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I would like to thank Roger Herbert for his wonderful leadership of Timbertop over the past 10 years. He finished as Head of Campus at the end of Term 2 to take up the role of Principal of St Philip’s College in Alice Springs. On behalf of the School I wish him all the best and thank him for his dedicated and fabulous work in one of the most demanding educational roles in the country. His replacement is Tom Hall and I know that the Principal, Stephen Meek, has every confidence that Roger’s excellent work will be continued. There is no doubt that becoming fully co-educational in 1972 and the amalgamation with The Hermitage and Clyde schools in 1976 were strategic masterstrokes for the School. Although it probably took a number of years to adjust properly from being a boys’ school to co-ed, I believe it is now thriving as a vibrant example of the best of co-education. Geelong Grammar School provides an ‘education for life’ and this would be an empty claim if we were not co-educational. I believe respect, empowerment, tolerance, understanding and acceptance are more deeply ingrained by living and learning side-by-side with the opposite sex. At the last meeting of Council we approved the construction of the Toorak Wellbeing Centre. This is very exciting for the campus and the School as it has long been part of the masterplan. It has been made possible by a very generous donation by a very supportive family, who wish to remain anonymous, together with many other generous donors and an important investment by the School. It is expected to be complete in Term 3 next year and will ensure our Toorak Campus is able to match Corio with its health and wellbeing programme. Its facilities ensure that it will be one of the best primary schools in Melbourne, if not Victoria. Jeremy Kirkwood (FB’79) Chairman of Council
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