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Letters to the Editor To Geelong Coll ege Commu nity Relation and Development Department Mrs Theresa Best.

30 January, 2007

AD ASTRA JUNE 2007 NO. J 12 The GEELO ' G CO LLEGE COMMUN lTY MA GAZiNE

Theresa Best

Editor:

Director of Community Relations and Developm ent tbest @geelongcollege.vic.edll .au (03) 5226 3 123

Dear Mr Be t, On the 15th Janu ary this year a friend and l boarded a bus for Cockle Creek, the start of the South Coast Track of Tasmania. Also on board were three teachers and 12 Year 11 and 12 students from The Geelong College. For the next even days we would pass one another on the track, exchange stories, ideas and wel l wishes. On every occasion the hike gro up were supportive of each oth er, enthusiastic and polite. The hike is mentally and ph ysically demandi ng, made even more difficult by the extremel y warm weather conditions, which tius group of young ad ults eemed to embrace. The hiking track also has a telegraph and lUkers will always report on un acceptable behavioUT by a group or a single person. All reports along the track about The Geelong College group were positive.

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Photography:

Theresa Best Feli city Bolitho Debbie F illing Pat Clark Linda Gallus Andrew Mallderer Catherine Middlemiss Photoplay Coral Turner Adam Us her Peter Everist Sun shine Coast Dail y

Contributors:

Theresa Best Feli city Bolitho Maryann B rown Debbie Fillin g Alec H amilton Jason O'Loughbn Con Lann an Amanda M aher Ros Molyneux Dr Pauline Turner Adam Us her

We arrived at Melaleuca shortly after The Geelong College group and were asked and given a formal invitation to their end of hike party complete with party hats lollies, sparklers, chocolate ripple cake, music and a wonderful cup of tea. This certainl y was an un expected lughlight. [Fortunately we had some clean pmty clothes.] The Geelong College expedition gro up m'e a fantastic gro up of young adults of whom the school and tileir fan1ilies cml be proud. I must also mention tl1e teaching staff tilat gave up their Cluistmas vacation to lead tile hike; this can only be positive for all concerned mld shows complete dedication to their profession . So often these days we hem- of unacceptable behaviour of young people. It's not often that our young adults m-e commended for tl1eir exuberance, good manners and their zest for life, incorporating regm-d for others. I would like to commend your school, teachers and especially the students we met on this hike and thank them for a most enjoyable experience. Well done Geelong CoJlege and keep up thi s excellent tradition of adventure. We wish aJl the South Coast expedition members well in all their future endeavo urs. Kindest regm'ds, Bob Stonehou se

Felicity Bolitho

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Front Cover: Refurbished recreation room at M os giel. Back Cover: Marvellous Mackie - Renova ted kitchen faci liti es .

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At a Glance 04 Of Gender and of Drought Or Pauline Turner, Princ ipal

08 Collabor8 Or Maryann Brown, Junior Secondary Curriculum Coo rdinato r

"The Rain is Magic" Ros Molyneux, Director, Early Learning Centre

"Wonder House" Con Lannan , A rchivist

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Of Gender and Drought Dr Pauline Turner, Principal

Above: Mackie OvaLwas ant), Llsed fo r /)racrice in rhe nets over summer.

Two key "events" have occLUTed this year which have helped crystalli se in my mind what The Geelong College stands for in terms of our mission, values and strengths. Both have created challenges requiring co nstructive responses from the school. The first was our appJjcation to VCAT seeking exemptions from various provisions of the Equal Opportunity Act (1 995) in order to redress certain gender imbalances across the school. The growth in our enrolments over the last few years has resulted in more boys than girls enrolling at certain year levels (Years 1, 5, 7 and 8, in particular) . It would, of course, have been possible for us simply to accept this as a fact of life perhaps reflecti ng our past as an all boys' school and the inten sity of competition from surrounding girls' chools - or to attempt to redress the imbalances through an active policy of discrimi nation in favour of girl s. The College beca me coeducational in 1974 for so und educational reasons. Quite obviously, we do not wish to slip back into a situation where a lack of gender equality threatens to become the new norm; hence our application to VCAT. The second event, which began to take its toll late last year, is the prolonged drought. Although some good rain has fallen in recent weeks, res ultin g in a rapid fe-greening of our ovals in particular, our sport and recreational programs suffered seriou sly over summer and autumn as the co mpl ete watering ban took effect. A ready suppl y of water to maintain our pJaying surfaces can no longer be taken for granted and this

has led us to develop a strategic response commensurate with the serio usness of the problem. Neither of these "events" threatens our core educational program which is flouri shing at present. Educationally, The Geelong College is recognised as a high-performing, academically progressive school. On all of the major indicators - excellence of VCE results, richness of programs, soundness of planning, innovative programming, the expansion of facilities - we are petiorming extremely well. Enrolments are generally strong and have been growing in recent years. However, the success of our educational program, while critically important, is not solely responsible for our standing or reputation within the market place. In my view, this is al so shaped by four other factor : • the strength of our pastoral care • the integrity of our composition • the richness of our co-curricular program • the value of our COI1llTIunity It is important to note that three of the four factors identified above - composition, co-curricular program and community ri sk being adversely affected by gender imbalances or the prolonged drou ght.

Composition Since 1974, a College edu catio n ha been deliberate ly framed in co-ed ucational terms, refl ecting our comm itme nt to both sexes and to eq uality of opportunity for our student . When learn in g and growing up together, boys and girls ga in mo t fro m an environment which reflec ts a healthy ba lance of the sexes. They listen to, observe and learn from each other, indeed co mple ment each other ' qualities and attribute provided the dynam ics of the settin g are in reaso nab le balance and one particular sex is not overly represented and able to dominate. We need to ensure that both exes are properly catered and cared for and enj oy similar opportunities in all facets of their development thl"Oughout the schoo l. Accordingly, as we are now entitl ed to do, we will stru cture our waiting lists, target certain enrolments, offer bursarie or scholarships w herever significant gender imbalances occur (inc luding in boarding). Not to do so would be failin g in our mission to provide "one of the finest coed ucational learni ng experiences in Au stralia" .

Co-curricular Program Our co-curricular program is one of the most valued elemen ts of the overall College experience. In its varied mani festations, it responds to the needs of the whole child, enabling all of our students to feel individually f ulfilled. The College offers a ri ch program of sport, music, drama, debating, solar carsfboats, expeditions, community ervice, craft (House of Guilds) and trips (i nvolving sport as well as cultural pursuits), thereby accomm odating a broad range of interests and talents. Of the above, the sporting program is possibly the most important as it is comp ulsory fTom Years 7 to 12 and critical to our ongoing House activity program in both schools. Our ability to offer a large number of sports (cricket, football, boys' and girls' soccer, softball, athletics, and hockey in the Preparatory School) is predicated on the sustained use of ovals. The loss of usable oval space also affects the general ability of our students to play recreationally. AIthou gh the drou ght is not truly over, we are now thankfully in a position to host a number of soccer and football matches on certain of our ovals for the remainder of the winter seaso n. However, looking further ahead , grass cover, generally speaking, is patchy and fragile and will require significant long term renovation.

Community Time and time again , it has been said to me that one of the real strengths of the College is our genuine sense of community. Community spirit and action are manifest in many different ways - through parent associations and year level dinners, boarding and related events, support groups and th eir multiple activiti es, the College carn ival, the House of Guilds and weekly porting attend ances. What has become increasin g ly apparent to me since the drou ght really took hold late last year is j ust how much this sense of co mmunity is nouri shed by the weekly APS sporting program and how appreciab ly this waned when cricket, football , soccer and (so me) softball were not being played regularly at the sc hool. There is norm all y such a lot of li vely interaction on Saturdays when a full porting program is fixtured on our ova ls, attracti ng parents, siblings, former students, neighbours and general members of the community, who all co me along to watch, support, chat and perh aps enjoy

the ho pitality offered by pare nt uppo rt g ro up. Happily. th return to omething lik a norm al ituati o n tov.ard the end of May li fted pirit all round and . of c urse. a eel lh lra\el burden our tud ent had to e ndure. A s [ indical ed at th e outset, we are lII illdful of Ihe lIeed to take action COrllmensurale with th e eriou nes of Ihe problem a. the school 's sportin g and recrea tional activilie call1lO! be compromised by adverse climale circulII tall ces. i\-[aill~ water is unlikely to be reinslaled fo r 01'01 U e ill the foreeeahle fUlure and we can not ob viously depelld 0 17 raill alolle to sustain our g rass co ver. We therefore need to plan 10 mitig(Jfe th e wor I eff ects of p ersi lellt dl }' wea lher alld f uture \I'wer restriction s by developing Ion er terlll . olulion principally through th e installation of d roughl re istallt gras e \I'here\'er necessary. This will all require a prolonged effort (in c/udillg a l17ajorjinan cial commitment by the school) and a certain deg ree of palience. ! will be commullica ling oLl r detailed p lans 10 you shortly. Top: Senior School nu/ents 111 the George .'. (mTIson Lim 1") Below: Katherine Barton, Matrhew Carroll and Alika R':':t~ perfanlll11g ar the 2006 FoaruL.lcion Conc.:n Bo ttom: Geelollg College t'ers us Gedong vrammdT

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COLLABOR8 Dr Maryann Brown, Junior Secondary Curricululu Coordinator

Above: Charlie Ross , Vincent Glynn , Jen Cleary and Holly Shelley at the Otways pro/Jerey.

The Year 8 program , known as 'Collabor8 ' offers students an exciting array of learning opportu nities. In 2007, the progra m has been developed and refined by the Year 8 Team, led by Mary Mason, Director of Teaching and Learning. The purpose of the program is to provide opportuni ties for tudents to develop their self-awareness ; interperso nal, collaborative and leadership skiJJ s; to un derstand themselves a learners and the lang uage of learning, and to gain a deeper understandi ng of their subjects through carefuJJ y de igned programs and electives. The philosophical underpi nn ing of the program is aligned with the College goal of bu ilding Intellectual Character (Ritchllart, 2002). This involves expLicitly teachin g and encouraging students to develop 'think in g d ispos itio ns'. Students develop creative thi nki ng ski ll , such a be in g openminded and c uriou s, reflective th inking skill s and critical thinkin g skill s They learn to be strategic and skeptical, and to seek truth and understand ing . Technology is embedded throughout the curriculum and laptops are integrated into all un its . Students partic ipate in th e core curriculum (English , Matlls, Science, SOSE, Art, PE, Health , Chri stian and Religiou s Ed ucatio n) and elect ives uch as Mu sic, Drama, French and Ch inese. They al 0 elect fro m a ran ge of sixteen MESH (Math, English, Science, Hi to ry) electives (described in Ad Astra 0 I] 2, 2006) and twelve Art/ Tech electives (Art, Drama, Music, Tech nology) . These

units are one term in duration and they are designed to engage th e students in the ir learning and to provide depth and breadth of content. For exampl e in th e Design, Build, Test electi ve, students are given a problem (s uch as maki ng a car that will fo llow a track as fas t as poss ible) and asked to design a solution which is ultimately tested and evalu ated. In th e Maths MES H electi ves, students are given opportuniti es to explore how Maths exists within real li fe such as M aths in Sport and M ath s in Finance. In History's Mysteri es, students explore so me real mysteri es and learn about the co ntested nature of history in the process. E ng lish MESH electives offer students the chance to ex plore fi lm, radi o production, Shakespeare and so on. Students may also parti c ipate in th e Year 8 theatre prod uction, schoo l debatin g and public speakin g, mu sic groups and a f ull sporting program . T he academi c program is supported by a strong mentoring program . Two mentor teachers are assigned to eac h class and a mentor peri od occurs each for tni ght. Mr Mi chae l O 'Do nne ll is the Year 8 Welfare leader and Ms L ind a Lee is th e Year 8 Adm ini stratio n leader. The Year 8 Mentor Tea m meets fo rtni gh tl y to plan the mento r program which is des igned to support stu dents through its pas toral care and learnin g focus. Along th e way, teac her are learn ing too. Co llabor8 is evalu ated and th e findin gs are fed into th e progr am so th at there is ongo ing rev ision. Activiti es such as ex pl orin g multipl e in tell ige nces , perso nal goal settin g and reflectin g o n learnin g occ ur in th e mentor sess ions.

Early in Term 1 all students participated in a Learning Discovery morning. The Robertso n Hall became the site for a mi ni-conference as stud ents explored bow learning occurs. They worked independently and in teams to investigate their own learning styles and preferences. Mentor teachers supported their groups as they explored their learning through activities such as the Diversity Game, visual, auditory and kinaesthetic memory acti viti es, and collaborative learning tasks. Year 8 students were fortun ate to be the pioneering gro up to attend the new College Otways camp us at Wensleydale. The students attended camp for one night and two days and participated in team challenges, such as orienteerin g and plane

Top left: Team Building acrit'iry - Leaming Discot·t?ry da:", Top right: Charlie Beith and Tom Chisholm plane bui!t.lmg. Below: Collaboranw tCLlm l.:Llmrng.

building, creative writing, clay tile making and a bu sh walk. The focus was on building stud ents' collaborative and cooperative learnin g skills. They enj oyed the beautif-ul setting and the chance to learn together in a different environment. Another aspect of the program still to take place this year is the 'Communities Project' where students work in teams to contribute to the wider comm unity and develop a docum entary program about their learning. The Collabor8 program provides st'udents with the opportunity to engage in their learning in a dynamic and challenging way. Real life experiences are offered to help students develop intell ectual character. They become b'uth seekers, (How does th at reall y work?); skeptical (I think there might be a better way of doin g omethin g); reflec ti ve (That didn ' t work so well I mi ght try ... nex t time), open-minded (How have other people done that?) and curio us (I wo nder what happens if. .. ). The Collabor8 program aims to provide exc iting learn in g and a co ntemporary curriculum th at ensure our students are well prepared for the future.

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A Classroom without Walls Ms Atuanda Maher, Learning Specialist

Above: YOLmg adLdts QLuilor MicilaeL Hyde talks witil tile Year 10 students.

Imagine a classroom without walls. Where wo uld yo u go? What would you want to learn? What problems would you so lve? How would yo u solve them ? Fourteen Year 10 student are participati ng in a new co urse th at is tearing down the wa]]s, and they are faced with these chall engin g qu estions. The course is R eading and Writing Workshop ; but it is not an ordinary class. It is an experience. The Duke of Edinburgh Award provides the framework for the c urric ulum as students strive to improve competencie in the areas of readin g, writin g and ora l communication. Thj s c lass breaks th e rules, but do not feel alarmed . Students are sti II tackl in g the ABCs. A is for Authentic. An authenti c learnin g environment is one where students are required to develop knowledge, skilI s and understa nding relevant to a practical appli cation. In order to fulfil Duke of Edinburgh requirement , student must complete th e requirements fo r four compo ne nts: SkiU , Physical Recreation , Adventuro us Jou rn ey a nd Com munity Service. These areas prov id e a n authe ntic co ntext fo r students to construct, create and ex press know ledge. The group has cho en cooking as the ir ki ll development, and th ey wilI research hea lthy, quick recipes, experime nt w ith food an d write a cookbook gea red for teenagers and young ad ults. B is for Beyond School. The students' achi evements have valu e and meaning beyond the clas room. Year 10 students have c hosen to vo lunteer their time at a loca l primary school for their com munity service project requirement. They will assist emerg in g Year 2 readers by resea rchin g read alo ud

strategies and planning reading lesso ns that implement thinking routines and co mprehension strategies. They are not only req uired to become versed in th e area of literacy disco urse and practices but they will also have th e opportunity to create products that benefit the wider community. Year 10 students also plan to write a story for each of their reading buddies, create a brochure to assist parents when they read aloud to their children and produ ce read along CDs. C is for Communication. All experts in every discip lin e rely on multiple fo rms of co mmunication , both to co nduct work and to arti cul ate conclusions. The Year 10 students will be developin g ski lls in written and oral com munication durin g the co urse of th e school year. Th ey ki c ked of Term 1 with a visit fro m Mi c hael Hyde, celebrated youn g adult author. He shared writing research tips a nd observation strateg ies used in fiction writin g. Th ese tips will be very useful when stude nts develop and write their ow n children 's books. Stude nts are also venturin g to the outdoors for the Adventurous Journey. Students will u e the outd oor ex pe rie nce and the ir observation kill to write a serie of reflective pi eces and a short story. By taking a wa lk outsid e of th e school walls , students are experi enc in g a uniqu e co ntex t for learnin to' cr and accordin tocr to Mark Twain , "If you hold a cat by th e tail, you learn thin gs you cannot lea rn any other way." The Year lOs have left the comfort of the class room and have th e ca t by the tail. It is bound to be an excitin g, worthwhile journey.

Downball A Metaphor For Life Mr A lec H amilton , chool C un 11 r There are many aspects to th e curri culum offered by a school. Traditionall y we have talked about what is coll oqui all y k nown as three "Rs"; that is, readin g w ritin g and arith metic. I wou ld like to di cu s the fo urth R, perhaps th e most im porta nt a pect of any school: Relatio n hips. With out good relation hips people find it difficult to survive, even in thi s modern world of computer and mas co nm1ulucation. We k now, fo r exampl e, th at with out pos iti ve and co nstructi ve relationships it i very diffic ult fo r learnin g to occur. The theo ry behind thi beli ef has a significant hi story both in its substance and its longev ity. A notable theorist, Abraham Maslow, came to promin ence in 1943 and his th ought are just as important to us today. In short, M aslow suggested that we need specific thing fo r growth and we search for these in a fairly spec ifi c way. Primarily, we seek to address the needs that are imperative fo r survival and , ultimately, we seek to, in essence, go beyond simple existence. Our survival needs start with a search fo r the basic physiological needs; oxygen, water and foo d. Once these are man aged, we work toward developing safe circumstances, stability and protection. Thirdly, we develop the conn ection and strategies to develop a sense of fanul y, fri endships, a place in a co mmmuty and the intimacy that goes along with these relati onships. A t the nex t stage, we search for self estee m through th e relati onships we build with others and with self. It is at this point th at th e world of thinking and understanding, and the desire to learn , how, explore, discover and create is our focus. Finally at th e top end of th e hierarchy are the ' being' needs; th e need to be the bes t one ca n be. As you can see, before learnin g, before we develop our sense of self, we need to develop relationships. One of the most beautiful exa mpl es of the 'relati onshi p cUITiculum ' occurs within the playground , in a game of "Down ball" .

Above: Lachlan Baker, Patrick Brimacombe, i\ {ax rel11for! dna HalT) Grllham

play DoU'nball at the PrepaTt1wT)' Seh""l.

lose and sometim e yo u Win , o metime "it' ju t unfair" and ometi mes you choose to start your own game. Aggre ion and conflict are inev itable ; th ey are a normal part of an human in teractio n. The pl ayer learn how to manage the e tricky mom ent byexerc i in g their cho ice and their power. On occasio ns, an umpire i required and the p Ia er need to go outside the ir game to have so meo ne adj ud ica te. T he Geelong Co llege has a range of trategie that he lp relationslups fo rm and develop. Some are deve lopm ntall organised, such a th e phy ica l tr ucture and la out of the school, eg, the m all village tyle fo r Ca mpbell Hou e and the Year 4s to Year 8s in the Middl e choo l. T he CARE and Personal D evelopment curri culum are further example ' of our expli cit attemp ts to work on and with r latio n hip . The new

Downball i a fantas tic metapho r for life . Dow nball has everythin g. At its essence are the structures of all hum an interaction , rules th at give relati onsh ips th eir skeleton and behav iour, its flesh. There i alway a King and Quee n, but the number of players in th e gam e is a lways defi ned within that moment. You ca n pl ay with two or more, it all depends on how many arri ve to pl ay and th e re ources avail able (balls, courts, etc). The ga me exi ts within a pec ific co ntext of time and space, and sense of group . Whil e th e rul es gui de the participant ' interaction , they al so need to be fl uid and adapt to the group 's needs; ball s ize, number of chance , or th e intensity of th e game, all change through negotiati on of th e game 's participants. The language ofte n changes as k ill level and ex peri ence deve lops; " two and up", " bo mb " , "cherrie ", etc, all become acceptable and agreed upon adaptati o ns. Individu a ls have to negoti ate wh o i ' in ' and w ho i ' out' , wh at rules will and wo n' t be applied, and whi ch o ne will be modifi ed . Res ilience has to be deve loped; so m times yo u

di rec tio n in behav iour man ageme nt. 'Re toru ti e Pru tic another.

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11 in all, the p laygro und i j u t one of our d namic

e nviro nme nt that can t ac h u many thing. DO\ nball i pl ayed at all leve ls of the sc hoo l.

t any gi en lunch lime . you ho I. and th n

can travel fro m Campbe ll Hou e ia Mi ddl

on to Se ni or Schoo l. and you will ee a rang of ·tudent ' play in g Dow nball. It i one of the mo t beaut ifu l , ampl

how hu man be ing interact w ith ac h orh r. [ ex t time ju ' l it back and watch the ga me and notice the r Imion:hip curr iculu m at it

imple t and mo t dynamic.

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be in g ta ught and wh at i bing lea rnt : re lati n hi p ' . \\ an ' and a ll. B etter til l, jo in in with your hildr n and I ,1rn from them .

"Th e entire slim of existence is the mugic of l eing lIeeded l \' jllst one oth er per on." Vi Putna m

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Thinking and learning in the ELC "The Rain is Magic" Mrs Ro Molyneux, Director, Early Learning Centre

Left: Swdents involved in 'Project work' .

Above: ELC3 swdems explore /JI.ldclles.

a res ult. This type of ' project work', may be as short as a si ngle group di scussio n, or may develop into a proj ect lasting weeks or even mo nths. Children learn by revisiting th e ir Curriculum planning in the early child hood years req uires not o nl y a deep knowledge of child developme nt a nd learnin g, but th e ability to immer e yourself in the c hi ld 's world ; to wonder, to question and use all yo ur senses to explore and understand . Early childhood teachers from many parts of the wo rl d take in piration from the educational project in Reggio Emilia in

earlier ideas, which staff document thro ugh wo rds and photos, and children are also encouraged to create their own docume ntatio n, throug h drawin g, clay sculpture, im ag in ative p lay and so o n. T his docume ntation m akes childre n's thinking and learning vis ibl e. A project currentl y unde rway at the EL C o rigin ated with staff wantin g to lea rn abo ut children 's understa ndin g of water in ord er to help them learn about sustain ability.

nOlth ern Italy. 'Reggio ' can be descri bed as a way of thin king abo ut yo un g children, re pect ing them as com petent learners. Grea t attention i p laced on preparing a beautiful enviro nme nt with rich material s through which they can exp res the ir ideas. At th e Early Learning Centre (ELC), c hil dren as yo un g as three year o ld have the opportunity to be fu ll y engaged in

We were a lso interested to o bserve the develo pm e nt of chil dre n's thin kin g as th ey grow o lder, so in vo lved the three g ro ups of childre n, three, fo ur a nd five year o ld s. T he three yea r old s went o n a ' pudd le hunt' after the rare occa ion of an overni g ht dow npo ur. Th e childre n o bserved the shapes of the puddl e, to uched and Ii te ned to th e wate r, and back at the ELC, d rew th e ir ideas abo ut ra in .

th e ir own learning. When a question is po ed by a c hil d, adult may often be tempted to provide the 'co rrect' a nswer i m m ed ia te ly. Staff a t th e ELC see thi s is a lea rn in g opportunity, and a ll ow th e child to s ugges t their own poss ib le a nswers, di sc uss with o th er c hildren , test out th e ir ideas and maybe mod ify the m as

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II 's a puddle! II ra ined down. There's drips. It 's so deep, it looks like a banana! I lhink it's a crocodile ... a whale ... no, Ilhink it 's a shark! Fo ur year o lds wo nde red what made the ra in . . . and how to catc h it.

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The ra in is magic! A giant has a giant bottle with al/ the water in it! He lives on a steep hill and he catches al/ the rain . God pours the water down with a wa tering can, [ think. Maybe a big one. iust get a net... No, it would go th.rough the holes.

Top drawing: Two ELC5 incer(1recarions oj d-t.: Udk'T ~:dL.

Below: Tom 1j'ethewe)' at ll'ork on rhL /if{hr box.

A bucket... or a bott/e .. . or a shower cap! Put it upside down ... yo u ha ve to hold it and stretch it! Om five year old group represented their ideas about the water cycle tlu'o ugh talking and drawing together.

This is the rain fall ing down from the clouds ... then it falls into the pond .. . through the gap in th e wa te/ja ll ... th en, into the rive r... and out to the ocean ... then we have our umbrellas ... then the water goes back up into the clouds ... the wind pushes it up ... th e arrow shows the rain going back up .. . back to the clouds ... !! The other pointy bit on the arrow shows the rain going do wn out of the clouds ... the arrow go ing out of the cloud is th e rain pointing down ... Tom Trethewey. We are eager ly gath erin g children's id eas and thou ghts to plan further expl oratio n an d sharing between the group of children. Benefits of this exploration include taff and children from different classes working colJaboratively and learnin g together. In Reggio Emijia, such 'research' icon id ered as a part of everyd ay practi ce for teacher and child ren .

"Resea rch is a habit of mind ... a response to curiosi(v and doubt. [t constructs new kn owledg e and makes fo r critical thinking ... it is not a solitary activity, bll t a proces of relationships and dialogue." (Rinaldi and M oss, 2004)

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Volcanoes and Glaciers 'New Zealand 2007' Mrs Debbie Filling, Tour Co~ordinator

Above: Scudents and staff on the tour of New Zealand.

The start of the Term I holidays saw 17 excited students and

We also experienced a traditional M aori H angi a nd Concert,

three staff embark on a ] 4 day Geography tour of the North

as well as visitin g a p resent day M aori vill age where the

and South Islands of New Zealand. After months of plann ing and preparation we initially travell ed to A uckland a nd the

tri bes affected by the M t Tarawera eruption were relocated to and their descendants now live.

orth Island to focus on volcan ic la ndscapes. T he first highlight of the tour was the Tongariro National Park a nd our

Before leaving th e No rth Isla nd and aga in in the South Is land ,

climb to the top of the active volcano - Mt Ru apehu (2797m)

time was spent pal1i cipatin g in a vari ety of adve nture

- site of one of the world's most active crater lakes. We

activiti es which the ' Ki w is' are world fa mous fo r! Th ese

observed where the lake had breac hed on ly two weeks

included 'Freefa ll extreme', 'Swoop' and the 'Zo rb ', as weJl

previou sly cau sing a major lahar (flow of water, mu d and

as various luge courses, and th e famous Shotover l etboat.

volcanic material). It wa al 0 a un ique ex peri e nce to walk in an area devoid of vegetatio n, and on rock and as h you nger

On the So uth Island our foc us turn ed to balac iati on and the

than us at onl y I I years old!

famo Ll landscapes and world he ritage areas of the SOLlthe rn A lps and F iordl and.

We vi sited the In titute of Geo logical and

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uclear Sc ie nces

and numerou s geo log ically active locations in the Ta upo

T he group hi ked on Fox G lacier, equipped w ith cra mpo ns,

Volcanic Zone around Rotorua . A noth e r exc iting adventure

and experi e nced an a maz ing ri ver of ice - one o f the few

was the 4WD tour to Mt Tarawera, where a majo r e ru ptio n

glaciers in the wo rl d that i c urre ntl y advanc in g (a lth oug h a

occurred in 1886.

lot smaller than 100 years ago!).

- - -- - - - - - " - In Milford Sound we pent a wet night o ut o n the sound on th e Milford Wanderer, with over I OOmm of rain in 24 hour . This provided a n amazin g opportunity to ee thi area - it receives up to 10m of ra in a year - in its true co lours wi th literally tbou and s of waterfalls cascadi ng hundreds of metre over rock face . The group was extre mely fortunate to travel frol11 Queen town to Mt Cook with brilliant sun shin e after overn ight nowfa ll . Thi resulted in spectac ular views througbo ut the e ntire journey. On reachin g Mt Cook we hiked up th e H ooker Va ll ey to the glacial lake - a tru e alpine e nviro nme nt' Our final hi ghligbt was spendin g a mornin g in ' rubber duckie ' exploring the Tasman Glacier lake, onl y days after a 400 m etre section of the glacier had collapsed and de pos ited over a thou and icebergs. Students were able to ' suck' o n SOO year old ice and walk on an iceberg - it was as if we were in Antarctica (the temperature certa inly felt like it)! Throughout the tour the group had a weblog which wa updated daily with reports of our adventures for friends a nd

Top: GrolL/J on the edge of 1\ It TaraLt'era crater - last major erllpoon in I

Below: Evening relaxClCion below deck on OOa,·d the ,\Iilford \\'anJerer, dunn.~ a lIet

and S[()11'71Y nigh! (»1 lI.lil!rrrd 'muuL

families to view - thank yo u to David Goodridge (Year 10) and Mitchell Dye (Year 10) for preparing and mainta ining this . A special thank you mu st also be exte nded to Mrs Trina Porter and Mr Harry Roberts for their assistance with th e to ur and contribution to an amazing ex perience for all of tbe participants ! New ZeaJand is truly an amazing co untry in term s of its geology and geographica l landscapes'

Bottom left: Fox Glacier helico/ner flight -

icole Fillmg an..! Qllt'itl Fo\·.

Bottom right: Mitchell Dye 071 the XO'eme Freefall - LU.lt~1tllre acot1C: at Rntlmt..l.

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Revolutions European Tour Mr AdalTl U sher, Head of History and Tour Co,ordinator During the April ho lid ays, I led a tour of 22 tudenls and fo ur teachers on a Revoluti on European Tour of Paris, St Petersburg and Moscow. T he tour included an array of hjsto ri cal and cultural highli g hts and beca me a great deal more than a sum of all of its parts. In Paris, the gilded pend our of the city of th e B ourbon monarchs, espec iaJI y Loui s XVI and M ari e Antoin ette, was immedi ate and everpresent. We traced the French Revolution from its beginnin gs in the cafes and clubs of the E nlightenment, through to the fall of the Bastill e, the executi on of the King and to R obespierre 's terror. We negoti ated th e Pari s Metro to tour sites including the Mu see Carnavalet; the Palace Royale; the Tuileries; a day trip exploring Versa ill es and a walk to the top of Sacre Coeur. The dramatic events which unfolded fro m 1789 - 1795 were relived tlu'ough walldn g tours and visits to prisons like the Co nciergerie and the Place de Concord, sce ne of so mu ch bloodshed. A night cruise along the Sein e was a lso enj oyed by all and offered us Paris from a different view.

Top: St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square.

B elow: Collegians with a grOlll) of cadets. Bottom: At the Kremlin.

In St Petersburg, the city of th e Romanov , th e Winter Palace, the Peterhof palace, the battleship A urora and the acti vity along Nevsky Prospekt were the focus of our stud y of Czar icholas , his fa mil y and the revoluti on. We expl ored the beginnings of th e Ru ss ian Revoluti on with th e events of Bloody Sunday 1905 at Palace Square tlu'o ug h to the storming of the Winter Pal ace in 19 17. We were al so fo rtun ate to get a first hand Ru ss ian perspective of both Soviet Ru ssia and tl1e new capitalist model with Peter, a British soundin g local guide, Visits to headqu arters and hideaways of Bolshev ik leaders like Lenin , Trotsky and Stalin were enj oyed as well as was a stunnin g perform ance of L a Corsa ire at th e M ariin sky Theatre. A train j ourn ey to Moscow was all the experience th at we hoped fo r and a littl e bit more. That is, superb snow-covered dachas and wild land sca pes, an appearance by R as putin , and delicious Ru ss ian pate made it an experi ence that truly left us wanting more, Once in Moscow, we co ntinu ed the trail of the revolution, to the Sov iet era, with Fyodore, o ur ex-KGB group minder who had a real nose fo r fun - and espi onage. We toured Red Sq uare and the Kremlin and managed to fi tin a visit to the architecturall y magnificent GUM departme nt store, wbich was both stimul atin g and th erape uti c in different ways. Moscow al 0 offered us a rain drenched Gorky Park wh ere we took aim at the ideshows and an ex tended ni ght walking tour of the area around our hote l. We also were amazed by exa mpl es o f Stalin ' uniqu e architecture, such as th e 'ever pre ent ' Seven Si sters, from vantage po ints all over the c ity. Bu t the rea l hi ghli ght o f th e tour was the to ur group itse lf. To a perso n, the group bonded togeth er immedi ate ly and entered into th e hi lori ca l and cultural spirit o f the tour with verve . Thi s, a long with the enorm ous ex perience and generous s uppo rt of staff, Ms Matth ews, Mr Kayler-Th o mso n and Mr Rutty at every stage made thi s tour a remarka bl e ex peri ence fo r a ll.

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South Coast Track Expedition Mr Jason O'LoLlghlin, Senior Math tuatic 11 c cher

In early January a courageous and dedi cated group of Geelon g Coll ege Exploration Society members flew to Tasmania to attempt to walk the infamous and ardu o us South Coast Track. The track has earned a re putation as one of the most dem andin g yet rewarding hikes in Australia and , indeed , the world. After a night of ge nerous hospital ity and new fri end s made at the Friend 's School in Hobart, the party took a local bus to Cockle Creek, the most South Wes terly road in the sta te. The plan from here was to co ntinue to walk west for seven days over nearly ninety kil ometres, and th en embark on a three day sea kayakin g adventure out thTough B athurst Harbour to the Southern Ocean. We in tend ed to walk away from civ ilisation , as far as MelaJeuca, an isolated outpost eparated fro m the modern world by the infamou s Ironbound Ran ge and inaccess ibl e by road. From here th e group would attempt to travel a furt her 25 ki lometres across Bathurst Harbour and The Narrows by kayak. The aim was to paddle out into the Southern Ocean two days later. Throu ghout the joumey we hiked thro ugh dense rainforest, along exposed escarpm ent , t.rudged tlu'o ugh knee deep mud, scrambled along root infe ted tracks, enj oyed travers in g long open beac hes and, of co ur e, scaled the formid able lronbound Range. Many of the students desc ribed hi ghli ghts and chall enges such as an ocean sw im after a 13 hour journey of j ust nine gru elling ki lometres , paddl ing our kayaks traight into a 30 knot South-We terl y wi nd and the ex hil aration of fina ll y making it to the ummit of the Ironbound range afler days of nervous specul ation . There were mllily me morable moments for all expeditioners. Bei ng delivered hot co ne by a lone fi sherman in the middle of now here at the boltom of Tasmani a would rank as a spec ial moment a wa ' th e impromptu party at Me laleuca w ith two fell ow hi kers. Cros in g ri ver where tim e had not changed the landscape for thou sa nd of years and sharing thi world heri tag area .v ith 15 fell ow adventurers was also a pec ial e ' perience. The stude nts, however, ultim ately reflected on the internal chall enges of overcoming mental obs tacle as being the most enli g htenin g.

An adventure as ambitiou a thi co uld on ly be tackled b) a capab le and co nfident g roup . The young Coil gia n who to k part in thi adventure were pupil of the mo l re ourceful. determined and per istent character. The ultim ate u of the expedition wa due to the re ilience of the rudent . Thi ' expedition to the wilds ofTa mani a v ill remain locked in lhe memori e of all tho e who partook in the adven ture . Il cemented friendships that perhaps previou lye i led. and forged new as ociation that in time will remain a lrong a ' they were in th e final day of the tlip. For over 70 rear the Exp loration Society ha been about build ing the characler r yo ung Geelong Collegian , along wiLh a en e of id ntity with our natural environment. The South oas t Track expedition of 2007 , like many before it, achieved the aim of the 0 iet). and inducted a new gro up of young people wiLh a heighten d en e of e lf in the 21 t ce ntury.

Students l ake Barlow, Tom BUr71s- Walla ce, Lachlan Collin , Carolin e Gough, Georg ia Hunt, Freya Lanohalll, Tim Maltb\', Samantha May, Kathleen Rix, Raquel aid, Campbell Taylor. Carolin e Wat on. Staff Mr Tom Ha rtley, Mr Ja 0 11 O'Lou ohlill , M Lallret pel/ cer. Top left: Georgia Hunt , Raquel Said, r-:arhb:n Rn: ana CaTvln Gour;h

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A word from our new Director of the Early Learning Centre 2007 Mr Ros Molyneux, Director, Early Learning Centre

I have had the pleasure of teaching at the Early Learning Centre for the past fiv e years and it is, indeed, exciting and an honour to now lead such a close and committed team of outstanding Early Childhood professionals. Together we share a passion for providing the very best environment for the youngest children at The Geelong College. The Early Learnin g Centre (ELC) hold s a spec ial place in the context of th e whole schoo l, playing an important role in welcomin g fami lies to th e school and ensuring a smooth tran siti on into Campbell House. I beli eve the needs of very youn g children are best met wi thin a caring environm ent which is stimul atin g and excitin g, yet providing a secure base from where children can inves tigate their wo rld . Continuing to provide and develop such an environm ent at the Early Learning Centre is an important personal goal as Director and one that i hared by my team . As is developin g a culture where children are vi ible and valued in society, and where their knowledge and creativity is respected. I have and will continu e to enjoy the close co ntact with many fa milies at the school as their children go on th eir j ourney through the ELC and onto school. Close partnerships are vital in maintaining good co mmunication and a common vision . I enco urage fa mily involvement and see it as an important part of building understandin g of children's learning and a sense of belonging to o ur co mmunity. This wiJl continu e to be developed with celebration s and social events throughout the year.

Above: The ELC 3 chi/dTen enjoying a staT)' with MTS Molyneux.

It is exciting to see children revisit earlier work and reflect and reco nstruct their ideas and understandings from a more 'experienced' point of view. We are fortunate to witness thi growth over the two to three years our children spend with us. I enco urage any interested members of the school community to co me and experience the rich environment at the Early

A highlight of my time at College has been th e opportunity to visit Reggio Emilia in Italy on a Stud y To ur in 2005. I ga ined further in ight into thi s co nstantly evolving philosophy whi ch has been th e bas is for practi ce at the ELC fo r many years. Young children are seen as able to construct their ow n learning thro ugh usin g their many ex press ive languages, fo r example peaki ng, drawin g, wo rkin g with cl ay and so on. Adu lts real ly listen to children, docum entin g the ir thinkin g, and developing projects based on children's exp lorati ons. The structure of the ELC prov id es g reat potential for team teaching and co ll aboration between th e different age groups, in c ludin g project work and research by children. I am interested in using the ex perti e of a ll o ur staff to enh ance the educatio nal program for all children througho ut the ELC. Chi ldren 's ski ll s, know ledge and rel ation ships ca n th en be built upon , enco urag in g a co ntinu ou pathway through the early childh ood years.

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Learnin g Centre. You will be warnlly welcomed by all in our learning co mmunity.

Since completing her degree in Early Childhood Education, Ros has taught in several preschools in Victoria, and in Singapore, wo rking with three to fiv e year old children. She also spent four yea rs wo rking as a Preschool Field Officer in Geelong, advising and planning with teachers and parents of children with additional needs. Sh e keen ly returned to teaching and exploring her interest in Ih e Regg io Em ilia approach to early education at The Geelong College in 2002. Ros enjoys spending her free lim e atfamily acti vities with husband, Cra ig, and three sons, including sport, music and th eatre.

The new Elliott Lecture Theatre The recently refurbishment of the Elliott Theatre) to create the new Elliott Lecture Theatre has been warmly welcomed by students and staff alike at the emor chool campu . l

Named after Fred Elliott, long time teacher and Warden of the House of Guilds, the state-of-the-art, 120 eat audito rium boasts first-class projection facilities where DVD, micropho ne, projector, computer and large wal l screen and auto mated blackout blinds are alJ simpl y available at th e push of a ingle button . Th e Lecture Theatre is very accessible, as it is surrounded by classrooms, in the heart of th e cloisters. To accommodate the advanced 9-speaker surround -sound sys tem, the Theatre has been sound proofed in both the walls and roof and the beautiful floor to ceilin g bay windows have been expertly double glazed, so mu ch so that at first glance, yo u will not see the glazing only the bay wind ows. The cushioned theatre-styled seats each have a fold out Above: The new Elliot{ Lecrure Thean'e, firs[ class all [he u'a )

desktop , making the Auditorium suitable for anything from presentations, lectures and combined Year classe to film showin gs. The Elliott Lecture Theatre also sports a new airconditioning system, guaranteeing comfort no matter

Regular cIa se are not cheduled in the Theatre so it i

what the weather.

always ava ilab le for su itable booking .

The Foundation Concert Mark Irwin, Director of Music The Fo undation Concert has been an annu al highli ght of the

together with ome more unusual offering ranging from

school' s cultural calendar for man y years and is, essentially, a

massed trin g orche tras to Bal ine e Gamelan . 0 our

concert presented by students and staff from the Mu sic

audiences have come to expect the unexpected.

Facu lty, sponsored by the College Foundation , and held in Costa Hall, Deaki n University Watelfro nt Campus.

Whi 1 t primarily focussed on en emble performan e . \V alway provide an opportunity for our mo t tal nted eni r

Each year the mu sical performan ce are drawn from the

students to perform co ncerto o r other 010 r penoir

permanent instrumental ense mbl es and choirs at eac h ca mpu s,

acco mpanied by one of the en emble , and th re have been

often featurin g talented so loists and s maller groups. The Concert provides an opportuni ty to howcase tbe diverse range of mu sical offering at College with outstanding perform ances of interestin g and cha ll enging mu sic by tud ents at all Year levels. By tradition , each campus is represented: the Campbell Ho use Strings, Middle School Cho irs, Concert Band and String Orchestra , and Senior Schoo l Choir, Concert Band , Stage

many outstandin g presentation : la t y ar we w re apti\ at d by the wonderful performan e of Ha dn'

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Timmothy Oborn e (Year 1_ 2006), who ha n w",on on to tudy music at tertiary I vel. This year'

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unique opportunity to 'ee and h at" the \el") b"l oftlusi ' at

gro ups and smaIl ensembl es from th cIa s mus ic program,

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"Wonder House" . . The Beginnings of the House of Guilds Mr Con Lannan, Archivist

"I hate everything that in a School gives the air of a gaol or an asylum. It is my chief aim to make the College less institutional and more human." ~ Rev F W Rolland, 1935.

Above: House ofGLLilds ch·w 1950.

"Brighter School Experiment Succeeds at Geelong: Wonder Hou se of Guilds", headlin ed the Melbourne Herald of 1 April, 1935. When the Herald glow in gly described tbe establishment of The Geelong College Hou se of Guild s little did anyone realise that 70 years later many of the practices and activ iti es of the original Hou se wou ld continu e to the present day. In its modern gui e, the Au stin Gray Centre is the fami li ar home of the School 's Creative Arts Program and a focus for community activity. While no lon ger a "Boys' C lub House" the Austin Gray Centre traces many of its activities to the original pioneering innovation of the Hou se of Guilds establ ished by tbe RoJland s. Purcha ed in late 1934, and estab li shed in a large rambling 13 room hou se on the corner of Ta lbot and Mercer Streets where the Neil Campbell Tenni s Courts are now s itu ated, the Hou se of Guild s was Franci Ro lland 's answer to the pers istent challen ge of providin g an ed ucational choice for hi students, especial ly boarde rs, during thei r le isure tim e. Conceived as a n entirely vo luntary, self managing, co-operative with its ow n student Jed governin g Council, the Hou se of Gu il d was far more than simply a place where students cou ld pur ue activit ies, crafts and hobb ies. it was perceived in Rolland 's own wo rd s " to g ive the choo lboy faci li tie fo r the ex pressio n of his natural , inherent talent. and id ea which, in the

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classroom wo uld probabl y lie dormant, repressed and undeveloped ." The Herald went on to report that by painting tbe doors to the Guild Council Room bright red , Rolland had shown his di ssatisfaction w itb "the dull brown of tb e average sch ool curric ulum " . Nevertheless, the H ouse of Guilds was very much a child of its times. It represented a pos itive reaction to th e widespread futility of the Great D epress io n a nd indicated a grow ing optimis m and determination to impro ve not only tbe choices students had but also to " improve" th ose very stude nts. A brochure pub lished sbortl y after its fIr st opening in April , 1935 describes how "th e Principal and Mrs Rolland , during tbe long vacatio n, planned a nd supe rvised the e ntire renovatio n of tbe old house. Eac h room was to be furni shed , even to the designs on th e curtains, to sui t the nature of the C lub it she ltered . The res ult has been a unique Boys' Club Hou e." Eco no mic well-being was returning to the School enab lin g opportuniti es for c hange a nd 1935, in parti c ul ar, signall ed a se ri es of initiatives in cludin g the foundation of the new music and drama prog ra m. The so uth wing of tbe Cloi sters was comp leted th e preceding year a nd , in 1936, the Co ll ege was to joyously win its first Head of the Rive r. It was a n in vigo ratin g period.

In Febru ary, 1935 , th e A rts and Crafts Ma ter. M r John Bechervaise was in taJJ ed a the first Ward en o f the Hou of Guild to be followed by Don We bb from 1939 to 1972. Leonard E Errey wa the fir. t stude nt Gui ld Leader and Arthur B Simson, Chi ef Reco rder. T he Hou e as ig ned roo m or areas in its ground to it ac tivities. These acti viti es includ ed crafts such as leatherwork and woodwork, mode lli ng and eng in eerin g, pottery, radi o, p hotogra phy, printin g, coll ectin g and di spl ay, boo kbindin g and hortic ul ture. T he Hou e also provided a base fo r outdoor acti viLY inclu d ing the home of the Ramblers Club. With the rapid changes in curriculum through th e 1960s and 70s, together with the relative rise in the num ber of day students, many of the acti viti es of th e House tended to become either more mainstream or redund ant. Wi th the constr uction and opening of the new A ustin Gray Centre in 1980 amidst th e buildings of the origin al Preparatory Schoo l, the acceptance of the original co ncept beca me co mplete, though perh aps ironi cally, and co ntrary to R olland 's ideas, also institutionali sed. The old house was used as a m aintenance store, became dilapidated and unloved, eventu all y succ umbing to fire. Sadly, its passin g took much of the ph ysical ev idence of a courageous initiative in edu cation and many of th e artefacts accumulated by th e School over th e years. Fortun ately, many of the proj ects and artefacts created by students survive in the College's archival collection includin g exampl es of co mmercial printing and the minu tes of the Gui ld Council. M any item s continue to grace the homes of former students and their descendants. Ultimately, it is th e activities of the stud ents them selves which are the great legacy of the House of Guilds.

House of Guilds heritage material is on display in th e Schoo /'s Reception. Area. Visitors are welcome during School business hours.

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Student and Staff Activities

Top right:

Imemarional Studems celebrate the Chinese New Year at a local restauram . Top left:

Geelong Football Club's bacldine coach Brendan MCCaH11e)' visits the Pre/Jara wry Scl1001. Above ri ght:

McAnhul· victoriol.LS' Andrew \Valsh and Megan Anhur dis/Jlay the School H OL/.Se Swimml1lg rro/Jh),. Above left:

Presenters t/.Se the new Ellion Theatre on Careers Night in March L007. Top middle:

Alexander Can and team mates celebrate his hat trick in the 1st Xl . Left top:

Ex-AFL /Jla)'er and face or Bali Bombings, Jason McCartney s/JOKe to students ana staff who wilrbe going on a s/Jorts trip w South Africa later this year. Left bottom:

Professor ieffer}' Wilhelm engaged teache1"S on the theory and"" practice of engaging stLuients in the classroom. Fa r ri ght:

Chloe Ha)'den ana other Year J J and J 2 Textiles swdems enjoyed silk flower making worksho/Js with Milliner Lydia Cover. Bottom left:

Boal C hristening and team Row Past in March 2007. .

Bottom rightt:

A /Jod of swimming tolem - the Yeal· level winners at the Senior School HOl.LSe S,wimming.

Above left: Keeley Munihy (Year 6) chats with Marion after the Senior Citizen's Concen at rhe Pre/Jam wry School. Above right: The Year 12 Theatre IJrodllcrion 'Fl'eedom in the City' in Tenn I. Right: Year I I Legal Studies students visired rhe Geelong Law COl/rts. Bottom left: Brian Alexander, Pmduction Manager for KRock and Bay FM with Year 7 students William Hamilton and Danielle Roberts for an Open Day Radio Promotion. Bottom right: Samantha May and David Franklin (Year 12) enjoyed sharing rhe IJancal<es on Shrove TI.tesday. Far bottom left: Andreas Kammel, Environmemal SIJecialist with Toyota Allstralia eXIJlained Toyota 's future IJlans fOl' hybrid cm's and care f01' the environment to swdems. Far bottom right: Senior School Anzac Day Ceremony.

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Annual Giving 2006 A note of thanks The staff and students of The Geelong College gmtefull)1 acknowledge the SU!Jport of so many in our school community who have supported the 2006 A1111t11l1Giving Program with a gift. Your sujJPon of the College in this way most certainly makes a difference to the school and our scuden ts, both current and future, b providing enhanced/Jhysical surroundings and learning resources, and greater opportunities for young /Jeo/Jle to expel1ence their education at T he Geelong College . W hilst grea t care has been taken in the /Jre paration of the list below, /Jlease accept our apologies if there are any omissions or errors. If )'OU have fo und an error, we ask that you contact the Community Relations office immediately on (03) 5226 3123 or email communityrelations@geelongcoUege .vic.edu .au so that we can correct our recorcls. An ony mou Donors: 19 M r J K Aitken, OGC- 1934 Dr L A Allen, PP GP Mr P Arn oldt, OGC-1 937 Mr R G Ashby, PP Mrs E A A ustin , GP OGC AustTaEan F Ul11iture Timbers, Other Mr G L B arber, OGC-19S0 PP Mr D S Barkl ey, OGC- 1964 PP Mr A D Beith, OGC-1 93 8 B ell Ch aritabl e Fund , Other Mrs T J Best, Staff Mr G J B etts AM MBE, PP GP Mr J G Blake, OGC- 1939 Mr A G Boyd, OGC-19S 3 Mr M Boyd, CP-7 Mr N Braden, OGC-1989 Mr J C Braith waite, OGC- 1979 Mr A G Brebner, OGC-19S2 Mr M Brown, OGC-J943 PP ]'vlr R G Brown, OGC-1940 Mr R V Brown, OGC-1972 Mrs W A Brown, PP Pas t Staff Mr J T Cameron , OGC-1941 M r J G Ca meron, OGC-19 39 PP Mr J T Cameron, OGC-1941 Mrs J V Cameron, PP OGC(P) GP Mr W R Canni ng, OGC-1940 Mr J D Carstairs, OGC- J929 PP Mr C M Carter, PP M r H Chi en, CP- J I Chil well Offi ce Supplies, Other Mr K R Cl ayto n, Pas t Staff Mr C D Cl enun son, PP Mr A W Collier, OGC-1946 Mrs C Co llin s, PP Mr J 0 Colvin , OGC- J947 Mrs P A Considine, OGC-19 84 Cyril Cooke Fl orists, Other Mr D D Davey OAM , PP Past Staff Mr GAO Dav ies, OGC- 1942 Mr R J Dav ies, OGC-J9 39 PP DeGrandi Cycle & Sport P/L, Other Mrs G Dickens, PP Pas t Staff Mr P J Doak, OGC- 19S7 Mr I Dobson, Other Mr R M E lli ton, OGC-1971 Mr P N Everi st OAM , OGC- 1942 PP Mr R L Falco ner, OGC- 1947 M r R F Fall aw, OGC- 1944 PP Mr K H Fargher, OGC- 1942 Mr B T Fenn er, OGC- 1972 Mr G S Fieldin g, PP Mr N J Findl ay, PP Sta ff Mrs S J Fo rsyth , PP OGC GP Mrs R I Fry, GP M r D F Galbraith , OGC- 196S Mr J R Ganl y, OGC- 198S

Mr R J Gartland , PP Gordon McKay Pty Ltd , Other Mr D J Graham , OGC-1940 Miss C M Gray, Other Mrs M E Gray, Past Staff Mr J H Gray, Deceased Mrs L L Hardi ng, PP Mr J L Hay, OGC- 1982 Mr D G Henderson, OGC-1942 PP GP Mr J M Holdsworth, OGC-19S6 PP Sir C V Holl and AC, PP Mr A J Holmes, OGC-1948 Mr S T Hood , OGC-l9S9 Mr G A Hope, OGC-194S PP GPOGC Mr J Hosford, OGC-1960 PP Past Staff Mr M J Howard , CP-10,12 Mr B A Hyett, OGC-1937 PP Mr R V ln gpen, OGC- 1966 TA lngpen (Trading) Pty Ltd , Other Mr PC Jackson , FP Mr J R Jeffery, OGC-1 949 Mr R J Jeremiah, OGC-196S PP Dr F R Jevo ns, PP Dr M S John OAM, OGC-J 949 Staff Mr G W Joh11 s, OGC- l947 PP Mr N A Keam ey, OGC-1969 FP Mr D Kell ett, PP Mr H W Lade, OGC- J 938 PP Mr C R Lawson, PP Past Staff Mr A J LeDeux , OGC-1979 Mrs M H Lethbridge, PP Staff Mr B W Lewis, OGC- 194 L Ms D Lourensz, PP Mr A M Lowe, OGC- 1936 PP Mr J L Maca liter, OGC- L931 Mr R H Macgugan, OGC- J969 FP Mr I W Macmill an, OGC-J 949 PP Past Staff Mr D P Mahon , Staff Ms C S Mak, OGC- 198S Mrs M P Mason, Staff Rev A J S Matthew, OGC- 1938 Mr D W M McCa nn , OGC-19S4 PP Mrs J F Crai gie-McConnell , PP Mr G J McDonald , CP-2 ,4 Mr G R McKay, PP Mrs M E McLeod , OGC(P) Mr B J MeLi or, OGC- 1970 Mr J H Metcalfe , OGC- 1949 Mr C S Middl emi ss, CP- I0, I I Staff Mr L F M itchell , PP Mr W B Montgomery, OGC- 1942 Mr 0 N M orrison, Other Mr 10 Morri son, OGC- 19S2 Mr K SN ail OAM, OGC- 1937 PP GP Mr M E Neagle, PP GP Mr 0 G eil so n, OGC- 1942 PP MrT D G Neilson, OGC- 1978 Dr J R Nelson, PP Pas t Staff

Mr King Chung Ng, OGC-1987 Ms H A Nicholl s-Stary, FP Staff Mr K V No ble, OGC-1936 Mr D Ooi, OGC-1966 Dr C L Opie, OGC-1981 Dr J S Paton , OGC-1964 PP Mr F J Pay ne, PP Mr S Philip, Other Mr D J Poynton, OGC-196 1 Dr C R Profitt, CP-ll ,S,8 Mr R C W Pyper, OGC-19S2 Robertcat Hire, Other Mr G C Robertson, PP Past Staff Mr R M Robson, OGC-1960 FP Mr H Rockefeller, PP GP Mr D W R ogers AO , OGC-1939 Mr D B Rolland , OGC-1939 PP GP Dr J S Rolland , OGC-1934 PP Professor D T Runia, OGC-196S Mr F W Ru ssell , OGC-19S0 Mrs M Ryan, PP Staff Mr I F Sayers , OGC- 196S Prof. I R Scott, OGC-19S 3 Dr DR Sefton, OGC-1940 Mr A P Sheahan, OGC-19S9 Past Staff Mr I G I Sides, OGC-1948 Mrs G E Simpson, OGC(P) Mrs L Simpson, OGC(P) Mr R N Smith, CP- 12 PP Staff Dr P W Sutherl and , OGC-1948 Mr E J Tansley, OGC-J 939 PP Mr A R Taylor, CP-ELC4 Dr J H T heobald, OGC- J 943 Mrs M Trebilcock, Other Mr G B Thomson, Deceased M r C C Tsui, CP- I ] Mr J G D Tuck, OGC-1942 Dr P C Turner, Staff Mr J M Uebergang, CP- ll ,9 M r D J Va ughan , OGC- J 984 Dr A J Vi gano-Paterson AM, OGC- 19S8 M r P A Wade, OGC- I 967 Mrs R K Wall ace, CP-S M r M D Walpole, OGC- J980 M rs S J Walsh, CP- Il ,7 ,9 Mrs P Warland , PP Wash N S hop Hi ghton , Other Mr J H G Watson, OGC-1936 PP Mr J G Westl and , OGC- I926 Mr D W White, OGC- 194S Mr A H Wi lli amson, PP Mr DA Willi amson, OGC- 1972 M r R H Willi amson, PP GP Mr J M Wilmot, PP Dr J Woods, GP Dr C J Yea man, CP-S

Legend : PP = Past Parenl aGC = Old Geelong Co ll egian GP = Grandparent CP = Current Parent FP = Futu re Parent

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Community Events

EARLY LEARNT G CENTRE AND CAMPBELL HOUSE COCKTAIL PARTY Above left:

Geoff and Rochelle Williams and Dr Pauline TLlm er (PrinciIJal) and Clifford Tumer. Above right:

Nat and Mark Braley, Dean GoddQ1'd and Prudence NadorlJ. Right:

CO)l1"ad Brandt and Margaret Nash, Geralcl and Sonia O'Brien an[l]anet and Peter Illingworth. Left:

Andrew and Cath Rose, StLlart Pen), and

SENIOR CHOOL PARENTS' \VELCOME EVEN IN G Above top:

Jill Brairhwairc , Roger Gledhill, Ron BemmlOllC, Glenn Bmithwaire, Kim Tllmley. Middle:

CAMl BELL H WELCOME EVE I )"

David and jillie McGo wan , Sharyn and SCHari Baker.

Abovc top:

Below:

Chur/o[re LC'll 'I>, N,IC R (l~" Br,d r(l[[ 'r, 'h.n"·, 1\,.,.,.

Ros and

raig Molynellx , Daniel i'V[ll/llll1 (De{>IH)'

PrincilJal, Hllgh C/lCImlmess and Hugh Sewtlrd ( rllll1cil Chainnan), Perer RU$sell.

RENT '

bovc belo" :

Angus EdgLlr, C,He' I'd[ll)1 , .1'1111\ E,bn, LIl\ul!ll H1th Ckn'L1, DC'L1n GI"/,km/ I("I[h Ed,'n Pn. \ ,,,-, 1f'

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Community Events

PREPARATORY SCHOOL PARENTS' WELCOME EVENING Left top: Cameron Profitt, Richm'd Can' (Council member) .

Left:

julian Carroll, Screech Komelj. A bove: Cacherine Nagle, Megan and Damian Cayzer, Marl<Neeld, (Head of SIJort, Preparatory School) and Craig and Ree Rogan.

A bove right: Anchon)' and jLllie Heath, Greg and Cachie McDonald.

Denis Ricluzrds, Margarec Oates, Orazio Galluccio, Dianne Richards, Meryn Raccliffe.

Middl e right: Philip and Jill Cam/Jbell, Elisa and julian CanolL

Paula and Streech Koncelj, Clifford Tumer. Bottom right: Helen O'Brien (Piano), Fiona Riley (cello).

YEAR 4, 5, 6 DINNER Above:

Dr Pauline Turner (Princi/Ja/). Monica Walters, Ga),le Nariw, Lynne Gorrell. Below:

Lucia Bongiorno. David Kininmome, Paula Komelj , Aliswir Mclmyre

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Community Events

YEAR 9 PARE TS' DINNER Above left:

David andJLdie McG owan, Lynette Kent, Philip Spm-k Above righ t:

Tony Bull, Dr Pauline Tumer (PTinciIJaL), Jeff Langham Left:

Amanda O'Brien, Graham and Sandra Bourl<e, Janice and Simon Bennison Right:

BOARDERS' FAMILY TE N IS DAY Above top:

Cachreena and Mark Ge,-vis, 0,- Pauline TLtl11er (PrinciIJal), Da'vici and Jacm McLean_ Middle: Peter YOI.mg, Andrew JohnstOne,

ick Scafford-

Below : Sam Baulch, KachT)'n P'-est, Keith Prest, PeteT YOltng and L)'n Baulch_

YE R l l DINNER 1 TERNATlONAL MARKET IN G

bove top:

Above left:

Craig <lnd C({(hLTin~ ;\ UcLIbm" , HII.Il" H'h t < 441'

Director of Mnrketing, Helen I icholls-Sca,) at the

(lnd FdIL,It'! , dhL-nom

Mentor International's A uso-alian High School, EdLlcation Exhibitioll in Bangkok_

bove belo" : Jtlll El/i" , H~'lrc(h LIt~~ <In 18rOllU

~ THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION ----

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From the President of the Old Geelong Collegians' Association Welcome to the Old CoUegian ' page of the Ad A tra. We have increased the amount of pages and improved the layout in a hope to raise the profi le of our association and improve our communi cation with Old Collegians. I hope you li ke the changes. Over the past coupl e of years we have been active in recruiting new younger members to the co mn"littee. The comm ittee has a need to be relevant to all age brackets of Old Collegians young and old. I am pleased to announce three new members who have co me on board this year. Amanda M ay, Reece Cordy and David Gunther (2006). AJI three are recent choolleavers. Whilst we have a youth policy I am also plea ed to WUlounce Jim Fidge has rejoined our co mmittee. Jim was a member from w·ound 1959 to 1977. Jim blings a wealdl of experience, having been a very acti e member of the Geelong conmmnity over many yew·s i.ncluding serving as a Geelong City Councillor. His time on Council included a stint a Mayor.

Th e yew· has a alway stwted with the usual flurry of events hosted by th e co mmittee. In February we held th e 2006 School Leavers' event, fo ll owed by the 10 year decade reuni on and Branch Dinners in Sydney and CWlberra. In M w·c h the co mmittee wa involved with a Careers Ni ght held at the school. I would like to thank all Old Collegians that have participated in events so far thi s year. Included in the e pages is a full list of dates and events the Old Collegians are hos tin g for the remainder of the year. It is our hope th at we see as many of you as po sibl e at th ese functions. Also included in these pages is a li st of Old Coll eg ians we do not have current contact details for on our database. If you kn ow ilie whereabouts of anyone on this list, please let us know or get them to contact us on (03) 5226 3 123 or email co nununityrelati ons@geelon gcollege.vic.edu .au. The school is putting th e fin ishing touches to its new website. Incl uded in this will be a revitalised Old Collegiwls link. I wo uld encourage everyo ne to log onto the site to gain updated news about The Old Collegians' Association. I look forward to seein g you at 311 event soon. Jim Marenda z Presiden.t, Old Gee /on.g Collegians' Association.

2007 OGCA COMMITTEE Members of the OGCA Committee for 2007 are listed below. If yo u would like to contact any members of tbe committee, please ring the Comm uni ty Relations Office on 0352263 123 or email: cOlnl11 unityrelations@geelongcollege.vic.edu. au Jim Mw·endaz, President (1972) Don Lawler, Vice President (1945) Paul Mishura, Honorw"y Secretary (1992) Steven Skoglund, Honorw-y Treas urer (1983) David Waterhouse, Immedi ate Past President (1980) Matt Bridges (1992) Jim Fidge (1954)

Andrea James (1974) David Jw-man (l 955) Tim JWTold (2003) Brow nyn Kirby (1979) Jame Meek (2000) John O' Brien (2002) Bill Phillips (1968)

Caroline Renick (1996) D Wl Silllillonds (1969) Amanda May (2006) David Gunther (2006) Reece Cord y (2006) Theresa Best, Executive Offi cer/Director of Conummity Relation s & Development

FENCING NEWS Forrner Geelong Coll ege stu dent, Willi am Dolley, has continued to excel in the sport of fe ncing. He is becomi ng a regular member of dle seni or Australi an team, which also compete intern ati onall y. Early in December 2006, Willi am wo n the Nati onal Senior Champion hi p at wh ich he remained undefeated thro ughou t the day of co mpeti tio n, in a field of over 60 competitor. Hi s day inc luded defeats over two pa t Olympi ans. Thi is a major step in Wi lli am's fe nc in g career as he adds the ational Sen ior Champio n hip to hi s J unior Title, won while com petin g fo r Th e Geelong College. Congratulation to Willi am on thj s fin e achi evement.

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A bove: Almralian Youth Olym/Jic Fencing Team (William is middle row third [Tom the l·iglll .)

THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION

2007 OCGA Reunions 15 YEAR OUT REUNION

INTERNATIONAL REUNION

Th e 15 Year Out Re uni on is to be held at th e Prin ce A lfred Hotel (' PAs ' ) in Church Street, Ri chmond, on Saturd ay 2 1 Jul y 2007 .

Th e O ld Geel ng Co ll egia ns ' ociati n i planning t\\.o inte rn ati ona l gathe ring of O ld Gee long 011 gian . . Parent . Pas t Pa re nt a nd Fri e nd of the hool in 2007.

If you are interested in attending please contact eith er:

Singapore S aturday 6 O c tob e r 2007

Geelong co ntact: A nn a Sp urlin g on 0437 874 900 or aspurLs @bigpond.n et.au Melbourne co ntact: Paul Mi shura (03 ) 8080 3726 or pau/.mishu ra @das/aw. col71.au Interstate/Sydney co ntact: C harl es C h irn s ide (02) 932 1 86 17 or char/es. chirn side@gsjbvv.com

5 YEAR OUT REUNION The 5 Year Out Re union is to be held at th e The Gold Di ggers Arms Hotel in Skene Street, Newtow n, Geelo ng, on Saturday 5 A ugust 2007 .

If you are interested in attending please contact: John O ' Brien on: johnnyobrien @hotmai/.com

London: Saturda 20 O ctob er 2007 If you are Ii in g or tra elJing in the e area. at the. e time . . plea e contact the Commu ni ty Relation Ofri on +61 - __ 6 3 123 or e mail COlllII1Ullity re/cll ion@ee/ongco//ege. l.ic. edll.all to reg i tel' yo ur intere t. Fu rthe r dctai I \.\ i II then be forwa rded to you clo e r to the time of the "em..

CALLING ALL OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS LIVING IN SYDNEY! T he Syd ney Branc h of the Old Gee long Collegian' A soc iation wo uld like to hear from o u. If you attended T he Gee lo ng Co ll ege a nd now re ide in Sydne) r sUlTo unding area, plea e co ntact C harle Chim ide. P res ident. Sydn ey Branc h of th e OGC . on 0-1_9-1- 0-1-6 or ema il cha r/es.chirns ide@gsjbll..colll

WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Below is a list of some Old Coll egians we have lost touch with - do you know wh er e th ey a r e? An yon e a bl e to a contact us at communityrelations @geelongcoll ege.vic.edu .au or telephone (03) 52263123

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Mr R S A nderson (Ronald) Mr GAGan Ip (Geoff) Mr P HaiYc Cat) Mr N C cInn es (Norman ) Mr R E R adcliffe (R obert) Mr D E R ay (DudlelQ Mr R D Brow ninji ( onald) Mr W B Campbe (Walter) Mr E L Cotton (Lew) Mr F C D Reid (Fran k~ Mr C G Tho m on ~o in ) Mr E M Edwar'ds ( ric) Mr W P CarT ~Willi a m) Mr J H Co le ( ack) Mr S G Greeve (Straun ) Mr L R Beach (LlI1dsay) Mr J L Calhoun (John) Mr J M Lang (James) Mr W M Shaw (M orrie) Mr N L Gord on (Noel) Mr H D M oodie (Hu a h) Mr W I Ca'~bell iBn1~ Mr J S D avi . on ( ohn Mr R V D enni s (Di ck) Mr J F Dumares(p ohn) Mr T T Laidlaw ho mas) Mr B C M cKe nzie ~Bru ce) Mr F R oadknight ( rank) Mr K G Tay lor (Keith) Mr E I John so n (Eric) Mr A L M atheso n (Alexan der) Mr W T Ca mpbell (Willi a m)

1930 1930 1930 1930 1930 1930 193 L 193 1 193 1 193 1 193 L 193 1 1932 [932 [932 1932 1933 1933 1933 1934 1934 1934 1935 1935 J935 193 5 1935 1935 1935 1936 1936 1936

M r S L Hempe l ~ Stu art) Mr R 0 H owell Robert) Mr M ilne ( orman) Mr A I Stewart (Alastair) Mr J S Troup (Jock) Mr B A H yett (Bruce) Mr B KG Swai n (BarTY) Mr J N Turn bull ~ a mes) Mr R J B ond eR o ert) Mr H K BurleIgh (Her bert) Mr B R CarmiChael Wryo n) M r J F D oery (Jam es Mr M M Geode SMurray) Mr 0 H M cLa ugh in (Be rt) M r J E Ri cketts gack~ Mr J G Stewar t ( ohn Mr D G H ope-John sto ne (D oug) Mr P W G rutzner (Pat)

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1940s

Mr D B Jeffery (D o u~l a ) Mr V E M cCartney ( icto r) Mr F D Peale r ~Frederi c k) Mr J M Wct; b ( a me ) Mr I S Reid (Iva n) Mr D W Ca mp be ll (D Our las) Mr R J Michae l ~ ona l d Mr D J H a n on ( o n? Mr W A Salm on (B il ) Mr J M Tay lor (Jo hn) M r W 8 Carmic hae l (B ill ) Mr A G S ma ll er (A la n) M r N R Turnbu I (NeU Profes or W E Fabb ( e)

1940 1940 194 0 1940 1940 194 1 194 1 1942 1942 1942 [943 [943 19-1[943

Mr C F f ifenc h (Ma ) Mr J M c e nzie ( lan) Mr K F Be ll (Ke nneth) Re N G H aJI ( orman) Mr C E laJco lm (Co lin) M r A G Ri ddoc h ~li tail') Mr D G W raif ht ( o nald) Mr M Clar ' ( eil) Ir M H K rby ~Ma u rice) Mr F J Wil o n ( ran i ) Mr I W Ho lme gan) Mr G J Bea ttie ~ raham) Mr T Be nce ( om) Mr J R owler ~o h n~ Mr J R Cow ie Jo hn Mr K W Kn o, ~ enn lh ) Mr R J M cC rab ~R nald) Mr H L M cIn ne B tu'o ld) Mr R J Pink (Ru e ll) Mr F P rice ( ev ill e) Mr H Sloa ne (H ugh) Mr R Tracey (Ro 's) Mr K M a me ro n (K 11) Mr J M [e m nl (Jo hn) Mr M le me nt ( ei l) Mr R T oomb (Robert) Mr D L Hin e (D oug las) Mr P Rars mo nd (Peter) Dr J Wo ' te nh Im e John) Mr G J F ult n ~Georfre) ) Mr D HumRh r~ D avid) Mr W J Be 1 ( ill) Mr J G Ro be rt ' (J ohn)

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THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION &

Australia Day Honours 2007 This year, three Old Geelong Collegians were acknowledged for outstanding achievement and service in their fie lds with Australia Day honours .

Above : Mr Everist and Dr ingt)en pictured together after their award ceremony at Govemment HOLlie earl.ier this month .

The M edal of the Order of Australia (OAM) was awarded to Mr IAN EVERIST (OGC 1940) for service to engin eering, particul arl y in the area of water and sewerage management and th e comm unity. The Medal of the Order of A ustralia is awarded for service worthy of particular recognition. Mr Ian Everi st attended T he Geelong College in the 30s and 40 and fro m his earliest days there, as well as in ensuing years, he ha proved him self to be a real 'go-getter ' . He pursued many sportin g endeavour and achieved notable success co mpetin g in the U 18 foo tball premier hip tea m, hi s appo intment as Chairm an of the Gordo n Institute of TAPE Student R epresentative Co un c il , as stroke of the Victorian 8s crew, bein g coached by Albert Bell in the "Harm ony 8" crew and representin g the State in the Kin g 's Cup as the Me lbourne U ni versity stro ke fo r fo ur years. Afler gradu atin g from Melbo urn e U niver ity, Mr Everi t bega n workin g as an engin eer with Gee long Harbo ur Tru st. He a l 0 wo n a Rotary Fou ndatio n Scholarship whi ch enabled him to co mpl ete a pos t graduate Master of Sc ience in Minn ea po lis. Returni ng to Au stralia in the late 50 , Mr Everi st wo rked again at the Geelong Harbour Tru st and fo ll ow ing th at, with a firm o f consulti ng eng in eers. It was with this fi rm th at he beca me Partn er, Seni or Partn er and th en Managin g Director. A l ong th e way Mr Everi st was also invo lved in A PEX,

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Bern ey, the Victorian Enviro nment and Planning Law Association, the Mid-Goulburn Region Water Auth ority Board as Chairman, Regional Catchment M anagement Coun cil , and the Vi ctorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal as an adjudicator and he also had time to be a Scout Master ! Now retired to Flinders on land with his wife of 54 years, Mr Everist looks back and is most proud of havin g been involved in all hi s enterprises in a very ethi cal mann er. The li st of organisations to which Mr E verist had dedi cated hi s time and energy is extens ive and needl ess to say, mu ch of hi s tireless and co mmitted efforts led to his receiving the Order of Au tralia Medal thi s year.

DR ROBERT INGPEN (OGC 1950) was appoin ted a Member of the Order of Au stralia (AM) fo r servi ce to literature as an illustrator and auth or of children's books, to art, design and edu cati o n, and a a suppo rter of health care organi sati on . Th e Member of th e Order of Au stral ia is awarded fo r servi ce in a parti cul ar locality or fi eld of activity o r to a parti cul ar group. D r Ingpen tudi ed art and illustrati o n at RMIT durin g th e late 50s, spec iali in g in interpretin g sc ientifi c research with des ign. In 1958, he wa appo inted as arti st at CSLRO wh ere

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he worked fo r te n year . Leav in g CSIRO , Dr In gpe n bega n

highe t acc lade. an h norar, doctoral, f r hi~ out. tanding

wo rkin g as a freela nce iJlu trato r a nd auth or. He a l a wo rked

co nt ribution to th c mmunit) .

as a membe r of a United ati o n tea m in M ex ico a nd Pe ru until 1975 des igning pa mphl et o n fi he ri es.

Wh n Ad A ·tra poke, ith Dr l ngp n. he \'va'. reticent to expand too much

n hi ongoing support of health cart:

As children 's auth o r Dr In g pe n has w ritte n and illustrated

o rgani aL ion . not" i hing to dra\\ an, all ntion to th

over 100 books. He fir t rose to pro min e nce w ith hi illu stratio ns fo r Co lin Thiele' boo k, Sto rm B oy. w hi c h wo n

wo nd e rf ul work

him the first Vi s ua l A rts Board award fo r childre n' boo k illustration s.

hich. he , plain d, he c ndu l" as a pri\aLe

e ndea o ur. However. the extent of hi., ontributi n to the de elopment of ' uch organi aLion . particularl) in th 10 al G ee lo ng eu'ea, i acknow ledged. togcther with hi .. n icc to

In 2005 , Robert lngpe n awarded the RMIT U ni ver ity'

literature, in thi

u. tralia Da) Honour.

MR PETER TROY (OGe 1953) ) v as a, arded the

ledal

th e Order of A u tra lia (0 M) [or ervice turfin g . pa rti c ularl y a a co ntributor to the e tabli hment of the s p rt a nd as a n hi to ria n. and to the urf life a ing movement. Mr Troy, the econd surfer to be han ured with an 0 r. .,a id th e award i a great boo t for the industry. "Thi a\\ard ju. t hows how mu c h the port ha grown and ho\\ much it ha" beco me so much a part of our life. " Mr Troy aid . "It hO\\ " th at s urfi ng is more than ju t a hobby or culture. it i a \Va) of life - w here people can earn a living and embrace a health) way of life. "I'm reall y ho no ured to be the econd urfer, after ark Richard , to be g iven thi award. It ju thaw ho'vv much th port ha become re pected on a national Ie el. " G ood frie nd and the fo rmer pres ident of the urf Life a ving A ustrali a, C harles Ly n nominated Peter for the award (0 ho no ur hi work in the urfi ng indu tr .

Above: Mr Peter Troy.

Pe ter was re po n ibl e fo r e tab li hing the famou Bell B ach urfi ng com peti tio n in 1962. which later became th Rip uri P ro in 1973.

Harley Dickinson Publication N ota ble Old Co ll egian, H arl ey Di ckin o n ( 1952) ha pub li ' hed a ' uperb olle tion of hi Papu a

ew Guin ea pa intin g. O rig in ally pub li hed as a catalogue of hi~

wo rk fro m hi tim e in Pa pu a N ew Guinea, th is ed iti n ha b come , 0 much more.

Win dows of New Guin ea. Road to Nationhood: West Papua Debacle i ' a \\ nuerful ble nd of Ha rl ey' v ibra nt impre

io ni ti c pa int ing of hi I

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a snap ho t of ph otograph , map and im ages of the 60 ' and 70s in Papua G uin ea. The boo k capture th e co untry not an i vi ' uall teerin g th e reade r ulro ug h th e tri king land

but al '

untr) and '\\

politicall).

ape a ' we ll as throu",h , ignificant

politi cal eve nt . Cop ie of Windo\\' of e\\' Guillet/. Rood 10 J wioll/lOot/: \\hl

Papua Debacle a re ava il abl e for purc ha e from T h Gee long

lkg ': C mn1unit:

R e lati o n depa rtm e nt. Plea e ca ll (03) 5226 3 123 o r e mai l cOllllllllni(rrelarions a gee/ongcollcgc .•.ic. edll.(1II for mo re info rm ati o n.

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Obituary George Logie"Smith 2 December 1914 ~ 19 April 2007 George came to th e Coll ege in 1937 as the first appo inted full time music ma ter. Mu sic was not then a subject that received ery c lo e attention . Instruments were taught - the Cadet Corp had a brass band - th ere was comrnunity s in g in g in assembl y but mu sic wa not regarded by e ith er staff or pupils of bein g paramo unt importance. George wa onl y 22 but he pl ayed cricket and football and trained with the boy . He immediately set about creating a school orchestra, various cho irs an d, after di scussions with so me senior boy , agreed in 1938 to prod uce through the Glee Club 'Trial By Jury' beginning a twenty year progression of Gilbert and Sullivan opera prod uctions - firstly at the old Pl aza Theab-e, and later in the mu ch larger Geelong Theatre from 1938 to 1958. These production were not only a central part of College life. but they invol ved the whole chool community, and restored music to an activity which transcended sport and other activitie . George related to the boys in a quite remarkable way without ever sUlTenderin g th e normal master-pupil relation ship. H formed and maintained friend ships which lasted for seventy year and would always make himself available for Glee Club R e unions, of which there were many. These culmin ated in the concert in Morriso n Hall in March 2005 at which a 9 I year old George was present and very much his usual self. A short time later he attended the nanlin g of the Auditorium in th e new Keith Humble Centre for Mu sic and the Perfo rmin g Arts as the "George Logie-Smith A uditorium ". George 's influence, of co urse, extended well beyond the College and Geelong. He was an extraordin aril y talented person , his influence on th e boys, and later girl s who were

lu cky enou gh to be involved with him , was enduring and often achi eved without much support from some members of the Common Room . He told me once that he often regretted leaving th e ColJege but felt that he needed to expand his opportunities. When he retired from Scotch College, the Glee Club veterans and old Scotch Collegians gave him a musical send off in the "Leo nda" in Hawthorn. It was a wonderful tribute to a great teacher and human being. We will all miss him , but his mu sic lives on in our heads and our hearts.

Bill Rogers (OCCA 1939) A memorial service fo r Ceolge Logie-Smith was held in the Scots Church, Collins Street Melbourne on Thursday 7 June at 10:30 am

Sister Gwen Mayne 19 15 ~ 1 October 2006 Margaret Gwendoline Mayne (nee Cunningham) passed away in Chri tchurch, New Zealand on I October 2006. She was 9 1 year o ld. She train ed at T he Epworth Hospita l, Melbourne and gradu ated as a Qualifi ed N urse in February 1937. After variou s pos ts he moved to Mi ldura Base Hospital where she co mp leted post graduate qualification s as an Ob tetrical Nurse in 1940. There she met and married Rod erick Mayn e. Unfortunate ly he did not survive a work accident and di ed in Janu ary 1945. Gwen th en joi ned the Bush Nurs ing Service and moved to the Drysda le area with her young so n, Peter.

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THE OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS' ASSOCIATION In 1951 she obtained a post at The Geelon g Co ll ege Ho pital as Matron and worked there continuo us ly until 1962. The school at this tim e supported a twenty-eight bed hospital which was u ed to care for boarders who required car away f rom the boarding houses. Th ere were the usual ca e of breaks and sprains expected fro m boisterous lad and sporting injuries. There was the occasional epidemic which aw the hospital full to overfl owin g.

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Carnival Time Saturday 19 April 2008 Carnival Convenor. Kaye Co leman is loo kin g fOf\\ard to \\orl--ing with all members of the College comm unit) and \\ ider communit) for the 2008 Carnival. The Carnival i an import ant event in nurturing the College community spirit and prov ides an opporlunit) for ne\\ f3milie to become in volved with the . chool. The trad iti on of a friendl) and relaxed auno phere on Carnival D a) wi ll all o\\ ~tudents from both th e Preparatory School and S ni or School. parenb . and ~taff to enj o) a fun - filled day of activi ti es. M an) Old Collegians \\ il l abo return to College for th e Carnival and catch up with fami ly and friend, .

Sister Mayne ran the di spensary every morn in g after breakfa t where sick boys reported for vario us types of care , medication, wound dress ing or a sympathetic word . Her skiII in diagnosis was tested several tim es and grateful parent were pleased with her quick and appropriate action over some illnesses.

Put the date in the diary and think about was in \\ hieh you an be invol ed. There is a j ob for ev ryone. from o rgani~ing a ~tall or activi ty, lead ing a team, assiSLing with admi ni traLion. design , finance. sponsor hip. donatin g priLes or helping on th e da) .

She had enormous pride in the school sporti ng team s and wa a great supporter who attended as many games and events as she cou ld to cheer on the boys.

A hi ghlight of th e 2008 Carniva l will be the lau nch of the ~econd editi on of The Gee long College Rec ipe Collection. We hope lhat Lhe College communilY wi ll again rall y and share w iLh u Lheir fa\ ourite family recipes.

After leaving The Geelon g CoJlege, Sister Mayne moved to The Hermitage Girls' Grammar Scbool before retirin g and moving to C1u'istchurch to be closer to ber only child , and Peter's growing family. Sbe is survived by her son Peter, daughter-in-law Jennifer, two grandchilcU'en and six great grandchjlcU·en.

Peter Mayne (OGCA 1957)

The comprehensive 'Famil Favourites' co llecti on wi ll feature ections from starter , oup. sa lads and li ght mea ls to mains, desserts and sweet thin gs. Extras such as kid's food. bread. mari nades and drinks wi ll al 0 be included. We are looking fOI"\\ ard to receiving sugge ti ons from budding cook of all age .. Please ensure recipe are clearl y written and include a contact name and phone number. Rec ipes or intere tto help can be . elll by mail to The Geelong Coll ege Carnival. PO Box 5 Geelong Vic 3110. or by email to carnival @gee longcollege.ic.edu.au

The Carji Greeves and Newtnan Clubs Present the annual

'Footy Show' Dinner and Auction Monday 16 July 2007 Fred Flanagan Room Skilled Stadium , Kardinia Park Special Guests

Sam Newman and Andrew Startin

Me Ian Cover Ti ckets 95.00 per h ead includ ing dinner and dr inks (bee r, wine and ' oft drink) Tab les of 10 o r individual ticket ava ilable Boo kings ca n be made th ro ugh The Gee lo ng o llege o mmunity R lari )ns ffi Contac t (03 ) 52263123 o r ema il : cornmunityrelations@gelongcollege ..vi .edll .(lI( fo r a booking fo rrn **. For more info rmatio n, contact R owan Kent o n (0" ) 52 9 1616 o r 04 0 9 66 **No telep hone or email bookings will be accepted. Bookings only c0l1fim1 ed with a booking form an I payment.

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Here 'n There BARRY ALSOP (1942) ha

pent a month lou rin g Europe, Eng land

SCOTT WESTHORPE (1991) is c urrent ly wo rk ing as a Reta il

and Wales with the Sydney We lsh Choir singing at 20 venu es from

Pl ann er at Target I-lead O ffi ce in

Rome. though I ta ly. Switzerland. Germany. Belgium and the n to the UK

wo rked in Bu ying and Planning ro les for H a rri s Scarfe, Myel' and Co les.

to ing in York. Minster. S t David's and Brecon ca th edrals in Wales and

Winchester cathedral among other mal l chu rches and hall .

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SARAH MCAULIFFE (NEE RICHARDS 1992) stu di ed bu iness manage me nt at So uthern Cross U ni vers ity in NSW and has

GERRARD (1949) sold Gerrar I Jewellers of Shepparto n in

1991 after 70 years and retired. taking a 'seachange' w ith wi fe, Marlene, which they now enjoy in the balmy c lima te of Naroo ma in

o rth Geelo ng, hav ing prev io us ly

ew South

been wo rkin g in H R and O I-1 &S since 1995. Sara h is now self-empl oyed as a Manageme nt Co nsultant spec ia lising in Inj ury M anage me nt s ince 2002. After marry ing Ashl ey in 2002, Sarah now has two children

Wale and play croquet.

Edward (born 28 Apri l 2005) and L il y (born 6 Octobe r 2006).

MURRAY MACPHERSON (1956) has retired as Starter of the

TARA EATON (1994) has been appointed a Yo uth Ambassador for

Stawell Gih after 32 year as a Starte r and Ll years a Head Stan er.

Development by AusAID and w ill be Iiving in H a no i fo r the nex t 12

Murray has published his first book. 'The Greatest A he Players'.

months. Tara w ill be wo rkin g as a lawyer in a loca l law fLrIll draftin g

ALEX MORRISON (1963) works as a consu lta nt to small agencies

Vi etnamese legislati on. Tara is taki ng a leave of absence from her

in the area of management incl uding project development, promo ti on and

pos iti on as a Senior A sociate at C lay ton U tz, Sydn ey. In Vietn am, Tara

marketing. and also working as a sessional lecturer. A lex co mpetes in

will draw upo n her M as te rs of Law degree, Asian Stud ies (C hi nese)lLaw

long cour e triathlons and is a qua lified ACB umpire. Apart fro m go ing

(Hons) degrees a we ll as her prev ious experi ences living and work in g in

grey and th inning on top, he keeps in good shape and likes a good g lass

Beijing and I-lo ng Kon g. Tara married Dr Danie l Ayers in Sydney on 4

or two of red.

October 2003.

DAVID MORRIS (1973) wa e lected to the Victori an Parli ament in

CAMERON JEREMIAH (1996) after workin g as a med ical

November 2006 representing dle sea t of Mo mi ngto n in the Legis lati ve

registrar at D arwin Hos pita l in 2006 is bac k at The Roya l Melbourn e

as embly.

Hos pital for 2007 for further work and stud y.

ROBERT VINES (1977) wa recently appointed General M anager of

JULIE BROUGHTON (1997) is li ving i n Airlie Beach,

Urban and Provincial Communi ties at VicUrba n, th e State governme nt's

Queensland where she has bought a unit w ith her partner, Gu y, and

sustainable urban deve lopment agency. Robert is married to A nn a and

where she wo rks as a ve terinar y nu rse.

orth

they have five children; E ll a ( 17), Ca leb ( 15), Jos hu a ( 13), M adeline (7)

ANDREW KNOTT (1998) is pro moti ng c ricket in Sam oa as part of

and Ethan (5).

a 12 month pos iti on with Australi an Yo uth Ambassadors for

SAM GOLDI G (1981) is now an Energy and Reso urce lawyer with

Development P rogram. He is working for C ric ke t Sa moa and the

Blake Dawson Walden after retu rni ng to Melbourne in Janu ary 2007

Samoa n Oly mp ic Co mm ittee.

after three years in Adelaide w here he worked with Santos Ltd.

PAUL HABAL (1983) has been worki ng in both retail and ba nkin g. Paul married Christina in th e UK , where he li ved for approxi mate ly eight years. Children Saskia and Sebastian were born in Lo ndo n and hi s youngest

iko la wa bo m in A ustralia. Pau l c urrentl y manages Bo rd ers

RACHEL MOL (1998) co mp leted he r post-grad uate dip lo ma o f E mergency and Trauma

ursing in 2006 at the Un ivers ity o f Me lbourn e.

Rachel trave lled for two mo nths overseas thro ug h China and T ha iland and is now bac k and emp loyed in the Eme rgency De partment at Wes tern General Hos pita l.

bookstore operations in Victo ri a, South A ustra li a a nd Western Australi a.

ICOLAS BRODEN (1988) is now working as an a uditor for th e Cairns International A irport in the Security a nd E mergency departm ent.

NICOLE CURTIS (1988) gradua ted from M onas h Un iversity in 1995 . and joined the R oya l Au trali a n

avy, spe ndin g a co upl e o f years

TIM BLACK (1999) is co mp letin g his P hD in Roboti c E ng ineerin g at Deakin University.

NICK BLACK (2002) is now undertaki ng M ed ic ine at the U ni vers ity of Queens land aft er recentl y retu rnin g fro m a rotati o n wo rking in Samoa.

at ea vi iting various ports in As ia a nd th e Pac ific. N ico le wa awarded the Fellow hip of the Roya l College of Ge ne ra l Practiti oner in OCLOber 2004 and is cu rrently working towards her Royal Austra li a n Co llege o f Medical Administra tors Fell ow hi p.

ico le is now pos ted to th e

Au tra lian Command and Staff Co ll ege at Wes to n Cree k in Ca nberra.

CHRIS FOLEY (1988) i mov in g to Ade la ide to ta ke up th e po iti on of Executive Di rector, Com mu nica ti ons for the South Austra li an Departmel1l of Heal th . Chri. with his wife, Elizabeth, have a da ughter Mi ll ie and a so n Angus.

GEOFF PRATT (1989) is working in St Tho mas as Maintenance and Safety Manager with a . hipp ing compa ny a nd wo ul d love to see anyo ne visiting the beau tifu l Caribbea n (PO Box 9862, St Tho mas, US Virg in Is land. 0080 I).

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STAY IN TOUCH WITH OTHER OLD GEELONG COLLEGIANS Potenti ality is an online comm unication serv ice where Old GeeJong Collegi ans can stay in touch with each other. You ca n register by l ogging in tll ro Ugh the link on the O ld Collegians page of the College website w ww @geeJon gcollege.vic.edu.au For more inform ati on, contact the Co mmu nity Relati ons Office on 03 5226 3 123 or email cO Jl1Jl1unityrelati ons@geel ongcoll ege. vic. edu.au

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News of Old Collegians ENGAGEMENTS AND MARRIAGES MONIQUE RICHARDSON ( EE HOLMES 1991) and STEVEN RICHARDON (1991) welcomed their so n Saxon Darry l on 29

ovember 2006. A brother for Chloe and [ ina.

SCOTT WESTHORPE (1991) married Shen-yn Durr on 25 ovember 2006 at Barwon Edge Boa th o u e and th en pent th e ir honeymoon in Vanuatu .

GEOFF PRATT (1989) and Jennirer Packard arc proud to~nnounce th e birth or their daughtcr a mantha Luc) In I lands.

t Thoma~.

'vIrgin

SHARYN SPELLER ( EE M KE ZIE 19 9) and her hu band ic k are thrill cd to announce the birth of their e nd on Ja me o n 16 Jul y _006. A lilli e brother ror d\\ard .

hri. tian

CHRIS TAYLOR (1992) marri ed Sara on 30 December 2005 and is

(1989) (i ncon'ec tl)- li sted a~ H ami~h Ri chard o n in d . Era last iss ue ) and \\ ire Kir~ ti are pica ed to announce the arrival or th ir daught r Lil)- I abelle on I..J. October 200"

worki ng at Planwell F inan cia l Group in Geelong. He is a lso hap py to hear from hi s Year group via tayls_31 @yahoo.com.au

DAVID WILSO

HAMISH TOSTE I

MATTHEW PIGDON (1993) ann ou nced hi engagement to Hele n

(1989) and wife nna are thrillcd to announc~ the safe arrival o r thcir third child I abella J ill born 100 tober 20 6. !.ler for Jac k and Madc line. happ) ramil) complete!

Cameron Parker in August 2006 and they marri ed on 5 May 2007 at Powderh am Castle in England .

TIMOTHY J ARMA

ANNA KATTWINKEL (NEE PARKER 1995) married Gunthe r Kattw inke l on 6 Janu ary 2007 at The Geelong College Chape l.

CAMERON KNOTT (1995) married Rache l Lee on 16 December 2006 at Ocean Grove. Cameron is currentl y undertaki ng phys icians' train ing at the Austin hospita l.

VIRGINIA CLARK (1996) and Adam Walker announced th e ir engage me nt on 27 Janu ary 2007. Virg inia is currently working o n th e O ncology/Haematology ward at St Vincent's Hospital in Me lbourne.

GILES CRAIG (1996) marri ed Laura Garth on 4 Jun e 2005 at St

(1990) and wife Toni welcomed their s n

Alexa nde r George Tho ma on 24

ug ust 2006. Brother LO \ ill.

KATE MCCONNELL ( EE WALKER 1991) and hu~bantl David are de li ohted to an nounce the arrival or their third daughter. bab . iter for Meg Lillie Scarlen Emily~born 8 September 2006. (5 years) and Amelia Tes (2 years).

KERRIE BOWYER (NEE SOWERBY 1993) a nd her hu~band David are de li g hted to a nn oun ce th e birth of bby ai tlan on 2006 (s iste r to Emily) in Oxford where th ey are living.

June

MANDY COULSON ( EE WILSHER 1994) and husband larl-..

Moni ca's Church in Moonee Ponds.

are deli g hted to announce the arriva l of Jame Robe rt on 22 December 2006. A brother to Lil y.

HAMISH MACLEAN (1997) marri ed his partner of three year ,

VICKIE GILLETT (NEE MOL 1995) and hu band hane

Ali cia Stone, in Ba ll arat on 30 December 2006. Hamish is now based in Ba ll arat and teaches Year I at A Ifred ton Primary School.

welcomed th e ir o n. Sa m Jack on on 31 January 2007 . Lillie brother LO Tom .

KATE WATCHORN (NEE ARMSTRONG 1997) married Robert on 5 Ap ril 2004 at the Novotel Resort in Palm Cove, Queensland . After li ving in Rob' s hometown in Canada for a mo nth, the couple the n lived in Katherine, Northern Tenitory and worked with disab led kids, they ha ve recently returned to their house in To rquay and bo ught an acre at Mori ac.

MEREDITH FIELDS ( EE GRILLS 1995) and husband Pe ter

JOEL FULLER (1997) married LISA DOWNEY (1994) 3 1 Marc h 2007 at Lisa's famil y property in Ceres with Geshe Sonam Th arge giving a Budd hist blessing.

CATHERINE WlllTE (NEE CLEMINSON 1999) man"ied Phil W hite on 28 May 2005. A jewe llery des igner, Catherine has he r own bo uti que stud io in Geelong called ' White Minx ' .

EDWARD JEREMIAH (1999) travell ed ex tensively throu gh China, India, Nepa l, Tibet, Cambod ia and Vietnam in 2006 and has returned to M elbo urn e with hi s now fia ncee, E lyse Rider. The couple became engaged whilst tTave li ing and plan to marry earl y in 2008.

SIMON BOWLER (2000) announced hi s engagement to Rache l Will ia ms on 30 November 2006.

BIRTHS

are delig hted to announce the birth of th eir dau g hte r Ella Kate on _3 December 2006.

OBITUARIES Mr R P (Ron ) M c Lean ( 1928) Mr B M Lang ( 1928) had been th e la t survi ving of 6 brother ' to al£end The Geelong College in the 1920s Mr

McCCle Uand ( 1930)

M P (P hylli ) Mc dam mo ther of Geoff ( 1965) and \ ife to II an McAdam (dec, past pare nt and rOlmer Chaplain at the Preparato ry School ) Nir A (Alan ) Be lc her ( 1935) Mr F H D avey ( 1936) (Head Prerect 19..J.I , M ember o r chool for 7 year during th e 60 ) Ho n Mr Justi ce W C

SAM GOLDING (1981) and wife Elizabeth welcomed Kate Isobel o n 17 Jul y 2006 in Adelaide. Sister to Wi lli am. CAMPBELL BRUMBY (1982) and wife LyndaU we lcomed twin boys Hugh Milne and Archer James on I February 2006.

rockell ( 1937)

Si ter G M ay ne Mr W W (Tick) M o ir ( 1943) J C (Cedric) Moreton ( 1943)

FELICITY BOLITHO (NEE BALLARD 1985) and husband Tim

Mr G M Gallag he r ( 1944)

are de li ghted to ann o un ce the arriva l of Samuel Luis on I I May 2006

Mr 1 H Ram ay ( 1945)

CHRIS FOLEY (1988) and his wife E lizabeth are deLighted to announce

D (Dona ld) McColl ( 1946)

the birth of Angus Christopher on 19 April 2006. Brother to Millie.

MICHAEL NELSON (1988) and Joanne D ' Andrea are delighted to ann ounce the arri va l of Edward Jame M ichael on 13 li tt le brother to Angus a nd Charl ie.

ovember 2006, a

ALEXANDRA MATHERS (NEE CAMERON 1989) and hu band Andrew are happy to an nounce the arriva l of their daughter Es ther bo rn 22 October 2005. A si ter for Fergu .

MICHELLE PARSONS (NEE HARRIS 1989) and husba nd Luke we lco med A melie C harl otte on 16 Nove mber 2005 and Ame lie' litt le brother T ho mas Xavier on 16 March 2007.

Mr L B Smith ( 1953) Mr A (Alec) Calvert ( I 95..J.) MrN Sherso n ( 1954) Du of 1954 Mr E C B (Edwin) Heard ( 1963) Mr A J Ll ewe ll yn ( 1969) Mr G D Swayn ( 19 0) Mrs D A (D oreen) Fcrgu. on

ouncil

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OCGA Events

ALBERT BELL CLUB DINNER Above left: Courcne)' Hay, Anna Hynes ( 1988)

and Tlish Cave (19 7). Above righ t: Dllncan McDonell (J 953), David Messenger ( 1952),

David Caithness (1952) and Brian Wood ( 1953). Ri ght :

Peter Philp, Peter Tro)' (1953) and Jeff Watt.

SYDNEY REUNION Above top left:

Matthew Hook (1992) , Charles Chimside ( 1992) , Lachlan Urquhart (1996), Georgie Brougham , Anna Todd, Erin Urquhart , Rod Cowie)' ( 1959) and Sand), Todd ( 1963) . Above top right: Simon L)'nch (1992), I-h!gh Torode (1967) and J-I ugh Seward ( 1966) .

Middle:

J-I amish Whitehead ( 1992), Dr Pauline Tume,·

10 YEAR OUT REUNION

(Princi/)a/) and Paul MiS/lUra (1992) .

Above top:

Below:

Dr Pauline Tumer (Principal), Libby McMillan and

Cain Sarah (I 992), Charles C himside ( 1992) ,

Hugh Baulch .

Cameron Rudol/)h (1992), Geoffrey Roope (1937),

Above below:

Paul Mis/lIIra (1992), Hamish Whitehead (1992) and Simon Lynch (1992).

Nawlie Poynwn, Jayne McEwan, Desi Tsorotes Q11d Sarah Ellis.

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OCGA Events

CANBERRA REUNION Top right:

Jodie Smith, Osman Mewett ( 1996), Dr Pauline Tumer (P,-incipal), Philip Bell ( 1987), Georgina Han (1996) and Robert Ovin. Left: Cameron Hooke (1967), K,-isw Hooke , Charlotte H endmon, Nawlie Blah-, Colin Blair (1959) and Clifford Tumer. Bottom right: Mitch H ooke (1969) and Alan Henderson (1958).

2006 SCHOOL LEAVERS' FU CTlON

IMPROMPTU RE

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Above:

Tom Nice, Reece Cordy, Jake Dales-Sutton, 2ac Ballinger and Phillip Allen_

Robert Men~ies ( 199 _ J. ,\ [occhl' lI' Bridges ( 199:) • A lyssa Kriplen (nee Tunlt'1-, 19(2), Geoff Pran (19 0 :)

Above right:

Clnd Tom Brushjield (2ll2), m ,\ !1<l1l1l co cdcbraCc G.:otJ

Ty Thomton, Phil Pike, Phillip Allen, Fraser BowThier.

Pracc 's m~dd ing in ;\la: 2(\7

Ri ght:

Jack CLman, Dr PQl.t!ine Tumer (Princi/Jal) , Richard LlIgg and Steven Lidgerwood.

OPEl DAY 2007 Left: Mr and Mrs Rick Srinron (195 ).