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Editor's Comments

Centenary Medal

TILis is a new look Ad Asrra wirh more pages and an updared design. Ir also marks rhe imroducrion of rwo rarller rhan three issues each year, in Ju ne and December. This change will be monirored and feedback from readers is welcome. The decision is morivared primarily as a way of reducing posrage and mailing house cosrs. As we mail Ad Asrra ro everyone on our darabase, if you are receiving mulriple copies for various members of rhe fami ly ar your addre s, and one will suffice, please ler me know. Accompanying rhis issue is our firsr Annual Reporr. Ir includes the ann ual aCCOUI1[S, a repon from rhe Chairman of Council and inuoduces members ofbom rile School Council and rhe Foundarion Board. Another new aspecr of th is issue is rllar ir has a sponsor. The College welcomes Goodway Priming as the firsr corporare sponsor of Ad A rra and [hanks them fo r their genero us supporr.

D r Pa uline Turner has bee n awarded a Cenrenary of Fed erarion Medal for her se rvice ro Ausrralian sociery and [Q higher edu cation The co mm emorari ve medal marked rhe achieve menrs o f a broad cross secrion of rh e Australian co mmuniry ar ril e co mm encem enr of a new cenrury

During rile Term I holidays, my husband and I had a holi day in me UK. We rook me opporruniry ro visi[ Malvern College, with which T he Geelo ng College has a long-sranding, GAP studenr exchange relationsh ip. Malvern College is a beautiful school in the foothi lls of me Malve rn H ills, near the picturesque rown of Grear Malvern, in rural Worcesrershire. We received a warm welcome from the Heacimasrer and orher members of sraff, and also from Wade Byrnes and Elliot Brennan (Year 12, 2002). They are spending this year working as rurors and broadening rheir horizons ar Malvern College. Adam Giles and George Earp, from Malvern College have jusr rerurned home wer working here in a similar capaciry. Two currenr Year 12 boys, Andrew McLarry and James Weaver, have been selecred ro go [Q Malvern College nexr year. Finally, I would like ro remind yo u abour the College Carnival. Please check thar Saturday, II Ocrober 2003 is no red in your diary. Ir wi ll be a day ro remember, with an impressive array of aruacrions an d someth ing ro imeresr absolutely every member of me College commun iry. Organising a carnival is a huge LlJlderraking, and members of the Carnival Commirree have bee n planning and plotting, making and gamering, as well as meetin g regularly since lasr year. I would like [Q thank everyone involved, particul arly me rwo Helens - Helen McLarry, the Convenor and H ele n N icholls our Marke ring Manager, for their leadershi p, enm usiasm and organisational skills. The three 'open gardens' will be an exciting new aspecr of me Carnival, making another reason why you should rravel ro Newrown on Ocrober II. I hope ro see you then. Besr wishes, Carol Barnard Direcror of Communiry Relarions and DeveiopmeJl[ (and Edi ro r)

Dr Turn er has been acri vel y in vo lved in rh e Geelong co mmuni ry fo r many yea rs. In parri cular she has bee n a member of rh e board of the Geelong Perfo rm.in g Arrs Cenrre, is currently a member of me Co un cil of Marcus O ldham College, was D epu ry C haJl cellor of D ealci n Universiry (1999-2002) and conrinues as a member of rhe D eakin Co un cil. T he award is a recogniri o n of Dr Turner's willingness ro co ntribure her time and lU1doubred skills as one of Ausrrali a's leadin g educaro rs for the benefir of the communi ry in which she li ves and wo rks and of the hi gh regard which orhers have fo r her as a res ulr of rln r co nrriburion. Although rh e award is an ap propriare recognition of Dr Turner's service ro rhe co mmuni ry, and her wo rk ar D eakin , ir also, indirecdy causes arrenrion ro be fo cused on rh e College as ir is well kn ow n tll ar me school is forrun are [Q be led by such a capable and ernin enr educaror. We co ngrarul are Dr Turn er on her award and con vey our rh alLks and appreciation fo r her ou[S[anding co nrriburion nor only ro rh e advancemenr of The Geelo ng College, bur also ro the wider Geelong communiry. Alan Williamson Chairman of CO LlJlcil

College Community Centenary Medal Recipients Hugo Armstrong (84) for service ro the commLlJli ry rhrough the Queenscliff Music Fes rival. David Balfour (59) for voluntary service [0 m e community including the dairy indusrry and sport. Barry Bell OAM (47) for service [0 the disadvanraged community through organising international welfare assisrance. Michael Betts (65) for lon g service [0 the commlUliry through fund raising. Geoffrey Donnan (63) for service A ustralian sociery and m edi cine.

Neil Everist OAM (42) for long p rofessional service to architecrure and rhe arrs in the Geelo ng region. Barry Fagg (66) for se rvice [0 the Geelo ng community. Keith Fagg (69) fo r service [0 th e Rural Ambulance V ic[Oria.

David Koch (64) for service to rhe community through local government, h ealth, water and ca rchment m an agem ent. Bruce Lloyd (49) for outsranding service to rhe expansion of Australia's international trade. Robert Merriman (48) for long service to industrial relarions and to sporr. Holly Pearce, (2002) for service as a National Youth Envoy for Vicroria for the Centenary of Federa tion celebrarions. Ian Redpath aBE (54) for service ro Ausrralian society dlIOUgh dle sport of cricker. David Rurua (65) for se rv ice ro Ausrralian society and dle hunl aniries in tenial), educa ri on . Pauline Turner, Principal , for se rvi ce to Ausrralian sociery alld higher educarion.

John Fenton (49) fo r se rv ice [0 dle co mmuniry th ro ugh co nse rvation and rh e environmenr.

From left: Elliot Brennan (2002) , Wade Byrnes (2002) and Carol Barnard at Malvern College

Ad Astra Credits

Jim Fidge (54) fo r 6 utsrandin g service [0 rh e co mmuniry dlroU gh fundraising and as M ayo r.

EDITOR: Carol Barnard ASSISTANT EDITOR: Deb Fan ning DESIGN: Goll ings+Pidgeon PRlNTING: Goodway Printing Centers FRONT COVER IMAGE: Head of the River 2003, Boys Cup BACK COVER IMAGE: Head of the River 2003, Gi rls Cup

PHOTOGRAJ' liY:

Andrew Barnard , Carol Barnard , Leonie Brown, Luke Dickens, Deb Fanning, John Gollings, Do mini c Guthrie, Perer Han nah, Stuart McCallum, Ros Palmer, Tim Parkes, Photo play, Petrina Porter a.nd oral Turner

College Centenary Medal Winners Page 2

Geelong College Girls & Boys Win the 2003 APS Heads of the River

Read about Id ollegian and College community acrivirie .

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H ere & T here

The Earthwatch Institute Student Challenge Program Year II srudem Luke Di ckens telis us about his travels and discoveries as a participan t of me Earrhwarch Instirure Srudent Challenge Program. Page 20

ance College Activi ties ee what acrivirie have been happening on and around T he Geelong College.

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Dux and VCE Scores

Meet Louise Go re, me 2002 Dux of The Geelong College and read about me ENTER scores obtained by me 2002 Year 12 cohort.

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A Day in the Life of... Wha['s life real ly like fo r srudents at The Geelong College? We fo llow the daily activities of mree srudents Jessica Kay, Ebony Westman and Geoffrey H eard [0 fi nd out more.

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Memories of the 2002 Nepal Trek Page 18

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ollege AI h ivi t on Lannan discover an Infl uenza epidemi mat affected The eelong College bid [0 laim me H ,ld of me River in 1919.

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If S From the Principal Dr Pauline Turner

Much has been wrirren of late on the subject of boys' and girls' education, particularly that of boys. And it has generally been to say that schools, having largely addressed the particular needs of girls over the past 15 or so years, must now attend to the special needs of boys. In O ctober of last year, the H ouse of Representatives Standing Committee on Education and Training released a repo rt called 'Boys: Getting it Right, , which produced key inclicarors showing tha t a greater number of boys in our sociery are at risk of being left behind educationally when compared with girls: - 78% of girls finish Year 12 compared wi th 66% of boys - 80% of suspe nded students are boys

A tecent experiment in segregated education conducted at the Elanora State School in Queensland, a large co-educational primary school with an enrolment of over 1000 students, is parti cularly instructive in t11is regard. In this school, a male and a female teacher volunteered to take two single sex-classes at Year 7, which attracted many more students than could be accommodated in these classes. Little by little, as the teachers progressed, they started expancling their knowledge of gender issues through professional development, reading and rrialling new approaches. Reporting on the year-long trial in a fascinating article in the February issue of Educare News, the teacher of the boys-only class, Mr Graeme Townsend, presented many interesting insights into the way that boys learn best, such as through:

- Girls outperform boys in 80-90% of Year 12 subj ects

- providing short focused lessons particularly in the morning session

- 56% of new universiry enro lme nts are gi rls

- having hands-on activiti es

- 4-4% fewer Year 5 boys than gi rls are reaching the national literacy benchmarks

- encouraging competition , against self, others and in groups

On the basis of these kin ds of data and anecdotal 'evidence', there is no denying that many boys are underachieving in Australian schools, although it is interesting to note tha t another rece ntly released report, Achievement in Literacy and Numeracy I4-year-olds, I975-I998, revealed that boys had significantly higher average numeracy scores than girls in all five national studies co nducted d uring this period, whereas girls score consistencly better in reacling tests - a fact much more commonly kn own. However, th e causes of this problem of underperfo rm ance are co mplex and th ei r anal ysis req uires an open mi nd. It is all toO easy to jump Onto a bandwagon and ro assert, for instance, that segregated classes are necessary ro cater for differenr learnin g sryles, or that we need to offer special scholarsh ips ro m en ro encourage them enter teacher training courses in order to help overcome a deficit of male teachers in primary schools, or th at we should channel a greater p ropo rtion of the avai lable reso urces into boys' ed ucation from now on .

- peer tutoring - using other boys as models of appropriate behaviour - immecliately reinforcing and rewarcling (boys are very 'now' creatures) - allowing more movement aro und the room when appropriate T he results of the trial received much attention locally and nationally. Learning outcomes improved for both boys and girls, the boys' behaviour also imp roved significantly, and there was much positive feedback from the school community with res pect to the boys' motivati o n, participation and maturi ty. So intense was the interes t generated, particularly in the lIght of the Senate inquiry into boys' edu cation which was being co nducted co ncurrentl y, that several fedetal and state M embers of Parliament, including the federal Minister of Educa tion, Dr Btendan Nelso n, visited the school to observe what was happening at first-hand.

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Yet the conclusions of the author, who has 25 years of primary and secondary teaching experience co his credit, were interestingly enlightened, and not at all what one might have expected in the face of such apparently weighty evidence in favour of segregated classes: "I do not believe that simply putting boys in a single sex class will solve any problems. In fact, it wo uld probably create many more. As most educaco rs will be aware, the most vital element in any classroom environment is the quality of the teacher and the support that teach er receives from the school leaders to implement and develop new skills. Being in a single sex class is not the solution co the problems facing boys coday. It is the teacher's and administration's approach co boys that is of the greatest importance. That's a point I pur into the Commonwealth Inquiry into the Education of Boys: 'As a class teacher, I think it is irrelevant whether it is a male teacher or a female teacher ... I very much doubt that the boys being in a class by themselves made the changes . I think it was a change in my attitude, in my teaching strategies and in my expectations of what I allowed them to do, behaviour-wise and the activities that I structured for them.'" (my emphasis) Another very recent educational report, commissioned by the ACT government of the time, came up with essentially similar conclusions, dismissing 'magic bullet' solutions such as pushing up the number of male teachers and separating boys and girls by class and school. The report, entitled Improving the EducationaL Outcomes ofBoys; inco rporated surveys of ACT teachers, students and parents, as well as an overview of the research in this field. It described as myths views that the local SpOrt star was always a good role model for boys, that boys were more likely co be inspired academically by male teachers and that fathers must systematically beco me involved to enhance boys' achievements. These views, the report contends, "muddied the debate", as did the belief that boys' interests were in competition with those of girls.

The repon reco mmended that schools concentrate on the following: - catering for di ve rsity among students - providing variery in teaching methods, assessment and ourse content - building good relationships between teachers and tudents - working on boys' a.nd gi rls' stre ngths - increasing opportunities for students to make choices and gain conuol I will return to these conclus ions later. What, now, of T he Geelo ng College? Are we catering well for boy and girls educationally? What, in any case, do we mean by 'education'? What improve ments may need to be int rod uced to en ure that our students' potemial is bein g realised ?

Firstly, from an academic perspective: It is clear that recent peech Day awards have tended to favour o liege girls numericall y over boy. This situation reflect the generally bener academic performance of girl both nationally and internationally, and is not peculiar to our school. T he di p roportion may not have been as apparent on previou Speech D ays, probably because there were fewer academic prizes available, and certainly none awarded to non-VeE students. In the las t few years, howeve r, we have made a concerted effort to raise academic standards overall, placing srudiou endeavour and academ ic artai nme nr at the fo refront of our edu ational obje rive and strategie . O ur deci io n to award academ i prize to tudent in Yea.rs 9 to II several years ago, as wel l as to allocate academi olour from 2002, reflects our foc us on the core bu ine of tudent learninoo· T his emphas i on olid academi tandard ha , of cour e, benefited everyone. O ver recent years, The Geelo ng ollege has re orded e.x dlent VCE results, which have been well-p ublici ed in (he tate and local pr Our average med ian E TER core fo r the last 'ear has be n 3.++, while the la t twO year have seen 'peaks' of 4.9 and .p - re p (ively. Gender-wi e, although girls perfo rm a little better than b )' , there is no statisticaLly significant difference between their attainment len:l : for girL, .

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Principal Dr Pauline Turner discusses issues with senior students

me average is 84.74 while for boys, it is 82.01. This is a very creditable state of affairs for bom sexes and means mat College boys and girls are well-placed generally (0 gain entry (0 me tertiary courses of meir choice.

- we need to continue to catafor diversity among students - we wish to provide a variety in teaching methods, assessment

A closer scrutiny of me range of me College's VCE resul ts (ENTER scores) over me last 5 years reveals some interesting but essentially unsurprising data, if we compare me relative percentage representation of me genders in various categories:

- we will continue to build good relationships between teachers

- In the range 90-99, girls are outperforming boys by 4.5% -In me range 50-89, girls are outperforming boys by 3.5% - Below 50, boys are over-represented by 7.0% While we are naturally concerned about such imbalances, and particularly by me fact mat boys are over-represented below 50, this spread of scores is probably a reasonable one when viewed in a broader perspective. And, although we will contin ue (0 strive (0 improve the anainment levels of students in me lower range, me fact remains mat me College is a non-selective day and boarding school practising an open entry policy, thereby catering for students with very different abilities and sometimes quite divergent academic expectations.

Second&, from a broader educational perspective: Education is, of course, much more than academic res ul ts. It is a holistic process which involves 'a tOtaliry of planned learn ings' and not ju t an academic program per se. It embraces a range of curricular and co-curricular experiences as well as institutional po licies and practices that determine the ethos of a school. T he education we offer at T he Geelong College is different from the education offered in other schools, and cannot be limited to what is done in the classtOom. Are we catering well for both boys and girls in this broader pers pective) I believe we can claim to do so in terms of the diversiry of experiences offered both within and outside of the curriculum, the general participation rates of boys and girls in voluntary extension activities, and the degree of satisfaction expressed by both parties.

Third&, from a learning perspective: I would like now to return to the recommendations arising from the ACT report referred to above, which I wholeheartedly endorse as the guiding means by which we can strive to provide more effectively for the learning needs of all Co ll ege students in the future.

and course content and students

- We need to work harder on encouraging boys' and girls' strengths - We wish to increase opportunities for students to make choices and gain control We need above all, I believe, to create more active, engaged and motivated learners right m ro ugh to the VCE, who are equipped and willing to take on the fur mer challe nges of life-long learning; and we are wo rking actively to achieve this goal. In certain parts of the school (Years 4 and 6 in particular), new integrated programs gro unded in experiential learning and requiring growing learner autOnomy have been introduced. We will continue to investi gate opportunities for relevant and m otivating developments at omer levels of the school. Insofar as they favo ur the application of learning, whi ch is to say learning by doing (or learning in an 'appren ticeship' mode), these rypes of programs present a particularly apt means of engaging boys actively in the educational process. Teaching practices are moving on from the tradi tional ways of operating inside a cl assroo m. T hey are movin g on as we have com e to better understand how the brai n wo rks and the ways in which yo ung people learn. T hey are moving on because of the demands of modern economies, wh ich require hi ghl y skilled , adap table, independent and coo perati ve worke rs. T hey are also moving on because the expectations of parents enco urage us to cater fo r a more diverse and discernin g cli entele. Good teachers are therefore varying their repertOire and making srudenr engagement per se, regardless of gender, dleir primary focus. Widl dlis in mi nd, the ap po intm ent of M rs M ary M aso n to the newl y-crea ted position of D irectO r of Teaching and Learning is a strategic initi ative which will enable the College to pursue productively dle kinds of learning di rections I have oudined above, from C ampbell House th ro ugh to the VCE years of Senio r Schoo l. M rs M ason will spearhead an important process of review and rev italisa ti on that co ncretises [h e Co llege's firm intention to meet the educational needs of the full range of its students, boys and girls, into the fo reseeable future.

Billobong work in progr~ss

Infrastructure Changes at the Preparatory School Many Capital projects have been undenaken at me Prepararo ry School mis year, including developmem of a new car park and billabong area, consuuccion of me Multimedia Accivities Cenrre for Year 6, provisio n of an additional set of tennis co urtS, as well as me develo pmem of a new Grounds and Maimenance fac ili ry. We mank our staff and pare ms for their patience during mese periods of co nsrruccion, especially as play areas, car parking and drop off arrangemenrs were altered during Term I.

Top: Completed northern staff car park Bottom: Completion of two new plexipave tennis courts at Preparatory School with new Maintenance and Grounds Shed in background

The new Middle Scho ol car park has been completed and is in use . Srude m s now have a designated pamway ro bom An and Enviro areas which do es not pass mrough a major traffi c area an d staff car parking has been relocated at me Aberdeen Stree t end of m e area. The Billabong has been co mpleted, but me boardwalk secti o n is at a standstill due ro a hold up with supply of materials. Once finished, srudems will begin a program of land and aquati c plamings ro furmer develop the area. Our Year 6 classrooms were modified over me Christmas/January holidays and were ready for use at me start of term. The adjoining new area, m e MAC (Mulcimedia Activities Centre) i at lock up stage and will be opened as soon as

fixing ofbenche , fitting of carpet and paiming has been completed. The lAC will provide a shared space for students ro complete meir media work and . in particular, provide a soundproof radio studio/edit area, and ecure sro rage with rechatging facilitie . Our new tennis co un which are situated at me rear of e.-x.i ting green plexipave courts, will provide a much needed extra facility for bom tennis and netball. This will overcome me difficulry wnich we faced when fixruring tennis teams one after me omer on aturday. Indeed , we now have court for our teanl , which compri e 8 player, 0 all mat hes an now be played sim ultaneou ly. The maimenance facility has been relocated ro the Prepararoty chool ite and a new Grounds and Maimenan e ned area has been developed . Thi facility will provide a much needed re ource for mi very busy part of our chool \Vorks have been progre ing well lately, with a major roof section having been erected in me fourth week of term . Builder are urrenrly aiming ro have thi laimenance ec tion of the building ready for 0 upanon at the end of June. Chris Lawson Head of me Prepararor '

Results & Tertiary 0 VCE 2 00 2 Summary The College was on ce agai n very pleased with the results achieved by the 2002 VCE cohon. The Dux of the Year gro up was Louise Gore who achieved an E TER of 99.75. There were an additional 8 students, (Lucien McMahon, Camille Mewett, Claire Simmonds, Katrina Petersen, Tina Reilly, Claire Wood, Rob ert Sharp and Alexandra Malon) who achieved E TERs exceeding 99.00 and this represents o ne of o ur bes t set of high scores since the introduction of the E TER. A total of 66 students (34.9% of the co hort) achieved ENTERs of 90.00 or greater and the median E TER for the school was 84.15. 106 students (56.2%) achieved an ENTER score of 80 or greater. Other noteworthy achievements included the 6 students who achi eved the maximum possible Study Score of 50. T he relevant studems were Lucien McMahon (Mathematical Methods), Philippa Williams (Biology) and James Davey, Angela Paton , Annabelle Wettenhall and Annie Xin (all 1athemarics Further). In addit ion , 19% of all Study Scores achieved in U nit 3 and 4 studies were 40 or above, compared with a State average of approximately 8% . Warren Harris VCE Co-ordinator

The Distribution of ENTERs

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Media n Study core = 84.15%

>99 95- <99 9 0 - <95 80 - <90 70 - <80 60 - <70 50 - <60

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Report on First Round Tertiary Offers for the Year 2002 Cohort G eneral Total Year 12 for 2002 Number applying for Tertiary Courses umber of applicams receiving an Offer

189 179 163

Total N umber of Offers' University TAFE Private Providers

187 150 27 10

(81%) (14%) ( 5%)

ote: Some students wi ll have received 2 offers: HECs and a fee. Firs t Round Offers by Tertiary Ins titution (incl udes all offers) University of Melbourne Deakin University RMIT University Monash University Latrobe Un iversity University of Ballarat Swinburne Un ivers ity Other Universities RMITTAFE T he Gordon TAFE Other TAFE Private Providers

48 32 19 6 12 6 12 13 9 10

(26%) (17%) (10%) ( 9%) ( 6%) ( 3%) ( 3%) ( 6%) ( 6%) ( 5%) ( 3%) ( 5%)

First Round O ffe rs Based on C ourse Typ e (i ncludes all offers and all institutions, so me overlap occurs due to offers for com bin ed degrees e.g. Arts/Commerce etc.) ociety and C ulture Management and Co mmerce Engineering and related Technologies H ealth amral an d Ph ys ical Sciences C reati ve Arts Inform ation Technology Agricultural, Environmental and related (ud ies Architecture and Build ing Education Food, Hospitality and Perso nal Services

37 37 28

(18%) (18%) (13%)

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( 11%) ( u%)

( 9%) ( 7%) ( 6%) ( 3%) ( 2%) ( 1%)

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First Round Offers by Tertiary Institutions

(incl udes all offers)

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Universiry of Melbourne D eakin Universiry RMIT Universiry Monash Universiry

Larrobe Universiry Universiry of Ballarat Swinburne Universiry Other Universities RMITTAFE The Gordon TAFE Other TAFEs Private Providers

LOUISE GORE 2002 Dux of The Geelong College It has been clear that all through her school years, Louise Go re has always srrived for academic excellence.Whilst I was H ead of Wen en hall , Louise was in her final year at The Geelong College. I was privileged (0 observe h er conrinued interest in music, sporr and rhe College commu niry. What yo u see is what yo u get with Louise and I know her friends wo uld find positi ve qualities which h ave been the hallmark of meaningful relationships. Louise showed qualities such as loyalry, honesry, inregriry, sensitiviry, sense of humour and earthy common sense (0 name bm a few. When I learnt that Louise was Dux of the College, I was not surp rised and it is with pleasure that I was asked (0 write this piece. I believe Louise will strive for great heights in her future and do her best. When Lou ise was in Year 7, Mr Jonathan Ryan, Homeroom teacher wrote, 'it has been a pleasure (0 have been associated with Louise'. I ful ly endorse those words, as did every reacher, coach, tutOr, Head of House, Head of chool and Prin ci pal for aJl thar she achieved at College. Louise was always a q uiet achiever. She mainrained a presence and demeanour amongsr her peers which always indicated rhar she was enj oying everything sh e did and was prepared (0 rake a few creative and indi vidual risks where nece sary for high achievement. Good, better, best, never let it rest, Until yo ur good is bener and your berter best. All the best Lou ise and weLl done! David Curnow Sp iritu al and Communi ry Outreach Co-orcUna(Or

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THE 2003 APS

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the RIVER Another rowing season has drawn to a close and I must say that it has been a roller coaster ride of physical and psychological frustration and elation.

Term I comalled all of the elements that combine ro provide an experience that wili be fo ndJy remembered by many fo r a long time ro come! For the first tim e, T he Geelo ng College has been triumphant in taking out bo th th e H ead of the River titl es and in do ing so takes the tally ro six wins out of ten over the last five years. A truly remarkable achi evement! Rowing at any ti me can be co nsidered hard wo rk and th e term started out with an un us ually high level of injUlY and illness . V iral in fections, strai ns and dislocatio ns fr ustrated the efforts of coaches an d coo rcLnarors in getting full crews on the water ro train. No netheless coaches and crews persisted through the adverse weeks, never losing sight of their goals and comin ued developing their ski lls and building fitn ess.

Top: Boys Head oflhe River winners - Boys'ISt VIII Back ji-orn left: Torn Dontl/d, Harley Bet/llmonl, Andrew McLarty, Chtlrles Boyle, Andrew HlinI tllld Bell O'Brien. From: Tim Hope-johnstone, james \"(/ilson, jeJJT01/t (Coach) and Tim Jtlrro/d

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Middle: Successfid Head of the Schoolgirls' Crew tlnd Hetld oflhe River ChtlmpiollS - Girls' IS1 VII!, Fromji-om leji: isabella Henriells, Amltlbelle Crawford., Phoebe S{tln/ey, Angeltl Palon. Back ji-om left: jane Hawkins, Serena Peardoll, Nafasha Clllley-Bolsin, Rob Gardner (Coach), Chloe Henderson and Leah McKenzie BOl/om: The YetIT 10 2nds Crctv - From fiwn left: Sally Chirnside, Emma Harbutt, Amelia Rttysoll and Elizabelh Cassidy. Back fiwlI left: Amallda Hepbun! (Coach) alld Lallrtl O'Rourke

Winlling H~ads ofth~ RJ ur cr~ws: Girls' lst V[If and Boys'1St VlII with coaches Jiff'Xim and Rob Gardn"

T he first test for the senior crews came in early February at the Bat-won Regarra. The boys' 1st VIII took on a strong field including the early season favo urites Scotch College. Our boys although being the lightest crew elisplayed superb skill, towing into a moderate head wind to win the final. Returning from being undefeated in the previous season our girls' 1st VIII again ptoved that they would be hard to beat, winning their race with a fine disp lay of co ntrolled racing.

As the season ptogressed, patterns started to emerge. Our girls continued to dominate and with the exception of o ne uncharacteristic poor row and consequent loss to Geelong Grammar, proved that they were the best crew in the State. On the boys side of racing, it became apparent that no one crew was going to dominate the season. A number of crew performed strongly across the racing seaso n in a variety of different co nelitions. It was evident that the weather conditions would playa big role in deciding the outcome of the big race. Scotch, Geelong Grammar, Caulfield and Carey were all capable of wi nning the H ead of the River. The Nagambie Lakes again provided perfect rowing co ndi tions for the 2003 H eads of the River, a sunny day with a light tail breeze. The estimated crowd of 10,000 supporter was treated to some fine di plays of rowing, with Scotch and Carey dominatin g the boys' races and Gra mm ar, Carey, Caulfield and College posting strong performances in th e girls' races. Our girls' 1st VIII were not challenged in their heat

and won easily, defeating Carey, Firbank and Wesley. Our boy ' I t VIlI finished in a somewhat disappointing thi rd place behind aulfield and Scotch, leaving supporters perplexed at an appa.rent loss of form. Unbeknown to the crowd, the crews communication sy tem had fa.i..led and the crew could nOt hear the cox wai n's in tructio ns. The final of the girls' Head of the River saw our girl th row off an early challenge from Grammar and in a characteri tic eli play of profe io nali m coming home in front, winning by nearly two length. T he tage was et for the final of the boy' H ead of the River with COt h . elbourne Gratllmar and Caulfield drawn In the middle lanes with ollege in lane twO do e t to the crowd . otch , Caulfield and ollege all tarted trongl}' and with 50 0 metre to go cotch were in front of ollege by one half a boat length. In what will go down in hi to ry a a phenomenal win. the boys in the 1St VIII mustered what trength they had and rallied together, rowing through cotch and winni ng by twO third of a boat length. Rowing is the only po rt within the AP where the bo) and girl compete together atld it i with immen e pride that I ay that the 'du auonal Geelong College took o n the be t of the si ngle ex ho I in the rate to win borh H ead of the River title. Geoff For yth H ead of Rowin g

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Flexible Boarding at The Geelong College Most people talk about boarding as if it were a single thing, and perhaps in the past it was. But a modern boarding house is a Aexible place that caters for a variety of people with a variety of needs. rudents board for different purpo es, and they board for different periods of time. Peter Carmichael, who comes from Buffalo in Victoria, is a Year 12 srudent and a Mackie House prefect. In many respects Peter represents the 'traditional' face of boarding. He has boarded at the College since Year 9 and follows in the footsteps of others in his family. Most recencly, this was hi older brother John, but he is also related to clle Hall family of Camperdown, whose son Alistair is a Year IO boarder; Stuart, his brother, completed his studies at clle College in 2002. Lauren Prest and Melanie Philip are twO Year IO srudents who share a room. Melanie, who comes from Melron SOUcll, joined Mossgiel in Year 9 and has previously been featured in Ad Astra because her family has a long association - stretching over five generations - with clle College. Lauren, who lives in Warrnanlbool, is new ro the College this year. The needs of clle twO girls are sinUlar in that they both want the educational experiences that the College offers, including clle classroom, SpOrt, music, drama and co-curricular activities. They have joined us as weekly boarders which allows them the convenience of being on campus through the week and the opportunity ro rerum home to family and friends on the weekends. Phoebe East is also in Year IO and has joined Mossgiel this year as a casual boarder. She returns home to Winchelsea most nights of the week, but stays at the College when she needs to. This term she has srayed in the House most Friday nights to avoid the early mornings required to get to school to play with her netball team. Her older brother Edward, who completed Year 12 in 2002, joined Mackie House as a full boarder for the final twO years of his education. Liz Fagg, a Year 12 srudenr from Mr Duneed, has always been a day student but joined Mossgiel this term for three weeks while her parents have travelled overseas. No doubt Liz would have loved to join them, but the demands of her final year made doing so impossible, while joining Mossgiel meant that she could avoid interrupting her studies and have clle convenience of living at the College.

Top, Left to Right: Year I2 boarders Annabelle WettenhalL ji-om Holbrook and Liz Fagg (short term boarder ji-om Geelony with Mrs Therese Foley, Head ofMossgiel Bottom: Year IO roommates Lauren Prest fom Warrnambool and Melanie Philip fom Exford

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From the Boarding Students Peter Carmichael, Year 12 Buffalo, South Gippsland Full-time boarding. Travels home once a term and during school holidays

Elizabeth Fagg, Year 12 Geelong 3 week boarcling stay because of parents travelling overseas.

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'The tutors, other boarders and relaxed environment made it really easy to setcle in. In Mossgiel, I can get the privacy and quiet I need to study as well as constant help wi th any problems I may have. My time at the boarding house has been a vety enjoyable one.'

It is a family tradition, my father Andrew (68), Uncle, Grandfather and brother, John (2001) all arrended The Geelong College. ' Boarcling has really opened my eyes and made me a more self-reliant and independent person. I have really enjoyed my time here and I will miss it at the end of the year. Although it was a change from my small home tOwn, I have no regrets coming to The Geelong College. Phoebe East, Year 10 Birregurra, Casual boarding 'I have chosen to board on Friday nights as it is tOO difficult to come back intO town again on the weekends for my sporring commitments. The boarding house has terrific faci liti es, a friendJy environment and offers an alternative to lots of travelling.'

Lauren Prest, Year 10 Warrnambool Weekly boarding

Why board? Lauren wished to experience boarding at The Geelong College. 'I have really enjoyed all aspects of boarding and school life at Coll ege. Being a weekly boarder give me clle best of bocll worlds my f:'lm ily and friends on the weekends in Wa rrn am boo I and my new friends and many ocller opportu nities at College during the week.'

Melanie Philip, Year 10 Exford Weekly boarding

Why board? Melanie's fanlily live an hour away from College. There are no buses, so Melanie has chosen to become a weekly boarder. Melanie is able to go home every weekend, but some weekends she chooses to stay in because of her sporri ng commitments and ocller activities which may be organised. Both Melanie's parents attended boarding schools, (Melanie's father, John, and three uncles, Michael, Andrew and Robert, attended The Geelong College between 1968-1978) and have related many of clleir boarding experi ences to Melanie. Melanie represents the fifth generation of the Philip family to attend The Geelong College.

New Appointments at The Geelong College Mrs Mary Mason, D irector o/Teaching and Learning Mrs Mary Mason has joined The Geelong College Executive as Director of Teaching and Learning. A leading education and learning specialist, Mary will develop and implement strategic planning processes. Mary holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours), Diploma of Education and Master of Education (Mo nash Universiry) and has held several senior positions within schools in Melbourne. Most recently as Associate Principal (Learning Communities) at Wesley College and prior to that, as DirectOr of Professional Development, Learning and Research at MLC. Whilst at Wesley College, Mary was responsible for the establishment of the Year 9 residential campus at Clunes and contributed to tlle development and inlplementation of the Wesley suategic plan. She also led the On-line Learning Program and a major research study into learning in the Middle School. Mary works closely with the teachers from Campbell House to Year 12 so tllat new learni ng needs and challenges will be met.

Mr Con Lannan, College Archivist Recently appointed on a part-time basis to organise and develop access to The Geelong College Archives, Mr Con Lannan brings a diversiry of experience in information services to the College. After completing a Commerce Degree at Victoria Universiry, Wellington New Zealand, Con began his association with heritage materials at the National Library of New Zealand in the historic Alexander T urnbuli Library performing historical research . H e subsequently completed a Graduate Diploma of Librarianship. Con commented that the position of College Archivist was a wonderful option to return to one of the great interests of his life, and he welcomed the opportuniry to assist in renewing the College Archives and building on the work of previous archivists Mr Bruce Jamieson and the late Reverend Ewen Mclean. More recently he has managed a number of public library services including the \,'Vimmera Regional Library, and at his retirement was Chief Executive Officer of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation. Con retains his link witll public libraries and continues a part-time role as CEO of the Corangamite Regional Library.

Mr Matthew Hanrahan, Grounds Curator Mr Mattllew Hanrallan has been appointed Grounds Curator. He previously worked as Horticultural Team Leader at Melbourne Universiry which involved maintaining grounds at the Melbourne campus as well as Universiry properties in Western Victoria. Matthew grew up on a properry in Lake Bolac, attended Lake Bolac High School unril1989 when he was drafted to play with the Collingwood Football Club. Martllew relocated to Melbourne and worked as a groUJ1dSmarl at Victoria Park. This is where his passion for horticulture started. As well as working for Melbourne Universiry, Matthew also rarl his own private horticultural business in Melbourne. Matthew and his wife Denise celebrated the birtll of their first child, Ashley earlier this year. When not working, Mattllew enjoys spending time witll his family, playing golf, football umpiring and spending time with friends.

The Geelong College Captains 2003 From left: Annabelle Crawford, School Co-Vice Captain. Tim Jarrold. School Co-Captain. Philippa William, hool Co-Captain and LachlaJ1 Crawford, School 0- Vice apmin.

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tn the life of· • 1) As soon as she arrives each morning at the Enviro classrooms, EBONY WESTMAN (YEAR 4 ) and

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her classmates commence their daily tasks. Today, Ebony is responsible for raking th e pa ths aro w1d the sunAower patch. ext week her daily tasks will be either recycling or extracti ng wo rm j uice fro m the worm farms. 2) J ESS I E KAY (YEAR II) from Highton arrives at Senior School. Jessie started at T he Geelong College

in Year 7 at the Preparatory School having completed her primary years at Highton Primary School.

3) GEO FFREY HEARD (YEAR II), a boarder from G lenthompson, starts his day with breakfast in the magnificent Dining Hall. Geoffrey enjoys sharing breakfast with other boarders.

4) After dai ly tasks are co mpleted, Ebo ny works on her visual d iary before commencing with the Year 4 literacy and numeracy classes.

5) Geoffrey's favor ite subj ect is Latin . H ere Geoffrey wo rks in his Year II Latin class. Geoffrey is also studyin g Englis h, Physics, Che mistry, C hin ese and VCE Math s Methods and V E Further M ath s.

6) One of Jess ie's favo urite subj ects is Ma th emati cs. H ere she and her fr iend Lucy Walsh wo rk together in Mr Sm ith's maths class. Jess ie is also srudyi ng P hys ical Edu catio n, E nglish, Phys ics, hemistry, C hin ese, V eE Maths Mecl10ds and V E Furth er Ma cl1s.

7) Jessie (right) catches up with her friends at lunch time at Tait Forecourt, outside Morrison Hall. 8) Geoffrey enjoys catching up with his boarding friends at luncluim e outside the Di.njng Hall. 9) After recess, Ebony and her Year 4] classmates walk down ro the Barwon River ro go 'ponding'. This is one of Ebony's favourite Enviro activities. Here she is discovering water creatures she and her friend, Sophie Faulkner have caught. ra) Ebony takes her weekly piano lesson in the Prepararory School Music room. n) Geoffrey plays soccer with the boys' 1st Soccer team . He trruns two afternoons a week and plays agrunst other APS teams each weekend. 12) Jessie is a very keen hockey player and represents the school in the girls' 1st Hockey team. Here she is trruning on Ranki.n Field. 13) Here Ebony shows her reacher, Mr Jeffreys, some of the warer creatures she h as found. 14) At the end of the day, Geoffrey studies in his room in Mackie House.

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Ten Years ofChallenges I994 - 2 003 The Geelong College Challenge grew from a seed supplied by Mark Torpey following a year of teaching in England and was nursed into full flower through the dedicated work of Michael Panckridge from 1994 until 2002 when Stuart McCallum offered to take on the role of Co-ordinator. Above: David Franklin (Year 8) with his iceberg

Four Year 6 srudenrs (cwo male and rwo female) from each primary school (public or private) in me Geelong region are invited ro parri ci pate in a weekend of physical and inrellecrual challenges. The firsr hurdl e is m e English Challenge which allows us ro select me rop r6 schools from m e 30 or so mat express an inrerest in participating. The English Challenge for 2003, judged by College teachers Michael O'Donnell and Viv Harris, required enrranrs ro research and w ri te a sho rr srory"A Furry Tale" - describing 24 hours in me life of a Vicrorian mars upial. The recenr drought and fires resulted in some ramer moving srories wim many srudenrs being able ro draw on meir own experiences ro enhance their na rure writing. The ABC's Earmbeat program has expressed an inrerest in broadcasting some of me best srories. The 'survivors' of me English challenge, studenrs from Bellaire, Bell brae, Belmonr, Chilwell, Fyans Park, Grovedale West, H erne H ill, Leopold, Monrpellier, Mt Duneed, Newrown, Norlane West, Oberon Soum, Roslyn, St John's Lutheran and Wallingron Primary Schools, arrived at me College Prepararory School at 7:45am on Saturday 29 March ro set up their tents in the quadrangle. Throughout the day they rotated thro ugh the five key challenges set up mroughout me school. The An Challenge, run by Ms Barbara Ho llander gave the srude nrs a chance ro enjoy silk screen work wim hot wax and dyes, prod ucing colo urful ban ners ro inspire their team. The Mathematics Challenge, run by Mr Ian Henricus provided an inrellecrual problem rhar was conducted in a relaxed, musical serring. The Technology Challenge, an idea developed by Mr Phil Armi tage and Ms Julie Fagan, required me srudenrs ro bu ild a boar m at mey could race on me following day in rhe Major Problem. It says much fo r Phil's design skills that every group managed ro fin ish a 'poo lworrhy' boat withi n the 70 minuce limit and that every boat survived the races mo re or less inracr. Three physical challenges were also requi red. The Physical Orienreeri ng Challenge, run by Mr Mark Torpey, Ms Eleanor Trafford an d Ms Kirstie Miller, had the srudenrs searching the grounds for si lk 'parachures', while Mr Chris Lawson's Physical Endurathon required the tiring yo un gsters ro swim, paddle and run ro the best of their ab ility. The Drama Challenge, run by Carole Mal lerr and her Year 8 drama stud ents, required the visiting schools ro produce a small play with a nauti cal th eme. A wonderful Saturday night's enrenai nme nt was provided by the bes t eight

of m ese performances. The audience, which included many parents, was often in stitches wi th th e perfo rm ers ad Ubbing and improvising, as m eir plans variously succeeded or came unsruck. Climbing back on board their ship wearing slippery socks proved ro be a big challenge for several acrors. In 2002 it had taken so me time ro settle m e teanlS into m eir tents afrer one big day in orde r ro prepare for the next. This year, Noel C reece from Nor/ane Wes t Primary School voluntee red to draw up a supervision roster and wim every teacher on "Sshhh, go to sleep" du ty for an hour, we we re all most surprised when they did drop off. T he tired teachers were able ro retire ro m e Staff room for so me seri ous evaluati on of m e day's work. The end of daylight savi ng was a mixed blessing; it gave us m e potential for so me extra rest, but our biological clocks are less easily rese t than our digital ones and m e camp was our and about and itching ro srarr agai n, well before me specified 7am. Wi m breakfast srill an hom away some gro ups had time for a swim, ro pack up camp or ro do so me last minure repairs ro their boats, and we had time ro collect our icebergs from Natio nal D airies! The Physical Tabloid, run by M r Michael Panckridge, requi red the contestan ts ro rotate around a set of sporrin g tasks, accumulating points fo r skill and accm acy. Meanwhile me Majo r pro blem crew of underwater hockey players were transfo rming me Sru arr Laidlaw swimming pool into a pirate sea, co mpl ete with mermaids, serpenrs, icebergs and a fri ghtening co nn or monste r. W hile so me of me divers in the pool were mere for safety and suppOrt, others we re di stractions or rame r fearso me obstacles. The winner of the M ajo r Problem (Fyans Park Pri mary) was sim ply me fas tes t crew ro survive the savage sea. H avi ng now co nceived te n major pro blems, th is one will be re membered by College staff as one that provided many laughs, a colourful spectacle, loads of exci reme nt and 64 tired but very happy students. T he feedback fro m th e parti cipating schoo ls has been ve ry encouraging. We have received requ es ts for an invitati on ro parti cipate fro m schools in Colac, Lara and Barwo n H eads. T he Geelong Co llege C hall enge is a wo nderful insti rutio n as it provides so much for so many, showcases our schoo l, gives srud enrs and teachers a chance ro try so methin g new and enriches th e Geelo ng teaching co mmuni ty. It is however a lot of ha rd work fo r everyo ne in vo lved as team leaders and beh ind th e scenes. Stuart McCallum Challenge Co-o rdin aro r

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CAD Room Developments T h e Computer Aided Design room upgrade h as en abled srudents ro experience an increased ran ge of creative options in all areas of the Fine and Applied Arts. T hey have access ro software and hardware that is new ro th e market, and we have already see n srudents this year em braci ng th e new technology a nd creating works w ith 3D modelling and design and video production.

December is traditionally the time when Staff and students take a break and look back on the year that was with a contented satisfaction. However over the past eight years, the early days of December have bee n symbolized with frenetic activity among$( Art Staff and students as they prepare for what is in effect the culmination of th e year's work for our VCE Fine and Applied ArtS students. Before this exhibirion was established, a small range of Senior Art was always displayed in the College Gallery to co incide with Speech Day. In the mid 1990'S the Foyer of Costa Hall at the Deakin Univer ity \'V'a terfront campus was utilized as a venue for the show, however this meant that many of our own studentS could not view the srunning array of works. For this reaso n the exhibition was moved back ro the College and since 2001, many fine examples of Art, Woodwork, Textiles, Photography and Visual Communication have been on display in Morrison H all for the College Community to see. It is importanr to remember that over the years there have been many talented and skilled Art practitioners who have passed through The Geelong ollege. Meadm ore. Ingpen, White, Rosson. Elliorr, Ramholdt to name a few. Many others have es tablished them elves a' designers, architects, painters and teacher , far toO many to mention. What the VCE exhibition ha come to symbolize is a degree of <:.xcellence from our senior Arts students. Over the past years, a number of our V E students have been recognized for their

outstanding efforts. Charle Gordon (wood technology), David oghiU (painting) and l\.leITyl1 Allen (textiles) in 200! and Joe hton (photography) and ed Larnach Jone (textiles) in 2002. Fewer than 3% of student acro s the tate are cho en to have their work exhibited at the state level, and we are extremely proud of those who are recognized for the <:.xceUence that they have achieved. a venue. Morrison Hall is the ideal erring with it pa e for d i playing a wide range of works. During Art '\ eek it is a workshop, in December a Galler),! Opening night is always a pecial occasion. and ! Lorraine Tran . 1anager Technology Key Learning Area. (VCAA). officially opened the Exhibirion in 2002. Each year rhe Fine and pplied rt Exhibirion marks the culmination of a 'ear in wh i h many studenrs have achieved excellence in their respectiw fields. \Xt'hether rudenr are going on to ,tudy the ArtS or nor, the E Exhibition i a wonderful opportunity to draw the Arr year to a close and b~ doing 0 we recognize the important and \..uued role thar our enior rrs tudent pbr in the life and culture of The Geelong ollege. Long nur it continue to be a ,ource f enrichm'nt and f ride amongst o ur sraff, rudent. Jnd community. Phil Taylor Head of Fine and

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NEPAL TREK Over the Easter break, a party of Geelong College students, staff and friends travelled to the magical kingdom of Nepal. Despite political instability and often cloudy pre-monsoon weather, the sixteen day trek provided an unforgettable shared experience.

Memories of N epal T he chaoti c and crowded traffi c (6) of Kamm andu and amazing rides in pedal powered rickshaws.

Walkin g rhro ugh epalese vi llages (1), amazed ar how people with so lirde can smi le and welcome vi irors so warmly.

T he solemni ry of me preparations (4) for a cremation on the banks of th e sacred Bagmati Ri ver.

Endless teps up and down steep hills (full page image ro rhe left), lead ing ro spectacular valley views wirh every avai lab le piece ofland culrivared .

T he anciem gran deur (3) of the medi eval ciry of Bh akta pur in the Karhm andu val ley.

T he early morn ing grandeur (2) of th e Annapurna Range roweri ng ove r our ca mp ire .

The Geelo ng Col lege epal rrekker (5) were: Joe As hron, Ellior Brennan. Daniel llrti . Tes a Fi rzpatrick. Li a Gray, andice Holt. Jake eUers (Year (2), reven Doak, Ben ' Brien (Year Il), harlorre Barr, Robbie Parke (Year 10). David Varley ( ollege parent), arab \'\~tllia.rnson (Caul field Grammar teacher), David Br \\ n (hu ban d of Leonie), Tim Parke and L onie Brown ( ralf - rre k leaders).

Wo rkin g with rhe residents of a Ka rhm andu suburb ro res rore m eir co mm uni ry squ are (our co nrr iburion ro th e Kathm andu Enviro nm ental Ed uca tio n Projecr).

Shari ng our rrek wim the amaz in gly srrong epalese porters and our helpful herpa guide.

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Our visir ro Thailand o n th e rerum journey, wim shopping a.nd barga ining amid r rhe bustle of Bangkok rraffi c.

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Tour ists as th e targets for wa rer m rowi ng and face paiming on a ho ly day in the ciry.

T he lo ng a.n d dangero us bus rid e o n narrow and precipi ro us roads ro the srarr of our rrek ar Pokhara.

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T he warmth o f our welco me by our isrer school hosrs ar the Udom Suska chool in cemral Bangkok.

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Above kft: A Rosenbergs gomma sun baking Above right: One ofKangaroo Iswnd s echidnas - Big Mamma Right: Luke Dickens, (foreground) and a follow S(ude", in the process of radio tracking

Earthwatch Institute Student Challenge Program The Eanhwarch Instirute is me world's, oldesr, largesr and mosr respecred organisation directly involving me public in scientific research and working to build a sustainable world mrough mis cooperation. You can find rhe pleasure of making a difference in me world while having the experience of a lifetime, as I was soon to discover. The Earmwatch Student Challenge, where you can work w im ptofessional scientisrs and have me chance to be parr of a small team of orher young Australians, is available to srudents in Years 10 and II. I was one of three srudenrs ftom The Geelong CoUege to attend one of rwo student challenge programs - Mahala Gunmer and Serena Peardon being me orner rwo. Serena and I both arrended 'Echidnas and Goannas' on Kangaroo Island on separate dares. Serena had a ball and said it was an experience sh e will never forget. Mahala attended 'Australia's Vanishing Frogs', which exami ned me causes of decline among a number of species that are found in stream s in mountain regions NW of Sydney. Such a decline is of great concern to conservationists and biologists world wide. The project monitored endangered populations, surveyed streams, locared and captured frogs to coUect and then analyse various data. This was a bush camping ptoject with mostly night work, which Mahala thoroughly enjoyed . From II to 17 of January this year, I went to Kangaroo Island an d was joined by seven like-minded students from around Melbourne and New South Wales. We spent a week learning from the field scientists based there, and from each other. We resided in a base camp, which was located in the Pelican Lagoon Research Starion, surrounded by bush. We slepr in tents but worked in buildings with all "mod cons" such as laptops with Internet, fax machines, TV, fridges and ovens, relying on ly on solar power and narural gas. Every day, we would set out after breakfast and track echidnas and goannas until lun chtime, and then continue tracking in the afternoon. One of th e aspects of Scien ce I learned is that scientists can't always be out in the field in person, but they can stiU do their job using remote observation, or continue work at night, as we often did. During the day, we went out in pairs radio-rracking echidnas and goannas using radio receivers which picked up signals from the rransminers attached to the animals, although this was not always the case. Finding a shed transmitter rurned out to be quite a common occurrence!

We divided o ur time berween studying ech idnas and goannas. I learnt m an y interesting facts about echidnas along the way: When tracking Echidnas, yo u must be very quiet if yo u want to catch tlle animal and take its data, because echidnas have very sensitive hearing. There are redheaded, blonde and brunette coloured echidnas. Echidnas can control individual spines and regulate their body temperature. Echidnas also co mmuni cate low frequency warning messages by vibrating their body. They can eve n climb up or down narrow vertical passages, by climbing with thei r legs and using their spines as brakes to hold on with . We also srudi ed Rosenberg's Goannas. Rosenberg's feed mostly on carrion but also hunt small insects, birds and reptiles and grow up to I m etre in length and weigh up to 2 kilograms. They have a third eye on tlleir forehead used to sense li ght so they know how much they have to co ntrol their body temperarure. The mother goan na lays her eggs in tlle very ce ntre of a termite mound. T he temperature and humidiry is regulated and vari es constandy. It is because of th ese co nditions that Rose nberg's goanna eggs are imposs ib le to hatch using artificial in cubation. Once the eggs hatch , tlle baby goann as feed off th e termites and live in the mound. After this tlley spend several years in trees wltil they are big enough to be safe from natural predato rs such as birds to li ve on the gto und . While I was the re it was the mating seaso n for goannas, an d th ey began digging co urtship burrows to share w idl their mates. The exper ience end ed toO soo n for my liking, but I learn ed a lot about science in the field and I had a great time along the way, finding that I just learnt so mu ch in so litd e time, which I co uld never do in a schoo l enviro nm ent. I would like to thank Dr Turner and the school for sponso ring me and givi ng me the chance to take this fantastic opportuniry of a lifetim e. I thoroughly recommend , the Earthwatch program to an yo ne interes ted in rhe env iro nm ent, or just wanting to have a grea t life-experi ence. For more in formation, speak to your Science teacher or visit www.earthwatch.org Luke Dickens, Year II

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Debating at Senior School Among the plethora of other school activities in which Coll ege students participate, some sixty avid orators sti ll find time for inter school debating. The sam e sixty, augmented by an additional nin ety stud ents, also en gage in spirited inter house debating competiti on. Lunch times are crammed with arguments over whether "women need men like fish need bicycles" or "that it is better to be o ne of the crowd" . Years 9 to 12 al l app ear to enjoy these exch anges of wit and intellectual gymnasti cs. Inter school debating is more hotly contes ted sti ll. Two Year 12 teams, two Year II teams, on e Yea r 10 team and tl1ree Year 9 teams stretch their brains, devising tacti cs to bear opponents who are equally keen and competitive. Some opposing school teams even travel to Geelong from Warrnanlboo l and Colac for o ur Thursday night jousting sessions. For the senior teams there is the challenge of Wlseen topics witll only an hour's preparation time, wllile for junior teanlS there is the chance to learn such techniques as sign posting, team lin es, rebuttal and unflin chingly looking your audi ence in the eye as yo u develop those

Careers Night The Gee long Co ll ege Careers N ight is an importam annual event. Ir began as an initiative of members of d1e O ld Geelong Collegians' Association Co mmittee who, together w ith Mrs Sheran Fisher who was Careers Counsellor at tllat tim e, o rganised the first Careers ight about fifteen years ago. it was such a success it has conti nu ed annually and is now an integral pa rr of The College Calendar. Evety year, th e Careers Cel1(re invites O ld Co llegians Witll a variety of careers to share d1eir expe ri ences Wi tll our students. The night is aimed at Year 10 students as parr of their C areers Education ptogram , however studel1(s from all levels at Senior School are encouraged to attend and many do. It is also we ll supported by parents w ho tell us they find the night interes ting and very inform ative. The format for Caree rs Night has evo lved over the years. Tni year students selected twO sessio ns from the nine avai lab le and listened to speakers in a range of related caree rs. The sessions were o rganised along subject lin es such as English/History, Geogra phy/Enviro nmental Science and so on . As many students don't have much idea of w hat d1 ey want to do , rh ey find it eas ier to choose sess ions related to tlleir favourite subjects. For instan ce, tllis yea r in Engl ish/ History, the students learned what is involved in being

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al l impo rtan t public speaki ng ski ll . There i also the chance to" in or 10 e grace full y and admire d1 e experri e of other. Under d1e benign captaincy oflas t year's "Swan ey" (regional bes t speaker) winner, Claire arley and her equally helpful vice captai ns James Davey and Janles eaver, (w ho along with other se nior debaters help d1e junior prepare and also adjudicate house debates) the College has expe ri e nced a grea t deal of success and fun d1i season. As we ll as o ur DAY parricipatio n, we had the privilege of providing a team to o pen d1e Rotary Internatio nal Co nference 2003 , on the potentially dange rous topi c of "Rotary is in need of a makeover". Our team of Year 12 students, C laire Varley, H arley Bea umont and James Weaver defeated a talented Tintern o ppos itio n in a so metime h ilarious and crowd pleasing contes t. W e look forward to the ro un ds still to come, with four completed and with seve ral C oll ege teams still in contention for final placings. Athol-Mary MallOney and JuJie Gainey Teachers in C harge o f D ebatin g

Right, .fom left: Glen Blamey (89), Mark ELshollt (92) and Tim Billing (88) share their work experiences with }/>ar [0 sflld~nts and parmts Left, Iv[elanie Dow, Fligbt InstntCfOr sbares som~ oiher o:penmces

a solicitor, a jo urn alist a nd a televisio n prod ucer. Tho e in d1e Mathematics session heard fro m a p ilo t, an army office r and a mechanical engineer, \\ nil t those in the Science sessio n met a science teacher, an anaesd1eti t and a foren ic scientist. T h e eve ning enabled srudem to be exposed to SL,( careers, ome of whi ch they may have know n li trie about. Thi format broaden their knowl edge of wh at is invo lved in each ca reer, and hopefuJly prompts them to consider o ptions tlley m ight not o the rwise have tho ught about. Old C o llegi a ns from th e 1982 and 1992 Year gtoUpS were invited to be the speakers tllis year. T he Old Co ll egians are excelle m role model and really demonstra te to our currel1( students th at whateve r they wam to do i' ' a pos ibili ty. M any of d1 e speake rs have ex perienced career hange a.nd 1110 t have travelled o r w o rked ove rseas, so they have intere ting and entertaining stories to tell as well as prov idi ng valuable ins ights into pe ill j bs. Caree rs ight is also a social o ppo rru ni ty for our peakers. as th Y J.re able to ca tch up w ith each o ther during supper at the end the evenin~, h sted by the Old C ollegian Co mmirree. T his is always a very enjoy:tble parr of the ni ght fo r all in vo lved. Marcia Macgugan Ca reers Ad vi er

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I Year II Enuironmental Science students on a field trip on Port Philip Ba)\ Queemcliff 2 Relay for Lift participants, Annabelle Wettenhall (Year I2), Katie Greig (Year I2) and Phoebe IVilkim (Year II) 3 L01lise Dicker in the Year I2 prod1lction ofFreedom ofthe Cit)' 4 Participants prepare for this year's Geelong College Open Wtzter Swim at Point Roadknight 5 Fred Elliorr (4I) and joe jeans (at his Iooth birthday celebration at The House of Guilds) 6 Africall musician, Paa Brown with Year 7 students and Homeroom teachel; Pattie Halsa// (cenn'e, back row), tbey C/Ijoyed African dmmming, chanting and dancing activities. 7 Alex Sedger (Year II) competes in the School Surf Lift Saving Championships

8 !l1embers of The Geelong College Senior School Stage Balld peifOrmillg at the Generations in jazz festival at !l1t Gambier 9 james Coumans (Year 5) receives his Age Champion medal at tbe Middle Scbool Swimming Sports from Dr Pauline Turner, Principa/. IO james !l10rrison performs at the Generations in jazz festival in IvIr Gambier. II Under I3 Girls' Freestyle Relay Team - winners of tbe 4 x 50 reillY final at tbe VPSSA in lv/elbollrne. Left to right: Amy Stekelenburg, Kate Killelry. Lllum Stekelenburg and Olivia Nicholson. I2 Iv/iddle Scbool House Cross-Country competition I3 Michael Panckridge, Prepa/'f/tory School Iv/athematics Co-ordinator and author siglls one ofbis books 'Clearing the Pack' at tbe IfIlmc/; ofhis series, The Legends..

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Influenza & The Geelong College Hospital The events leading up to the foundation of The Geelong College Hospital reveal an era in which the School struggled with the profound impact of the First World War and the subsequent influenza epidemics. At least 512 men, Old Collegians and Staff served in the First World War and at least 85 gave their lives. They are remembered on the honour rolls in the War Memorial Wing. The return of the survivors to Australia occurred amidst a growing worldwide influenza epidemic which had erupted in the closing months of the war and was eventually to kill millions. Top: Th~ Cufong CoLleg~ HospitaL Bottom: m VIII. 1919. (The Influenza Crew)

In a lerter dated 2 November, 1918 to the Old Collegians Association a former stud ent T Hawkes wrote "we all expected to get leave here (Capetow n) but the authorities came out and told us that the who le place was down with Spanish InAuenza and and that we co uld not land o n any acco unt. W e were only a coupl e of days o ut from Ca petow n when the men sta rted go ing down with the thing and in a week it had pract icall y turn ed th e boat into a hospital ship. " The onset of the epidemi c at the School in 1919 was to prove traumati c for the College with widespread disruption to normal schooling, sporting activiti es and administration . Owing to the inAuenza restri ctions school wo rk did no t begin until March [ l and correspondence c1asse were arranged for man y stud ents doing publi c exams. The Principal in 19 19 reported "The work of the sc hool was mu ch interrupted ... The numb er of boys affected together with those who stayed away through fea r ofinfeccion, made a big gap in the attendance, and ... work was alm ost

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impossible. " Pegasus of that year also reported thar "after bringing so many in valids rhrough last term the h eadmaster, himself was attacked by rhe scourge. " No stlldenrs died from the epidemic while ar th e College and much of this good fortune was attributed ro the unririn g work of the Principal's sister Miss Price, a trained nurse. Pegasus records a litany of deferrals and cancellations of events from debating ro football ro Old Collegians reunions and Annual Meetings. One of the more noted events was the withdrawal of The Geelong College crew from the 1919 H ead of The River. Despite arrempts at isolatin g the crew, 5 members succumbed ro influenza just prior ro the event forcing the College's withdrawal from th e race. T he Second VIII had previously been disbanded due ro illness. In lighr hearted vein the crew became known a the "influenza crew" and one Old Collegian is reported ro have telegrammed "Crew stiff luck. Hope best next year. C heero. " Elsewh ere however, there was a much darker si de ro the influenza epidemic. H E Hawkesworth entered Geelong College in 1893 artending for abour 5 years and eventual ly became a m etallurgisr ar Broken Hill. Immediately after war broke out, he returned ro Geelong, enlisted and sailed for Egypt on Ocrober 21, 1914. From th ere he was posred ro Gall ipoli , was wounded at Cape Hellas and foughr at Lone Pine. In 19[6 he was sent ro the Western Front wh ere, at Passdlendale, he was once agajn wounded and subsequently invalided back ro England. Despite surviving Gallipoli and the slaughter of the French bartlefi elds, Lance Corporal Hawkeswortll contracted influenza and died at the Military Hospital ar Devonport near Plymo uth . Shortly after the War tile Old Collegia ns Associarion decided ro recogni e tile many Old Collegians who had died and esrablished a Memorial Fund. As well as the War Memorial and several sdl olarships, the ew Prepararory

School in Aphras ia St. and m e Hospiral became the ourcome of fund rais ing proj ect. In tile ame year 1920 thar aw rhe Foundarion Sro ne of m e new red brick Prepara rory Sch ool laid, me 011 ge al 0 drew up plans for "a com plere hosp iral, with ward and nur e room and kirchens, in case of any ourbreak of m e infecriou ailments [Q which schools are somerimes subject." The H ospi ral was opened on 14 lay in rhe chool's jubilee year of 19-1 by Dr Norman McArtllur. In his peech Day address of 1921 me Principal described tile Hospiral "wim irs two long wards dedicared ro me memory of old boys who fell in rhe war, " as a model ofir kind .... " Everything rhar nurses can wish is availab le, infecri ou disea e can be completely isolared; and in the many airy wards and sLlI1ny verandah and omfortable co nvalescent room a parient ha the fullest chance of peedy re overy." The opening of m e Hosp ital proved providential for in UgLLSt 1921 me Principal reporred mar, "on rh e occasion of rhe opening of me ollege Hospital las t year one of m e speakers exp res ed me hope mar the ne' building would never be used . That ho pe ha ,ala proved Falla iOllS a tllis rerm tile Hospiral has been t<L"Xed ro irs utmost apaciry", :U1d "variou dormirories in the dlool have been urili ed ro provide a mmodation for tll0 e suffering from rh e influenza epidem i . T he atta k cam and went in the usual mysterious way. " In 1972 rh e Hospiral was fina lly demo lis hed to make \ ay in it [Urn for the new Library Building. Con LatU1an College Archivisr

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President's Column Th~ OGCA, left to righr: David jarman (55), Carol Barnard, Dir~cror of Community Relarions and Development, Don

Lawler (49), Chris Crawford (73). Front: Steven Skoglllnd (83), Tr~asurer, Carolin~ Renick (96). Pauline Turner, Principal. David Waterhouse (80), President. Andrea james (77) and Ashley Seller (8I), Vice Presidenr Abunt: Dan Simmonds (69), Bill Phillips (68) and Richard Carr (73)

The Old Geelong Collegians' Association has two primary objectives. The first is to unite those who have attended the College and foster good fellowship amongst them and also between Old Geelong Collegians and the College. The second objective is to ptomote the welfare of The Geelong College. The OGCA is juSt one part of the wider Geelong College community and its main activities centre around reunions based on year groups and branches in various geographic locations. Additionally, on a continuing basis, the OGCA provides a scholarship each year for the son or

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daughter of an O ld Collegian to enter the school in Year 9. Currently we have four students from Years 9 to I2, who are Old Geelong Collegians' Association scholarship holders. As this is my first year as President of the OGCA, I express gratitude to Dan Simmonds (I969) for his stewardship as the previous President. I look forward to working with the Committee and the Old Collegians' office to further develop the OGCA. I hope to meet as many Old Collegians as I can during my term of office. David Waterhouse (I980) President Old Geelong Collegians' Association

Surfboat Success

Paul Mishura (92) recently visited Richard Darlington Emms, coach of the Ist VIII from I934-35 (left). Born on 3I May I90I, he was introduced to rowing by Keith James Taylor, cox of the I9I9-20 Ist VIII and rowed for the Barwon Rowing Club from I9I9. Dick joined the Mercantile Rowing Club in I923 . He withdrew from the I928 Kings Cup crew when his father died days before the race. Paul M ishura (right) with Richard Darlington Emms (left)

Leslie James Campbell, 1St VIII coach from 1932-33 was ill , so Dick was asked ro coach. In 1934, the crew lost ro MGS by three lengths in its heat, and by six lengths to GGS, th e eventual winner, in the 1935 heat. Dick has outlived the 1935 crew, and only two from 1934 survive. After the 1935 season his bank transferred him ro Warrnambool. Two of his 1935 crew were in College's fist winning crew in 1936. Given his role in this first win , Dick is delighted by College's recent successes. Residing at Keith, South Australia, he recently turned 102. Another College boat club centenarian, Colin Ernest McArthur, cox of the 1918 1st VIII, turned 100 last year, and is the only known member of any APS 1St VIII ro arrain this milesrone.

Above: Under I9 jan juc Surf boat crew: james Hope-johnstone (2002), stroke, Scott Tanahill. sweep, Tim Hunter, 2 seat, Hugh Lockie (2002), 3 seat and Matt Tomey (2002), bow seat

Three Old Collegians represented Jan Juc Surf Club in the Under 19 Surfboat crew and won the Vicrorian U19 Championship at Warrnambool, the Woodsrock National Surf League Series, the Australian Surf Rowers League at Lome and came 3rd in a tight finish - 1 merre separating 1st and 3rd in the Australian SUIfLife Saving Titles at Kurrawa, Queensland in March. The crew comprised Matt. Torney OGC (bow seat), Tim Hunter (2 seat), Hugh Lockie OGC (3 seat), James Hope-Johnstone OGC (stroke) and Scorr Tanahill (sweep).

ALBERT BELL CLUB DINNER

THE DANISH POOTBALL TOUR

1 Left to right: fan Gordon (40), DelTick Rolland (39) and Alex Bennett (40)

4 From left: Mr Mark Torpey, PreparatolY School Sport Co-odinator, Dr Pal/line 7i/mer, Principal, Mr Gareth Andrews (60, Geelong FC Board), and Mr jim Campion, flmler Geelong resident now living in Denmark and instigator of the Dtll1ish Famm Cms teams

2 Representatives of the I983 'Decade' Crew, from left; Adam Fin/£l)\ Tim Caithness, Sinton Royal and Bram McLeod

3 From left: john Hill (78), President of the Albert Bell Clu.b, Andrew MOlTison (73) and Richard Ca.rr (76)

YEAR II PARENTS' DINNER

5 Wayne and Amanda Fraser and Chris and Aldona Sawade 6 From lift: Mick Roache, Eric O'Rourke and joe Arrigo

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MITCHELL ANDERSON (93) recently competed in the Ironman Triatlllon World Championships in Hawaii, finishing 2 1St. He was the winner of the 25 to 29 age group.

STEPHEN BARKER (85) is cmrenciy residing in Canberra. Since his kidney uansplant in Sydney in 2001, he has continued with his tlleauical career and is cmrently writing a play. IAN BORTHWICK'S (60) daughter, Sybil married, Stuart Ralph, son of Kenneth (former staff) and Alison Ralph on 22 FebruaIY 2003. Ian's so n Bill is a Navy clearance diver aIld second son, Andrew is studying Arts at The University of Melbourne. LYNTON 'STUMPIE' BULLEN (64) recently travelled to America aIld Cuba, primarily to study cuban dancing. RICHARD BURGESS (81) has been appo inted as the network News Director for WIN Television. He is responsi ble for twenty-one news bulletins around QueenslaIld, New South Wale , Tasmania and South Australia. ROD CAITHNESS (51) has retired and moved to BallaIl. He is now devoting his time to golf He is President of tile Balian Golf Club, has bee n A Grade Club ChaIn pion for the past five years and he also coaches juniors. ANDREW CAMERON (87) has moved to Queanbeyan with his wife Zoe having recently pLu'chased a veterinary hospital there.

BASIL COLLINS (71) has relocated to Perth wi th his family after a year as Head of English at the British International Sch ool in Istanbul . Basil has taken up a position at John Cmtin College of the ArtS in Fremantle.

MILTON COLLINS (72) recently moved to Woodend with his wife Liz, daughter Emma and so n Lachlan having pmchased Campaspe House. After renovations, Campaspe House is now running as a Co untry House Hotel. Milton welcomes all Old Collegians to stay. STEPHEN COOP (69) and his wife Margaret are resident managers and directors of ova Tropic Towers apartments in Cairns. T hey have been in Cai rns for seventeen years and would love to catch up with any visiting Old Collegians. GEOFFREY CORSTORPHAN (59) moved back to Geelong from Melbourne in 2003 and set up Bebe Boutique, specialising in babies and children's furniture in Moorabool Street. WILLIAM DICKINSO (83) completed a Bachelor of Engineering at The University of Melbourne and is now living in Alice Spring aIld working as a pilot a nd Ri ght instructor. MATTHEW GRANT (2000) has been named tile AuStralian Primary D airy Apprentice of the Year. Matthew was one of six yo un g dairy farm ers to win the prestigious award . The six winners received a ten day study rour of ew Zealand in June.

EDWARD HEFFERN (83) completed a Science degree at The University of Melbourne and then completed Medicine at The Univer ity of Bri bane. He i now a co nsul tant psychiatrist in Bri bane. (M.RA .Z.c.P) ICHOLAS HEFFERN (92) completed a Bachelor of Applied cience (Human Movement) and in ovember 2002 , won twO gold medals at the Commonwealth Fencing hampionship in New outh ~ ale , and then repre ented Au tralia at the'\ orld Fencing Champion hip in Li bon . DAM IE HEFFERN (90) completed a cience degree (Honour) at The niver ity of Melbourne and obtained entry intO the graduate medical cour eat ydney niver ity. where he is completing hi final year. JAMES JOH TO E (70) i parr owner of the successful ra ehorse, No Dep it. KATE KE T (93 nee McEwan) ompleted a Bachelor ofNur ing in 1996 and a radua te Diploma of Midwifery in 199 . In 1999 , he travelled over ea and worked a a midwife in U . as well a in a mi i n ho pital 111 haIla. ~ est Africa. Kate i married to Br ndan Kent. and n 2 November l OO l they celebrated the birth of th ir d.1u<>hter Bella IcDonald Kent. ~

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2002 LEAVERS' BARBEQUE

OPENING OF HO C KEY SHELTER

From left: Dr Pauline Turner, Principal, Sruart Hall , John O'Brim and Don Lawler (49), OGCA Commiffee

4 College hockey plDyers watch as Dr Turner cuts the ribbon, officially opening the hockey shelters

Lucindo Halrall Yinan Zhang and Holly Pearce

5 Left to right: Joy Lamb, Chris Lean and Audrey Dadds

3 From left: Kate Wzffin, David Gilbert-Kent, Richard Herd, Rob Kayler-Thomson, Em Doak, Lisa de Stefono, Kaela MartellD

MARK LADE (73) has been appointed Western Australian Manager of Zurich Insurance Funds Management. He and his family are now living in Subiaco. ANDREW LEAN (95) and wife Kelly are living in Berwick and have a baby daughter, Maddison who is now ten months old. GEORGIE LEE (96) has completed a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Teaching (Honours) degrees at The Universiry of Melbourne. She is now teaching at MLC in Kew. ROB LOGlE-SMITH (55) has recently stepped down as President of the Old Scotch Collegians' Association. He has been appointed to the Board of the National Gallery of VictOria Foundation and has also been appointed Chairman of the Red Rock Communications Group. CAMERON MCDONALD (85) moved from Darwin to Wagga Wagga to take over managemem of the Riverina branch of Shorco Sykes Hire. He now has twO children, Marthew, 7 and Sophie, 2 . SARAH MCGLONE (88) has qualified as a radiologist and taken up a position as a consul rant radiologist in Toronto, Canada, working in rhe same hospital as her anaesthetisr husband, John Leyden.

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6 The Muckies cheer squad at Nagam bie

ROBERT MCKEON (69) called in to the College in his role as Sales Executive for The Age. H e marvelled at the changes, especially the swimming pool, and recalled his former 'bad boy' status with some nostalgia.

DAVID SUTHERLAND (71) is currently marketing wine, conducting wine education and appreciation classes and writing a regular column for the Border Mail in Albury under his pseudonym, The Wine Wizard.

PETER NEAL (72) recently moved to the Gold Coast where he is working as an electrician.

FELICITY THOMSON (97) is studying for a Post Graduate Diploma in Acting at the School of Acting, Universiry of Essex, England.

DAVID NELSON (79) and ANGELA HERGSTROM (86) have returned to Apollo Bay after two years reachi ng (for David) ar Lakes Entrance. H e is currently a Maths/ Science teacher ar Colac High School. Angela and David are happy and proud parents of three sons - Hugh, Heath and Leo. DICK SLOANE (70) horse breeder, racer and owner of Embers, bred the successful colts, Members and Char. JEFF STEVENS (79) has taken up a position with Bayrex, a manufacturer of canopies, marquees, linings, tensile structures, circus and special event marquees. The parent company is based in New Zealand. Jeff and wife Vicki are living in Copacabana in New South Wales where their children, Prue and Kurt attend Copacabana Primary School. ALEX STEVENSON (64) and his wife Elizabeth currently run a vineyard in the Macedon Ranges, specialising in grapes for sparkli ng wine and pinot noir. 2003 has been a good vintage in spite of drought conditions.

CAROLYN WIGG (nee Harvey 84) ran her own business, Bayside Fitness, in Burnie Tasmania for six years before returning to VictOria. She is now the Group Fitness co-ordinatOr at Fernwood Fitness in Werribee. She and her husband Ashley, have two children, Zoe and Jarrod. TREVOR WITCOMBE (68) is teaching English in kindergartens in Taiwan. He spent five months learning Mandarin Chinese and hopes to become an interpreter in the business communiry when he returns to the Gold Coast in two years time. ALASTAIR WHYTE (68) won a post-graduate scholarship to study pottery at KyotO C iry Universiry in Japan. H e now specialises in Japanese traditional sryle pottery, working from his studio in the Yarra Valley. His work is represented in a number of major galleries. He presented two large vases to the College and they are displayed in the War Memorial .

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BOARDE RS' T E NNIS DAY

FRI EN D S' AFTERNOO N TEA

7 From left: Joy H ood, Tom Young, Lind;\ Peter and James Young (Year II), Nick Muers (Year II) and James Gray (Yea r II)

8 Left to right: Ank and Katrina Bailey from Berrigan, New South Wales, caught up with D inah and Greg Fa rquharson from Casterton

YEARS 4, 5, AN D 6 WELCOM E BBQ

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11 From left: Year 6 students, Kate Kittelty Kathryn Holding, Jamie-Lea Lawson, Rachael Harris, Miranda Williams and Rebecca Cam/en enjoy spending time together at the Welcome BBQ 12 From left: Cameron Profitt, Tracey and Charles Wilson

Engagements & Marriages JACINTA ARNUP (96) and David Twaits announced their engagement on 10 March 2003. NADINE BLYTHE (98) and KristOpher Jeffrey announced their engagement on 2 August 2002. ALISON LEAN (98) and Lee Kooloos have announced their engagement. JOHN LEAN (94) is engaged to Monica D uran, to be married in Mexico in December. ANNABEL MAGAREY (96) an nounced her engagem ent to Rohan Go rdon on 7 D ecember 2002. JANE WILLIAMS (99) announced her engagement to Andrew Hinds in late 2002.

PETER BARNET (86) married AntOinerte Patterson on 24 April 2003 at St M ary's Cathedral in Sydn ey.

STEP HE LAWRAN CE (82) married Georgina Gordon on 26 OctOber 2002 at The Geelong College Chapel.

JANE BARRETT (92) married Cameron M acdonald in the Geelong Botanic Gardens on I February 2003.

SIMO T HOMAS (94) married fari Kitano on 5 May 2003 in KyotO Japan and in a ceremony at Holy Trinity Church, ere on 24 May 2003. Since graduating from Deakin Univer ity three year ago, imon has been managing Human Resources at the ova Engli h Language chool in Osaka.

DAMO CROWE (90) and Nina Wilde married on 15 February 2003 in Tauranga, ew Zealand. T hey are living and working in Auckland. CLARE DOWLING (94) and D avid H owley were married at The Geelong College C hapel on 19 April 2003.

ICK UBERG G (9 2) married Karen Plu nkett at The Geelong College

Deaths & Obituaries It is with regret that we record the passing of the following members of rhe College co mmuni ty.

A T (Alban) HOWELLS (36)

G (Geoff) SMITH (4 )

D A (Don) I GPEN (22)

R L (Bob) WARNETT (4 )

OJ Oack) BECKINGHAM (40) C N L (Clive) BIRRELL (3 5)

E A (Liz) KUCERA (nee LO MAS) (81), D ux of the College 1981

N N (Noel) CHAMP (3 2 )

I M (Ian) MCILWAI

H R R (Hamish) COOK (64)

J K A (Allister) MCLEOD AO (44)

P (Pam) COULSON (ex-staff)

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J S (Stuar t) ]OHNSTO

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D T (David) CURRIE (4 2 )

M PALMER (e..x-staff)

G R (Gordon) EATON (29)

W L (Lance) PO RTER (21)

D E (D avid) EMERSON (52)

A I (Ale..x) REID (22)

C (Clive) HARRISON (4 2 )

R D (Bob) WEDDELL (29) H L (Hugh)

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On Il February 200', Huoh Lloyd ameron died at the age of 96. He arrended the oil oe from 1920 to 1923, ridin o hi h t e to s ho I ea h day from Ea tern B ,ch. Hugh h;ld;l arcxr in banking, and also farmed at Lethbridg . H i father and hi on ;lttended the 011: . and 0 hi gr ndchildren c mpri th fo~nh generation of llegiJns.

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Boarders and rheir parents in the cloisters at the Boarders' Welcome Evening

From left: Uzir UbaidilLoh, Wee Chiang, Uzaam's younger sister. Uzzaam Uzir and Nonnah fbrahim

3 Warrnambool families are welcomed at the Boarders' Welcome Evening -from left: Hadrian, Keith and Kathryn Prest, Alme and Andrew Hunt (Year I2)

YEAR 7 PARENTS' DINNER

Back row from left: Carol and Rick Rogerson, Peter and Jo Cordner and Carolyn and Stephen Brand

CAMPBELL HOUSE WELCOME EVENING

5 From left: Rhoda WalLoce, Sharon and Paul Fitzpatrick and Andrew WalLoce 6 Left to right: Michael Panckridge, Pauline Turner, Principal and Ashley Brimacombe

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7 Representing Boys' 1st Xl from back row from left: Robbie Parkes, Sam CLork, Lachlan Crawford, Steven OlivCl; Greg Hansen (Coach) Front row: Andrew Mllln, Bennett Merriman, Rob Davidson and Henry Weddell 8 Representing the Girls Swimming Team from left: Abby George, Aleisha McKenzie, Jane Pettigrove From: Sarah Hill and Annabelle Wettenhall

Notices College Recruits at Forefront of OGs Revival A number of Old Geelong Collegians have figured prominently in the revived fonunes of the Old Geelong Football Club this season. Aner seven rounds, the OGs Sen iors have won four games by an average of II3 poims, defeati ng Old Carey, Hawthorn , Oakleigh and Bentleigh ro be six th on the ladder. Newly recruited Old Collegians in the tearn include Nick Betrs (2002), Tom Beers (2000), Jamie Bell (2000), Al Munro (1999), Tom Fallaw (1999) and Justin Fi= larence (1999) . Man Goldsworthy (1999) and Charl es Fairbairn (2001), who were with OGs in 2002, are cominuing ro playa significam rol e. Al Munro has been invited by VAFA ro train with a scate represenrative sq uad, and Nick Berrs has been nominated for (he Under 19 state squad, ro be announced soon. H e is second on the Cl ub's goal kicking list. The OGs Reserves team has enjoyed even greater success ro be second on their ladder, with Old Collegian recruirs, Tom Wacers (2002), Jam es Hope-Johnsro ne (2002), Greg Allen (2001) James Kilpatrick (1999) and Stephen Morgan

(1999) all playing well. Ri chard Herd (2002) and Sam Cummins (2002) have joined the Club 18 team. The Club is still keen ro establish an Under 19 team , but tllis year its number of Under 19 players fell shorr ofVAFA requiremenrs. They hope ro anract more yo ung players based in Melbourne next season . The OGs are planning a dinner/auction at Crown Casino on Friday 25 July. For bookings or informacion please co m act Mr Graeme Goldsworthy on 0411 147 337.

Melbourne University Inter-Collegiate Rowing 200 3 O scar Stanley (2001), James Sutherl and (2002), Tom Paron (2002) and Peter David (2002) formed half of th e Ormond Col lege rowing crew whi ch won this yea r's Melbourne University Imer-Collegiate boat race on the Yarra River. Tim Allen (2000) was a member of the Trinity College crew that came second. Other Old Collegians who rowed in th e regatta included Harriet Morgan (2002) who also represe nred Ormond; Lachlan Pearce (2000), Sean Sowerby (2001) and Veronica Milsom (2002),

represenring University College; Tina Reilly (2002) and Kara Bell (2001) in a Queens College crew; Charlotte O 'Loughlin, (2002) St Marys; with James Milsom (2000), Hugh Lockie (2002) and Man Torney (2002) in other crews.

Wanted Bagpipes - If any O ld Collegian has a set of bagpipes that they no longer need, John Stevenson (71) would be inrerested ro hear from yo u on 08 8927 2172.

Football The Football Parenrs' SuppOrt Group wishes ro advise that the College versus Grammar 1St XVIII football match wi ll be held at Geelong Grammar School on Saturday 2 August. The Newman Club is hosti ng a luncheon at 12 noon, and all College supponers are invited. The cost is $45 and dress is sman cas ual. Contact Murray Mountjoy on mmountjoy@allforks.com.au by 21 July 2003·

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