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Editor's Message
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This year has been a most exc iting one for The Geelong College. We have witnessed the opening
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of the Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts, the acqui sition of an outreach
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campus in the Otways and the amazing transformati on of parts of Mackie and Mossgiel. The o ngoing implementation of the Strategic Education Plan has seen the continuing growth of
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initiatives such as the Year 9 City Program and Ithaka Project at Campbell House, together with the in troduction of the Work Futures Conference and the United Nations Forum. We are also pursuing the development of learning standards and building lip a framework of curri culum wh ich wi ll encourage deep understanding in our students. Our current and extended College community continues to flouri sh, and is being continua ll y enriched with so many va luable opportunities for interaction. No wonder thi s ed ition of Ad Astra is bursting at the seams with news and celebration of so much vibrant activity. As I look back over my first year at The Geelong College, it seems to have passed so quickly. But this, my second editi on of Ad Astra, and thereby on ly representing the last 6 months , defies that sense of pace by demon strating the magnitude of activity that has taken place in that time.
Theresa Best Director of Community Relations and Development tbest@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au (03) 52263123
Assistant Editor:
Deb Fanning
Publications/Media Officer deb.fanni ng@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au (03) 52263168
Photography:
Theresa Best Deb Fanning Pat Clark Linda Gallus Janine Jerinic James Byron Photography Photoplay Mary Preece Coral Turner
Contributors:
Phil Armitage Theresa Best Julian Carroll Chris Dinneen Julia Ekkel Debbie Filling Kate Hehir David Hibbard Amanda Maher Daniel Mahon Andrew McKie Mary Mason Libby Russell Roger Smith Dr Pauline Turner Jane Utting Adam Usher
The many academic pursuits that are highlighted; Year 6 Film-making, Robocup in Year 8 and the Year 10 Politics Program, demonstrate the depth and innovation in the College's approach to teaching and learn in g. And these, interspersed with stories of the international exchange trip to Thail and and expeditions into remote areas of South Australi a reflect the diversity and strength of the learning experience of our students. We take the opportu ni ty in this edition to recognize and acknow ledge the achievements of four members of our College community who were presented with Australia Day and Q ueens Birthday Honours awards this year. The Old Gee long Co llegians' Assoc iation also shares with you the highlights of their year and prepare many of you with details of a very full reurrion program for 2007 I hope that you enjoy reading this edition of Ad Astra. May J wish you all a most joyous Christmas and prosperous New Year.
Theresa Best Editor
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Copyright All material published in Ad Astra is copyright and no part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher. The Geelong College POBox 5 GEELONG VIC 3220 www.geelongcollege.vic .edu .au info@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au T. (03) 5226311 I F. (03) 522J 1918 Front Cover from left: Caitlin Lamont (Year 9), Holly Bartlett (Year 10) and Ayrlie Lane (Year 9)
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At a Glance 04 Valedictory 2006 Dr Pauline Turner, Principal
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Heysen Trail Mr Roger Smith, Joint Head Senior School (Curriculum)
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Staff Welcomes
24 Presentation of the Guns Mr Con Lannan, Heritage and Archives
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Valedictory 2006 "Ask not what your country can do for you . Ask what you can do for your country ". Dr Pauline Turner, Principal Thi s i s th e rin ging chall enge issued to the Am eri can peopl e by John F K ennedy in 196 1. toward s the end of hi s inaugural speech as Presidelll of the U ni ted States of A meri ca, and I would like to use these famous word s as a start ing point for a refl ec ti on today on how yo ung peopl e, such as yoursel ves, might be disposed to think about yo ur future directi ons and your relationship w ith th e broader Au stralian co mmunity. A you move to the nex t ph ase of your life, you will be faced with a number of importalll choices and th e decisions you make will be determined, to a large ex tent. by th e basic values yo u hold. For exampl e. th e emphasis you might pl ace on the fin ancial advaillages to be gained from work and how much thi s should weigh in th e balance w ith other less tangible con siderations such as j ob sa ti sfac ti on. the worthin ess of yo ur chosen profession and its potenti aJ benefi t to society... Vi ewed anoth er way, do you aspire more to "have" in li fe th an to " be"? On the having side of th e ledger are to be found th e thin gs money can buy: th e material po sessions, the li festyle. th e trips, and so on . We all partake of the e thin gs to some degree and th ey undeni abl y procure us pl easure. They are directl y pro porti onal to income and wealth and are easil y quantifiable: the si ze of your house, the cos t of yo ur car. th e lavishness of yo ur li festy le, the ex telll of yo ur u'avel s and th e amount of fun yo u can have. On th e being side of th e ledger. however, we glimpse a different worl d of va lue, relati on hip and growth - stales o f becoming rather th an quantities abl e to be measured. On e where th e inLrinsic qualities of a person. th eir
Above: from left
School Co-Ca/nains, Tom Nice and Amanda May with Dr Pauline Tumer, Pl'inci/Jal and A lan W illiamson , C haimwn of Th e Geelong College Council at S/Jeech Day 2006. thi s nation, Au stralia ca nnot expect to make the grade. Never has there been a greater need to in ves t in educat ion than at the present moment, and never, unfortunately, have there been fewer suitabl e ca ndidates w illing to respond to the ca lling of teachin g. be it at secondary or tert ial'y level.
altitude toward s others, th e co nnecti ons they make w ith the w ider
In the course of my tutoria l di scussions w ith seni or students over the years. [
co mmunity, not forgettin g th e life of th e spirit, co me to th e fore.
have sometimes asked if they wou ld consider becomin g a teacher and, whil e
One simple questi on I mi ght ask to test your views on thi s subjec t is: could yo u ever co nceive of being a teacher? Teaching i a nobl e profess ion, we are to ld - yet it is ill -considered by many who beli eve that it doesn't get you far, materia ll y or ocia ll y. Aga in , that vexed que tion ari ses of what you might "get" rather th an w hat yo u mi ght "give". Th e desire to pass on som ethin g wo rth whil e to yo ung peopl e and make a form ati ve difference in th eir lives is
usuall y being assai led by a horrified chorus of " noes" in the first instance, I ha ve often been cheered by th e thou ghtfulness of the respon ses that have fo ll owed. Th e fact i th at some of our most able students do seriously con sider teaching as a meani ngfu l option and neither di smiss it out of hand nor close it off premat urely as a poss ibl e ultimate career destin ation. Thi s openness is an encouraging sign.
what, overwhelmingly, moti vates th e profession . Otherwise. wh y would we
A di Fferent question now, still related to th e di alecti c of ' hav ing' and ·being'.
bother, eeing th at yo u ca n ometim es be quite a ha. sle! The truth is th at mos t
Whi ch, of the fo llowin g two famou s individua ls, both of w hom have
teachers genuinely love what th ey do. Thi s passion lie at th e heart of th eir
accumulated astron omical wealth, do you more ad mire? Th e Warren Buffett j
ca ll ing and , like th ose engaged in the ca rin g profess ions gcnerall y, inclines
recentl y talked about at assemb ly, who in July thi s year indica ted he wo uld
th em to gi ve rath er th an take and to in vest th emsel ves personall y rath er th an
progressive ly donate the bu lk of hi s $US37 billi on fortune for u e in disease
co unL the cos t of th eir co mmitment. I thin k we all understand th at a co mpetent teaching profes ion, from k indergarten through to hi gher educa ti on and uni versity, is fundamental to th e national we ll -being and criti ca l to Au strali a's economi c prosperity and progress. We also rea li 'e th at th e pressure of global co mpetiti on requires the workforce as a whole to beco me more and more hi ghl y-s kill ed. It tands to reason that if insuffic ient numbers of capabl e educa tor. are w illing to in vest th eir sk i lls, k nowledge and energy in th e developm ent o f th e future minds of
and poverty-related third-world projects -- or Rupert Murdoch, the ex traordin arily success fu l entrepreneur who stated, upon hearin g th e news of Mr Buffett 's decision , that he wou ldn't be giving hi s fO I'Lune away, preferring to "m ake a difference", as he put it, through th e po li tical and soc ial in fluen ce
or hi s international media empire. Stud ents here may reca ll that Mr Buffett made hi s wea lth in th e bu siness wo rld throu gh some very w ise in vestm ents in relati vely unknown manufacturin g com panies, th al he has li ved in the same modest house fo r th e las t 40 years, and that he spends a lot of hi s tim e dispen sing free advi ce - how to invest w isely, of co urRe, as th at is hi s
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spec iality. but also how to get on in life and to live co ntentedl) . (Interes tin gly. hi s decision not to pa s a dy nasti c fonun e to hi ~ children is shared by th e simil arl y- in, pi red phil anth rop ist. Bill and Meli nda Gates. wh o have said th at th ey are " rea rin g th eir chil dren to know th at th ey , hou ld give bac k." )
u,trali a is till pu \ hi ng the cll\elope tn clentifie re,eareh. amJ il \\ould be jusl greal if I ca n be parl of il." T he'e are indeed tn'plnng \\ord t th e other end o r lhc ca ree r 'peclrum . ha\ ing 'pent a large part of hi' rescarch life (also) in me ri ca and after ac hie\ing the uilimate glof") of \\ inning the 1 obe l Prile fo r Phy,io log) in 1996. Profe, or Peler Doherl~.
As yo u probabl y appreciate. notwith tanding hi s immense wealth. Mr Buffett sits very mu ch on th e being side of the ledger I referred to earl ier. and
relurnedlo u, lrali a to joi n the nl\ crsi t) of i\le lbournc delcrmtncu to pla~ a pro minent role in hi, lauer yea rs. ath ancing and ennchtng the ,\ ustraliJn
co nn ectin g with th e basic needs of oth ers: while for Mr Murdoc h whose avowed aim is to innuence th e views of oth er . having a great deal of money
sci entillc an I edu cational co mmun il) through teaching. re oearchlng. \\ riling. speaking and menlorin g. In 200-1. he al,o. int 'restingl). put his con,iuerable
is clearl y indi spen abl e. These two co ntrasting examp le, erve to hi gh li ght th e fac t th at even at th e level of phenomenal wo rl dly or ma terial success. a
wei ght behind the de\ e lopment of a \ a' i illleracti\e ualaba,e \\ hich ainh
rurther scale of va lues ca n still come into play. Where each of you stands on qu es tions li ke thi s will be a key to yo ur mature moral identity. Simil arl y, the kind of ca reer yo u end up by choo ing coul d well be ne llt the eco nomic or soc ial fabri c of the nati on and prov ide a valu ab lc livelihood for yo u in th e proces -- or it need onl y increase the size of your ba nk accoun t
to co nn ec t the one mi llion ustra li ans \\ ho are li\ ing and \\or"ing mCi",ea man) of whom may ne\ er reLUrn home. Functioning Ii".: a "global brall1". ExpatriateConn ecl. a, this projec t is ca ll ed . i, an c\ citing opPOrlUnil) to do so meth ing fe\ . iI' any. oth er cOllntries ha\ t: allempled. \\ hich I'> ll1 harn ess the skills of such a huge and ma" i\·e l) unuer-ulili,eu inleliecLUal resource. for the benefit of Aw.,trali a.
with little return to society. For all th at T have said loday about teachi ng as a voca ti on, my aim is not so much lO rec ruit (yo u will be reli eved to learn!) as
Ask wh al you ca n do for yo ur counll"). said JFK in 1961. Peter Dohert). one of the world 's Ilnes t li ving sc ienti sts. h,1\ e llec ti\ el) in terna li/cd and acted on
it is to enco urage yo u to thin k about the range of wo rth while professions th at mi ght lead you to adva nce some broader commu ni ty goals at the same time as sati sfying yo ur ow n very legitim ate desire and interesls. To lake j ust one
all of hi s fell o\\ Au tral ia ns.
exa mpl e, the law may not be a fi eld one instin cti ve ly associates with improv ing social outco mes but th ere are Jll any charitab ly disposed lawyers
th at you. our val di clorians. are e'\peri cnc ing a nu mber of feelings at \\ hat IS
who give of lheir time and ex pertise in pro bo no work, ad vising peop le who wo uld otherwise be un able to access norm al legal channe ls. Oppo rtunil ies occur throu ghout any wo rkin g li fe for individ uals lO make a seri ous social co ntributi on - clea rly, it depends more on each per on's auitud e and genero sity of spirit th an on the ac tu al profession itself.
lhe spiri l of lhese up lifling wo rd ..,. se uin g an ad mirable e'(ample of gl\ ing for
And now, fin all y. returnin g to thc foc us of th is e\·ening·, sen ice. I imagine for most of you. yo ur las t form al Coll ege occasion. The e\ci temelll of ka\ing lhe rou tines of chool fore\ er would be one. the happ) anticipa tion of beginni ng a new life, beco ming independe nt and enteri ng adu llhood. another. At the same ti me. I hope yo ur departure mi ght be tin ged \\ ith a 'ense of adn es as you lake leave of yo ur teac hers and fell ow \ ludents. some of whom will move in such di ve rge lll direc lion th at )O U ma) lose sight of them
In co nsiderin g thi questi on of produ cing a social good. the exa mple of lWO prominent Australi an sc ientists also springs to my mind . Firstl y. 1999 Yo un g
altogether. Therefore treas ure the mo ments you share \\ ith them anu your parents tonight for they are lrul spec ial.
Australian o r th e Year. Brya n Gaensler, a brilli ant astronomer, who lefl Australi a at th e age of 2 1 to take up a pl ace at the Massachusetts Institu te of Techn ology and further his resea rch into understandin g why the re mnants
On behalf of my co ll eagues prese nt here among us . ma) I. in conclll',ion . offe r our departin g Year 12 sLUdents my \"e ry best \\ ishes fo r the fu ture. In
from ex pl odin g stars form parti cul ar pattern s rather than just scatler off in rand om direclion . However far his very speciali zed work takes him. and th e intern ati onal astronomy co mmunity already co nsiders him to be a lead ing ex pert in th e fi eld , Mr Gaensler has pl aced on reco rd hi s keen desire to return to Australi a and give so methin g back to hi s country:
many diffe rent ways. 2006 has bee n a year of co nsiderable ach ie\ernelll anu fu lfi lment fo r you all. and I since rel) hope thar yo u carr) the grcat promise lhat lies wilhin eac h one of you pos iti ve ly and constructi\ el) fOf\\·aru . S IC fTUR AD A TR
A few yea r after leav ing for Ameri ca . he said ·' 1 ca n·t help but see my elf as a littl e boy who spends hi s days in front of th e co mpuler and ni ghl stming at the stars ... 1 was ever th enthusiasti c stud enl. but now I' ve moved to lhe
Below left: fr om left john Hem'd, Alexander Lall , Lauren Anderson
next stage ... Il i rea ll y hard being away from home but the grand plan i to stuff as mu ch in to my head a I po sibly ca n. so lhat befo re lOO long I can
and Ml· David Andrews parriciparing in Relay for Life 2l10b
co me bac k to Australi a and pass on alllhese th ings I' ve lea rnt to other young cienti sts. It wo uld be fantas ti c if in thiny year lime, I ca n loo k back and say
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Mr Tom Hanley works Wilh College sliIdcncs at _ haiom ollcge , QIILLml<lnd
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RETIRING CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL, MR ALAN WILLIAMSON Dr Pauline Turner, PrinCipal It is my pleasure to co mment on the exceptiona l contribution of Mr Alan Williamson. who announced hi s retir ment as Chairman of Council to the College community on Speech Day thi s year. Mr Williamso n has served IS year a a member o f Council and the last 10 years as it Cha irman. Mr William on. who is a practi sing so licitor in Geelong. was invited to jo in The Geelong College Counci l in 1992 by the Lhen Chairman of Council. M r Garnet Fielding. Both of Mr Willi amso n' s children. Craig and Fiona, attended Lhe College. Mr Willi amso n had also successfully convened the fi rst Co ll ege Carnival Committee. Upon hi s appointment to Council. Mr William so n became a member of the Finance CommiLtee, where hi s considerab le fi sca l expertise and keen inte ll ect were put to good use. Mr Williamso n was also part of the 1995 search commi ttee whose work resulted in my own appointment as Pri nc ipal in 1996.
M r Willi a mso n also enthu sias ti ca ll y end orsed th e edu catio nal o bj ecti ves of the Co ll ege and ex pressed co nsistent, ind eed criti ca l, s upport fo r the ir proper
During the 10 years of hi tenure as Chairman of Counci l, Mr Will iamso n presided with di stinction over the schoo l's governing body, enab ling po licies and directions to be determined clearly and always in the best interests of the who le College community. He ensured that the schoo l's facilities plan ning
resourc in g: from the Year 4 E nvi.ro and Year 6 Mu ltim edi a prog rams in 200 1 and 2003 respecti vely, thro ugh to th e curreI1l brace o f ini tiati ves with the ir foc us on the qu ali ty of teachin g and learnin g, grea ter s ubj ect c ho ice and d ifferentiati o n, as well as broader soc ia l obj ecti ves.
and its marketing and finan c ial objectives were suitab ly updated when, in 2003. a general strategy rev iew was cond ucted.
Two outs tand in g in frastructure developme nts also gai ned fro m Mr Will iamso n's active support and as tute guidance: th e Rec rea ti on Centre in the
The College has made many significant advances duri ng Mr Willi amson's c hairm anship. Tt has also faced considerable chal lenges fTom competitor schoo ls but has met these successfu ll y by developing and stead il y improv in g it educa tional offerin g over the years. The school 's current market positio n is
late 90s, which has proved of such be ne fit to the Co ll ege and the furth er co mmuni ty; and more recently, the Ke ith Humbl e Centre fo r Mu s ic and the Perfor min g A rts project where he also assum ed a leadin g ro le as C hairm an of the successful capital campaign.
very so und indeed with I I 90 students enrolled from Prep Grade through to Year 12 for 2007. A further majo r issue, which created great uncertainty for
In carry ing out hi s fo rm a l du ties, M r Wi lli a mso n was a lways a very
leadi ng independeI1l school s for so me time, was that of Federal Govern ment
thoug htf ul Chairm an who managed Co un c il affa irs w ith tact, fa irn ess and
funding. The College was an active lobbyi st in this debate and today, poli tica l
ap lomb. He earn ed and e njoyed the great respect and support of a ll who
op positi on to the arrangements established by the H oward Government
served alongsi de hi m on Co un c il and its vari ous sub-co mmittees.
appears, fortunately. to have largely di ss ipated.
To me, as Prin cipal, Mr Wi lli a mso n has been a ready so urce of co ns idered
In th e co urse of hi s chairman ship, Mr Willi amson played a crucia l role in
advice and un fa ilin g encouragement. Few wo uld be aware, as I am, of the
relation to three particular strategic initiatives taken by the Co ll ege. T he fi rst
ex tent of the co mmi tment he has un stintin g ly made to th e affairs of th e
was (together with another long-servin g member of Co uncil , M r Rod As hby)
Co ll ege, and hi s generos ity deserves full publi c ackn ow ledg ment as well as
hi s active pursuit of an outdoor education faci lity in the Grampians and, whi le
my own deep gratitude. I co uld not have w ished for a better C ha irm an or
this may not have come to fruition in the form originall y an ticipated , largely
more enli ghtened support.
as a res ult of a number of bureaucratic impediments, a signi ficant breakthrough occurred late thi s year with the acquisition of an outreac h campus in th e Otways .
M r Wi ll iamso n w ill take with him our warm est tha nks fo r hi s long and wholehea rted ded ica ti on to the adva nceme nt of the Co ll ege durin g hi s membershi p and leadership of the sc hoo l Co un c il Fro m 1992 to 2006.
WELCOME TO THE NEW CHAIRMAN OF THE GEELONG COLLEGE COUNCIL We take this oppo rtunit y to welco me Dr Hu gh Sewa rd as C hairm an o f Th e Gee long Co ll ege Co un c il in 2007. Dr Sewa rd has a strong affi li ation w ith the schoo l as an Ol d Co ll eg ian ( 1966) and fo rm er Schoo l Capta in in 1970 . He jo ined T he Gee long Co ll ege Co un c il in November 2004 after servin g fo r a peri od of time as Pres ide nt of the Seni or Schoo l P are nts' Assoc iati on. He is a lso a curre nt member of the A lbert Be ll C lub. Dr Seward and hi s w ife, C la ire, have fo ur children; Kate (2000), Min ni e (2002), George (2006) and Harry (Yea r 10). Dr Seward is a S po rrs Ph ys ic ia n and General Practi tio ner in Gee long. He was the M edi ca l Offi cer fo r the Gee long Footba ll Cl ub from 1982 to 2006, and is a Li fe M e mber o f the Geelo ng Footba ll C lu b, P res id ent o f the AFL Med ica l O ffi cers Assoc iali o n a nd Mem be r of the AFL Research Boa rd.
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Work Futures Conference Year lOs Find Their Passion Mrs Atnanda Maher, P Cl 1 E u ati n
Year 10 students ended the school year by thinkin g about the fu ture. The th eme of the 2006 Work Futu res Conference was Find Your Pass ion, but th e Year LO stud ents fou nd a lot more than that at thi s three day event. They fou nd themsel ves surrounded by nearly one hundred professionals wi lling to share their career ex periences and offer va lu able advice. There was a lot of di scuss ion , networking and fun . When th e sllldents registered for the co nference. they were a signed to a tribe. The twel ve tribes were lead by recent old co llegians.
ot only did former
Year 12s manage small group activiti es, but they also provided ome insight into th e li ves of tertiary students and new members to the workforce. The tribes di scussed learnin g styles, ca reer choi ces and reflected abou t the importance of lin king interes ts and stren gths to a fulfillin g career. The students reall y enjoyed having the Collegians as mentors and th e mentors ga ined a lot of useful advice from th e wide circle of parents/ co llegians and
Above right: Jim Marenda~ (197 ) disclIsses che jic;hlCl71 indlLSt1;; [mh
oth ers to ca me to share their experti se.
Year 10 swdents.
The students did not spend the entire three day in the ir tribes: they had a variety of exc it ing programs. Bernadette Gi gli otti. Head of Careers-Xav ier
Above: Max
IInie disclIsses arcilicl!cum! at Work Fllwn:" 2QQ6
College and th e president of the Careers Teacher ' Assoc iation o f Vi ctori a. began day one of the co nference suggesting to students that th ere were several pathways into emp loym ent and that learnin g for th em wou ld go on throu ghout th eir lives. REAC H presenters worked with students on goal settin g, dreams and moti vati on and were co nsidered 'awesome' by many sl1ldents. A panel of parents reinforced th e importance finding a passion when choos in g a career path .
On th e las t day of th e conference. ·tudents went on a t-. I) ster) Indu,tr~ Tour. Th ey had taken a sUr\'ey on day one and had been marched to a care~r ' Iu ter fitting their interes ts and strength . Groups boardetl buse;., going to thll1ccn li ffe rent worksite~ around Geelong and into t-.lelboume. Essendon Football
ome \\ent w the
lub where th ey had their photo;., tak.en \\ ith
im~)!l H'rd
Day two of the Conference opened with a " Career Superm arket." The Keith
and M atth ew Lloyd and lem'nt about the \arious careers at the club. Othe\">
Humbl e Centre was fill ed with profes ionals repre.enting ten different work
visi ted farms . ome met counsellors and teacher al th' t-. lamgonccl
clusters: there were engineers. doctors, builder. counsellors. ac tor• . milliner.
COITe ti onal Facilil . Others \\ent 10 t-.lalle sons and
and more. After a sausage. izzle. student. attended two workshop of their
rcturned to schoo l and conclutleclthe conferen 'e \\ ith a humorous per-.pe"ll\ '
choice. Work shop topi cs ranged from stud y skill s to th e gap yea r to
or ca reers and worls given by comcdian Declan Fa). It \\"a, a pad,ed thrc'
relaxation techniques. Other popular topics included managing money.
day. ror the Year I 0 ~llIdel1ls and not a bad \\"") LQ end the ,'ho~)1 ~ car!
building a portfolio. volunteering, knowing yourse l f. and organisational tip Geelong Coll ege staff, Former sludents and member of the communi t) led th e various sessions. Students were required to be active in their learning a they went through th e day asking ques ti ons.
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Wild Thinking Mrs Mary Mason, Director of Teaching and Learning What i 'Teaching for
nderstanding' and how is it different frolll what
. chool do now? After all most people wo uld expect schools to teach for under tanding so what is different about the Teaching for Understanding Framework from Project Zero, Har vard Uni versity and why is it so important for your children's futures? At The Geelong Coll ege we are adoptin g and adapting the Teaching for Understand ing framework because we believe that it beller prepares young people for their li ves, both in the present and future. But wh at has it to do with 'wi ld thinking' and why is this so criti ca l? Recently I allended a conference in Queensland on Teaching for Understanding in the company of several teachers from the school and where David Perkin s from Project Zero spoke. Wh at follows is a summary of hi s talk. [h ave drawn heavily from an arti cle in Teacher November 2006, which uillmari ses hi s presentation and is written by Rebecca L each.
Year 8 Drama Groul) Perkin s started hi talk by looking at a poem of Emily Di ckinson 's, an American poet who wrote trange poem which are always quirky and surpri sing and take us in different directions because they do not give us
him that the Professor's teaching sty le was not enough li ke Di ckin son's poetry - it was too narrow, much too focu sed on particu lar cases, and the
answers; they make us think.
students fell into the habit of looking superficiall y for the pattern of their I asked no other thing;
experien ce of question s. They did not really understand what they were doing.
No oth er was deni ed.
Research shows that stud ents learn things in superficial way s in classrooms
I offered Being for it;
and then look for th e same pattern s in tests and exams and all too often we The mighty merchant smiled. Brazil ? H e twirled a ba ton.
sati sfy them with the same pattern s w hen we ask question s or set assignments. As a co nseq uence, they do not really grasp or understand the co nceptual framework of what they are studying. Perkin s argues th at the root
W ithout a glance Illy way:
of surface learning by students is teaching in ' tam e' ways which encourage a
·But. madam. is there nothing else
rote and rituali sti c understanding rather than a think ing response.
Th at we can show tod ay?'
So how do schoo ls break through thi s rote respon se?
Emi ly Di cki nson: Complete Poem 1924 David Perkins argued th at educati on shou ld be like the second stanza - it hould provoke, urpri e. and even upset u ,
Perkin suggests that teachers need to ask question s th at generate thinking. Instead of ask ing the students what key event stopped the Seco nd Worl d War, they could ask whether President Truman shou ld have approved the dropping of the bombs on Hi roshima and
which make an excellent focus for debate and analyses of hi storical
and Perkin s ill ustrated this for us with the tower probl em. He had been
perspecti ves. Perkin s goes on to say th at th e old style of questi ons w hich
approached by a university Professor of' Ph ys ics who was co mpl aining about
focus on events, knowledge, and skill s will not eq uip students fo r the future.
his students and their response to
That does not mean, for ex amp le, th at yo u do n' t need to know th e cau ses of
ewtoni an Ph ys ics. The Profe. SOl' tau ght
them this through th e illustration of a ten kilogram weight th at drops from th e
th e Second World War but that thi s knowl edge needs to be seen in its
top of th e tower which is 100 metres tall and he wants to know how long it
co mpl ex ity and abl e to be u able in new co ntexts. I f you study the civi l war
takes to fall to the ground. When he put the . ame problem on the exam he
in America. you should be ab le to look at what i happenin g in Iraq at the
changes it.
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agasaki. Thi is a messy and di ffi cult to pi c
Too much of school. however, is not like Emil y Dickin son. It is predicable
ow there is a hole in th e grou nd 100 Illetres deep into which fall.
moment and see simi lariti es and differences and perhaps co mbine thi s
a 10 ki logram object. Very few of hi s stud ents can ol ve th e prob lem. One
know ledge with what yo u know about religious id olog ies. Thinking brin g
student even complained because th ey did not have hole problems during th e
in all kind s of strand s of understand ing and demands further research and
cour~e. Perkin s cOlllmented that it not onl y reflected on the sllIdenl. ' inability
leads to new knowledge. Thi s is what being ed uca ted for the ' unknown'
to app ly the theory into the new way in which it had been ex pressed throu gh
means. Gi ven that the future is Illuch more unpredic tabl e - witness th e genetic
the question but also on the teaching processes o f th e Professor. It seemed to
potenti al which research has made possib le, an I th e threats to th e plan et
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A bove: Arts Week 2006.
Pe rkin ended hi s talk with the fo ll o\\ ing wo rds: We lI eed 10 puillh e rug oul ji-om ullder cOI1l'e1l1 iolla l SOrlS oj leamillg. lie
which g loba l warmin g has ra ised - our children w ill face degrees of co mp lexity and c ha nge w hi ch are unprecedented. It is not enough for them to master a routine body of kn ow ledge and to go abo ut thei r wo rld s a if thi s routine is a ll there is. It has to be transferred and used in the new and diffe rent s itu ati o ns in whi c h they find themselves.
lieI'd 10 make il Ih e secolld S IC/lI ~a oj E/Il i ly Dickill soll 's poem, Ihe VIlL Iht/I slI/prises us. Ih e 0111' Ihm slrelches lI 'here we Ihoughl \1'1' 11'1'1'1'. IJ II'C ell/I do Ihis as educcllors, w e are edllc([fing 1101j usI Jo r Ihe kll OlI'l/ bllf Ihe IIlIkllOIl'll. alld 11'1' are preparillg learn ers IIIUell beller Jor (/ cvmplicaled ami ehllilell~inf! 1I'0rld. Th e slrollg Irelld ill educ([fioll has beell 10 wme Ihe \l'ild, {() lIlake il lracwble alld ordillary. Today as edl/ccllors Ire li eI'd (() wi ld Ihe IlI/IIC.
For Perkin s unde l'standin g is an 'acti ve enterpri se' . One knows one understand s thro ugh action. through do ing it and through being ab le to teach so meon e e lse. It is on ly th en n ex ibl e thinking can happen as a person adap ts the ir understandin g in th e different s itu ations in whi ch he or she find s th emselve . Thi s has appli cati o ns to what happe ns in classroo ms. H ow ca n students beco me more active in their thinking by doing thin g and w hat does doing thin g mea n in term s of delivery in the c las roo m? We are wrestling
This is why we are
0 committed to clevel
pin g th e th ink.in g or o ur , tlldent~ at
The Geelon g College, We want thcm to g ras p kn ow ledge in a ll the di cip lines but we al 0 want them to be a bl e to think. n c'\ ib ly w ith thnt know ledge. Of cour e. som e o f our stude nts do thi s nlreacl) but o ur aim through th e Strategic Educati o n Plan is to ha ve all o f o ur ,tude nt, active ly thinking,
with thi s cha ll e nge at the mo ment.
Left: i'vImy BnullhCllt' ( Y~((r 9) It'orkmg Imh \'O llll,g /(,',m ·hlklrl'll cit ilaioIH Colleg~.
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Year 9 CITY Programs 2006 Debbie Filling, City Prograril Adlninistrator City week - the last weck in August - 133 Year 9 students . It may have been
Stu dents were based in key bui ldings in the centra l bus ines d istri c t durin g
the final week of wi Iller but the un came out for the week and a ll the
the day. The maj ority chose to stay w ith re lati ves, fr ie nds or the ir famil ies in
srudents enjoyed an early spring. After the high ly successful An, Geography and H istory in the C ity programs held last year, 2006 saw the int roduction of the full comp lement of s ix di ciplinary based 'City Programs', addi tiona l programs bein g offered in Engli h, Performing Arts and Science. This gave all Year 9 stu dents the opportunity to participate in a week of thinkin g and exp lorin g in a di scipline area in the co ntex t of gelling to know the city. The programs aga in saw srudents working with many specialists and experts in eac h di c iplinary field.
th e city, but there was also a small co ntin gent wh o travell ed from Geelong each day. Thi s ind epend ent travel to and arou nd th e c ity fam ili ari sed th e stu dents with Me lbourn e. Many of the m in the ir rev iew co mm ents ta lked abo ut their new- fo und independe nce and the importance of makin g the ir own dec is ions. They also ta lked about th e signifi ca nce o f be in g abl e to foc us on an area for a week. They f ound the access to spec iali sts in the ir di sciplin e area parti c ul arl y va lu able . T he C ity Week culmin ated w ith an exhi biti on bac k at schoo l whe re students
A wide variet y of research topics were studied within each of the programs.
presented thei r ideas and works to the ir pare nts. Both staff and students found
The e in cluded green arc hitectu re. an ima l behaviou r, D ock lands, city livi ng.
th e week ex hil aratin g and va lu abl e. M any stud e ills saw it as a bi g hi ghli ght
Melboull1e gangster and moments of Melbourne, as well as th e co mplet ion
of Year 9.
of creative writing, art works and performance piece based on observation and experiences whilst in the city. In the course of the week studeills visited a diverse range of places and o rgani ations including the Na tio nal Ga ll ery of Victori a. The Age. Melbo urne Writers Festiva l, Victorian Arts Centre. State Library of Victoria, Me lbo urne Zoo, Vi ctorian l nstitute of Sport, Melbourne Observation D eck, Dock land s an d Channel 10 studios for the filming of 'Thank God You' re Here' Below : GeograJ)hy in the City at Docldands.
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Above : YeaT 9 swdems at the State UbTaTY. Right: YeaT 9 Drama in the Cit), swdents. 2nd right: Sam GoddaTd and AlexandeT Can' at Channel 10 swdios fOT Drama in the Cit),. Bottom right: YeaT 9 An in the Cit), swdents. Below: An in the City.
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Boarding House Refurbishment Mr Daniel Mahon, Deputy Principal and H ead of Boarding Boarding is a profoundly enrichin g ex peri ence in so far as it helps lUdents to learn to live together cooperati ve ly, develop th eir independence and make lifelong friends. The College is committed to improving th e tandard o f accommod ati on and recreationa l facilitie in both H ouses and has undertaken an accelerated
Mossg iel res idents have recent ly seen the dramati c tran sform ati on of their
refurbishment program w ith the aim of Illan enin g the H ouses up generall y.
co mm on recreation area including:
The ervices of Zarinan Gurrie and As oc iates have been enli sted to ass ist with the de ign and co-o rdin ation of the w hole project. Thi has invo l ved boarding house staff working clo ely with designers and architects to ensure a quality outcome that serves the needs of the boarding co mlllunity. Throughout the year. Mackie residents have seen their commo n recrea ti on area and bathrooms. in particular. undergo great change. pecific changes include: the refurbishlllent of McLeod dorlllitory. includin g new partition
a new kitchen w ith new joinery, appliances and furniture a reconfigured co mlll on recrea tion area, includin g new f urnilUre, painting. carpet, blind s, li ghting and joinery The refurbi shment program has focu ssed on the cO lllmon areas in both H ouses this year, thereby I'ecogni sin g the essentia l part co mfortabl e recreati onal areas play in developin g a sense o f cO lllmunity w ithin each H ouse. It is indeed an exciting time to be invo l ved in boarding at the College.
wall . shelving and painting two renovated small bathroom a new kitchen with ne\\ joinery. appliances and furniture a reconfigured common recreation area. including new furn iture the refurbi hlllem of the Fraser dormitory. includin g new fu rniture and painting
Year 10 Politics Program Mr Adam Usher, Head of History The two day program saw students taking real and active roles in four palties, the Liberals, lalional s, ALP and Greens, from I.eadership to policy development, frolll campaign managi ng to badge-making. Students also became j ourn alists as a palt of the Illedi a group. who reponed on the campaign through The Geelong College's own newspaper blogs. There were al 0 filmmakers who produced an excellent record of the election. including commentary, interviews and plenty of hUlll our. The program ensures that students, as futu re voter . gain a Illature understa nding of the way that elections are run and the way th at pan y poli tics operates in Australi a, and the powerful role that the Illedia plays in thi s process. The election was fought on the issues of industri al relations (WorkChoices). nucl ear energy, and Au stralia's role in the 'War on Ten·or'. Students researched these topi cs and tai lored their pl atforms to suit their party. Their policies were then conveyed by leaders'
Adam Usher and Roben Doyle .
ca mpai gn speeches and defended by the party backbenchers at a robust ' public meeting' in M orri son Hall. Thi s was grass roots politics at its bcst!
During Term 3, the inaugural Ye.:'1r 10 Politics Program was held, with great success. The program focussed on delivering practical clecti on infonnaLion such as voting
This year's program was a great success in engaging students in Australi a's
and current issues and included a 'hands on' mock electi on, which was run by thc
po litical system. By building their ex isting know ledge to a hi gher and more
Australi an Electoral COlllmission. The program also included a range of experienced
practical level it prepared students for acti ve citi zenship and 'skill s for life', and
and engaging guest speakers including, former State Opposition Leader and Old
cmpowered them to become sustainabl y involved in the polili cal proce s. J, for one,
Collegian, Mr Robel1 Doyle (196 ). Fcderal M cmber for Will s and Federal Shadow
leep better at ni ght knowing that the future of Australian dcmocracy is in sa fe
Mini~ter for Publi c Accountability and Shadow Minister for HUlllan Services.
future voter hands.
Mr Kelvin ThOlllson. and a CU ITent affairs journalist at the Gcelong Advcl1i er.
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Year 6 Film--making Miss Kate H ehir, Year 6 Teach er The tool s we use to tell a sto ry are changing. In the pas t we created ou r tori using pen and paper, often co mpl eting a ri gorou drafting process and then finall y being allowed to write a good copy or. if we were reall y lucky. maybe make a class book. But with the introdu ction of co mputer things have changed dramati ca ll y for sto ries in the class roo m. We can now tell our stolies through a va ri ety of media and film . By co mbinin g a series of image and ounds to tell a story, film ca n have an amazing influence on an audi ence. Film has been bea utifull y described as a "coll ective dream" in whi ch an audi ence of strangers ca n enter a I1lov ie th ea tre and share a siI1lultaneo us adventure. Fi lm ca n create laughter. anger, fear. tea rs The raw footage i, then taken back to the cia room II here it is edited on the
and inspiratio n.
Apple Mac computer u ing iMO\ ie. The t- Iu ic DepanmeIll also become With the introducti on of the Multi-Medi a prog raI1l four yea rs ago. Year 6 students at The Geelong College have been using film to share thei r narrat ive
in vo lved at thi stage, helping th e student compo. e an original Sl:ore u ing 'Garage Band '. to crea te the movie's sound track.
with an audi ence. The progra m has evolved over tim e from the ori ginal films created in 2003. The Year 6 staff decided th ey needed ass istan ce froI1l an expert
Obviously the technology is integral to making film but not Just for the ob\ !Olb
in thi s field and that's when Tim Bain was brought in to further develop th e
reasons. The computer seem to make a connection with the ,tudent~,
program. Hi s experti se in film -I1laking and anim ation all owed th e progra m to
particularl y th e boys. who immerse themselves in the editing of their film __ The
reac h a more professional level.
student are wi lling to co ntri bute a huge amount of time to ensure that their
The goa l Tim set the students was. "To create poli shed films with a strong cinematic narrati ve and to knock th e socks off the audi ence:' So that i what we set out to do.
final prod uct is 'ju, t right". tu dents' enthu ia m for school build, in Year 6 at a year that can often be troubl e, ome for ome
by the fact th at the students are work ing in groups. Group work is always challenging and beco mes more so when th ey ex peri ence the clash between arti 'ti c ideas or differing visions. Inev itab ly. mos t groups ex peri nce a tim e when they fall apart and it is what th ey do at thi s tim e th at matt ers most. The
begin to enter
th e puberry years. Techno logy is \vhere the) are at and the program ', goal i, t stay up to the minute with what is ava ilable
The film-m ak ing process is a co mplex one and ca n beco me more challenging
tudent~ as th e)
0 the
tudenh are e\tended from
what they may be u ing at home. Being exposed to a variety of [Ilms at ex hibition like the International Children's Film Festi va l, 'Little Big Shot' has given the ,tudents im,piration as to what oth er children th eir age are creating around the world .
stud ents learn a va riety of strategies for working with others th at will help
Several groups have e, perienced succe s outside the 'cho)1 by \\ inning a\\ards
th eI1l in th eir future.
in competiti ons su h as. Kid Witnes.
Each term the curriculum has a focus th at mu t be taught. so not onl y do the students have the challenge of creatin g a narrati ve on film but it must also be about a , et top ic. vVhere the Ri ver Meets the Sea, Health and Fitne
and
Makin g a Difference are the current areas of study an d offer a startin g point for th e students to ex plore and then crea te an interes tin g tory. The proces begins with brainstorI1lin g. where the stud nts decide how th ey are go ing to integrate th e term's th eme into their film , what genre they should
l ew~ - l
e\\
i,ion
ward" the LOry-
film awa rd fo r Wakikirri and th e Plimary Film A\\ard b) the
u,tralian
Teacher of Media. The year's work is then brought together in a celebration at the . ~ 1 ward ' dllIing Term -I .
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se lection of IIlms are ,ho\\ n to an audience of 'tafT,
parents and students. Thi s is a night to enjo) the \ucccs,es of the ~llllti - ~leuia year and a grea t way to graduate into Year 7. The Year 6 slLIdcnts al 0 UnciCrlllJ...e an animation unit a pan of their an
work with and the role eac h member will take on. 1 ex t they write the ,cript
program where the} use a lillie imagination, a digitall'amcra, and a Cl)mpUtcr
and also create a storyboard to work out the camera shots and how the film will
to create a clay animation. They model a character and dey i'e a swr~ bl)aru.
loo k when it's created .
add ing text. music and sound cffec ts to their final 111m. lLIdeIlls \\l)rJ...
Fi lm-makin g is a gia nt problem- olving exercise. Students have met a va. t ran gc of chall enges when trying to ca pture the righ t footage. They have ex perienced mass ive storms at Barwon Head. , tri ed to keep camera dry while ca noeing and arriving to interview AFL foo tball ers. who never turn ed up. These arc just some of th e probl ems they ha ve had to overcome, and wi th eac h
collaborati\e ly \\ hile planning, \\ riling. designing, building, animallng and edi tin g th e project. t othing engages student- more than 'I,I~ aI1lI11~llil)n . An imati on appeals to multiple illlelligen 'es and a broad \ ~lri 't~ l)f I 'amer' With th is unit of \\ or!" the cla,groom becomcs an aClI\ e learning cm Irl)n1ll 'Ill and allows the 'tuden t' to further usc lcchnok)g) .1\ a cn:aLI\ ' tlll)!.
new idea, brings a new set of obs tac les.
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Robocup at the Preparatory School Mr Phil Arniitage, Secondary Science Teacher
Above: The dedicated team for the Geelong event working back one night after Mr Denis Parker began th e Preparatory School's invo l vemen t wi th Robotics back in the past with th e purcha e of a class set oflntellecta co mputer
schooL. Fmm left , Julie Fagan, (team organiser), Jack Angliss, N ick Pedenen , James White, Jaimi Taylor, Charles Ma)'field and Mr Phil Anllitage.
intedaces. Th e equipment was used to connect the students' laptops to ensors which took readings of variables such as li ght inten sity, temperature
Roboti cs unit was moved into thi s elective block and whil st it has now meant
and pH from the experimeill th ey did in class. It was also possibl e to use
that not all students are exposed to Robotics, those who have chosen it have
Intellecta to contro l simpl e machines, but the equipment was a littl e
made far greater progr ess . In the past, the onl y stud ents who developed th eir
unreliable and the machines had to remain co nnected to the co mputer.
skill s suffi ciently to enter th e Robocup co mpetiti on were those dedicated
Our move from Intell ecta to L ego robotics ca me about in 2002 after a group of Preparatory School teachers attended th e L earning H orizons co nference in Lome. Following the conference, a co uple of L ego RCX bri cks were
indi viduals who spent lots of lunchtimes at th e task. Thi year, with th e two groups of student who have chosen the Robotics electi ve, we have been abl e to have our own rescue co mpetiti on.
purchased wi th the aim of explorin g the possibilities and building up staff
Our in vol vement in th e Robocup co mpetiti on has co ntinued each year since it
expertise. Luckily, when the box was bei ng opened, a group of eager tudeillS
began and thi s year we had a team of 5 boys, Nick Pedersen, Jack Ang li ss,
were in attendance and th ey willi ngly agreed to spend some lunchtimes
l ame \Vhite, Charles M ay fi eld and Jaimi Tay lor, in the Geelong event. Th ey
playing with the equ ipment wi th the aim of pulling an eillry into the Robocup
placed a cred itabl e I . t, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 6th in the rescue event and wo n
Junior competition.
$500 towards th e cos t of travel to th e
The team, which included 4 boys and 4 girls, travell ed to M elbourne to competc against teams from all over Au trali a and they were success ful in fini shing in second place in the rescue secti on.
ati onal event in Sydney. N ick, Jack
and James th en co mpeted in M elbourne where th ey pl aced 2nd and 4th winn ing a furth er $400 toward s travel and so it was with no grea t difficulty th at they co nvinced th ei r parents to take th em to th e Sydney event. Tn a ['i eld of around 40 of the be t team s from around Au stralia th ey co nsistently
Flushed with succe. s and buoyed by the studcnts' cnthusiasm we purchased a
achi eved tim es that wo uld have beaten th e wo rld record last yea r and
class set of Lego RCX bricks and in 2003 incl uded a th ree week unit on Robotics
perFormed admi rab ly placin g 4th, 5th and 3 1 t.
in Year 8 Science. The unit wa~ received wi th enthusiasm by most of the students although. as with anything, there were some to whom it did not appeal.
It has been a real pleasure work ing with the team thi s yea r. Their enthusiasm was infectious and it wa fantas ti c to see the way they wo rkcd
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In 2006, time was taken from Year 8 M aths, Engli. h, Science and SOSE to
together. The wo rld championships are in At lanta in June nex t yea r. I
create a block of electi ves, wi th the aim of giving sllldents th e opportu nity to
know the boys are keen to go, it wou ld be fabul ous to see th em
delve more deeply into a pect of these subj ect. which interested them. Th e
co nti nue the journey.
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J_ ---------4--lI The Ithaka Project at Campbell H ouse: Developing Intellectual Character in our children Mr C hris Dinneen , Year 2 Teacher, Mr Andr w McKie, Y ar 3 Tea h r and Mr Libby Ru 11, Director of an1pb 11 H u 'We 're all after the same thing in education: more effective teaching, m ore effective learning for every student ... The Ithaka project begins from this - from the wish to better under land learning and teaching ... " (J. Landvogt 2005)
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The Geelong College joined the Ithaka projec t in 2005. headed by Dr Ju lie
For thi poten tial LO be realised it ne d, to be nurtured through a cia! ,room
Land vogt, Fell ow at th e Melbourn e Uni vers ity. LO co mplement the teac hing and
enviro nJ11e nt that allow the teacher and tudent to de\'elop a J in!
learnin g goa ls outlined in th e Co ll ege's cO J11prehensive blueprint for
un der tan ding of strategies LO support thinking that i deepl) embedded 111 the
education al reforJ11 ; The Strategic Educa ti on Pl an. Ithaka's meJ11 bership is
knowledge to be exp lored. The strmegie need to be e\plicit and ometime.
ex pansive and includes J11 any of the progressive independent schoo ls in the
displayed.
Melbourne J11etropolitan area.
pro mpt all the c ia
Developin g intell ectual character in our aspiring students i an iJ11portant goal and one of the eJ11powering theJ11 es in th e StraLegic Educa ti onal Plan.
n example of thi. i a di . play the children and Chri compo,ed [Q J11embers' dispo ition toward~ deeper thinling. It goes like
this: Lea rnin g to Lea rn
Intellectu al character ackn owledges th at abil ily is part of perfo rJ11 ance. but
Talk about your thinking
J110re iJ11portantl y, it recog ni ses th at stud ents must have the inclination to use
We wa nt to ee. hear and fee l thinking happenin g in our classroom
th eir ab il ities. and furth ernl ore. be sensiti ve to the opportuniti es in whi ch these abili ties can be appli ed. We are as king students to be J11 0re ope n min ded.
U e what you know
curious. creati ve and criti ca l in th eir thinking. As prac titi oner we are J110re
Help yo ur elf to learn and under tand in different way
J11indful th an ever, of providing learnin g silliati on th at leave the doo r ajar fo r
Li ten to what olhers tell you about their lhint..ing
our learn ers LO exercise their intellectu al charac ter.
We' re all in this LOgether
Chri s Dinneen's ex peri ence with Ithaka cO J11peli ed hiJ11 LO pursue a thinkin g
Another th inki ng routine thaL is J11aking a difference to our , tudent 's
routin e with his Yea r 2 sllldent siJ11pl y titl ed RrDER (Read. lJ11 agine. Draw.
intellec tu al character is being trial led in the Year 3 c lassrooms b) Kell~ Watson
Evaluate. Repea t). In short. it seeks to ex plore stud ent 's ability to visualise
and And rew Mc Kie. It i called ee. Think. v onder.
events in stori es. not onl y when read aloud. but also intern all y. The experience
wonde r ro utine i help ing our children to ob erve arefull) and go beyond the
. ing the I thll1t... lee. 1
has been quite ex traordin ary. He discovered very ea rl y in thi routin e th at the
literal. the obv ious. and the fir. tthing that pops into their head.... The) are
mea nin gs chi ldren constru ct froJ11 to ri es vary greaLly betwee n indi vidu al . The
beginning LO bac t.. up their interpretation ' with deeper anal) ,i . and their
challenge was to raise this awarene s within th e gro up and offer opportun iti es
unde rsta nd ings and iJ11aginations are . tiJ11ulaLed into ,ynthe. ising ant]
in which th ey co uld share their understandin gs in a criti cal and thought ful way.
fo recasting li ke ly future cenarios and outcome. This routine ha, pro\ed
In th eir di sc u sions the children drew on their ex periences to support their
ex tremely u;,erul in observing and predicting the likel) outcome of e'penment.
ideas and J11 0ved beyo nd th eir personal co nn ecti on LO stori es LO conside r their
in Integ rated
class J11ates point of vi ew. Reg ular ex pos ure to this routin e throughout th e year
wi ll te sell ate in Ma thema tics.
developed th eir intellectu al charac ter in th at th ey bega n to ask qu estions of th eJ11selves and oth ers in a more open minded and curiou mann er. The ir abi lit y to develop th ese di spositi ons has grow n ubstant ia ll y. To eavesdrop on their di scourse is both a pri vilege and a revelati on. The e stu dent are onl y eight years old ye t th eir ca pac ity as lea rners deJ11 0nstrating intell ec tu al harac ter is far grea ter th an Chris would have ever th ought possible.
tudie. and in examining the propenie, or shapes and hl)\\ the\
Deve lop ing intell 'ctual character in our ·tudent. i, enormou,l) re\\arding .}\ we wa tch them become m re independent leamer and problem soh as. It I a journey that ca nnot be ru hed and is pro\ ing to be full of surpri'e,. ' hallenging ou r view of chi ldren and their capacity to thint.. - a jOllme) comparable to Odysse us' from Troy to It hat..a.
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Heysen Trail Expedition Mr Roger Smith, Joint Head Senior School (Curricululu) Thi year' Exploration Society expedition ventured in to the arid region of
hi ghl ights, uch as the chall engi ng B lack Gap entry and ex it to Wilpena
around the Southern Flinders Range Natio nal Park. A comm itted party of 21
Pound , campin g in the Pound itselr encircled by rugged ran ges, the a cent of
tudents and 7 staff walked in excess of 180 ki lometres along the Heysen
St Mary's Peak and the panoramic views from th e summit, exp loring a wide
Trail, overcoming numerou cha llenge and enjoy in g the magnificent scenery
variety of gorges with their ancient rocks and hy wildlife inh abita nts,
that thi area offers to those who ventu re beyond the confines of motori sed
watchin g cliff face co me alive with colour at sunri se and sunset, or
transport.
marvelling at the resilience of grand trees in dry creek beds. During thi s
To ensure the safety of participants and help preserve th e frag il e enviro nment, the group was split into two separate parties for the major co mponent of this trip. a 10-day hike between the hi storic Wonoka station near Hawker and the rugged Parachilna Gorge. many rocky step to the north . The two groups
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Following any such adventure indi vid uals wi ll reca ll their ow n personal
remote South Australia. with a focus on the spectacular land cape within and
exped itio n, however, relatively min or events often proved eq uall y memorab le; star-gaz in g at ni ght, locatin g s ma ll poo ls of water at an otherwise dry camp, a warmi ng campflre, awaking to frost at minus six degrees , or creatin g a n evening fea t from an unlikely menu .
walked in opposite directions, meeting each other bri efly for a very we lcome
After the gro ups had co mpleted the Flinders Ranges wa lk we travelled further
combined lunch near the half-way point adjacent to Bunyeroo Gorge.
north to exp lore the hi sto ri c town of Beltana, where we repaired and cleaned
Throughout this hike, we trekked beside dl e Heysen, ABC and Red Ranges
the cairn built by previous Geelong Co ll ege exped itio ners 4S years ago (as
that comprise the pine of the
featured in the Jun e ed iti on of Ad Astra). A co mfortab le ni ght in shearers'
arional Park, crossing and following dry river
beds, traversing open arid plains, passing ruins of dereli ct homestead s,
quarters at Beltana statio n was certai nl y a welco me re li ef after 10 ni ghts o n
surprising wildlife and watching ever-present wedge- tail eagles soaring with
the hard desert gro und. Qur return trip to Adela ide included a day wa lk
ease above us.
through Hidde n Gorge in the Mount Re markabl e Nati onal Park (a lso a part of
the Heysen Trail) and a visi t to The Cedar in Hahndorf. where Ha ns Heysen painted so many of hi s im ages or the area in which we had trekked.
SlUdell ts Jake Ba 1'10 III, Alexalldra Bra \\In , Elliot Brolllll, Harriet Burtoll. Matth ew Carroll, James Challlpl1ess, Lachlan Collills, Gree r Dimsey, Benjalllill Grice, M ichael Jenkins, NalC/lie Jessen, S/ephanie Killg, Freya Langhalll, Tim Maltby, Samal1lha May, Ollie Naill, James Pasco, Jasoll Qin, Kathleell Rix, Angela Smith, Campbell Taylo/:
SIC/if Julie Ga iney, Tom Hartley, Rob Kayler-Thom sol/, Tim Parkes. MC/I )' Preece, Roger SlIIith, Phil Tay lO/:
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International Exchange
Thailand 2006
Mr Dav id Hibbard, Studies Co~ordinator/Head of Mathetuatics hospitality. A bu sy week of visits to landmarks and pl aces of cullllral and hi stori ca l significance in and around Bangkok and surrounding prov inces was plann ed as well as spendin g some tim e in classroom s with our Thai hosts. Tri am Udom is one of Thailand 's outstanding chool s and, like Th e Geelong Co ll ege Senior Schoo l, it ca ters fo r students in their fina l fou r years of secondary educatio n. It has almost 5000 students and provided quite a culture shock for our students. A rri ving by 8 am each morning, hav in g travelled quite long di stances in ome cases, stud ents line up outside th eir class roo ms to sing the national anthem and the school song before go ing into th eir classrooms (class sizes abou t 45) for a long day's wo rk. Many of the stud ents proceed straig ht from schoo l to th e vari ous tutoring chools in nearby Siam Square fo r add itional lessons, to ensure th at they achi eve the highest possibl e grades. For two weeks in October we were pleased to retu rn the hosp itality we had enjoyed when 14 students and two teachers from Tri am Udom visited us. Th ey enjoyed a number of excursions, attended classes with th eir hosts, did a
In the College's Strategic Education Pl an 2005 - 20 I 0, a number of Empowering Themes are identified. Amongst ulese are Global Citizenship. Su tainable Futures, Communit·y Engagement, Fulfilling Li ves and lmell ectual Character. The e themes are exemplified in the internati onal exchange programs in which College students are invol ved. We currentl y have forma l sis ter school arrangements with schools in Ch antilly (France), Shanghai (China) and B angkok (Th ail and). In 2006, College students enjoyed the opporru nity to vis it both Shanghai and Bangok. In particular. a group of II stud ents and two staff pent 2 fruitful weeks in Thailand in the mid-year holiday. I n return we welcomed 14 vibrant stud ents and their teachers from Triam Udom Suksa School in Bangkok. Our visi t to lllailand offered many opporrunities to progress the Empowerin g them es referred to above. Our fi rst week. spent in th e Chiang Mai area in
orthern
Thailand. saw students ridin g eleph ant and working with the mahouts, th eir ownerlLrainer to train the eleph ams. With fores try being challenged. the future of the elephants and th eir mahouts in Thailand is uncertain and many are re orri ng to begging in the u·eets of Bangkok with their elephants, or pUlling the elephants to work in touri st hows. fssues of sustainability and animal welfare informed our co nversa ti ons after our visit with th e elephants. Visit to a Chri tian-funded orph anage ca terin g for yo ung children wit h HIV/AIDS and to a government orph anage were moving and challenging experiences for our studen ts. A hike into th e hill tri be area on the M ae Tacng River and two nights spent sleeping in hill tribe co ttages was also a new cha l lenge. A day in the vi ll age was spent co n tru cting a 'sala'. or helter. for the ~tudeJ1ls in the sma ll hill tribe school. Sleeping in th e hill tribe COllages, waking early to the sound of crowi ng roos ter and honking pi gs and workin g quite hard in the heat and humidity of Th ail and 's wet season allowed sllldents to experience the difficult lifestyle of th ese wonderfu l people in a first-hand
way. An exciting trip down th e M ae Tacng Ri ver, including regul ar mali rap ids, on bamboo rafts comp leted this part o f th e j ourney. The entire northern Thailand experience challcnged sllldents to co nsider que ti on of sustainability. lifestyle and culture and to be involved in gi ving back to thosc in need in th e Thai com munity. A relaxing 12-hour train trip from Chiang M ai to Bangkok allowed us to see a broad spec trum of thai landform " land uses, styles of housing, temples and oth er landmarks. Our wo nderfu l hosts frol11 Tri am Udom School wa it ed at Hu a Lamphong Rai lways stati on to we lco me us and shower us with th eir
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littl e shoppi ng (and were horrifi ed at the prices I) and perform ed so me trad ition al Thai dances for us. I believe that one of th e most important parts of the exchange is the opportun ity th e students have to live in a T hai or Australian home w ith a host fam il y. They experience the culture from in side in a way th at touri sts seldom get to do and the frie ndships and internati onal
Year 10 Personal Development Party Safe Day M Jan Utting On Wed nesday 26 Jul y all Year 10 stu dents parti c ipated in "Party Sa re Day" .
The tude nts we re a lso shown a T e film ba~ed on a tragic true
This is th e third year we have run Party Safe Day, \ hi ch is de li vered to 150
young peo pl e invo lved in a car acc iden t in \\hich ine.\ perience. tlrinking anti
Yea r 10 stud ents w ho hear prese nta ti ons fro m a Drug Educator. Ambu lan ce
un licenced dri in g co ntri buted to a dea th o r a ear 12 ,tudent (n their "mu k
Officer and Po li ce O fficer on the day. T he day is hi ghl y va lu ed by s tude nts.
up" day. Durin g the stude nt ' de brietin g they were urged to consider the
LOr) of
teachers and pa rents alike as it all ows a se ri e of profess ionals to de li ver
plann ing . deci sio n ' and cho ices made b) several indi\ idual, in the serie of
in fo rm ati o n and ad vice to 15- 16 year-o ld stude nts abo ut the princ iples o f
events whi ch led to the acc ide nt.
harm minimi sati on and party in g afe ly.
The Party Sa fe Day wa suppo n ed by a "s howbag" co ntaining information
Thi s year. as in prev ious years, th e parti c ipati o n of Victori a Po li ce. Rura l
for stud ents and pare nt o n thi , ve ry im portant topic. Parem, anti ~tudenL are
A mbul ance Vi ctori a and Barwon Hea lth - Dru g and A lco ho l Services has
e nco uraged to di cuss the man) is ues aro un d afe part) ing.
mea nt that students have had a pos iti ve and proacti ve exchange in w hat for many has been th eir first ever co ntact with th ese departments. Topi cs covered by the three presenter in c luded: The Parry Safe reg istrat ion form. how to avo id ga tecras hers and inc idents occurrin g at pa rti es. the ro le or the po li ce and lega l as pects o f parti es and unde rage drin kin g, the effects or a lco ho l o n th e body. harm s and dangers assoc iated w ith bin ge drinkin g, how to recogni se an e me rgency, imm edi ate first a id and what to expect whe n ca llin g an ambul ance, responsibl e d rinkin g and c ha ll e ng in g the reasons fo r binge drinking. Bo tto m left : Drug educawr t- [ark Randall tmrks ll'r rh )~ar I .strident.>. Bottom right: Senior Constahle Ten) Hamilwn speaks luch feLtr Il \cwl.:nts.
Student and Staff Activities
Top right:
Victorian School Snowsl)ores Championships. Top left:
2006 Ski Tlip . A bove righ t: from left
Hank Rock Band: Ross Beaton, David AdQlns, David Hill, Roben l1il)olino and HI/w Bamard. A bove left:
Combined APS Athlerics Championships 2006. Top middl e:
The Hon. Jeff Kennm, Chainnan Be)'ondblue speaks to Year 12 stttdents. Left top: from left
All Schools 4x BOOm Relay Chaml)ions: Katherine Landy, Brittan)' Wood, Sarah James and CharlO(1£ Cumow. Left bottom:
Thailand Exchange students on Geelong's waterfront. Far right: Elliot Brown (Year 10) at Arts Week 2006. Bottom left :
Senior School House Hockey 2006. Botto m rightt:
Senior chool House Athletics 2006.
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Above left: Water Polo 2006 . Above Ri ght: Lee Troo/) talks co Campbell H O~LSe children. Right: Tom Sawade with his mother and memben of the Australian Defence Force. Bottom left: GeoTgie MacRae (Year 10) at Shalom College, Toumsville . Bottom middle: : Mitchell Gourle)' (Yem· 9), A~LSCralian Schoo/.s Ski Championships. Bottom right: HOtLSe Athletics - 2006 Reece Cord)" Salvador He111ic~LS and Will Schofield. Far bottom left: Senior School H O~LSe Athletics 2006. Far bottom left: Athletics Vict07·ia ScilOO/.s Knockout Competition - Division 2 Finalises. Bottom right: 2006 P1·efecrs tree planring.
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Staff Welcome New Head of Preparatory School
Mr Julian Carroll Mr Julian Carroll has been appointed Head of the Preparatory School at The Geelong College. He previously held the position of Principal of Ballarat orth Primary Schoo l for 9 years and, prior to that, Acting Principal of Yuille Primary Sc hoo l. In 2005 Mr Can·oll was seconded to the De partment of Educatio n and Training in the role of Community and Capacity Building Officer for the Grampians Region and ha been involved in the educati onal field for over 30 years. Mr Carro]]"s role at the College is to oversee th e day to day operation s of the Early Learning Centre, Campbell Hou se and th e Middl e School and co ntribute to the general educational directions of the College. H e has a great interest in hum an resource management and th e development of hi gh pelforming teams. His educational qualifications include a B achelor of Ed uca tion, (M onash University), Gradu ate D iploma of Mu sic Education (Univers ity of B all arat). and a Diploma of TeachinglPrimary (D eakin Uni versity). Mr Carroll has a passion for edu cation and rece ives enorm ous satisfaction from seeing students achieve their edu cational goals . Thi philo ophy i underpinn ed by his desire for students to trive and ucceed in their endeavours and to perform to th eir personal bes t. Mr Carroll and hi wife Elisa have three children. Jessica, Samuel and Grace, who will commence in Prep at Campbell House next year. The family are very excited to be moving to Geelong and becoming active member of The Geelong College commu nity. Mr CaJTolI 's other interest include golf. architecture, personal fitness. music. travel and reading.
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Staff Farewells Farewell to Founding Director of the Early Learning Centre Mrs Andree Fitzgerald Mrs Libby Russell, Director of Campbell House Andree Fitzgerald is retiring at the end of the year and our sincere thanks go to her for so success fully building the centre into an outstand ing early childhood setting over th e last 12 yea rs. And ree was initi ally approached by Peter Hughes. (pas t headmaster of the Preparatory School) and Di ane Bourke, (past Director of Campbell H ou se). to act as a co nsultant to advise on the feasibility of setti ng up a kindergarten at Co llege. At that time she wa in charge of the Allanvale Pre-Schoo l, Leopold and had a wealth of experience in running Kindergarten. The proposal was to place a kindergarten in what wa previou Iy the Prep room and prior to that a housemaster' residence. From th e start, th e chool decided it was necessary to co mpl y with the Human Service regul ati ons to ensure th e kindergarten was in line wi th its co mpetin g co mmunity
Si nce then Andree has seen the Centre grow with the co mpleti on of the:: Year
kindergartens. Thi s meant that we needed to meet th eir many regulation re
Room in 1997, wi th a total enrolment at an yo ne da o f 60 child ren and 0
buildin g, space, and staffi ng and Andree 's ex perti e and ex perience proved to
fami lies. It has become the entry point to th e chool and has set an
be invaluable. As the proj ect developed And ree's interest grew and th e
outstanding precedent for th e rest of the school to carr) on,
possibil ity of being Director of th e ceillre appea led. Fortunately for us she
There is no doubt that Andree' capacity to network , make pe pie feel .,peciJ.I
appli ed for th e positi on and Paul Sheahan appoi nted her in September to
and her extraordinary energy has co ntributed great I) to the Centre ', ueces'>,
co mmence work strai ght away seven months pri or to th e centre open ing. From the start Andree provided very indi vidu al attention to children and
We thank her again for her very important contributi on to the school and \\ ih her we ll in her relirement.
famili es. Thi s attention has beco me an un written 'given' of the Centre. Andree personall y vis ited all prospecti ve children and their families and de pite not having a Centre to view, so ld the idea successfull y to twenty two fami li es. The nex t cha llenge was th e closing o f M orongo and udden ly the 22 children ex panded to 42! Th e schoo l purcha ed a set of portable to accommodate th e influx of students, one of which was used to ex tend the Centre. The maintenance men worked furiou sly over the holiday to get the centre ready and there was hardl y a day pa ed by when Andree didn't check on progress. Finally, the day before th e Centre was to commence operatin g Human Service gave it th e all clear. The Centre op ned w ith a 3 Year old Kindergarten and a 4/5 Kindergarten . Anoth er signifi ca nt event which occurred at the beginning stages or the ELC whi ch helped shape its direction was an exhibition held at the Victorian Museum called 'A hundred and one languages' by children from a then unknown region in northern Italy ca lled Regg io Emilia. B oth Diane and Andree vi . ited the exhibition held in September 1994 and both became capti vated by what they saw. Andre and Diane both visi ted Reggio Emilia pre-schoo ls and beca me leader in Aluralia in helping earl y chi ldhood ed uca tors grapple with the philosoph y and how it fits in the Australian con text.
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Presentation of the Guns Mr Con Lannan , H eritage and A rchives Pholo!,(rlIphs (~f Norman \/orrison lV/ell1orial Hall during the 1920s and f 930s (~ftel1 featil re /H'O artillery pieces stationed on the (H/,/wll lIellr Ihe /ionl (~f the Hall facillg the M(/III 0\'(/1. The 77177111 artillery pieces were a fm'o urite photographic backdrop for \"fllde11ls Il"ho (~fren fwd IhclI1sclI'es 'snapped' draped across Ihe guns in a cheel.fully casual ell1brace. While th ese gUlls arrived 11"ifh IIlllch fallfare alld pride in 1920 their e1'elllllal remom / II'as (/ fa r I1lOre quiet and subdued ((ftail: Secured as war trophies. the captured Germa n guns were won in a long campaign by the then Lieut. Colone l Frederick Charl es Purn e ll. a former
prov ide war re li cs was made to Purn e ll by Gene ra l Bo urgeo is, the Ge nera l in
College tudent and one time pre ident of the O ld Gee lo ng Co ll eg ians '
chru'ge of th e French Departme nt of Artill ery. In th e year and a ha lf th at
Association. Much of the con'espondence detai ling th e acqui siti o n of these
foll owed, de lays , co nfu sion anci co nsid erabl e fru strati o n were revea led in the
gun is held in the College Archives. Many of the images of the event have
co rres pond ence between Purne ll and the French D epartm ent of Artill ery.
not been publi hed since the 1920 .
U ltim ately, Purn ell so ught interventi on fro m both tb e Vi c tori an Premi e r and
The gun s were "presellled TO The College as a gift from The Old Colleg ia liS ,
A s OCiOlioll, ill honollr oj Th ose old boy of Th e College who served ill the
the actin g Prime Mini ster of the time in supportin g formal app licati ons to the French mi litary auth orili es.
CreOl \VOl; and also as a memo rial TO Th ose \\'ho had made the sllpreme
This seco nd pos t war ca mpa ign by Purn e ll fin a ll y saw agreement to provide
sacrifice." Almost 600 Old Collegian
the gun s in late 19 19 more th an 12 mo nth s after hi s initi a l lette r to General
erved in World War I w ith alm ost
one third killed in a slaughter that is now impossib le to co mprehend. The lener reveal a concerted effort by many members of the Ol d Co ll eg ians' Association 10 secure the e relics of the war. Whi le Purnell d rove the ques t other. including Horace Robert on (l ater General "Red Robbie" Robertson) and Charle Shannon were al 0 involved.
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A length y co rresponde nce co mm e nced in November 19 18 afte r a promise to
Bourgeo is. E ven the n obstac les remain ed , such as th at of sec urin g offi c ial certifi cati ons of th e absence of ex plos ives . A furth er fru strati on occ urred when Purn ell was advised by th e shippin g agents th at th e g un s had been shipped on the stea mer SS Boo nah o nl y to be inform ed th at the ship had been reported a fire. To Purne ll 's horror th e remainin g ca rgo, supposedl y
tran shipped to the SS Boora l, was not aboard when the ship reached M elbou rn e in M arch 1920. It was not until the manifest for the ship Au stralglen was forwarded by the agent shortl y afterwards th at Purnell at last began to feel assured of the succe s of hi s ca mpaign. Finall y, th e guns arrived in M elbourne in May 1920 though. even then , Purnell was to be thwarted. By now inured to th e delays. Purnell gluml y reported in a letter to Col onel Aubertin of the French Departm ent of Artill ery in June 1920 th at " The cases have not arri ved at Geelong yet. With the u ual perversity of ships, the Au straglen di scharged the whole of our Trophies at Melbourne Pier, then ca me on to Geelong without th em" . The guns were rescued by the popu lar bay steamer SS Edina and fin ally arri ved in Geelong to the reli ef and pl easure of an anxious Purnell who wrotc that he had actually been to the wharf and touched them. Th e celebration that then accompanied the presentaLi on of th e guns to th e College in Jul y 1920 was to enthral Geelong and was reported in detail by thc Geelong Ad verti ser. Led by the Geelong City Band the entire College marched in process ion . Watched by thousa nds, including girls of the Church of England Grammar School and M orongo, and with yo unger stud ents perched pI' cariou sly on the gun limbcrs, the process ion left Ci ty Hall , the site of th e presentation by the French Con ul , and proceeded up Aberdeen and Pakington Streets to th e Coll ege where furth er speeches marked the event. College tudents towed th e gun limber . The old boys marched in [he rear followed by the car co ntaining th e French Con sul, the Principal of th e Co ll ege and other members of Counci I. Even th c pre-schoolers from the Kindergarten Hall turned outLO cheer the spectacle.
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Queens' Birthday/Australia Day Honours Four m embers of The Geelong CoLLege extended community were awarded Australia Day and Queen's Birthday Honours this year. We take this opportunity to congratulate them and acknowledge their contribution in the areas of education, music and military service. Dr M alco lill Seillp le JOHN Li eutenant Colonel Adalll Findlay ( 1983) wa forillall y awarded The M eillber o f the Order of Au stralia (AlVI ) on the Queen's Birthday Honours L ist for 2006 on 12 June. The Governor General presented the Illedal on 15 Septeillber 2006. It was awarded specifica ll y fo r cO lllmand of the 3rd Baltali on, The Royal Au stralian Regilllent (Parachute). Th e citation read: 'For outstanding achievement in the performan ce of duty as the Commanding Officer 3rd Baltalion, Th e Royal Au tralian Regilllen t (Para hute) .' Li eutenant Colonel Findlay developed a high read ines warfigh ting capability for short notice military deployments in support of the Australian Governillent. Under hi s gu idance and direction , hi s 700-lllan battalion recorded excellence in personnel, adillini strative and equiPlllent readines . Thi s was operationall y tested with success ful rapid deploymems of Australian troops to restore law and order in the Soloillon I slands and East Timor. Concu rrentl y hi s soldier continued to pelform with distinction within Iraq. Lieutenam Colonel Findlay demonsu'ated a personal deteIlllination. tacti cal excell ence. cO lllpassion and wisdom th at Illarked hilll widl the highest ord er of leadership for hi s Illen. His leader hip of 3rd Bartalion. The Royal Australian Regiment (Parachute) has raised his organi ation into a well disciplined an d high ly regarded battalion th at has set rhe standard and di recti on fo r other A ustrali an Arilly units to fo ll ow. H is commi tIll ent. leadership and achievement in command have been ou tstanding. Desillond (D es) Drewitt DAVEY BA, GDipEd. BEd, OAM Desmond (Des) Drewiu D avey was formal ly awarded th e Order of Au stralia in th e Austra li a Day H onours on 26 January 2006 for hi s "serv ices to ed uca ti on as a teacher and Principal , and through contributi ons to a nUlllber of profes ional organi sati ons". After co mpletin g a BA at M elbourne Un iversity in 1942, Des started hi s teaching career at The Geelong College in 1943. In those earl y year s he was an Assistant House M aster with an enduri ng imerest in Illu sic, sport and the School M agazine Pegasus. Amon g the highlights of hi s early work was hi s establi shillem of the College PFA and hi s attendance as a delegate at the World Confederation of Chri sti an Youth in o 10 in 1947. After a stim a. Head master of Scots College, Warw ick frolll 1949 to 1955 De relUilled to th e Geelong College in 1956 becoilling Vi cePrincipal frolll 1958 to 1972. In 1973 Des LOok on the chall enging ta k of becoming Fou ndati on Principal of th e new El th am College - a posi ti on he held umil his reti reIllent fro III teaching in 1983. Alth ough D es retired from acti ve teaching hi s lifelong $UPport of th e va lue of educa ti on . uppolt ed by Christian va lues co ntinued and Des is well renowned in hi s Illany ro les throughout GeeJong a an unofficial amba ador for the Geelong College.
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Dr M alco lm John ( 1949) wa formall y awarded the M edal of the Ord er of Au strali a on the Qu een's Birthday H onours Li st 2006 on 12 June for service to the cOIllIllunity of Geelong through music as an educator, co mposer, perfo rIll er and co nductor. A s a student at Th e Geelong College, M alco lill found hiIllself in vo lved in the li ve ly choral and instruIllental Illusic at school under the inspired leadership of George L ogie-Sillith, and pi ano teacher M ax Cooke. After studies at M elbourne Uni versi ty and th e Juilli ard School of Music (N Y) he taught both private and class Illusic, Ill ain taining an abiding interest in enseIllb le and ed ucati on. His studi es in th e UK ga ined hiIll a Ph.D in Youth Music D raIlla, and he has held responsibl e positi ons in state and federal organisations invo l ved in Illusic education. Hi s positi on as H ead of DepartIllent at Scotch College (SA) and Geelong GramIllar School, as we ll as being a senior lecturer at Salisbury CAE (SA) ha led to constant in vo lveIllent with students and th eir aspi ration s. In the cOIllmuni ty at large Malco lIll has examined, adjud icated and directed a vari ety of situations, one closest to home being the formation of the Geelong Sumiller Music Call1p, which has been pl eased to meet at The Geelong College since its incepti on in 198 1. M alco lill 's co ntinued interest in cO lllpos ing, singing and conductin g is co nsta nt - with a recent co milli ssion for the opening of the K eith HU lllble Centre for Music and the Perforillin g A rts. H e is pres ident of The Geelong Chorale, a Federal Exaill iner for the Austra li an Music ExaIllinati ons Board, and enjoys invo lveillent w ith local th eatre groups Thea tre of the Win ged Unicorn and Drop of a Hat Prod ucti ons. Wi th hi s wife, A lison , he is part of the Music Mini stry teaIll at St Luke's U niting Church, Hi ghton, and enjoys bei ng with hi s fo ur grand children and fi ve grandchil dren as often as possible. Li eutenant Colonel I an Roderi ck CUMMING Lieuten ant Colonel Tan Roderi ck CumIlling ( 1983) was forilla ll y awarded th e Conspi cuous Service Cro s on the Qu een's Birthday H onours Li st 2006 on 12 Ju ne for oUl.,til ndi ng achieveillent while performin g the duti es o f Commanding Officer of En gineer Sq uad ron Group, A ustrali a Defence Force Operation Sum atra A sist. Li eutenant Co lonel Cumilling has erved in numerous over eas appointillents during hi s career. Tn late 1997 he took long service leave to wo rk with the hUlllanitari an organi sation, Reg i tered Engineers for Di saster Reli ef, as the Techni ca l Advi ser to the Head of Mission Un ited Nations Hi gh CO lllllli ss ioner fo r Refu gees, M onrovia in Liberi a for a peri od of three month. In 1998 he served as an Uni ted ati ons Military Observer in East Tim or fo r which he was awarded a Force Co mill ander's COlllmendation for hi s ro le in des ignin g th e East Tilllor D efence Force. I n 200 1, he depl oyed 2 1 Co nstru cti on Sq uadron to Naurulo bu ild teillporary accolllillodation facilities as part of th e Governill ent' ' Pac ific Soluti on' to illega l imilli gration . The unit wa. awarded a CA's Group COllllllendati on for its role. Tn 2006 Li eutenant Colonel CUlllming deployed to Indonesia on Operation SUlll atra A ss ist as cO lllmander o f th e En gineer Group, for which he was awarded th e Con pi cuous Service Cross. He wa s naIlled the NOI·th crn Di vision of th e Institute of Engineers A ustra li a, Profess ional Engineer of th e Year for 2005 .
THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' AS OCIATION In 2005 the co mmittee e mbarkcd on a program to further develop the gettin g together of Old Collegian a nd to fo ter relatio nship bet ween pas t stud ents and the . choo l com munity. T hi has been the Focus fo r 2006 as well. T am pleased to repo rt we have had another successful year. /
Ou r com mittee remain s dynamic. We have aga in inu'oduced new membe r and look like more will co me on board next year.
A has been th e trend in recent years with Li fe Me mbership, our take up of new members i in the hi gh 90 percent range. Thi s stron g fig ure ensures a strong orga ni sati o n into the futu re. 2006 saw another Full list of Functi ons hosted by th e Old Co ll egia ns Assoc iati o n. We ki c ked off in February with the 2005 Schoo l Leavers Function , th en 10, 20, 30 and 40y r out reuni o ns. We travell ed o ut of town to Sydn ey. Laun ces ton , Lake Bolac and Albury. Th e associati on was also re prese nted at Fu ncti ons internatio na ll y in ew Zea land , Kuala Lumpur and Hong Ko ng. The anou al golf day bet ween Old Co ll egians and Old G ram mari ans was he ld i n M arch. A specia l event held thi s year was a reuni on of the Ex pl orati on Society. Old Co ll eg ian and current staff me mbe r Phil Taylo r was an imegral mem ber of the organi sin g group.
Poss ibl y the highlight of the hoo l calendar thi , ) ear \\ a. the opening of the Ke ith Humble Centre. Thi, cc ntrc is trul ) a \\ork of an and \'vill ,enc! the chool well for man y ge nerations . The plea ~ in g a'pec t from our point of \ le\\ i the financial in\'olvemcnt our a" cia tion has had . Thi, i, .1 demon tration o f how well the Old Collegians work \\ith the c hool comm Unllj to help benefit the llIdc nl. of the sc hool now and into the future. Other eve nts we ha e been invol cd with or allcnded include. arji GreevesfNewman Football upporter Group Dinne r. urrent AlTair,. areer. ni ght. Head OfThc River. Founder Da a . embly and peech Da) . Working right up to the e nd of the school car. Old Collegians are he lping out \\ ith the year 10 'i ork Futures Program run ning thi \\ee k. I wish to thank Dr. Pau linc TUll1er. Dr. Turner i a great supponer of our a ociation and allend a ' many eve nt as her busy ' c hedulc \\ ill aIlO\\ . Old Co ll eg ians that allend our events are c learl y pleased to get update abo ut the school from its Princ ipal. We look forward to we lcoming many of you to the cheduled reunion e\em. in 2007 . Date for these events are inclu ded in th e e pages 0 you can mark your diari es with those th at are re levant to you. Invi tati ons for eac h event will be sent out in due course from th e Community Re lati n, Office. but if you have any e nquiri e in the meantim e. do no t he itate to contact them on 03 52263 123 or email co mm unit yrelati ons@geelo ngco ll ege. \ ic.edu.au Jim Marendaz (1972). President - Old Gee long Collegia ns' A sociaLi o n
2007 OGCA COMMITTEE Me mbers of the OGCA Committee For 2007 are Li sted below. IF yo u wo ul d like to co ntact any members of the committee. pl case ring the Com munity Re latio ns Offi ce o n 03 5226 3 123 or e mail communityrelati o n @gee longcol lege.vic.edu.au Jim M arend az. President ( 1972)
Do n La\ le r,
Pau l Mi shura, Honorary Secretary ( 1992)
teven
Dav id Waterhouse, Imm ediate Past Pres iden t ( 1980)
Mall Bridges ( 1992)
.lim Fidge (19 54)
Andrea James ( 197"+)
Dav i.d Jarman ( 1955)
Tim Jan'o ld (2003)
Brown yn Kirby ( 1979)
Jame. Meek (2000 )
Jo hn O ' Brien (2002)
Bill Phi llip ( 196 )
Ca ro line Renick ( 1996)
Dan
ice Pre ' ident (19"+5 )
koglund. Honorar) Trea~ urer ( 19, 3)
immonds ( 1969)
Th eresa Bes t Executive OfficerlDirec tor of Community Re lations & Developmclll
REUNION DATES FOR 2007 2006 Leavel's: Thursday 8 Feb ru ary
10 year ou t: Frida 20 April
Ca nb erra : Friday 18 May
n Jul)
Ca mpe rdown : Friday I June
Bl'isbane : Fri la)
40 Yeal' out: SalUrday 4 August
'elb a ll Re union :
Deniliquin : Friday 3 1 Augu. t
30 year o ul : Frida) 19 O'lOner
Hamilton : Sa turd ay 27 October
20 Year Oul : Frida) 9 NO\clllbt:r
Sic Itur Luncheon : Sat urd ay 17
aturda) 2:- Aug.u,t
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News of Old Collegians SARAH BARROW (NEE GRAH AM 84) travel s widely in her current role as Director of Marketing and Development fo r the A U College of Busin ess and Economics. MICHAEL DYLEWSKI (1995) has been worki ng at The Treasury in CanbelTa for the last three yea rs. He worked in the CO 'lJorate law reform divi . ion for two years and is now working in the domesti c eco nomy di vision primarily in a forecas ting capacity. H e has recently been admitted to the ACT Supreme Court and has future plans to travel in the Americas. MEREDITH FIELDS (NEE G RILLS 1995) has return ed to Geelong after spendin g (wo years nursing at The Cromwell H ospi tal in London. She is now nur ing at St John of God Hosp ita l. H EATHER GIBBS (1990) is li vin g in Brunsw ick and studying the breedin g biology of Australian birds in relation to clim ate change and looking after Amy Kate and Dominic. ROWE A NEUNHOFFER (1999) comp leted the World Champions hi p lronman in Hawaii on 2 1 October in II hour and 30 minutes. This was her econd lronm an event. ha vin g qu alified in Port Macquarie earli er thi s year. R owena has been training over 20 hours per week as well as working as an Associate in Regulatory Affair at Mayne Ph arma in Melbourne. JACINTA KAADEN (1990) is teaching E nglish in Poindimie, a vi ll age in the north of 1 ew Ca ledonia and li ves in Noumea. MURRAY KEEBLE (1993). row in g for London Rowi ng Club, won the Thames Chal lenge Cup, the top c lub level event at Henl ey for Senior M en's Eights, beating Tideway Scull ers in the final by a length and a half.
G E OFF NEILSON (1942) has bee n e lec ted Vi c tori a n C ha irm an o f T he Ord er of Au tra li a Assoc iati on. NICOLE MANKS (2001) has wo n the Pre mi e r's Stud ent Com muni cation s Des ign Pri ze as part of the 2006 Pre mi e rs' D es ign Award s. Th e des ign bri ef as ked for a new typographi ca l representatio n of o ne or mo re of S hakes peare's so nn ets. N ico le is curre ntl y co mpl e tin g he r third yea r of a Bache lOI' of Arts in Graph ic Des ignlMullim edi a at th e Un ivers ity of B all arat. ALISTER ROBSON (1993) is now wo rking as a Gene ral Practiti oner in Warrnamboo l and he and hi s w ife E mma cele brated th e bil·th o f the ir so n, Lachl an Peter on 2S Ap ril 2006. CHARLOTTE SUTHERLAND (1998) and Dan He nry ann oun ced theil' engagement in October 2006. C harl otte and D an are c urrentl y li vi ng in Geelong. Charlotte is a C lini ca l urse Specia li st on the Orthopaed ic Ward at The Geelon g Hosp ital. TOBY SUTTON (1992) has taken part-tim e leave from the Australi an Arm y to study med ic in e. Toby is currentl y comp leting hi s seco nd year of Medi c in e at the Uni versity of Newcastle and is the recip ie nt of a 2006 John Fl ynn Scholarship. MARCUS SUTTON (1996) was appo inted to th e positi on of Front Offi ce Man ager, Hilton Park Lane, Lo ndo n. S in ce leav in g schoo l, M arc us has worked in hospita li ty man ageme nt throu gh Switzerland , United States of America, Sweden and the United Kin gdom.
LAUREN FLEETWOOD (1996), rowi ng for Thames Row in g Club won her way through to the Quarter Fina ls of Women' s Hen ley Regatta. ANDREW LAMBART (1992) is curren tl y workin g as Sports Ph ys iot11erapi st at the H awthorn Football Club. He is continuin g to work with the Australian Trac k and Field Team as a Ph ys iotherapist. witll recent position with the Australian Athens Olympic Team in 2004 and the Melbourn e Commonwealth Games. He married Leah Fechner in ovember 2006. C HRISTOPHER LESTER (1987) is the Managi ng Director of Aruba, a Melbourn e based web design compa ny he fo unded in 1996. Chri s and hi s wife Eileen , have a daughter, Jamie, a on A lexa nder and a thiJd child on the way.
STAY IN TOUCH WITH OTHER OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS Potentiality is an online communication service where Old Geelong Col1egians can stay in tOLlch with each other. YOLl can register by logging in through the link on the Old Collegians page of the College website www@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au For more information , contact the COlllillunity Relations Office on 03 5226 3123 or email communityrelations@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au
Be low: Murray Keebles ( 1993) Henley Regatta.
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News of Old Collegians PROPOSED GATHERING FOR WAR VETERANS FROM THE GEELONG COLLEGE At the recent Ri verin a Branch reunion of th e Old Geelong Col leg ian I ociati on, Rafe [rong ( 196-1), poke about the po. ~i b il i t} of planning a gatherin g of Old Co lleg ian who have served in conflict. The Old Gcelong Coll egian ' A sso iati on would be deli ghted to fac il itate thi s gatherin g and would be pl eased to hea r from yo u if you have been a veteran of an conflict and \ uld be int rl: ~ te d in being in vo lved in a soc ial gaLherin g of other who have served . If you are interested , pl ease co ntact th e Community Relations and Development Offi ce on 03 5226 3 123 or email community relati on @geelongco ll ege.vic .edu .au
ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES CHARLES BA LCH (1994) married Sara Powling at t Andrew' s Presbyterian C hurch in Ha milto n on 19 March 2006 .
D MO C ROW E (1990) and \ ire Rose on 6 Jun e 2006.
ina announce the alTi\ al of ,\ melia
MATTHEW 0 STO E ( 1988) a nd hi s \\i Fe Laura arc de lighted to we lco me Fraser Marthe\ o n 3 March 2006. a broth er fo r pencer.
ARELLE CAREY (NEE THOMAS 95) married And rew Ca rey (95 ) on 13 May 2006 at Th e Geelong Co ll ege Chapel. are ll e is e mployed as a psycho log ist and Andrew is curre ntl y wo rki ng as an enginee ri ng co nsul tant.
KATE H ARR f ( EE WIGGS 1991) a nd hu sband Darren. a son. Hen!] M orga n o n 10 Janu ary 2006.
GILES CRAIG (1996) married Laura Garth at St Moni ca 's Churc h in M oo nee Pond s o n 4 June 2005.
CATHERIN E HARRI ( L99 1) and ndre\\ Kitc hen \\e lco med Lachlan Jame Kitche n on 12 May 2005. a brothe r for ng u, .
SOPHIE HALSALL (2000) and Be nj am in McLenn an ann ounced their e ngage ment o n 26 August 2006. Sophie is wo rking a a phys iothe rapi st in Gipps la nd.
J ACI NTA KAAD EN (1 990) and Xav ie r Lehe utre are delighted with the arri va l of Eva n Kaade n Leheutre o n 3 1 March 2006 in oumea. New Ca ledo ni a.
NETTE HARKI (1994) ann oun ced her engagement to Troy Fisher on I Janu ary 2006 a nd are to be ma rried on 3 1 Decembe r 2006 on e ne 's fath er's property.
T IMOTHY KN IGHT ( 1990) a nd wife. Peta. are pleased to announce the birth of Phoebe Eli za be th on 10 May 2006. s is ter to M'l),well.
CORRINE HIGGINBOTHAM (1993) married Rod McLe nn an on 19 March 2006.
C I DY HOLD E ( EE LAMBART 1990) a nd hu band. th e ir first c hild , Tho mas hri s tophe r o n 3 Ju ly 2006.
hri. welcomed
MEGAN JONES (1995 ) and Jere my Ross were marri ed at the The Gee long College Chape l, on II M arch 2006.
DAVID LA G ( 1991) and C hri stina Todd we lcomed Luc ia Jul ietta on 2Oc to ber 2006 at C itra di Castell o ho pita l in Umbria. [ta[j. Lucia is ister to E[i abena.
SALLY MOUNTJOY (1999) marri ed Scott Si ega in The Gee lo ng Co ll ege Chape l on 25 March 2006.
JANE MACDO ALD (NEE BARRETT 1992) a nd hu sband. Cameron. we lco med the ir so n 'vVilii am Jo hn o n 22 Decembe r 2005 .
CLAIRE PIDDINGTON (1998) married Luke Bunting at All Saints' Ang li ca n C hurch. Gee long on 25 ovember 2006.
ALEXANDRA MATH ERS ( EE CAMERO L9 9) a nd her husband. Andrew. are thrill ed to a nn ounce lhe arri va l of E, the r Ca me ro n lath er, n 2_ Octobe r 2005. a little s iste r for Fe rgus.
LUCY TEASDALE (NEE THOMSON 1995) and her hu sband , Kirk, were marri ed on Ham ilto n Island on 2 October 2006. They are now li ving in Moa ma. FELICITY THOMSON (1997) has a nn o un ced her engage ment to Adam Ca rtwri ght. JAMES WILSON (1991) announced hi s engagement to Rebecca Maddern ( 1995) in Decembe r 2005. Th ey were married in October 2006 .
HAMISH RICHARDSO (1989) a nd Kirst ie To~ t e\ in are pleased to announ ce the arrival o f a daughter. Li[ y L abe ll e o n 14 Oc to be r 200- .
OBITUARIES R P (Roger) Ad ams ( l966) A (Anth o ny) Ashl ey- Brown ( 1955)
MANDY COULSON (NEE WILSHER 94) married Mark Coulon on 10 ovembe r 200 I at M ori ac Park. They celebrated th e arriva l o f Lily M ary Isa be l o n 26 Octobe r 2004.
G T (Grah a m) Barber ( [ 9 _5) W J (John) Billing to n ( [944 ) H P (Pete r) Bl aki sto n ( 1947)
BIRT HS ANTHEA BENJAMI N (NEE MILLER 1990) and hu sband, Toby, are de lighted to ann oun ce the arriva l of M atiIda AIice on 16 November 2005, a s iste r fo r Je mim a and Xav ier. SOPHIE (NEE WEDDELL 1993) and Tim Bone a l'e happy to a nnounce the safe arri va l o f Lachi e o n 26 October 2006. a little brother for Jack SIMONE (NEE HOLMES 1995) and Andrew Carl and ( 1995 ) wel comed the ir da ug hter, Isabe ll a Grace o n 10 January 2006. NIKOLA BR UNS (1999) and fia nce Simo n Coutts are thrilled to ann un ce th e birth of the ir da ughter. Georgia Eli zabeth Co utt s on 8 March 2006. H AMIS H CAMERON (1987) and hi s w ife Zoe are de li ghted to announ ce the arri va l of Douga l A lexa n le r Hami h on 7 October 2006, a little brothe r to Ali ce.
J M (John ) Bo rth w ic k ( 1943 ) R K (Ronald) Doi g ( 1933) J H (Jac k) Gray ( [ 945) R J (Dic k) Hassell ( 1923) B L ( Bryan) Kingho rn (1966) M L (Ma lcolm) Koch (1966 ) L
(Lachlan ) Mc Kindlay ( 1940) A (Anthony) Lyon ( [ 960) (John ) Yo ung ( 1932) G ( teve n) Jewe ll ( 197 1)
MELINDA C HIS HOLM ( EE T H OMSO 1990) and hu band Roderic k ann oun ce th e arrival of da ughte r C la ire Eli zabeth on 7 Feburary 2006. a s i ter fOl" Au stin John .
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OCGA Events
40 YEAR 0
T REUN IOI
Top right: from left
TIm Wood, Gar)' Thewlis and Roy Pawn. Top far right: from left
Fiona Blake, Maree Pawn, Stuart Blake and Tim WIest. Bottom far right: from left
Dr Pauline 1i./rner, Plincipal and S),d Weddell.
1986 YEAR GROUP REUNION Top right: from left
john and Heather McArthur, Or Pauline TLL711er, Princi/Jal and Sam Benjamin. Top left: from left
Andrew Brown, john McArthl£r, Sadie}enkyn and Adrian Briggs. Middle ri ght: from left
Meaghan Fiel1i, Sara andjllStin Cashman. Below left: fr om left
Annabel Ha y, Alison Steele, Paula Cam/Jagno[a,
)Ltiie Parkes and Rochelle Anderson-Bugno.
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OCGA Events ALBURY REU 10 Top ri ght: fro m I ft
Walter PatOn , Clifford TLlmer and Jim Marendaz ( 1972, Pmident OGCA) . Ri ght: from left
Ian Wettenhall 196 ), Dr Pauline TI.mler, Princi/)al and Pat Paton. Bottom righ t: from left
Ian PatOn ( 1943) and Phi/)/)s TlLmbllll (1966).
GRAMPL\NSREUN10N Above: from left
]erem)' Levinson and Sam Doery. Right: from left:
Reunion guests enjoying dinner.
MEGAN JONES (1995) AND JEREMY RO S WERE MARRIED AT THE GEELONG COLLEGE CHAPEL ON 11 MARCH 2006 F ron t row: from left
Georgina Jones, Jeremy Ross, Megan Ross (nee Jones). Midd le row: from left
Daniel Billing, Jody Zerbsr, Simon Ross, Denis O' Hare, /vlichael Pierce. Back row : from left
Clare Ashby, SI.lzanne Cronin, SILSie Ban"e rt , Erin Dunne.
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Community Events
H ENTY MACHI TERY FIELD DAY Ri ght: frol11 left .II/d)" Russell and
laire /Zoss, Arclbella,
Mark and Edward Anderson.
BOARDER • PARE T • Dl NER
ATHLETIC DINNER
Below 1: from left
Above: from left
Josh Fraser (Tuwr) , Campbell and A1111ene Pawn.
Gerclrd Donovan, Mark Neeld, Mandi Cole,
Below 2: from left
DOllg Wade, Leanne Rllsseil and MarCLIs Smmders.
~!and) Blidges (Mackie Matron) and Aldana
Above right: from left
and Christopher Sa1l.'ade.
Gary Monrgomel)', Ben and Hearher f ancalTOW
Below 3: from left
and Sophie elson.
Robert Brown with SHe and Philip Baltlch.
R ight: from left
Robert and Mary Brown, Dr PalLline Tumer and
VCE ART EXHIBITION Top left: from left
Alexandra Brown (Year J 2) . Middle: fro m left
Kate Sedgwick (Yea,- J 2), Susan Barlow (Guest Speaker) and Jolm Heal·d (Year 12). Below left : fr om left
Greg Smith, Dr Pauline TLL111er, Princi/Ja l and Phil Ta yloT. Below ri ght: frol11 left
Beryl Slocombe and Ste/Jhanie Gainey (Year J 2).
Community Events
BOARDI G DINNER AT JERILDERIE Above left: from left
Robyn Ford and Libby H enderson . Above right: from left Donald Henderson, Margo Gregory, Jennie and Jack Hawkins. Right: from left Dr Pauline Tumer, PTincij)al with Kij) and Shelly BaTlow.
YEAR 10 PARENT ' DIN ER Above top: from left
Jill Bmirhtvaite, Barry and Linda Allen and Glen Braichwaite.
Middle: from left Gail O'Donnell , PhilijJ and Robyn Cameron (lnd Anrhony O'Donnell. Below: from left Dan Clifford (I read of Monison) , Viccor and Carolyn Mews .
DINNER I)) 1\lltlm.: TIlJ1lc) , I'nllcl/'dllllCh l\ n ld"
md l ' Icho eik I [
\ lL'1l1h:rs of eh<' Isc l;nl., ti le/..< \ 7, m' l!1ch l' «'h Th'll{ i!l'll'
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Community Events Carols by Candlelight
OTWAYS CAMPUS OPEN DAY Right: from left
Bill (1968) Sebastian (Year 9) Sam (Year 8) and Sue Phillips. Far right: from left
Central Dining Area.
FRIENDS' COCKTAIL PARTY Top left: from left
Joan Hatton, Viv (1957) and Heather Watson. Right:
Joan Daniel, Dr Pauline Turner Principal, Megan Knott, Jean and Bob Smith. Far right: from left
Andree Fitzgerald, Harvey Jones, John Fitzgerald and Heather Jones.
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The Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts We would like to take this opportunity to once again acknowledge the important contribution made by the Major and Significant Donors to the capital appeal for the Keith Humble Centre for Music and the Performing Arts. We are most grateful to these members of the College
community for their generous support. Major Donors The Betts Family The Brimacombe Family The Carman Family The Costa Family Foundation The Dimmick Family Mr Herbert G Fagg The Geelong College Carnival 2005 The Glee Club The Gorell Family Miss Catherine Gray The Herd Family MrWH Huffam Mrs Jill Humble The Jarvis Family Mr Ken Nall OAM The Old Geelong Collegians' Association Mr and Mrs Ronald Ooi Mr John Oxley (OGC 1999) Messrs D Wand A J Rogers The Swinton Family Travelworld Newtown Dr Pauline Turner The Williams Family
KEITH HUMBLE CENTRE OPENING 22 JULY 2006. Top left: from left:
Dr Pauline Turner Principal and Libby and Jim Cousins.
Middle left: from left: Mrs Jill Humble unveils the Keith Humble Inter/Jretive Panel.
Middle right: from left: C ameron Profitt , C aroline Collett , Deb Profitt and A lan Collett .
Bottom left: from left June Cameron , Diana and Ian Macmillan and Bev McArthur
Bottom right: Max and Zarinan G urrie.
Significant Donors Dr A F Appelbe Mr J T Cameron Mrs J V Cameron Mr R G Carr Jim and Libby Cousins Mr M J Dowling MrM G Drew MrV H Goy Mr D G Neilson Dr G Mathews Mr A H Williamson Mr D A Williamson
We gratefully acknowledge the gift by Alan Glover (1936) of the magnificent Wurlitzer Pipe Organ which was arranged through the estate of Oswald G Hearne. Restoration costs have been met by Mr H G (Bert) Fagg (1929).