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Letters to ED ITO R Malcolm Riddle's Recollections Dear Editor, Malcolm Riddle offers ome memories of those days, when he, turning II, emered The Geelong College portals for four years, fir t a a day boy at Primary, then boarding from 1932 to 1934· I, the wet- behind-the- ears Presbyterian Minister's on, living at Bate ford, some six miles north west of Geelong, was suddenly lifted from the one teacher school on the Batesford hill ro what at the time seemed to be a small city - The Geelong ollege campus, in (he salubrious precincts of ewtown. The Minister's family were the natural recipiems of many favours from parishioners for miles aro und the tiny hamlet which nestled close to the Moorabool River Valley. And so it was that my big brother, Alan and I, travelled the six miles in the Manse jinker drawn by various horses loaned ro us from time ro time, starting at Ganl ro drive ro College each school day. I remember during Wimer mornings, I clasped a small bottle of hot water in my hands against the fros ts, as we clop-clopped our way up the Batesford hill, and on to our destination, arriving in time to release the horse and make off to morning assembly. My primary education was co minued by 'Frosty' Campbell and Staff in a small builcling, separated from the main school. 'Frosty' was probably the kindest of men, or so it seemed, because at the Batesford one- room school, my image was of a raging, roaring, single teacher, Mr Mackie, poor fellow, who had to manage everyrhing on his own. I used to cower in my seat, hoping to be completely unnoticed until the blue air cleared agai n. At College, my brother Alan, some five years older, was soon recruited to the cricketi ng Firsts team, and reputed to be the best off-spin bowler, while his coll eague Lindsay Hassett, was undoubtedly the leading run maker. The latter, as we know, wem on ro Australian Test glory, but any such ambition was not even considered for Alan in light of the need ro get out there and earn a living, which he clid fairly promptly in Geelong.

Some boarders were encouraged ro extend their term holidays until the risk of infection had subsided . The epidemi c touched on tlle whole Geelong co mmuni ty, an d a large number of day boys stayed at home too, leaving some classes witll very few students for [wo to three weeks. Most boarders hated going into the Co llege hospital, mainly for fear of having a course of injections; rllis was a time when amibi otics such as penicillin were being used in treatments on a large scale. I recall that the 'fear factor' was so great at one stage of the ep idemic tllat the hospital matron, a Sister Mane (o r Mayne), lectured all patients at some lengrll , saying that if we expected to recover, an y pain endured was parr of tlle process and we wo uld grow up better for it. I must add that although Matro n was tough , she succeeded in overcoming the problems of rllat ve ry trying rime, and was =remely welJ respected for her efforts in getting us back to good healtll. Joe Bickart (1953)

College Exploration Society Dear Edito r, A few Old Collegians felt Con Lannan's excellent article about the College Exploration Society was a little inco mplete in not memioning the anlbitious and successful 1954 trip to Ayers Rock, The Olgas and Mt. Co nnor. The late Bert Keirll wo uld be appalled with the emry on Page 15 'without tlle dedi cation of some early members, the vitality of me Explo ration Society waned during the mid-fifties' . Some of the original members of rllis 1954 trip are holding a reunion at tlle Rock on 9 and 10 July and Mt. Connor on II and 12 July. Maybe we can provide an article on both trips for the next Ad Astra. Tony Douglas (50)

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Influenza Epidemic Dear Carol, Reacling Professor Donald McLean's letter to the Ed itor in the December 2003 issue of Ad Astra reminded me of a major inBuel12a epidem ic wh ich broke out in the College in the early nineteen fifties. I attended the Coll ege from 1951 to 1956, and whilst in rlle Prep. chool in '51 or '52, most boarcling students caught the infection. As well as the College hospital being full to overAowing, o ur night study room was turned imo a temporary hospital wa rd and extra nursing staff and other helpers we re bro ught in.

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TRUE HEROES "The people I generally most admire are the volunteer workers. I think they are probably the real heroes ofour society. They don)t end up on the back pages or the front pages like I do) but they work harder than I do. )) - Mark Taylor, Former Australian Test Cricket Captain

As each new academic year gets under way, I express the hope that srudents will adopt a positive and constructive arriwde rowards their school work and srudies. So much rests on attitude rather than p ure ability in the achievement of educational objectives, and each child has within him or herself the capacity ro release their own po tential . But a school year is much more than juSt .. . school work. It is also abo ut helping srudents ro develop as people and idenrify what their Life goals might be. These must go beyond simple objectives of self-fulfi lmenr and embrace the wider world. They must encompass others in their reach. A few years ago, when Mark Taylor retired from inrernational cricket and was nanl ed Australian of the Year, he made a tell ing remark abo ut heroes, which I noted at the time: "The peo ple I generally most admire are the volunteer workers. I thi nk they are probably the real heroes of our society. They don't end up on the back pages or the front pages like I do , but they work harder than I do. " Taylor clearly knew the difference between being a legend or celebrity, which he was, and being a hero. Words like 'hero' can easily be deval ued nowadays when we always seem ro be grasp ing for the most extravagant description of any situation. Everythi ng is fantastic or the best and even world class - there is litrie room for discrimination . Such is the language of advertising, used ro sell products, and which has little regard for deeper signi ficance. T he accolade of hero is something we should be reserving for the truly great, for the really exceptional cases. People can be praised for their accomplishmems - their courage, ril eir insight, their vision or their skills, and many Australians have beco me legendary through their personal exploits - but thar do esn't make them heroes. It is sai d that (rue heroes have twO essenti al qualiti es . First, they have made a personal sacrifi ce in pushing the fromi ers of human endeavour, alleviatin g human suffering or in setting nobler standards for human behaviour. Second, they stir in the rest of us a heightened sense of human potential, of what we might do or who we might become. True heroes don't JUSt open up new frontier in rh e nawral or sciemific world or help forge new national destinies. T hey al so open up new fronr iers in our imagination. In pas r and recent centuries, men and women of rhe starure of elso n Mandela, Alben Einstein, hrisrop her Columbus, Joan of Arc, Mahatma Gandhi or Aung San Suu Kyi have do ne remarkable things, of co urse, bur their heroism also has the power ro make us believe

ril at we, [QO, are personally capable of doing someriling truly great or good. T hey have the capacity ro inspire us, and our admiration is mingled with rile curi ous sense of empowerment, lifting us up. Not perhaps a hero in the double sense I have defin ed, but certainly a most admirable yo ung man, the new Young Australian of the Year, Hugh Evans, who is just twenty years old, clearly possesses the capacity ro inspire his fellow yo ung Australians, and rile particular fi eld in which he has gained th e broad respect of the Australian communi ty is rilat of the volunteer wo rk - ro which M ark Taylor pointedly referred. Hugh's passion for helping orhers began at the tender age of twelve, when he became involved in World Vision's 40 - H our Fanline. H e started organising the Famine at his school (Carey G rammar) and set some very high targets. Over the next few years, Carey became the highest fund - raising school for the 40- H our Famine in Austral ia, a tirie they held for several years. At the age of fourteen, a sponsored trip ro the Philippines [Q see the wo rk of Wo rld Vision at first -hand had a hu ge influence on Hugh's life. Sleeping in a slum, he witnessed an entire co m muni ty built aro und a garbage dump and saw children scavenging and dyi ng aro un d hinl. It was a turning poi nt in his life. T his experience led Hugh [Q set up T he Oak Tree Fo undatio n, Austral ia's first entirely yo uth -run and yo uril- drive n aid and developm ent agency. With over 250 voluntee rs under rile age of 25, it is a move ment of yo ung Australians who seek ro empower developing communiti es tllrough ed ucatio n in a way that is sustainable, so that the local peo ple can take over responsibili ty for their own fut ure. H ugh's background is simi lar ro our srudents' in a number of res pects, and many of them share his stro ng sense of social justice. Anyo ne who has heard him speak cannot fail ro be impressed by his absolute passio n for making a real difference in rile li ves of people in the developing wo rld . At the same time, he is an ordi nalY undergraduate, p ursuing a Sc ience/Law degree at Mo nash Un ivers ity. Another Yo ung Austral ian of th e Year who im pressed me grea tl y several yea rs ago (1999) was one Bryan Gaensler, a b ri lliant yo un g as tronomer who went off ro MIT in Bosron ro continue his docro ral swdy in ro understanding why the re m nants from expl oding stars fo rm particular patterns ra ther than JUSt scatter off in random directio ns. H owever far he goes in his career (and tile intern atio nal as tronomy co mmuni ty already considers him ro be an expert in his field), he is keen ro return ro Austral ia and ro give something back ro his country: I quote what he said in 200 1, two years after he left for America:

'1 can't help but see myselfas a little boy who spends Ills days in frollt ofthe computer alld Ilights stttri"g at the sum ... I wa ever the ent/Jusiastic student, but now I've moved to the lIext stt1ge . .. It is really hard bemg away fi'0111 Ilome btlt the grand plan is to stuffas much into my head as I possibly call, so that b~fore too 10Jlg I call come bark to Australliland pass on al! these things I've learnt to other young scientists. It would be fantastic ifi11 thirty years time, I ((/1/ look back and say Australia is still pushing the envelope in scientific research, and it would bej llSt great ifI call be pllrt ofit. "

These are truly inspiring words. Both Young AustraJjans of th e Year have a passionate corrurutmenr to othe rs. In th e case of Bryan Gaensler, an enthusiasm for science and tar gazing has led not only to an extrao rdin ary career overseas and world-wide recogniti on for his expertise but also to a gen uine d es ire to give back ge nerously to his co un rry. In the case of Hugh Evans, organising 4o-Hour Famines at school, tOgeth er with a uansforming ex perience abroad, has fi red a pass ionate devotion to people in need .

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It is indeed to be hoped that th e exa mpl e their tOrie set, .,\hlch I wakeen to pass on to ollege tuden at one of our asse mblies thi year. will help inspire them to rea h out beyo nd their pers naJ need and desire_ and con uuctively to use the gifts ea hand e\'ery one of them po e es for [he bettermenr of others - now, or at orne late r stage in their lives.

Ir is, I firm ly believe, within each one of us to become, through erVlce ro others, one of the ' heroes' of daily life.

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Back ,'ow FOII/ left: AI/drew ChidZl!)\ Todd Mexted, j(/mes Young, Stephanie Ro(/che, AMdllr Marl/(/n, james L(/nl/(/n, j(/mes Sinclair, RhYi Benl/ert. Holly A/ahl7-Hil!. Nick Hnl'/ft, PboebeSimmol/ds, Emile Devrome, O){/,{ot/e BaIT, Lucy 1'0l1sh Frollt row FO/ll left: K(/re l%o(L Haley Brown, Kirsten Ulmer (Co Vice-C(/jmII1lJ. Geoffre;: Hmrd (G-GlpMin), Dr Rwii",' Ttml(7, Princip(/l, Mrs /v/(/rg(/ret Lethbridge, Head o/Senior School (\.Velfore), EliZtl Elliott (Co- Capttlin), john-P(/Ill Nicolo (Co Vice- Capr(/ill). LIICY crjz'(fI, Gilt/iII rlrrlJ/lr

Dt Pauline Turner and Mrs Margatet Lethbridge pictured with The Geelollg College 2004 chool Prefects. Each ptefect is allocated a portfolio Jot which they are responsible. This may involve sittillg on a committee or actively organising activities within the school. Prefect Portfolios may include Occupational Hettlth and Safety, Environment, Communit)' Service, Preparatory School, Overseas Students, Music, Current AjJtirs, SPOtt, Chapel and Boatding.

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Life GOVERNORS APPOINTED Four new Life Governor of The Geelong

ollege were appointed for outsta nding service ro th e school at Speech Day last December.

KENNETH NALL (1937)

D GEOFFREY NEILSON (1942)

As ociation Pre idenr, The Geelong

ouncil member for rwenry years, Old Geelong Collegians' ollege Foundation Presidenr and Alben Bell Club member.

Coun ci l member for 21 years, C hairman of Council for 4 years, Treasurer of me Old Geelong Collegians' Associatio n for 10 years and Secretary for 9 years . OGCA Presidem and Foundation President.

GARNET FIELDI G

GEOFFREY BETTS AM MBE

Council member for 27 years and Chairman of Counci l for 15 years . He was instrumenral in me restructure of the College following the unification of the Presbyterian and Memodist Churches, the introduction of co- education, the appoinrment of rwo Principals and the significant development of facilitie .

Coun cil mem ber for 22 years, C hairman of the Finance Committee for I6 years, founding Presidenr of me Fou ndation, m ember of various Co uncil Committees and fundra ising Appeal Committees for me Prepararory School Morrison Hall and Project Pegasus.

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From leji: Lift Governors Mr Garnet Fielding, Immediate Past Chairman of The Geelong College Counci4 Mr Geoffrey Neilson (42), Mr Ken Nat! (7), Mr Geoffrey Betts AM MBE

Commonwealth Government funding of

THE GEELONG COLLEGE The CoUege is again facing me possibi li ry of a significanr reduction in me amounr of the funding it presently receives from the Commonwealrh Governmenr.

of Labou r's policy have not yer been announced, it is apparenr m ar chools thar were class ified as Category 1 schools under me old fundin g sysrem will be targe ted .

co nrinue for the next four years, cllis will on ly occur if me Liberal Governmem is re-elected and able to secure the passage of clle required legislation through m e Parliam ent.

The Federal Opposition has ind icated irs intention to reduce me amo unr of the Commonweal rh Grams to mose schoo ls rhat it consi ders to be wealthy ifit is elected to office at the next election. Although the details

The currenr fundin g enriclemenr of independenr schools ends this year - which unfortunately co incides with the year in wh ich a Federal Election must be held. Alcllough me Governmenr has anno un ced that the current system will

C urrent and prospective College parents shoul d be vitally concern ed about the issue of funding of independent schools. Any redu ction in the level of Commonweal m

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---funding, which represents approximately 16% of our annual income, will be, by necessity, reflected in additional fees so the school can continue to fund its operations. As is often the way with a political debate, discussion is distorted by misinformation, deception and sometimes untruths. Fundi ng of education is constitutionally a tate respon ibility.

As a result state governments meet most of the cost of the state education system and make only a small contribution to independent schools. The Commonwealth Government primarily funds independent schools. Claims that funds given to private schools are being di verted from State schools are incorrect.

2 Any reduction in Commonwealth grants to Category 1 independent schools will mos t likely cause the amount that the Government pays to independent schools to increase. orne parents will be forced to move their ch ildren to lower fee independent schools that amact a higher government grant for each student.

3 Presently, grants are calculated by reference to the cost of educating a child at a State school. In 2003, this was $8,021 (seco ndary) and $6,056 (p rimary) per child. However there is no allowance in this figure for the COSt of providing buildings and other facilities. If an addi tional $3,000 per child is amibuted to this cost, then it will be seen that the fees of the College are not significantly greater than the cost of educating a child at a State school. The College is paid 40% of the COSt of educating a child in a State school by the Commonwealth Government. T he State Government also provides us with a small grant per student. O ur parents pay the balance of the COSt of educating their children, and in doing so save the Government a significant amount of m oney. The schools most likely to be affected by the Oppositio n's funding model are those that were classified as Category 1 schools un der the old funding system for no reason other than they are conveniently perceived to be wealthy private schools. T his classification was made in 1985, and was based on an assess ment of the school's reso urces by refere nce to its level of debt and its student teacher ratio. T he College was therefore placed in the highest category because it was pruden tly managed. No account was m ade of the capacity of parents to pay fees o r the fi nancial need of the school. The College was locked inappro priately into this category until the new fundin g system comm enced in 2000.

The Labour Parry had fore hadowed that it will as e s the needs of a chool when allocating funding to independent chool and that this as ess ment will con ider borh the educational need of the children arrending a chool and the wealth of a chool. This policy could have ~\o negative con equences for the ollege. The first is that, becau~e we provide a high tandard of education for our rudent, the chool wil~ be penalised through the los of at least a proportion of it current fundll1g entidement as it will be aid that the school has no need to be funded as before to improve it education tandard. The econd is that our relativel y high fee will al 0 cau e a 10 of funding, as one of the measure of a school's wealth will be the amo unt of it fe . It will be presumed that, as our fee are relati vely high. parents will have demon trated a capacity to pay the fees sim ply by enrol ling their children at the chool. The dilemma for the ollege i that our fees are ne e aril)' high becau e of the amount of funding that (he chool re eives from the government. Funding hould be allocated according to the needs of a hool, howeyer, the assessment of that need should be both reali tic and fair. Parenr often make a substantial financial sacrifice to give their children the best education . The survey of College parents co nducted by the chool in 2002 confirmed our belief chat most parents of tudenr at the ollege are not wealth). In the majority of familie both parenr work to enable their children to arrend the school. Parents will wonder why they should be denied the benefit of a fair proportion of the money that would otherwise have been spent of their child's education if he or she arrended another school imply because the)' have chosen to educate their child at the College. As there is no economic justification for any reduction in our funding, the only explanation for d1e reductio n is that policy reflects an underl ying vie\ that governments should not fund independe nt schools. The school will vigorously argue for the retention of its current funding enridement in the event that there is a change of Gove rnment. I invite the College Community to do the an1e whenever there i an opportunity for them to do so. Whatever the outcome, I can ass ure parents that the ounei! will continue to be mindful both of the need for the chool to mainraln the excellence of the education that is provided to our srudent and the financial capacity of parents to educate their children at the o llege.

Alan 1,fliiLiamson, Chairman, The Geelong College Coullcil

T he old system was also unfai r to established schools such as the College. New schools were able to secure a lower classification, and therefore obtain higher government fundin g, by arran ging their ownership structure in a man ner that ensured that their cap ital reso urces were not taken into account in the classificatio n process. A good exan1p le is M orongo College, wh ich was a Category 1 school when it closed in 1994. Kardinia International College opened on the same site JUSt two years later as a Category 6 school. T he only thing that changed, apar t fro m its administration, was its name. T he current SES fundin g system is based on the Commonwealth's Census data. An assessme nt of the income, occupation and property ownership statistics of the postcode d istricts in which parents of students at the school reside determines the fund in g entitlement of the school. This is a much m ore equi table basis of assessing a school's wealth because it considers capacity of parents to pay schoo l fees. T he College and its competi tor schools draw enrolments from districts that are no t weal thy. T he point is made by comparing the rankings of T he Geelong College, 109, Kardi nia College 103 and Christian College 108 (Highton)/106 (Drysdale) under the SES funding model. The SES scale ran ges fro m 130, at whi ch level schools receive 13.7% of the co t of a State education per student, to 85, where the payment is 70% of that cost. Notwi thstanding th e similarity of their rankings, another an omaly is that Kardinia and C h ristian College retain the higher Commo nweal th fundin g that they received under the old funding y tem, and can therefore co ntinue to charge fees that are substantially less than those of the College.

Alan Williamson, Chairman, The Geelong College COllneil

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ANNIE XIN

Dux 2003 Yi (Annie) Xin was Dux of The Geelong College in 2003, having achieved an ENTER of 99.85 . This final achievement was a fitting conclusion to her twO years at the College in which she demonstrated fin e personal qualities of integrity and hWllili ty, outstanding academic ability, a wonderft.u sense of fun and a quirky sense of hLunouL She completed nille YeaJ' 12 U nit 3 aJld 4 studi es during the two years ofVCE; she achieved Study Scores of 50 in Mathematics Further (in Year II), 50 in Biology aJld sco res of JUSt less than 50 in Chemistry, Phys ics alld English. She came to the College from ShaJlghai where she excelled in the hWllaniries studies, buc concentrated on (he M ath /Science studies during VCE. She parricularly enjoys puzzles and logic games a nd th e intellectual challenge of solving these kinds of exercises. Alll1ie worked aJld studied diligently and with an effi ciency tint was admirable; she was an excellent rol e model for other students to emulate. Allnie was a boarder in Mossgiel, was elected a School Prefect in 2003 and was also a Prefect in Keith House. She involved herself in a raJlge of House a nd school activiti es including Music, Debating and Hockey. She held the Prefect portfolio ofInternational Students and worked closely witll senior Staff on th eir behalf. On Speech night, she was the recipient of the AT Alldrews Prize for Mathematics and Science, The Macfarlane Burnet prize for Biology aJld th e Year 12 Prize for OucstaJlding Academic Performance Annie is currently studying at the AusrraliaJl ational University and is undertaking the Bachelor of Philosophy [Ph. B.) degree cow-se, planning to major in Biology and Generics. She gained a full scholarship for this course, the first overseas student ever to be awarded tllis honour. Annie is a fine ambassador for her countty, and The Geelong College call take pride in being an importaJlt co mponent of her life dw-ing these final years of her secondary educarion. Certainly we are the better for having known her and for having been part of tllis phase of her life. I am cerrain that she will achieve great things in tile years to come.

Wctrren Harris, VCE Co-ordinator

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Awards 2004 Fow- Geelong College students from the 2003 coho rt have been awarded a prestigious Premier's VCE AWaJ·d. YI (ANNIE) XIN, 2003 Dux of T he Geelong College obtained first place in clle Top 3 International Student section of clle Awards. Annie obtained an ENTER sco re of 99.85. SOPHIE BETTS received aJl award for her perfect study score of 50 in Environmenral Science. TIMOTHY HOBDAY received the Arts - Interactive Mulitmedia (VCE VET) AWaJ·d.

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Timothy Hobday

Claire Varley

CLAlRE VARLEY received aJl aWaJ·d for her perfect study score of 50 ill Theatre Studies. Dr Pauline Tw-Iler, Principal of T he Geelong College is tlu'illed with the aJlnOUllcement and said clle College has achieved outstaJlding academic resLUtS in tile last few yeal'S, reflecting the school's focus on teaching alld leaJning. bst Yeal' even students achieved ENTER cores of above 99 .00, placing them in th e top r% of clle State, wllilst 34% of clle group achieved ENTER scores of above 90.00, placing them in th e state's rop 10%. The med ian ENTER sco re for the co hort was 84. 15. The Geelong College was recently singled out in the H erald Sun as being 'clle highest performing school outside Melbow-ne' in term of study sco res of 40 aJld over during the last 8 years.

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ER FU ZHONG I waved as the bus left High School No 2 Arrached ro Easr Ch ina onnal U niversiry carrying the group cllar I had roured China with in the pasr three weeks, and Ms Lily Z han g, who was ro rake my classes ar Geelong College. T h ey we re on their way ro clle airport ro rerum ro Australia, whi le I was srayi ng ro spend a rerm reaching English ro Year 10 in Sh anghai. Our sisrer school is a conrrasr in many ways ro Geelo ng College. The school has recendy moved ro a new campus on rh e ourskirrs of easrern Shanghai (Pudon g), and is located in a developing Science an d Technology precincr. Because of this relocation, most of the srudenrs are weekly boarders, and both th e boys and girls boarding hou es are six sroreys high, and accommodare abo ur 600 boarders each . W ith a student body of abour 1300 in Years 10 ro 12, the campus is very exrensive, with m any classrooms, a science wing (with observalO ry), a large audiroriwn and music cen rre, libralY, indoor swimming pool, cwo enormous dining halls for clle students, an d a large oval and all-weather athletics Field. Professor He, Principalo/No.2 High Schoolu'ith Judith Cog/lIll o:cf"lIlging gifts

{(The most immediately obvious difference was in class size. I knew that Chinese classes were lmge)~ but being in a classroom with 46 students was something I had not p reviously experienced." I becam e a m ember of th e English deparrmenr, one of rhe largest, as all the students study English. C hinese srudents do not have me choice of electives th at our stud ents have, and spend most of th eir cl ass time in rh eir co re gro up, ali studying rhe sam e subj ecrs. T he most imm ed iarely obvious differe nce was in cl ass size. 1 knew rh ar C hinese classes were large r, bur being in a classroom wirh 46 srudenrs was som eth ing I had nor previously experienced . T he srudenrs we re a1J ve ry excired ro be having a non - C h inese reacher, as I was th e firsI' ro reach in the school, a1rh ough rh ey had had fo reign co nversari o n assisranrs before. Al l classes we re condu cred entirely in English, an d I was ve ry impressed by the standard thaI' rhe srud ents had achieved . T hey had ali learnr English since J(jndergarten and afrer [ 0 yea rs

had moscly reached a high level of proficiency. The hours rhar they work conrribure ro rhis of course; every evening, afrer dinner ar 5:15, rh ey spend rhree hours in rheir class room studyi ng. The rudenrs 1 raughr were all very keen ro learn , and were very ambirious in rheir plan for univer iry and ca reers. Living and working in hanghai wa an amazing experience. hanghai is a ciry of 15 million people, with a booming economy, and an exrraordinary rare of growrh, living in jux taposi rion wirh 'old' China. Turn me corner !Tom me new ukra - modern skyscraper, wirh ir workers equipped wirh rhe lare I' rechno logy, and yo u are in rhe middle o f small shops in rhe rradirional sryle , usi ng rhe abacus. Travel on rh e new, exrremely efficienr un derg ro un d rai lway, and yo u are under la nd rhar was rice field [0 years ago and is now covered by rh riving commercial cenrre .

One of the many highlighr of my exchange was ro vi ir a small rown abour rhree hour from hanghai. wirh all of the Year LO r'acher for parelll- reacher inrerviews. Ha\ing eondu(red rhe busi nes parr of rhe weekend on arurd,l\, we were raken ighr eeing locally by ome o(rhe parenrs ro Tongli, a beauriful can,ll [Own rarely vi ired by foreigners, bur frequentlY b} me Chin::,e. To have rhe opporruniry 1O bve in hin,l a ,1 reacher, and ro panieip,t[e in lhil\' lire in rhe hine e way wa a wonderful e\.penen e, ,lnd I am very grareful 1'0 h,we had rhe -h,Ule' w do o.

Judith Cog/nil, Tei/cher ofl on

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LITERACY Teaching and Learning at Campbell House

Year J Buddy Program dl Callipbel! HOl/se, From left: Jai \-fill Den Bedem (Yellr J), Clwles Blly/is (Prep)

H elping children to beco me literate is a complex tas k. Th ey need to be equipped with kills that help them decode letters and wo rds and learn how to wri te. T hey need to be able to make meaningful connections with wri tten letter and wo rds, make co nn ecti o ns with their world , and then bring the twO together to commwlicate and form ideas. The moti vation to learn these skills comes fro m imm ersin g children in ac ti v i ti es tha t are meanin gful. An exampl e of this is ph o neme books made by (h e Prep children. T hey fi nd objects, th e name of w hi ch co ntai ns the ound they are swd ying for the week, and bring them to school. They photograph the obj ects, using the digital cam era, and make a book. T hese books imm edi ately have a real context, and the children delight in reading them and sharing th em with their peers and familie . Yetlr3 stilt/ems working with Jo Ptlnckridge, Literacy Co -ordinmor Cnmpbe/l Howe

The teachers at Campbell House use a variery of systematic approaches to cater for the children's different learning styles. There is always a visual, auditory, and kinaesthetic (to uch) element to these acti vities. The children are taught the phonemes (sounds) that make up the English language and the graphemes (spelling cho ices to make those sounds) ..This helps them to decode when reading and to spell when writin g. T he classroom teacher, with the suppOrt of Literacy Co-ordinator, Mrs Jo Panckridge, provides an individualised reading program for each child. Students have their own book box until they become independent readers.

can spell and th is in for mation ass ists the development of individ ual spell ing programs. Literacy lessons are organ ised into reading and writing. T hese twO areas co nnect in many ways, but by separa ting th em we are able to clearly fo cus on specific straregies. There is a whole class focus at the beginn.ing of a lesson , then the children rota te th ro ugh fo llow up activities in small gro ups to practise what th ey've been taught. T he activities are open -ended and concentrate on orthographical and phonological awareness. They may include reading activicies on the compu ter, guided reading with the teacher, rhyming, blendin g, segmenting, sharing books, readin g and

Mrs Jennifer Peake, Special eeds Teacher, suppOrtS the classroom teachers. For example, she collects data about the words the children .•....

rec it ing, hari ng riddle and rhyme . spell ing, handwriting, conferencing and wririn g with the teacher. The), also de\'e!op speaki ng and liste ni ng skill and enriching literarure experiences are provided in the Library and though tory tell ing in cia s. During a typical daily lite racy blo k in Year r. yo u will see six gro u p, each made up of three rudencs, wo rking co-operacively or independencly on a variery of writi ng and reading activitie . Each gro up has a de ig nated manager who e tas k is ro co llect their group' work and make sure [hat th ey move OntO the correct a tivity. By T hursday, the chi ldre n wi ll have worked rhrough 2..j. activicies, and on Friday they collare their wo rk and evaluate what they have achieved. C hi ldren make exciting revelation about what th ey kn ow how ro write or read, or ome mar olemnlyexpre [har next week rhey are going to work harder ar a parcicular activity. The ch ildren are re Recting and indivitlually evaluating thei r wo rk. The co mprehen ive Literacy program allow teacher to teac h a nd evaluate each child individually on a daily basis. It teachc chiltlren to be good thin ke rs and problemo lvcrs. Thi> is achieved by in tru ting (hem in meta- c gnitiw trategies, providing opportunirie for in-depth di cus io n and p rovitling extensive, aurhentl reading and writing Jctivitie .

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Tbe Geelong College group: Holly Bartlett, Jake Barlow, Lucy Brand, Jeremy Clark, Clare Flynn, Alex Gazis, Julia Hurley, Georgia Inness, Samantba May, Asbley Narita, Eloise Rayson, Isabelle Russell, Catberine Serle, Jeremy Stu rges, Jessica Uebergang, Captain Cbris Mitcbell (PP), Marketing Manager Helen Nicbolls, and Group Leader, /l1r Stuart McCallum. Volunteer Tony

((One ofthe highlights ofthe study was the night dive at the mangroves) an area the group had visited p reviousl during the day. Transported by tractor to the dive slte) we fitted our glolu sticks to our snorkels and ventured into the water. "

Marine Biology

L Z The Science Department ar Geelong CoUege otTers a range ot ~pecia.rsr: elecrives, covering Environmental Science (aquacic and rerrestrlal ~or.~ and fauna) Science and Technology (building boats rockets and planes erc) and ~farine Biology. The j\larine Biology elecrive aUows students ro participate in a S rlcS of pracrical sessions, investigaring ocean currents, density, SalInIty buoyang-. sea weeds, sea grasses, plankron, food webs, benthic organisms. cr sracea, fish and molluscs. These skills are then pur ro use as they carry our research and present a ralk on a paf[icular issue in marine science. This is followed by a benrhos sampling, boar rrip on POf[ Philip Bay wirh sraff from rhe Queenscliff Marine Discovery Cenrre. for rhe very keen students rhere is an oppof[uniry for a field rrip ro rhe Ausrralian Museum's field rarion on Lizard Island, which provides exrra deprh and allows rhe tudenr ro experience fir r hand rhe life of a marine biologist. This requires commirmenr ro a six month rraining program in skindiving and warer safery. On Monday 5 April, a group of 15 College srudenrs and 3 adulrs arrived on Lizard Island for a 10 day adventure, exploring one of rhe mosr prisrine areas of The Grear Barrier Reef, rhe large r coral reef in rhe

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world. Accommodarion o n rh e island was ar rhe Lizard Island Re earch Srarion where (wo ve ry clean, we ll equipped , self-conrain ed houses were provided . Living close ro narure we were often joined by rhe residell( goa nnas close ro the buildin g and in ide (he gec kos qui etly well( abour (heir insec( catchin g business. The Lizard Island Research (a rion was es rablished in 1973 and aims ro provide a wo rld c1as re earch faeiliry ro Fur[her knowledge of rhe G rea r Ba rri er Reef. Research projects by both Au r[ali a n a nd ill(ernati o nal sciell(ists are carri ed ou[ throughour rhe yea r. Direcro rs of [h e Re ea rch Srarion, Dr Anne Hogge[[ and Dr Lyl e Va il , are currenrly research ing [he Crown of Thorns S(al·fish. Of th e 12 edu carional gro ups rhar visir Lizard Island every year, 80% co me from overseas a nd The Geelong Co llege group is [he yo ungest group of s[ud ell(s ro pa rri cipare in the Research Sracion program. Each morning (he so und of (h e bush birds signalled another day of exploring [he reef. From our firsr day's adventure, snorkelling in the C lam Gardens ro our final drift dive over Loo mis Reef, we discovered rile enormous diversiry of co ral an d (he di ffere nr species of Friendly fish. Every member of the group had a special moment ex plo rin g rh e reef. For some i[ may have been swimming with [he gree n rurrles or rh e la rge gro up of hump headed wrasse.

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One of ril e highlights of the [rip was rh e ni ghr dive ar rh e mangroves, an area rhe group had visired previously during rh e day. Transpo[red by [racror ro [he dive si re, we fi[[ed our glow sri cks ro our snorkel and venrured into the water. Snorkelling a r nigh( is a very different ex perience. The anificial ligh[ from (h e underware r rorches a[[rac(ed small fluorescent fish, whi ch would swim inro our hand . The island is domin ated by rhe gra nire mountain, whi ch Lieurenanr Cook climbed in 1770 ro see ifhe co uld id enrify a safe pas age for rh e Endeavour ro rake throu gh rh e reef. Our pi crure qu e walk from th e swamps ar rh e base through woodland a nd granire slopes ro rhe rop (Cook Lookour - 360m) rewarded (he gro up wirh views over rh e island , rh e fringed reefs and surroundin g isla nds.

research subjecr enab led rhe whole group ro learn abour differell( a pecrs of (he reef, o ne of rh e mosr di ve r e eco ystem on earth. The Liza rd I land Re earch ra ri on enabled rhe rudenr to a -ce- rhe reef direcrl y in a afe and ex iring way. pe ial rhanks ro t-,!r, lUart M cCallum for organiling rh e (fip and for hi in ormari\e ralk> on marin' li fe; ro Ca prain C hris Mirchcli who ca n (andy amazed rhe group \\ irh hi ulin ary ralenrs and rh e wonderful array of eui ine rhat \Va produced from rh e galley. a nd ro a wonderful group of mdenr - who emhu i.t.>n alh embraced Liza rd Island and all ir had ro o~Tcr.

tlltlrt McCalLum. Tetlcher of cience tllld Helen NIl-holls, J\[t/rkning \/./11./, ,or

The srud ems spent man y hours underwarer for rheir ow n resea rch projecrs; co unrin g and meas urin g rh eir chosen species. Tim e spell( in th e we ll -equipped library enab led srud ell(s ro fu[rh er rheir resea rch and write up (heir proj ecrs. Presenrar io ns by rh e srud enrs on rh eir

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Carol Barnard talked to Max Gurrie ofMcGlashan Everist Architects about his career in architecture and his design for the Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts. C.B

CAN YOU GI VE ME A THUMBNAIL SKETCH OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE?

M.B

I'm a grad uate of D eaki n Universiry. I spenr so much time down m e coas t surfing mat I had [Q be in Geelong. I met my wife Zarinan, an d my business parrn ers, Geoff Sa und ers and John Lee at D eaki n, and during that period r started pestering NeiJ Everist for a job. In my view, h e was m e only architect in Geelong. Mer gradu atin g in 1976 I wenr overseas and then worked for a few years in Melbourne for Whitfo rd and Peck. Zari nan and I retired [Q Anglesea and se t up a litcl e practice M ax and Za rinan G urri eArchitects. About mat time in 1980, I starred [Q wo rk fo r Neil , sharing a job with John Lee. One of the mings r remember vividly from th at period , Ne il brought me up h ere [Q Senior School an d showed m e what M cLashan Eve ri st had don e. The qualiry of [his campus, [he Austin Gray exte nsions, me imegraoo n of a new co ntempo rary, minimalist, building within a heritage building real ly gO t m e; the Rolland Centre, parti cul a rl y the brutalist co ncrete ac ross the fro nt, so ld m e in te nns o f a commi tm ent [Q McLashan Eve ri st. I starred worki n g th ere and became a pa rm er in the late eighti es.

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WHICH MCLASHAN EVERlST BUILDINGS AT THE CO LLEGE I-lAVE YOU BEEN I NVOLVED WITH?

M.B

My m ajor input has been throu gh m e aq uati c centre. N eil was always the Geelong Co ll ege architect, but he was h andin g over more and more responsibili ry at m at time just p ri o r ro his retirement, so me aqu atic ce ntre was m y project. My first job at McLashan Everist was m e Prep. chool gy mn as ium , bur I was responsible for D ealci n U niversiry projects - m e arts edu caoo n building, the U nion extensio ns, rh e manage m ent ce ntre, a nd m an y others - and th at ro ll ed o n [Q th e Woo lsro res in 1993 . Interestingly enough, we starred schem ati cs for a Co llege performing an s centre in 1996 . T here's a sketch d es ign [ha t eil did, and my introduction [Q attending Co ll ege P lan nin g Committee mee tin gs w im Nei l started aro und that tim e.

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WOULD YOU SR{ THE FlRM WAS A THEATRE OR PERFORMlNG ARTS PEClAUsr?

M.G

No we're not. We are experts in buildings for education. The range of clientele includes independent schoo ls, the Catholic Education office, DeparOl1ent of Education and Deakin University. It's incredibly exciting because building for education is not JUSt about classrooms. We have to provide spaces that range from computer rooms to gymnasiums to indoor swi mming pools to performing arts centres. It's such a fantastic range. Most architects don't get that oppo rtuni ty to work across such a broad field .

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WAS CO STA HALL YOUR FIRST THEATRE SPACE?

M.G

Not the first, but certai nly the bigges t with 1,500 seats. Before that we did Robertson Hall and Morrison H all , Launceston Grammar's music audi torium, and more recently St Joseph's performing arts centre. We also did the Potato Shed at Drysdale and it has inAuenced a number of decisions we've made in the Keith Humble Centre. Our experience there enabled us to develop the big black box drama facility. It's a totally flexible space and can be configured in any way. You couJd han g bungee ropes from the ceiling or have the Meryl Tankard Dance Ensemble performing there - its use will be limited on.1y by th e imaginatio n of students and staff.

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WHY DID YOU SEPARATE THE MUSIC AND DRAMA PERFORlvlAl'oICE SPACES?

M.G

Experience has prove n that the aco ustic quality of a space has to be tuned either to music or drama, not to both, because there are co mp romises on bo th sides. H aving rwo separate spaces provide the full benefits of the black box for the drama students, and in the music auditori um, yo u can tune it for music performance and the am bience of natural light can be in troduced. Many musical performances are embellished by natural light; they don't need the artificial light and that's been one of the benefits - south light coming into the building and the aspect ou t towards the trees aro un d Rankin Field - things that add to the quali ty of the space.

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Everything starts with a blank piece of pa per. A lot f work \\ a don e at hom e in Torquay, itting in a tudio O\'erlo king a ga rden where I co uld find the peace to think about \ hat i a ver}' complex building. queezing al l the demand of this building Ont uch a tight site, making the deci ion ro b uild it oyer three b 'e!s, developing an appropriate cale in a re idential neighbourhood. getting the m ix of spa e that can be upported one above the other, right. Then you integrate twO huge boxes that are (\ 0 tOre), high by themselves, th e acoustic demand and the inter-relation hip , so it had to be de igned with ab olutely no interruption . nd there were con traints like the overriding inAuence of [he adjoining terracotta roofs. The context in which the bui lding is placed demanded that the terracotta roof come through - it was in capable.

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TELL ME ABOUT THE FOYER?

M.G

The foyer is really the co re of the building. Ir enable u to get the right volume and to develop the benefit of a thermal chimney with air moving through the building with natural convection. It' like the courtyard in the Deakin Woo lstO res comple-x, which John Hay. form er Vice Chancellor, referred to as "rile heart and lung of the University". I see the foyer of the Keith Humble entre as the lung and the hea rt of that building. It's the poinr at which the building is ab le to breathe th ro ugh all three level, and w here a nyone in the building can get a reference point a nd say, ''1' In going up there". We wanted to make sure that the ex.isting Au tin Gray performance space was legible within the new co mplex. and an integral part of it. Therefore we felt it was impo rtant to knock a couple of ho le in the we t wall and glaze them. H aving the foyer immediately outside gave rile point of reference, the visual link back to the o riginal music pace and the opportunity to expand to the new performan e pa e . The stairs have been developed i.n a single flight rather than a onventional. U shaped, dressed up fire tair. \Y/e wanted rile stairs to be ,lll eleganr element, seemingly suspended within the foye r. T he foye r it elf will be visually striking - four torey high, with natural light pilling in from the top. h will also have appropriate artificial lighting.

Max C1Irrie discussingfloor plans for the Keith Humble Centre for Music and Performing Arts with Dr Paulie Turnel; Principal, Mr Roger Smitb (seated), joint Head ofSenior School, Mrs Carmel Edwards and Mr Mark Irwin, Director ofMusic

There's a rinlber panelled wall, twO storey above the floor; a dynamic wall that could take any Illllllber of art wo rks. I'm \ orki ng on one myself right now. 1 have a broken up piano at h me, pread all O\'er the Aoor in my sculpture studio, waiting for the right momcnt. Two of my favourite culptures arc thc parachute pie e tha t hang in the atrium of rile tudellt Union at Deakin '\ aurn Pond. [ think a suspended sculpture in the foyer pace could be very exciting.

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The JAMIESON 'LIPPOLD' Violin Eady in 2004) Mr Bruce Jamieson) fonner Bursar and Clerk to The Geelong College Council gifted to the College Music D epartment his Lippold violin. The violin was a gift to Mr Jamieson from his parents in I935)on this occasion of this twelfth birthday. Bruce's mother was a most competent organist) having been assistant to both Mr W Steele at the Scot's Church in Melbourne and D r A E Floyd at St Paul's Cathedral. With his brother, John) a cellist) there was much music making in the Jamieson household.

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From lifi: Head ojStrillgs, Cernrd Mack. Jeremy Plr/mer-Morgan ( Year 12). Bruce Jamieson alld Mark Irwin, Director ofMusic

Bru ce srudied under various tutOrs, th e most signifi cant being Mr lssy pivakovsky, who was a member of th e music staff at cotch ollege from 1937 and worked und er John Bi hop, DirectOr of Music. Bishop later was appo inred Professor of Musi c at the Universiry of Adelaide an d was founder of the a tional Music Camp Association.

example of the artisan's craft. Lippold violins are highly so ught and are increasingly valuable. [n making th e gift, Bruce Jamieso n stipulated that it was to be award ed for use by srudents on ly w ithin Years 9 ro 12, who , in the op ini o n of the Direcror of Music, show cl ea r potential as violi nists, but do not pos ess or have rh e abi li ry to possess such an instrum ent for use durin g th e time at College.

Mr pivakov ky's brothers, Ja hca, pian ist and Tossy, violin i t, with Edmund Kurrz, celli st, formed the pi va kovsky/Kurrz Trio , well-known a nd respected chamber music performers nationally

T he first student to receive the Lippold Violin is Jeremy Palmer-Morgan Year 12.

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Deb Fanning, Publications/Media Officer

The violin was crafted in 1803 by Joh an Georg Lippold , a musica l instrument maker of Neukirchen in Germany and it is a fine

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The committee aims to mise I50, 000 from the members of the Glee tub which George Logie- mith created and operated so mccessfit//y between I937 - I958 tlnd those u ho mpported the Glee Club's Gilbert and lIlIium] prodllctiom.

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GEORGE LOGIE-SMITH T he magnificent new Keirn Humble Cenrre for Music and the Performin g Arts to be co nstructed shordy at the Senior School has created a huge oppo[(uniry for all former srud enrs who were influenced by Geo rge Logie-Smim, one of the school's former Musical Directors, during their time at the school. A com m i tree of former Glee Club members has been formed to suppOrt rh e Capital Appeal which has been established to raise funds to fin ance the co nstruction of m e new co mplex. The commi ttee aims to raise $150,000 from the members of th e Glee C lub whi ch George Logi e- mith crea ted and operated so successfully between 1937 - 1958 and those who supported the Glee C lub's Gilbert and ulli van productions. The e funds wi ll meet the requiremems to have th e Music Auditorium in the new centre named 'The George Logie-Sm ith Auditorium'. T he annual Gilbert and Sullivan operas were a musical highlight of the school year for 21 years, with all roles played by boys, as m e chool was not yet co-educational. George was directo r, producer a nd musica l director, demanding and receiving me co mplete arremion and co ncemration of the cast. The resulting performances were highly app lauded by not on ly dle school communiry, but man y seri ous musical supporters in Geelong. The love of Gilbert and Sull ivan instilled in 0 man y studem by George Logie -Smith during mat 21 years has seen man y of mose involved cominue in me world of music wim great success. There are a number of ways for form er Glee C lub members to beco me invo lved in this campaign to recognize the work of this great musician and mentor. A number of Yea r Group Leaders will be approached to speak

wi th al l Glee lub member from their year, asking For financial -upporr in m e form of direcr donation or beque t . A concen is being planned in March 2005, with urrem TuJen pr -ennng a selection of Gilbert and ullivan favourites, supported by ame appe-.lIanc by so me Glee Club members. Thi concert will be held in [orri n Hall. the rehear al space for the original Glee lub perrorman c . Ir i em isag d that the ti ket price will include preshow drinks and after how upper in the Dining H all to enab le ex studems to catch up with old and new Friends. A highlight of me fundrai ing a tiviry i a et of prim paimcd by form r student, former lee lub scenery painter and world renowned ani t Roben Ingpen. T hese co nsist of caricature of 1_ Gilbert and ulli\'an prin -ipal character plus a superb image of George Logie- mith. Thi ma",nificem collector's item will be avai lab le for 250; don r of 2000 or more Jnd beques ts of $5000 or more will al 0 receive a set of the e \ alued print . The committee i exrremelyenthu ia ti about the pro peer of th, . u of this cam paign and would welcome any a i tan e that <Illy m mb r of the schoo l comm uni ry an offer to meet the g alof l'iO.OOO and rcogni me enormous co mribution Gorge made to 0 mal1\' tlIdenr. Co nract with the ommittee can be made rhrough arol B,1[n,l[ . Directo r of o mmuni ry Relation and D \'elopment ,I( rhe. h 01.

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INTERNATIONAL Marketing Promoting The Geelong College in Asia as a choice fo r secondary education is an increasingly important aspect ofour marketing activity. Our international boarders are a small but significant component ofthe student body. On a personal level they contribute to the life ofthe school) but they also exemplify the larger themes ofcultural diversity and globalisation that run through our curriculum. Annie Xin from Shanghai was a School Prefect and last year s Dux) and this year, Akhdur Maruan from Kuala Lumpur is a School Prefect and one of the student leaders in Mackie House. Twins) Melissa and Michelle Chiangfrom Hong Ko ng are the Co-Captains of Girls' Badminton. There are many other international students who make more low p rofile but equally worthwhile contributions. Their presence in the school enriches the experience fo r everyone.

Shanghai Building on fro m the last imernational marketing trip to Singapore three years ago, we we re able to further develop relationshi ps with key agents in Singapore and the Old Collegian netwo rk in that country. From there, we continued on to Kuala Lumpur. It was the first tim e we have been to Malaysia an d the brief visit was ve ry successful , with dle College's Age nt M r E T Gan, arranging o ne very busy day of scheduled appointments with prospective families. A successful cocktail party was held in the evening, attended by current parents, O ld Collegians and Mr Gan . Finally, a second visit to Shanghai (the first having taken place with the Principal , D r Pauline Turner, fo ur years ago) enabled me to develop our relationship widl our representative mere and to visit The Geelong College's Chinese sister school, No 2 High Schoo l (Er Fu Zhong), where I received a ve ry warm welco me. I had al ready met the Principal, Professor H e and International Division H ead, Mr Meng, when they visited Geelong. We discussed the idea of establishing a student exchange ptogram, following the successful teacher exchange involving Mrs Judith Coghill and M s Lily Z hang last year. T he obvious benefits would be to improve dle students' English/Chinese and inter- cultural understanding. Mrs Corol Bornord, Director of Community Rewtiol1S ond Development with Ms Lily Z hong in front of the Multi Storey Boording House

Mrs H elen icholls, Marketing Manager and I represemed T he Geelong Co ll ege at the Australian Secondary Schools Exh ibition in H ong Ko ng, over the weekend of 27 and 28 M arch . This evem was spo nsored by Qantas and the Austral ian Government through the Departmem of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Schools fro m all over Australia participated and approximately 1,000 visitors arrended the exhibition over the two days. T he organisers, F&C Consultan tS, felt that The Geelong College was one of the most popular schools. We also called on the main education agems who represem the College in H ong Ko ng, wh o spoke to a n umber of prospective fa mili es who had made appoimments to see us and had meetings with Australian Governm ent (state and federal) representati ves. We felt it was imporram to catch up with cur re m parents and the O ld Collegian community in Ho ng Kong and d id so at an early evening reception. O ne positive o utcome is that Jam es Chow (1988) has volumeered to see if he can organise a more acti ve bran ch of the O ld Geelong Collegians' Association in H o ng Kong.

I had a to ur of the campus with the Principal, Mr M eng and M iss Sun, Yan Li, a teacher of English . N o 2 High School is not the one visited by Dr Turner as it is a completely new school, built in 2002 in one of the new 'industrial parks' in northern Pudong. It is most impressive, with every facility yo u could imagine, including multi-level Library, internal swimming pool, syndletic oval and runnin g track, full size theatre and two multi -storey boardin g houses. M any striking sculp tural pi eces are a feature of th e landscape, particularl y th e large ' key of knowledge' near the entran ce.

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III Kuala Lumpur. &ft to right: Carol Bllmard. Dm-ctor ofColllmulIlty Reluiolls find Development, james LOll (mrrmt Plumt), Du Fal/oon (mrrelll parmt). A licia Cbong (91) , J' E Cbong (past parmt). Rob Flll/oolI (wrmu p./rent l. E T Gan (CoI&ge represmtnti!'e.from E T Edue,molwl en-ice in K""lI Lumpurl. H elen N icbolls. Marketing Manager.

2 Left to rigbt: !'eter Cbung (,-0). Carol Barnard. Dire<"for ofComlllunil) RelllloTlS and Development. Alisoll Alcll/abofl (na Collim 93). ,-lJll/Jony Mc.I/,,/.on . Bill Lee (Educmiorud Lillk), Cheryl Lee. He&n Nuholls. M./rkning ,I/,muger and Gillny Lee ill Singapore. 3 In Shill/ghai at Er Fu Zbong - No.2 High chool of East Chultl Nomwl Un ilJersiry. A1r \,'(loiter II/mg. Director ofInunlflllofltzl DiL'ision with Mrs Carol Bartlal'd and Principal Proftssor He.

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Helm Nicholls, Jv/flrketing MflnflgCl; Hwee Koon \\'~e (CWTOII parent), Derek Ng (88), Dorotby Lee (Victorifln Government Business Office in Hong Kong), CurreJ1l Pflrellts; Albert Lee, Sbflron Chiflng, Dr Li, Peruln Li, Edward Lin, U~/J Lin witb )'oungn- son, Kent Lin (Yeflr 9), Jimmy U'long (Hong Kong Sl7Idy Cenn'e), Carol Barnard, DireCtor of Community Relntions and Developmellt andjflmes Cbow (88).

5 Lefi to right: hflroll fllld 1\7 T Chiflng (Cllrrellt pflrmts), Cflrol Bflrnflrd, Director of Community RelfltioJJS find DelJelopmellt, fili(I Albert find H wee Koon Wee (Clirrellt pflrel/ts) in Hong Kong.

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3 Winning Secondary Girls'Relay teams at All Schools Swimming Sportsfronc row from left: Olivia Nicholson (Year 7), Olivia Dalton (Year 7), Claire Walker (Year 12), Kirsten Ulmer (Year 12), Chloe Noble (Year 12) Behind from left: Knte Kittelty (Year 7) and Stephanie Taylor (Year 7)· Charlotte Curnow (absent) 4 Relay for Lift: From left - Liz Smith, Acting Head ofMcArthlll; Amelia Hickman, Laurm Anderson, Georgina Greig and Stephanie Rockefeller. This year The Geelong College Wlls represented by two teamsa student team and a staffream who enjoyed the weekend and contributed to the Relay for Lift fundraising total ofover $290,000.

5 Carols by Candlelight 2003 6 The Geelong College Open Witter Swim, fi"01rJ left: Lnchkm Kerney and David BUrfls- Witllnce (Year n) and competitorji-om Geelong Grammar School. 7 Year 7 'Boats' unit 8 Jaimi Taylor (1'1>nr 6) in the Prep. School Music laboratory 9 Year 5/6 swimming squad IO

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Head of Special Education for Prep to Year 8 Mrs Wendy Flynn has recemJy joined

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The Geelong Co ll ege staff as the Head of Special Education for Prep to Year 8. For rhe past 25 years Wendy has been teaching in a va ri ery of governme nt schoo ls, where she gained experience in a wide range of roles and leadership positions. In particular, Wendy enjoyed her rural school teaching at Irrewarra, her work in disadvantaged schools and her teaching in specialist curriculum positions. (In between teaching and family responsibilities Wendy also found time to travel across Europe and trek in Nepal!) Most recently Wendy was rhe leader of rhe Special Education D epartment at Geelong East Primary School, where sh e co-o rdin ated the work of teachers, integration aides an d special ass istan ce personnel across a wide range of specialist programs, including rhe introduction of innovative programs tailored to meet rhe needs of specific children.

Le igh Kni ght h as joined T h e Geelong Co llege staff as Head of En glish . She h as most recen rl y wo rked at Ass umpti on College Kilmore, where she was a Year ILevel Co-ordinato r and previously, H ead of Faculry. For the last five yea rs, Leigh has been an examiner with the Victorian CurriculLlJ11 Assessmem Authority (who are responsible for external assessment within the VCE) and in 2003 became involved in assessmem of the GAT (General Achievement Test). After co mpleting a Bachelor of Arts (Ed) from Melbourne University, Leigh taught in H o Chi Minh C ity, Vietnam. This year she is teaching English and Literature. Leigh and her husband, David, have moved from Lancefield and have settled in Geelong.

Wendy is taking much pleasure in getting to know College fam ilies and is especially looking forward to workin g closely wirh all parents of children wirh special needs. DIANE CLIFFORD

DAVID DIMSEY

Head ofLibrmy Information Services

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Diane h as recently moved to Geelong from St Philip's College, Alice Springs.

D av id Dimsey is currently in his 27th year of teaching. Trained as a Mathematics and English teacher, he was qui ckly drafted into the computing area. His growrh in information technology blossom ed in 1983 when as th e first computer studies teacher at MLC he became part of a tean1 pushing rhe bo und aries of teaching computing.

St Philip's College is also a Uniting Chu rch school and members of The Geelong College co mmuniry we re helpful in rhe development of rhe school so me 15+ years ago. Diane began her career at Mo nash Un iversiry Libra ry, C laytO n and left there after 10 years to move to Golden Grove in the M urchison region of Western Austral ia where she li ved for four yea rs, with her fami ly, at a small mining vi llage. ext move was to Perrh and rhe co mmencement of work wirh rh e CSIRO Division of Exp loration and Mining in rhe area of Geographic information Systems. Before moving to Townsville where Diane commenced her own business training clients throughout Australia in th e use of desktop mapping systems. A move to Alice Springs in 1997 saw Diane working in school libraries for the tim time and ir was rhen that she decided to com plete a G rad Dip Ed and pursue a career in the Schools secto r. As newcomers to Geelong, Diane and her family are delighted with their choice of destination and look forward to man y years of happiness in the College and ciry comm uniti es.

In 1989 MLC becam e the fim school in the wo rld to have a laptop progran1. David h ad a variety of ro les over several years as th e laptOp program was extended from Years 5 to I2 thtough the 1990S. In 1997 D avid was appointed D irecto r of Computing at St Margaret's School in Berwi ck. In 2000 he went to Ivanhoe Grammar School's Plen ty campus as Inform ation Technology Secondary C urri culum Adviser. His roles have includ ed being H ead of IT, teaching IT and M ath ematics across a1J seco ndary levels including VCE, and convening or co-ordinating vario us co mmittees and gtOups to develop IT infrastru cture, online learning, professional development and laptOp impl ementation programs. With the move to Geelong, D avid and his fami ly - wife, Margaret Campbell and daughter, Greer - have bought a property in Teesdal e, and are lookin g forward to a life in th e country.

ArchivalDO ATIO Baker Fay Si lver Rose Bowl Veteran's Plate 1905, pres to J Baker. ilver Tea Pot, presented ro J Baker. Mounted phoro O ld Co il. vs Present Boys May 181906 J Baker Capt O ld Boys. Mowued phoro, Cricket Tean1. Mounted phoro, Cricket Team, 1906. Moumed phoro, Football Team. Mounted phoro, Cadets. Bleakley, Tom Photograp h of Principal, Rev Francis Rolland with Prefects 1932 Bun tme, Ann Austin Platt print Geelong Coll ege Vicroria 120 of 175

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Cameron , June Framed and mounted WarnerIWarren? pen & ink drawing of north facing perspective. Includes Morrison H all and the Pav il ion. c. 1931. Phorocopy of article about Geelong College from The Senti nel the Steiglit2 newspaper Dec 22, 1906. C larke, Douglas (Mac) Prize books ro 0 H M C larke. Prize Books ro Frank Roadknight. Pegasus book ends. Lener notiJYing Death of F Roadknight. Letter F W Rolland ro W Roadknight re death. Sympathy telegram. Phoro of grave, F Roadknight. Phoro, F Roadknight & others. Colvin, Roger Mounted phoro Geelong College Band, 1953. Co ll ection of 22 phoros drama productions. Phoro Band Field Day, 1953. Phoro ScllOol prefecrs, 1952. Phoro Drill Plaroon, 1952. Co ll ect io n of signed 'snapshots' of staff (c. 1952/53~). Delaney, Beth Phorograph, 1916 running Team. Ph orograp h, 1916 1st VlII. Photo, football team udated . ewspaper cutting phoro, footbal l team undated. Drummond, Mrs Painting of Sir John Dwyer. (OGe) Drury, Sue Mounted phoros incl Arhs , 1938; Relay, 1942; Aths, 1939. Coli . of phoros. Glee Club 'Mikado' cast phoro wit h aurogra phs. G C Pennant. Wooden Plaque. Prep Sch Meda lli ons 3xBronze lxSilver. OG CA badge & tie bar. Misc ce ran1ics. Book Ends. Du.igan, Mrs Sc hoo l Blaze r. Schoo l Caps x 3. CO copy 7th Law rence Hargraves Memorial Lecture - "The First Aus trali an-Made Aeroplane 21 June, 1962". Elliott, Fred Approx. 1000 negatives taken by John Bechervaise c. 1935/36. Approx. 200 phorograph ic prints incl Expl ora ti on ociety trips Federation Peak; Leven Go rge; Snowy Ri ver; Rodondo Island; Cenrral Austra li a. Blazer Pocket belongin g ro Fred Elli ott. Farrell, John N Pegasus Jun e & Dec 1964. OGC War Service. Mounted phoro Footbal Tea m, 1931. Mounted phoro Opening of Dining H aLl, 1929. Small 'snapshots' of oval, entrance & crew, 1931. Postca rd ph oro 3rd VIIl 9 May, 1931. Fenner, Brad Framed phorographic print, Melb Uni Inrervarsity viii , 1977 ·

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Forsyth, Mrs Geelong College Prospectus c. late 1930' . Fraser, Doug & Dorothy Leather bound prize books awarded ro RJ Higgins, 1924, 1925 , 1926, 1928.1929. Prize Books ro 0 V Higgins 1931, 1932. Prize books ro K A Higgins, 1916. Prize Books ro T 0 Higgins 1921, 191?, 1926.

Purcell, Ala.in Pega us cu ps x 6 and "aucer from 2 di tinct se . R ei d , Elizabeth Fee 196- & 196. lee lub Programs 19+6. 1958. pee h Day Progs 19+5 Prep 196+. Photo of Lake t lai r re- union group. Argu article on John Bechervai e. Robso n , Dr Jam es eramic bowl , [[aJ1sfer prinred Pegasus.

Funston, F J Phorographs (20) mainly of Prep School c. 1953, some rowing & football 1955/56, both mOW1ted & w1mounted.

Ru sse ll, Ro n J K Phorograph eneral Horace Robert on (1910) accepring surrender ar '\ ewak. 19+5.( C).

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Grant, Don Pegasus badge and ribbon . Jopling, Ann Framed and mounted photograph Runners Mas ters Trophy Terry S Ising Winn er (Prob 19(9 ?). Mounted phorograph Running Tean 1920. Framed and mounted phorograph Runningle am 1919. School Cap c.1919. Lade, Harvey Reminiscences incl at GC in 1930'S. Lancas ter, Ray Montage mounted phoros on card netball rours and events c. 1987/88. Sporting pennams c 1987/88. Programs, Midsummer Night's Drean1 1980. T shirts, Interstate 1979 - 81. Rowing Posters 1980'S. Netball selection notices c. 1986. Various phoros. Lehmann, Grahanl Post card sized phorograph incl Frank Rolland , Chaplai n on right; hez ous Vol I , Vol 1 - 1.3.5,6, Vol 3, Vol 4, Vol 6, Vol 7 - 7,8,9,10. McIlwa.in , Aliste r Issue ofWildJife Sep, 1948 includes articl e on Co llege Exploration uip oc ro Cenual Aust by John Bechervaisc. Mcleod, Bram 10 year out re-union 1003 - 1983.

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S t e p hi n son , Graeme Prefecr Blazer, 1951. Three school cap" - (il First .· [ Baggy ree n (ii) ricker (iii) Football. l\ founted Ph oro [St VlJ[, 19+'. Collection ·m.111 snapshot . Xmas G ree ring ards with s hool building photo fro m K Field a former reacher. Steph inson, W G I ewspaper cuttings rda ting ro 1961 ollege cenrenaI), celebratio ns. ln formal phoros from 1951. Step h inson, Grahan1 \,({hole of choo l Photo, 194'. \\'hole of chool Ph oto, 1951. Ta.it, Jun e Geelo ng Co llege Jun ior Regatta Morriso n Rega tta cup. 1909.

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Van Cooten, Grahan1 Va ri ed material including Preparatory ' hool ewspaper uttings, photOgraphs. Pegasu . Prep News, Pri ncipal' New letters. Campbell HOttie Parenrs Assoc onstiwtion. 19+-. Vivien, Pascoe G lee lub Programs. 195+ 19,)1.. 19+9. 1950. 19)6.

Michael, Herman Framed ink/etching? and watercolour Geelong College c. 1870/80's Framed phoro Whole of schoo l 1951. "Warn er/ Warren" erching Gcel ong ollege fearuring Morrison Hall ru1d Pav ilio n. Framed phorograph Shooting Team 1910 Framed phoro Crew 1911 Morrison , Ian D Phorograph srudents on Pavilion, (908 (copy). Variety of form al school pho ros incl spons. prefects & Prep chool c. early 1950'S. adet training at Mildura. chool phoros c. early 1900's (postcard style from album ). Peel , C li ff Mounred photos - Band, 19 53; 1 t viii, 1953; +rh viii. 1953; Band 19 51; 6rh viii. 19 51X2; Unmounred ph oros - Mikado, 1949; Iolanthe, 1952; Warinn Dorm 10, 1951. Band on oval. Phillips, Enid Phorograph of Geelong College, Foorball hrunpion VSA 1906. Field Compass WWl originally belonging ro William McCulloch(OG ).

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Launch 0 the CAR]I GREEVES CLUB Cm]; Greeves CLub The Football Parenrs' Support Group was re - named [he Carj i Greeves C lub at a luncheon for approximately 100 parents, Old Collegians and frie nds o n Sa tLIrday I May 2004, prior to the College 1St XVIII'S first home football game of the seaso n against H aileybury. E G Carji Greeves (1920) arrended The Geelong College from 1916 to 1923 and was an oU[sranding footballer and a11- round sporrsman. A.ft:er he lefr choo l he played football for Geelo ng and was the first winner of the Brownlow M edal in 1924. Many generations of the Greeves fan1 ily have attend ed the College. The Prin cipal Dr Pauline Tumer, welcomed everyone. Mr Murray i[ounrjoy (1969, CP, Convenor of the Carji Greeves Club) was Masrer of Ceremoni es and spoke on behalf of the parents, and Mr Frank Costa, Presidenr of the Geelong Football Club, officially launched the Carj i Greeves Club. Other special guests included members of the Greeves family and Mr Alistair Lord (1955), who played for Geelong and won the Brownlow Medal in 1963.

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Our newest support group was formed by the boarders' parents at the beginning of Term 2 with Dr John Paton (1964, CP) from Albury as the initial Convenor. This brings the number of parents' suppOrt groups at the College to fourteen. Together [hey form an extremely enthusiastic and declicated group of pare nts who strive to support their area of interest (spO rt, the artS and boarding) by accing as a commwucacion channel berween parents and the school , assisting Staff to enrich and extend various programs, and providing ideas, resources, hospitality, assistance and fundraising.

From left, Mr Alistair Lord (55), Craji Creeves' daughters, Jv/rs jllne Ford, Mrs Dawn Ti'aJll/ol; Dr Paliline Ti,rner al/d Mr Fi"flnk Costa, Cuest Speakel; President of The Cee/orlg Football Cilib. 2

Mr Fmnk Costa, ofJiciall)l opening the newl)' named Ctllji Creeves Clllb - formerly The Ceelong College Football Parems'Slippor, Crollp

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HERE n ROBERT BEARD (49) married in 1957, has two chjjdren and five grandchildren. He fumed near Koro it from 1950 to 2001 and retired. O n reti rement he has taken a position to lead international to urs to England, Sco dand, Ireland and Canada. TIMOTHY BLACK (99) graduated from D eaki n U niversity widl 1st class H onours in Robo tic Engin eerin g. H e was awa rded a Research Scholarship to undertake his Masters degree in H apties engineerin g. LAUREN BUTTERFIELD (95) travelled to the UK and is now worki ng at th e Peter MacCallum Centre in East Melbourn e for the D epan me nt of N uclear M edi cine. REVEREND LINDSAY CARTWRIGHT (3 8) wo rks widl a pasto ral gro up caring for elderly members of dle Flo rea t U niting hu rch in Western Australia. H e has co nducted Sun day serv ices fo r th e neighb o urin g Wem bl ey co ngregation. Also he is a member of the N o rth ern Suburbs R eco ncili ati o n G ro up, involved in initiatives with Aboriginal fri ends. GILES CRAIG (96) has completed his Medici ne degree and will complete his internship at The Geelong Hospital in 2004.

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LEE DEACON -STO CK (94) moved back to M elbou rn e from D arwin in Jan uary and expect cheir second ch ild in April 2004. HARLEY DI CKI SON (52) held an exhibition of his works of life in New Gui nea betwee n 1958 - 1976 at the Brougham Art Gallery between 19 and 30 April. Hon. Justice Allan M cD o nald opened dle exhib it ion. Allan was Co mmandin g Officer of the w inning 1954 Drill Platoo n in T he G eelong Co llege cadet co rps. TONY DO UGLAS (50), GEO FF BARBER (50), BRUCE LLOYD (49), MAX EALE (45) GEOFF WlLLS (51) AND BILL WOO D (51) plus famil ies will hold a reuni o n at U lar u (Aye rs Rock) o n 9 and 10 July and at Mo un t C o nnor on 11 and 12 Jul y. H opefull y rh ey will be joined by more 'o ri ginals' and o th er O ld C ollegians. SAM GOLDI G (81) and hi wife Eliza berh and son Wi ll iam have moved to Adelaide. am has taken up a pos itio n with layto n U tZ afrer working wi rh Bake r McKenzie in M elbo urne.

W GOW (88) D WlFE BECKY (nee Lawler 88) with their twO boy, Olive r and Ru pert, have moved to inga po re from ydn ey. lain i V ice- Pres ident in th e G lo bal Equi ty Markets, Asia Pa ific Regio n, fo r Merrill Lynch.

STEPHANIE HOLBERY (99) i now working in hospitality and her ister ARAH (97) is complenng 5th year architecture at Deakin Univer ity and working part- rime with [illar arson Architecrs. CI DY H OLDEN (90 nee Lanl ban:) i currendy working as a General Practitioner in Balwyn in Melbourne. T he last few years were pent travelling wirh her partner hri, and working in various places in ictoria (inclucling eelong) as p.m of her trai n ing. indy and hri were married in epte mber and are living in North Fitzro),. KI G (77) and her on Hami. h ha\"e PE moved back to lifron pring after li\ ing and working in ~ !elbourne for rwenty- fi ve ~'ear . Penny is working a e ondary tC,l her at atho lic Regional ollege. Dry dale. where he i teaching Engli h to Ye,\[ - to L.

MA KENZI (25) i a p.1St ustralian ve rno r of Kiwani and ha~ rccenrl~ recei\· d ma ny a colade f, r hi effort In e rabli hing G luepor Re erve. a magnificent on. er.atlon re erve abour 100 kilomctr . north of\\ aiken > in o u rh u tralia. He wa pr ~ nted \\'lrh th award of ity of Burnside ~iriz '11 of rh '\ .lr o n lIstralia D'l)'. D

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Behind, left to right: Elizabeth Fogg, Phil/ippa Williams, Leah McKenzie, Jessica Collins, Annabelle Crawford and Aleisha McKenzie. From Cobi \&gg and Jodie Farquharson.

3 Jan Wettenhall (68), Philippa Paton, Dr Pauline Tttrner, Principal and Judy Wettenhall.

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Here n' there cont... CHARLOTTE O ' LOUGHLIN ( 2002) was selected in me Vicrorian Youm 8 and rowed at me National C hampio nships in Nagambie in March. REBECCA O 'LOUGHLIN (95) competed in me National Arhletic Championships in Sydney in February and was placed fourm in the 400 metre Hurdles evem. OSMAN MEWETT (96) is now workin g in me United Kingdom as a molecular biologist at m e John Innes Cemre in Norwich . Th is cenrre is me Un ited Kingdom's leadi ng Plant Science research institute. In 2003, O sman completed a LLB ro add ro his BSc(Hons) degree which were both completed from m e Ausrral ian ational Un iversiry. TOM PATON (2002 ), DAVID CRITTENDEN ( 2002) AND TIM LINKE (2001) were all selected ro com pete in the Vicrorian Youth Eight rowing team. JOHN PIGDON (50) moved ro Noosa in 1976 and retired ro Peregian Beach. ROBERT PYPER (52) and DAVID SUTHERLAND (51) met up with BRUCE RIGG (51) in Brisbane afte r a hiarus of forry-one years. Bruce, after many years in the USA as a cosmetic surgeon, now has an office on the Gold Coast and

Brisbane. David has left me CSIRO where he worked as metallurgical research for many years and has joined me lecrure circuir. He spends six momhs each year in Turkey. Roben is a direcror of Metallica Minerals Limited, an unlisted reso urce company with nickel, gold and limesrone imerests. STEWART RYAN (83), after ten exciting years living in Hong Kong, h as relocated ro Fort Collins in America. He has temrned ro me academic wo rld and is completing a mree yeat small animal tesiden cy at Colorado State Universiry. This will lead him ro specialist . . . reglsrranon In surgery. MEL GRAY-THOMPSON (72) has set up a private pracoce in audiology in Port Macquarie, hav ing worked in the public syste m for rwenry- three years . SIMON TEMPLETON (93) marti ed ShaneUe Dansick in 2002 and live in Clifron Springs. Simon is employed by TOLL in industrial electronics. NATHAN TEMPLETON (97) is currencly in Washingron having visited Europe and plans ro return via Gallipoli after rwo years abroad.

He completed an Ans degree from Deakin Universiry in 2001. He spem five monms in Pon Hedland in 1998. ANDREWWILLIAMS (88) is now working wim Wilson Ptide Real Estate in Geelong. Imerested ro hear from Old Collegians (0401488585). STUART BLAKE (66) has resided in New Zealand for thirry years. Smarr's son Andrew is playing premier rugby in Sydney and David is enjoying profess ional golf in New Zealand . Smart has an executive position wim me largest processing company of lives rock in New Zealand, controlling alilivesrock movemems. DAVID LANG (91) finish ed a Bec and GradDip in Education from Larrobe Un iversiry and spem a year teaching in Norm London. H e and his wife C hristina have setded in Umb ri a, Italy, rwenry minutes norm ofPerugia. He is teaching English at a language school and the Universiry ofPerugia. H e has tesrored four farm buildings on a properry and rent them for holiday accommodation www.casasangabr iel. co m

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Births HUGH BICKERSTAFF (80) and his wife Nicole had their first child, Lachlan, on 17 June 2003. ANDREW CAMERON (87) and his wife Andrea anno unce with pleasure rhe arrival of their daughter, Lara Paige on 24 January 2004. A little sister for Lucas. DAVID DOAK (92) and wife Tanya are pleased to anno unce rhe birth of their son Frazer Adam David Doak on 5 November 2003. A little brotl1er to Oshearna Gabryelle who was born on 17 ovember 1998. JULIE GIBLIN (84 oee Humphreys) and husban d Jo e welcomed a so n Hugh Joseph Westlake in October 2003. A little brother for Olivia an d Isabella. VICKI GILLETT (nee MO!95) and husband Shane ate ilirilled wirh rh e arrival of rh eir so n , Tom Anthony born in Brisbane on 23 August 2003. EMMA GORDON (89 nee Matlock ) and husband Bruce are delighted to announ ce the afe arrival of Thomas George M atlock Gordon on 30 September 2003 in Auckland, ew Zealand. REECE GRIFFITHS (96) and parmer Melissa would like to announce rh e a rrival of Rian on II D ecember 2003. A broilier to Kara. KATE HARRIS (nee Wiggs 91) and D a rren welco med th eir first child, Oliver Flynn Harris into rhe world on 14 January 2004-

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Deaths TERRY LONG (84) and wife Shiona are pleased to a nnoun ce the birth of their daughter Alwyn Caley on 5 August 2003. ALEXANDRA MATHERS (nee Camero n 89) and husband Andrew are delighted to annolll1ce me arrival of rheir so n, Fergus Joel on 25 April 2003. CAROLINE O ' DONNELL (90) and a rlos Lopez welcomed m eir first child Lucia Isabel on 22 October 2003. SEFTON PETERS (88) and wife Deena are proud to announ ce the birtl1 of their d a ughter Lucy Alice on 6 October 2003. MARION MERLO (nee Spicer 97) and husband C hris are delighted to announce th e birrh of meir son, Marley Anrhony on 7 January 2004 at th e Go ld Coast Hospital. NATALIE QUICK (nee Al op 84) and husband D avid welcomed their third child, Jasper H enry on 9 October 2003, a btomer for Zoe and ayden. MEGAN JONES (95) and Jeremy Ross are pleased to annolll1ce meir engagement on 21 March 2004. MELISSA STOKE (nee Foote 91) and husband Brenton welcomed meir seco nd daughter, Chloe May on 29 March 2003. A sis ter for An1elia. NICK UEBERGANG (92) and his wife Karen are delighted to announce the birth of th eir on Ezra James on 23 October 2003. RODNEYVAUTIER (8 6) is pleased co a nnounce m e birth of Ellie Jade on 6 January 2004.

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jill BaLodis, Dr Pauline Tilrner, Principa/' Margaret MOl1lgomery and Hllgh Seward (66).

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5 Nanda Hanafiah, Ani Hanafiah, Riefo YlIsril, EviAndi, Mike GallllS, Residential Head, Dibya Andi, Akbdur Ma/'llan 6 Rilsa YlISril, Sabine Yusril and Dr Pauline Turnel; Principal.

3 Brian and Leigh Ulmer with Mark Scrivell, Presidel1l Senior School Parents' Association. 4 From left: Gerard Donovan (stajJ), Debbie Filling (stajJ) Helen McLnrt)1 Samh Hallows (sfajJ) and janille Van De Meer (stajJ)

Engagements and Marriages ELIZABETH CARTER (91) married Richard H olzschuste r on 29 November 2003 at St Thomas C hurch, Porrsea. ANDREW CIRILLO (94) married atalie Rigon in cOtS C hurch, Melbourne in O ctO ber 2003. GILES CRAIG (96) announced his engagement ro Laura Garth on Saturday I3 D ecember 2003. PAUL CROWE (92) announced his engagemem to assie Cole on 31 January 2004. TANIA DEN DRYUER (90) married Roben Turner at The Geelo ng College Chapel on 14 Novem ber 2003. RUSSELL DMYTRENKO (95) announced his engagemem ro Melanie M cPherson on IO February 2003. BARNES FALLAW (95) and Lorena Hughes announ ced their engagement on 20 D ecemb er 2003 · JUSTIN GANLY (8 5) married Georgia Twitt at t Augustine's i11 Shepparton on IO January 2004. rCOLE HOLMES (96) married H enry Barron on 15 ovember 2003 at The Geelong Coll ege C hapel.

CINDY LAMBART (90) married Chris Holden on 20 September 2003 . DANIELLE BECKWORTH (96) married Gra nt Thompson on II January 2003 at The Geelong College Chapel. MEREDITH GRILLS (95) married Peter Fields at St David 's Uni ti ng C hurch, Newtown on 15 March 2003. CATHERINE LEIGHTON (98) and Lorenzo Ernstzen announced their engagemem on 9 August 2003.

ANDREW PALMER (86) married Tania Little on 24 May 2003 in G raceville Un iting C hurch, Brisbane with the reception following at Brisbane Golf Club. Andrew continues to work in the area of aquatic ecosystem health and fisheries management research with CSIRO, based in Brisbane. CHRIS PARKER (95) and TANIA ROGERS (95) announced their engagement on 12 October 2003 and are to be married on 6 March 2004. CLAIRE THOMPSON (96) and DARREN CHARLESTON (96) an no un ced their engagement on 30 June 2003.

STEWART MCCALLUM (94) and Anna Crawford ann oun ced their engagement on 30 Ocrober 2003.

LACHIE WARD (91) annOLLI1ced his engagemem to Cadie Schmidt on 24 July 2003.

ROMN EY NELSON (94, current staff) and Peta Lawrence announced their engagement on 2 August 2003.

SUZANNE WHITTAKER (91) and Alexander H enry announced their engagement on 15 March 2003.

TIM NICHOLLS (94) married Seona Malon ey at St Pao'ick's hurch in A1bLLlY on 29 Mard1 2003.

NATHAN WOOD (94) announced his engagement to Kate Scott o n 25 Apri l 2003.

LACHLAN SUTHERLAND (98) has anno unced his engagement to Rebecca Doon and they will marry in December 2003 .

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