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8Q8S u • Christianity • vibrant Co-education • an enriching Curriculum by Dr Palliine TlImer, Principal
• a rich Co -curriculum • responsive Care • comprehensive Computing • active Citizenship • Consistency across the school • responsive Communication • Community involvement n the course of 1997, I set myself the challenge of defining succinctly the educational and organisa tional characteris tics and aims of the College. In the end, I came up with ten key terms each beginning compellingly with the letter C! - that seemed either to capture the essence of our school or to express the direction of our current endeavours. Part and parcel of the College's fOlmdation are, of course, the key concepts of Christianity, Co-education, an enriching Curriculum and Cocurriculum, Care for self and others, and they are all enshrined in our mission statement: The Geelong
ABOVE: The Reverend Rod Scoli llar is indll cted as College Chaplain by the laying on of hands. Based in the Senior School, the Chaplain ministers to the whole school C0111111 1-1 11 i ty.
College aims to offer the finest co-educational learning experience in Australia. The School is grounded on Christian principles in which striving for individual achievement and self fulfilment combines with concern for others. However, beyond these founding principles, College is increasingly keen to promote a more explici t sense of Citizenship within its student body, a high level of Computing competency throughout the school, at the same time as we are vigorously pursuing better Communication tructures, fostering greater Community in volvement and striving for a greater Consistency of tandards
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ABOVE: Tile College maintains a close association with the Uniting Church al1d the Inductiol1 in February of The Reverend Rod Scoullar, our new Chaplain, was undertaken with cOl11plete involvement and consultation of the local Presbytery.
and practices right across the school. What follows, then, could be described as the current credo of the College. Christianity
the whole school COll1ll1lliUty, and is assisted in the Prep. School by the Co-ordinator of the Community and Religious Education (CARE) program there, the Reverend Kenneth Ralph. I am pleased to say
This is the abiding bedrock of the school, The Geelong College having been founded in 1861 by a group of Presbyterian fathers. Throughout its history, College has maintained a close association with the Presbyterian and, more recently (since 1977), the Uniting Church and we practise a broadly-based, tolerant and ecumenical style of Christianity as ABOVE: The College c071'lmunihj includes past befits a school where approxi- parents and Dr Turner was delighted to welcorlle Sir John and Lady Holland (left) back to the mately 25% of the student body College for a visit. Their sons, Jock, Richard and belongs to the Uniting Church, Peter Holland, attended tile College in the late while 17% are Anglican, 13% fifties and early sixties. Catholic, 6% Presbyterian, 6% Protestant, with other religions tha t the CARE program is being being variously represented, and ex tended into Campbell House t1us almost 30% of ow' student describyear. Seluor School students attend ing themselves as without religious regular chapel services throughout affi liation. The College Chaplain, their schooling and continue their the Reverend Rod Scoullar, is based formal religious instruction into in the Senior School but ministers to Year 10 where they study Unit 1 of the VCE s tudy, Religion in Society.
LEFT: Year 10 stlldents,frol1l left: Benjamin Doyle, Alldrew Bll.ckis, Steven Nichols and Armand Se tiawan willi Mr Roger Srnitil, Director 0fClIrriclllll/ll.
Vibrant Co-education
Co-education is 24 years old a t the College and con tinues to gain in s tren g th! Our commitmen t to coeducation is a v igorous as it is compreh ensive and while the current gender ra tio of 56 boys:44 girls is broadly sa tisfac tory (especially b y comparison with other APS co-educational schools), there is Lmdoubtedly still room for improvement. Co-education b asica lly m ean s boys and girls learnin g and growing up side by sid e, gaining a good unders tanding of one anoth er's differences and enj oying the fullness of young to life together. In short, it represents harmony in d i versity. Co. u ca ti onal , .h ools recognise and se t great s tore b y the social dimension of learning, in addition to the various other strands (intellectual, spiritual, physical and emotional) tha t m ake up the education of each individual. Equal OpportLmity commi ttees opera ting a t both schools help to raise awareness of such issues as computer access problems for girls (which the introduction of a compulsory notebook program in Years 8-12 will quite naturally resolve), gender imbalance in class composition or b oys' literacy levels. Our new policy of appointing CoCaptains and Co-Vice-Captains of the Senior School affirms the p arity leadershiP oppor tLmities availe to s tudents of both sexes; and t 1e appoin tmen t of Mrs M argare t Lethbridge to the position of Deputy Head of the Senior School to assist the incoming Head, Mr Andrew Sloane, in student welfare rna tters in particular, is a further salutary step in the concretisa tion of co-educational values.
and rich in its cope but it needs to be cons tan tly under review in order to ensure its continuing relevance and adequacy. Among the many fea tures of an effec tive curriculum - it should be broadly-ba ed, balanced, a ppropriately sequenced, challenging,dynanuc and increasingly individu alised - the la tter three undoubtedl y present the greatest challenges we face in the coming years. How to challenge students at all levels, how to integra te new skills and knowledge into a wellbalanced program and how best, wi thin a broad framework of learning appropria te to the develop-
HThe Geelong College aims offer the finest co-educational learning experience in Australia"
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Our curriculum offering is wide
student (particularly in the Prep . School), while an enhanced te ting program , including the Learning Assessment Project (L P) and Victorian Student chievement Monitor (VS M) te ts in Year 3, 5, 7 and 9 will help us identif , the literacy and numeracy shortcomings (amongst other) of Ie able students and allow u to respond to their needs more effectively. A Rich Co-Curriculum
One greatly-appreciated feature of the College is the richness of it co-curricular life. The aim of till wideranging and enjoyable program i to encourage our students, beyond the stricter confines of the 'academic' curriculum, to discover and nurture their various talent , to gain a trong en e of confidence 111 them elve and to ABOVE: There is tillle to relax and chat at IUll chtimes, fro III left: realise their potenSimon Robertson, Alistair MUllro, Charles o el1l lis, Jame tial as rounded Kilpatrick and Justin Fitzc/arellce (Yr 11). human being. bundant un1m r mental needs of a given cohort, to and winter porting opportunitie , meet the different learning needs of numerou individual and group individual s tuden ts . I believe that music-making activities, deb a ting, the recently-introduced information drama, outdoor education, a tinker ' technology program and personclub, Hou e activities, the Duke of alised use of computer will help the Edinburgh award program, the sch ool to move smoothly into an era eagerly-anticipated anniver ary of more individualised teaching and climb of Federation Peak in Januarv learning . 1999 - all uch ac tiviti reflect th'e Grea ter opporrange and diver it of our offering. h.mitie , too, are d v lopm nt include Recen t b ing canva sed lunchtime club in the enior ch 01 in th e area which ar h lping to cat r for mor of gifted and speciali ed intere t (g, che. , t alented photography) and occer which ha LEFT: The girls 3rd IV were ell co II raged to discover mut Illlrillre Ih eir rowillg talellis alld Ihey were pcry happy to realise their potelltial al tlie Head of Ihe Schoolgirls Regatta,Jrolll left: jallel Lallg (Year 1ll. Jail!' Blltier (I'm! 11), Kalie Gladlllall (Year 12), Li:: nyall (l ear 11 ), Allgela Hallliitoll (Year 11) and coach l\.(,11 IIlitli .
ABOVE: rear 12 stlldellt::; alld drama taff -howed 0 their remarkable drama skills III their lIIagnificellt productioll 0 'Cosi' at the Er:ergreCll I Varehou e. Stalldllig lor: i\.fs Kelltt Cli -ant (Llghtlllg) ;\1s Katie Oliff (Assistallt) Adele PaU/ssolI , Gareth ElliS, Tim onscoll, Rob Macafee, Kiri AlLls011l, omlfl nt/all alld jOllo Vall He-t. Frollt: Salll Percy (1 r 11, Special Effects), Peter Bothrottd, Als Deb Hylles -( Director) jarrah GlIrrie alld Johll COttOIl.
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ABOVE: Cl1allengillg students in Campbell Ho use at their Fu n and Fitness day included the development of ball skills presented by Ca ts footballer, Leigh Colbert.
ABOVE: The Year 11 Geogrnphy field trip to Mt Buller and Mt Stirling brings lessons about this area to life. Students are shown at the summit of Mt Stirling making their observations.
become part of the boys' winter sports' program. Looking to the future, I am confident that swimming, diving and oth er wa ter sports \,vill also quickly become popular on ce the planned Aquatic Centre is constructed. Currently LUl.d er review are House activi ties in the Senior School and the quality of the APS girl ' sports program. There is much in store for us yet on this front! Responsive Care
Our pastoral care an d s tud ent welfare programs have b een strengthened in recent years an d will continue to evolve as individual needs dictate and we grapple w ith the challenges imposed by an increasingly complex and often alienating society. The appointment of a School Counsellor in 1997, the recen t in troduction of pro-ac tive anti-b ullying and peer med iation stra tegie , the implementation of an enhanced personal develop ment program in Years 9 and 10, the establishment of more explicit stand ards and policies rela ting to b eh aviour throughout the school, an d the holding of parent forums dealing with adolescen t health issues in bo th Prep. and Senior Schools - these are all good examples of our continuing con cern for this vi tal aspect of our charter. Parents must feel that each individual child is precious to us, tha t th ey can read ily contact th e wide range of s taff responsible for their welfare (from classroom teach ers to tutors, homeroom teachers, Heads of House, the Counsellor, Heads of School and, not leas t, the Principal), and that their concerns will be deal t with promptly and sympathetica lly. Good communication bo th ways is essential if we are to d erive the maximum benefit from our pastoral care and w elfare s trategies.
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A comprehensive Computing program
Th is n ewer dimension of learning has a special stra tegic im por tance wi thin the sch ool's current curric ulum . Since 1995, we h ave mad e enormous strides in d eveloping approp ria te' human reso urces and the infrastru cture cap able of delivering a h igh quali ty IT program thro ughout the school. Cablin g is proceedin g apace, wi th recent emph asis being on the Senior Sch ool citizenry so tha t they d evelop into wh ere m any classrooms and rounded , toler ant, articula te and staffrooms h ave been brou ght onac tive p articipants in tom orrow's line already this year, and it is an ticbrave n ew world. Becoming a good ipated tha t networking w ill ex tend citizen is a n oble but n ot so simple right into the b oard ing houses aim. It takes the form of engagina within a couple of years. I am w ith others b eyond on eself, of th~ encouraged to believe that we w ill awaren ess of on e's own rights but soon wi tness the b en efits of the also attendant resp onsibilities, and sch ool's n ew no tebook p rogram in it lead s to m aking a d isinteresta the fo rm of greater tedmical p roficontribution to others, p ar ticular" , ciency, enhan ced learning outcomes those who are in n eed . We sh ould (as various on-line resou rces are accessed and software ap p lications exploi ted ), improved presentation skills throu gh the use of multim edia, and grea ter foc us on p roblemsolving an d coopera tive learning projects. For the moment, our p lan stands to provid e good access to school comp u ters A BOVE: Peer mediators gathered in the Alexander Campbell Room, sltlll1g I-r: Charlotte Paton, Vicki Tomes, Angie Gibson, in the yo unger Kate Eastman, Mr Alec Hamilton, Michael Hildebrnl1d and Tim years before Fa rquharso n. Sta nding: Dick Selman , Tim Young, Kate man d a t 1 n g MaCll'lIllan, lono Van Hest and Lock Smeeton. notebook use fro m Year 8. . . seek to encourage beh avlOurs m oUI · C't' h' ActIve I Izens Ip s tu d ents tha t give sub stan ce and I have often focused on the top ic m eaning to this program , throu gh of active citizenship, which I would real commlmity-b ased ac tivi ties like to raise to the h igh es t level of su ch as Meals on Wheels and the consciousness and im p or tan ce n ew Year 10 Student Community Involvem ent within the College. Thanks largely Program (SCIP) to the Republican deba te and the sch em e; through the d evelopment lead-up to the anniversary of of an issu es-oriented student voice Federation, civics and citizensh ip (eg, SRC); through m ore gen eralised ed uca tlOn are assu ming a grea ter s tudent lea d ersh ip ac tivities, as prominen ce than ever on the exemplified in the Year 9-12 buddy national s tage and are receiving sys tem ; throu gh con cilia tory strong fman cial backin g from the processes su ch as p eer m edia tion; Common wealth Governm ent (a t throu gh the explicit recognition of least within Government sch ools). I citizen ship va lues; through recybelieve we should no t only explore cling program s nm by s tudents, and any useful implica tions fo r our Year so on . There is s till much to accom4-10 curriculum but also, and even plish but I am confident tha t the more imp ortan tly, involve o ur groundw ork h as b een well and truly s tudents in the p rocess of a li ving laid.
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An effec tive sch ool is, I believe, one tha t implements the principle of consis tency in its policies and practices. In this regard, many of th e issues we h ave tackled in the recent past reflect o ur aim of drawing the Prep. and Senior schools of the College more closely into alignment. Accordingly, a numb er of policies (eg, sunsmar t, citizenship, school aim s and values, integra tion, s taffing, guidelines for socia l function s) and programs (information technology, tes ting, gifted and talented, repor ting) h ave been developed across the College. This process has also been strengthened in the area of s tudent welfare by the work of the Sch ool Counsellor in both Schools. A number of these p olicies are emerging documents will see the light of day and . ,ea ter community ownership in the course of this year, but many of them h ave alrea d y been put into practice to good effec t. While it is true that the ou tside impetus of a Curriculum and Standards Framework h elped se t the parameters for a more consistent and appropriately-sequenced curriculum from Prep. Grade to Year 10, I am also
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If Christianity cons titutes the historical bedrock of the school, good comm unica tion must underpin and infuse its daily operations. Communication iss ues were often raised as a rna tter of concern in the recently-conducted focus group discussions and they n eed to be confronted squarely by the school. Progress h as undoub tedly been made in this regard through our various publica tions (eg, the school bulletins and Principal's newsletter) and through the cu s tomer- ervice training of 'front-line ' taff, but general communica tion is no t p erceived to be as effec tive as it might be tlu-oughout the school. We are actively considering fur ther improvem ents, most notably by
ABOVE: WI/en Year 9s are 01'1 ca lllp at Wollollgarra, breakfast is IIOt the sallie as at hOllle. Frolll left: Shallll McKenzie (Boarder fro III Till/booll), David Coghill, AllthollY Maill (Director of Wollollgarrn), Matt Ronald, TOIII Ros , Ed Call/eroll , Chris Hadfield alld tevell Parkes.
reviewi.ng parent! teach r interview and reporting procedure , the u e of record books, phone contact, and acc ibility of academic taff. V e are anxiou to r pond well and promptly to parent ' question and concerns and to follow all rna tter up effectively. Equally, parent mu t not neglect to alert u when problems arise as they only fe ter if left unattended . Community involvement
Since the appointment of the Direc tor of Community Relations in 1995, an enormous effort ha b en m ad e to fos ter community involvem ent and enco urage better relation and communication amongst the d ifferent constituent bodies of the College, and no-one would doubt the success of this enterpri e. La t year, the process was taken a s tep further wi th the es tablishment of focus groups at various levels in the sch ool. Each sub-group (parent , s taff, s tud en ts, Council member ) was given the opportunity to express it opinion abou t variou asp ec t of school life and thi became a stimulating and enlight ning xercise which will h Ip guide our deliberations about the chool and its futur direction. n active school-parent partner hip alread ' e 'ist in Campbell Hou e through the reading and general a i tance offered by par nts, and ev ral work hop de igned to train parents to h Ip their children (eO', in reading and p llinO') hav been plann d for the fir t half of thi y ar. The eff rt of our Parent As ocia tion , the trad i tional a r1 vel dilUl. r , th biennial lie e Carnival and the Old all network all cr ate a, and rfuI en e of communit for the C Ilea but the e ac tivitie can, I f I me, b ex tended into ven mor meaningfu l and on tructiv partner hip' in the future.
ABOVE. The Primary SRC am? Year 7 and SRC inellide Back Row' Toby BlIcek (Year ') Philippa l\'il/wlIls (Iear 7), Claire Gore (Year I), Ashlee Herita ~e (Year 6), Lisa de Stefano (Year 8), Hamish Hartell (Year 6), Stllart Fillch (Year 6), Verollica Alilsom (Year ), LOlUse Tmtlor near 6), I atali"e Gaillt?ll (Year 7). Tim Jar;old (Year /) Aliddle Row' Robert Chllle (Year 8), Tim H-obdalf (Year /), Georgllla {msclle (Year 8), Tessa Fit:patrick (Year ') Siwe White (Year ) Johl1 O'Briel! (Year 8), iellOla Belt(Year ), Tom Pasco (Year ), jallIe- Dav£'1/ (Year 7). Bottom Row: Jesslen McDollald (Year - ) Ward 11115 (Year I), Harlelf BeaUlIlollt (Year -7), Alexalldra Broll'll near 4), jolIllPalll _\ficolo (h.'ar 6) Cilarle- Crowl (Year 5), icilolas \femlcs (Year 5), Madelillc Brcllllall (Year 5), Fio/la Hartell (Year 5), Mahala GIIIltlia (Year 7), LOlliS jasek Oear 4)
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From the Chairman of Council, [ I(LL- ~L ~LL ~~ LLLt ~LLL~- ') LL a m p lease d to introduce the m ernbers of the Coll ge COLU1cil to you in. this ed ition of Ad tra . Yo u will see tha t there i a d iverse rep resenta tion of skills, experti e and associa ti on with the Coll ege. Memb ers of Council make a va luable contribution to the advan cem ent of the College.
Mr Keith Doery FCPA
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Th e role of the CowLCil involves overseein g the business op era tion s of the sch oo l and fo rmula tin g p olicies and d irec tions w hich w ill ensure tha t th e Coll ege re tains its position as on e of A us tralia's lea d ing indepen d ent sch ools. The conh·ibution of all Council m embers in advancing the College is therefore very mu ch valued . Our Mission Sta tement requires that we asp ire to p rovide" one of the fines t co-educa tion al learning exp erien ces in Au sh"alia." Th e Council is n ow undertaking the imp ortant task of d e termining wh a t are the essential elem ents of the fines t co-educa tion al learning exp erien ce as we enter the n ew millennium. It w ill establish policies which w ill facilita te the achievement of the objectives and w ill p rovid e the b asis for the s trategic marke ting of the College as a leading educa tion provider.
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The p olicies w ill reflec t the drama tic ch an ges tha t can be exp ected beyond 2000 in education , the way in which it is d elivered , the edu ca tion and p as toral n eeds of our children and the exp ec ta tion s of parents and the community gen erally Th e resp on ses from the fo cu s groups w h ich were con ducted by Ms M aria Smith, Director of Community Rela tion s, w ith all section s of th e sch ool communi ty las t year w ill grea tly assis t the Council in its d elib era tion s. The foc us group s h ave provid ed an opp or tun ity fo r p arents, teach ers, stud ents, sup p ort staff and COLU1cil members to free ly express th eir views a bo u t th e College and the way in wh ich it op erates. The resp onses bo th h ighli ght th e trengths of the College and identify o ur weakn esses. They al 0 prov ide an important insight into th e exp ecta ti ons of th e Co ll ege by a ll w ho have an in teres t in it.
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Dr Turner and members of s taff h ave already responded to many of the ma tters raised by the fo cu s groups. The ch anges w h ich h ave been initia ted by Dr Turner in areas such as stu dent examina tions, studen t pastoral care, bullying, th e creation of a Student Representa tive Council and stud ent social functions, all give impetus and strength to the College's educa tion offering. It is an exciting time for the memb ers of Council as w e work closely with Dr Turner, members of staff and th e College commwuty in ch arting th e course of the College into the twen ty-first century.
I look forw ard to reporting on o ur progress later in the year.
Alan Williamson has been on Council since 1991 and took on the role of Chairman last year. He is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria and solicitor in a priva te practice in Geelong. He is an Executive C0111m ittee member of the Victorian Law Foun dat ion, Pas t Presiden t of the Geeio ng Law Associa tion and pas t l1lernber of the Council of the Law Institu te of Victoria. He is also a life member of the Ba rwon Apex Clu b. A lan is married to Joyce and their two children are Old Collegians. As Chairma n of the Co uncil, A lan is an ex-officio of all committees and chairs the Plann ing Committee.
Keith is Vice Chairman of the COLU1cil and has been a member since 1974. An Old Collegian, he attended College from 1939 to 45 and was a President of the OGCA. Las t year he retired as Chairman of the Finance Committee after 17 years of distinguished service in that role. Keith was an accoLU1tant and then Managing Director with a h eavy en gineering comp any un til 1986. Since then, he has LU1dertaken a mun ber of administrative and leadership roles various organisations. He is to Lois and they live in Brighton. Keith is a m ember of the Nominating, Finance and Planning Committees and a Trustee of the Combined Schools' Superann uation Fund.
MrRodAshby BCom CPA
Rod works thro ugh out South Eas tern Australia as a farm ment consultant and accoLliltan t. is also direc tor of the Rural Resources Gro up Pty Ltd, a cons ultin g group The Group based in Geelon g. p rovides a diversity of agribusiness and rural policy ad vice for p rivate businesses and governments. Rod is m arried to Barb ara who works as a sp eech pa tholog is t at Shann on Park Sp as tic Centre. Their three children - DLUlcan , Georgina an d Cl are - a ll enj oy ed their time at College. Rod has been a member on COLU1cil since 1991 and is a m ember of the Finance Co mmittee and Chairman of the Ou tdoor Ed ucation Commi ttee. The Outdoor Educa tion Comm ittee is thoro ughl y immersed in the negotiations and planning of the sch ool site in the Gra mpians, to be ready for stud ents and staff in 1999.
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Dr Jack Ayerbe BVSc MRCVS
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have three children a t the College Tom (Yr 10), lick (Yr 8) and Sophie (Yr 7). Peter is a new appointm ent to COLULCil this year.
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Mr Michael Dowling BEc FCA
Mrs June Cameron DipPhys
Jack was educa ted at Wesley College. He qua lified in Veterinary Science a t Melbourne University before travelling and practising in the UK and Ireland. He and his wife, Georgina, settled in Geelong in 1974 and he founded the Newtown Veterinary Service and served on the local cowlcil and the RSPCA. In 1986, Jack became founding director of MAST Management Organisa tion. & k and Georgina have had four ~dren a t College and currently have Sophie in Year 10 and Simon in Year 12. Jack has been on the College CowLCil since 1981 and is Chairman of the Marketing Committee and a member of the Finance and ominating Committees.
Mr Peter Betts DipCivEng Grad I.E. Aust
Peter worked in Civil and Building cons truction for some years before joining the family company, Parklands Holdings Pty Ltd. Parklands is involved in investment, prop erty development, cons truction management and owns Geelong Refrigeration Service Pty Ltd. Peter is an Old Collegian and joined the FO LUld a ti on Board in 1991. He is currently Ch airman of the FOLUldation and of the Aquatic Centre Appeal. He was on the firs t Carnival Committee in 1992 and Convenor of the second Carnival held in 1995. His comm1.mity interests include the chairmanship of the Ban.von Association for Youth Support and Accommoda tion (BAYSA) and he is a member of the Rotary Club of Geelong. Peter is married to Kerry and they
Jtme was educated a t Lauris ton Girls ' School and Melbourne UniverSity. As a phYSiotherapist, she has practised professiona lly a t the Royal Children's Hospital, the Royal Melbourne, 33 years for the Spa tic Society in Geelong and Ballarat as well as in Early Intervention programs with the Department of Hurnan Services in Ballarat. She has also worked on programs for the integration of children with a disability into schools in the Barwon Region and Ballarat. JW1e is married to Old Collegian, eil (42), who wa from 1966 to 1981 a member of the College Council. She is the mother of five children, fo ur of whom were educated at the College including a Dux of the School, a Scllool Captain and three members of Head of the River crews. June is closely involved in community concerns at Meredith and w ith her husband and eldes t son and daughter-in-law, farms "Glenspean. " Jtme has been on Cotmcil ince 1991 and is a member of the Education Committee.
ichael i the Trea u rer of th College. As th Chairman of the Finance Committee, he i required to h ave a detailed unders tanding of th School' finance , to work clo ely with the School' admini tration and to report to, and lead di cu ion on fin an cial and re la ted matter a t Cotmcil meetings. Michael joined the Council in 19 6 and has only recen tl y taken o\'er th posi tion of Treasurer from Keith Doery. He ha , however, had a long invo lvemen t with the School's financial affair as he wa for many year tlle Schoo l's a uditor when a partner in Day eilson Chartered Accountant . Michael currently opera te a corporate con sLJting business and he i al 0 a direc tor of several companies. He is married to LyIUle and they ha e two ch ildren, both of whom recently attended tlle College. Micha el is also on the PlaIUling Committee.
Mr Stewart Gray BE
Mrs Jean Crosby
After being educa ted a t MLC, Jean trained in G n ral ursing a nd MidWifery at the Alfred H ospital. In 1971, in a career change, he qualified as a teacher and then taught for nearl 20 years in the State sy tern. I-ler tv-'O son s are Old Collegian . Jean has been on the Council since 1991 and is a member of the Planning Committee.
te w ar t Gray ha nearly 30 year experience in rural property management. He ha a d gree in griculture En gineering from Melbourne University and Ormond and fW1S hi_ property, " winton", a t Glenorchy. former tawell hire Councillor, he ha al 0 been achv in The Vi torian Farmer ' Federa tion. An Old Collegian, tewart i one of the third g neration of hi family to have b en d uca ted at the olleg'- He is married to Del and th \' h,l\'e thr e children who will a ttend- the olleoin the future. Li a c mmen ne'\t year a a boarder in Y, al' 9. tewart joined the uncil in 1g 0 and ha bee n a tiy in boarding matters.
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Mr William Huffam MBBS FRCS Edin FRACS
and. for several years was Social JustIce Convenor of St David's Church. Gil has been on the College Cowlcil since 1994.
Mr Rod Robson
A pharmacist by profession, Debra is a former Collegian and was the first woman President of the OGCA. Sh has been ignificantly involved in community work having been a member of the Yooralla Board and in the mid 1980s was one of two Victorian members of the ational Women's Advisory COUIlcil. Debra is married to Roger and they have t\.vo children, Katherine in Year 1 and James in Prep. Debra joined the Cowlcil in 1994 and is the Convenor of the COllTIcil Education Committee.
Mr Alistair Hope
Bill is a cons ultant orthopaedic surgeon with extensive experience in medicine and hospital management in Geelong and Melbourne. He was a member of the Board of Management of The Geelong Hospital from 1974 to 1994 and an orthopaedic surgeon there from 1963 to 1997. He has also been involved in the teaching of undergraduate and post-gra duate students of medicine. An Old Collegian, Bill is married to Anne and they have two daughters, one of whom is also an Old Collegian.
On the CowKil since 1994, Bill is also a member of the Foundation Board and the Council Education Committee.
Mr Gil Robertson MA DipEd UB
Alistair attended College from 1939 to 1949 as both a d ay and boarding student. On leaving schoot he worked for a stock station firm, then gained farming experience in Western Australia and New Zealand before returning to the family farm. He has been actively involved in community affairs including the rural fire brigade and the Victorian Farmers' Federation. For some years Alistair has also served as a Councillor with the Shire of Corio. Alistair is married to Ellen and they live at Moorabool. Their three children are all Old Collegians and they currently have a grandchild at the Coll ege. Alistair has been on Council since 1983 and is a member of th Nominating, Planning and Finance Committees.
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Gil has been a law lecturer at Deakin University specialising in commercial and industrial law and the MBA program since 1984. He has a long association with the College and as a teach er led the Exploration Society's expeditions down th e Birdsville Track and to Beltana, Ediacra and the orthern Flinder Ranges. He has an MA in Modern History from St Andrews UniverSity, a DipEd from Ed Lnburgh and a law degree from the ANU in Canberra. Gil is married to Helen and their three children are all Old Collegians. He is a member of the Board of the Ban-von and South Western Region of Adult Communi ty and Further Educa tion, Amnesty International
Rod is Commercial Director of Business Travel Interna tional Australia. He has extensive experience in the travel industry. Working with QANTAS Airways for 26 years in Senior Executive positions, he has had postings in Sydney, New Zealand, Middle East and the United Kingdom. He has also spent four years with Ansett in a . role. An Old Collegian, he is married to Bronwyn and their two sons are bo th Old Collegians. Rod has been on the Council since 1991 and is a member of the Marketing Committee.
Dr Leanne Rowe MB BS RACOG
Leanne is a general practitioner with a special interest in young people's h ealth and welfare. She nillS Clockwork Young Peoples Health Service and was awarded "Best Individual Contributor to Health Care in Australia (1997)" by the Australian Medical Association for this program. Leanne is a member of the Premier's Suicide Prevention Taskforce, the Health Minister's Medical Workforce Council and the Board of United Wa y. Married to Dr Peter Jasek, their two children, Christopher (12) and Louis (9) Jasek, a ttend Middle School at College. Leanne is a new appointment to COllTIcil this year.
-1997 veE results gain College s tudents have achieved p leasing results in the VCE. Th e figures below only refer to the 170 stud ents fo r w h om a TER was calcula ted ; th ree addi tional s tudents did no t apply through VTAC, an d therefore did n ot receive a TER. Th e Dux of the sch ool (Ken Chan), achieved a TER of 99.80 placing him in the top 80 (app rox.) students in the Sta te while three other students ach ieved a TER of 99.00 or more, p utting them in the top 400 or so high est ach ieving s tudents in the state. 12.3% of the cohor t achieved a TER in excess of 95, and 25.8% TER a ores exceed ed 90. Th e State-wide W :nnparison is sh own in the ch art. Six b oys and fo ur girls made up the top ten s tudents. One studied an exclusively M a ths/Science course, five s tudied cou rses which were Maths/Science/ LOTE, three lmdertook courses that involved a mixture of Scien ce/ Humani ties, and one studied a course w hich was exclu sively Human ities . Of the top 20 shldents, there were equal numbers of boys and girls . The TER is calculated b y VTAC from "scaled Shldy scores" which in hun are d erived from lffiscaled d a ta (s tudy scores - rela tive posi tion ) provided b y VBOS. An u nscaled study score of 50 is very rare; only ab out 0.1% of the students in the . ate in each s tudy would be . p ected to achieve this, and five of our students achieved a Sh ldy score of 50.
by Mr Warrell Harris VCE Co-ordinator
• Alison Wedding and Edwin Luk (Year 11) both achieved cores of 50 in Mathem a tics Further. • Jane Chisholm achieved a score of 50 in English. • an additional five s tudents achieved study score of 49 out of a possible 50. There were 181 Study Scores (out of 964) in which s hldents achieved 40 or more. This represents 18.8% which is significantly better than the Sta te average of about 10%. The results in certain subjects were well in excess of this figure; for example, Ar t (46.2%), Biology (26.3%), History-Revolutions (27.3%), Legal Studies (29 .3%), Maths-Further (29.7%) and Music Performance (28.6%).
THE POPULAR UNIVERSITIES
La Trobe 8%
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Univer ity offer TER SCORES >99.00 were made to 9% of 99.80 Yin Kwan (Ken) Chan our total of 172 Year 12 tudents with a 99.55 Simon Hobbs fur ther 7°10 receiving 9940 MacGregor Dawson TAFE offers. 99. 10 Jane Chisholm The pie chart indicate that the STATEWIDE COMPARISON Universi ty of Melbourne (26%) TER range '97 GC cohor t Statewide and Deakin 95 .4 or more 12.3% 5.0 % University (25%) 90.0 or more 25.8% 10.0 % were the two mo t popular choices for tertiary study with RMIT third . Two s tuden t accepted offer from inters tate lmiversities. Bu iness / Law wi th a 31% acceptance level wa followed by Science / Applied Science (16%) and Art / Hurnanities and H ea lth / Human [ovement (12%) an equal third. With almost all shldents receiving an offer of their choice, the College is confid ent wi th the ed uca tional offerings it provides for all shldent .
• Ja yne McEwan and Lorey Smith both achieved cores of 50 in Environmental Studies; the only tudents in the State to do so.
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Claire GOl'e, dwina Strachan., A bby George, Tim othy Jarro ld, Charles Boyrf1lllnd A lister R ose e Library.
The beginning of secondary education 'V
By Mr Chris Lawson Head of the Preparatory School
recently sat down with some of our Year 7 students and asked them what they saw as the major differences between Primary and Secondary school. Responses came from new students as well as those children who had come from our primary section. Whilst the mere fact of wearing a different uniform is a major change for some, inevitably, the responses included comments about more students, bet ter facilities, more teachers and a bigger school. However, man y students also saw the opportunities presented , w h i c h allowed them to
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select from a wider variety of offerings, to be more independent and to mix with a larger group of friends. The initial years of secondary schooling can be daunting for many studen ts, with fears often being attributed to moving away from the familiarity of one classroom and one main teacher, as well as the likely increase in the number of students in anyone year level. At The Geelong College Prepara tory School, we believe tha t we have addressed many of these f ars. Stu dents are p laced in to homerooms, in which they spen d much of their core subject time. Indeed, we designate two homeroom staff members per Year 7 class, to try and minimise the number of adu lts to whom our studen ts are exposed. We feel that this is important to assist in the development of positive relationships be tween staff and student.
LEFT Sarah Hilliker-Archer alld Mahala CUllther enjoy painting Stephanie Pegg's face. One of the lIIany activities provided for Year 7 on their camp earlier this year.
ABOVE: Mr Michael O'Donnell (Compute r Coordinator) discu sses a problem with Stephanie Pegg.
To assis t in th e socializa tion process, which is a vi tal fac tor with adolescents, we send ou r Year 7 students away on camp w ithin four or five weeks of starting sch ool. Students s tay in ten ts wi th their cla smates and homeroom staff an d pa r ticipa te in a r ange of ac tiv ities includ ing bushwa lking, rock climbing, canoeing, cooking and aboriginal ed uca tion al talks. This always proves to be a great start to the year. The "Enviro Cen tre" i
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popular amongs t Year 7 s tudents. This is an area where each Year 7 homeroom looks after a plot of garden, sometimes growing vegetables or conduc ting o ther environm ental sciell ce ac tivities. Vario us forms of wildlife can be found roaming the area, including peacock , ducks, h ens and roos ters and there are also caged animals incl uding rabbits, guinea pigs and various birds. It is a p op ular place a t break times for both Primary and Secondary s tudents and offers a unique alterna tive to s tandard recess and ltUlchtime activities. Information Technology skills are vital to learn and our Year 7 students come into the secondary school with a wide variety of skills. Some h ave rarely used computers in their Primary schools, whils t College s tudents h ave h ad exposure to . any forms of electronic W formation throu ghout their primary years. All Year 7 studen ts use compu ters in a wid e variety of subjects.
to share their new-found kills. Learning a language other than English develops an interest in the study of language in general or imply provides the experience of being expo ed to the language of another culture. In Year 7, our students learn French and we ensure that we ca ter for ~ both our existing student, who have had some years of exposure to the French language, as well as our new s tudents who enter at Year 7 and who may not have learnt ano ther language a t all. Participating in Community and Religious Education (CARE) programmes is part of the ecumenical style of christianity practised a t the College. Studen ts discuss
The use of CD Roms, the Intern et and the World Wide Web is becoming common and students are having to learn new researching skills. The ability to read and summ.arize information is becoming increasingly important and it is ABOVE: Oops! But what a great way to keep cool. Year 7s vi tal tha t each s tudent enjoyed their canoeing activities. wlderstand the issues of various issues and have the opporcopyright and plagiarism. Indeed, twuty to present work in both class learning to d ecide which source of and at year level assemblies. These tion is the best to llse is a assemblies also often include drama in itself. Our Library s taff, in and m u sical pieces. Our Easter particular, play an important role in Service is a fine example of how we educating our s tudents abo ut h ow combine classwork and religious to access informa tion and present it ed uca tion, to provide a in the approp riate manner. modern and relevant service Mr Phil G ude, Victorian Minister in which all of our s tudent for Educa tion, recently said th a t participate. within five years, s tudents will most likely be completing VCE exams on compu ter. If this goes ah ead, o ur current Year 7 s tudents will be the first Year 12 s tudents to complete VCE exams on computer. Developing the crea tive, physical and ar tis tic side of s tuden ts is part of the rich co-curriculum offered and sp ecia lis t tuiti on in Drama, Art, Music and Physical Ed u cation is provid ed. Students a ttend weekly lessons in these areas and many opportunities are crea ted for them
~G ---- The advantage of beginning condary schooling witlLin a Middle Sdlool, rather than a Senior School, minimize the problems which many studen t encoLmter after leaving primary school. They are not the youngest students in the school, nor are they the oldest. This allows time for students to develop relation hip between them elves and staff and to spend more time thinking about who they are and how they fit into society. At The Geelong College Prep . School, we strive to provide an education for all boy and girl , where children are valued, , here care is taken to meet the ne d of each individual and all children are given the opportunitie to dev lop their kill and abilities to their full potential.
Health programmes are ano ther important part of the curriculum to be taught at this age. Discussions about nutrition, personal afety, first aid, self concept, lei ure activities, relationship and emotions are important i ues to be discussed and clarified with adole cent. We se the issue of adole cent health as vital to the general well being of our student. ABOVE: Members of7Q are <'i<'clI illstrllctiolls Illiore their rock climbillg actiI·ities.
ABOI'E: lear 15 eIlJoy the chalice to feed and Illlrilire the allimals. Here, from left, Lnchlllll . CmHjord,SII=mllle Sotllli, Leah Trosk-y. Carn ]ilich. fa Kllox allri Tom Chapman iCllLi to Ihe IIcwbom dllCklill ~s as allother dllck eniOtr beillg halldfed. -
Mrs Marian Berney, Librarian at Campbell House was one of only ten teach ers from Victorian Independent Schools to be trained as a Keys to Life trainer. A Victorian Governn1ent initia tive, 'Keys to Life' is an early literacy program designed to raise the standard of literacy in our schools. Marian h as b een working wi th Reading Recovery a t Campbell House for six years and many of the elemen ts of this program have been adap ted by Keys to Life for use in the classroom . Marian will be working closely with Campbell H ouse s taff to implement the Keys to Life Program. This program is a sp ecific learning program w hich focuses on reading and writing. Children will work on Keys to Life reading activities for one hour each da y. This will incorporate a 15 minute w h ole class focus with their teacher and then, in groups of 5-6, the cl1ildren will rota te to three different 'learning cen tres' to work on reading activities. These activities could include h andwriting, word s tudy, compre hen sio n, reading, or plllctua tion work. The session concludes with a 15 minute sh ared time w ith the teach er and the wh ole class. This program involves a high degree of parent participa tion and parent 'h elpers' will have the oppor tunity to attend an in-service to learn ab out the Keys to Life program and how it i implemented in their child's classroom later this year. Th e Focus Groups identifie d our h igh quali ty staff as a re al strength of the College. Marian's selection to train in this area affirms this. The Reading Chair is a wonderf ill place f or Marian Berney to sit and read a story to children. Constru cted by Terry Egan in the House of Guilds last yenJ~ the chair has been most artistically decorated by parents, Carolyn e Duff and Meredith Herbert. Meredith is also an assistant at the Early Learning Centre.
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Georgie Clarke (Year 8), only 13 years of age, h as been thrilling College s tudents, staff and families with her extraordinary running ability since she star ted a t Geelong College in Prep in 1990. She has achieved some remarkable results this year. Her la test achievement was to slash five seconds off her personal bes t time for the 1500m in Brisbane a t the Nation al A thletics Championships during Mar~ A fortnigh t later she won two go. medals for these dis tances at the National Under-Age Championships in Adelaide. These outstanding performances have brought h er close to the qualifying time for the Commonwealth Games. In August this year, Georgie will travel to France to compete in the World Junior Championships as part of the Aus tralian team. Earlier this year, Georgie was nmnerup for the J w1ior Geelong Advertiser Sports Star Award. There were eight nominations for this award which were shor t-lis ted from more than 30 public nominations. We congra tulate her on a remarkable achievement and look forward to seeing her represent Aus tralia in the Olympics in the fu ture!
l ayne Irolds a bandicoot, olle of tire endangered specie being stlldied by Earl/match scientists and l'olllnteers.
Through Earthwatch it is possible for every single person here to work directly witll. highly respected scientists, to record scientific data on elephants in Zimbabwe, caterpillars in Cos ta Rica or Neanderthals in Spain. When I arrived at Pertll. I had no idea what to expect from the expedition. I had filled the plane h·ip by reading a team briefing on what we were supposed to achieve and .,.&eginning witll. tll.e line ' You are one . ep away from a journey tll.at may change your life ' . I remember tll.inking at the time tha t my life was fine the way it was and I would prefer not to change it at all, thank you! However, by tll.e end of the h·ip I began to wl.ders tand tll.at yes, the Lyric (nightclub) would s till exis t when I returned, but the way that I viewed life has changed. Learning
about an ecosystem from a biology textbook doesn't prepare you for the view of an ecosystem from a bettong's eyes.
tion studies, fence maintenance, rest time during the heat of the day and late night finishe .
The expedition took myself, four other volunteers from the UK, America and Victoria, tll.Iee CSIRO research scientis ts and a PhD student to the remote salt mining town of Useless Loop - 10 hours north of Perth. Useless Loop is a town of 100 residents situa ted on the shores of Shark Bay. Shark Bay is a World Heritage area best known for the wild dolphins of Monkey Mia which swim with humans, and a population of 10,000 dugong - 10% of the world's dugong population. It is this beautiful area of pristine coastline whicll formed the backdrop for our two week expedition.
Overall, de pite what sounds like a lot of hard work, I enjoyed myself. I met a lot of intere ting people, wa attacked b a wolf spider and bitten by a hlmgry fi h on the buttock . It is not oft n you g t an opportunity to be involved in uch a worthwhile and per onally challenging proj ct. The re uit f the data I coIl cted will h lp future con ervation attempts acro the world.
The project I joined is a unique conserva tion effort to r -e ta blish rare and endangered mammals on to tll.e mainland.
" ev r doubt that a mall group of concerned citizens an change the world. Indee d it i tlle only thing that ever has. "
My daily routine involved early 4.30am tarts, checking trap , feeding animal (a weird concoction of peanut butter, oatmeal and sardine balls - which the bandicoot love), recllecking traps, meas uring length, weight, height, ex, cllecking pouches for young bettong, identifying animals by microchip, vegeta-
JaYlle slicee sflllly cOlllpleted lIer VCE ill 1997 witll a pe~fl'ct score L~f 50 ill EllvirOlllllelltal tlldies, olle or tile ollly two studellts ill tile tate It) (to so. (The ollly otlIer studcllt to I1clliCl.>C tillS mark WI1S Lorey lIIitlI 1('110 7/50 cOlllpleted VCE at Colic, C ill 1997.)
I believe the following word from the anthropologist, Margaret Mead e, tr mely relevant to my project with Earthwatch:
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to a new Head of Mackie ABOVE: The Boatdets' Family Tennis Day had the lovely feel of a local colin try picnic.
ABOVE: The new fa 111 ily at Mackie: Alice, Ros and John Claringbold.
By Mr John Clm'ingbold Head of Mackie
arents, s tudents, staff and friends ask m e about m y new job as Head of Mackie. My responses are u sually lighthearted and flippant. The truth is that it has been a stimulating and challenging experience with no regrets on my part. The s tudents of Mackie have been co-operat i v e , friendly and honest in the i r d ea lin gs with me. As parents, teachers and members of a community, we ne ver stop learning abou t our surroundings or abou t people. I am con tinuously
about learning adolescents and yo ung men. They are also learning abo ut their peers and their teachers. It is also more than ABOVE: The Morphett fnrnily frol11 Warrnarnbool: Rebecca that. I believe that (Year 11), Barry and Shary17 discuss tactics before they begin to play. they are also learning abou t: School life should be a balance trus t, tolerance, caring for o thers, between studies, sport and culture. taking responsibility for their Involvement in sporting teams is actions, open communication, most important for health and personal goal setting, having a involvement. Th e theatre, deba balanced life, and resolving conflic t. visi ting different places, going to My trust in each individual is exhibitions, meeting different mos t important. There will be times p eople, is all part of broaden.ing our when I will question this trust and minds and b eing open minded. I th ere will be consequences for any support s tudents getting out into misdeeds. I want each p erson to the community. take responsibility for their own action s. If a student does not follow the rules of the HOLlse, then it means possible restrictions impose d on them a t weekends.
Conflic ts between p eople will OCC Llr from time to time . I believe tha t conflicts can be resolved by open commtmication where there is no wllu1er and loser. Some common groLmd can be fOLmd. Peer mediation has been successful and three s tuden ts in the House have completed training in thi s area. As Head of Mackie my train journey has begun. On the same train there are the Mackie s tudents, tutors and matron. The journey together so far ha s been fast wi th LEFT: juergen and jan Brnllllfrolll Port Fairy, Philip Ballich fro 111 Brnn xholllle, Liz BII/l and her father, Colin BIIII,/I'olll Dellilil)lIill were Ilflppy to chat before settling in to serio li S tell II is 1II0de.
LEFT: Mr Ciaringbold with Ihe Vaggfalllilyallhe Tellnis Day. The Vagg's live Ilear Call1perdown alld Adalll, Bambi, Cobi alld Rodlley, wilh frielld Zoe Hellderson ill frail I, all callie for Ihi- family
much to learn on the way and m an y challenge. It is a journey made together and we are all h eading in the same direction whether we like it or not. At the end of our trip parents will be there to greet us and they will find that their sons have changed. He has become more independent, tolerant and self coniident.
ABOVE: The Rev Rod Scollllar relaxing with Billdi Men zies (Year 12) f ro 111 Call1perdown, Elly Young (95, Mossgiel Tulor), Hamllll ju wita (Year 12) from Surabaya ilL Illdonesia alld llaiza Kalllil (Year 12) from Kuala LUlllpur, Malaysia.
ABOVE: A cas llal chat at iLlIIChilllle with Yt'ar 9 boarda., frO Ill left: jll till Peg , Lloyd Davies (both 'rear 70 day ludent ), Toby Vall Hesl fro III Apollo Bay, AIr Ciarill,'bold, Jack Eastlllan frolll Delliliqllill, Jollll Canllichael rom Bu ,110 alld Shallll McKell:ie from Timbooll.
The second annual dinner of the
Lindsay Hassett Cricket Club The Lindsa y Hassett Cricket Club was formed in 1996 to support cricket at The . :elong College. Its aim is to support W icketers and coaches at the College and provide, where possible, assistance with equipmen t, uniforms, transport to cricke t 'away' matches, etc and to improve communications with former cricke ters of the College.
news from past cricke ters "From the ets" and profile of the 1s t XI. John Claringbold, 1st XI Coach, is keen to eek input from Old Collegian cricketers for thi.s sec tion. Membersrup is open to anyone interested in supp or ting cricket a t the College, n o t jus t past cricke ters. The Club hopes to h ave a m embersh ip list including parents, Old Collegians, past parents and friends of the College Commmuty. Membership fees are the major form of income derived b y the Club. The membersrup ra te is $20 p er year or $300 for life membership.
ABOVE: Prizes for all at the Family Cricket Day.
ABOVE: Rob Hallliitoll (56), Johll Butler (Cllrrellt Parellt), Jack LnIlg (52), Brllce Lallg (2 ) and Graellle and Megall Kllott (Currellt Parellts).
ABOVE: Philip Mar Iwll (60), Gareth Alldrew(60), Alasdair MacGillivray (67) alld \faughall Lalllb (68) recalled some of their cricketlll ' hi,'hlights. Alasdair wall the cricket ball autographed by DOll Bradllwll ill the raffle.
In particular, the organi.sation of an overseas touring group h as highlighted the positive support that a club such as trus can provide.
_ Thi.s year a Family Day was held a t the ~rt of the season so tha t all members of the family could enjoy bein.g on the field. Each year the Club now holds an Annual Dinner towards the end of the cricket season and this year Kevin O 'Dowd, Historian with the Geelong Cricket Club, and a current parent was the Guest Speaker. The Club is also planning to mail out two newsle tters a year - one a t the beginning of the season so that subscribers can be informed of their goals and one at the end of th e season to see how they fared . There will also be a sec tion in the newsle tter for
ABOVE: David Barkley (64), Gareth Gilby (Teacher-in-Charge of Cricket), Roselllan} Faris (Currenl Parent), Bill Phillip (68, OGCA President), Irwin Faris (CurrelL l Parent) alld Joy Lalllb (Currellt Parellt).
The Club is in the process of desigrling a tie whicll will retail at 20 w h en available. These will be availa ble from the Community Rela tion Office at th College. The Lindsay Ha s tt ricket Club can be con tac ted thro ug h the Community R la tions Office which is open Monday to Friday from .30am to 5.30pm. Telephone (03) 5226 3123.
Ja ck McHarg, from Belrose in SW, has just completed writing a book about Lindsay Ha ssett. He has written three previous books 011 sports people. Ja ck has consulted with a large 1IIIIIlber of Old Collegian in his research alld the book will be published by Simon and Schuster being available later this year - after Father's Dayalld before Christmas! On e of the College's outstanding sportslllel1 after 701101/1 the Lindsay Ha eft Cricket Club was named, the book about Lindsay promise to brillg together an illteresting story of his achievements. We are proud to call hil1l an Old Collegian and will keep you illforllled about the book.
ABOVE: The Fon1ler Chaplaill, Re'" fall Partoll ( ecolld fro III left), H'as able 10 catch lip all cricketillg exploit with Jal7lie McCollachy (90), GracTIll' Wallace-Smith (46) alUt JOlla ClllOr (90). GraclIlc <va - the illsligator of regular o"crsel1- crickdlll,' 10llr-for APS Old Collegialls.
ABOVE: Former Chapl.1111 alld nckct ,ltlciI R,'l' fall Parloll , AlIlle Parloll. 1\.,'1'111 0 Domt ClI,'S! peakcr), Carol O'Domt (ClIrrellt Pa e'ltl ,/lId Dellis 10r"all (Lllldsl1ll Ha::'st'tt ~rzckc' C d, Pre -idcllt) ~7IId Carol Alor,'clll (ClIr t"lt PIlI'''lbJ.
By Mr Phil Taylor Head of Fill e & Applied Arts Warden - HOLise ofClIild s
Dale BrlIl1s (Yr 10) C011centrates 011 his project at the HOllse of Guilds.
BELOW: From left: Rob Crittel1den (Yr 10) al1d Tim McCaull?1) (Yr 10) work and create together at the House of Guilds.
he electronic age of the 1990s has generated a wide ran ge of challenges for educa tional institutions. There is a constant game of catch up to be played as the lates t software goes out of date as oon a it hit the helf. Probably the greates t challenge for any department wi thin a school is for its produc t to remain relevant to its user group .
Gideon Haigh (80) reminisced about his time at the House of Guilds w hen he turned on e large p iece of wood into a sma ll p iece of wood . It jus t goes to sh ow that we all achieve on different crea tive levels! Whils t m aintaining a sense of tradition in the H ouse of Guilds is imp or tant, w e have also been mindful of the need to keep in touch with the inform ation sup er highway. As part of our range of facilities to s tudents we h ave within the Austin Gray Centre, a Computer Aided Design room with 10 wor k stations wh ich students m ay access at any time. Of course one of the exci ting things to h ap pen to ABOVE: Phil Taylor (Warden, House of Guilds) the HOG occurred in 1980 guides Lucinda Hal sall (Yr 8) in the techlliques of when it first opened its d oors wood turning. to members of the public. lenges, every day w h ether they be Since that time over 700 p eople have young or old, som eb od y achieves joined the House of Guilds, som e for through the use of their hands. Many of our m embers are Old Collegians, includin g State Coron er, Mr Graeme Johnstone (58).
One of the unique aspects of life at Geelong College over the pas t 62 For those involved in the years has been the House creative process, whether it be of Guilds. The educational teaching or learning, the product and philosophy H ou se of Guilds p rovides the behind wha t the House of stimulus to achieve. As far Guilds offers to its student am aware, it is a user group has no t facility to educa tional instituchanged considerably over tion s in Aus tralia , a fac ility this time . w hich the Reverend Frank And yet, what it has Rolland would be p roud of. to offer A BOVE: Richard DruIIl11l0nd (rear) and Ca/JIpbell Cannichael Memb ership to the H ouse of remains (bo th Yr 11) takel1 with their blanket boxes in the HOG at the el1d Guilds is Adults $50, jus t as of last year. Students / Pen sion ers $35, relevant Families - $60. a year, oth ers fo r 18 years. Our today, as much as it I en courage an y Old Collegians oldes t m ember is 96 yea r old Joe did 60 yea rs ago . and all m emb ers of the Geelong Jeans, w ho built a ca ravan, two Stud en ts ha ve the community to visit the College years ago, and towe d it to oppo rtuni ty to H ou se of Guilds in Aphrasia Stree t Q ueensland. ach ieve in a variety at any time. of creative area s, One of th e dis tinctive fea tures of from sai ling boa ts to s tock whips, from jewe llery to motor mechani cs . At the Co ll ege Rev ue, three years ago,
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this uni que arrangement is that Coll ege s tud ents often wo rk alongside members who are all willing to share their wea lth of kn ow ledge. Every d ay presents new crea tive chal-
RIGHT The HOllse?f GlIi~ds caters fo r all ages. Here, Viv Hof er (aged 83 ye~ rs) repairs a p,ece off lll'l7ltllre while Phil Taylor (cent re) assIsts Krrstlne Kiroff and Salff Hesper (both Yr 8).
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period of 14 yea r and ha a1 0 tutored and lec tured a t ter tiary level. Rod live locally in Geelong an d one of his d a ughter Jessica (Year 10) currently a ttends the College. Hi w ife, Anne, i emp loyed as an industrial ch aplain.
Rob Kay/er- Thomson - Wood Technology Teacher
Alan Thomas - Head of History Alan Thomas, who h as previous experience as Head of History, h as been appointed to this position in the Senior Sch ool. Alan had b een teaching for 25 years in the Sta te a stem b efore his las t move to . rkdale Secondary College in Mordialloc. He comes to th e College with considerab le teaching and adminis trative experience including timetabling, curriculum and professional development. Alan sees His tory as a vi tal link in the developmen t of a commlmi ty's sense of itself, its past, and its sen se of w here it is headed .
After teaching in Melbourne and n ego tiating the Princess H igh way for seventeen years, Rob is enjoying tead-ling in Geelong. Having been a H ea d of Dep ar tment, Hea d of Facul ty, Board of Studies reviewer an d Dish·ict Netw·ork lead er, Rob looks forwa rd to exp eriences w ith sh aring his everyon e a t College . His o utside interes ts include vollmteer work wi th the State Em ergen cy Service w h ere he is a team lead er for trauma caTe in the area of CIS (Critical Incident Stress). H e is a k een Ca ts s upp or ter, enjoys b aseball, car racing, 4x4 adventu res, surfing and our grea t country.
Jan Reid - Arts Technician A chan ge in career h as led Jan to the p osition of Arts Technician a t College. Jan h as b een a m a ths/scien ce teacher for many years as well as dabbling in different jobs in the re tail indus try. Over more recent years, Jan h as d eveloped h er skills and interes t in Fine Art. Jan 's outsid e interes ts include reading, bush walkin g, sn ow skiing, sailing, sewing, and of course, p ainting and drawing.
Julie Molloy - Teacher 3 Year old Group Reverend Rod Scoullar
- Early Learning Centre
- Chaplain
Julie w orked in Albury for 18 m on ths after completing h er Diplom a of Teaching (Early Childhood) in 1988. She then m oved back to Melbourne and tau ght a t H aselor Urliting Chmch Kind ergar ten in Gard envale for over four years. In 1994 sh and h er husb and, Brad, were m arried. Julie then moved to Korowa Anglican Girls' School w h ere she was the inau gural teacher of the 3 year old group in the Early Learning
Reverend Rod Scoullar joins the College s taff as School Chaplain. Rod comes to the College from the H aileb ury Prep. Schools a t Brighton and Berwick, ha v ing also served as Ch aplain to th e Bellarine Secondary College . His pas toral exp erience includes a p eriod as Minis ter of the Balmoral Parish in the Wes tern Dis tric t. In ad di tion to h is pa s toral cred entials and personal spiritual qu alities, Ro d h as a s trong academic b ackgrolmd, h e h olds [VV o Scien ce degrees, a Gradua te Diploma of Computing an d a Diploma of Education, as w ell as a Bach elor of Theology. Rod h as tau ght a wide ran ge of subj ec ts over a
Centre. Julie ha deferred an off r to tudy for h r Ma ter in Education at Mona h Univer ity whilst he concentrate on settling in to G elong. he j now enjoying the rela, ed life lyle tha t Geelong offer and p nd time with her immediate and e, tend ed family who live here.
Will Johnston - Teacher Multi W - Campbell House Will and his wife Amanda, moved from Melbourne to St Leonards at the end of las t year and were inunedia tely surprised by the early arrival of theiT firs t dUld Jack. Will has worked at GGS Glamorgan as a Years I , 2 and 5 teacher and at Carey Grammar School as a Year 7 and 8 Ma ths, English, Geography and His tory teacher. At both school Will spent time as computing co-ordinator. Recently a t Carey he in ligated a project which invi ted the Carey communi ty to utili e it Bulleen spor ts grolmd a an environmental ed ucation resource. A keen cricketer, Will ha ju t join d Leopold Cricket Club having pr \' iou ly played di trict cricket for Prahran, ub-di trict cricket at Els ternwick and twice played profe ionally in England's orth-Ea t. In be tvveen times, Will ha played in and managed a band which rel a ed two album and numerou s ingle and al 0 he ha recentl\' fo unded a th atre company which. produc play p nn d by home grown writer . Will ' great int re t in life aLo include ornithology, indigenous plant, ju gling ilnd O"olf.
Ms Jail Reid fllld AIr Rob f...al/lerTholllsol1 Au-till Grall Celltre
34 Anonymous Donors Mr R Acklond (Roger) OGC-1951 Mrs J A Adams Ueanelle) STAFF Mr J Alt en (Ken) OGC-1934 Mr R RAitken (Bob) OGC-1935 Mr D B Anderson (Bruce) OGC-1942 Mr J G & Mrs H J Anderson Uohn & Helen) FDN PP Mr T G Angus [Tim) OGC-1982 Mr W J Angwin (Keith) OGC-1931 Mr P Arnaldt (Peter) OGC-1937 Mr J J & Mrs C A Arrigo Uaseph & Cathy) CP-6 Mr RG Ashby (Rod) FDN PP Mr A W Bailey (Bill) OGC-1964 Mr C G Baird (Gavin) OGC-1928 PP Mr G L Barber (Geoff) OGC-1950 PP Mr L RBeach (Lindsay) OGC-1932 Mr I H & Mrs R Begley lion & Robyn) CP-9 OGC-1970 Mr A D Beith (Allen) OGC-1938 Mr RA Bell (Bob) OGC-1943 Mrs B P Bells (BeHy) FDN PP GP Mr G J Bells OA (Geoff) FDN PP GP Mr P L Bells (peter) FDN CP-l 0,7,8 OGC-1964 Mr M J & Mrs R Bells (Michael & Ros) CP 10, 12 OGC-1965 Mr W R Bell (William) OGC-193 1 Mr A H & Mrs P Biddle (Henry & Phyllis) PP Mr A E Bidstrup (Alan) OGC-1938 PP Mr E L Biggin (Lang) OGC-1924 Mr M N & Mrs R Blair (Max & Robyn) CP-12 Mr S Blair (Sam) OGC-1924 Mr I G Bloke Uoe) OGC-1939 Mr I R Borthwick (Ian) OGC-1960 Mr W J Braden Uim) PP Mr I M Brodie (Ion) OGC-I924 Dr A M Brawn (Angus) OGC-1975 Mr M Brown (Malcolm) OGC-1943 PP Mr R V Brown (Rod) OGC-1972 Dr T M Brawn [Trevor) CP-12 PP Mr G S Burdell (Graham) OGC-1944 Mr J A Burton Uohn) OGC-1976 Mrs J Cameron-Murch Uoon) GP Mr J T Cameron Uohn) FDN OGC-1941 Mr J G Cameron Uohn) OGC-1939 PP Mrs J V Cameran Uune) PP Mr W E Cameron (Warrington) OGC-1 958 The Campognolo Family (Gino (OGC1974), Carl OGC-1986) & Paulo) Mr A I Campbell (Alistair) OGC-1956 Mr P R& Mrs H Conces (Pierre & Heather) CP-8 PP Mr W RConning (Warren) OGC-1940 Mr PG Carruthers (peter) PP Mr J D Carstairs Uim) OGC-1929 PP Mr J B & Mrs RM Corter Uohn & Robyn) PP Mrs M J Champness Uune) FDN PP GP XSTAFF Mrs M A Chisholm (Melinda) OGC-1987 Mr C D & Mrs RCleminson (Chris & Ruth) CP-ll ,8 Mr I D Cochrane (Ion) CP-I 0 PP STAFF Mr M RCollins (Milton) OGC-1972 Mr J D Colvin (Derek) OGC-1947 Dr D & Mrs J Conran (David & Jennifer) PP Mr D A Cook (Derek) OGC-1960 PP Dr H R RCook (Hamish) OGC-1964 Mr J R& Mrs J Cooper Uock & Jean) OGC-1935 Mr F A Costa (Fronk) Friend Mr N M Craig (Neil) OGC-1959 Mr T I Currell[Tany) OGC-1973 Mr F H Dovey (Hugh) OGC-1936 PP Mr A R& Mrs S David (Alan & Sheila) FDN OGC-I925 PP GP Dr G J & Mrs B Davies (Geoff & Beverley) FDN CP-I 0,8 PP Mr RT Davies (Robert) OGC-1941 Mr H N Day (Howard) PP
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1997
We warmly thank the following donors who generously supported the 1997 ALU1Llal Giving Appeal. Donations have contributed to the purchase of a CD ROM stack in the Helen Mackie Library and Robotic equipment for the Science Laboratory in the Prep. School. In th e Senior School, hmds were used to advance information tedmology. We are particularly grateful to those donors who have supported Ann ual Giving every yea r since its incep tion across the school in 1991 . Since the small trial in 1990, approximately $400,000 has been donated in small one-off gifts for the advaJ.l.Cement of teaching aJ.1d leaJ.-ning a t the College. All members of the College Council, staff and s tudents, warmly thaJ.1k all donors from the wider College community for their COJIU1utrnent to aJ.1d belief of this fine school. The 1998 ALU1Llal Giving Program will open in the next few weeks so look out for the brochure and be part of the A.lU1Llal Giving teaJ.11.
Delta-Link Ply ltd (Geoff Baird) Mr NCR Dennis (Noel) OGC-1940 PP GP Mr RJ L Dennis (Bob) OGC-1936 PP GP Mr RS Dennis (Robin) OGC-1950 PP Mr F DeStefano (Fronk) FDN CP-12,8 PP Mr K I & Mrs J Dew (Ken & Jenniffer) CP-IO,12 Mr W R Dickson (Bill) OGC-1936 PP Mr E F & Mrs W Dimmick [Ted & Wendy) FDN PP Mr W L Dix (Bill) FDN OGC-1939 Dr A Djatmoko (Moka) PP Mr E K Doery (Keith) FDN OGC-1940 Mr M J & Mrs LM Dowling (Michael & Lynne) PP Drift Vendor Ply ltd (Peter & Sylvia Duncan) Dr G R& Mrs LM Drummond (George & Lois) CP-ll Mr J W Egan (Bill) PP Egans Central Laundry Ply ltd (Bill Egan) Mrs J Ekkel Uulio) STAFF Mr G W Ewan (George) OGC-1940 Mr H G Fogg (Bert) FDN OGC-1929 PP GP Miss C R Ferrier (Chelsea) STAFF Mr G S Fielding (Garnet) FDN PP Mr J M Flannery Uim) OGC-1938 Mr K J & Mrs SJ Forsyth (Kenneth) OGC-1938 PP Mr J W French Uack) OGC-I929 Miss K E Fry (Kristen) STAFF Ms J M Fyffe Uane) OGC-1982 Mr D F Galbraith (David) OGC-1965 Mr J RGanly Uustin) OGC-1982 Ms A B Goldsworthy (Aliano) CP-7 Gordon McKoy Ply ltd (Gavin McKoy) Miss S M Gordon (Susan) OGC-1978 Mr D J Graham (Douglas) OGC-1940 Mr D T Grant (Don) OGC-1942 Mr A G Gray (Alex) FDN OGC-1949 Mr A G S Gray (Stewart) FDN OGC1959 Miss C M Gray (Catherine) FDN Mr P W Grutzner (Pot) FDN OGC1939 Mrs PA Halsall (Patricio) CP-I 0,8 STAFF Mr R B Hambling (Bruce) OGC-1964 Dr M L Hammond (Leigh) PP Mr L R& Mrs L-L Harding (Lance & Laura-Lee) CP-I 0,7 Mr B K Hardley (Brion) OGC-1968 Mr J K & Mrs RHarris Uohn & Ronna) CP-I ,6 Mr V X Hassett (Vin) OGC-1927
Dr M D Haybmel (Michael) CP-8 PP Mr J L Hoy Uames) OGC-1979 Mr D G Henderson (Don) OGC-1942 PP Mrs LJ Hendrata (Lorraine) PP Mr RG Hepburn (Ross) FDN OGC1964 Sir C V Holland Uohn) FDN PP Mr A J Holmes (Alan) OGC-1948 Rev A D Hope (Andrew) FDN OGC1942 Mr G A Hope (Alistair) FDN OGC1945 PP Mr PJ Hughes (Peter) FDN CP-ELC4 XSTAFF The David Hume (FDN) & David Young (CP-IO PP STAFF) Families Mr J F & Mrs A Hunt Uohn & Anne) OGC-1968 Mr J S Hutton Uohn) OGC-1930 PP Mr B A Hyell (Bruce) OGC-1937 PP Mr J S Illingworth (Stan) FDN OGC1931 PP GP Mr RV Ingpen (Rowan) OGC-1966 Mr RG & Mrs D EJackson (Bob & Dionne) OGC-1960 PP The James Family (Andrea (OGC-1974 STAFF), Derek & Sue) CP-3 Mr RBJamieson (Bruce) FDN PP XSTAFF Cr K EJarvis (Ken) CP-I Mr J RJeffery (Richard) OGC-1949 Mrs C A Johnston (Christine) PP Mr W PJohnstone (Bill) FDN OGC1937 PP Mrs U & Mr Z Kamburowski (Urszula & Zbig) STAFF Mrs J B Kelso Uoan) FDN Mrs J A Kemp Uenny) CP-I Mr H W Lode (Harvey) FDN OGC1938 PP Mr RS Laidlaw (Robert) OGC-1947 PP Mrs S S LeaWood (Sondra) CP-II STAFF Mr A J LeDeux (Tony) OGC-197 6 Mr H A Lees (Herbert) PP Mr G RLoomes (Graham) CP-I 0, 12 Mr G & C Luca Uae & Connie) CP10,4 Mr A G Lugg (Glen) OGC-1926 Mrs E Mackay (Elva) Friend Mr I C Macrae (Ion) OGC-1938 PP Mrs J M Maddern Uonice) Friend Miss C S Mok (Christine) OGC-1982 Mr C J & Mrs J Maltby (Chris & Jenny) OGC-1972 Mrs F S Maries (Fay) Council Mr B N Marshman (Brion) OGC-1958 PP Mr PJ Marshman (Philip) OGC-1960
Mr G J & Mrs FMatlock (Geoff & Fran) PP Mr K C McAdam (Ken) OGC-1927 Mr D W M McConn (Don) OGC-1954 PP Mr RPMcConn (Rod) FDN OGC-1958 PP Mr J C McColl Uim) OGC-1945 Mr J G McHarg Uack) Friend Mr A J McKenzie (Alan) OGC-1943 PP Mr J C McKenzie (Craig) OGC-1971 Mr RJ & Mrs H Mclean Uohn & Helen) CP-I 0, 12,8 OGC-1960 Mr J K A Mcleod (Allister) OGC-1944 Mr BJ Mellor (Bruce) OGC-1970 Dr R N Mellor (Norman) OGC-1930 Mr L& Mrs C M Michalak (Leon & Christine) CP-II Mr G LMillar (Geof~ PP XSTAFF Mr L D & Mrs J Mills (Laurence & Judith) PP Mr PA Mishura (paul) FDN OGC1989 Mr I G Mitchell (Ion) OGC-1936 Mr L FMitchell (Leigh) PP Mr RG RMackridge (Graham) OGC1941 PP Mrs M E Moffatt (Mary) CP-I 0 Mr F W Molony (Fronk) PP Mr A G Moore (Grainger) OGC-I927 Mr RLMoorfoot (Roy) OGC-1930 Mr D N Morrison (David) Friend Mr G T D Morrow (Geoff) FDN OGC1966 Mr A & Mrs N Moussi (Antoine & Nino) PP Dr LG & Mrs M D Munro (Leigh & Moree) CP-II PP Mr R FMyers (Rob) OGC-1982 Mr K S Noll (Ken) FDN OGC-1937 PP GP Mr D G Neilson (Geaf~ FDN OGC1942 PP Mr T D G Neilson (Timothy) OGC1975 Mr A L Noseda (Andrew) OGC-1980 Mr RJ O'Connor (Reg) OGC-1934 Mr K J O'Donnell (Kevin) PP Mr D Ooi (Doug) FDN OGC-1966 Mr Ooi Theon Yot (Ronald) FDN OGC1968 Ms RT Parks (Regina) CP- II Dr J R& Mrs J Pasco Uohn & Julie) CP-8 Dr A J Vigano-Paterson (Tony) OGC1958 Mr PA Paton (Peter) OGC-1941 Mr A W Payne (Andrew) OGC-1966 STAFF Data' T Q & Datin S Peh (Peh & Sheila) CP-12,8
Mr I G Petersen lion) CP·12,8 PP Mr A S Philip (Alec) OGC-1952 The PMS Foundation Trust Fund Mr A P Popescu (Alex) Friend Mr A H K Purnell (Aloin) OGC-1948 Dr D W & Mrs T Pye (Daryl & Tonia) CP-II,7,8 Mr RC W Pyper (Robert) OGC-1952 Mr N L& Mrs D Read (Norman & Dione) CP-9 Mr W R Redpath (Bill) OGC-1972 Mr A I Reid (Alex) OGC-1922 Mr J M Richardson Uahn) FDN OGC1944 PP Mr J T Richardson Uohn) PP Mr L S Ritchie (Lockie) OGC-1965 Mr RMcK Robson QC (Ross) OGC1960 Mr D W Rogers AO (Bill) FDN OGC1939 Mr R B Rollinson (Bruce) OGC-1982 Mrs J M Rooks (Judith) PP Mr J W Rowe Wohn) OGC-1946 Mr D K Russell (David) OGC-1939 Mr P & Mrs E M Russell (Peter & Libby) CP-I ,3,5 STAFF Mr I K Russell (Ion) OGC-1942 Mr RJ K Russell (Ron) OGC-1937 PP GP Mr D W Scott (David) CP-II PP Dr D RSefton (Daryl) OGC-1940 Mrs J M Shannon Wanine) FDN OGC1980 Mr A P Sheahan (Paul) FDN OGC1959 XSTAFF Mr I G Sides (Ion) OGC-1948 Mrs G E Simpson (Gwen) Friend Mr A B Simson (Arthur) (dec.) OGC1931 Mr R F & Mrs J Slingo (Ron & Jon) XSTAFF Mr A I Sloane (Alexander) OGC-1959 Mrs J C F Smith Wacquie) STAFF Ms M Smi th (Moria) STAFF Mr EEL Soon (Eric) OGC-196 1 Dr J M Sowerby Wahn) CP-9 PP Mr G A & Mrs Y J Spargo (Graeme & Yvonne) PP Mr K L Spiller (Kelvin) OGC-1964 Dr J A Stekelenburg Wohn) CP-I ,P Mr P K Stockel (Peter) OGC-1950 Mrs PJ Strijder (Pamela) CP-12 Mr H W Stubbs (Henry) (dec.) OGC1933 Dr N G Sutherland (Neil) OGC-1932 Mrs A M Swaney (Amanda) CP-I 1,12 STAFF Mr RTan (Richard) CP-12, 9 Mr J D Taylor Wohn) OGC-1945 Mr PC & Mrs C Taylor (Phil & Cheryl) OGC-1973 STAFF Mr K W Teasdale (Kenneth) OGC1932 • Mr J TempleWatts Uohn) OGC-1944 Dr J H Theobald (John) OGC-1943 Dr E B Thoma s (Barry) OGC-1942 PP Dr I PTorode (Ion) OGC-1963 Mrs C LTravers (Caroline) PP Mr J G D Tuck (Duncan) OGC-1942 Dr P C Turner (Pauline) FDN Principal Mr G W D Tyler (Graham) OGC-1944 Mr H J & Mrs E Unsworth (Houghton & Edna) PP Mr A C & Mrs H L Urquhart (Andrew & Tinks) CP-I 0 OGC-1965 Mr D J Vaughan (Daniel) OGC-1981 Mrs A E Vile (Ann) STAFF Mr D A Wallace Smith (DaVid) OGC1943 Miss L M Wall (Lindy) OGC-1974 Mr R E Wall (Robert) (dec.) OGC-58 Mr M D Walpole (Mark) OGC-1977 Mr D R Waterhouse (David) CP-ELC3 OGC-1977 Dr J K Watson Uock) OGC-1928 Mr S R Webster (Scott) OGC-1979 Mr N G & Mrs S Westman (Gory & Solly) CP-I ,ELC4 Mr D LWilliams (Darryl) OGC-1969 Mr J M Wilmot Uahn) PP Mr L N Wray (Lance) OGC-1930 Mr PJ S Young (Peter) OGC-1968 Ms A Ziemer (Anita) OGC-1974
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By Peter Betts (64 ) ClI rrellt parcllt Foulldation Presidellt Aquatic Cell trc Appeal Chairmall
The Aquatic Centre Appeal continues with enthusiasm At the end of Octob er las t yea r, the Founda tion and the Old Geelong Colle gians' Association hosted a wonderful dinner to launch the Aquatic Centre Appeal. Frank Herd, the Key Gifts Chairman, was able to armounce that from August to October during the quiet phase of the Appeal, we had been able to _ e in gifts and pledges a total • wer $1.1 million. The Appeal continu es and these are some of the ques tions most often ask ed of m e.
$2,000,000 $1,750,000 $1,500,000 $1,250,000 $1,000,000 $750,000 $500,000 $250,000
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How much will the project cost? The Aquatic Centre, designed to FINA standards with a heated, all-weather eight-lane pool, diving pool, seating for over 200, grolmd floor wet and first floor dry change room, and a Year 12 Common Room above the weights room, will cost $3.8 million. Council has asked the Foundation to raise $2 million from fundraising and the res t be sourced from borrowings.
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When will work begin? Construction begins when $1.5 million is raised. With the excellent begi1U1ing, Council h as approved the commencement of design drawings which will take approxima tely four months to complete.
When will there be any activity on the site? As soon as $1.5 million is pledged, digging will begin! It is anticipated that design drawings will be completed by August, following which tenders will be let. The Key Gifts committee h as approximately another $250,000 to raise to achieve this result.
ABOVE: fohll BlIticr, MarCia lvfcGII:all alld .;tar 'II.·I/Ib. Lallllall, were sllapped dllrill, a hlll1lOrOIl~ 1IIOII/Cllt
How are the funds being raised?
ABOVE: Helell Gil/iller, Peter Gibbolls, LlIlda Petti ~rOl.'e , all frolll Poillt LOllsdale, alld S/lsie Strachall, who is t1ls~ all the Prep. Parellts' Associatioll, chatted at the Year 9 Parellts DlIlI/cr.
Donations are being sought through personal approaches. The team of three - Frank Herd, Maria Smith and myself - is expanding the so tha t more people can be visi ted and invited to support the project. Your support for the project will help make it all happen.
Who is being seen? We hope to visit all parents and those Old Collegians we can during the year. We want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to be involved in this exciting d evelopment and to make the choice to give according to their cap acity. We are really pleased with the response we have received so far. It is heart-warming to be received so positively when we visit. While we h ave made a good beginning, we recognise tha t the las t $500,000 will not be as easy to raise. Your 'encouragemen t and participation will help make it pos ible. College has one of the most beautiful campuses in Au tralia a nd its facilities are excellent. These have come as a result of fundraising from earlier generations. The Aquatic Centre is our contribution for future genera tions of Geelong College s tudents. I encourage you to play yo ur part in it!
ABOVE: Staff IIlell/ber Deryll Alldis with Chris alld Knte Holiell alld Allllette alld Glell Chid=ey all tile lawlls ollhde the Dillillg Hall for tile Year 9 Parellts' Dillller.
ABOVE: Parellt dillilers are a 7rent slIccess /lecallse (1' the /IIIStllltillg efforts of the Parcllts' Associatiolls COlllmittec IlIelllbers . Graclllt' Sanders, oel Bradbury alld Crich/Oll Collills lIIall the /'ar
ABOVE: lCl1r-/t'l'c/ dillllcrs he/I' fostcrfril'/ldship alld Cl1111l111l1limtioll alllollg thc parcllts. At the Year 9 parellts' dill Ill'/" rcct'lItll/ ,('tTl', 'rolll left. Tern! nllnll, Rit'J" tlsta Rollcrt Costa arid Rol, IrIS/lll/lII.
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RIGHT: Pnrcllts who welcoll1ed the illtroduction of tile HoR Brenk Bl'IIllch ihis !fenr were: Ro Billings, Cn t!; Bell, Peter Billillgs nlld Robyll Forbes.
ABOVE: Rhys Bni/ey receives his tie for life mernbership of the OGCA f ron'l the President, Bill Pllillips (68). Lindy Wall (74, Inllll edinte Past President) is calling the students. LEFT: Old Collegian rowers, David Edge (54), Ian BiniI' (51) and Harley Dickinson (52) were at the Break Brunch nt the Head of the River 0 11 Saturdny 4 April.
RlGHT: At the Albert Bell Clu b dinner, fro l1l left: III11/1edinte Pnst President, Stephell Lnll1071t (77), Rob Gardner (coach of the girls' 1st VIII), Helell Pu rnell (76) President, Si1ll071 Gillett (77) who was Gllest Speaker and Ma tt Dingle (coach of the boys' 1st VTII).
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ABOVE: Claire S11'Iurth wa'ite, Karen. Stribling, Alison Macmillan and Karen jackson looked relaxed at the WeicOllie to New Old Collegians at the Boatshed.
LEFT: Vnnda Steel, 11I0ther of 1st VIII rower Snlly, Co uncil Member Rod Ashby, Andrew Hill (Past President of the Senior School Parents' Association), Dr TlIrner and Dnni Karis (Coordinator of Girls' Rowing) enjoyed the Break Brunch at the Head of the River.
A BOVE: MacGregor Dawson, Th01'llaspavid, Brett Wightrrwn, Andrew Newlnnds, Ron Fnl1l and Hm1'llsh MacLean were in a group talking about theIr plans for the year.
RlGHT: Catching up at the Albert Bell Club dinner were Decade Crew members, from left: Stuart Kearney (75), Tan Gibb (75), john Watson (75) and Robert Philip (76). ABOVE: Michael Parker, Rynn Shnrkey, Ben Abbott, Anna Carter, Allison Wedding and Fiona Sll/lth were all happy to catch up before they /'IIDved on to life lifter College.
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Geoff Gubbins (Geelong Gramll1ar) looks on while Ken Na il (37) receives his prize fro 111 Dnvid jarnwn (55) at the COll1bined OGC/OGG GoIf Day III Bllrwon Heads. College won the Perpetual Trophy. Brilln Thol1l +3 (49) won the College Cup IIl1d Ken NIIII was runner up on count bllck fro 111 Randell Bell (57). The 4 bllll WIIS won by JB Hutton (OGG) and Till1 Sproat +9 (55). Over 140 players enjoyed the now traditional day at BllrwOIl Heads.
Old Collegian Wome 's Lunch on
IGirl po""er' By Libby Apted (83)
he inaugural Old Geelong Collegians' Women's Luncheon was launched on Saturday 21 March 1998 at the Royal Geelong Yacht Club. I had, the night before, attend ed an Equal Opportunity conference in Melbourne which reflected on the achievements of the women's movements - "yesterday", "today" and the goals to be set for "tomorrow".
the past. Collegian girl, like their male counterparts of the previ.ous 136 years, are embracing the many challenges they face and channelling them into an impact on society. These women have gone on to implement the skills they acquire from the coeduca tional experience at College. Publishers, mothers, lawyers, marketing managers, teachers and singers were just some of the professional women who were present a t the occasion.
The luncheon was heralded by the speech by guest speake~ Joyce Brown. We heard her accomplishments and experiences as she battled with patriarchy in the sphere of sports coaching. ABOVE: The young ones! L-1': Sonya Ballard (85), Felicity Ballard She shared many (82), Libby Apted (83), 01' Turner, Felicity Emselle (96) and Caroline w itty tales and held Renick (96) shared their stories about what they were currently doing. the unwavering attention of all in the room. Ms Brown's book entitled "No Similar themes circulated as the female collegians dined, discussing Limits" captures some of the gutsy where they were at today as well as efforts and p erspective she adopted reflecting on the miles tones and for the duration of her successful life accomplishments of the p as t, all of and career. She was an inspirational voice tha t touched a harmonious chord wi th the diners and left us wi th some direction for the future. Sparked were discussions and ideas on developing the network of Collegian girls . A column in Ad Astra as a point of contact has emerged and 1, ABOVE: Fiona Carr (77, Monotti), Lindy Thollls (76, Mulligan) , as principal writer, Kate Schofield (73, Hope) and Vicki Stanford (74, Law) were at the am looking for your first lun cheon for women. With a number of young children sugges tions of what between them., edu cation and what College was now offering was al1 you would like to area of interest for them. happen. Share suggestions and what you are up to which were able to be shared witl1 our now, landmarks and accomplishments first female Head, Dr Pauline Turner. of your career and your experience An impressive array of "girl power" since leaving College. turned up , showing their interes t in We are lookin g forward to your supporting tl1e linking of old girls in input and I would love to hear from the way tha t boys have done so well in you on (03) 5229 8159 (work).
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:.. ~ ~:~'f;i>J ABOVE: Lilldll Wall (74, [/IIlIled,ate Past Pre Idellt or the OGCA), Saral; Leach (73) olle of tlte COI/PCllOr' 0 the Il1Ilcizeon, Joyce Browl/ (Guest Speaker), al/d BIll PllIlIlp - (6 " President of the OGCA) were plea,ed with the el/th,Na-1Il or those at the I!/Ilcheol/.
ABOVE: Liz Bowdell (81), Lyl1dsay Sharp (76, McKCIldnck), Sally Bishop (78, Lord), Karell HarrissOII (7 ,Stephells) Illld Pelll/Y COllsidille (81, Vile) were all happy to be at the first luncheoll for felllale Old Collegia 115. Sally Bishop has offered to orgallise Ilext year's IlIllcheoll aJld welcollles iI/put frOIll other collegians.
ABOVE: Gilliall Opie (72), Debra Holdill' (72, Trelllbath) LlIld Michelle QlIiglf'l) (73) 'Were a/llol/g the ,·eryfir.t ~'n'lIp (1 -~'irls at the College. Gilliall is about to velltllre opcrscas to fllrther It er studie in eOllatal Care, Debra is all the Colle 't' COlllleil alld Michelle i a Barri tel' specialisillg III pllllllllllg i:sIIL's.
ABOVE: lcwlll Bi"c/ol!' (77, Willialll sdll ) Alldret'
Fit: erald (Director or tire ELC), Litldlf Brand (':7, Pullill ), Ci;,dll Flolldt'/'s (-b Barbl/), jalle Hatl (77, FlddJ alld 81'01/(1'1/1/ t-.i·rbtl (7b, \ Va ckett). . .
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here there Reverend Lindsay Cartwright ('38) , in November 1997, cond ucted [\"'0 en tices in the Floreat Park Uni tin g Church, which had the them 'Reconciliation . The gu s t preacher wa the Reverend Sea lin Garlett, Chairperson of the Uniting and Abo ri ginal Islander Christian Cong res in WA. Twenty copies of the abbreviated report, 'The Stolen Generation' were sold. The full report wa purchased for th e Church library. James Chow (85) is still based in Hong Kong but was in Aush'alia in early March and passed on his regards to Old Collegial1s of his year. Tim Cole (56) has been Consul-General in Switzerland since 1995, Australiall Permallent Mission, Geneva. Basil Collins (71) is still in Port Hedland on an extended contrac t teachin g a student population of approximately 60 different nationalities wi th a residen t 30% aborigillaL Ma tthew Dickie (87) was recently featured in the RACV Magazine featuring the 'right and wrong way to jack a car ' . Matthew curren tly works with the RACV An d rew Ellerm an (60) has recently resigned from the position of Associate Professor, Psychology Department, University of Southern Queensland. H e is now working as Evaluation and Research Manager, Living Health in Adelaide. John Falconer (44) has retired to Queensland after 51 years in the Wool Industry (20 years in Geelong and the last 31 years in Portland) . Kym Henderson (83) is now working as a Course Mal1ager at Latrobe Uni versity, Mt Buller Campus. Reunion have let to recent guest appearallCeS of the 'South Coast Stompers Jazz Band' formed by members of the '55-'56 College Cadet Brass Band (Barry Hirst (54), Ian Burch (53) and Ross Knights (55)). Simon Leach (77) hi s wife Anne and children Christopher (4 years) and Nicholas (2 years) have moved from Geelong to Toowoomba. Simon was promoted to Plant Manager a t Barrett Burston Maltings where they produce mal t for beer prod ucti on for local and overseas markets. James McConn ell (87) g radu ated from Marcus Oldham College, Geelong, with a Diploma in Farm Management in 1995. In 1996-97 he stud ied at Harper Adams College, Shropshire, England . In 1997 he graduated with a BSc(Hon) Agricu lture with Agricultural Marketing a nd he is
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currentl y in New Zealand drivin g a truck whilst touring. John -Paul N otini (95) and Andrew Mackinnon (95) have been interested in the making of films for many years. Both have dabbled in amateur script wri ting and making short films on John-Paul's video camera alld tlley have won a place at Trop est, an incentive program fo r yOWlg film makers. More ilian 80 applications were received from wlthm Australia for only four places at Trop est. Andrew and John-Paul will spend time attending workshops, screenin gs alld seminars alld developing their ideas wiili other attendees. Kellie Olsen (88) was awarded ilie titles Miss Geelong Fundraiser 1998' and 'Miss Geelong 1998' last ovember, after raising hmds and awareness for the Spas tic Society of Victoria throughout 1997. Kellie's achievements in the Geelong awards enabled her to compete in the Miss Victoria Awards. Her fundraising efforts were recognised and she was awarded the title 'Miss Victoria 1998' on 8 December 1997. Kellie will tra vel throughout Victoria working w ith vario us sectors of the community and sp eaking at various functions . She will combine her new role with her study of Horticulture. Clive Pugh (74) h as mo ved to Darwin wi th his frunily, Robyn (nee George '77) Kathryn Elizabe th and Georgia to take up the position of General Manager of orthem Cement. John Rial (84) armounced his engagement to Ingrid Sandner. Michael Schokman (95) is currently the President of the Executive of the Dea kin Association of Students with Andrew Carland (95) as General Secretar y, Melanie White (95) as Vice President Educa tion and Simone Holmes (95) as Vice President - Welfare. John Stone (66) is s ti ll ins pec ting pressure vessels and process plants for Esso Austra li a at Longford as Sen ior Plant Inspector, a position he has held for 17 years. He has purchased a smal l farm overl oo kin g Morass, East Sale RAAF Base and mountains ill the di stance. He pl ans to develop Bush Tucker crops for th e culin ary market by 2000. Preferred crop to be yam daisy (Murnong). Jam es Helme Sutcliffe (43) , co mpo e r, saw th e world premiere of his piece Avatar for cell o a nd piano being
perform.ed at an A us tralian Festival on 2 ovember 1997 at Wigmore Hall, Wes tmins tel'. On 21 December 1997 a t a con cer t in Ravensburg, Swabia , James' piece The Dancing Master was performed and the world premiere of Chorale Variations (1996) in Memoriam Wolf Lange for Organ was performed at the Benedictine Abbey Concerts a t Gerleve. James was born in China and studied at Geelong College under George Logie Smith . After matriculation, he s tudied piano and theory a t the Melbourne University Conservatorium und er Roy Shepherd before moving to ew York where h e studied at the J uillard School and the Eastman SchooL In 1961 he tra velled to Europe where ' continued h1S s tud1es 111 Zunc 1, Bayre uth and Cologne . He settled in Berlin in 1963 and sin ce then has worked as a cri tic for numerous magazines including Opera, Opera News, Opera Canada, Opernwelt, Herald Triblme and Musical America . He has wri tten orch es tral, vocal (both wi th piano and orchestra), chora l and chamber music. Craig Tucker (81) recently mo ved to Emerald in Queensland to a senior engineering role at BHP's Gregory mine. He comple ted a Graduate Diploma in Management, followed by an MBA through Deakin. Brother David is back in Australia, now working for Sunicrust. John Wardle (71) last year won the 1997 Victorian Architecture Medal for the best building and was awarded for a two bedroom beach house design . _ Henry Waugh (74) recently purcha . . th e property 'Tregada' n ear Apsley, Victoria. It's good to be on our own place again, particularly delighted are Wendy and the boys, Matthew, Philip and Thomas. Milana Wilson (82) manied Adam Scott Wallace in Harri ck, Scotland in September 1996 and travelled in Europe for 12 months. She has been workillg as a Graphic Designer in Melbourne for 10 years and is transferrin g to Chicago, Deh'oit in May 1998 for 3-4 years work. Gordon Young (ex s taff 48), following the comple tion of his Doctorate, IS continuing his educa tio na l consultancy, particularly in a reas o f schoo l management. Sandy Yul e (53) ha s accepted an appo intme nt (three years) to teach Systematic Theology at Sia'atoutal Theologica l Co llege, the sem i.nary of tJle Free Wesleya n Ch urch of Tonga .
OBITUARIES o R (Oscar) Marchant (26) G A (George) Milne (31) H W (Henry) Stubbs (33) J A (John) Roberts (36) W K (William) M cKenzie (36)
J T (James) Cowan (38) D N (David) Elder (44) R H (Richard) Reynolds (45) R E (Robert) Wall (58) J M (James) Cotton (85) S A (Stephen) Kirby (85) A (Amber) Brooke (90)
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on, amueJ \[i chael, born on Fi ,\ pril 199 .
Ca therine Black (83) ma rri ed Da vi d Bowles at the College Cha pel on 2 March 1998.
Mark Fulton (73) and wife manda (Co ll ege taff) are thrilled to announce the birth of their fi r t chi ld, 'v!atthe\\, on 3 Febru a ry 199 .
Winnie Chan (85) married Johnson Hui on 8 March 1998 in Hong Kong. Andrew Cronin (85) married Deborah Crawley a t the College Chapel o n 21 Mard11998. Linda Cohn (90) mar ri ed Fred Penhall on Saturday 17 January a t Holy Truuty Anglican Church, Ceres. (Information provided by bridesmaid, Kirsten Ellis (94).
Catherine Harris (88) married Andrew Kitchen at the College Chapel on 28 February 1998.
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Greg Mc aughton (78) eloped with Diana Van den Akker on 1 January 1998, while trekkulg the CradJe Mountains.
Alec's sons, Gordon (1953) and Roger (60) attended the College as vvell as his gra ndchildren Sarah (84) , Kate (85), Clare (94) and James Dowlulg (97).
John Hender on (77) and Colleen Hender on a nn o unce the birth of their son, Jame Donald Hender on, on 13 ugus t 1997.
Sally Forster (87) married Scott Grebert at tile College Chapel on 28 March 1998.
L J (Leslie) Chisholm (Friend of College, Past Parent)
Dr Alec McGregor died on Monda y 1 ember 1997 at Maryville Nursing ne, Western Beach, Geelong, Victoria . e was a compassionate and highly able doctor providing medical care to many residents of the Geelong region for over ' fifty years. Alec attended Mt Gambier High School and was sent to The Geelong College was a boarder from 1925-27. He was all outstanding all rOlUl.der achieving academically and competing for the sdlool ill foo tball, cricket, athletics and temus. He participated in many school teams including The Geelong College football team to win an APS prenuerslup in 1925 and broke the APS record for the 880 yards in 1926. Alec was a sportsman who exlubited not only ability but also grace. He was accepting of defeat and never boastful in success. He was appointed Head Prerfect in 1926 and 1927 when Frank Rolland was Headmaster. Frank Rolland was a great a uence on the yOlUl.g Alec's career. • c studied m edicine a t Melbourne University. Dming tius time he resided at Ormond College as a contemporary of E.E. 'Weary' Dwllop. Between 1934-35 he was a Resident Medical Officer a t The Geelong Hospital. He p layed 32 games for the Geelong Footbal l Club first eighteen, alongside Reg Hickey and other notable players. In 1940 he enlisted in tile Army Medical Corps . As a Captain he saw action in the Middle East including Tobruk, and later in New Guillea . He was discharged a Major in 1945. In 1950 h e estab lish ed a solo general m ed ica l practice on the corner of Aberdeen and Pakington Streets, Geelong West, where he practised until Ius retirement in 1990.
ata lie Grotegoed ( 6) and huband K ven G rrat)' a nno un ce the birth of their so n, Ie ander Paul Gerrat}, on 6 March 1997.
Anthea Miller (87) married Toby Benjamill at the College Chapel on 14 Mardll998. Tre nt Neagle (88) m arried Maria Sapunar Ul Myr tleford on 24 January 1988. Michael elson (85) married Joanne D' Andrea at All Saults' Anglican Chmch, ewtown on 19 April 1997. Their reception was held at the College Dining Hall. Saxon Nicholls (87) married Lara Smith Ul the Truuty College Chapel on 5 December 1997. Saxon has just completed his Law / Science degree (with first class Honours) at the University of Melbomne. Anna Rial (83) married AUStill Snuth at St Jolul's Anglican Church (Toorak) on January 311998. Melissa Stokes (84) married Brenton Foote at the College Chapel on 18 April 1998. Michelle Turrill (87) married Damien Cieciura at the College Chapel on 8 Mardll998.
ABOVE: Stallding I-r: Will Swintoll, Mark Purcell, Nick Hoskillg, Matthew Gilchrist, Ryall Sharkey alld Hmv fOlies. Sitting I-r: Ste7.'cll Cox alld Richard Killg were all at the Lilldsay Hassctt Cricket Club dillller. To Karen Owen (nee chneider ' 3) and Paul, a son, James Robe rt, born 23 October 1997 at Rockin gh a m (vVes tern Australia) . Russell Simpson (79) and wife Kri ten, announce the birth o f their first ch ild, icholas Alan, on 29 Jul. 1997 at Bacchus Marsh. Tim Stephinson (82) and wife Jo ie are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Georgia H elen, on 26 June 1997 in Canberra. Lexine Tryon (79) and husband Stephen are happy to armounce the bi.rth of thei.r son, Oliver Lawrence Tryon, at the Freemasons' Maternity H o pital in MelboLlfn on 15 March 199 .
David White (83) married Kim To Grontenhuis at the College Chapel on 11 April 1998.
BIRTHS Jim Brown (75) and wife ichole H enry are pleased to announce the birth of their daughter, Tina Louise, on 26 August 1997. John Lewis (70) and wife Cate, had their second daughter on 27 JlU1e 1997, Laura Grace, sister to Claire Lucy, born 6 pril 1994. Basil Collins (71) and Chris are plea ed to announce the birth of yi ha Sheaneyse born on 19 March 1998 a t Port Hedland Hospital. Shane Coutts (81) and wife Li a are delighted to announce the birth of their
ABOVE: 0111' of the yOllllg taNt's at thc Alkrt Bell C1l1b dillller illelillted: Georgilla Hart (96), Palll Misllllm (89), l\[arclls SlIttOIl (96), Phil Bell (v.J coach 94/95), \ Varml KeeNe (96), Elltl )01111' (~r) Brollllic Galbmith (96) alld ill {rOllt: Pat \ 't1/~ Prooycll (94, Coaeld. Craig Tucker ( 1) and wi e H len had their first child, Damon Luk.e, in \[ <1 \ 1996 nnd expe t their ' econd child an~ time.
20 years out five years out reunions
By Robert Vickers-Willis (74)
Memories flo"" n Sa turda y 22 ovember 1997, the 1974 Year group celebra ted their 20th year anniversary since leaving College. After a brief warmup at the Gold Diggers
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ABOVE: Sta nding 1-1': Sally Hawkills, Andrea SlItcliffe, Li=a Mill, Tam lllY Hall, Heather Johns, Anita Ziemer and SlIsan Rattral{-Wood. Sitting I-I': Felicihj Brake, Slcanne Mockridge, Sally Stanford, Roby1l Richardson at the 20 Year Ollt Rellnion. The sports stars gathered for a photo.
Hotel - (it still retains a certain ambience), we all got together for pre-dinner drinks outside the Dining Hall and were warmly welcomed by Dr Pauline Turner, Principal, Maria Smith, Director of Community Relations and Bill Phillips, OGCA President. There were many highlights during the night. Belly's very funny speech, Anita Ziemers short talk, Scott Davies toast to the
school, Fish Whiting's leading of th.e troops with the College War Cry, Mocks quick steps to Van Morrison's 'Brown Eye Girl' - she still moves so gracefully!!! It was great to see so many make an effort to ABOVE: Standing I-I': Chris Rayson, Stephen Sutcliffe, Ross Duff Ramsay get to the Taylor, Peter Bell, Robert VI:ckers-Willis, Craig Powell, Ian (Fish) Whiting, reunion. Robert Stevenson, Brett Amezdroz, Michael Wild and Peter Brown. Sitting Peter Jones I-I': Charles Rockefeller, Dougal Morrison, Bob Casey (Past Staff), Glen looked Binder and Paul Harrison. The football team was aI-most recreated at elegant in his Year Out Reunion Dinner. Queensland James, Lindy Wall, Murray Fanning, safari suit, the mothers' club relmi ted Catering Manager, Fay and catering once again (Tammy, Liza, Andrea, staff for a job well done. Janine and Susan) and Powelly was just Powelly. Bob Casey reminisced with past players of the 1st XVIII and a team photo was taken. Thanks to PS: The reunion gift to the College is a stunning crystal Pegasus from the John Nelson for attending. Swarovski Collection. The Pegasus will The food, wine and service - not to reside in the Principal's Study for all to forget the music (great DJ!!) was enjoy and appreciate its beauty. enjoyed by all. Thanks to Andrea
By Dale Old Geelong Fraser (68) Football Club ld Geelong Collegians continue to play a major role in the Melbourne based Old Geelong Football Club, this year playing in Section C of the Victorian Amateur Football Club. The club fields three teams including an Under 19 side. Old Collegians are well represented on the the Board of Management - Mike Gretton-Watson (58), Jon Anderson (70), Rob Vickers-Willis (74) and Jim Fidge (54). Dougal Morrison (74) co-ordinates the club's mailing list and data base and he can be contacted in Melbourne on (03) 9397 6714 and Dale Fraser (68) is one of the linchpinS of the committee. Current players include Ben Collins (90), Matthew Wilson (86), James Wilson (89) and Lucas Wilson (95) . Mark Britton (90), Chris Stinchcombe (89), Ashley Salter (94), Stuart Edge (85) and Murray Keeble (90) have joined the Club for the 1998 season, whilst Alistair Robson (90) was a member of last year's reserves premier hjp team.
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ABOVE: Stuart Cosgriff Joel Hitt and Chris O'Shea exchanging news at the 5 Year Out Reunion of the 1989 year group.
ABOVE: Carl Finlay, Paul Crowe and Chris O'Shea were happy to pose for an Ad Astra photo.
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Anna Richardson, who was part of the Year 12s of 1992, organised a reunion in Melb ourne in November las t year. The night at th e Alfred was a great su ccess and a kicked on to Silvers afterw Th ere was a turnout of about 60 people and everyon e had a great night catching up.
ABOVE: Verihj Mason , Alllla Richardson, Peter McCann (with Chris O'Shea, Carl Finlay, Stuart Cosgriff alld Mal Sharkey in background) all know how to IJave f/,/l7·
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