Light Blue - September 2013

ISSUE 90 SEP 2013

OUR HERITAGE OF INNOVATION After 60 years of Timbertop, Geelong Grammar School continues to take innovative steps in education

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“We believe in growing our heritage through innovation” Innovation underpins the exceptional education we offer at Geelong Grammar School. Looking back you can see, threaded through an essentially conservative education model, a series of innovative steps and decisions. There was the decision to leave Geelong and to set the School upon a substantial parcel of land across the bay at Corio. The decisions to emphasise boarding and become co-educational may not have been inherently innovative, but the establishment of Timbertop most definitely was, as has been the development of our signature Positive Education programme in more recent years.

Looking forward, we see fresh examples of our innovative thinking, symbolised in the Centre for Creative Education and the establishment of our Institute of Positive Education. Both of these initiatives have futures that we cannot yet fully see, but there is excitement in the air and much potential as the School works hard not to stand still but, as was the case 100 years ago, to move forward.

Looking back, looking forward – may I suggest that when it comes to growing our heritage there is also an important place for inward reflection. Behind each step we find careful thought, wisdom, the weighting of risks and sometimes robust debate. Those who lead our School and those who make financial gifts and investments in its future seek innovation but also to offer care and academic rigour in equal measure for each student.

Editor Brendan McAloon Design Claire Robson Photography Bob Bickerton Tony Bretherton Sue Felton Lizzie Ho (He’08) Cormac Hanrahan Frances Loughrey Ann Tyers (Fairley, He’68) Katie Rafferty (Spry, Ga’84) Drew Ryan Steve Solomonson Mark Woodsford

This edition of Light Blue shines a light on where we have been and on some of the pathways ahead. I hope it reminds you of past joys and provides you with a glimpse into our exciting future.

Tony Bretherton Director of Community Relations

Website www.ggs.vic.edu.au Email lightblue@ggs.vic.edu.au CRICOS 00143G

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CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL

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FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

Cuthbertson House re-opened following a major refurbishment

MORE THAN A BUILDING

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EQUESTRIAN CENTRE OPENING

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BOSTOCK HOUSE

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MIDDLE SCHOOL

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SENIOR SCHOOL

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TOORAK CAMPUS

Indoor equestrian centre named in honour of David William Robert Knox (P’35)

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FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN

Celebrating 60 years of Sir James Darling’s transformative Timbertop “experiment”

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ANNUAL GIVING

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CAREERS DISCOVERY DAY

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OGG PRESIDENT

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OGG GATHERINGS

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OGG NEWS

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OGG SPORT

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HOGA

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COGA

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FROM THE CURATOR

AN EDUCATIONAL ADVENTURE

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POSITIVE EDUCATION

An Institute of Positive Education will be established in 2014

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ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

Angus Webster (Yr7 Ot) by Archibald Prize-winning Artist-in-Residence, Lewis Miller

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CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL

One may well ask what is meant by the statement: “We believe in growing our heritage through innovation”. Like all statements of strategic intent or corporate mission statements, it suffers from needing to be both brief and meaningful. In my view it successfully captures a very important element of what drives those of us at GGS who are responsible for its governance and strategic development.

All organisations that endure have traditions and cultures which are critical in making them what they are. An organisation’s heritage is the mark it makes on the world around it and the community in which it operates. At GGS we have a strong history of educational innovation – moving from central Geelong to Corio in 1914, building Timbertop in the 1950s, introducing co-education in the early 1970s, applying new primary school curricula at our Toorak Campus (Reggio Emelia and then the Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate) through the 1990s, Positive Education and wellbeing in the 2000s, and now exploring Creative Education.

The drive to improve what we do for the benefit of our students and broader community naturally leads to wanting to try new things. Having the courage and capacity to actually innovate and properly embrace new ways is a defining characteristic of GGS and one we honour.

I believe organisations which innovate and improve themselves attract like-minded staff and so become self-perpetuating. In an increasingly regulated and prescriptive environment for schools, GGS continues to push the boundaries and approach the education of its students with energy, care and innovation.

A further example of this innovation is the work to bring about the Centre for Creative Education (CCE). This has two prongs: the building itself and the integration of creativity into the broader curriculum and teaching at the School.

The CCE Fundraising Committee, chaired

by Ian Darling (P’79), has been incredibly busy and has secured over $7 million towards the target of $10 million for a $20 million project. This gives the School Council every confidence that we will be able to commence construction very soon.

In parallel with this, the Vice Principal, Charlie Scudamore, is spearheading the work of developing the content and pedagogical approach with regard to creativity. We see this as a further enhancement of Positive Education and the Principal, Stephen Meek, has restructured the role of the Vice Principal to enable Charlie to focus on this. Consequently the role of Head of Campus at Corio has been re-introduced to facilitate such change.

With spring here I recently enjoyed the School’s annual Athletics Carnival and seeing so many of our community gathered around the Main Oval. It is one of the great days on the School calendar and the only time all our campuses come together in the one place.

Jeremy Kirkwood (FB’79) Chairman of Council

OPPOSITE: Annabel Rafferty (Yr11 A) and Brittany Hyland (Yr11 Cl) in the girls’ Open 800m; Miles Baker (Yr4 Tk) in the Year 4 Shuttle Relay; Fletcher Denison (Yr7 Ot), James Muir (Yr7 Bb) and Stirling Calvert (Yr7 Bw) in the boys’ U14 100m LEFT: Myles Penfold (Yr5 Tk) breaking the School Record in the boys’ U12 100m LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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↓ Timbertop is a case study in its own right.

The decision to open the campus in 1953 was an enormous break with the past – and yet now Timbertop is one of the most important parts of the School’s heritage.

This year we are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the opening of the campus and the articles on pages 8-15 illustrate the development of the campus over time and also how just how important it has been to the individuals who have been privileged enough to have been a student or a member of staff there. The interesting point about Timbertop is the way that it has adapted to changing times and yet remained true to its core values.

If that is true in general, it is certainly true for the School. Our heritage – that which we have inherited – has shaped whom we are. That heritage pertains to the buildings, the culture, the traditions and the people who helped shape our past and who continue to take a keen interest in all that we do. We are the custodians of that heritage. We nurture it and we respect it, but we also develop it, for some things have to change. If we lived entirely in the past and nothing had ever changed, then we would not be the strong School we are now for, like the dinosaurs, we would have become extinct. Judging what should be kept and what should be changed has been the responsibility of succeeding School Councils, Principals and their teams. In the end, it is a matter of judgement and opinion.

We have built some new units recently as part of our plan to renovate the campus over time, to ensure that it is there for generations to come. The units are slightly bigger than the original units and there are elements which reflect the priorities of today. Thus in the interests of sustainability the units are orientated to make most effective use of the sun in winter and shade in summer, while there is double glazing, so that less wood has to be burnt.

This information sometimes leads to the question “Is Timbertop going soft?” To which the answer is unequivocally no.

The challenge for today’s students is just as great as it always was. Society is very different in 2013 from 1953 and far fewer students come to Timbertop with experience of living on the land in 2013, than was the case in 1953. The culture shock for the young people of today is far greater than would have been the case in 1953, with today’s separation from mobile phones, the internet, etc. – and yet the students continue to flourish at Timbertop, to meet challenge after challenge and to grow as individuals in the process.

Timbertop is living proof that we have grown our heritage through innovation.

Our heritage remains vitally important for the School. Recently, we refurbished the Cloisters at a cost of $1 million to ensure that we continued to maintain the edifice which was constructed to honour the sacrifice that so many students and staff of the School made in World War I. The new stone work and the glistening bronze tablets listing the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice links us back to the construction of the Cloisters in the early 1920s. We are at one with our heritage.

This edition of Light Blue has as its theme, one of our beliefs from our Purpose document – “We believe in growing our heritage through innovation”. The fact that it is one of our beliefs affirms my earlier statement that “our heritage remains vitally important for the School”.

It also brings to the fore that central point of how does the School achieve that delicate balance of maintaining its past, while also moving ahead?

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The same is true for our boarding Houses at Corio. I recently attended the official re-opening of Cuthbertson House, about which you can read on pages 20-21. From the oval, the House looks exactly the same as it always has. The heritage has been respected. However, the inside of the House is more spacious, giving our Year 10 students dormitories of four and providing single studies for all of our Year 11 and 12 students – just as we have already done in Elisabeth Murdoch House, Francis Brown House and the Hermitage. The need to provide facilities to ensure that students can work more effectively, get more sleep and, at the same time, have more privacy again reflects the priorities of today. Yet the character of the House will remain the

same, as the values are unchanging. I am very pleased with the way that the House has been refurbished.

At the end of Term 2, we opened the new Indoor Arena at the Equestrian Centre (about which you can read on pages 32-33). The David William Robert Knox Equestrian Centre is a tremendous building, enabling our Equestrian students to be able to ride early in the morning and after school all through the year. Equestrian is a relatively young sport at the School. In that sense it is an innovation, without a heritage. The heritage comes in a different sense in that the School has always sought to encourage its students to play to their strengths, to develop their passions and to make the most of who they are. The Equestrian Centre, funded by donors and users, does just that and is testimony to that core belief.

Lastly, our work on Positive Education remains the most recent and dynamic example of how the School is making a contribution to the development of education in this country and beyond. We have just announced (see pages 16-17) that we are going to establish an Institute of Positive Education at the School to sustain, expand and develop our work with Positive Education. The Institute will enable us to undertake further research, develop more ideas for our courses, publish books and articles about what we are doing and to train our new staff and staff from other schools. This year we are running two parents’ courses and two courses for staff from other schools and there has been significant interest in each of these courses. It has been remarkable to see how many more schools now wish to follow along the path which we have created, both in this country and overseas. In October, I am attending a Positive Education Summit in the UK, with the first day being held at 10 Downing Street. The British Government is committed to the idea of developing wellbeing for its citizens and is particularly interested in seeing this developed in schools – and they want to hear from us.

Geelong Grammar School has always been about the whole student and Positive Education thus grows naturally out of all that has gone before. We treasure our heritage, but we do not want to stand still. We live out our belief of “growing our heritage through innovation”.

Stephen Meek Principal

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I have always enjoyed and appreciated the study of History. I read the subject at university and I taught it for many years.

It is the case that if we want to understand the present (whether it be the School, the country or international relations), we need to understand the past to appreciate how we got to where we are. When I used to teach History, an aspect which I tended to emphasise was respect for the achievements of our forebears. Human ingenuity, persistence and vision have achieved so much and have enabled our world to grow and develop – and we should be thankful for the inheritance which we have received.

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Pictured above: Nissen Hut and Blitzwagon, 1953; Students’ camp at Timbertop Creek; Blacksmith workshop in Nissen Hut, 2013 Opposite below: Easter Service, 1952

Sixty years ago the Timbertop experiment began. Concern for the welfare and wellbeing of the younger generation led Sir James Darling to ponder and develop plans for a remote campus in the Australian bush as a possible way for young boys to build resilience. Inspired by the deeds of Kurt Hahn he formulated plans and devised a programme which relied on a large amount of ingenuity. Hugh Montgomery, the first Head of Timbertop, was given the task of finding a suitable location when Sir James Darling uttered the famous words “find me a mountain”.

That mountain was Mt Timbertop and the location for the campus was in a secluded little valley in its shadow. After an access road was bulldozed by Robert Ritchie, tents were erected and the site prepared for the building programme to begin. The Timbertop experiment was starting to take place.

A Nissen Hut was the first permanent structure erected and can still be seen beside the Timbertop driveway today.

A small half circular shaped ex-military building with painted rusted corrugated iron cladding is now the home for a few suitcases, spare dining hall benches and some old PE mats. Recently a great deal of thought has gone into creating a more valuable future use for this proud, yet tired building and over the next 12 months it will be converted into a blacksmith shop. The dilapidated cladding will be replaced with new corrugated iron, bellows and forges will be installed along with ventilation and lighting.

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The banging and clanging of hammers on soft hot metal will be heard throughout the bush as students of today manufacture fire-tongs, pokers and metal trinkets for the surrounding community. Through innovation and imagination this building will again provide a purpose which will contribute to the already rich 60-year-old Timbertop heritage.

The next big building planned by Sir James Darling in the 1950s was the Chapel. It was ambitious in design and its chosen location was on the northern slope of Mt Timbertop. Months and months were spent by groups of students digging with picks and shovels to develop a suitable, yet sizeable, flat place where the Chapel could be built. Slowly the structure took shape. Twelve Oregon beams were winched upright by hand with pulleys slung off nearby trees. These beams stood precariously until the outside boards and pebble cladding were added which made the structure rigid and strong. The Chapel is now central to all campus life both physically and spiritually.

They developed their own trail notes and rudimentary maps. The tracks and the campsites that they found years ago are now used regularly by students of today. Through ingenuity and innovation the world-renowned Timbertop outdoor programme was developed. It was the spirit of innovation and creativity that inspired the idea of Timbertop and saw it grow into what it is today. Timbertop’s rich heritage will be expanded over the next 60 years by an ongoing, active spirit of creativity and innovation.

Roger Herbert Head of Timbertop

Those early days involved a considerable amount of imagination, innovation and creativity to bring a concept into reality.

Hiking in the Victorian high country was considered a perfect vehicle to increase personal and social growth and build resilience, which were the two main areas lacking in adolescents, according to Sir James Darling. The problem was that detailed maps of the mountains did not really exist and, rather than being diverted by this, the Timbertop staff and students simply saw this as a problem to overcome.

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↓ SECTION 02 — TIMBERTOP Pictured: Skis, poles, wax and boots of John Gatenby (M’56) who attended Timbertop in 1954 Opposite: Photo album of John Brazier, Director of Music 1934-65, who was among a number of Corio staff who joined the Timbertop working camps for the summer of 1952-53

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As one of the first 14 girls at Timbertop, I was informed that our inclusion in 1975 was “an experiment” that would stop, period, if we misbehaved. That responsibility was a formidable weight on our teenage minds. I came from Western Victoria and family friends had schooled generations of boys at Geelong Grammar School. That holiday’s gatherings echoed with humorous cries of, “Girls at Timbertop… Never!”

Boarding at Timbertop was totally different from The Hermitage. Jobs such as cleaning blowfly traps, after school activities like tanning sheepskins, the necessity of chopping wood to have a hot shower – the list goes on. I ran out of jeans within the first few days of arrival, writing home of the dilemma. This outdoor lifestyle stained everything and it seemed a long wait till laundry day. After a week of getting gum smeared from splitting logs or mud splattered merely walking about, we relaxed into being less ladylike, a la The Hermitage, and more akin to the great unwashed.

Our first cross-country run was like a rite of passage. A whispered chorus of “Girls are coming!” rang through the bush as we girls passed embarrassed boys less fit than we. I have dreamlike memories of early morning horse rides. Timbertop fostered our teenage awakenings; it was the place we became more politically, socially, environmentally and bodily aware.

We grew up, had first kisses and crushes, formed lifelong friendships, and became independent young adults in the process.

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Our Headmaster, Rev Peter Thompson, shepherded 140 odd kids, using his sermons to weave the weeks’ activities into stories at the pulpit. We gazed over layers of grey-green mountains as he linked us to the broader world, enticing us to reflect and think. He connected us to the local communities, logging and farming, educating us to leap off backroads should a logging truck bear down (“it’s you or them”) and billeting us out to farmers for weekends to pick grapes or hoe thistles. Not even the spoils of freshly baked cake could soothe the blisters acquired.

In another event of community solidarity, Timbertop went to the local show. Some miscreants filled out paperwork and prodded us girls on stage. Amidst fits of laughter and wearing school uniform, I became Miss Junior Mansfield. As my friend Sarah (another Timbertop pioneer) said just the other day, “now that had to be a first for GGS”. Our English mistress Rosie Marsden took out Miss Mansfield (wearing jeans) so GGS roses scooped the pool. As everyone headed back to school, we two led the Grand Parade on the tray of a Holden ute, garlanded with sashes like other prize beasts. That evening, my prize winnings were enough to buy those at the tuckshop an icy-pole as bribery to cease and desist further ribbing.

The mixing of different students from around the world made Timbertop a cultural melting pot. On day one, I found a large brown parcel in the bushes inscribed to ‘Poo Patpongpanit’. I’d never seen anything written like that before.

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GIRLS AT TIMBERTOP… NEVER! Poo turned out to be a Thai student.

Term 2 brought George, the Marquess of Milford Haven, from England. Supposedly, he was 7th in line to the throne, not that any of us were bothered by specifics.

Each week, we’d do several crosscountry runs through the bush. One of these was a time trial and George arrived back puffing hard, having had a fright. He’d heard thumps through the undergrowth when suddenly this massive kangaroo jumped into his path. He didn’t know what to do, and as he looked at it, and it looked at him, he thought, “Would it eat him?” Then as quickly as it appeared, it disappeared, leaving George to run back to Timbertop in record speed and achieve a personal best.

Our time at Timbertop began with packing lists which included footy shorts. In those days, girls did not play football. The first time we played mixed basketball, the Master called for teams to differentiate by ‘skins or shirts’. He hurriedly revised the situation. The cane was still used on the wayward back then and our first girly transgressions caused confusion. Teachers opened mouths like goldfish, fielded gob-smacked looks and shook their heads. It wasn’t long before running to the Buller Rd mailbox before breakfast became our standard punishment. Now I hear there is such a thing as ‘the one metre rule’, which in our time was unheard of. 1975 was a simpler time. We went hiking in fours, got lost in the wilderness, and found our way home with neither us nor our parents worrying too much about it.

Ro Milburn (Je’78)

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THE GREAT INNOVATOR The history of Geelong Grammar School has been shaped by a number of exceptional men and women during the past 150-plus years. Yet the one man who has left the most prevailing legacy is Sir James Darling, who was Headmaster from 1930-61; an Englishman who became a great Australian (in Australia’s Bicentennial year, 1988, Darling was named as one of 200 ‘Great Australians’, one of only 22 then living). The choice of a 30-year-old bachelor with somewhat pink political views as Headmaster over the heads of safer candidates was a courageous and far-sighted appointment.

Darling responded with “a burst of energy unparalleled in the School’s history”, enlivening the School with a Renaissance-style emphasis on art, drama and music. He was a passionate and visionary educator who attracted staff of unusual quality (27 of Darling’s staff became heads of other schools or university colleges). He challenged students to take a broader view of life and was intent on “producing rounded and unselfish leaders”, nurturing a sense of responsibility and social justice.

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“He inherited what can fairly be called a good school and he left it a great one,” according to the School’s Curator, Michael Collins Persse. Darling transformed GGS from a conservative church school of 370 boys on the edge of Corio Bay to a more vital institution of more than 1,000 students spread across four sites. During that period he also founded the Australian College of Education, intent on improving the status and training of teachers. However, Darling’s vision of a remote campus where students would spend a full school year living, working and studying in the Australian bush was his most ambitious undertaking. Darling was convinced that “moral and intellectual courage comes only from experience”. He later wrote that his idea “was based upon the belief that education must be closely concerned with the development of selfconfidence, and that this comes from the learning of competence in practical ways, and from the growth of self-reliance and independence”.

Timbertop was Darling’s high risk gamble that paid off in remarkable ways, touching and inspiring the lives of thousands of students. Sixty years after welcoming its first group of 34 boys in 1953, Darling’s philosophy with which the remote campus was created remains its driving force. It presents students with many new and unusual challenges; obstacles and hurdles that resemble those that they will come across throughout their lives. “At Timbertop, we live in the middle of the bush, surrounded by mountains, with no connection, apart from letter-writing, to the outside world,” a current student explained in the August 9 edition of The Bush Telegraph.

“Everything seems such a blur, there’s so much to do here – running three times a week and weekend activities that range from hiking to skiing. The runs get farther and harder but it’s worth it once you cross the finish line. There’s so much blood, sweat and tears at Timbertop, but that’s what makes it such a worthwhile experience.”

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CLOCKWISE: Outdoor Service during Up Timbertop Hike, Term 1, 2013; A Unit boys at Bluff Hut; K Unit girls

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INSTITUTE OF POSITIVE EDUCATION I am delighted to announce that we are establishing the Institute of Positive Education in 2014.

The Institute will enable us to develop and strengthen Positive Education within the School, but it will also give us the capacity to share our knowledge with other schools, to undertake more research in connection with leading universities and to train more teachers from other schools, as well as our parents and OGGs. We have come a long way with Positive Education in the last six years. We have gradually increased the size of the Positive Education Department as we have increased the scale of our operations.

As the first school in the world to deliver Positive Education across all of its year groups and as the leading practitioner in the delivery of Positive Education, we are now in a position to take a bigger step forward, through the creation of the Institute of Positive Education.

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The Institute will be led by the Director of the Institute of Positive Education, assisted by a team of (initially) five staff.

The Institute will be overseen by the Vice Principal, Charlie Scudamore, who will play a key role in setting up and working with the Institute.

This is a very exciting initiative and we will give more details about the Institute in 2014, once the staff have been appointed and it is up and running. I am confident that it will help us to scale ever greater heights in the development of Positive Education.

The training programme will cover its costs, but we will be looking for philanthropic support to grow the research, development and publication strands of the Institute, as these seek to develop ideas for the greater embedding of Positive Education within schools, for the benefit of our students and students across the world. As such, the Institute has a bigger vision, which reaches out beyond Geelong Grammar School.

Stephen Meek Principal

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The Institute of Positive Education will initially be responsible for six areas:

Positive Education Department -Delivery of explicit and implicit Positive Education curriculum -Enabling Positive Education to be embedded in all campuses and in all areas of co-curricular activities

Positive Organisation -Development of materials and programmes that enhance the leadership and management capabilities of staff and further embed the principles and practices of the Positive Organisation within the School

Positive Development -The creation, trialling and evaluation of new Positive Education curriculum resources -Development of training materials for new Positive Education modules

Positive Research -Managing current Positive Education research projects within GGS, including the Australian Research Council (ARC) Positive Education research project -Undertaking new and ongoing research to establish further the efficacy of training and curriculum materials already developed

Positive Training -Ongoing training of GGS staff and parents -Increased offering of Positive Education training courses for educators and schools

Positive Publications -Publication of GGS Positive Education materials

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RESEARCHING POS ED

Positive Education is based on a growing body of scientific research which is increasingly allowing us to understand what helps people to flourish and reach their full potential.

However, as a relatively new field there are still many gaps in what we know, with new research findings emerging every day. With its pioneering efforts in implementing Positive Education as a whole-school programme, GGS is in a unique position to both contribute to and benefit from these developments in scientific understandings of Positive Education.

In 2012, the School decided to make the substantial commitment of appointing a Positive Education Research Fellow.

Having a researcher embedded within the School means that GGS is in a prime position to develop research that will both inform and be informed by on the ground practice of Positive Education. It also means that the School is even better placed to keep a finger on the pulse of new evidence as it emerges from other research groups around the world.

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Earlier this year, we were very pleased to appoint Dr Meredith O’Connor as our Positive Education Research Fellow. Meredith is an Educational and Developmental Psychologist with a background in researching healthy developmental pathways. In addition to her role at GGS, Meredith continues to explore her area of research at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and Royal Children’s Hospital, and is also an Honorary Fellow with the Department of Paediatrics at the University of Melbourne.

As we have implemented Positive Education at GGS, we have identified a number of areas where research could help us to enhance what we do. We are excited to have begun exploring a number of these areas with a view to engaging research students from across Australia. One question currently being explored is how schools can promote staff engagement with Positive Education.

Another study will explore how a positive psychology programme for parents impacts on the wellbeing of the school community.

Meredith has instigated and co-ordinated the GGS Positive Education Research Advisory Group, comprising experts from around Australia who generously give their time to advise on the strategic direction of research at GGS. Members of the Group include Professor Nick Haslam (The University of Melbourne), Dr Suzie Green (Positivity Institute), Associate Professor Craig Olsson (Deakin University), Dr Jacci Norrish, Dr Helen Street (University of Western Australia), Professor John Toumbourou (Deakin University), Dr Dianne Valla-Broderick (The University of Melbourne), Dr Amanda Kvasvig (Murdoch Children’s Research Institute) and Tan Chyuan Chin (The University of Melbourne).

As research at the School continues to evolve, we hope that GGS will increasingly become a hub for Positive Education research, bringing together researchers from diverse institutions and backgrounds, such as education, psychology and epidemiology, to contribute to scientific knowledge that ultimately helps us to promote wellbeing and positive development for our students and young people across Australia.

Justin Robinson Head of Positive Education

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SHARING KNOWLEDGE

“A life-changing experience – I can only be a better teacher and person from this day forward.”

It has been the School’s vision since the beginning of our journey with Positive Education to share knowledge and encourage practice of Positive Education. The 2009 Positive Education conferences hosted by the School and attended by nearly 300 teachers from across all states and sectors in Australia were the start of bringing this vision to life. More recently, a significant focus for our Positive Education team has been the design and development of comprehensive training materials that can be shared with our parent community and teachers from other schools to help create understanding, knowledge and practice of Positive Education.

2013 has seen the exciting realisation of this significant work.

Our first course for GGS parents was held in April when we welcomed 43 parents to the inaugural three-day residential Discovering Positive Psychology course. We were thrilled with the representation of our first parent group, with parents from all four campuses attending. Remarkably, each of the 10 Senior School Houses and five Middle School Houses had at least one parent attending, reflecting the rich and diverse group of participants.

The course provided parents with a personal and in-depth exploration of the science of wellbeing through information and exercises that research demonstrates can enable individuals to flourish. Each day was a mixture of plenary sessions, smaller breakout-group work and individual and/or partner exercises.

Specific evening activities and presentations complemented the learning that occurred during the day and there was opportunity to start and finish the day with either yoga, pilates, swimming or exercising in the Handbury Centre for Wellbeing.

Both courses covered a broad range of Positive Psychology topics, including mindsets, positive emotions, flow, positive relationships, gratitude, resilience, character strengths, and meaning and purpose. Feedback from attendees has endorsed the many benefits that we anticipated when designing the training programmes, such as exploring and enacting core wellbeing concepts in their own life, experiencing and learning new information to support the wellbeing of those near and dear to them, gaining a deeper understanding of Positive Psychology to strengthen and support their children/students’ understanding of Positive Education and developing close and meaningful relationships with their peers – be that fellow GGS parents or fellow educators.

“I really feel like the knowledge I am taking away from this course will make a significant difference to my wellbeing, the wellbeing of my family, the wellbeing of my students and the wellbeing of our staff.”

We are now looking forward to our second Discovering Positive Psychology course for GGS parents from September 20-22 and to our second Discovering Positive Education course for school staff from September 24-27. The response to both of these has been very positive, with the Discovering Positive Education course fully subscribed and limited availability for the parent course. Further information about both courses can be found on the GGS website.

Paige Williams Positive Psychology Project Manager

“I feel privileged to have attended and not only would I recommend the experience to other parents, I would also like to send my entire office to the next one.”

Our first training course for staff from other schools was held in June when we welcomed 96 attendees to a four-day residential Discovering Positive Education course. The programme encompassed the three-day course with a fourth day that focussed on discussing and exploring ideas to bring Positive Education alive in a school context, including lesson plans, curriculum projects and whole school practices.

“I have learnt so much and feel excited about being back at school and implementing what I learnt with my colleagues and students.”

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MORE THAN A BUILDING

Cuthbertson House Captain, Dougall Hamilton (Yr12 Cu), thinks that Cuthy is quite simply “the best house in the School”. “Best at Swimming for eight years, best at Aths for eight years, best at Footy, best at Rowing and now the best renovation in the School,” Dougall says proudly.

been transformational, combining modern design features with state-of-the-art technology whilst maintaining the House’s heritage features. “Obviously the inside of the house is completely different, but the outer shell remains virtually the same, something that I feel is very important in order to hold onto the rich history of the House,” Dougall explained.

The School re-opened Cuthbertson House on Saturday 24 August following a major refurbishment; the most recent in the School’s ongoing renewal of its Senior School boarding facilities. As one of the original boarding houses (the re-opening was held on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the laying of the foundation stone, which was laid by then OGG President John Turnbull on 28 August 1913), the refurbishment has

The “new Cuthy” provides single study/ bed rooms for all Year 11 and 12 students.

In addition, Year 10 students are housed in six dorms of four students, which are spread throughout the House to build stronger, inter-year-level relationships.

Dougall said that the physical changes to the House were “quite remarkable” but suggested the re-opening also provided an opportunity to “take a step back and

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see the bigger picture”. “To me, Cuthy is more than a building just to work and sleep,” he said. “Cuthy has been my home for the last three years and the friendships that have been formed can sometimes be taken for granted. I have spent some time reflecting on how valuable these friendships are and I think it is these friendships that create such a strong sense of pride within the House.”

More than 300 people attended the re-opening, including more than 150 past students. The re-opening ceremony and afternoon tea was followed by a Reunion Dinner in the Dining Hall.

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CLOCKWISE: John Stephen (Cu’56), John Macknight (Cu’54) and Campbell Macknight (Cu’59); A tour of the School; Henry Brayshaw (Year 10 Cu), John Court (Cu’47) and Charles Birk (Year 10 Cu); Relations of John Turnbull, who laid the foundation stone in 1913, including Amey McMicking (Yr12 Cl), Dick Turnbull (Cu’72), Jenny Turnbull (Power, Cl’77), David Turnbull (Cu’76), Elizabeth Turnbull (Cl’44), David Turnbull (Cu’46), Jane McMicking (Turnbull, Cl’77); Cu’04 year group members Daoren Lai, Thomas White, Andrew Devine, Tate Dance, Kuyim Naquiyuddin and Giles Hambly

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PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS

At Bostock House the children are fortunate to enjoy a range of after-school activities. There are a wide variety of sports on offer during the year and in recent years we have introduced ballet and an after-school music group, the Bostock String Ensemble. One would normally assume that these activities would be for children only, yet in the case of our Bostock String Ensemble this is definitely not the case. In what has been an innovative move at Bostock House, parents have been invited to join with their sons and daughters to enjoy the very real pleasure of making music together.

The initiative has proved to be a resounding success for both our students and parents. It has been a heart warming experience to witness parents sharing their talent, knowledge and passion for music with their own children and their children’s friends and peers. The parents have taken an active mentoring role on Monday nights and have instilled confidence in their younger fellow musicians in performances at our assemblies. Their presence at assemblies has also served to demonstrate to the wider cohort that the love of music through playing a musical instrument is something that one can continue to develop and enjoy throughout one’s life.

It also demonstrates that one does not have to be a professional musician in order to enjoy playing into adulthood, what is more important is to love the experience of music making for its own sake. Seeing our parents learning new pieces while taking part in the ensemble also demonstrates that learning is a life-long experience and not just something that is assessed at school, or is a task-orientated thing that one is told to do. It has also meant that the children see our parents as being very much part of our learning community at Bostock House.

As a natural extension of learning a string instrument at Bostock House, the children have the opportunity to participate in the Bostock String Ensemble which rehearses every Monday after school. Whether pure beginners or with some playing experience, the children are catered for at all levels. Parents are always keen to watch their children’s progress in rehearsals, as they often don’t have the chance to observe their private instrumental lessons. Parents in many cases also want a ‘better, more positive experience’ of music-making for their children than they may have had as a child.

There is a wealth of musical talent amongst our parents and some of them are quite advanced musicians. They are often humble about their musical skills, although a few have been keen to be involved in the musical life of the School. What better way to involve them than to take them with us on the Bostock String Ensemble journey, from process to product – through the building blocks of rehearsals, to the adrenalin pumping experience and the buzz of performance?

Lisa Peters-Roose Music Teacher, Bostock House

Daryl Moorfoot Head of Bostock House

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String Ensemble is a great experience for me. It has taught me many new songs, and more about violin playing and music. It gives the experience of playing in a group, which is more enjoyable than playing solo.

It gives me another reason to practice.

Everyone supports each other, which is great when you are doing a performance.

Having my Dad playing at ensemble encourages me to do my best.

Hamish Routley (Year 4) It is exciting to be involved with young musicians and experience their discovery of playing in groups to create a ‘big sound’ from the co-operation of many small instruments. Every practice session is a study of intensity; watching players with differing skills and experience gain mastery over their musical parts and grow as performers. On a personal level, helping to teach is partly about re-discovering the joy of learning, and trying to pass that on, even as an amateur guitar-playing dad. I loved playing music at school and it is a great outlet to take through life. I am in awe of what the Bostock Music staff can produce with young players, many of whom are beginners. When it all comes together, the sense of excitement and achievement is tangible. Most of all music is fun, and playing with the Bostock String Ensemble captures that spirit precisely.

Ian Routley (Current Parent)

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BRAIN GAIN

All Schools strive to be innovative, to be effective in teaching and learning to maximise student outcomes. Teachers are responsible for juggling what skills to teach, what content to utilise, where students are and where they need to go. Functional innovation must be founded in ‘doing things better’ – teaching better, learning better. This can be enhanced by utilising specific resources that allow students to explore new ways of learning. We are well informed with substantial work in relation to brain-based learning and the understanding of neuroplasticity.

Such work will continue to enhance teaching and learning, perhaps like no other body of research has previously.

However, the importance of the class teacher must never be under-estimated in the development of student learning.

Innovation complements good teaching; good teachers are creative and apply new technologies to deliver valuable educational experiences.

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In our Year 7 classroom we use technology wherever it will enhance learning. We always aim for ‘brain gain’. Our classes are delivered purely electronically – we do not use modules, all work is done digitally. We use a programme called OneNote through which students can gather, analyse and apply information on whatever topic we are currently undertaking, be it work outlines, videos, worksheets or set tasks. As the teacher, I have access to each student’s OneNote workings at all times and thus can see what they have or haven’t completed and correct their work.

In Maths and Science we work from eBooks, in which the students make notes and highlight key information. These notes can be transferred to their OneNote programme or printed out in a hard copy.

Our Maths eBook has tutorials that are delivered by video as well as examples for students to view as required. Revision classes utilise learning videos and are accessible through OneNote so that this learning suite can be viewed as necessary.

Students have at their fingertips a bank of Maths videos on sites such as Khan

Academy and Learn Zillion. It is important that students learn how to use these sites and teach themselves a concept. We use class time to apply concepts, where assistance is available from peers and the teacher. We are also starting to search for and find apps (mobile applications) that are suitable for learning and reinforcing concepts.

It is exciting for students to learn via this method rather than having content drilled in by the teacher. Our children today will work and live in a very different environment from that which we were brought up and work in. With so much information available, gone are the days of rote learning and remembering specific facts, formulae and fine details. What our children need to learn are skills: how to search information, how to analyse information, how best to use information and apply it. We now have so many technologies that can do basic skills for us quicker and more efficiently than we can.

It is important that students be innovative and inquisitive as we guide them to discover new skills to access learning.

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ALEX STICKS THE LANDING

Alex Kent’s record at the Victorian Interschools Snowsports Championships in recent years is unparalleled.

Having joined the School in Year 9 from St Catherine’s School, Alex (Yr11 Cl) had already established a reputation as one of the leading snowboarders in her age group in Victoria. Excelling in both the Giant Slalom and the Snowboard X, Alex has won gold in both disciplines in 2012 (Div 2) and 2013 (Div 1), whilst finishing on the podium against older competition in 2011.

Stepping up against the older girls once again this year, Alex had to overcome some early nerves associated with facing unknown competition. “In addition, I also hadn’t spent as much time on the snow (in the lead-up) as I had in previous years,” Alex said. These issues proved no hurdle for Alex as she recorded a resounding eight-second victory in the Giant Slalom and a tighter one and a half-second win in Snowboard X.

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The final event of the snow season, the Australian Interschools Championships, took place between September 4-8 at Mt Buller. Alex secured a bronze medal in Snowboard X, finishing just 0.18 off the top spot, whilst finishing a credible fourth in Giant Slalom. In addition she was a member of the girls’ Giant Slalom ski team that won a bronze medal in the team event.

Alex puts some of her success, and that of the School, down to a very supportive and encouraging GGS Snowsports Programme which stretches from top to bottom. The quality of the programme can be illustrated by the overall success of the School at both state and national level. GGS claimed the overall Co-Ed title, in both Senior and Middle School, at the Victorian Interschools, whilst finishing fourth and third respectively at the Australian Interschools.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

The School has turned its spotlight on our Toorak Campus, increasing its investment in co-education at the Campus and highlighting its strengths to the wider community. The Campus has marvellous facilities and recently commenced fundraising for the proposed Toorak Wellbeing Centre. Our talented staff deliver the innovative Primary Years Programme (PYP) and the culture of the Campus reflects the best of our Positive Education programme.

It is thus ironic that, in the midst of so much plenty, we have one area which is not as strong – co-education. The School as a whole has very balanced numbers and at Timbertop and Senior School, for example, we have more demand for places from girls and boys than we can accommodate. At Toorak, it is different, partly because we are positioned in an area which has a high concentration of single sex girls’ schools.

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We strongly believe in the value of coeducation. We want it to be strong at Toorak Campus for the benefit of all of our students, both boys and girls. The School has considered this issue at length and consulted widely, including with senior staff at Toorak, the Toorak Advisory Group and a focus group of Toorak parents. Having considered all the issues, the School is taking decisive action to strengthen co-education at the Campus.

The School has applied to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) for the right to differentiate in the way we offer places to students based on gender to improve the balance of boys and girls at Toorak Campus. This application will also enable the School to advertise specifically for girls to join the Campus.

highly competitive market, where we must be more active and innovative to differentiate ourselves from other schools.

In addition to print advertising, the School has wrapped a tram which runs along route 8, down Toorak Road and through the city to the University of Melbourne.

This is an exciting time for our Toorak Campus. We have many dedicated and passionate parents who are wonderful supporters of the Campus and who are committed to having their children educated in a co-educational environment. The School is committed to supporting them with strong and decisive measures designed to strengthen co-education.

The School has already embarked upon a marketing campaign to highlight the strengths of the Toorak Campus and increase awareness of the School in a

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ACTION AND PARTICIPATION The Primary Years Programme (PYP) of the International Baccalaureate cultivates learning that is both rigorous and creative. It is this academic and creative foundation that inspires our students to learn through genuine participation and action. Our teachers don’t teach in the traditional sense; for us it’s much more than chalk and talk. They engage students in a series of stimulating and academically challenging experiences. They provide the tools and the resources so our children are active participants in the learning process, deepening their knowledge and understanding through their Units of Inquiry.

A recent example of student action and participation was a campaign led by our Year 2 students that collected more than 25,000 Woolworths Earn & Learn Points for Flowerdale Primary School, which was affected by the Black Saturday bushfires.

Year 2 student Zac Garrett was at the forefront of the campaign after finding out about the small school at Flowerdale from class teacher Kristy Mortimer – the school has just 42 students, about three quarters of whom lost their homes in the 2009 bushfires.

“We thought it would be a nice thing to do so we made a poster and talked about it at assembly,” Zac explained. “I was a bit nervous but very happy that everyone did such a great job collecting stickers.” The students made boxes to place outside each classroom to collect the Woolworths’ stickers, which are earned for every $10 spent at the supermarket chain, collecting a grand total of 25,600 Earn & Learn Points.

“I hope it helps them to get some more equipment, some sports equipment, so the kids have more things to play with and more things to help them learn,” Zac said.

Flowerdale Primary School Principal, Ross Davis, was so grateful for the Year 2 students’ efforts that he attended our final assembly of Term 2 to thank them.

“It was an amazing effort and we were very grateful for the donation,” Ross said. “We’re not sure what we will purchase with the stickers but 25,000 is probably enough to fill our library with new books for example.

It’s an incredible donation.”

Garry Pierson Head of Campus

We were all very impressed with Zac and his Year 2 classmates’ initiative and generosity of spirit. It demonstrated all we hope for in our children. They were caring and kind, displaying sensitivity to the needs of others and a willingness to help those less fortunate than themselves. They galvanised the entire School community, engaging all of the children to support a very worthy cause – one that will provide Flowerdale Primary School with new equipment and learning resources, and provide its students with a better learning experience.

Year 2 students Lachlan Gance and Zac Garrett

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VISITING ARTISTS “You wouldn’t be an artist unless you wanted to share an experience, a thought,” – David Hockney The geographical location of the Corio Campus and the hectic nature of this place means that our students and staff do not have too many opportunities to visit galleries, museums or go to exhibition openings. Yet, as numerous studies have shown, humans learn mimetically. J. Laffier, an expert on observational learning, argued that students acquire knowledge best when they can observe particular practice, retain what was witnessed, and then recreate the experience when motivated.

That being the case, in 2012 the Visual Arts Department decided to introduce an Artist-in-Residence (AIR) Programme.

Its inauguration was driven by our desire to give the students an opportunity to observe and interact with a professional artist at work. Another integral idea was also to create an opportunity for students to experience, parallel to their own idea development, a professional artist working to the same brief.

Julian Twigg (FB’82), painter and printmaker, was our first resident artist. Students were fascinated not just by Julian’s work but also by his life story. After finishing GGS, Julian studied at the ANU, completing a Bachelor of Economics.

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He worked as a stockbroker in London before returning to Melbourne to complete a Diploma of Visual Arts at the RMIT and to follow his passion – painting.

The residency programme runs effectively within the framework of our Visual Arts Programme and in conjunction with the cross-campus Coriobald Prize portrait exhibition. Although Julian specialises in marine landscapes, he submitted a selfportrait and joined the judging panel for the 2012 Coriobald Prize.

The success of the venture influenced our decision to engage services of two other artists in 2013. Lewis Miller, figurative painter and printmaker, winner of the prestigious Archibald Prize in 1998, worked with us in Term 2 (pictured above sketching Angus Webster (Yr7’Ot)) and Kate Rohde, Melbourne-based artist specialising in sculpture and installations, resided at Corio in Term 3. Lewis stayed with us for nearly three weeks, while Kate collaborated with our Middle School students for two weeks straight.

Throughout their visits, students linked in with the artists through discussion, processes and practices. The artists also presented a number of lectures focusing on their work and related aspects of the art industry.

One of the most enjoyable aspects of the residencies was the interaction between students and the artists, and the increased engagement in creative practice that followed. The genuine enthusiasm and generosity of Julian, Lewis and Kate inspired their audiences to such extent that many students collaborated with them after classes, working together in master-apprenticelike arrangements. This interaction has certainly strengthened students’ selfdirected learning and increased critical analysis of their own work.

It is hard to imagine that a similar effect would be achieved if students were to simply read about the artists in a book or to go to see their exhibitions.

During their residencies, the artists also produced artworks which, on completion, became part of the GGS Art Collection.

The works gifted to the School are on display in the Main Quad. We want to thank the artists for sharing their ideas and experiences with us, and we are looking forward to the next visits from new Artists-in-Residence in 2014.

Dr Peter P. Bajer Head of Visual Arts

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Art teacher Martin Beaver received an A for effort at the 7th annual Coriobald Prize portrait exhibition, which expanded this year to include 140 artworks from Toorak Campus, Middle School, Timbertop and Senior School as well as from both teaching and non-teaching staff. Martin’s stop motion Claymation, ‘Mojo Beavis’, won the Judges’ Prize for a non-student entry.

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EQUESTRIAN CENTRE OPENING Three-time Olympian Barry Roycroft officially opened the David William Robert Knox Equestrian Centre at our Corio Campus on Saturday 15 June. The $2.4 million centre includes a world class all-weather indoor arena with seating for 200 people, a classroom, demonstration/ instruction area, kitchen and servery, as well as expanded float parking. Equestrian Co-ordinator Marina Oman said the new centre was a wonderful addition to the School’s growing equestrian programme. “It is an amazing facility and the students just can’t believe it – they are so excited,” Marina said. “It enables them ride early in the morning and after dark in a safe environment, protected from the elements. It also enables the School to host more competitions, like the Victorian Interschools competitions, and further develop equestrian as a sport.”

Marina said that the new centre reflected the commitment of the wider Geelong Grammar School Equestrian community to the School’s Equestrian programme.

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School equestrian community – they built it,” she said.

The centre is named after a past student, David William Robert Knox (1916-1995), who was an enthusiastic supporter of all things equestrian, from club to Olympic level. David attended Geelong Grammar School from 1928-35, was a School Prefect and House Captain of Perry House. He was a member of the body that instigated and formulated the Equestrian Federation of Australia.

He assisted the Australian Equestrian Teams for the Stockholm and Rome Olympics in 1956 and 1960, where both teams excelled. He was a Master of the Melbourne Hunt Club, helping to resurrect the club after World War II, and encouraged many young riders. He was one of the founders of the Avenel Horse Trials, originally the Avenel One Day Event, which became an Olympic qualifying event. The first was held on his property, Glen Appin, at Avenel, and with friends he built two arenas, a show-jumping and cross-country course.

The David William Robert Knox Equestrian Centre was supported by the commitment of the Geelong Grammar School Equestrian community, the generosity of benefactors and the Geelong Grammar Foundation (the Foundation’s fundraising campaign secured $1.5 million towards the Centre with the balance coming from a school contribution and a levy enabling users to contribute over the years ahead).

CLOCKWISE: Elouise Le Cornu (Yr8 Ot); Skye Stevens (MacKinnon, Cl’97); David Oman (P’66); Margie Gillett (Cordner, Cl’71), President Clyde Old Girls’ Association; Ramon Dawson, Harrison Wraight and Adrian Reis; Bill Ranken (M’72), Diana Gibson and Stephen Meek, Principal; Joan Mackenzie (Bloomfield, Cl’52) and Kenneth Mackenzie (Cu’47); Jamima Jamieson (Yr8 Cn) and Rossi Jamieson

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EXCEPTIONAL FUTURES

We are 18 months into our five-year focus on Exceptional Futures – the Campaign for Geelong Grammar School and are proud to report that we have raised more than $16 million. When the Geelong Grammar Foundation combined with the School Council, Principal and senior leadership of the School decided to embark upon a comprehensive fundraising campaign, we had in mind the exceptional efforts that were made a hundred or so years ago, as the then leaders of our School looked at their buildings in Geelong and with courage and foresight concluded that there was more to do – further to go.

We have raised $7 million towards the building of our new Centre for Creative Education (CCE), with $3 million to go to reach our fundraising target. That is an outstanding effort. Ongoing thanks are due to our CCE Fundraising Committee Chairman, Ian Darling (P’79), and all who are working with him.

They spent the necessary time planning, funding and building, and the result is the School we know today. Now in our day and a hundred years on, it is our turn to cast our eyes towards the future and to make the effort to prepare the School for the next hundred or so years.

If you are a member of the Geelong Grammar Foundation (and over 770 people are) then I hope you enjoyed your first eNewsletter from the Director a month or two ago and that you will visit the new School website when it is launched next month. The Foundation features on the site as never before and we look forward to keeping the wider Geelong Grammar School community up to date with our activities. These are exciting days for those who believe in our School and want to invest in its future. We are working to support and resource students to have exceptional futures and make a positive difference in the world.

We have made exceptional progress, raising more than $16 million towards the Centre for Creative Education, scholarships, Toorak Wellbeing Centre, Positive Education and a range of associated projects. We are still in what might be described as the ‘quiet phase’ of the campaign and there is much more to do in terms of personal approaches and encouraging people to find out about the options that exist for their support. Nonetheless, we have seen wonderful acts of generosity and leadership emerging, and clearly the spirit of philanthropy on which our School was built has survived and is alive and well in our midst.

There is much more to do but we are undoubtedly in sight of the home straight, the wind is at our back and success lies ahead.

If you would like to be one of those who make this important building possible, please contact Tony Bretherton, Executive Director of the Geelong Grammar Foundation, via email at tbretherton@ggs.vic.edu.au.

Bill Ranken (M’72) Chairman, Geelong Grammar Foundation

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ANNUAL GIVING

Donald Robertson is a Geelong Grammar Foundation Board Member and the newly appointed Chairman of the Annual Giving Committee. Dr Robertson is a past parent and the Senior Consultant Vascular Radiologist at Barwon Health/ Geelong Hospital.

Q. So why do you feel so strongly about the Foundation?

A. Janette and I have had a combined tally of six children pass through Corio, the last of whom left 10 years ago. They have all moved on in their chosen careers and are successfully pursuing fulfilling paths in their lives. This has, in large part, been due to the preparation they had at GGS. Not only were they the beneficiaries of an excellent broad and challenging education, but they were also privileged to have access to the cumulative philanthropy of generations of their predecessors. The School is magnificently equipped and supported by the very generous philanthropic gestures of previous generations, the fees predominantly covering only recurrent costs and depreciation.

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That is why the Foundation is so important. It is the body that stimulates and challenges alumni and others to convert their gratitude and appreciation into tangible gifts that can support the past and provide for the future.

Q. Why did you volunteer for the Chairmanship of the Annual Giving Campaign?

A. The less charitable may question my sanity but I have always enjoyed a challenge that has a worthwhile goal.

What has amazed and disappointed me is how few people see Annual Giving as worth participating in. You may be surprised to know that less than 500 people contribute to Annual Giving, which is a disappointingly small number when you consider the size of our school community. Annual Giving is important in that it provides a vehicle whereby people can make a regular donation to the School at a level in keeping with their current financial situation. It also reinforces that culture of philanthropy.

Q. What do you hope the new committee will do to encourage participation?

A. I hope we can encourage a review of the attitude to philanthropy at all levels within GGS. There is good precedent, especially in some US schools and colleges, where each year group presents a donation to the Foundation on leaving.

Competition gradually develops between successive year groups trying to out-do their predecessors and this is ongoing into their alumni years. There is a need to develop an attitude that philanthropy is not an option but a duty and privilege that goes hand-in-hand with having benefitted from the generosity of past generations.

Q. Future hopes for Annual Giving?

A. That we can grow the donor base progressively to at least double our current 500 over the next few years, develop high retention/recurrent donor rate and encourage the development of an understanding of the role of philanthropy in all our Year 12s.

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CLOCKWISE: Andrew Mackinnon (M’97); Katie Rafferty (Spry, Ga’84), Alumni Manager, Hannah Nicholls (Cl’97) and Pin Affleck (Cl’97); Sarah Latreille (Ga’98), Keynote Speaker OPPOSITE (CLOCKWISE): Felicity Robertson (A’04); Mark Leslie (M’99) and Blayney Morgan (P’97); Mary-Anne Lewis, Careers Practitioner

CAREERS DISCOVERY DAY More than 40 Old Geelong Grammarians returned to the School to mentor Year 10 students at our 12th annual Careers Discovery Day on Sunday 28 July.

The OGGs talked to students and parents about their careers since leaving the School, providing invaluable ‘real life’ information about deciding subjects, university courses and career paths.

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Each provided a unique insider’s perspective of their chosen career, exposing students to an incredibly broad cross-section of career paths, from architect Rory Hyde (P’99) to offshore platform supervisor Ryan Andrews (M’02), management consultant Mark Leslie (M’99), sculptor Lucy McEachern (Ga’99), physiotherapist Libbis Compton (Fr’00), neuropsychologist Genevieve Rayner (Fr’03), journalist Rachel Baxendale (Cl’04) PR consultant Tristan Dwyer (Fr’01) and viticulturist Richard McGeachy (A’99). The range of career paths was huge and was segmented into 16 specialist sessions, with students attending three sessions each and hearing from up to nine different OGG mentors.

Parents also had the opportunity to learn more about VCE/IB options and the transition from school to tertiary education. The keynote address was delivered by Dr Sarah Latrielle (Ga’98), who is a general practitioner and researcher at The University of Melbourne. The Careers Discovery Day continues to provide a message that it is important to follow your interests and passions, and be prepared for a more meandering career path – it is okay not to have a specific job in mind when you are at school; it is more important to seize opportunities as they present themselves and enjoy the journey.

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SOUTH EAST ASIA

This year’s visit to South East Asia was an important opportunity to reconnect with members of the wider Geelong Grammar School community. Our Principal, Stephen Meek, hosted receptions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Jakarta from May 27 to June 7. Stephen was joined by his wife Christine, Director of Community Relations, Tony Bretherton, and Registrar, Angela Mellier.

“The welcome we received was warm and the questions were thoughtful, all because our community is really interested in the School and its future,” Stephen said. “They are committed to the School and show a great affection and loyalty to it, continuing in many cases to show an immense gratitude for what the School has given them. It is just a pleasure to keep in touch and to bring them news of how the School is going.”

The School has many friends in South East Asia. One of the most significant gifts in support of the Centre for Creative Education was made by one of our Hong Kong-based OGGs during the visit. “It is wonderful to find and experience such warm and strong support for the School,” Tony said. “Parents, past parents and Old Geelong Grammarians are interested in supporting our comprehensive fundraising campaign, Exceptional Futures, whether that support is for scholarships, Positive Education, the Visiting Fellows Programme or other projects.” In Bangkok, the School was welcomed by new Old Geelong Grammarians Branch President, Dr Dejvit Santikarn (Cu’73). In Kuala Lumpur, there was another change of leadership as Shafiq Saiful Aznir (Cu’07) passed over the reins to U-En Ng (Cu ’93), with Shafiq, Tawfik Ismail (FB’71), Seth Tun-Ismail (FB’07) and ChiouFong Thong (Ga’85) continuing to serve on the Branch Committee.

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ABOVE: Stephen Meek, Principal with Kevin and Monique Leung LEFT: Catherine Keenan (Maple-Brown, Ga’94) and Roland Wu (P’93)

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100 YEARS AT CORIO

BACK TO CORIO

100 EXCEPTIONAL STORIES

In 2014, Geelong Grammar School will celebrate 100 years at Corio. We are inviting our community to celebrate with us at a ‘Back to Corio’ day on Sunday 30 March, 2014. There will be a Chapel Service, centenary lunch, exhibitions of OGG artworks and tours of the School. We are also planning a special reunion SAVE (Students Against the Violation of the Environment) Concert in the afternoon featuring some of our favourite OGG musicians. We are hoping as many OGGs as possible will be able to join us for some or all of the day. The art exhibitions and reunion SAVE Concert will be particular highlights.

The thematic exhibitions will showcase a broad range of creative pursuits, from painting and sculpture to architectural design and short film, featuring prominent OGG artists from the past 100 years. The concert will have all the hallmarks of our wonderfully spontaneous SAVE concerts, which were first held in the old Jennings Hall in 1991 and have inspired so many students to perform.

We are also celebrating this significant anniversary by collaborating with Hardie Grant Books on a book entitled 100 Exceptional Stories that will profile 100 exceptional members of our school community who attended Corio between 1914 and 2014. The book will bring together an eclectic and interesting group of people who have achieved in an incredibly diverse range of fields, from cabinet minister James Fairbairn (M’14), who was killed in the 1940 Canberra Air Disaster, to leg amputee skier Cam Rahles-Rahbula (FB’02), who was the 2010 Paralympian of the Year. The profiles will be written by a team of accomplished OGG writers, including Andrew Lemon (FB’66), Matthew Ricketson (M’75), Anson Cameron (M’78), Charlie Happell (P’78) and Rachel Baxendale (Cl’04). The book project will be complemented by a series of web-based video interviews that will be serialized on the School’s website during 2014, featuring interviews with the likes of Missy Higgins (Cl’01), Tim Macartney-Snape (M’73) and Mechai Viravaidya (P’59).

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OGG PRESIDENT

Today we see the terms creativity and innovation used interchangeably, but Sir Rod Carnegie (Cu’50) defined innovation as “something that is new or improved done... to create significantly added value either directly for the enterprise or indirectly for its customers”. His definition has become the more accepted definition because it recognizes that an organization can take a good idea and apply it to a local situation and create value. Thus creativity is a forerunner to innovation.

The adoption of Professor Martin Seligman’s concept of positive psychology is a great example of taking and applying an idea to add significant value – true innovation.

In researching our book about the history of the OGG Association, many similar examples show how our heritage has created value through both the creation and adoption of innovative ideas.

The decision 100 years ago to move from the original location in Geelong, to the bare and bleak Cowrie (now known as Corio) was an early example. The creation and development of the Timbertop campus was another true innovation.

Initially seen as high risk but now a significant jewel in the GGS crown, Timbertop is recognized worldwide as a pioneer of outdoor education. Now in its 60th year, it has added value to many people’s lives and its reputation has been further enhanced by the number of other schools that try to replicate its outcomes.

We also see the term invention often confused with innovation, but they involve entirely different social processes and very likely entirely different people. Creativity, as a process, focuses on individual contributions, while innovation is always a collective process of organization. The School encourages creativity with a focus on the individual student, while both the School and the OGG Association focus on the process of innovation as a collective – taking creative ideas and adding value through their operational adoption. The future Centre for Creative Education is designed to provide an environment where creative activities can occur, but the creation of the Centre itself will be the operational adoption of an idea.

Innovation doesn’t have to be radical or world shaking, it can be local to a group. The annual Careers Discovery Day is an example, where a number of OGGs return to Corio each year to talk about their careers to Year 10 students and to hopefully sow seeds that will create value for future generations of OGGs. Peter Chomley (Ge’63) President, Old Geelong Grammarians

LEFT: At the OGG AGM were Stephen Meek, Mille Ostojic, her husband Michael Ostojic who was welcomed as a new Honorary OGG in recognition for his years of service at the School

by Peter Chomley, President of the Old Geelong Grammarians

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OGG GATHERINGS

LONDON DINNER

OGG BUSINESS LUNCH

Olympic gold medalist Kate Allen OAM (Slatter, Cl’88) was the guest speaker at the annual OGG London Dinner held at the Travellers’ Club in Pall Mall on Thursday 27 June. Kate is considered the most successful female rower in Australia’s history, winning the country’s first female rowing gold medal at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics (in the coxless pair with Megan Still), before winning silver at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. OGG President, Peter Chomley (Ge’63), was joined by current GGS teacher and Honorary OGG, Anthony ‘Strazz’ Strazzera, at the dinner, which was organised by the UK Branch Committee.

Around 70 people attended the second OGG Business Lunch at Grossi Florentino in Melbourne on Thursday 30 May. Former lawyer cum journalist, Patrick Durkin, was guest speaker. Deputy Editor of AFR’s Boss magazine, Patrick shared a rare insight into the role of the media, discussing emerging economic and business trends he had identified from speaking to the country’s leading company directors, chief executives and business experts. Many thanks go to OGG Committee member Nina Anderson (Thomas, Cl’93) for organising another successful event.

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CLOCKWISE: At the Riverina and North East Victoria Luncheon were Alice Landale (Finlay, Cl’02), Ben Symons (Cu’01) and Lyndal Symons; David Collins (P’55) and past parents John and Lyn Colquhoun; At the OGG Business lunch were Sally Commins (Ga’04), Katherine-Anne Waldron (He’04) and Laura Blackie; At the WA Branch function in Perth Simon Downing (P’97), Tim Maclean and Angus Argyle (FB’94); Rebecca Shellabear (TO’03) and Sally McMillan

WA COCKTAIL PARTY

BEECHWORTH LUNCH

A small but enthusiastic group of Old Geelong Grammarians, current, past and future parents gathered in Perth on Thursday 16 May for the OGG WA Branch Cocktail Party at the Royal Freshwater Bay Yacht Club. WA Branch President, Rory Argyle (FB’54), announced his retirement after 15 years in the role, with a ready-made replacement in WA Branch Secretary, Andrew McMillan (M’77). Many thanks go to Rory for his fine leadership, enthusiasm, dedication and commitment, which have been greatly appreciated by the Old Geelong Grammarians and the School.

The Riverina and North East Victorian Branch held a lunch at the George Kerferd Hotel in Beechworth on Sunday 1 September.

Sandy Mackenzie (FB’59) stood in for Branch President, Bill Dobson (P’61), in welcoming Principal Stephen Meek. Susie and Stephen Finlay (P’63) organised the lunch again this year and many thanks go to them for making it a very enjoyable day.

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NSW COCKTAIL PARTY

A large group of Old Geelong Grammarians, current, past and future parents gathered in Sydney on Wednesday 1 May for the OGG NSW Branch Cocktail Party, held in the Chifley Plaza at the Bacco Wine Bar. It was certainly a different venue but very central, being right in the CBD and easy for those working in the city to get to. NSW Branch President, Will Wilson (P’78), spoke about the books being released in 2014, including the history of the OGG Association and 100 Exceptional Stories, which celebrates 100 years at Corio by profiling 100 OGG who attended the campus between 1914 and 2014.

Principal, Stephen Meek, provided news from the School, including an update on the Centre for Creative Education. It was a fun evening and many thanks go to Will, Fiona Newman (He’66) and Fiona Ratcliffe (Je’77) for organising the event.

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CLOCKWISE (FROM TOP LEFT): At the NSW Cocktail Party in Sydney: James Crawley (P’05), Amanda Maple-Brown (Ga’99) and Justin Miller (Cu’79); Heather Young (Ga’05), Ally Gilbert (Fr’04) and Louisa Farley (TN’10); James O’Hare (Fr’02), Ben Drury (P’05), Amy Hardwick (Ga’00) and Zoe Paisio (Ga’00); Marshall Baillieu (P’83), Michelle Baillieu and Michael Backwell (P’83); Joan and Lloyd Poulton (Cu’42); Jan Armour, John Piper (P’48) and Ian Brown (M’66); The 1989 year group members: Nick Fairfax, Ralph Ashton, Brook Taylor, Sam Pirenc Bright and Tom Thawley

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OGG NEWS

BRANCH COMMITTEE CHANGES

NEW OGG LOGO

The Deniliquin Branch Committee continues to evolve, with long-standing Secretary, Diana Whittakers (Moore, Cl’63), standing down. Di’s enthusiasm and brilliant organisation have led to many wonderful functions in Deniliquin. Former President David Gove (M’53) will also officially retire, having continued to assist with local functions alongside Di and wife Muffi. Many thanks to David and Di for their dedication and enthusiasm, and particularly for ensuring OGG functions continued at a reasonable cost during many difficult years of drought in the Deniliquin district.

A new logo for the Old Geelong Grammarians Association has been approved by the OGG Committee. The new logo is a minor evolution from former OGG President John Simson’s (Cu’73) original OGG logo, which introduced the yellow and blue crescent shapes surrounding the School crest. The crescent shapes have two purposes.

They surround the crest to symbolise the protection of the School and they overlap, showing that OGG need each other to complete the circle. The number of crescents is also important. Four were chosen as these represent Geelong Grammar School, Glamorgan, The Hermitage and Clyde School as the four foundation schools that make up today’s Geelong Grammar School. The revamped logo features the OGG acronym prominently, which adds something familiar and is instantly recognisable.

Rory Argyle (FB’54) (pictured below left with Stephen Meek, Principal) has stood down after 15 years as President of the OGG WA Branch. Rory became President after Dr Colin Douglas-Smith (Ge’37) retired in 1997 and his enthusiasm and dedication to the role have been widely admired. Andrew McMillan (M’77) (pictured below right) has accepted the Presidency after many years as Branch Secretary.

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The OGG Association has commissioned a book to preserve and share the history of the Old Geelong Grammarians Association which will be released in 2014. His Royal Highness Prince Charles has written the foreword to the book and if you pre-order a copy before October 18 your name will be recorded in the book’s list of subscribers.

To pre-order a copy of the book phone Third Millennium Publishing on +61 2 8445 2352 or visit the website www.thirdmillennium.com.au

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OGG AGM

The Annual General Meeting of the Old Geelong Grammarians was held on Tuesday 21 May at Corio. OGG President, Peter Chomley (Ge’63), reviewed the year’s activities and contributions. Principal, Stephen Meek, provided an update from the School. Honorary Old Geelong Grammarian awards were given to long-serving staff members, including Michael Ostojic, who has worked in the kitchen at Corio for 33 years, Jenny Cooper, Christine McInnes, Ian Conrick (Timbertop) and Misako Pranatio (Toorak Campus). Long serving OGG Committee member and Vice President, Andrew Ramsay (Cu’69), resigned from the Committee after eight active years. Andrew was the driving force behind many of the OGG Golf Days at Barwon Heads and served on a number of subcommittees, including the OGG History committee. Lachie Stevens (M’96) has replaced Andrew as Vice President, whilst newly elected OGG Committee member, Stuart Whitehead (Cu’94), has been appointed Treasurer.

TOP TO BOTTOM: Peter Chomley (Ge’63), OGG President, at the OGG AGM; Peter Bubb (Ge’61) and Geoff Mann (FB’62); Newly elected into the roles of OGG Vice President and Treasurer respectively at the AGM were Lachie Stevens (M’96) and Stuart Whitehead (Cu’94)

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10 YEAR REUNION

Many of the 2003 year group reunited for their ten year reunion on Saturday 10 August in Melbourne. Over 100 from the group gathered having travelled from overseas, interstate and all over Victoria. Oey (Phurin) Phongsobhon came from Thailand, Tim Duckworth from the USA, Jared O’Brien Lee from the UK and Alex Campbell from Singapore. There were leavers from Year 12 but also from Glamorgan, Timbertop and Years 10 and 11.

George Sillcock did a wonderful job bringing the year group back together, it was a night to remember for a long time.

TOP (LEFT TO RIGHT): Ed Welsh (P’03) and Jared O’Brien Lee (P’03); Yve Johnson (Fr’03) and Matt Skelley (A’03) CLOCKWISE: Jane Officer (He’03), (Oey) Phurin Phongsobhon (FB’03), Clare Evans (Fr’03) and Caleb Nontapan (Cu’03); Stefanie Strauss (A’03), George Sillcock (He’03) and Lucy Speirs (He’03); Molly Jacobs (Ga’03), Georgie Cavanagh (Cl’03) and Lizzie Alder (Cl’03); Kim Dang (He’03), Edward Crowley (M’03), John Makin (FB’03) and Ka Lim (M’03)

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OGG SPORT

NETBALL

SKI LODGE

FOOTBALL

There are four OGS netball teams playing in the Winter Season of the Albert Park Netball Indoor Sports Centre competition at Mac Robertson Girls’ High School. OGS Navy is currently on the top of the ladder in their division while OGS Purple has emerged as a promising new team, captained by Liv O’Hare (Fr’11) and supported by strong performances from Erin Andrew (A’11). The annual Ladies Lunch was held at Club Como on Saturday 4 May with 60 netballers, friends, sisters, girlfriends and mothers of OGS entertained by guest speaker Nadia Coppolino, director of fashion blog Chronicles of Nadia and fiancé of Geelong footballer Jimmy Bartel. If you are interested in getting involved with OGS netball please contact Bella Anderson at bella@murrnong. com.au or on 0400 193 285.

It has been a bumper snow season at Mt Buller and the OGG Ski Lodge welcomes all new members. For an annual fee of just $300 you can become a member of the Lodge. For further information please contact club president Nicholas Heath at prez@oggslodge.com.au or on 0418 109292 or simply visit the website www.oggslodge. com.au.

The 2013 season has provided mixed results for Old Geelong FC, but it was always going to be a tough ask to live up to the triple premiership success of last year. The Seniors finished the season off strongly with some big wins over the top two sides, but left its run too late, finishing in sixth place. The Reserves lost just three games in the home-and-away season before winning the grand final against Ormond by 42 points to secure back-to-back premierships.

The Under 19s and Club XVIII sides were both elevated to higher divisions after last year’s premiership success. Despite limited success, the Under 19 boys fought it out until the end, defeating PEGS by 125 points in final round. The Clubbies also finished the season with a win, missing the finals in the top division on percentage.

OGG GOLF DAY

The OGG Golf Day will be held on Friday 1 November at the Barwon Heads Golf Club and we would love to see more women players join us for the day. Registration is from 12.00pm for a shotgun start at 1.00pm.

Awards, drinks and nibbles will follow afterwards in the Club House. To enter, visit www.ggs.vic.edu/events or contact Katie Rafferty in the OGG Office for an entry form on 03 5273 9338 or katier@ggs.vic. edu.au

The OGS Pivot Luncheon at Como Park on Saturday 3 August was the off-field highlight of the year. Almost 150 people attended the sold out luncheon, which featured guest speakers Tom Hawkins (pictured with Peter Chomley (Ge’63), OGG President) and Herald Sun journalist Jon Anderson, and raised more than $18,000 for the Casey Tutungi Future Fund.

APS GOLF DAY

The APS Past Students’ Association’s annual Golf Day will be held on Friday 13 December at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. Both men and women are encouraged to participate. Entry forms and more information can be found at ww.apsgolf.org.au

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THE HERMITAGE OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION LEFT: Julia Frecheville (Brown, He’68) and Janice Simpson (He’68) BELOW (CLOCKWISE): Judy Beaton (de Garis, He’68), Liz Fenton (He’68) and Binky Henderson (Kingsley, He’68); Paddy White (Munro, He’60) Faye MacLean (Balharrie, He’63), Ros Claringbold (Firth, He’67), Lit Belcher (Thornley, He’60) and Pauline Walker (Ilett, He’59); Rae Anderson (Dickins, He’63), Ros Leigh (Tayler, He’60), Barbara Harris (Bird, He’49) and Rosemary Davis (Hunt, He’50); Prue Rees (Hortin, He’68), Janet Ward (Macleod, He’68) and Margy Bell (He’68);

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53 Old Girls attended our Autumn Lunch at Dromoland House in Geelong West on Wednesday 15 May. Guest speaker, Rae Anderson (Dickins, He’63), discussed how St. Luke’s Uniting Church in Highton was providing a range of services for refugees and asylum seekers in the Geelong region, from accommodation to cooking classes.

1968 REUNION

31 Old Girls from the 1968 year group gathered at the home of Ann Tyers (Fairley, He’68) in Wallington to celebrate 45 years since leaving school on a beautiful sunny Saturday in May. Some had missed our 40 Year Reunion and it was lovely to see Julia Frecheville (Brown, He’68), who has lived in the UK for many years, and Janice Simpson (He’68).

Jenny Stewart (Speirs, He’68) came from Thursday Island, while Midge Bell (He’68) travelled from Cairns. Time slipped away as we caught up on the news of the past five years and reminisced over photos of school days. Thank you to Ann once again for kindly opening her home to us.

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50 YEAR REUNION

The History of The Hermitage book will be launched at Geelong Grammar School on Saturday 17 May, 2014. Melanie Guile has written a wonderful tale from all the questionnaires, interviews, research in HOGA archives and beyond. We encourage those who haven’t already done so to pre-order a book, become a sponsor or make a donation by contacting Kristeen Hunter (Horne, He’66) at hermitagegirls@ gmail.com or 03 5221 1001.

A 50 Year Reunion of the 1964 year group will be held at Dromoland House in Geelong West on Saturday 15 November, 2014. More details will follow closer to event. For all enquiries, contact Marie Jordan (Hill, He’65) at jordan43@bigpond. com or on 0408 553 027.

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CLYDE OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION

CLOCKWISE: Preparing for the Jumble Sale, Gill Moxham (Penman, Cl’76) and Ann ‘Roo’ Rawlins (Hornabrook, Cl’59); Jackie Mackinnon (Kelly, Cl’69) and Rosie Dros (Marshall/Short, Cl’70) were busy on the pricing table at the Jumble Sale; Jumble sale co-ordinator Jane Loughnan (Weatherly, Cl’70), Wendy ReadSmith (Fenton, Cl’70), and COGA Treasurer Peta Gillespie (Cl’69) anticipate the day’s successful sale; Selling beautiful home grown proteas at the Clyde Jumble Sale, Julie Cole (Baird, Cl’68) and Susie Perchey (Russell, Cl’69).

JUMBLE SALE SUCCESS

AGM & OLD GIRLS’ DAY

CLYDE HOUSE

More than 30 helpers came out of the woodwork to assist Jane Loughnan (Weatherly, Cl’70) with the annual Clyde Jumble Sale at St John’s Church Hall in Toorak on June 27. The Jumble Sale raised more than $3,500 for the Isabel Henderson Kindergarten in Fitzroy, while a rare Moorcroft vase found in the jumble sale bric-a-brac has since been sold at auction for $2,000, with all additional profits also donated to the kindergarten.

A big thank you to Jocelyn Mitchell (Low, Cl’54) and Deborah McNab (Grimwade, Cl’54) for discovering the vase and organising this generous donation. We also thank Flo Grimwade (Whitton, Cl’43), who could not attend the Jumble Sale for the first time in 40 years, for her kind donation.

The COGA AGM and Old Girls’ Day lunch will be held at the South Melbourne Community Centre on Sunday 13 October, commencing with morning tea at 10.30am. We are delighted to welcome guest speaker Belinda Philp (Morieson/ Laidlaw, Cl’59), who was Secretary of the Victorian Branch of the Australian Nursing Federation from 1989-2001 and named on the Victorian Honour Roll of Women in 2004. Invitations will be sent out with The Cluthan in September.

Lucy Moore (Yr11 Cl) and the girls of Clyde House have provided an excellent annual report of their activities and achievements for The Cluthan. Lucy’s great aunt was the late Joan Moore (Kinnear, Cl’45) and she is one of a number of Clyde House girls related to Clyde Old Girls. The Clyde House Parents’ Association and COGA are collaborating to organise a plaque to be placed by Dame Elisabeth Murdoch’s tree at Clyde House. COGA is also helping to finance the refurbishment of some old Clyde School trophies and re-upholstering of two antique Clyde sofas.

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FUN GOLF CUP

The annual Fun Golf Cup will be held at Barwon Heads Golf Club on Monday 18 November, preceded by a dinner at the club house on Sunday 17 November.

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FROM THE CURATOR

by MICHAEL COLLINS PERSSE

I was recently asked by the Principal how many OGGs had served in Australia’s Commonwealth Parliament. I said I thought “over 20”. The following list of 24 – compiled with help from our Archivist, Melissa Campbell, and spanning all Parliaments from the first in 1901 to that resulting from the election of 7 September 2013 – may well be incomplete, and I shall be grateful to be told of any omissions (which will be noted in future issues). The dates in brackets show the OGGs’ years at GGS; an asterisk the holding of Government office; and “(d)” death while a Member.

Joseph Tilley Brown (1856-59), MHR 1906-10 Sir George Fairbairn (1864-71), MHR 1906-13, Senator 1917-23 (James) Chester Manifold (1879-81), MHR 1901-03, 1913-18 (d) Franc Brereton Sadleir Falkiner (1880-83), MHR 1913-14, 1917-19 Lieutenant-Colonel Rupert Sumner Ryan CMG, DSO (1895-98), MHR 1940-52 (d) The Honourable Charles Allan Seymour Hawker (1905-13), MHR 1929-38* (d) Geoffrey William Brown (1908-11), MHR 1949-55 (d) The Honourable James Valentine Fairbairn (1908-15), MHR 1933-40* (d) Charles Downey Hardy (1913-14), Senator 1932-41 (d) (Ewen) Daniel Mackinnon CBE (1914-20), MHR 1949-51, 1953-66 The Honourable Sir Alexander Russell (Alick) Downer KBE (1924-27), MHR 1949-64* John Brooke Howse KStJ, VRD (1926-32), MHR 1946-60* Henry Bainton Somer (Jo) Gullett AM, MC, ED (1928-33), MHR 1946-55 The Right Honourable Sir John Grey Gorton PC, GCMG, CH, AC (1927-30), Senator 1949-68, MHR 1968-75* (Prime Minister 1968-71) The Honourable Sir David Eric Fairbairn KBE, DFC (1927-34), MHR 1949-75* Captain David John Hamer AM, DSC (1934-36), Senator 1977-90 Geoffrey O’Halloran Giles (1935-41), MHR 1964-83 (Crawford) William Bridges-Maxwell (1940-48), MHR 1966-70 Alexander John Finlay (Sandy) MacKenzie (1952-59), MHR 1975-83 The Honourable David Peter Maxwell Hawker AO (1960-67), MHR 1983-2010* (Speaker 2004-08) The Honourable Alexander James Gosse Downer AC (1963-64), MHR 1984-2008* (Foreign Minister 1997-2008) The Honourable John Alexander Lindsay (Sandy) Macdonald (1967-71), Senator 199399, 2000-08* Guy Barnett (1977-79), Senator 2002TOP TO BOTTOM Sir George Fairbairn; The Right Honourable Sir John Grey Gorton; The Honourable Richard Donald Marles

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The Fairbairns and the Hawkers (in the list opposite) represent, respectively, three and two of the four generations of their families that have served in Australian (including Colonial and State) Parliaments.

LEFT: The Honourable James Valentine Fairbairn (M’15; GGS Council 193240, Chairman from 1937).

RIGHT: The Honourable Charles Hawker (OS’13)

The Honourable James Valentine Fairbairn (M’15; GGS Council 1932-40, Chairman from 1937), MHR for Flinders (1933-40), Minister of State for Air and Minister of State for Civil Aviation, died with nine others in the tragic crash of the Hudson bomber A16-97 near Canberra (where Fairbairn Airport commemorates him) on 13 August 1940. He is a principal subject of a new book, Air Disaster Canberra: the plane crash that destroyed a government (New South Publishing, Sydney, 2013), by Andrew Tink, a former New South Wales parliamentarian and shadow attorney-general. The others killed included Fairbairn’s Private Secretary, Richard Elford (P’27), two of his fellow Cabinet Ministers, the Honourable Geoffrey Street MC, ED, and the Honourable Sir Henry Gullett KCMG, and the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Brudenell White KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO. Four of those named – all but Street – were fathers of past, present, or future Geelong Grammarians. Jim Fairbairn was an enormous loss to both nation and School. Such were his ability and drive that some saw in him a possible future Prime Minister, as they had in his friend the Honourable Charles Hawker (OS’13), who in 1938 had also died in an air crash in his early 40s. Both had served with distinction and been wounded in the 1914-18 War, Fairbairn (for a time a prisoner-of-war) in the Royal Flying Corps, afterwards becoming a leading private aviator and authority on aviation. In 1936 he went to England in an air-mail plane and flew himself back to Australia in his own newly-acquired twin-engine biplane, a DH Dragonfly. In September 1939, on the outbreak of war, he went to Canada to help inaugurate the Empire Air Scheme whereby airmen from Britain and the

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dominions were trained there (already Minister for Civil Aviation, he was sworn in as Air Minister by the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Tweedsmuir, better known as the writer John Buchan). His letters to The Corian, both during and after the Great War, as well as showing the strength of his bond with the School, contribute graphically to the early history of aviation. On 13 August 2013, at a commemoration (organized by Andrew Tink) at the site of the air crash, every one of the ten victims was represented by at least one family member, as was the Prime Minister of the day, Robert Gordon Menzies (later Sir Robert Menzies KT, PC, CH, AK), by his daughter, Heather, wife of Peter Henderson AC (Cu’46) and both mother and grandmother of Geelong Grammarians.

Obituaries of Old Geelong Grammarians have not been regularly published in The Corian since 1991, and as a result I have tried to include as many small ones as possible in this section of Light Blue – seldom, perforce, to the extent deserved.

The second volume of our Biographical Register, Geelong Grammarians, 19141945, compiled (like its predecessor, published in 1996 and spanning 1855-1913 entries to GGS) by Dr Justin Corfield (Staff 1993-) and me, is to be published in 2015 (70 years on from the last year of the entrants treated). Since this inevitably massive book will deal as thoroughly as possible with the lives (mostly complete) of all who were at the School during those 32 years (except those who moved from the Old School in Geelong to Corio in 1914, and who are treated in the first volume), there will be in the second volume more substantial records of those who have died recently than it is usually feasible to achieve in Light Blue.

Relatives and friends of those treated below more briefly than in previous issues are reassured that this forthcoming book will do them more justice. A corollary of the now briefer tributes to the dead is more space for news of the living – news that we are always very happy to receive – and also for the occasional reflection on some aspect of GGS such as OGG Federal parliamentarians..

Peter Wallace (P’25), in whose memory his daughter, Margaret Reid, in 2012 most generously endowed the John Peter Alston Wallace Scholarship to the School, was an athlete of distinction who represented Cambridge University against Oxford (winning a Blue), Oxford and Cambridge against Cornell and Princeton, and in 1929 Great Britain against France in the event then called the Weight Putt, later the Shot Put.. In 1931 he broke the Australasian record for the Discus. He and his two brothers (both OGGs) were nephews of Thomas Monahan Wallace (OS1881-), and in 1934 he married Susie McKellar (He’27).

Emeritus Professor Sam McCulloch (Cu’35), who died in May, had lived in the United States since 1936.

A School Prefect in 1935, he became a distinguished historian in the field of the British Empire, especially his native Australia (he was from a pioneering Victorian family, well represented at GGS), and a much-loved figure at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), where he was founding Dean of Humanities from 1964.

He wrote its history, and the library at its University Club bears his name.

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John Brockman OAM (Ge’38), who died in July, was organist and choirmaster at St Paul’s Anglican Church, Geelong, from 1944 to 2010 (beating even Widor’s record of 64 years at Saint-Sulpice in Paris). Long head of his family engineering firm, he was a leading figure in the musical life of Geelong, with his wife Pat a driving force behind the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s continuing presence in the city, and a gracious and generous man whose personal and (through his children and grandchildren) family connection with GGS remained strong.

Tony Gaze DFC & 2 Bars, OAM (M’38), who died in July, was the subject of our “OGG in Focus” article in the May 2012 issue of Light Blue. It is sufficient to say here that his heroism and achievements as a fighter pilot, a racing driver, and a glider have been celebrated in many obituaries (The Daily Telegraph in London gave him most of a page on 1 August). A flyover by one of the few still-active Spitfires appropriately followed a memorial service at the School. His wife Diana – widow of his fellow racing driver Lex Davison, and mother of Tony’s devoted stepchildren – died in 2012.

Bill Cumming (M’41), who died in April, was a fourth-generation OGG (with grandchildren in a very rare GGS sixth generation) and had a deep interest in his family history (Henty as well as Cumming). He completed four years’ war service, with the RAAF and latterly the RAF in Lancasters, as a Flying Officer.

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He married Joan Vert, from Wales, in 1946, and in 1948 won a Soldier Settlement block at Warrowill on the Merrang estate near Hexham where, over 20 years, he developed a Polwarth flock and, with Joan, brought up their children, Susan (He’66) and Rick (M’67).

Later, at Myrngrong, near Darlington, and at Peterborough and (from 1995) Point Lonsdale, he had ample opportunity for exercising his gift for friendship and good conversation. Joan died in 2005, Rick in 2008. Judy Dungey’s book Nobody’s Home (Maygog, Sorell, Tasmania, 2004) includes much Cumming history.

Emeritus Professor William Hare AO (Ge’41), who died in May, was described above an obituary by Brian Tress and Lindy Hare in The Age of 20 July, as “a world leader in the field of radiology”. A fine scholar and brilliant athlete at GGS, he was the first dayboy at Corio to be Senior Prefect (sleeping in the Clock Tower in a room through which the bellrope ran). A scholarship took him to Trinity College in the University of Melbourne to study Medicine, but shortly before his final examination he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and from 1947-51 he was in the Austin Hospital, flat on his back in a full-length plaster bed and for some time thought to be dying. He read widely, studied hard through a tortured convalescence, and in 1951 graduated as Bachelor of both Medicine and Surgery and was awarded the Hubert Sydney Jacobs Scholarship for Obstetrics and Gynaecology. By 1957 he was a Member, and by 1963 a Fellow, of the Royal Australasian College of Radiologists. From 1965-88 he was the founding Edgar Rouse Professor of Radiology at the University of Melbourne – Australia’s first professor of radiology. He was pivotal in organizing 19 countries to form the Asian and Oceanian Society of Radiology in 1971, and was its founding president: he is recognised as the father of what was to become one of the three largest radiological associations in the world. A man of great modesty, Bill was deeply proud of his profession and of the fact that it has much reduced the need for invasive procedures in most diagnoses.

Denis Young (FB’41), who died in June, was a House Prefect and shared the Old Boys’ Prize for Dux of the School in 1941 with Alastair Mackenzie (Cu’41),

obtaining second place in the State in Latin and Honours in four other subjects.

An adventurous voyage to England to join his family (his ship was torpedoed and sunk) was followed by four years’ service in the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy after marking time with training as a Rolls Royce engine-tester and teaching at Repton’s preparatory school: in 1946 he was to marry Margaret (known as Peggy) Jenkyns, daughter of a Repton master of 40 years’ standing. After training in Canada, he won the Admiralty Prize for the best all-round cadet and trained to be a Torpedo Bomber Pilot. Service followed in the North Sea, Northern Ireland, the Orkneys, and the Far East. Promoted Lieutenant (A) RNVR in 1946, he was demobilised that year and went on to read History at Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

A long career with British Petroleum led to the post of Aviation Manager for BP in Australia. Denis was a keen musician, playing the bassoon in Melbourne ensembles. He and Peggy had two sons and five grandchildren.

Bob Howard (Ge’44; Staff 1950-51), who died in July, grew up largely at Corio as a son of William Howard MC (Staff 193155), a former Tasmanian Rhodes Scholar, a distinguished Science teacher, and father also of John (Ge’42), Neil (Ge’45), and Jenny (He’52). Two years’ military service in Australia, during which he was commissioned Lieutenant, were followed

by Arts at Melbourne University, teaching in Junior School at Corio, and nearly two decades in journalism with the Geelong Advertiser, the Melbourne Herald, the Daily Express in London, and six years as editor of Radio Free, Europe’s central news-room in Munich. He had married Merle Orford, and their three children were born in Germany. In 1968 he was appointed as its first information officer

by Monash University, where he had three busy years through a time of student activism. As publications and press manager for the Australian Conservation Foundation, he was a driving force behind the launch of its journal, Habitat, and involved in the return of Ayers Rock – now Uluru – to the indigenous people of Australia. A gregarious man, he was devoted to his family. Merle died in 1990, and in later years, at the Karana Community in Kew, he also had the support and companionship of Clare Hannah and her family.

Michael Hall AM (P’46), who died in December 2012, was a distinguished forester who at GGS had won the de Lancey Forth Prize for Tree Knowledge.

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David Roche (Cu’48), who died in March, was posthumously appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours of 2013 “for significant service to the community, particularly as a benefactor to cultural institutions”. Our December 2008 issue carried a substantial paragraph about his great decorative arts collection and generous Foundation, subjects of Christopher Menz and Robert Reason’s book, Empires & Splendour: The David Roche Collection (Art Gallery of South Australia, 2008).

Robert Jamieson (M’53), who died in May, was a grandson of Robert Jamieson (OS1881), whose father, also Robert, bred Merino sheep and Hereford cattle at the two Western District properties, Bolac Plains and Stony Point, which have descended in the Jamieson family and from which five generations of the family have come to GGS. His parents were Robert Jamieson

(M’21) and Betty née Anderson, and from his ancestors he inherited a tradition not only of farming that went back centuries in the Lowlands of Scotland but also of generous service to the community. Rob was a stalwart member of his generation at the School for eleven years (at Bostock and Barrabool Houses before Manifold), finishing as a House Prefect and number five in a notable crew, the victorious (and record-breaking) 1st VIII of 1953. After National Service, he began his own long career of farming, first at Bolac Plains, then at Stony Point. In 1964 he married Rosalind Mann, only daughter (with three OGG brothers) of Ian Mann (P’25) and Audrey née Poolman, and the births followed of Wendy (Brockhouse) (Cl’83), Clive (M’85), and Belinda (Cl’86). His involvement in the management of Stony Point, at first with his father and latterly with Clive, spanned more than 60 years.

Motor racing was a passion, modestly pursued but with high professionalism and achievements that included the fastest times at the 1960 and 1961 Geelong speed trials and winning the Sports Car scratch race at Sandown Park in 1962. He was a member of the Darlington Fire Brigade for well over 50 years (captain for eight) and an active member of the Lower Mount Emu Creek Land Care Group (president 1994-2001). On the Darlington Cemetery Trust he was involved in the establishment of Kurweeton Vertical Burials in 2010. Active, too, in other community work, he was a respected leader in his district. Ros, their children, and four grandchildren - including Jamima Jamieson (CoYr8) - survive him.

Dr Peter Pockley (Ge’53), who died in August, had a distinguished academic career at GGS (where he was Captain of Geelong House, a School Prefect, a Cadet Lieutenant, and winner of the prizes for both military history and military efficiency), the University of Melbourne, and Balliol College, Oxford, where he was elected President of the Junior Common Room and rowed in a crew with the present King of Norway.

After teaching Chemistry at Wellington College in England, he returned to Australia and became the country’s premier science journalist. Senior Correspondent for Australasian LEFT 1953 Head of the River First VIII (Robert Jamieson 5)

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Science and engaged in many other projects including the Oral History programme of leading scientists, he was presented by the Governor-General in 2010 with the Australian Academy of Science’s Medal (normally awarded not more than once in three years) in recognition of his “outstanding contributions to science by means other than the conduct of scientific research” – work which has greatly “advanced the cause of science and technology in Australia”. Professor Robyn Williams, Fellow of the Academy, said that Peter “ was one of the pioneers of science broadcasting when it had hardly yet been invented. In radio and television, both in Australia and around the world, he led teams and fronted programmes which transformed the medium”. He is survived by his wife, Jenifer, their daughter, Kate, and three grandchildren. His father, Robert Pockley, was proprietor of the Studio which for many years took group and other photographs for GGS. Norman Crossley (Cu’61) is a greatgrandson of James Whitley Sayer (1847-1914), of whom he has written a privately-published “biography featuring some of his artworks”. Sayer was a bank manager, amateur artist, and founder of the Geelong Art Gallery where, in December 2012 and January 2013, under the curatorship of Veronica Filmer, an exhibition was held of his paintings and illuminated addresses. He was the father of James Marshall Sayer (OS1893+), William Thomas Sayer (OSc1906), and Herbert Alexander Sayer (OS1906).

James Nelms PSM (P’69) was awarded the Public Service Medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours of 2013 “for outstanding public service to the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal”.

Vicki Steggall née Mendelson (P’74) is the author of children’s books including The Goannas of No. 1 Martin Place, illustrated by Danny Snell (Harper Collins, ABC Books, 2010), and collaborated with her brother, renowned aesthetic plastic surgeon Dr Bryan Mendelson, in In Your Face: The hidden history of plastic surgery and why looks matter (Hardie Grant, Melbourne, 2013). Her first book, Lunchtime Rules, was translated into several languages.

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A son, with two OGG brothers and an OH sister, of Basil Hall (OS1913) and grandson of the subject of Gwen Rankin’s recent book, L. Bernard Hall: The man the art world forgot (New South, Sydney, 2013) , he went straight on from GGS to the Forestry School at Creswick.

A Master’s degree in Forestry from Melbourne University followed, and for many years he was a technical manager for Australian Paper Manufacturers Ltd. He published many research papers in forestry, represented private forestry owners, served on many committees, and from 1982-90 was National President of Australian Forest Growers. He is survived by his wife, Joan, their two children, Frances and David (FB’78), and three grandchildren.

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Dr Andrew Bickerdike (Cu’76) is Chief Executive Officer in Victoria of Relationships Australia, a leading provider of support services including counselling, resolution of family disputes, professional training, and education in relationships, based at 450 Burke Road, Camberwell.

Dr Anne Pitcher née Nevile (Cl’77) died in May only days after being awarded a Doctorate of Philosophy by the University of Melbourne for her thesis “A Tapestry woven by Poets”, described as a “narrative in text and illustration in the Meliadus de Leonnois”, a 14th-century manuscript (British Library MS Add 12228) which is a pictorial record of the Arthurian age of chivalry concerned with the deeds of the fathers of the better-known Knights of the Round Table: Ban, father of Lancelot; Esclabor, father of Palamades; and Melyadus, father of Tristan. Anne was a daughter of Jane née Lewis (Cl’45) and the late Sandford Nevile OBE (Clyde School Council [chairman at the time of the amalgamation of GGS, Clyde, and The Hermitage]; GGS Council 1975-82), wife of Timothy Pitcher (a descendant of the 1850s GGS Trustee Mountague Pitcher), mother of William and Florence, and sister of Sarah Nevile-Lavingdale (Cl’80) and Richard Nevile (M’82).

Asada Harinsuit (FB’78) in October 2012 became head of Royal Dutch Shell’s operations in Thailand (after 120 years of the company’s operations there). He is also global vice-president in specialties of RDS. Anthony Robinson (Cu’78) has been appointed Director of the Emerald Agricultural College in Queensland.

Father Jeff O’Hare (Cu’79; Chaplain 2003-06), who is Chaplain to the Brotherhood of St Laurence and Vicar of St Philip’s Church, Collingwood, is the author of Brotherhood: Stories of Courage and Resilience (Viking, Melbourne, 2009).

The Honourable Richard Marles (P’84), MHR for Corio, was Minister for Trade and a member of Cabinet in the Rudd administration between July and September 2013. He retained his seat in the September 2013 election.

Dr Darren Fox (P’84) is a SquadronLeader (Medical) with the Royal Australian Air Force. See Births below for his and Jo’s four children.

Sam Strong (P’96) is Associate Artistic Director of the Melbourne Theatre Company, for which he recently directed Arthur Miller’s play The Crucible.

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Leo Baker (Cu’97), an animator, has been awarded a Winston Churchill Fellowship for Victoria, taking him to Japan, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Hong Kong, “to investigate methods for sustaining production and creative culture in the Australian animation industry”.

Loren O’Keeffe (Fr’02), having recently won the Vodaphone World of Difference initiative which gives $70,000 towards a charity, is setting one up called the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN) to provide a checklist for families as well as practical tools such as templates for media releases and missing-person posters. Each year recently about 35,000 Australians have vanished, among them in 2011 her brother Dan. Key projects include an on-line guide towards what to do when someone goes missing, promoting understanding of why it happens, and encouraging the public ”to keep a look out for our sons, daughters, mothers, fathers, sisters, and brothers”.

Nick Peardon (M’09), a qualified arborist, is the founder of Edge Trees, specialising in the pruning and removal of trees up to 150 feet in height, mostly in Melbourne’s south-eastern suburbs. He became fascinated by trees and tree-climbing, and “as a small business owner,” he says, “I have learnt how important it is in life to love what you do.”

Mariah Kennedy (AYr11) is the editor of Reaching Out: Messages of Hope (Harper Collins, ABC Books, 2013), which began last year when, aged 15, she approached writers and illustrators of children’s literature for short stories, extracts, artwork, and poems that would help to highlight social injustice throughout the world. Her book, which includes 36 messages including her own eloquent introduction and a foreword

by Norman Gillespie, UNICEF Australia’s CEO, is “dedicated to all the children who suffer and all the children who have the power to change things”.

Appointed in 2012 a UNICEF Australia Young Ambassador, she attended an international children’s convention in Japan when she was 11, and in the five years since then she has raised money for various causes and run several youth advocacy groups.

Professor The Honourable Barry Connell (Staff 1951-57), who died in May, was educated at Melbourne Grammar School, which he represented at both cricket and football, and the University of Melbourne, from which, with an honours degree in Arts, he came to Corio to teach History, be a resident tutor in Manifold House, and coach the 1st XVIII. In 1958 he returned to Melbourne University to study Law, being admitted to the Bar in 1961 and appointed senior lecturer in the David Derham School of Law at Monash University in 1965. In 1968 he became international legal adviser to the kingdom of Lesotho, where he helped to review its international treaties at the time of its independence. In 1971 began a long connection with Nauru as Chief Secretary (head of the public service with a staff of some 600). An obituary

by Helen Bogdan in The Age of 2 August recounted the importance of his work in that role. Later, from 2001-06, he was Chief Justtice of the Supreme Court of Nauru, after teaching and holding other posts at Monash. He is survived by his wife Marlene, his daughter, Jacqueline (by his first wife, Carmel), stepchildren, and four grandchildren. His Honour Judge John Nixon (M’53) gave a eulogy at a requiem eucharist in his memory at St Peter’s Anglican Church, Eastern Hill, where Barry had regularly worshipped.

Associate Professor John McBain AO (husband of Dr Penny McBain [Foundation Board Member] and father of Iain McBain [Cu’03], Rosie McBain [Ga’06], Poppy McBain [Ga’09], and Anemone McBain [GaYr12]) was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Queens’s Birthday Honours of 2013 “for distinguished service to reproductive medicine as a gynaecologist, particularly in the area of infertility, to medical education as an academic, and to professional organisations”.

BIRTHS (2013 unless otherwise noted) Annabelle née Brown (Cl’91) and Ross Agnow, a son, Lockhart Ian Owen, on 1 November 2011 and a daughter, Anastasia Sophie Thelma, on 9 January Lauren and Will Ainsworth (Fr’99), a son, Hugh William, on 13 May

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Dymoke Iain Fleming Connan (1950-55) on 25 May

Pia née Davies (Fr’00) and Ross Smillie, a daughter, Olivia Matilda, on 28 December 2012

(Squadron Leader) Frederick Anthony Owen (Tony) Gaze DFC & 2 Bars, OAM (1934-38) on 29 July

Melissa née Colless (Cl’92) and Adam Bergin, a son, Ty Russell, on 21 February

Alice Cook (He’97) and Richard Watkins (FB’92), a daughter, Ella Eve Alice, on 20 May

Genevieve née Duff (A’96) and Andrew Brockman (Fr’96), a son, Thomas James, on 11 November 2011

Sophie née Bingley (He’97) and Andrew Whitlock, a son, William George, on 21 August

Nancy Goucher (Laboratory Assistant 1968-75; widow of Jim [Boatman, Carpenter, Laboratory Assistant 1952-91]) on 22 May

Jackie Ainsworth (Fr’92) and Adrian Erb, a son, Oliver Adrian, on 16 January 2012

Rachel and George Wilson (M’98), a son, Callum George Paterson, on 13 March

Emeritus Professor William Samuel Calhoun Hare AO (1936-41) on 31 May

MARRIAGES (2013 unless otherwise

Kurt Michael Howe (2005-08) on 24 May

Joanna née Ranken (Cl’98; Staff 200712) and James Bell (Staff 2007-12), a daughter, Olivia Rose, on 20 June

Rebecca Waldron (He’98) and David Faris, a son, Hugh William, on 8 February Jo and Darren Fox (P’84), three sons, Nelson Patric, on 29 December 1999, Connell John on 22 June 2001, and Lincoln Miles on 1 December 2003, and a daughter, Emerson Jade, on 1 June 2007 Jess née Couch (He’99) and Blake Gardner, a daughter, Evie Mary-Lou, on 2 March Jackie née Smith (Fr’93) and Jon Goulden, three daughters: twins, Ellie Renée and Emma Charlotte, on 28 August 2006 and Holly Isabelle on 22 October 2009 Catherine Louise Hudson and, through IVF treatment, Alexander James Mackinnon (Staff 2001-11), twin daughters, Ava Grace Mackinnon (Hudson) and Elizabeth Rose Mackinnon (Lily) (Hudson), on 22 August 2012 Pip née Ainsworth (Fr’94) and Warren Jankowski, a daughter, Sophia Philippa, on 19 June 2012 Alice née Finlay (Cl’02) and Andrew Landale (P’01), a son, Edward George Stephen, on 27 June Elke and Andrew Latreille (Cu’96), a son, Finn Orlando, on 14 June Katrina née Webb (Cl’93) and Nick Lehman, a daughter, Sunday, on 7 June Eve née Hewson (Cl’93) and Andrew MacDougall, a son, Charles Andrew Campbell, on 30 November 2009 and a daughter, Alice Daisy Margaret, on 2 April Josephine née Wilson (He’03) and Alistair McKendrick, a son, Angus Wilson, on 13 July Amanda and Harry Moore (FB’94), a son, Alfred William Hunter, on 30 June Bridget and Jeremy Nicholson (M’90), a son, Claude, on 21 June 2012 Michelle Envall (Staff 2007-) and Lyndon Oataway (Staff 2005-), a son, Clancy Rupert, on 17 June LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

noted) Kelly Baynes-Ridings (Ga’01) married Matthew Griffiths on 27 July Caroline Burke (Ga’98) married Nick Carr on 16 February Lauren Clifton (Fr’02) married Nick Clarke on 10 March Jess Couch (He’99) married Blake Gardner on 26 November 2011 Genevieve Duff (A’96) married Andrew Brockman (Fr’96) on 18 September 2010 Noni-Rose Garlick-Sloman (Fr’05) married Stephen Buckman on 13 April Fiona McIntosh (Cl’99) married William Cope on 8 September 2012 Richard Noble (Cu’02) married Sharlane Aldover on 27 April Jonathan Pease (Cu’92) married Maddison McKay on 8 June Laurence Peck (FB’99) married Sarah Hutchins on 20 October 2012 Nicholas Probert (Cu’95) married Camilla Bovill on 29 June Rebecca Waldron (He’98) married David Faris on 9 April 2011 Georgie Wilson (He’02) married Richard Selman on 6 April

DEATHS (2013 unless otherwise noted) David John Baulch (1962-67) on 30 June John Tuson Bennett (1950-53) in July John Andrew Brockman OAM (1933-38) on 13 July Professor The Honourable Henry Barry Connell (Staff 1951-57) on 21 May

James Gordon Haggart (1945-51) on 6 January

Robert James William (Bob) Howard (1933-44; Staff 1950-51) on 13 July

Robert Jamieson (1946-53) on 25 May Richard Noel (Dick) Levy (1936-41) on 2 August John Kinross Mackinnon (1946-48) on 16 June Emeritus Professor Samuel Clyde McCulloch (1927-35) on 13 May Joan Moore née Kinnear (Clyde 194045) on 11 June Sarah (Sally) Ormiston née Doran (Clyde 1951-54) on 16 May Joan Palmer née Austin (Clyde 1928-31) on 9 April Dr Anne Pitcher née Nevile (Clyde 197175; GGS 1976-77) on 16 May Dr Robert Peter Campbell Pockley (1946-53) on 11 August David Jerome John Keith Roche AM (1944-48) in March Dorothy (Peg) Spittle née Philip (The Hermitage 1942-46) on 26 April Maurice Squires (former Domestic Staff) on 12 March Shirley Ailsa Swanson née GillespieJones (Matron, Barwon and Otway Houses, 1973-74) on 21 August Donald Scott Thewlis (1942-48) on 24 January The Reverend Michael Xavier Vine (1945-49) on 3 July Andrew Lionel Webb (1947-56) on 1 April Elizabeth Geddes Winter-Cooke (Clyde 1939-45) on 28 May Denis Pakenham Young (1938-41) on 21 June

Thomas Peter Demediuk (1999-2001) on 1 July Timothy James Doran (1951-56) on 7 June

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Penny Ross and James Bartholomew (Cu’00), a daughter, Theodora Frances (Teddy), on 14 August

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