HOGA
The Hermitage Old Girls’ Association CHRISTMAS MORNING TEA The Christmas Morning Tea was held in the All Saints’ Hall in early December. It was lovely to see so many different generations of Old Girls in attendance and by the amount of noise there was plenty of news for everyone to catch up with. It was so nice that Katie Rafferty from the OGGs office was able to join with us. Christmas decorations adorned the tables and a lovely morning tea of homemade cakes and shortbreads was very much enjoyed by everyone. We invited the parents of the Bostock House Choir and The Stringlets to join us for morning tea and to hear the children perform. Quite a number came along, with many grandparents taking the opportunity to hear the performance as well. The Choir sang quite a varied selection of carols under the guidance of Gavin Dowling who truly inspired the children. We had a small group from The Stringlets (children in Years 3 and 4) who played beautifully on their violins. At the conclusion of the performance we were delighted to present a cheque to Bostock House for its music programme.
ANNUAL REPORT Recently there has been a move of the Archive material from our room in Hermitage House to the “vault” – a building attached to the Fisher Library at Corio which has been purpose-built for the safe storage of memorabilia in a controlled environment with good security. For some time now Kristeen Hunter (He’65), Jan Koch (He’68) and Lesley Robinson (He’52) have been placing photographs, newspaper cuttings, 32
boxes of ledgers and many books into special archival boxes for their preservation and protection. Archivist Melissa Campbell continues to be of immense help with her professional knowledge of the best way to preserve our collection and we extend our thanks to her. Although our collection may seem considerable we are always looking for additions, especially as the school’s history is soon to be written. Please contact Lesley Robinson on 03 5221 1207 or Katie Rafferty in the OGGs office on 03 5273 9338 if you have any memorabilia you would like to donate.
HISTORY OF THE HERMITAGE The OGG Committee has very generously started the contributions towards enabling the history of our school to be written. We are very thankful for that generous offer. We also have our first sponsorship, which will cover the cost of publishing the book. This has been made by committee member Kristeen Hunter (He’65) who has arranged this through the Hunter family business Hunterfive, which publishes the JUST magazine titles and is managed by her son Ashley (A’93). This wonderful sponsorship has been a huge step forward in the project. Any Old Girls who would similarly like to offer sponsorship should contact Kristeen on 03 5221 1001 or email: kristeenhunter@ hunterfive.com. The opportunity for Old Girls to pre-pay for the book will also be offered later in the year. All sponsorships of this kind will be acknowledged in the book. This is an exciting project that we hope all Old Girls will support.
Above: Three generations at the HOGA Christmas Morning Tea; Susie Officer (Potter, Je’82), her mother Wendy Potter (He’52), and son Thomas Officer (Year 3). Top: Also at the Morning Tea were Reita Fowler (Richardson, He’47), Jill Daniel (Walter, He’48) and Wynn Holdenson (Walter, He’45). Top left: Elizabeth Thomas (Robinson, He’51) and Mary Gathercole (Stott, He’49). Left: Paddy White (Cain, He’60) and Lorraine Gready (Reynolds, He’60). Far left: Irma Macauley (Skelton, He’46) and Nancy Cole (He’47)
HOGA
Diary Dates WEDNESDAY 18 MAY
AUTUMN LUNCH
To be held at Dromoland House, 258 Pakington Street, Geelong West. Time: 12 for 12.30pm. Tickets available from Jenny Jordan on 03 5244 0145 SATURDAY 28 MAY
50-YEAR REUNION, 1961 YEAR GROUP
To be held in Melbourne, More details to follow closer to the event. Enquires: Jenny Hensell (Price) on 03 9853 5754 and Sue Warburton (Gooch) on 03 9853 6679 SATURDAY 3 SEPTEMBER
OLD GIRLS’ DAY
At Darling Hall, Geelong Grammar School MONDAY 24 OCTOBER
GOLF DAY AT BARWON HEADS
Enquires to Lib Nicholson (Calvert, He’68) on 0419 398 067 General HOGA event enquires to Ann Tyers via email: agtyers@vic.chariot. net.au or Jenny Jordan on 03 5244 0145