian professional ethical pronouncements. Conclusion Based on our review, which is not an audit, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial report of Old Camberwell Grammarians’ Association Inc. does not present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the entity as at 31 December 2021, and of its financial performance for the year ended on that date, in accordance with the Australian Accounting Standards (including Australian Accounting Interpretations) and the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012.

Name of Firm:

E. F. McPhail and Partners

Name of Partner:

Wayne Durdin

Address:

Suite 12, 602 Whitehorse Road, Mitcham, VIC 3132

Dated this

21st day of February 2022

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Jack Amling Edward Banks Peter Deliyannis Warren Edney Julian Giovannucci Jack Fitzgerald Geoffrey Gong Chris Kelly Michael Koswig John Mills Michael Pountney Nick Schildberger

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