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ADASTRA J UNE 2006 O. 1 10 T h e GEE L ONG COLLEGE COM MU

ITY MAGAZINE

... as honey to the bee

Co . . education At The Geelong College girls and boys learn, explore and question side by si de, as in life. It's natural!

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Editor's Message Th is year we ce lebrate 30 yea rs of g irl s boardi ng at T he Geelo ng Co ll ege. In doin g so, we re fl ect a lso on co-edu cati o n. and lhe learn ing ex peri e nces of so me of o ur current stud ents and

AD ASTRA JUNE 2006 NO. tl 0 T he GEELON G COLLEGE COMMUNITY MAG AZIN E

Ol d Co ll egians in th e schoo l's boardi ng and co-educa ti o nal setLing . [n side yo u w ill read the ir th oughts about how th e e ex perie nces have im pacted and influe nced the ir li ves and their careers.

Editor:

It is Iso an exc iting time at the Co ll ege a we prepare for the openin g of The Ke ith Humble Centre for Mu ic and the Pelfo rmin g Arts. On pages 8 and 9 we in trod uce you to the Centre with a small picto ri al as we gear up to celebrate with events in Jul y and August. On 22 Ju ly we will recogni se the co ntribut ion of the majo r donors to our capital appeal with an evening which will honour the late

Theresa Best Director of Conllilunjty Relations and Development tbest@geeloogcoUege.vic.edu.au (03) 52263123

Keith Humble and the ex trao rdi nary generos ity o f Mrs J ill Hu mb le. T hen on Saturd ay 19 August the w hole sc hool cO lllm un ity will be able to mark the compl etion of thi s incredib le new fac ili ty with what is shapin g up to be a mos t uni qu e and enjoyable evening. Mark your diari es now and standby for more in fo rm ation in dle co mi ng weeks.

Assistant Editor: Deb Fanning PublicationslMedi a Officer deb.fanning@ geelongcollege.vic. edu.au (03) 52263168

AJ so in this editi on, we we lco me new staff to the Co ll ege fo r 2006 and farewell Mr Chri s Lawson, Head o f th e

Photography:

Theresa Best Deb Fanning Janine Jerinic Coral Turner Feme Mil1en Photographer Photoplay Petrina Porter

Contributors:

James Backwell Theresa Best Deb Fanning Mike Gallus Deb Hynes Kim Johnson Con Lannan Andrea Lester Mary Mason Bruce McLeod Dr Pauline Turner Coral Turner Cheryl Watson

Preparatory Schoo l, and ackn ow ledge his substantial contributi on to the Co ll ege, its staff and students during hi s nine year tenure . As we e mbark on Ollr 2006 A nn ual G ivin g program, we wo uld like to thank all those who contributed in 2005 and acknow ledge dle valuable support and generosity of many me mbers of our vast Co ll ege comJlluni ty. We recogni se these benefactors in thi s editi on. As dle year progresses very qui ckJ y, Term 3 will see our marketin g and admi ssions team visit some regional centres for their annu al fi eld days. On 6, 7 and 8 A ugust, we in vite O ld

Year 7 girts and boys working collabomtively on the MicU1le School Boat /Jrogram.

Co ll egians, current parents and other interested me mbers of our co mmu nity

w ho live in the area to visit us at Sheepventio n in H amil to n. Then f rom 18 to 22 October, we will be at the Henty Fie ld Day and wo uld be deli ghLed to welco me loca l Coll ege families and friend s to our ex hibit. We hope to see many of yo u there. Th e Old Co ll eg ian co nti nue w ith the ir busy program of reuni on dinn ers and rece pti o ns and w ill

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also be heading to reg io nal centres, vis iti ng A lbury, the Gra mp ians and Ca mperdow n. For furth e r informati on on th ese or any oth er O ld Coll egian aCliviti es and dates, contact the Co mmu ni ty Relati o ns O ffice communityrelati ons@gee longco ll ege.v ic.edu .au or vi it the Co ll ege website www.geelo ngco ll ege.v ic.edu .a u a nd then go to the Co llege Co mmunity page .

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At a Glance 04 Then and Now - Resilience and Work Dr Pauline Turner, Princi pal

10 Studying Psychology at The Geelong College C h eryl Wat on, Science Depa rtment

11 Year 8 Mesh Electives Kim Johnson, Director of llrricuillm and Profes ional Lea rning, Prep-Year

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Staff Welcomes

Then and Now Of Resilience and Work Dr Pauline Turner, Principal The issue of bui lding up emotional, psychological and phys ica l resi li ence in

Children nowadays have much more choice of leisul'e acti vities th an

children is one with which parent and educators are increasingly grappling.

precedi ng generations ever did; however, as a result of being abl e to do so

An articl e published in the Weekend Austra lian a year or two ago entitl ed th e Bubble Wrap Generation dealing ex ten ively with the long-term issues assoc iated with the growing tendency to overly protect our chi ldren. is very instructive in thi s respect. In just one or two generations, it would seem that adu lt co ntrol and supervi sion of children' lives has increased significantly. Wh at is more. it appears that Au stralian ch il dren are even more closely guarded than their counterparts in comparab le countries. T he well -known clinical p. yc hologist, Andrew Fu ll cr, bclieves that many children would benefit from a lillie more adventure in their lives. I f their parents handle them like "eggs", shielding them from even the small est knocks, they don ' t have thc opportunity to build up resi lience. "When bad th ings do happen" hc say~ " th ey're just thrown for . ix .'·

much in such a safety-consc ious wo rld , a large number of children have tu rned their paren ts into taxi-d ri vers and th emsel ves into somethin g o f a protected pecies. Whereas once th ey might have enco untered characterformi ng adventures in travelling fro m A to B , nowadays they rarely do. A nd on a personal ph ysical level. the undes irable co nsequence of thi s exercise defici t are all too obvious. For A ustrali a holds the du bious record o f hav in g th e wo rl d's most overwe ight children. It·s not just pass ive transport, of co urse, but the trend to more sedentary and less hea lthy pursuits in general television, comp uter games, mobi le phones and online soc ial netwo rking and, not least, fast foods - that has cO lllributed to thi s prob lem o f obes ity. A nd th e more intangible conseq uences of being overl y-pro tected are becoming equ all y obvious : today's child ren are probably, by co mparison, less free to refl ect and daydream in their leisure ti me and they are likely to be less crea ti ve and

In yea rs gone by. yo ung people had a greater opportun ity to develop resi lience

imagi native as a result.

naturally. Like many chi ldrcn of my generation who grew up in qu ite isolated circum~ta nce s in th e country, J was thrown back onto my own re ources. Thc

bush. where I roamed freel y, making cubbies and inventing innumcrab lc games and fantasies, was bursting with life and adventu re. La ter, as a young secondary. chool student li ving in Perth , I thought nothing of riding my bike ,evera l kilometres to school each day and , on Saturdays. of embarking solo on a walking and bus odyssey to far flun g destinations in order to play netball or tennis. Hard-hearted parents. you might say, but you might equall y conclude th at I ",as given the freedom to manage things for myself. which is unimaginable nowadays. cspecially for yo ung females. Thosc sclf-gcnerated activities and the ~pas modic sc tbacks we undoubtedly cncountered on the way assisted our genera l development and helped to build up rcsilience and mould our character.

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In broad terms, paren ts shou ld therefore co nsciously seek an appropri ate ba lance between necessary protec tion. on th e one hand , and th e opportunity for their chil dren to experim cnt, make mi stakes, discover and develop res ilience, on th e oth er. This is not to advocate Icttin g our yo ung peopl e loose on the roads , cance lli ng phonc accounts or banning co mputers, but it is an appea l for respons ibl gu idance towards hea lth-inducing, non-consumerist. imagina ti vely-based ac ti viti es that w ill help them to lead more se lf-sustaining lives. T he myri ad sporti ng, outdoo r, arti stic an d crea tive programs o frered at school whereby studen ts learn to beco me prog ress ively more co nfident and secure in themse l vcs as they acq uire an important range or sk ill s naturall y gocs hand in ha nd wi th thi s process.

to be "economic" and incorporate long period, of paid acth it). out II J ,II () expected to include periods of inactiyit). ome de,ireu and other pr.:,um<lbl; not. as well as to contain different t)pe, and pha,e, of \york.: time out lor education and retraining. for in'tance. time out ror the lamtl). ill 0 \\ork ,It and rrom hom . These are all po,sible permutation ... The concept of a career no longer cemred on "the job". externall} located and clearl) detin.:d. Page 4: from left

2006 School Prefects with Dr Pauline TLimer, Princil)al

represents a radical shirt in thinking about work from the ern their parent grcv, up in. Today', thiny year-old .. ha\e internali/ed thi . ,hift alread} .

(cemre left) and Mrs Margaret Lethbridge, Joint Head of Senior School (Welfare), (cemre right).

Th e c hallen ges \. e race in schools are thererore corre,pondingl) greater than in the pa t. While we will continue to teach our ,lUdent, e ,enllal

Below left: fro m left Mr Geoff [{LilLY , Careers Adviser, disCLIsses career options

with Senior School m ldents.

kno\ ledge and wbject specific skills ,0 that the) ma) under tand the ba ic plinciple of life and human endeavour. we mu,t al,o en ure that a greater emp has is is p laced. firstl y.

n the de\elopmelll I' tran,pO',able ,kilb to

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enable students to negotiate , ucce,~rull) the e\oh ing workplace of the

2005 Bibbilimull expedirioll.

ruture and. econdly. o n developing their intellectual character \\ hich \\ ill he lp estab li h o lid foundation~ ror life-long learning. It is gene ral ly agreed that ce nain sets of generic skills \\ ill inrorm all fU lUre profe

ional activity: Ilexibility and adaptabilit) being one: I T

co mpetence. another: the ability to communicate. relate to other people', A nother c harac teri stic of th e curre illtimes is th e progres ive abandonment or what used to be known loose ly as th e 'protestant ' work ethi c and the cha ngi ng nature a nd ex p ctation s of work.

needs a nd work in teams. a third: the capacit) to prob lem-'>oh'e and make meanin grul co nnecti on, a fourth: being re ilient and emotionall} intelligent. a fiFth . T he sk ills identified in the Victorian Essential Learning

tandard,

Many teachers, pare nts and o ld Co ll eg ians would pride them e l es on being

(VELS) w hi c h will be app li ed to P-IO cun-icula through utthe state are

endowed with a so lid work ethi c. They are dili gent and focused in their

essentia ll y aligned wi th these c harac teristics. Similar skil\.- are also

approach to work, scrupul ous in th e ir use of time. defer plea ure ror th e

art icu lated in the College Education Pl an and accompanied by \\ ell-defined

benefit of othe r and fee l fu lfill ed throu gh the ir pro fess ional acti viti es. It has

strateg ies to enab le their progressive acquisition across the year le\ el. .

been progra mm ed into the m sin ce birth and they know no othe r way.

Ma ny a re, of co urse. already in place.

The ri sin g generation. however. tends to ide ntify with a very different se t of

So far a intellectual c harac te r is concerned. it is one or the fundamental

va lu es. I n inc reasin g numbers, youn g A ustra li ans are refus in g what we tac itl y

planks of our Education Plan. Ilost people under land the meaning of 1110ral

accepted a nd co ntinu e to accept as our lot. They do not ~ind a mora l va lu e or

character we ll enou gh but illle ll ec tu al character as a concept has on I) more

the greatest p leas ure in work; nor do th ey fee l guilty if they do n't "p ut in".

recently eillerged frolll researc h undertaken at the Han ard

Many are simpl y refusin g the wo rk patterns internali zed by their baby

Edu cation. Essen ti ally. it can be defined a a dispoition to being curiou, anu

choolor

boomer pare nts. An II -year long itudin al study o r Vi ctori an schoo l leaver

open-Ill inded, und er tanding and articulating ho\\ one learns. que-rioning and

begun in the ea rl y 1990s has revea led that wo rk and career are we ll down on

be ing scepti ca l about presented racts or kno\\ ledge. being per.·istent and never

the li st of preocc upation s or areas th ese yo un g peo pl e wished to improve on,

g iving up. as well as thinking analytically. creatively and strlllegi -ally.

w ith health a nd fit ness co ming a c lear fi rst, and personal re lati ons hips seco nd.

Focus ing on inte ll ec tual character "tell s children why they llre in school" anu we firmly believe th at the acqui ition of the e five group, or learning allribute,

Soc iety will find itse lf operating on very different princ iples in th c future. For a ll the hard work they put in, our yo ung peo pl e are waming, in th e ir words, to "get a life" a nd not to be like us. And society w ill have to pay for it. Wh en

is c ritical to the deve lopillent o f a ll s tudents and underpins their capacit) to lea rn ucces fu ll y throug hout life. \. e intend to foster thcm acti\el} acro" all year leve l .

qu es ti oned a year later, 32% of the youn g Vi ctori ans in vo lved in th sa me lo ng itudina l stud y stated th at "you don' t have to have a job to have a ca reer".

Times change and attitude and practices e\'ohe accordingly. chools and

Wh at they are impl y ing by thi s is that proress ional life w ill be a more loosely

parent alike need to be alert and reopon. ive to these lirc-tlelining de\elopment .

orga ni zed and se lf-man aged a frair th a n it i still now. It w ill obvio u Iy need

Celebrating and Remembering 30 Years of Girls' Boarding Deb Fanning, Publications/Media Officer Sitting down LO a lhr ee course meal of Th ai inspired soup, Bal sami c roasted

Our first female board er , mainl y from Victoria 's Western Di strict and New

ch icken w iLh roas ted vegetab les or salad, or for vegetarians - M oroccan

South Wales' Southern Ri verin a, shar ed two lonel y tabl es in the Dining Hall

couscous, fo ll owed by indi vidual pavlovas and frui t, M ossgiel girl s discuss

and dined on vea l and ham pi e, bru ssell sprouts fo ll owed by stewed apple

their day's acti vilies - a chool excur ion to the L aw Court in M elbourne, a

and custard , whil st surrounded by the loud and rambuncti ous M acki e

poning vicLOry against another APS school. tryi ng to remember line for the

board ers. A lthough a small group, the boarders, ably led by Mi ss H oult,

chool production. anti ci patin g with excitement an outdoor education trip to

Mi ss B arkl ey and Si ster Eddy, beca me in vo l ved in many areas of the school.

Wollangarra, co mpleting a ceramics pi ece at th e H ouse of Guilds, or si tting

Mi ss H oult, Miss Barkley and Sister Eddy created an ex tremely supporting

and chattin g wi th day students at lunch time.

environment and ' went out of th eir way ' to assist each girl to sen le in.

M ossgiel boarders in 2006 are vibrant, bu sy and invo lved students at Th e

Hi ghlights of the earl y years included - the excitement of living above the

Geelong College. Their ' home away from home', M ossgiel, is siruated on

school, mixing with the day girl s, sporting trips, drama producti ons and the

oble Street,

ewtown across the road from the main ca mpus of Senior

School. In 1976 th e first fema le board er at The Geelong College climbed a dark narrow stairwellLO Lhei r dormiLOrie, ituated above the Principal ' office. Thick ropes at on the n oor of th eir dormi LOry for u e in emergency, however other u es were found for the rope, parti cularly by M ackie

many rounds of toast co nsumed every night. Today's Mossgiel boarder create international friendships, are linked to the worl d via the World Wid e Web, take up the man y opportuniti es provided by the school to travel to Th ail and, France and China, physica lly and mentally challenge them el ves on variou s outdoor trips, participate in many sporting

boarder!

events (many at a state or nati onal level) or perform to large aud iences as

'The Geelong College Girls' Boardil1g House - il is in Ih ese precil1cls Ihal

members of the choo l' Symphony Orchestra or Stage Band.

even angels fear 10 Iread. Mal1Y have never vel1ll1red Ihrough ils forbidding porlal. Those who ha ve lend 10 reCOUI1l slories bOlh wild and

Virgini a Cook, one of th e boarders who co mmenced in 1976, reported in the Pega u of th at year, th at the first excursions for the female board ers included

1I'0ndeliulon Iheir relum.

a trip to Pon ea and everal trips to the Panca ke Parlour, ' throw ing all diets to

FOllrteen members of Ihe fairer sex ral1ging in age / ro/ll eleven 10

the wind and weight to the wa istline'.

Sel'enleel1, were privileged to become th e firSI of a l1ew breed - Geelong Edwina Hawki n (Year II ) from Fi nley, N ew South Wales, has been a

College GIRL boarders.

boarder at M os giel . ince 2004. She is followin g in the footsteps of her elder

Boardil1g for Girls isn 'I jllst a passing phase iI 's here 10 sray'

Pcga us 1976

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si ter, Jane, who co mpl eted Year 12 in 2004 and her mother, Jenni e, who fini shed at Th e Geelong Co llege in 1977 as a day stud enl. Edw ina enj oyed

Above :

hav in g he r ' bi g iSle r' at sc hoo l. and knowing that her mother am] t\v O uncle,

1976 Female boarelers.

had a lso been part o f the c hoo l communi t)',

P age 6 and below :

Since leavin g Finley Hi gh Sc hoo l. Ed\\ ina has taken up man) o ppo rtunitie \,

2006 Mossgie/ bom·elm.

acade mi c a nd s po rtin g, at The Gee lo ng Co llege, One o f her highlights this year was be ing a me mber o f the girls' I t APS Head o f the Ri ver in Nagambie in

III rowing cre\\ and \\ innlOg the pril. and participating in the

ati o na] Row in g Cha mpi o nshi p ' in Ta mania w h er~ the cr~\\ fini,hed in third place, Ed win a managed a ri go rous rowi ng training program, earl) mo rn ing and man y rega tta , an I compe te ntly managed her 0\\ n time to co mpl ete the ma ny deadline for c lass work and as. ignment\ , As a boarde r, Edw in a fi nds

10 sg ie l's proximi ty to the ,choo\", factlitie . as a

grea t ad va ntage, Edw ina has now commenced training \\ ith the I q / 2nu \P nctball squad and trai ni ng is 'j ust across the road' ,

h.., h al-( lead 109 up to

her mid-year exa min ati o ns and i, able to take ad\ antage of the re'ldent lUtl)['in the boardin g house fo r acade mi c ass istance in all ,ubject", Boardin g tod ay pro vi des studen ts like Euw ina \\ ith greater independence and the oppo rtunity to beco me invo h ·ed in the man) co-culTlcular and academ ic prog rams and a ti vities \\ hi c h the school no\\ offef', Boarder, ahl) hu\ e the adva ntage o f access to the Co ll ege' man) on site facilitic, like the Hou,e of Gui lds, Rec reat io n

e ntre a nd , portin g faci lities, and the recentl) ' omplcteJ

Ke ith Humbl e Ce ntre for ~ lusic and the Performing -\ rb ,

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The Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts Theresa Best , Director of COffilllUnity Relation s and Developlllent

Th e co mpl etion or th e K eith Humbl e Centre ror Music and the Perrormi ng Arts is a signifi ca nt achi evement for Th e Geelong Co ll ege. Th e most ambiti ous proj ect that th e school has undertaken. th ere are several people who have pl ayed a maj or ro le in making th e dream of a tate or the art music and perrormin g an s fac ility at Th e Geelong Co ll ege a reality. First, of co urse, was th e vision and ex traordin ary genero ity or Mr Jill Humbl e who, after th e death or her husband . Keith, in 1995. dedicated her elr to the pursuit or honou rin g hi s memory and life long contributi on to mu ic and teaching. Th e vision became rea lity wi th the opportunity to build. in her own wo rd s, " ... a music ce ntre on the site of the Coll ege . A wonderful site, I believe; a vibrant place or learnin g in which to plant Keith Humbl e's sp irit where, wi th th e strength and optimi sm of the yo ung as leaders, the joy o f music and the arts will not onl y enri ch it residents, but wi ll reach out into th e co mmunity, enh ancing the li ves or us all." The reali sa ti on of thi s vision was managed with careful planning and directi on fro m the Principal, Dr Pauline Turn er, with th e support of A lan Willi am son, Chairm an, and members of th e School Council. Th e Keith Humbl e Centre for Music and the Performing A rts Appea l Comm ittee, also chaired by A lan Willi amson , set about rai sing th e $ 1milli on ca mpai gn targe t through the generos i ty of many members of our school co mmunity. w ith a most generous pl edge of $ J 50,000 already offered by th e Glee Club to name the main music perform ance space Th e George L ogie Smith A udi torium . The significant gifts of other indi vidu als and groups are to be recognised throu ghout the centre in its many spaces and functional rooms. Th e

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culmin ation of these efforts has resul ted in a mos t impress ive faci lity of

Geo1'ge Logie-Smith a llditOli wn .

which the whol e of the school co mmunity ca n be proud and which has embedded th e spirit of K eith Humbl e forever in th e Geelong music and performin g arts co mmunjty. The buildin g was designed meticu lously to ensure it co mpl emented th e sty le of the Senior School ca mpus. The new co nstruction is set back to the level of

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The Senior School Mll.sic Evening. Page 8 bottom right:

Aph1'a.sia SO'eet em m nce.

th e ex istin g A ustin Gray Centre buildin gs and linked to them co ntinuing th e

Above :

warm bri ck and terracotta til e theme. The ex tern al si ze of the buildin g is

Tom Sawade, Yea1' 12 peljonns a t the Senior School lI. i!l5ic El'cllmg.

decepti ve. but as yo u enter from the attractive fo recourt. the ex pan sive main foyer revea ls th e true scope and space o f th e faci li ty. There is a 250 seat music auditorium , incorporating an hi stori c Wurlitzer pipe organ. obtained with the ass istan ce of Old Coll egian, A lan Glover ( 1936). A lso on the ground noor is a spaciou s ' bl ack box' drama thea tre featuring mob ile seatin g. B etween these magn ifi cent perform ance areas is a co mfortabl e green room and ti cket box area. The ground fl oor also incorporates th e rock studio. some of the numerous mu sic practi ce rooms, ampl e storage spaces. back stage ar ea and the spacious Au stin Gray auditorium adjoining a refurbi shed and rejuven ated tex til es area. Level one houses the Mu ic staff offerin g generous offi ce space and a co mmon area. It also features a music technology laboratory, recordin g and editing booth s, ex pan sive music library, cos tum e storage, multiple classroom s and music practi ce rooms. As well as being home to the drama staff, Level two boasts a most impre. sive drama practi ce space equipped with mirrors and prun g timber noor wh ich ca n co nvert to a dance studi o w hen required. The drama classroom is ful l or li ght and has magnifi cent views of the You Yangs. Th at level also co mpri es music tudi o areas, ensembl e and practi ce rooms. For many yea rs, Music and Drama have been ack now ledged as areas or excell ence aL The Geelong Co ll ege. Today. th e school has an xtremelya bl e, crea ti ve and co mmitted tea m of teachers and a large poo l or keen and talented stud ents who in ves t seri ous eFfort in th e developmel1l or thei r an . Th e Keith Humble Centre fo r Mu sic and the Performing Art del ivcrs the opportunity for th e whole school co mmunit y to share in that pa ss ion and energy through th e co mmitment to prac ti ce and the thrill of perrorm ance in such a magnifice nt fac ility.

Below : Ground Floor foyer.

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Seni01' School Psychology students work with ELC childTen.

Studying Psychology at The Geelong College Cheryl Watson, Science Departlnent The chaUenge of making a subject relevant to students confronts evelY teacher. In a

practical and ethi ca l co nstrain ts. Psychology req uires students to understand

subject sucb as Psychology. students can readily Ijnk what they leam to their li ves

and respect other peopl e. It al so chall enges students to rethink some of their

and those of the people around them. Tlus no doubt accounts for the remarkabl e

ideas abou t peop le and how they see the wo rl d.

growth of Psychology as a VCE subject. It is now the fourth most popular subject in Victorian schools. after Engljsh, Further Maths and Maths M ethods. The Geelong College responded to student demand by introducing

think they "see" as they explOl'e explanati ons for we ll -kn own visual illusions. Students particularly enj oyed visitin g the ELC last year to test Pi aget's

Psychology to its curriculum last year, when two classes of Year II s enrolled

th eories of cog nitive developm ent in children. Compared to such classicall y

for the subject. Many students' enjoyment of the subject was obvious. T hi s

simple studies, the sophi stica tion of the sc ience used in co ntemporary

year, 28 students are enroll ed at Veal' 12 level (four of whom are Year I I

psychology may be daunting, but the know ledge it prod uces remains

accelerators) and 47 at Year I I level.

acces ible and has li fe- long relevance to everyo ne who studi es the subject.

Technological and biological advances have tran sformed the co ntemporary

Students who study Psychology should gain a better understanding of other

study of p ychoJogy and greatly strengthened its cientific foundations. As

people and themsel ve , an invaluable aSSe[ in li fe. Th e US writer Sydney J

psychology cover the extraordin ari ly diverse ubject of human behav iour, it

H arri knew the value of such know ledge. " Ninety percent of the world's woe

is a broad-ranging di cipline. At the College, students focus on the scientific

co mes from peopl e not knowin g themsel ves, the il' abiliti es, their frai lti es, and

study of the biological and social bases of human behaviour.

even thei r real virtues," he wrote (th e precise measure of global woe does

Although many tudenLs who elect to study Psychology w ill not pursue these slUdie beyond secondary level, they shou ld acqu ire a number of va luable skill s. These include the particular, practical skills of scientifi c research and more broadly applicab le ski ll s such as scepticism in appraising evidence. Students also quickly find out that research in psychology is subject to

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Students in Year 12 are curren tl y wres tli ng w ith one challenge to what they

invite scepti cism). " Most of us go almost all the way throug h li fe as co mplete stran gers to oursel ves ." [t is an observa ti on that illustrates the va lue of Psychology, a subject that has fUlther enri ched the broad curriculum offered by Th e Geelong Coll ege. Like the slUdy of any wo rthwhil e subj ect, the course not onl y broadens students' know ledge, it helps prepare them fo r li fe.

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Demi Della-P()na in her )'ear

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tech nology class . Bottom left:

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ChartbllSters.

Bottom ri ght :

Year

Machs-Crime .

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MESH Electives Kim. John on , Director of Curriculum and Profess ional Learning, Prep~ Y ar

An impo rta nt aspect of learnin g is hav ing th e opportu ni ty to pursue a nd

out ide their experience.

in vesti ga te a reas of pe rso na l inte rest. Prev io us ly Year 8 stud ents have been

co ns u·uc ted. making dec is io n w ith th eir teacher on the direction of their

ab le to do just lhat through parti c ipat io n in Th e Arts a nd Tec hn o logy

learnin g.

E lecti ves prog ra m. [n 2006 thi s program has been extended to inc lud e th e co re subj ects o f Math e mati cs, E ng li sh, Sc ie nce and SOSE - Geography and Hi story (MESH). Snlde nts stud y o ne MESH e lecti ve per term. li ve ho ur pe r fo rtni ght. They c hoo e o ne e lective from each MESl-I subj ec t area. so they co mpl e te o ne Eng li sh, o ne M athe mati cs, one Science and one SOSE subj ect over the w ho le year.

tudcnrs have input in h011 their learning is

A coupl e of examp les are the ' Math in Finance ' and the ·Oesign. Test. Build'. In the 'Maths in Financc' electiye swdelll, are 'gilen' a ,um of money to inves l in a share po rtfo li o. They learn h011 to manage and monitor their investmen t in orde r to ga in a, high a return a, po"ible. The~ folloll wo rld even t , local new . compa ny report and general linance nell' to J'Slst the m in making info rmed c hoices. The) are as ked to makc jusrilicallon, about

S tude nt c hoice is centra l to the MESH e lecti ve prog ram. both in c ho ice of

their choice . ·Oe. ig n. Tc t, Build' is a Science baseo electiye. Itllwohes

unit and w ithin the unit. T he e lecti ve are des ig ned to be dynami c in nature

de igning. building and te ·tin g items such as cars. bridges and plane,_ It j"

a nd build o n the co re c urri c ulum , foc us in g o n th e deve lopment of re leva nt.

largely n 'hand on ' unit. but to ac hi eve ma\imulll success. stulknrs need ll1

rea l- li fe itu ati ons. Students a re e nco uraged to explo re, que li o n, re n ec t an I

exp lore and app ly th e scie nce behind the problem.

find so luti o ns .to ongoing probl e ms, a we ll a. ga in knowle Ige and ki ll app lica bl e to each s ubj ec t area. Where po ibl e. stud e llls e ' peri e nce lea rnin g by 'doin g' or throu gh 'ha nds o n' tas k. They are asked to be open mind ed and ex plore iss ues they are c uri ous abo ut. With the M ES H e lec ti ves it is import ant to follow the ' less i. more' approach

So far the [viE H e lec ti ve program h,\> bcen e\ tre mel) Ilell rc 'cl\eo 0) o<)th student and teac hers: teac he r being able to focu, on a personal strength anJ interes t like th e stuoents. The e \ c iting nel\ program ha gllen stud'llls th' c hance to enrich their knOll ledge and , kill> lIithin th' Cl)re 'un'i 'ululll III ,\n inspiring. authellli environment. It is hoped th at stuo<'nrs II III 0' ,\01' ll1

so th at stud ent s have ple nl y o f tim e to investi gate iss ues in de pth . Teacher

app ly what they have gained during these electll Cs tl) l)(ht'l ieanllng

des ign tas ks and qu estions th at a ll ow studcllls ro engage in hi g he r-o rde r

experience ' at sc hool", lI'ell as in their 011 n li fe 'Itllatlt)ns

thinkin g, support in g the m to build co nn ec ti o ns from what they kn ow to ideas

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Earl y M ay, audi encc were spellbound by the I 920s gangsl I' producli on of Bugs)' Ma/oll e. Over 120 Sludenls had th e li I11 C of lhci I' li ves al Fal Sam's

Grand Slam, th e li vcli esljoinl in low n, dancing and singing in eX lraordin ary COSLUm es including rur , lhree piece suils, hats, gloves and fl apper dresse , wh il st weavi ng lheir way lhrough beauliful sel pi eces.

It was a rasll11ov ing.

deli ghlful produclion ce lebraling much or whal the Senior Schoo l Drama departmem slrive to achieve. Thi s fun - fill ed musica l had everYlhing: romance,

Bugsy Malone Deb Hynes, Head of Drallla

Lough guys, nice guys. dancing girl s, giggling girl s, 37 scenes, characlers breaking illlo song for no reason, a lap dancing j anitor, a wa nna- be show girl, shavi ng cream pi es and besl of all, sp lurge gun 1 Il was a lrue ensemble produclion, creatin g an environment w here everyo ne was va lued, and an upli ftin g rehearsal process, where senior sLUd enls were enco uraged to take on leadership roles and nUlture the ta lent and camaraderi e o f all invo l ved. Bug y M alone, smooth ly pl ayed by L ouis Jasek, is keen lO make a buck and impress the lalesl girl in town, Bl ousy Brown, played beautif ully by M addie Garratt. Their ro mance is witnessed by all the folk who hang oul al Fat Sam's club. Robert Tay lor was a highli ghl pl ay ing th e co nni ving, but hopeless Fat Sam. Mulli media also proved popul ar w ith car chases and splurge fi ghts featu rin g. Th e lrad ilional slaff scene was an enorm ous hit and embraced the ensembl e ethos of the product ion.

A stron g soc ial environment was evident

as the curtain ca ll co mmenced and plurge guns were laid down for smil es and friendships lhat w ill co ntinue fo r many years to co me. There we re wonderful perform ances from all in vo lved. leav ing th e audience wilh elevated

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spirits and a great sense of belonging. It is hard lO surpass a l11usica l for a

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night of feel good entert ainl11ent. Everyone in volved in the produclion: cast, crew, and hopefull y audiences, shared an ex peri ence lhal wa rm s your heart and makes yo u sm i Ie Remember " I f yo u give a li tt le love then it all co mes back to yo u .. "

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Year 6 Muld-media stLldencs .

Senior School outdoor acdvides.

Co--ed

orks Mary Mason, Director of Teaching and Learning

(I love co-ed. It feels right. After all, I've got to work with guys when I leave school'. Year 10 student Co-education, which has been in operation since 1974 at The Geelong Co ll ege,

I s co-ed uca ti on becoming more important as students move into careers or

provides students with an in valu able opportunity to understand and appreciate

roles which mi ght once ha ve been traditionall y female or male? H ow does a

the perspectives both boys and girls brin g to the school - and to recogni ze th e

woman or a man ri se in herl his profess ion or business? Wh at does it take for

sheer comp lex ity of gender. Col lege tudents have the opportunity to interact

a man or a wo man to decide to stay at home and look after the children?

with a large range of individuals belonging to both sexes, ensuring that they

Given tbe co mplexity o f li fe as it is li ved nowadays, how do girl s and boys

understand that gender is only one of many determ inants of identity. Boys and

develop th eir ca pacity to operate in a world where th e certainties of the pas t

girls become good friends over th e years and learn to apprecia te each other's

have disappeared and they have to negotiate all ki nds o f situ ation s in their

strength , without feeling sel f-conscious. Recogni zing how ociety 'co nstructs'

personal and profess ional li ves?

gender, they learn to discard sexis t altitudes and to realize their own individuality within a mixed sex school settin g.

we gain from our educa tion are ' pauern s' - pattern s of behav iour and

The debate of single sex chool s versus co-ed has gone on forever. But

pattern s of interaction, and that th ese pattern s make up ou r character.

perhap the tim e for sin gle sex ed ucation has passed. We are aware th at it is

Schools ca n do much to develop those pattern s o f interaction between boys

more difficult for a boy or gi rl to move from a single sex env iro nment to

and girl s in the formative yea r and these intern ali zed strategies will stand

tertiary study or work - whereas th e kind s of fri endship experi ences girl and

students in good stead for li fe. They take years to develop.

boys enjoy at co-ed school enable them to talk to each oth er hone tl y and to move into new settin gs naturally, withou t bein g afraid to asserlth em el ves. They have a clear sen e of their own identity and ca n dea l wi th any situa ti ons that occur: whether it be to put their hands up for a leadership opportu nity at school or to apply for job promotion later on.

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Ron Ritchhart, th e author of I ntell ectual Ch aracter, wo uld argue th at what

Co-cd ucati on is the imp licit curriculum of Th e Geelong Coll ege. It is one of th e guiding principles of the ed uca tion we oFfer whi ch enhances ou r students' capacity to interact with each other and th e w ider world . It provides a powerful bas is fo r preparin g students for a future where men and wo men are assuming very diFferent roles both in th e workpl ace and at home.

ANDREA LESTER (1985) SOLICITOR I. co mpl eted my HSC at th e Co ll ege in 1985. I rea ll y loved schoo l and

lea rnin g, a nd loo k back in hind sight w ith e norm o us ap preciation at the qu a lity o f th e leac hin g staff and th e opporlUniti es g iven to develop every a pect of your tale nts. My mOlh er was a career teache r. and both my pare nts were stro ng uppo rter of co-edu cati on. My up bring in g and choo ling taught me to see peop le. not boys and girls. We had a love ly, fri e ndl y Year group. and I had grea t friend h ip w ith bo th boys and g irl s, fro m a di verse range o f "crowds"- Ke ith H ouse, d rama slUde nt , the coo l g irls wh o sat on the ova l, bas ke tball ers and the math geek . Somethin g for everyo ne! Wh e n the in ev itabl e ado lescent g irl cri sis hit me in Year 9, w ilh a yo un g fri e ndshi p impl oding over a few sad mo nths. my male fri end s were still there, steady and un affected and , frankly. comp le tely uninterested in the g irl talk of who was whose new econd-best fri end. W he n

and policy. [l ove the intellectu a l cha ll enge of polic) design and am planning

J co mpare notes w ith so me friend who went to girls' schoo l , T rea ll y fee l

on doing a ma ter next yea r in public polic).

th at di ver ity of fri e nd ships and interes ts was such a support through those ado lescent tri als and tribul ati ons. I sa il ed lhrough il.

M any of the indu lri e I have worked in a re very male dominated. I hale worked for meat workers, po li ce . o ff-s hore oi l and ga 1I'0rkers. plumber,.

Afte r schoo l T studi ed for degrees in sc ie nce (genet ics) and law at Me lbo urne

priso n officers, limber cUllers. lruc k dri ver and scientis t,. I lhin\" lhat the

Uni versity. Whe n I gradu ated in 199 1, after a bit o f ago ni sing, I rejected

phi losophy tha t unde rpin co-education. to ee the per on. not just the gender-

arti c les at a bi g c ity firm and went to a small labour law fi nn . Gill Kane and

has been an important underpinning of m

Broph y, whe re as a yo ung lawyer I did everythin g fro m dog bite ca e

to see an individual per on and no t a s tereotype. I have neler felt di

to

lega l practice LOa - of being able omfon

equa l opportunity to intell ectu al prope rty. T was made a partner at age 26,

or been accorded a nythin g but to tal re pect addre

and focused o n bui ldin g up a busy trade uni on practi ce. do in g most of my

in overall. Ironi ca ll y. the only tim e I have ever felt alert e\ism anti

wo rk for the pub li c service and Ule meat workers un io ns and the ir member.

exc lus ion i (very occa ionally) in the legal fraternit). II here there are till

I co ntinued in industri a l law as a co nsul ta nt w ith M aurice Bl ackburn Cashma n from 2001. to 2004. 1 reall y loved buildin g up a bus iness. and the thri ll and strategy o f li ti gati o n, but my favo urite part of be in g a lawyer was gettin g to kn ow peop le fro m a wide range of backgrounds and ex pe rience and be in g able to guide them through th e lega l process. In 2004. li ke a typi ca l Gen X-er, J changed tack and went to wo rk as a po li cy analyst in industri a l re lati ons w ith the Vi ctori an Governm e nt. developing leg is lati o n

ing a large room of bloke

e lemems that are very blokey and clubby. In 1993 J 11'a! the sale female legal prac ti tioner invo lved in a co nstitutional law ca e in the High Court. There were SO or so b'UTi s ters. I S so licitors. and 7 judge. and the an i) women in the room were Ju stice Gaudron and me . I was back to the Hi gh Coun for the States chall e nge to the Work Choi ce legi lati o n in Ma) thi year. anti things had improved omewhat with half a doze n women barrister. bUl there i~ till a lo ng way to go. I think co-educalion i - part of ge llin g there.

JIM BACKWELL (1985) INDUSTRIAL OFFICER Co-ed ucatio n was mode rate ly new to College by the tim e that I began at the j unior choo l. Some of the tucients remembe red the first girl becoming part o f the school. Howeve r. havin g come from a co-edu cationa l primar) chool the issue did not seem to be an impo rtant marter. or course pubcrt) then arri ves a nd the opposite ex become mu ch more importan t and the quantiaf) for parent i will their children be di tracted from their <,tutiie<,. Th e o ther important qu e · tion i hall II ill the ir childre n interact II Ilh the oppo ite sex after their chooling time . I've worked in e ll' ironment' II here gender i ue appear to be er important. In places li\"e the Gala ,trip the gender d ivision i qui te manife t in relation to lIom en\ attire. To aeeitielllally stumb le in o n a meeting II hen women did no t hal e thei r se,u'l t" on 11,\, embaiTass ing (0 al l concerned. Yet beiPath the leil the,.: Ill)men are ,tfl)ng and articu late. They arc proud of their gender and th eir religion. The i"uc I' how you re late to (hem and not their gentier o r tht'i r ature. Did a co-educa tional em ironmcnt ,b,ist in a n) II <1) to garn a per't1ec'lI\ e l)n these and other is. ucs ')

~ a ~ trong supportt'r of cqunl f(1) and II omcn' right,

I'm no t sure if a co-educational em ironment , haped the,e Id 'a, blll I k,Itl'11 that I'll be sending III children to a eo-ed s'hool.

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The role of House Captains at The Geelong College Michael Gallus, Head of McLean The College take great pride in the quality of care we offer to our students,

As we ll as providing a home and an id entity for stude nts w hil e th ey are at the

and the primary structure through whi ch we o ffer thi s ca re are th e indi vidu a l

Co ll ege, th e hou se structure offers another im portant ti er of leadership

houses - both boarding and day houses.

opportunities. Like th e Co ll ege as a w ho le. whi ch offers students leade rship

Each of the eigh t day houses a nd the two board in g houses is staffed by a Head of House and a comp lemen t of tutors whose ro le is to look after the intere ts of the students w ho compri e the houses. Mrs Margaret Lethbridge, Head of the Senior School - Welfare, and Mr D anie l M ahon, Deputy

the House Capta in s. generally one male and one fe mal e. These yo un g peopl e, together w ith the ir team of prefects, occupy a very

Principal. assume ultimate responsibility for the direction of the hou ses - Mrs

important pos ition in the College. They provid e ro le models for oth er

Lethbridge for the day houses and Mr Mahon for the boarding houses.

stude nts, orga ni se th e variety of activities th at take place throughout th e year.

The boarding houses are. of course. the boarders' homes through th e term , and becau se of thi . uley play an e normo us ly important ro le in th eir li ves. However. through the day, boarders join one of th e e ight day houses for the

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oppo rtuniti es through the pos iti ons of Captains, Vice-Captains and Prefects, each of the houses names its own leadership team , a nd chi ef a mong these are

look afte r their peers and the yo un ger stude nts in their hou ses, and ass ist hou se staff to ensul'e that The Gee long College prov ides a happy and supporti ve e nvironment for a ll of its students.

extensive variety of House competitions and other ac ti viti es. Tn additi on, the

We take great pride in our student leaders and present here the Hou se

students are organised into tutorial g roup s for pastora l sess io ns.

Captains for 2006.

Staff Welcomes MR DANIEL MAHON r"l r Daniel Mahon ha\ been appolllted Deput) Pnncipal at The Gcelong o ll ege. He pre\iousl) \\orl-.ed at O,Ie) College in BO\Hal. • C\\ Wales. \\ her he held the po~ition of Director 01

outh

tafT. Thl Imohctl

overseeing human re,ource, including talT appral al. de\ ..:!npment and rec ruitmenl. Prior to worl-.ing at O:-.Ie) College. Soc ia l Sc ie nce at

CEGG

Mr Mahon's ro le at

in

Ir I\ lahon \\a Head of the

) dne).

o ll ege imolves assi,ting the Principal in \\hole chool

management and staff matters in panicular (regi,tration. recruitment. appra isal. performancc) and compliance issues insofar as the) relate to academic operations. He is also r spon,ible for bt artling and \\orl-. cios..:!) wi th th e Head of Mack ie and 1\ lossgiel. It i, e'pected that I\.lr ~ lahon \\ ill oversee genera l school opera tions in the Principai"s ab,ence. Mr Mahon a nd his wife. Ty ler. have t\\"o young children. I\ la, \\ho i, in Prep grade at Cam pbe ll House and Emma who \lill commence at the Earl) Learnin g Centre ne t year.

MRS THERESA BEST Mrs Th ere a Best commenced as Director of Communit) Relation . and Deve lop me lll in Ja nuar). S he pre\ iousl) held the position of E,ecuti\e O ffice r of thc Kard in ia Park. Spons Foundation. Mr Best is re ponsib le for leading and ad\'ancing Illark.eung of the ,chool. fund ra ising . a nd is Execu tive Officer of the Old Geelong Collegwns' As oc iaLi o n and The Gec long Co ll ege Foundation. Mrs Best ha, \\ork.eJ in s imil ar ro les at Camberwc ll Grammar School anti

trathcona Baptist Girl,'

G ra mm ar and has a lso run her own consultanc) bu,ine,s. Best

olutions.

Mrs Best. a nd her husband. Ken. have l\\ 0 daughter,. Rebebh anti -\mJntla.

MR ADAM USHER Mr Ada m Us her has been appointed Head of H i\lor) at The Geel )ng Mr Us her was pre\ iou. I) Depu ty Heatl of Histor) at PL

1111ege.

in \ lei bourne.

Th i. year Mr U. her i teac hing Year 9 AlI!.. traJian HislOr} antll\ llddle Sht His to ry. Yea r 10 Ch inese HistOry and

merican Hi'LOI") anti 'lear I:::'

Revo luti ons His tory. He has a lso been responsible for starting the Inaugural Year 10 Po lit ics Program this year. I\ lr

sher is aho k.ept bus) \\ Ilh hi,

res po nsibilit y of co-ordi nating a state-\\ ide Revolution, Hi,ltlr) Seri es and On li ne program anti ha. eSlabli~hed a I\ lldtile Histo ry

l)nferen ' e

,hl)l)1 \u..,tralian

HisLOI") Learning Circle Net\\ orl-..

He and hi s \\ ire. Pet<l. are enjo) ing the jO) \ of parcnthl)l)d \\ Ilh the bmh e)f the ir tirs t ch ild. Alec. earlier thi, ) car.

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Staff Farewells Coral Turner, Joint Deputy H ead, Preparatory School CHRIS LAWSON The Geelong Co ll ege Preparato l'y Schoo l, under dl e leade rship o f Mr C hri s Lawso n, has seen the deve lo pme nt of a number of exc itin g edu cati o nal initi ati ves, as well as the emergence of a li ve ly lea rnin g e nvironill e nt, whil st main ta ining a pos iti ve enrolm ent pattern over th e nin e yea rs of hi s tenure. Mr Lawso n has va lu ed the opportunity to tackl e new initi ati ves such as th e in trodu cti on o f th e Enviro Program, the Multimedi a Year, Integrated U nits at Juni or Seco nd ary level, and th e ex pans ion o f th e Techno logy and E nv ironme ntal Sc ie nce influ ence across th e Middl e Sc hoo l. Hi s pos iti ve e nco uragement of these initi ati ves and ability to engage with th e chall e nges o f change have been an encourag in g mode l for hi s staff and a positi ve affirm ati on of th e process. The di versity of th e role of Head of the Preparatory Schoo l has been

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appare nt under Mr Lawso n's leadership as he was acti vely engaged in the redevelopm ent of all ova ls, car parks, environm e ntal teaching areas, c lass spaces and le isure and shared spaces. A t th e sam e tim e he has ma intain ed

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Th e opportunity to have direct input into the Schoo l Executi ve, Schoo l Coun cil , Edu cati on and Pl annin g Committees has been grea tl y valu ed by Mr L awson, who fe lt th at honest opini on co uld be vo iced and beard . His views regardin g the deve lopme nt of th e Prep aratory Schoo l were a lways co nside red. A hallm ark of Mr Lawso n's leadership has been hi s natural warmth and genuine interes t in children, and hi s intuiti ve understa ndin g of their needs and interes ts. Fro lll th e initi al enro lm ent process, new students are warllll y we lco med and enco uraged to achi eve their pe rso na l bes t, to be creati ve and to parti c ipate f ull y in the li fe of the schoo l cO llllllunity. Mr Lawso n has also prov ided genuin e and co mpass ion ate suppo rt for hi s staff, whil st e nco urag ing and Ill odellin g acti ve engageme nt with a ll as pects of the schoo l co mmuni ty. Hi s co ntributi o n to the sporting and caillpin g progra ms o f th e Preparatory Sc hoo l has been outstandin g and he w ill be long re ill embered fo r his ca pabl e supporti ve roles a nd coachin g ex perti se.

" We thank you Ch ris jor you r genu ine f riendship, sense of hUinour and personal in terest in the colleag ues who have shared your jo urn ey al Th e Geeloll g College. We have va lued your comll1itmen t and professional dedicCllion alld wish you we ll as you wke up a new and exciting challenge at Yarra Valley Graml/1ar Schoo l."

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Mr HarT)' Roberts, Joim Deputy Head of the Pre/Jara cor)' School-Administration , Mr Chris Lawson and Mrs Coral TiAm er.

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ee The Danish Australian Rules Football Tour cho 1

Coral Turner, Deputy H ad, Preparator

Th e Geelong Coll ege Preparatory School has establi shed a stron g educa ti onal,

College team, accepted Lhe Cerami Board Cup from

cul tural and sporting link with the city of Farum in D enmark and first visited

com pany has been a spon or of the contest ince its inception .

the country in 200 1 following an in vitation fro m th e Dani sh Au stralian Football Ru les Team whjch was form ed in Farum.

id. Hughe . \\ hose

Thi s [n ternat iona l exchange has grown and f10uri hed, and now pro\ iLie~ an opportunity for two seni or footba llers from The Geelong

ollege to become

Fo llowing an outstandingly ucces Eu] relUrn visit of the D ani sh team in April

GAP students w ho live and work in Denmark f r ix months. playing f otball

2003, an invitation was ex tended by the comm une of Farum to a lOLlIing party

w ith the local team, coaching juniors and working at Lh I\ larie

ru . es

chool.

from The Geelong Coll ege to visit D enm ark in September 2004 and a subsequent return visit from the Danish Team was planned fo r 2006.

An educatio nal opportuni ty is also extended to two Danish tudents \\ ho attend the

enior chool for a term.

A s well as parti ci pati on in sportin g activities, th e Dani sh touri sts thi s year have had the opportunj ty to experience tru e A u trali an ho pitality as gue t of our lUdents, visit the Grea t Ocea n Road, travel to the We tern Distri ct and vi sit sites of signi fi ca nt hi torical co ntex l. A ustral ian Ru les Football is a hi ghli ght for the young D ani h player and the opportun ity to pl ay at Ski lled Stadium at hal f time at the H awthorn/Geelong

Teis AI trup and

mil Hoegskilde are currentl) III

whil st Scott Willi ams and

ustralia atlenLiing -; 'h

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c II Witham [200-] are working in Denmark..

Thi s eXChange truly encompa

e

ur goal of developing strong

internati onal and cros -cultural focus and eAposes our stuLiem, to a ric'hne~~ of cullLlral diver ity.

match wi ll long be remembered. Th e Cerami Board Cup is th e major chall enge and a fi erce ly co nte ted match was held at th e Preparatory Schoo l on 27 June with th e home ide winning co nvincin gly. Geelong Cats players, James Bartel and Tim Ca ll an, who travell ed to Denmark last year, were guests on the day and pre ented the medals to the players from both teams - Jeremy Taylor, Captain of the victorious Gee long

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Student and Staff Activities

Above left:

The Geelong College 2006 Swj Lifesaving Team. Above right:

ELC Mtlsic class. Righ t:

StLldents WOTi< together at The Geelong College Challenge. Left

Year 9 Textiles Class with Mrs Linda Gall'ls. Bottom left:

Year 12 C1.ment AffaiTs guest sJJeai<er, Mr Rob Gell with Mrs Debbie Filling, GeograJJhy Teacher and Year 12 stl.ldents. Bottom right:

Prefects Charlotte C,11110W and Alexander Lau, Co-ordinators of the 2006 Mulrindtl.lral Day.

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Above: Bac k row from le ft

2006 Heads of HOllse: Donna Lannan ( (lies), Dan Clifjiml L\ [()m_~'lT1) , Elizabeth Smith (McArchl!r) and Gareth Gilby (~elth)_ Fro nt row fr o m left:

Jillie Gainey (\Vettenhall) , Di Black (Calt'en)' Ama11lkt}ackman ("'u.mnon), • [dT,!;drt'c Lethbridge. J oint head of ellior School (\'('elfare) and ~[ike GtllltL' (0.lcLcanJ. Left: Wiollangan-a 2006_ 2nd left: An~ac Day Service 2006_ B otto m left: 2006/2005 \llarld \'ision AcknOtl'ledgemenc. B elo w: fro m le ft

2006 Boarding HOILSe Captains: Emma JLlckson. John Heard and

ILliTe Rus: .

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Sir Francis Rolland Outback Pioneer By Con Lannan: H eritage and Archives The northern F/inders Ranges has a ullique associatioll with rhe Gee/Ollg College for it was ill this vast wi/demess a humlred years ago that a fresh faced minister Ilamed Rererelld Francis Rolland begall his careel: In june this yew; the Flinders Rallges will be the focus of a Geelong College Exploration group which will trm'el deep into the Flinders Ranges to experience this isolated part of South Australia's arid north. Olle of the aims of the group is to rel'isit the II/Ollumellt erected at Beltalla in 1961 by a College exploratioll group to commemorate the piolleerillg olltback work vfSir Francis Rolland, Prillcipal of the Gee/Ollg College from 1920 to 19../5.

Th e ex pl oits of the Reverend John Fl ynn are legendary. H is uperb work and

ex tremely isolated Sm ith of Dunesk Mi ss ion as th eir Age nt based at B eltana,

pioneering effort in establi shing th e Roya l Fl y ing Doc Lor Service are plaudits

then a rough and ready rail way tow n on th e new line to Oodn adalla in South

righLly earned . Th ere was. however. an earlier ca mpaigner for remoLe area

Aus trali a's far north.

ervi ces - a forward thinkin g vi ionary whose work and exploits led directly to the e tabli shment of the Inland Nursing Ser ice. Thi s man worked tireless ly for improvement in th e condi ti on of life for people in th e outback and pa ved the way for the later development of th e Royal Fl yi ng D octor Service. Thi s man i often unack nowledged in th e hi storie of the Au stralian Inl and Miss ion.

T his was a lonely, dusty and iso lated po tin g and Frank Rolland lruggledto traverse the hundred of ki lometres alone by horse and bu ggy in w hat, for him , seemed an endl ess land . For a co mpass ionate Ill an, as Rolland was, it becallle a harrowi ng ex peri ence. Bert Keith, in hi s excell ent biography of Frank Rolla nd, recount s that Rolland's letters at thi s tim e co ntained heartrending accounts of the sufferin g of wo men and chi ldren in the outback. T he

The pioneer wa Franci Roll and. later to become Principal of Th e Geelong

absolute absence of med ica l ca re andlhe grim Fatalism of li fe in th e outback

Coll ege for 25 years and M oderator-General of the Presbyteri an Church.

led to a deep despai r in Roll and at hi s in ability to illl prove peol le's li ves.

whose enduring vi ion for the College. created the buildings and vi tas of the Scho I that we enjoy toda) . The Cloi ters, M ackie House and the Dining H all were all inspired by Frank Rolland and builL during hi principal ship.

It wa thi s postin g, however, as we ll as hi s later wo rk in Broollle, th at onvinced Ro li and th atlllissionary work alone wa s not enough and that a Illore practica l service was necessary. Hav ing seen th e need for Illedica l

Frank Roll and. or " Loft y" as he was often known, was the grandson of

assistance in the ou tback, Roll and co nce ived the idea o f appointing

Alexander Campbell . th e Presbyteri an Mini ster whose per istence and energy

deaconesses of the Church lI'a ined in nursing to beco llle the new Illi ss ionari es

founded the Geelong Co llege in 1861. Rolland was born in 187 and , like hi

of the Inland.

fa th er trained. to be a Presbyterian Mini ster. In 1905 he wa appointed to the

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In 1907, Roll and's ideas crys tali sed into a famil y proj ect to raise fund s and appoint the first nurse. Such was the success of thi s project th at in 19 10 the fir t bu sh nursing hostel opened in Oodnadana.

amed "Rolland Hou c" in

honour of the Rolland fami ly" effort , th e bu ilding sti ll stands in Ood nadalta

Archives ell e r

Darcy

I. Drnma Progralm 19 -I , ow: Ten Llltle :-JIgger. 19 '-I . The Importan c of Being Eme, t 19 J 2 peech Da) Progralll! 1953: 195-1 3. Glee C lub Pr grams 1951 - 19:7

Dela ny

Beth

I. APS Sports Program. 19152. AthletiCS Program. 1919 3. Copiel> of photos _nd Gen. 1916: Rowrng. 191 ': Cnd,e t. 191 3 -I . COP) of Eric Philip utograph Album .

Ga lway

Anne

I. Copy o f photo rowing. 191 : J \\ Robertson. Ibum inci phOlos of namcu stuuenb and teac he r,.

although no longer used for its original purpo e. In that ame year John Fl ynn was appoin ted the new Agent for the Smi th of Dunesk Mission and Works Manager fo r the new hostel in Ood nada tla. Flynn and Roll and became regul ar co rre pondents and th elr partner hip was to see Roll and 's origi nal idea become the foundation of a new J\lledi ca l

2. Copy of Photograph

Serv ice for th e people of th e lnland . Followin g further reports, the A ustralian I nl and Mission (A IlV!) was pub li cly

I. Photos rowi ng ht VIII. 19

Anonymous

launched in 19 12 at Scots Church in M elbourne with speeches by the lead ing proponents, Roll and and Fl ynn.

Donations

Ro ll and co ntinued fundraising and

: 2nd \ III. 19,

1st VIII. 19 9 Sell er

Da rcy

I. Photograph Girl' 15t Row ing. 19 -I at 01) mpic Tria"

Fra er

Joe

I. Colkction of d Astra new ,letter. No 26-61, Geelong College New . letters 19 3-1n : I ew paper cuttings: peech Day Program. 1987

Pri ce

Sonny

I. o ll cction of laser copies or photographs incluuing Don Macmi ll an. O ld Co ll egians and Prep choo l c 19-17

Ga lway

Anne

I. adet en ice B oo~ 191-1-1919 James \\ aluo Robertson Loan ror opying

Thorn e

Pavia

I. Pri lC B oo ~ It Pri ze Mathematics :th la" won b) J C Baird Dec 17 I 77 2. lemorial biograph) or Rc\ Ch'h Jo eph Baird from The Messenger ug 12 1910

Eve ris!

Neil

I. CCllIenal") Dinner Menu 1961 _. ~l enu and Centenar) Program 196 1 3. Architect's prelim ,ketches War ~ lemonal wing. -I. Orig negative\' ar j\ lemoral l \\' W I Tabkt

Wood

WA

I. Photos x2 o f Cadets parading at JohlhtOnc Par~ Photos x 14 of Pirate. of Penzanc. 19-5

J en kins

Andrew

I. eric" of digital Image, frorn about 1965-1967 In.:! Rolland House, Athle tics. Row ing. Boardrng.

Ca rter

Leon

I. Whole of chool Photo. 19-17

C ronk

Peter

I. Photo g irl s'

Thompso n

Joan

I. opy o r photo and WW I info about George Halford Poynda

Lawler

Don

I. opy of Photograph soc iety images

G love r

Alan

I. c hool Prize B oo ~s ~ 5 II J Glo\er c 193(h _. Pegasus Lapel Badge .

Marsha ll ea

usa n

I. Gir'" I st I V 1975 photo for COP) IIlg

ca mpaigning for the Mission while Flynn becam e the founding Superintendent. T he success of the Austra li an Inland Mission is well documented. It developed into a netwo rk of hospi tals. hostel and aged care accommodation servi ces supportin g i solated communities throughout remote Australia. It eventuall y gave birth to the Roya l Flyi ng Doctor Service. In late 1908 Ro ll and accepted a postin g to

oorat in Western Vi cto ria and it

was from here that he launched hi Broome in vestigation in 191 I . He remain ed at

oorat until 19 15 when he requested co mmissioning as an army

chaplai n fo ll owing the heroic tragedy of Gallipoli. B y war' s end the "Cocoa Kin g", as he had beco me affectionately known to the front line troops of the 14th Battali on, had ri sen to Major and beco me possibl y th e on ly chapl ain to be awarded th e Military Cross. After a hon period slUdying at Oxfo rd , England, Roll and was appointed to Th e Geelong College. Throughout thi s peri od, and especiall y du rin g hi s early yea rs at Th e Geelong College, Roll and remained one of th e leading fund raiser and upporters of the A lM. Roll and said of John Fl ynn that he was "One who was like no other, who dared to look at th is conti nent with his own far-gazi ng eye - not with the eyes of explorer or exploiter, but rather with the vision o f one who ca me to Mini ster" . These word s also fo rm an apt descripti on for Roll and himsel f. Copi es of the book " T he Li ves of Frank Roll and" by B R Keith ori ginall y publi shed by Ri gby in 1977 are ava il able for $5 .00 fro m the School.

A nony mous

Taylor

Ibum inc\. J 9-10s e~plor,lli)n

I. o llec ti on of photos ~. Catlet Badges ~ '\ .' HaIr Brush with College e re, !. -I. et of chl'\,,1 Report, 195-1,I<I,-Q John

I. BOllter Hat Ribbon 2. 16rnrn I tim \I t Conn'r c 1<1-1-

3. 16111111 Film Dickinso n

thletics 19 9

Harley

ippsland and \\ 1"011, Prom l' 1<150

I. i\ utlio Tape talb. with Fred l' lIlott

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Here 'n There ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES

JANE KIDMAN (NEE LENNOX 1995) a nd hu sband To ny we lco med the ir dau ghter, Emili e Jane. on 2 1 Decembe r 2005. A li tt le s iste r for Isabell e.

KIRSTY AYERBE ( EE DOUG LAS 92) married Tichola Ayerbe ( 1993) in December 2003. They also we lcomed thcir fir t child Angu o n II November 2005.

JOHN LEA (1993) a n I hi s wife Mo ni ca we lco mcd their da ughter. Naomi on 25 November 2005 and are c urre ntl y li vin g in Quee ns land .

KATE CAREY (1996) ann oun ced her engagement to Nigel Suckling on 22 Decembe r 2005. Kat e and igel have moved to Townsv ille whcre Kate works a a Pod iatri st.

FLEUR LETCHER (NEE WEBER 1994) a nd hu sband Andrew are pleased to ann ounce the birth of Emma Made le in e o n 8 Octo be r 2005, a s ister for Mitchell. Andrew and Fleur wo rk at the Wyc li ffe Bible Tran slato rs National Centre located at Kanga roo Ground , Vi ctori a.

M DY COULSO (NEE WILSHER 1994) marri ed i[ark Cou lso n on 10 ove mber 200 1 at Moriac Park. They ce le brated the arri va l of Lily M ary lsabe l on 26 Oc tober 200-1.

TRACEY MCDONALD (1981) and partn er T im othy Mc Kindlay we lco med the ir son. Sam. born o n II Marc h 2005. Sam is a brother fo r Ang u .

ROLA D CO TIS (1992) became engaged in Ju ly 2005 to Mi chell e Taylor.

CAROLINE O' DONNELL (1990) and Carlos Lopez welco med the ir daughter. Claudia Beatri z, on 3 Oc tober 2005. A s ister for Luc ia.

TYSO CURYFKO (2001 ) announced hi s engagement [0 Carl y Delia on IS December 2005 in Me lbourne.

JEN O'DONNELL (1992) and Paul Britto n welco med th e ir dau ghter, Orvokki Rave l, on 20 ovember 2005. They li ve in M ans fi e ld where Jen teaches mu sic and French.

KELLIE MCCORKELL (1993) marri ed Corey Ado lphu s on 7 Jan uary 2006 at Toorak Uniting Church. JANE MCEWAN ( 1997) a nnoun ced her engagement [0 Jam es Chapman in Dece mber 2005. Jay ne i worki ng as a denti st in Colac. NA PARKER (1995) and Gunth er Kattwi nke l announced their engagement in August 2005. They will be marri ed at The Geelo ng Co ll ege chape l in January 2007. NIGEL SALAJAN (1991) marri ed Amanda McPherson on 27 Tovember 200-1 and have recentl y become parents [0 a baby girl. Zara G race, born on 29 September

CATHERINE PURCELL (1988) and hu sband Afshin E im a ny we lcomed a son, Olive r Charles, born on 16 Septe mbe r 2005 . A bro the r fo r Jaspe r. ROMNEY NELSON (1994) and hi s wife Peta a re thri ll ed to ce lebrate the arri val of their first child. Kylan , on II Apri l 2006 in Queens land . C HRIS (1995) and TANIA PARKER (NEE ROGE RS 1995) wish to announce the arri val of Austin John Parke r o n 8 M ay 2005 at SJOG , Warrnambool , weighin g 81b 30z. JUDI PARKHOUSE (NEE WILSHER 1992) a nd hu sba nd Scott welcomed their daughter Mia Jade on 27 May 2005. A littl e s ister to Will.

BIRTHS

STUART RICHARDSON (1993) and hi s w ife Mi che ll e welco med tlle ir seco nd child , Tom Jord an. A littl e brother for Ella.

ANDREW BROWN (1986) and wife Sarah are delighted to announ ce the arriva l of Lachl an John on 24 February 2006. brother [0 M adelin e.

KAREN ROYCE (NEE JONES 81) and hu sband Ia n ( 1983) are pl eased to announce the birth of th e ir daughter Edwina Victori a o n 2 1 April 2005.

ANDREW C ARLAND (1995) and hi s wife Simone welcomed their daughter Isabe ll a Grace o n 10 Janu ary 2005.

REBECCA TELFER (NEE EGAN 1988) and hu sband James are pl eased to a nn ounce the birth of a daughter E li za Kate born in Jul y 2005.

CHIS HOLM (NEE THOMSON 1990) and husband Roderick MEG an nou nce th e arrival of daughter Claire Eli zabeth on 7 Feburary 2006, a sister for Austin John .

PAUL WALLACE (1997) a nd hi s wife Carla cele bra ted the birth o f the ir daughter, Isabel le Harri et Wall ace on 10 October 2005.

KING CHUNG G CALVIN (1987) and hi s wife anno un ce the birtll of thei r third child Arno ld. born on 7 Jun e 2005, brother to Arthur and Audrey

CRAIG AND ANYA WELSH (NEE LAPPIN 1988) a re pleased to announce the birth o f Ethan David o n 19 Jun e 2005. A littl e brother La Jesse, Harri so n and Da lton.

CLAR E DOWLI G ( 1994) and Dav id How ley are thri ll ed to ann ounce the arri va l of Sara Annabelle How ley on 29 Janua ry 2006.

DAVID WILSON ( 1989) a nd wife Anna are proud to ann oun ce the birth of their da ughter Mad e lin e on 17 Jun e 2005 . A s ister fo r three yea r o ld Jack.

SHEM FITZGERALD (1992) and FIONA ( EE WILLIAMSON 1993), a da ughter Je mima Grace a nd sister to Dibdin on 12 April 2006 TfMOTHY ELLIS (1988) and wi fe Sophie are proud [0 ann ounce the birth of identical twin boys. Lu ke Th o mas and ath an John on 2 1 Janu ary 2006. Brothers to Seba tien .

OBITUARIES L H (Ll oyd) Balle n ( 1932) Mr G L (Geoff) Burch ( 1944) K J ( Ke n) Chess was ( 1943)

FRA CES GERRATY (NEE KEARY 1984) and hu sband James - a daughter A lexa ndra Mae, born 29 August 2005 . H UG H H EARN (1991) and hi s wife Sophie are thrill ed to an noun ce the arriva l of th e ir seco nd daughter Amelia Chloe on I November 2005. A littl e ,ister for Olivia. IC HOLE HOLMES (1996) ha g iven birth to the ir first chil d, Fletchcr Henry Barron. icolc is c urrentl y running her ow n hair/bea uty sa lon. A THONY LEIGH (1990) a nd wifc Shann on wou ld li ke to ann ounce th e aTTiva l of Kade Th omas o n 20 Jun e 2005. A littl e broth er for Maddic and Han"i on.

G M (Garry) Call an ( 1958) A R (A lan) David OAM ( 1925) W G (Willialll ) Do ig ( 1934) T L (Terry) Dui gan ( 1930) B S ( Brian) Kind er ( 1952) R (Ru ssell ) Kin g -

taf!" (M ackie tulor, 1974- 1976)

Pro fessor A F (A lbert) Pillow ( 1934) H S (Haro ld) Sp ittl e ( 1943) J F (Jalll es) Tholllas ( 1933)

M EGAN KEALY ( EE GREAVES 199 1) and hu sband Mi ck - a daug hter. Grace Veronica. on 22 Scptember 2005 .

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H J (Haro ld ) Trembath ( 1938)

Here 'n There SARAH ANDERSO ( 1999) is curre nLl y thc Directo r o f SEA PAA ( uda n Eme rgency Appea l Photographi c Auctio n Associati on In corporated). In her ro le he arra nged to brin g together 50 of Austra li a's leadi ng photogra ph ers in aid o f th e hum anitari an c ri es in S uda n. CAROLYN BERRY ( EE P URTO 1988) an d he r husba nd Ra lph have three daughters. Eli za, Oli via and Anni e and have li ved in Quee ns la nd fo r th e pas t twe lve month . AARON D 'A R CY 1998 spe nt two yea rs trave llin g a nd workin g overseas in the United Kin gdom and E urope, In 2004 he co mpl e ted an Outdoor Rec rea ti o n Course in ew Zea land and was accepted into th e ew Zea land Arm y as an Offi cer Cadet and o n 9 Dece mber 2005 gradu ated as a Second Li eute nant w ith the New Zea land A rm y, HARLEY DIC K! SON (1952) pu bli hed a book o f 40 pa inting o f lire in Papu a ew Guin ea 1958- 1976, Hi so n, George ( 19 ), has been w ith Qantas for 15 yea rs a a stewa rd and is based in Lond on. STEVEN GREE score in Phys ics,

(2 005) received a Pre mi e r's VCE Award fo r hi pel-rec t

lA GUN (1955 ) is currellll y the Honorary A oc iate, Faculty of Medi c in e, Nursin g and Health Se rvices at M o nas h U ni vers ity, Hi s majo r foc us is In di genous Hea lth services in th e Cape York indi genous co mmuniti es and a rural hea lth program in these co mmuniti es, JANEY GWYTHER (1999) is curre llll y co mpl e tin g her seco nd year of vete rin ary sc ience at M elbourn e Uni versity and is a res ide nt lUtor at S t Hild a's College with her partner M all Robertso n. GRANT JONES (1964), after many years at th e o ne addre s a nd a lot o f yea rs workin g, he has dec id ed th at it i time to it bac k and let the yo un ger gene rati on sweat it out for a few years, so he and hi s w ife have both retired to co untry Vi ctori a (Avoca) not too far from where he grew up (Ararat), Th ey have purchased a fi ve acre block just so uth o f Avoca in the middl e o f th e w ine reg io n and have built a new home and are busy gettin g used to not hav in g to get up every mornin g and go to wo rk and li vin g li fe to th e full. TODD KNIGHT (2001 ) formed a marketin g and des ign co mpany in 2005 ca ll ed Todd Kni ght Co mmuni cati on after co mpl etin g studi es at RM IT. He is cUITe ntl y servic in g a range o f c li e nts fro m Gee lo ng and interstate, JASON O ' LOUGHLI (1991) has return ed to the Co ll ege as a seni or math e mati cs teacher. He j o ins the Se ni or Sc hoo l taff after teaching fo r three years at Geelon g Gramm ar. Pri or to thi s he had be n wo rkin g for fi ve year a a Ch emi cal Eng ineer with the worl d 's largest water treatme nt co mpany. Jaso n and hi s partner, Laura, are currentl y buildin g the ir first home at Be llbrae. DONALD MCLEAN (1938) atte nded the 55th anniversa ry o f gradu ati o n in Medi c in e in Me lbourne durin g Octobe r 2005. Alth ough li vin g in retire me nt

In ancouver, Canada, he co ntinues to Ie lUre in i\ledl cal \1i .:n)bll1ll\g~ to Medical Laboratol') cie ncc ~lU d enh at the 'nl\ er'll) of Bnll h Columbia . He recentl) allended a medi ca l confercn e In \\ a,hlllglOn D . HO F R ( 1999) \\ a. placed ,econd III thc \ u'tralian A Iron M an competition in Port i\ lacq uarie on 2 April 2(X)6. h' ha nlm qua lilied for the , Vorld Ire n i\ la n competition in H.mali in OClOhcr.

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PETER RICHARDS ( 197 1) ha, been appoimed cnlOr Deputy Pre idem of the u tralia n Indus trial Relation, Commi, ion. PHO EBE STA LEY (2003 ) has been selected to 1"0 \\ in the \ ustralian nder 23 Women's V III and compete in the nder 23 \\ orld ChampIOnship in Be lg iu lll in Jul y. ROB STEWART ( 1959) \\a awarded an 0 Bi rthd ay Honour,.

M in the 2005 Queen",

DAVID WETTTE HALL ( 1960) i, curren tl ) c hool at 5 1 Peter's Gi rl s ' chool.

o- Head of the

enior

Bl ow:

Andree Fitzgerald with hel' grclilda tlghcer Jemima Grace FH::gcrald . Bo ttom left:

Ml' Michael Betts ( 1965) presel1(s Jaxson Barham (Year 12) tmh cho: Pect!l' Bew

Tl'O/Jhy and Mrs KelT)' Bects. Bo ttom right:

Jam es T(/11lel' (1971) wHh the

011l1nonLl'e/ach Games BLlton.

AD ASTRA ! JU

The Geelong College Flying Club Bruce McLeod (past staff) Th e Geelong College Flyi ng Club was firsl eSlabli shed as a Friday acti vi ty

" Who could forget Ed M cKeog h and th ose wild, but skilled glidin g

e ion in the 1960s and cO lllinu ed into th e late 1970s. reachin g its peak at

in st ru cfOrs at Benalla, where after a week of intensive tra illillg, a nUlllber

that time. The c lub inilially provided activi ties and excursions - o ne of the

ofSfLIdelltsjlew solo. At this filll e Kate Purn ell (1978), created history

more memorable events wa LOuring the

by beillg our olily fe ll/ale pilot."

omad aircraft and Avalon control

lower lhrough th e generosi ty of test pilot. the late Captain Pearce. The cl ub sponsored regular co urses at the Benall a aerodrome in th e 1970s under the auspices of th e Victorian Glidi ng Association and was led by former slaff member. Bruce M cLeod. whose great enthu siasm for flyin g and long as ociatio n with the schoo l ensured the vila li ty of this group. 111 Bru ce's recollection s: "Some may rem ember th e visif fa Avalon, organised by rhe chief test pilot of fh e AIiSfralian bllilf Nomad. Th e lafe Capfaill Pearce (falhe r of Guy

"A Illill/ber of studel1fs, like Squadron Leader Ron Walp ole, retired alld wenl on to choose a ca reer ill rhe ail:" The Schoo l has very littl e archi va l materi a l relatin g to the Schoo l's participatio n in av iati on and is interested in hearin g from former me mbers o f the club or th ose students w ho took up av iati on as a career. Pl ease contact Bruce McLeod Tel: 522 1 J047 or the Schoo l Arc hi vist, Con Lannan if you were a me mbe r of the Fl y in g C lub, have been a pil ot, or have memorabilia and/or informati o n about The Gee lo ng Co ll ege F lyi ng Cl ub.

Pearce 1985), g raciollslyjlew feS f jlights and managed ro ge f s fLIdel1fs illfo fh e cOllIroltowel:" "This was fo llowed by IInsafisfac fOry Sunday trips fa Bacchus March ,,'here we faced the dallgerolls cable fOWS. Capfain Hugh Challlpliess (1969), Qallfas may also recall."

Community Events BUG Y MALONE SUPPER Top right: fro m left

Llllaa Gallus, Lachlan ]o)'ce, Student Teacher

and Mary Preece. Top far right: from left

Year} 2 studenr.s Stephanie King, Rachael Brow1lSlein, Holly Richardson and Katie Possingham. Bo ttom ri ght: from left

Graham and Jenny Possingham and Jan Murray. Bo ttom far ri ght: from le ft

aoml Bailey, Holl)' Richardson , Dr PaLtline Turner, Princi/>al , Stephanie Game)' and Thibault SeglJum.

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COllllllunity Events YEARS 4, 5 AND 6 PARENTS' DINNER Right: fr om left

Linda 20u, !-lelen and MarCl.!s Rodda with Dianne and Denis Richa)·ds. Far Right: from left

Michael Ragg, And)'ew and} o PaClick and Alison Ragg.

YEAR 7 PARENTS' DINNER Right: fr om left

Margm'et Oates, Science Teacher, Libb), Beith and

Orazio Gai.luccio, Drama Teacher. Far righ t: fr om left

Paul and Sharon Fitzpanick , Tracy Th0111ton and Sally Fenton .

YEAR 9 PARENTS' DINNER Top ri ght: from left

Tim Parkes, English Teacher with Anne and John !-lunt. Top far right: from left

Kevin !-lay, Dr Pauline Tumer, Principal, Rebecca !-lay , Nancy Bellew and Mar/< !-learsch. Below right: fr om left

Penny and Jerry McDonald, Sail), and Gary WesClnan, Russell Malishev and Annette and Bill Kelly. Below far right: fr om left

Libb), and Peter Russell, Andrew and Karen Johnstone and Margare t Lethbridge, }oim !-lead of Senior School (Welfm·e).

YEAR 11 PARE TS' DINNER Right: from left

}ii.l and Simon CaHwell, and SI.tSan Weddell. Far right: from left

Ka z and Grae me C hiS/101m (1965) and Roel \Xhight.

ELC - CAMPBELL HOUSE WELCOME BBQ Below: fro m left

T),ler Mahon, with Paul and Jude MOO1foot . Karll1·yn AlexancleT and C hris MantOn, Dr Pmtline

U M1,fER PORT Dll NER

TLlmer, P1·inci/)al and Nicholcl Hm,-is.

Above: fro m left

Below 3 : from left

Aili!111 (Year 12) and )enn)' Sallnders.

Linda Scewart , Sally and Rod Adams with Ca ch and

Above ri ght: from left

ick Phillil)S and Alexander Lall (Year 12) with Liz Smith (Head of McArthllr). Andrew Buchanan, Sce/)hen Rowboccom, Wendy

Right: from left

Veneers and Genevieve Buchanan.

Daniel Mahon, Depllc)' Princi/)al, Dr PaliJine TlI11ler, Princi/wi anul Scetl'art McArdlllr ( 1951).

SEN lOR CHOOL WELCOME EVE lNG R ight: from left

}lllre Pasco, Jane Bo),le and Sally-Anne Fell. Below: from left

Peter and Ubb), RlI.ssell, Olivia and Ian Cover and Dr Pall line T1l111er, Princi/)al.

Left: from left

Pamela Sre/)henson, Nancy Bellew, Ken Jm·vis and Cheryl Buggy .

Ri ght: fro m left

Jason a 'Loughlin , Maths Teacher, Zeljka and Eddie KOt'aCel , MaLiIS Teacher.

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BOARDERS' \VELCOME EVE lN G Top right: from left

Georgia Hunt, Sarah Henderson, Milika Nation, Xanthe Douglas-Garden and William Slattery. To p far right: from left

Leigh H eard, Greg Smit/l, Head of Mackie with Noel and Frazer Watson. Bo ttom right: from left

Mary Bre/lallt, Angela Inwn-isi, Registrar, Margaret Cartledge, Medical Centre and Leslie Bre/laut. Bottom far ri ght: from left Roger Wetten/lall, Kit Lee and Alex LaLL.

BOARDERS' TEt-..TNlS DAY Right: from left

Jam es O'Donnell, Douglas Ford, Rassell Ford and Anthony O'Donnell. Far right: from left Anne, Caroline and Bill Gough and Or PQldine Tamer, Princi/)al.

ALBERT BELL CLUB Dl NER Top right: fro m left

Marttine Elliot, Neil M)'ers, Director of Rowing, Scocr Chimside ( 1970) and Margaret Lethblidge, joint Head of Senior School (W1elfare). Top far right: fro m left

Richard Can- ( 1973) and ]0/111 Olliff ( 1973). Bottom right: fr om left Ben T llOm/)SOn (2005), Laum 0' ROL17'ke (2005) and Alistair Miller ( 1992).

Bottom far right: from left

\'>V'illiam Dennis, Simon Cole, Colin Beel, Andrew Hill , Don Lester, Robert Simson and Petel' YOlmg.

2006 CAREERS

IGHT

Right: from left

Brom,uyn KiJ'b), (1979) and HelenCl Bllxton. Far right: from left Or Kevin Sturges, H lIgo An11Strong (1984) and

DClvid Potter ( 1984).

ADASTRA

2006

2006 BOAT CHRISTENINGS Right: Mrs Deb Cleary christens the Andrew Cleary' Far right: from left Mr John Faimie christens the 'Guy (Badger) Faimie'

SYDNEY REUNION Right: from left

Dr Pauline Turner Principal, Tamie Dominkovich ( 1994) and Ashley Salter Far right: from left

C lifford Turner Barry Alsop ( 1942) John Cameron (1941) Jim Marendaz (OGCA President) Rod (1959) and Margaret Cowley.

EXPLORATION SOCIETY FUNCTION Far right:

Phil Taylor (J 973) with Jac" ( 193 1) and Meg Macalister

10 YEAR OUT REUNION Right: from left

Caroline Renick, Cam Petersen, Claire Buckis and Dr Pauline Turner Principal. Far right: from left:

Renee Fagg, Jeff Rowley, Troy Brooks and Russell Hough.

CARJI GREAVES LUNCHEON/AFTERNOON TEA Top right: from left

Pat McCarty, Jim Richm·dson and Bruce Gilbert. Top far right: from left

Edith and Herman Roci<efeller with Geoff and Betty Betts. Below right: from left

Norma Russell, Dr Pauline Turner Principal and Margie Stanley. Below far right: from left

David Curnow and Archie Gubbins.

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ANNUAL GIVING THANK YOU

2005

We gratefully acknowledge the support of many of you in the school comrn.unity who have made a contribution to the 2005 Annual Giving Program. In doing so, you have made a most valuable contribution to projects which are not allowed for in the capital budget, but which add so much to the learning, co-curricular and recreational activities at the College. Some have also chosen to assist in the development of our scholarship program, building of The Geelong College Foundation 's capital corpus and the ongoing maintenance of the Colleges three librarie's. To all of you who have contributed to the success of the 2005 program, we say thank you. Whilst great care has been taken in the preparation of the list below, please accept our sincere apologies if there have been any omissions or errors. If there is an error, we ask that you contact Community Relations immediately on 5226 3123 so that we may correct our records.

NAME/COMPANY

AFFILIATION

ANONYMOUS DONORS 19 OTHER Adam s Pest Control MrJ N R Anderson OGC-1948 Mrs J M Andrews PP OGC(P) OGC-1986 Ms E SApted PP Mr R G & Mrs B F Ashby GP Mrs E A Austin OTHER Australian Furniture Timbers OGC-1950 Mr G L & Mrs P A Barber MrR A Bell OGC-1943 OTHER Bell Charitable Fund OTHER Benders Busways PPGPOGC Mr G J Betts AM MBE Mr M BettslThe Betts Family OTHER Mrs K A Betts PP OGC(P) Rev R A & J M Blackwood OGC-1931 PP Mr [G Blake OGC-1939 Mr B Borsitzky OTHER Mr J C Braithwaite OGC-1979 OGC-1952 Mr A G Brebner Mr D G Brown OGC-1945 Mr K J Brown CP-I,3 OGC-1978 Mr M Brown OGC-1943 PP OGC-1940 Mr R G Brown OGC-1972 Mr R V Brown OGC-1944 Mr G S Burdett MrM Byrne OTHER Mr ] G Cameron OGC-1939 OGC-1941 Mr J T Cameron Mrs J Cameron PP OGC(P) GP OGC-1940 Mr W R Canning OGC-1989 MrC C Cant Mr J Carpenter OTHER MrWJKCarr PP OGC-1929 PP MrJ D Carstairs PP Mr C M Carter Chilwell Office Supplies OTHER Mr D H M Clarke OGC-1931 Mr K R & Mrs H Clayton Past Staff OGC-1946 Mr A W Collier Mr R F & Mrs C Collins PP OGC-1947 Mr J D Colvin Mr RAG Colvin OGC-1951 Con nect Tel Pty Ltd OTHER Mr J R & Mrs J Cooper OGC-1935 OGC-1992 Mr S M Cosgriff Mr N M Craig OGC-1959 PP Past Staff Mr D D Davey OAM Mr FH Davey OGC-1936 PP Mr R J Davies OGC-1939 PP Mr H N & Mrs J M Day PP DeGrandi Cycle & Sp011 P/L OTHER OTHER Mr I Dobson DrW Doig Deceased CP-12 Mr M G & Mrs K S Drew Edgar Holding Pty Ltd OTHER OGC-1966 MrB G Fagg

NAME/COMPANY

AFFILIATION

OGC-1972 Mr B Mrs B Fenner Mr G S Fielding PP PP OGC(P) GP Mrs S J Forsyth OGC-1965 Mr D F Galbraith OGC-1987 MrCA Ganly Mr J R Ganly OGC-1985 OTHER Gartland Real Estate OGC-1940 Mr D J Graham Mrs K E Grant FP STAFF OTHER Miss C M Gray Mr ] H & Mrs D Gray OGC-1945 PP GP OTHER Mrs M E Gray Graylings Store OTHER GSW Grounds Care OTHER OGC-1938 Mr A T & Mrs E Hardie Mt Pentryn Investments Pty Ltd OTHER Donald G Henderson Pty Ltd OTHER CP-4-7 STAFF Mr N J & J K Findlay PP Sir C V Holland AC Mr A J Holmes OGC-1948 OGC-1945 PP GP Mr G A Hope Mr M J Howard CP-II,9 FP MrW H Huffam OGC-1944 PP, COUNCIL MrD H Hume GPOGC Mr J A Hutton OGC-1973 Mr R V lngpen OGC-1966 TA [ngpen (Trading) Pty Ltd OTHER G Jeffrey Pty Ltd OTHER Mr N A Kearney OGC-1969 FP OGC-1938 PP Mr H W & M J Lade Mr C & Mrs J Lawson STAFF PP STAFF Mrs M H Lethbridge Mr B W & Mrs ] M Lewis OGC-1941 Mr A J Ligbt OGC-1979 Mr A M Lowe OGC-l936 PP Mr J L & Mrs H M Macalister OGC-1931 OGC-1933 Mr J W Macdonald Mr A S MacGillivray OGC-1967 Kanawalla Pastoral Co OTHER STAFF Mr D P Mahon OGC-1985 Ms C S Mak Dr P B Ma1cher CP-8 FP CP-6,9 Mr R Malishev MrJ W Mann PP Hurstleigh Pty Ltd OTHER STAFF Mr C & Mrs M P Mason OGC-1938 Mr A Matthews CP-ll PP STAFF Mrs H L McCartney OGC-1945 MrJ CMcColi Mr ] McColough Deceased OTHER Mr P McCracken OTHER GJ McDonald & Co Real Estate PP OGC(P) Mrs M McLean OGC-1970 Mr B J Mellor Mr T G Mitchell OGC-1936 Mr W B Montgomery OGC-1942 OGC-1966 Mr G T D Morrow

NAME/COMPANY

AFFILIATION

OGC-1942 PP Mr D G Neilson Mr T D G Neilson OGC-l978 OGC-1987 MrC KCNg Mr K V Noble OGC-1936 Mr T & Mrs P O'Leary CP-2,4 Mr R J Palmer OGC-1937 Mr I G Petersen PP Mr P D Pike STAFF The PMS Foundation OTHER CP-4 FP MrJ C Polic Mr R C W Pyper OGC-1952 OTHER Raeco International P/L Reilly's U-Drive OTHER OTHER Robertcat Hire Mr G C Robertson PP Past Staff Mr D B Rolland OGC-1939 PP GP OGC-1946 MrJ W Rowe RTD Services OTHER OGC-1950 Mr F W Russell Mr R J K Russell OGC-1937 PP GP OTHER WGS Consulting Pty Ltd Mr R ] Scott OGC-I929 Dr DR Sefton OGC-1940 OGC-1948 Mr T G Sides Mr J H Sloane OGC-1940 PP CP-J I STAFF MrRN Smith Mr 1 R Smith OGC-1965 PP OGC-1961 MrE E L Soon PP Mr G A & Mrs Y J Spargo OGC-1942 Mr J R Stewart PPGP Mr G B Thomson OGC-1949 Mr K W J & Mrs A E Thomson Mr G Trethowan CP-ll ,9 PRINCIPAL Dr P C Turner Mr J G W Urbahns OGC-1940 PP OGC-1951 Mr J Varcoe-Cocks Mr D ] Vaughan OGC-1984 OGC-1958 Dr A J Vigano-Paterson AM Mr PA Wade OGC-1967 CP-4 Mrs R K Wallace OGC-1943 Mr D A Wallace Smith Mr M D Walpole OGC-1980 DrL Wang CP-8 OGC-1940 PP Mr A R Waterhouse Mr ] H & Mrs] M Watson OGC-1936 PP OGC-I926 Mr ] G Westland COUNCIL Mr A H Williamson Mr R H Williamson PPGP PPGP Mrs J M Williamson PP MrJMWilmot Dr] Woods GP Mrs K Woods OTHER Eclipse Creek Nominees Pty Ltd OTHER CP-4 FP OGC(P) Dr C JYeaman CP-9 OGC-1968 PP Mr P J S Young Zen Artisan Cafe & Bakery OTHER

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The Geelong College Boys' First VllI Andrew Macarrhllr, Andrew Walsh, Josh Dim/dey-Smith, Corey Olszak, John Lin/<e, Sal·vador HenricHs,

hristo/Jher Bolsill , Jack Nelson (md Emily Carr (cox).

The Geelong College Girls' First VIll Alexandra Bw wn , Edwina Hawkins, Sarah Perkins, Jessie G.,bbins , Maddison

Kerney, Alice Crowle)', 2ara Mexted, Paris Nielsen and Lauren Jillich (cox). 2006 was a sttccessfld season for both the Bo)'s' and Girls' / Sl V II1 crews. Both Cl"eWS claimed bronze medals at the National Rowing C hampionships in Tasmania. The Girls 1st V111 convincingly won the APS 2006 Head of the River

tide and tile Bo)'s 1st V11l were /Jlaced second to Scotch College in a close finish.