AD ASTRA
DECEMBER 2009
THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS’ ASSOCIATION
From the President
Welcome to the first edition of Ad Astra for 2010. It seems like only yesterday that we were embarking on our new year of events and already June is here. As with every year, our calendar of events for 2010 is very busy. A quick update on your committee make up: Chris Crawford (OGC 1973), who has been our Senior Vice President for some years, has decided to resign his position. I want to thank Chris for his hard work and his council over this time. Bridgette Kelly (OGC 1997) has been elected to the role. Bridgette brings a fresh approach to our Executive Committee and I take this opportunity to welcome her to the position. Next year sees the school celebrate its sesquicentenary. The Old Collegians will play an important role in this year of celebration. The details of our involvement are yet to be finalised, but I can say it will be very exciting. As far as our functions calendar is concerned, we started the year off with our 2009 School Leavers' Function in February. This event is one of the real highlights of the year. We
welcomed over 150 “new” Old Collegians and honoured them with life memberships. This ensures the continued, healthy growth of our organisation. The Head of Schoolgirls’ Rowing Regatta followed on Sunday 14 March on the Barwon River. The Albert Bell Club and Old Collegians helped celebrate this great day by hosting a marquee event on the south bank. This is the third year we have been involved with this event and we are pleased to see it growing each year. As many would know, the Albert Bell Club has supported rowing at the College for many years and it is wonderful to see the two organisations come together to encourage our rowing students. March 2010 saw the 25th Annual TGC v GGS Golf Day. Once again, a great day was had by all with one of our long time committee members, David Jarman (OGC 1955) taking out the individual College event. Unfortunately, the Old Grammarians got up this year, but I’m sure we will rectify this next year! To date, we have hosted the 10 Year Out Reunion and the 40 Year Reunion. Both events were very well attended and I know
that the past students who attended enjoyed themselves immensely. In April, the school held its annual Careers Night for Year 10 students and it was pleasing to note the involvement of many old collegians assisting students on their path to career choices. For those who helped on the night, it was a most rewarding experience. On 1 May the OGS Football Club held the first of their Pivot Lunches for the year. This event also celebrated the 1990 and 2005 premierships. Representatives of the OGCA Committee attended this event and were pleased to see so many past students involved with the club. Many ideas were thrown around during the day regarding ways of getting more Old Collegians involved with the OGS. So, many things are happening with our Old Collegians organisation. Please keep your eye out for any events that might interest you! Jim Marendaz (OGC 1972) President – Old Geelong Collegians’ Association
New Members Sarah Agosta Rebecca Amezdroz Ross Anderson Carmen Ao Christopher Atkinson Stephanie Babiolakis Tania Babiolakis Sam Baird Isaac Baker Sheridan Banner Milly Barton-Thomas Sebastian Bellew Daniel Berton Laura Beveridge Ruth Blair Mary Bradshaw Sam Brimacombe
Lewis Broad Zachary Buggy Sonia Campanaro Rebecca Carman Gus Carmichael Alexander Carr Luke Chaffey Margot Champion Shaun Colebrook Isobelle Cooke Coco Cover Eliza Curnow Olivia Dalton Tom Darley Thomas Davey Michael Douglas Sissy Dunn
Mitchell Dye Brittany Elliott Julian Fabbian Nicole Filling Merryn Fletcher Harrison Foott Alexander Gervis David Goodridge Oliver Grinter Cassandra Haines Rachel Harris Xavier Hatch Joshua Hay Sophie Hayes Alan He Francesca Henricus Rhys Hocking
Katherine Holding Pui Ee Hor Daniel Howard Georgia Hunt Edward Jarvis Joelan Jeffreys Henry Johnstone Michael Jones Fletcher Kelly Rowan Kelly Lauren Kemp Baden Kerambrun Kate Kittelty Jessie Knott Nicholas Kovacev Caitlin Lamont Ayrlie Lane
Loren Lane Christopher Lau Natasha Lau Chloe Lee Blake Leeman Harley Lewis Nicola Luppino Jessica Mackay Laura Malishev Elliott Mann Nathan Maxwell Sophie McCorkell Tom McDonald Cavelle McKenzie Stephanie McKenzie Matthew McLean Sam McLean
Teak McPadden Annie Middlemiss Thomas Molyneux Alice Morgan Frankie Mullaly Alexandra Murphy Edoardo Neerhut Laura Nielsen Tom Perkins Sebastian Phillips Belinda Pollard Ackhim Poon Phoebe Potter James Rho Jack Richardson Alex Rollo Luci Ross
Bernie Rossiter Bridey Sanders James Sandri Georgia Scott Zoe Seccull Angus Seller Harry Seward Monique Sherriff Rhian Shinners Harry Simons Ella Simson Christopher Skoglund Lucinda Sloan Morgan Smith Christopher Song Dylan Spence Laura Stekelenburg
Ginnie Stevens William Stevenson Alex Stewart Luke Storey Benjamin Sturm Tom Summers Tristan Tan Stephanie Taylor Alex Telegin Darcy Thomson Dominic Tigani Jordan Timms Daniel Tomkins Penelope Took Emily Trethowan Peta Veanes Jonathon Wade
OGCA Event Dates 17 July OGCA/OGS After Match Drinks (Como Park) 6 Aug OGCA Mildura Reunion
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14 Aug OGCA 30 Year Reunion 15 Oct OGCA Staff Cocktail Party
19 Oct OGCA AGM 5 Nov OGCA 20 Year Out Reunion
Senney Wang Georgina Webster David Wescott Floyd Westman Miranda Williams James Wilson Hamish Wishart Georgia Witham Emma Woolman Jeff Yeung Tom Young Sarah Zemp