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DIARY DATES INTERSCHOOL GOLF CUP Monday 8 April 2013 Woodlands Golf Club Enquiries: Anna Tucker (Kimpton, Cl’71) email: anna@chepstow83.com tel: 0408 540 252
ANNUAL CLYDE JUMBLE SALE Thursday 27 June 2013 9am (sorting); Sale 10am-12 noon. St John’s Church Hall, corner Orrong Rd & Toorak Rd, Toorak. Depot for donated goods, contact Lou Robinson, 19 Turner Street, Malvern tel: 03 9571 6230 (please call before delivering goods). Enquiries: Jane Loughnan (Weatherly, Cl’70) email: ejloughnan@gmail.com tel: 03 5264 1628 or 0417 535 862.
COGA AGM & OLD GIRLS’ DAY
COGA’s AGM and Old Girls’ Day lunch was held at Clyde House on Sunday 21 October. A special purpose of the day was to honour Dame Elisabeth Murdoch (Greene, Cl’26), acknowledging her lifelong involvement in the Clyde community and dedicating to her a young buttonwood tree planted at the entrance to Clyde House (the tree is a seedling nurtured from an original tree on the fruit-tuck lawn at Clyde School, Woodend). The event was attended by 45 Old Girls and four GGS staff members, including Head of Clyde House, Kirsty McCartney. Dame Elisabeth was well represented by her grand-daughter Judy Paterson (Handbury, Cl’74) and her great-niece Ros Adams (Ritchie, Cl’76), who was the first captain of Clyde House in 1976. Dame Elisabeth first joined the COGA Committee in 1929 and for over 80 years has contributed to every aspect of the Clyde community. She became a parent, grandparent, great-aunt and now great-great aunt to Clyde girls, including three School Captains. Dame
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Elisabeth was delighted to know that the tree will provide a connection between Clyde School and Clyde House, “bringing the community from old to new, giving strength and hope to the future”. A pen and ink portrait of Dame Elisabeth by accomplished artist, Jane Poulier (Cl’75), was also on display for Old Girls’ Day. Jane donated the print to Clyde House, which is signed by Dame Elisabeth. Formerly employed as an artist engraver by the Reserve Bank of Australia for note printing, Jane is currently working on a series of key line portraits of well-known Australians as well as an oil painting of Dame Elisabeth (pictured above). COGA PRIZE FOR ENGLISH
Congratulations to Lauren Solomonson (Yr12 Fr) who was awarded the COGA prize for English in 2012.
COGA GARDEN TOUR Wednesday 23-Friday 25 October 2013 A spectacular three-day itinerary in the Mornington Peninsula region. Cost: $560, includes luxury accommodation, most meals, access to gardens, and return bus transport from Melbourne. Enquiries: Fern Henderson (Welsh, Cl’59) email: davhendo3@bigpond.com tel: 03 5989 2664 or: Dizzy Carlyon (Clapham, Cl’58) email: carlyon2@bigpond.com tel: 03 5989 2118
FUN CUP GOLF Monday 11 November 2013 Barwon Heads Golf Club
COGA COMMITTEE 2013
At the AGM, Margie Gillett (Cordner, Cl’71) was re-elected as COGA President, with Fern Henderson (Welsh, Cl’59) as Vice President, Peta Gillespie (Cl’69) will continue as Treasurer and Trish Young (Cl’75) as Secretary. Committee members include Katrina Carr (Moore, Cl’75), Elizabeth Landy (Manifold, Cl’60), Cathie Mahar (Cl’66), editor of The Cluthan, Sally Powe (Douglas, Cl’73), and Di Whittakers (Moore, Cl’63). Anna Tucker (Kimpton, Cl’71) is the golf representative, Jane Loughnan (Weatherly, Cl’70) will again coordinate the Jumble Sale in 2013, Jackie Mackinnon (Kelly, Cl’69) will oversee the Archives, and Sue Schudmak (Sproat, Cl’64) will liaise with School’s Data Analyst, Dougal Morrison, on the Database.
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