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Series VII, Volume 30, No.2, August 2019

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From the Principal

Dear Members of the Terrace Family,

Welcome to the August edition of the Terracian. You will see there is much happening at Terrace as you move through the pages.

The Mt Sion building program has been completed with staff and students occupying the building in July. The building and associated works are magnificent. With the centre of the school now opened, the space and the student flow has been greatly enhanced. The rooftop space is also proving a great hit.

The range of activities that occur at Terrace and the talent of the students continues to be a strong feature of our great College. In this edition, we see some examples of this, including House Choir, the Middle School Musical, the Norman Clarke Concert, the Music and Rugby tours, the great results in the mathematics competition and the Legal Studies and Youth Parliament experiences.

The Terrace Family is more than just the current students but also includes our past students and families. Again, this edition of the Terracian captures a number of Old Boy stories including Giving Day and the successful Old Boys’ Dinner, as well as stories by Mr Brendan McGrath and Mr Ralph Devlin, celebrating achievements both past and present. This edition also highlights the Terrace Old Boys included in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Congratulations to Professor Peter Donnelly GT 1976, Mr Stephen Conry GT 1981, Mr Tony Shaw GT 1970 and Dr Bill Sultmann GT 1969.

The Terrace staff continue to be highly committed to the students and the College. As schools

continue to evolve, the range of staff who join our College continues to diversify and includes a range of inaugural non-teaching roles. This edition includes a profile on some of our new staff. We also farewell Mrs Lea Walker-Franks, Director of Development, and thank her for the work she has done with both the Foundation and the Old Boys.

Finally, I thank our Terrace Family, past and present, for all that you do for Terrace to ensure that we continue to promote Terrace to the Fore

God Bless.

Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment

Written by: Mr Tony Macksey

The Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment harmonises with the existing school fabric and provides new links that enhance connectivity across the College campus.

The Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment provides the College with a formal and more recognisable entry off Rogers Street. The building brings together, in one facility, College Administration, Student Services, College Ministry, Counselling and the Old Boys’ Boardroom. The building also includes a major retrofit of the existing pool and additional amenities for the students.

Being an inner-city school, the College had limited play and breakout space for the students. The redevelopment of Duhig Place now provides an all-weather gathering and recreation space for the College. The inclusion of a roof terrace over Mt Sion and Duhig Place has provided a versatile space for both student play and school gatherings. To further enhance the rooftop, it includes a hospitality kitchen to accommodate school events in the warmer months of the year.

The building has been designed to harmonise with the heritage buildings on site. Stone has been used extensively throughout the project to provide a visual link to the much older original stone buildings across the College campus. The choice of materials further enhances the College as a unified whole.

The elevated walkway and stairs to the rear of Mt Sion now afford multiple linkages to the existing buildings on campus. The project merges into the existing school campus with new landscaping, creating group gathering spaces as well as hardstand play spaces for handball. The landscaping is step one in a planned extensive ‘greening’ of the site.

This redevelopment gives the College much needed space for both students and staff, providing areas that will further enhance their life at the College.

Macksey Rush architects were the chosen architects for the Mt Sion and Duhig Place redevelopment.

Terrace Old Boyshonoured

Mr Stephen Conry

During his years at Terrace, Stephen was Secretary of the St Vincent de Paul Society and a member of the 4th XV. He has maintained his strong connection as an Old Boy, and from 2009-10 was President of the GTOBA.

Stephen is the Chief Executive Officer, Australia of JLL and is responsible for setting the strategic direction and leadership of the business. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his contribution to the property industry and community work.

Stephen is an advocate for diversity, which he sees as crucial to the future success of the industry.  He is also a member of the Property Male Champions of Change which leads the commitment to attract and retain more women in the property sector.

Stephen is a Board Member of the Property Council of Australia and of Redkite - an Australian cancer charity providing essential support for young people with cancer, and the family and support network who care for them.

Professor Peter Donnelly

At Terrace, Peter was Dux of the College in his Senior year, took part in debating, was secretary of the chess club and played for the 2nd XI Cricket team.

Peter is the Chief Executive Officer of Genomics and Professor of Statistical Science at Oxford University. He received the Knight Bachelor medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to the understanding of human genetics in disease.

Peter has dedicated his career to statistics and genetics. He co-founded Genomics in 2014, and the company has since become a leader in the field of genomic analysis to improve the understanding of human disease.

I feel thrilled and tremendously honoured to have been awarded a knighthood by Her Majesty the Queen. This honour is a recognition not just of my work but also that of the outstanding researchers I have collaborated with over many years in pursuit of new insights into human genetics and its role in common diseases.

GT 1981

GT 1975

Congratulations to four of our distinguished Old Boys who were recognised in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours List.

Mr Tony Shaw

During his Senior year, Tony was a Prefect and Captain of the 1st XV.

Tony is a former rugby union player, representing Queensland and captaining the Wallabies in 15 tests between 1978-81. He is regarded as one of the greatest captains Australia has ever had. He was inducted into the Wallaby Hall of Fame and named Australian Rugby Union Classic Statesman in 2012. This year Tony was awarded Member of the Order of Australia for his contribution to the rugby community.

Tony was the President of Rugby Australia until 2019 and is a life member of Queensland Rugby Union. In 2018 Tony was captured in a portrait commissioned by the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.

Dr Bill Sultmann

GT 1967

At Terrace, Bill was a keen all-round sportsman, playing rugby, cricket and tennis.

Associate Professor Bill Sultmann, Dean of Australian Catholic University’s La Salle Academy, was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to education and to the community. Bill says, the award was an honour beyond expectation and received with deep and humble appreciation.

Bill is well known in Noosa for his community work with non-profit organisations. He is one of only a few Sunshine Coast residents to be awarded.

Over forty years, Bill’s experience has seen him as a teacher, psychologist, theologian and administrator with Executive and Governance Leadership roles in the Education, Health and Welfare sectors. His qualifications span Arts, Education, Psychology, and Leadership with research doctorates in Educational Psychology and Pastoral Theology.

GT 1970

Terrace welcomes new staff

There has been much change happening at Terrace, not only with the opening of the new Mt Sion building, but the introduction of inaugural roles at the College in the areas of Human Resources and Compliance. We have also welcomed a new Director of Sport. The following is an introduction to staff new to the Terrace Family.

As Compliance Manager, Katie is responsible for the overall implementation and maintenance of the College’s Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), compliance and incident management programs including regulatory reporting.

Katie holds a number of qualifications including a Bachelor of Justice majoring in Investigations and Policing, a Graduate Certificate in Intelligence Analysis, Diplomas in Quality Auditing, Project Management and Leadership and Management.

Katie has 12 years experience in regulatory compliance, investigations, WH&S, Risk Management, analysis and policy experience gained through working within government departments, private enterprise, and more recently non-state schools.

As Human Resources Manager, Louise is responsible for managing the ongoing development and renewal of human resources systems, processes and policies. She brings over 12 years experience in HR management and leadership from a variety of industries including higher education, health and insurance.

Louise has an extensive background in HR generalist affairs including recruitment, employee relations, performance management, policy and process development and organisational culture.

Louise studied Business majoring in Human Resources Management. She is also an accredited Mental Health First Aid Officer.

Louise’s real passion for HR revolves around employee engagement and the overall culture within the workplace.

Ms Katie White Compliance Manager

Mrs Louise Smith Human Resources Manager

Mr Tony McGahan Director of Sport

In her role as HR and Compliance Coordinator, Clare provides administrative support to both the Compliance and the Human Resources Managers.  She assists with the on-boarding of new staff and works closely with both the Sport and Culture Offices to ensure all non-teaching and co-curricular staff have current Blue Cards. Clare is also responsible for updating and maintaining the College’s Blue Card register and issuing mandatory training.

With over 18 years of administration experience Clare brings extensive knowledge to the team and is excited to gain valuable experience and grow her skill set within the HR and Compliance unit.

As Sponsorship Manager, Cathy is responsible for bringing College partners and sponsors on board, developing relationships both inside and outside the Terrace Family to help ensure school fees remain affordable. Cathy brings over 10 years’ experience in senior positions in universities and schools to the role.

Cathy’s experience has mostly been in tertiary education, with four years in the arts at the State Library of Queensland and most recently at Nudgee College. In 2017 Cathy took a sabbatical in France where she taught English to adults whilst she lived in Paris.

Cathy has also worked at the Australian Catholic University, The University of Queensland Business School, and the Queensland University of Technology.

Cathy holds qualifications from the Queensland University of Technology in Public Relations, Marketing, and Economics.

Tony started as the new Director of Sport in Term 2, bringing extensive experience in the field of professional sports administration and management to the role.

Tony started his rugby coaching career in 1996 with the 1st XV at his alma mater Nudgee College. He moved on as a teacher and became the 1st XV Coach, at Anglican Church Grammar school in 2001.

Tony then moved away from school coaching to coach professional rugby in Japan (IBM) and Ireland, (Munster) returning to Australia to become the coaching coordinator for the Wallabies in 2012. From 2013-17 Tony was the head coach of the Melbourne Rebels, moving back to Brisbane in 2017 to become the Assistant Senior Coach to the Queensland Reds.

Tony now brings this experience to Terrace as our Director of Sport.

Mrs Clare Condon

Human Resources and Compliance Coordinator

Ms Cathy Stacey Sponsorship Manager

Computational and Algorithmic thinking Competition

Written by: Ms Karin Coleshill

Congratulations to the five Year 11 students who entered and excelled in the recent Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition - Kevin Ye (Participation), Matthew Cho (Credit), Patrick Gleeson (Distinction) and Justin Jeyarajah (Distinction). A special mention goes to Yang Zhang who achieved a perfect score!

The Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition is a onehour problem solving competition designed to encourage student curiosity and promote multiple modes of thinking.

The competition is an ideal activity to encourage students to solve realworld problems. It is suitable for any mathematics class and the process helps students become more confident as they take on interesting new challenges.

The competition has a mixture of multiple-choice and integer answers and incorporates unique ‘three-stage tasks’ that encourage students to develop informal algorithms and apply them to test data of increasing size or complexity. The original problems are designed to be quick to solve and highly approachable, and range in difficulty from very easy to challenging. Some questions test the ability to perform procedures, others require logical thought, while the more challenging problems require the identification and application of algorithms.

L-R: Kevin Ye, Yang Zhang, Matthew Cho, Patrick Gleeson, Justin Jeyarajah

Terrace Music tours the United States

Written by: Mr Matt Cocking

For many people in the USA, summer means only one thing: Summer Camp. We took full advantage of this on the 2019 USA Music tour, attending the Music For All Summer Symposium (MFA) at the Ball State University, Indiana.

This week-long camp saw 11 Terrace Gentlemen join with 1500 students, 300 directors and a faculty of 200. The students were tested and challenged to become better musicians and leaders during the week-long program. Each evening a rock style concert was held rivalling anything performed at QPAC.  These concerts covered all the genres and disciplines of the week. On the final night of camp, we travelled to Ball State’s Scheumann Stadium, to watch a drum corps performance, a first for our students. The drum corps competition sees seven to ten corps of 150 musicians and performers (under 22 years) perform for 11.5 minutes with music, drill, choreography and props. The sound is phenomenal!

As the stadium filled for the evening performance, the marching band students, including our own, assembled on the field. Moments later, the crowd at the stadium was treated to a beautiful arrangement of The Star-Spangled Banner, arranged and conducted by Richard Saucedo.

At the end of the evening, while drum corps scores were tallied, the marching band students retook the field, this time alongside the resident drum corps of camp, Carolina Crown. The drum majors gave the downbeat, and the arena exploded into sound: Crown, playing their powerful opener, augmented by over 200 MFA marching band campers. These high school students not only matched Crown note for note but duplicated the choreography as well. They left the field jubilant, cheered on and high-fived by Crown’s brass and percussion.

Moments later, the marching percussion campers took the field, thrilling the crowd who clapped along to the beats they had learned

throughout the week. Each section— snares, tenors and basses—was featured in turn, along with talented soloists.

The following day saw a morning of performances by all of the other ensembles who rehearsed throughout the week. Well done to the Terrace Gentlemen who challenged themselves and performed gallantly in the Concert Bands and Jazz Band on this last day.

Madagascar Jr. A musical adventure

Over three nights in May, the Edmund Rice Theatre at Waterford Place transformed into the jungles of deepest Madagascar! Terrace’s bi-annual Middle College musical followed the adventures of Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Melman the Giraffe and Gloria the Hippo as they escaped from the comfort of Central Park Zoo and through a serious of misadventures found themselves hobnobbing with King Julien and the lemurs in the wilds of Madagascar.

Through their work with our specialist choreographers and movement coaches, voice specialists and acting coaches, the 45 students transformed before our eyes into an array of lovable and not so lovable (we are looking at you Foosa!) characters.

Madagascar Jr. left our audiences with no choice but to Move It, Move It!. The students and all who came to the three sell out shows loved every minute of it.

We look forward to seeing you in the audience of Joseph and His Technicolor Dreamcoat in 2021.

The House Choir Night spectacular

Every year, the most anticipated night of the Inter-House competition occurs. This year the nine Houses battled it out at the Pat Rafter Arena, with over 1000 students taking part on the night. Mahoney House was the House Choir Champion of the night with Kearney House winning the ‘People’s Choice Award’. The audience erupted into cheers and tears as Conor Tweedy stole the night with his performance as part of the Kearney House act. Conor’s courage and determination and the audience reaction to his slow dance on stage epitomised the spirit and relationship that exists within the Terrace Family.

The Norman Clarke Concert

Thanks to the generous support of Mr Norman Clarke GT 1952, the Norman Clarke Concert was once again held at Villanova College. This year was the first year for the Year 5 classroom Music Band and Strings to join the program as featured performers as well as the College’s premier ensembles.

Terrace Rowing going international

Written by: Mr Brendan McGrath

Terrace Rowing has continued to go from strength to strength over the last few years. The program has reached the heights of second place in the Open 1st VIII (O’Connor Cup) as well as second in the overall GPS Championship (The Old Boys’ Cup) in the 2019 season.

This achievement has not happened easily. The boys coming through have put in hard work year after year, the platform has been set for the red and black rowers of the future. Old Boys’ efforts have not gone unnoticed, with several of them making waves of their own across the globe.

There are two main pathways in rowing following school, the club system which opens the door to state and national representation, and the US college system which focuses around student athletes who aim to excel both on the water and in the classroom.

United States college athletes

A number of college scouts have visited the Tennyson Boatshed over the last few seasons, to meet the boys and provide opportunities and guidance for the future of their rowing. Being a well-rounded Terrace Gentleman is suited to these opportunities, with both strong academic marks as well as good onwater results opening doors.

In 2019, there are three boys currently overseas, representing the red and black on American waters.

Nicholas Ringelstein GT 2017 | Boston University

Nick is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Economics. Rowing in the 3V (third varsity) crew. He recently finished eighth at the IRA National Championship Regatta, ahead of boats from Syracuse, Navy, Wisconsin and Dartmouth. He also finished fifth in the Eastern Sprints, and competed at the prestigious Windermere Cup in Seattle, Washington finishing third.

Jono Condon GT 2017 | University of Pennsylvania

Jono is enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences, majoring in Political Science and Economics. Rowing in the 3V (third varsity) crew, Jono had a number of highlights in 2019, with his crew winning Head of the Schuylkill, competing in the Head of the Charles in which he beat Cal Berkley, and defeating Columbia in their dual racing series.

Darcy McCluskey GT 2017 | University of California - Berkeley

Darcy is enrolled in the College of Letters and Sciences, majoring in Political Economy and Earth Sciences. Rowing in the 3V (third varsity) crew, Darcy won the San Diego Crew Classic (in the freshman eight), winning the Princeton Chase, as well as winning the grudge race held each season, the Washington Dual.

New Australian Representatives

Benjamin Pincus and Jethro Gifford

GT 2016 | Under 21 Australian Trans-Tasman team

Following from their Open 1st VIII season together, both Ben and Jethro have continued to row after school at Toowong Rowing Club. With a strong tradition of Old Boys at the club, the pair have been well supported on their journey to represent their country. With an emphatic win in the Under 21 Coxless Pairs at the 2019 National Championships, the pair were able to successfully compete at the Australian Selection Regatta to earn a spot in the Australian Under 21 Trans-Tasman team . The team competes in a home and away series against New Zealand and a number of Canadian invitational crews.

Mac Russell GT 2015 | INAS Global Games – Australian team

With limited opportunities for intellectually impaired athletes both nationally and internationally, Mac has certainly performed exceptionally well with the racing opportunities he has had. Mac has progressed through the heats and into the repechage each year at the Australian Championships in the Men’s Under 23 Lightweight Single. For the last three years, he has capped off this regatta with wins in the Interstate Para Rowing Single Scull event (LTA / PR3 M1x) where he represented his state with pride. This year saw Mac have the opportunity to finally represent his country in the INAS Global Games which are being held in Brisbane later this year. Coached by his father and Old Boy, Michael Russell GT 1983, Mac looks forward to wearing the green and gold as well as being an ambassador for the games as he competes with thousands of athletes from all over the world.

2020 Tokyo Olympic Dream

Hamish Parry GT 2011 | Australian Senior A team

After finishing third in the Open 1st VIII in his Senior year, Hamish has gone from strength to strength in his rowing. Also based out of Toowong Rowing Club, squad coach Keiran Dwyer – GT 1995, has been a part of much of his journey to the top. Since 2013, Hamish has represented Australia at the Under 23 World Championships, World University Games, as well as a number of Senior A Championships in boats such as the lightweight quad and the lightweight single. The lightweight double scull, in which Hamish won a bronze medal in at the World Cup, is the only lightweight event left in the men’s Olympic program. It is one of the hardest and most hotly contested events, which makes his achievement even more impressive. One year out from the 2020 Olympic Games, Hamish has his sights set on securing one of only two seats in Tokyo if he qualifies at the upcoming World Championships in Austria.

The half century of a great rememberedvictory

Written by: Ralph Devlin AM QC

On 14 March 1970 - my 15th birthday - the mighty Gregory Terrace Swimming team stole a historic victory from the grasp of the defending GPS Champions, Brisbane State High School.

In March 2020 we will celebrate 50 years. Many members of that team will gather to reminisce. Here is our story...

A generation of Terrace students had not seen a premiership in any sport between 1959 and 1970. The ‘drought’ would resume, from 19711977, at which time began a string of victories in Rugby. Our improbable victory in 1970 cannot be overstated.

The BSHS Swim team had won in 1968 and 1969. Their team was full of stars and was led out of Under 16 by the 1972 Olympic 400m freestyle Champion, Brad Cooper. They were going to be a tough opposition.

But, in the Terrace Swim team, Captain Nicholas Proctor was a prodigious talent in every stroke. His program that day was gruelling, having assignments in the 50, 100 and 400m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 100m breaststroke and 6x50m relay. There was no rule in those days to limit the number of individual events an athlete could contest (a welcome innovation in later years), and there was no medley event, nor medley relay.

A great deal of plotting and planning went into our campaign. Two weeks before the GPS Championship meet, the champions BSHS hosted a swim carnival at Musgrave Park Pool, right next to their campus. Our swimming

master, Br Ray ‘Butch’ Bartlett, called our team together during the previous week: ‘you, you and you...stay home, I don’t want you at the State High meet....’ The good Brother was pointing to several of our biggest stars.

So, the winning strategy was revealed: Run dead. Play the ‘underdog’. Lie in wait for the big day and win. It was a bold and ambitious plan. It nearly didn’t succeed. Luck - or bad fortune for BSHS - was destined to play its part.

It is necessary to describe how the Terrace Swim team was constituted, other than with Nick Proctor: In the Under 13 ranks was future Olympic

Champion, Mark ‘Toenails’ Tonelli. Mark was a mini-Proctor, excelling in all strokes but breaststroke. He too notched up a string of podium finishes in Under 13 that day. In Under 14 was our secret weapon, Brian FitzWalter - brave, strong, competitive, unknown to our opposition and again, talented in all strokes.

In Under 15, where I belonged, Jon Van Opdenbosch had arrived. Look at the GPS records: Jon was an out-and-out champion racer. As a consequence, I was re-assigned to Under 16, to bolster our one depleted age group, while Van Opdenbosch scored three wins and some placings in the age group below.

To back up, these accomplished athletes were our competitive 6x50m freestyle relays. I recall the feeling in our team that our campaign would come down to our relays doing well enough to withstand the closing pressure from State High, the ultimate test of how good we were as a team, executing under pressure.

The GPS Swimming Championships were not held in 1966 and 1967. Terrace had been regarded widely as well-placed to win those championships. ‘Too many summer sports’, it was said by the GPS Sports

administration people. But sanity prevailed and in 1968 our GPS Swimming Championships returned. Terrace ran second, unexpectedly, to BSHS. In 1969, Terrace lost a great swimmer, Arthur Shean, to Churchie, and as a consequence came a disappointing fifth.

And so, to 1970 and the raucous crowd clamouring in the wooden cauldron of the old Valley Pool (see photo). The individual 50m freestyle sprints led the program. All of our stars each unexpectedly ran second, with only one win in Under 16. It was not quite the start we were looking for, but soon Terrace had a buffer on State High.

In the backstroke events a significant thing happened - Terrace were going well, but disaster struck for State High. In the Open 100m backstroke, the State High swimmer - a fellow called Perry (funny what you remember after so long) was running second but completely missed the wall on the turn and he was disqualified. He lost a potential 10 points if he had finished second. Terrace eventually won the entire meet by six or eight points.

Luck, my friends, is a fortune.

On we went through the 100m freestyle events and the butterfly and breaststroke events, where we won more than our share and really took the fight to the reigning Premiers. Terrace was on fire. Our stars often dusted the opposition and were now swimming and winning to expectations. State High was in hot pursuit. Brisbane Grammar was also in the mix for overall victory.

The distance 200 and 400m freestyle swims brought to the fore Tonelli, Fitz-Walter, Van Opdenbosch, Devlin and Proctor. It was at that point, after the Open 400, that Proctor, after his gutsy third placing in that event, had to be helped from the pool with cramps. All you could hear was the roar of the Terrace supporters as our Captain was dragged from the pool in obvious pain. An even louder roar greeted him only 30 minutes later as he took his place in the final leg of the final event of the day - the Open Relay race. The momentum to victory at that time, unstoppable as it was, remains a strong personal memory.

The victory ceremony was a total thrill for what seemed like hundreds of Terrace boys - who had never seen a GPS Premiership win in any sport in their time at Terrace.

When we returned to the College, we filed into College Hall through a guard of honour formed spontaneously by our 1st XI cricketers. The cricketers had spent their day being belted by ultimate 1970 GPS Cricket Premiers, The Southport School. down at Southport. They had arrived at the College at the same time. The team had been cleaned up by a fast bowler from TSS, Ross Wallace, who went on to play for Queensland in the Sheffield Shield. The cricketers told me that as they lost their wickets to the almost unplayable Wallace they eagerly returned to the shed, where they were all watching us on a black and white television winning the GPS Swimming back in Brisbane.

Meanwhile, on the Milton Reach of the Brisbane River, Terrace Rowing

hosted a regatta. Poor timing! But again, a portable television was produced so that the Terrace crews could follow the live broadcast - in black and white, of course.

That day the Terrace cricketers and rowers were as delighted for our win as we were. Maybe that was the best bit!

Therein lies the tale - the joy of planned for, but unexpected, success is something for the whole College community to enjoy. That is why I loved my time at Terrace.

On the Monday the victorious team was paraded before a full College assembly. A great fuss was made of the athletes. Swimming Master

Br Bartlett could not contain his glee that his ‘nothing-to-see-here’ ruse as underdog had succeeded. Headmaster Br Crawford was so delighted with this turn of events that he spontaneously declared a halfholiday and we all went home!

And that was what happened 50 years ago, on 14 March 1970.

Rugby tour to New Zealand

Written by: Xavier Stiles (Year 9)

Much of the Rugby success experienced by Gregory Terrace is partly due to the strong and resilient team spirit founded within our Rugby program. During our recent Under 15s tour to New Zealand, we saw 28 enthusiastic players and four exceptionally supportive coaches board a plane with three critical goals; to gain experience playing three New Zealand schoolboy teams, improve performance on the field and adopt international friendships.

While rugby was the focal part of the tour, we managed to schedule in some essential activities to allow us to gain a better appreciation of the North Island. Rotorua left us with a lasting impression; however, on the flip side, the Jet boat ride and luge rides were incredible. The Maori village cultural experience was powerful, where we witnessed a ceremonial ritual and dined in the Maori village.

Our next stop was Hamilton, where we played St John’s College. St John’s, a Marist College, were great hosts. We all performed to the best of our abilities and came away with a well-earned 18-10 win. After this game, we met our generous billet families (some of us were lucky

enough to have a spot of washing done). The next day saw one of our biggest highlights, the visit to New Zealand’s iconic stadium, Eden Park. Not only did we visit the turf of the number one field, but also sensed the excitement in the change rooms. Day four allowed us to gain experience during a professional coaching clinic by a few specialised New Zealand coaches at North Harbour Rugby Club. This session allowed us to advance our development and tactical awareness via the practice of technical drills.

Before our second tour match, we walked to the top of the Mount Eden Summit. Game two was against Mount Albert Grammar School (MAGS), Auckland, the second-

largest school in New Zealand. At half-time, the score was seven all, and by the third quarter, MAGS were in the lead 14-12. MAGS came away with the win in the end. Congratulations to MAGS who were consistent and fought to the end. We learnt a great deal from this game and enjoyed the contest.

Day six was a memorable day, playing Kelston Boys High School, (KBSH). Our opposition performed the haka, an ancient Maori war dance prior to our game. Standing in front of this fierce display was something that I had only ever witnessed the All Blacks performing. This haka performance helped us dig deeper, gave us a strong focus and added to our determination. Again, KBSH were terrific hosts and fought a tough battle. Our boys played well and we were thrilled to win the game 22-12.

The last couple of days on tour consisted of a pool recovery session at AUT Millennium, the home of highperformance sport in New Zealand. Another memorable experience was watching the 1st XV team from our fellow Edmund Rice school, St Peter’s College battle against Kings College. Watching this game was a highlight.

On behalf of the Under 15 Terrace Rugby touring squad, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Mr Mandrusiak, Mr Broad, Mr McGrath and Mr McDonald. Without their continued support and organisation, this successful tour would not have been possible.

Legal Studies at the Supreme Court

Written by: Ms Samantha Knott

Terrace aims to provide its students with real-life experiences to help them understand the subjects they are studying. The Year 11 Legal Studies students have recently experienced one such opportunity.

On 24 April the students travelled to the Supreme and District Courts. Here they were able to sit in on reallife cases bringing their learning into the classroom alive. This year the

students were given the opportunity to view three cases. In these cases, offenders were sentenced, and some students got to sit in on the second day of a manslaughter trial.

The boys were privileged to meet the Hon Justice Burns who shared some of his experiences. Justice Burns also set up a ‘mock-trial’ for the students. The accused, James Hinchy was put on trial with his fellow peers taking on various roles such as a corrective services officer, jury members, defence and prosecution teams using several key interesting witnesses to his actions down on the Southbank boardwalk.

This was an excellent experience the boys will remember and reflect on as they progress through Legal Studies at Terrace.

Youth Parliament

Written by: Ms Samantha Knott

On 3 May, Year 11 students Michael Howard, Finbar Carroll, Christian Campbell-Perry and Joe Maranta were given the opportunity to represent Terrace at the annual Youth Parliament held at Queensland’s Parliament House.

Michael and Finbar each took on the role of a Member of Parliament to debate and pass a Bill called MITIGATE through the Queensland Parliament, following the same process of a typical piece of legislation.  Christian and Joe were responsible for raising an issue to the House. The issue was one of concern for the people of Queensland during the adjournment debate. The gentlemen were able to sit in Parliament and present their prepared speeches. Security was tight on the day, protocols and procedures were in place just like a ‘real’ member of Parliament would expect when Parliament is sitting.

The Youth Parliament provided the Terrace representatives with the opportunity to mingle with students from other schools and enjoy morning tea with Members of Parliament. Concluding the day was a photo opportunity with Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, Hon Curtis Pitt MP. He also shared fond memories of how special the occasion of being a member of Youth Parliament is, and how he will remember the significance of this for a long time. The gentlemen performed admirably on the day and set a fine example of being Terrace Gentlemen as they explored the law making process in Queensland.

Kairos God’s time

Written by: Mr Chris Zammit

The Kairos retreat is one of the pinnacle experiences of the Year 12 journey of a Terrace student. In what is inevitably a year filled with the pressure of balancing academic, sporting and co-curricular life, Kairos provides an opportunity to stop and take stock of the journey travelled and the journey ahead. Kairos asks the important questions and helps students make commitments to themselves and to each other.

Throughout 2019

more than 150 Senior students have taken up the invitation to participate in this unique three-day opportunity at the Outdoor Education Centre at Maroon. Led by the wisdom and dedication of more than 15 teaching staff and a team of support staff. These staff members work in the background to create an environment that draws the best out of these young men. Through reflective activities and ritual, each

retreat aims to form a stronger version of the Terrace Gentleman, sharing stories and forming a greater level of self-awareness in order to be the best version of ourselves we can be.

The word Kairos is the Greek word for God’s time and is an important reminder that each of us needs to take time away from the busyness of day-to-day life. Throughout this time, students are challenged to look inward and invited to reflect on their relationship with God and each other and how we are called to make a difference in our world.

Each Kairos experience is unique, and students are drawn to participate for a variety of reasons, yet all return with a greater sense of self and a deeper understanding of their place in the world. A number of students have commented on the stronger relationships that have come from this time, their open-mindedness to others and a stronger understanding of the ups and downs of their life journey.

Families are invited into the Kairos journey, and many parents have noted a marked change in their sons after these three special days away.

My son has been given such a great boost for his final year. He has a renewed sense of the importance of his parents and the other important relationships in his life and knows how much he is loved and supported on his journey.

Student’s Kairos experiences include learning:

To make the small things count. It is the smaller things which can really change someone’s life.

We don’t often tell each other how we feel and it is great to hear it from people around you, and to say what you have been meaning to say to other people face to face.

It is so important to take off the masks that are holding us back from revealing our true selves.

Kairos from me was a very fulfilling experience. It encouraged me to become a better person and was validating as it affirmed my current actions.

I would like to thank all the staff who have been involved in our continued retreat program throughout the year; Mr Andrew Stormonth, Ms Emma Hatchett, Mr Steven Hohn, Mrs Louise Cosgrove, Mrs Natalie Berndt, Mr Anthony Baruksopulo, Mr Anthony O’Shea, Mr Rob Johnson, Mr Damien Fall, Mr Jonathan Rubino, Mr David Mandall, Mr Toby Gowland, Br Damien Price, and the talented team of Peer Ministers, for guiding our young men towards being true Terrace Gentlemen.

To all those who have walked the Kairos journey, I encourage you to remain steadfast to your Kairos commitments and support each other on the road ahead.

Mothers’ High Tea

The Mothers of boys in Years 5-9 joined together in the marquee at Victoria Park to share morning tea and #friendraise. A unique opportunity for the mums of the Terrace Family to get together, make new friends and share experiences.

Foundation success

The Gregory Terrace Foundation continues to witness the culture of philanthropy develop. Tax-deductible donations are made in support of generations of Terracians by current parents, ‘alumni’ parents, Old Boys and friends of the College. This year alone, donations are set to tip the $1.8m mark – Thank you to all.

It gives me great pleasure to announce that our $10m+ Join the Journey Campaign now has donations and pledges totalling $11.15m. New 2019 pledges have so far enabled us to exceed our goal, and we plan to close off the campaign later in the year and announce the new campaign for future new donors to consider supporting.

We are fortunate to have a committed Foundation Board made up of Old Boys as well as current parents and an Old Boy grandparent. Two of our three dedicated staff members will be leaving us shortly and we wish them well. Mrs Erin Bowpitt, the Old Boys’ and Development Officer, is on maternity leave with her first child and Mrs

Carol Stephens, the Foundation Administrative Officer, will move over to fill in an acting role with support from Mrs Beth Muller.

After three years at Terrace, Mrs Lea Walker-Franks, Director of Development and Foundation Executive Officer, has taken on a College Leadership role at Brisbane Boys College. As Executive Officer, Lea has been instrumental in bringing the Foundation, GTOBA and the College into a new era of collaboration, and leaves the Foundation in a positive position. We are currently in the process of recruiting for Lea’s position. All of the Directors wish Lea well in her new role and look forward to Erin’s return in 2020.

What a fortunate time to be at Terrace with a new campus purchased, a new building finished and growing support of the College Bursary program. This year, the Foundation will provide funding of $1.2 million for building projects and $320 000 for the College Bursary program. I am particularly proud of the funding made available for the 23 bursary boys whose families are not in a financial position to provide a Terrace education. Support like this is what Terrace is all about.

Mr Damian Wright GT 1983 Foundation Chair

Class of 2018 – Winner of Class with Highest Number of Donors

Giving brillianceDay

Something truly magical happened again on 22 May, with the second annual Bursary Giving Day. We had the ambitious goal of reaching $300 000 from at least 350 donors. We achieved the goal beyond expectations, raising $337 819 from 353 donors!

Collaboration between the Gregory Terrace Foundation and the Gregory Terrace Old Boys’ Association (GTOBA) made this initiative possible. Thank you to the GTOBA and five Old Boys who personally matched gifts up to $150 000. The gift matching was done in the hope that other donors would be inspired to help provide boys with the opportunity to receive a Terrace education.

In the lead up to Giving Day, people’s attention was captured when we released a comedic film clip starring our Terrace characters. The film clip attracted approximately 30 000 social media views/likes. Studio Kirby donated the filming of the video. The whole clip was filmed at the College in simulated work environments

(except two which were filmed off campus). View the ‘magic’ at www.charidy.com/terrace.

The Terrace Family embraced the opportunity on ‘double donation day’ inspiring 99 new donors. The two perpetual trophies were awarded at the GTOBA Annual Dinner - the ‘Class with the Highest Number of Donors’ won by the Class of 2018, followed by 2017 and 1987, and the ‘Class with Highest Amount Raised’ won by the Class of 1987 for the second year running, followed by 1984 and 1994. This new approach to nurturing our culture of philanthropy is now a tradition.

Mrs

Lea Walker-Franks Director of Development and Foundation Executive Officer

Class of 1987 – Winner Class with Highest Amount Raised

L-R: Mrs Lea WalkerFranks, College Captain Oliver Seawright, Year 6 donor Orlando Tessarolo, Dr Michael Carroll

To celebrate the 65-year reunion of the class of 1954 we flashback to the year that was.

2 February

A total of 680 students start the first day of the school year.

17 March

The students form a Guard of Honour as the Queen and Prince Phillip pass the College on their visit to Brisbane.

24 April

Terrace attend the first GPS Rowing Regatta in 25 years.

27 April

Len Green is awarded the Thallon Medal in front of a whole school assembly. The medal was awarded by the Commissioner of Queensland Railways.

3 June

The Handball Courts are demolished to make way for new classrooms.

11 August

Term 2 holidays begin on the coldest and wettest day recorded since the 1891 drought and the 1902 flood.

5 November

Annual Speech Night is held at City Hall.

Terrace Flashback 1954 65 year reunion

The class of 1954 celebrated with a lunch at Mount Coot-tha on 5 May. It is the oldest reunion to be held this year.

L-R: Mr Bill Conry, Mr John Harrington, Mr Gerry Murphy, Mr John Nelson, Mr Peter Phelan, Mr John Campbell, Mr John Clarke, Mr Trevor Parminter.

GTOBA Report

Terms 2 and 3 have been busy ones for the GTOBA. The Sydney Old Boys’ Networking event is becoming a popular annual event on the GTOBA calendar. Afternoon drinks were held for the Sydney Vintage Terracians followed by networking drinks in the evening. My brother John GT 1966 attended and was delighted to catch up with Br Cruice, his Year 6 teacher from 1960, some 59 years later.

A networking event was also held in Hong Kong. Like the London event earlier in the year, we called on the Old Boys for assistance and ‘they came to the fore’ to identify 25 Old Boys living in Hong Kong. A networking event was organised to coincide with Dr Carroll’s trip to Hong Kong. Dr Carroll met with nine of the 25 Old Boys. Networking events like this demonstrate our continued commitment to strengthening our international network.

The GTOBA Annual Dinner, held on Saturday 27 July, attracted a huge turnout with 207 Old Boys at Hotel

Grand Chancellor to celebrate 120 Years of the GTOBA. It was a fantastic night which saw Old Boys from 2018 through to 1952 in attendance. The Bursary Giving Day trophies were awarded on the night to our 2018 Old Boys for ‘Highest Number of Donors’ and to our 1987 Old Boys for ‘Highest Amount Raised’. Thank you to every Old Boy who supported this initiative, full details on page 29. A tradition was revived with invitations sent to all GPS school Old Boy Association representatives. A table of eight GPS school Old Boys attended the night and were made very welcome by all.

In July, I also had the pleasure of attending the Debating Dinner to celebrate our victorious GPS squad. With our Senior As and many teams winning their GPS premiership. The venue was packed with parents, teachers, coaches and students. Terrace has always delivered a strong showing in debating, but this year was a standout performance.

We wish Mrs Erin Bowpitt, Old Boys and Development Officer, well on maternity leave with her first child, returning in 2020. Mrs Carol Stephens, who works with the Gregory Terrace Foundation, will be expanding her role and will be Acting Old Boys and Development Officer while Erin is away.

Mr David Toohey GT 1978 GTOBA President

Sydney Old Boys Networking Event Friday 14 June

Sydney Vintage Terracians

Back row L -R: Mrs Lea Walker-Franks, Mr Brian Cridland GT 1964, Dr Michael Carrol, Mr David Toohey GT 1978, Dr Graham Kenny GT 1963

First Row L-R: Mr George Cridland NC 1950, Mr Brian Buggy OAM GT 1957, Dr John Toohey GT 1966, Br Frank Cruice (Staff 1959 – 63).

Hong Kong networking event

L-R: Dr Michael Carrol, Mr Nick Carter GT 2004, Mr Simon Lau GT 1990, Mr Justin Weily GT 1990, Mr Bill Bowler GT 2006, Mr Brendan Gates GT 1994, Mr Shaun Madigan GT 2006, Mr Adam Worthington GT 1994

Reunions

45 Year Reunion

Saturday 27 July was a night of celebration for the GTOBA. In combination with the Annual Dinner, the Classes of 1974, 1984, 1994 and 2004, all gathered to celebrate their reunions at the Hotel Grand Chancellor.

Class

Back to Tennyson

Old Boys cheering on the 1st XV

Mr Liam Fitzgerald GT 2016, Mr Will Grubanovich GT 2016, Mr Tom Daly GT 2016, Mr William Olsen GT 2016

GTOBA Annual Dinner

On Saturday 27 July our Old Boys gathered for their Annual Dinner in Brisbane. It was wonderful to have so many generations of Terrace Gentlemen together, sharing their stories and memories. It is events like these that make the Terrace Family.

Br Damien Rice, Dr Michael Carroll

MC for the night, Mr Declan Sherman GT 1994

L-R: Mr Michael Ramsay GT 2001, Mr Mike Tynan GT 2008, Mr Chris Tynan GT 1998, Mr Joe Tynan GT 2004

L-R: Mr Brien Doyle GT 1967, Mr Darcy McCluskey GT 2017, Mr Rory McCluskey GT 2009, Mr Michael McCluskey GT 1977

Old Boys from Class of 2001

L-R:  Mr Simon Donnelly GT 1988, Mr James Cornish GT 2008, Mr Robert Cornish GT 2017, Mr Ben Donnelly GT 1993, Mr Nicholas Cornish GT 2000, Mr Andy Cornish GT 2003

Class of 1984

Distinguished Vintage Terracians and Past Principals

Old Boys from Class of 1968

Mrs Lea Walker-Franks and Mr Michael Fallon GT 1987

Mr Justin Lorenz GT 1994

GPS Old Boys Association Presidents attended the evening

Old Boys from the class of 2016

Vale Vale

The Terrace Family mourns the passing of our oldest known Old Boy Brian Walter Bourke GT 1936-39, a Terrace Gentleman. His son, Mike Bourke GT 1965 sent Brian’s story to the Terracian - in his father’s words.

A VERY FULL LIFE

Written by: Mr Brian Bourke

I was born 4 June 1923 at South Brisbane. In 1935, I did Grade 7 at St Cecilia’s school and passed the Scholarship exam, coming top of the class with a mark of 74.8%. I never had many friends at school because I was the youngest, smallest and smartest kid in each class. These were not characteristics that made it easy to form friendships.

In 1936, I went to St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace in Sub-Junior A class. I don’t know how my father could afford my schooling. What I suspect happened is that Dad went to ‘Terrace’ and arranged for the school to accept me without payment of fees or at a reduced rate.

I was in Junior A in 1937. I did my Subsenior year in 1938 and then Senior in 1939. I passed the Senior exams with 3As, 1B and 3Cs. I dropped French

(where I was top of the class) in 1939 and did a crash course in Geography, which was not a school subject, so that I could matriculate and gain entrance to the Engineering degree course, if per chance I ever got the opportunity to get to university. I came fifteenth in the Public Service List but did not get a University Scholarship. In those days, 20 scholarships were granted including two allocated to Gatton Agricultural College.

My father then suggested that I go to the University of Queensland for one year. Dad had enough money saved to pay the first year’s fees in 1940. During that year, an old lady Bridget Connolley left me 100 pounds in her will which I was to receive when I turned 21. The Public Curator allowed me to use this money to pay university fees before I turned 21, so this took care of fees for 1941. World War II was underway, and I was awarded a scholarship to cover the fees for 1942 and 1943.

I completed my Engineering degree at the end of 1943, applied to join the Royal Australian Navy and was called up. We did naval engineering training at Flinders Naval Depot (HMAS Cerberus), Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. My rank as Sub-Lieutenant was confirmed on 28 February 1944. I attended my University Graduation ceremony in April 1944 in Navy uniform.

After the initial training in the Navy, I was appointed to HMAS Nepal, a fleet destroyer, in September 1944. We departed Sydney to join the British Eastern Fleet which was based at Trincomalee on the northeast coast of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).

We were 300 nautical miles north of Tokyo, Japan when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. We sailed into Tokyo Bay on 6 September 1945 and were based at Yokosuka, a Japanese Naval Base. We carried out various tasks between Yokosuka and Tokyo.

I was demobilised from the Navy in July 1946 but remained on the Naval Emergency List for many years. After being discharged from the Navy, I joined the City Electric Light Company as a power station design engineer. I was involved with the completion of the Bulimba A Power Station and the design of the Bulimba B station. In 1949, I left the City Electric Light Company and started Bourke and Radford, a firm with engineering agencies and an office in Woolworths building in Adelaide Street, Brisbane.

I married Ann Sealy Griffin on 5 April 1947. Our first son Richard was born on 15 April 1948. Our second son, Andrew, was born on 9 April 1950. Christine was born on 22 April 1952. Helen was born on 6 May 1953 and our fifth child Robert was born on 7 July 1954. Kaylie turned up on 2 November 1957 and Anna on 4 February 1960. Kathleen was born

on 13 April 1961. David was born on 28 April 1962. Elizabeth was born on 4 August 1965 and Rosalind on 11 March 1968.

I commenced flying lessons in January 1979 but had to drop the lessons in April that year when Iran cut off supplies of aviation fuel (Avgas) to Australia. I resumed flying lessons again in June 1981, obtaining a Restricted License (Area Restriction) in August 1981 and an Unrestricted Private Pilot License in June 1983. My flying adventures (of which there were many) ended on 1 March 2000, my final landing as a pilot was perfect, albeit rather sad.

In recent years, I was less mobile than previously and needed help. In May 2019, I went into Greenslopes Private Hospital with pneumonia. I do not have the secret of eternal life, but marvel that all our 11 children are still alive.

I had thought that I had lived a rather dull life but composing these notes has reminded me that I have lived a very full life.

Rest In Peace

We pray for the families of the following members of the Terrace Family who have gone to their eternal rest.

Fr John Michael DOBSON

GT 1959

Mr Stephen Bernard POZZI

GT 1946-50

Mr Desmond FANNING

GT 1947-55

Mr James CLIFFORD

GT 1956

Mr John DANN

GT 1947-52

Mr John MULHOLLAND

GT 1959-68

Mr Gregory SMITH

GT 1963-64

Mr Brian BOURKE

GT 1936-39

Mr Bill TRACEY

GT 1949

Father of Neil Tracey GT 1988 and Grandfather of Charlie Tracey (Year 12), George Tracey (Year 8), Henry Gallagher (Year 9) and Oliver Gallagher GT 2018.

Mr Michael MCGARRY

GT 1966-67

Mrs Patricia RYAN (1924-2019) Wife of Mr Dermot (Steve) Clark-Ryan, mother to John GT 1968, David GT 1968 and Peter GT 1970 Clark Ryan, grandmother to Oscar GT 2007, Hugo GT 2009 and Casper GT 2015 Clark-Ryan.

May they be consoled by their many memories of those they have loved and lost.

SENIOR 1939

Back Row: GS Mills, JA O’Keeffe, JH Maunsell, BJ Knapp, CJ Windsor, BW Bourke, BB Robinson.

Second Row: JJ Sheehan, TJ Grant, MA Sheehy, CH Hetherington, VP Tunn, NE Morris

Front Row: BJ Bohane, B Fitzgerald, TF Donnelly, AJ Albury, BM Cullen, JF Reid, CM Donoghue

Celebrating the GTOBA

Old Boy Mr Duncan Corness GT 1994 can trace his roots as a member of the Gregory Terrace Old Boys’ Association back to his grandfather Tom Sweeney, the first President of the newly re-formed GTOBA in 1948.

The first Old Boys’ Association was established in 1899. The rules were drawn up and announced at Speech Night in 1899. The very first president was the founding headmaster of the College, Br Barrett. By 1902 its numbers had risen steadily to 200 members.  By 1906 the Old Boys were organising successful events including the first Annual Dinner and organised the Old Boys Football Club and the Old Boys Swimming Club.

In 1907 the Old Boys decided to open their ranks to admit St Joseph’s College Nudgee Old Boys. The group became known as the Christian Brothers Old Boys Association.  The Association remained as the CBOBA until 1948 when the Terrace Old Boys decided to go back to their original format as the GTOBA.  This committee was decided in 1948.

Tom Sweeney GT 1913 was voted in as the first President of the reformed Old Boys’ Association in 1948. The aim of the organisation as defined in the Constitution drawn up at the inaugural General Meeting on 25 May 1948 was: To foster the spiritual and temporal interests of the Old Boys of the College and to promote the interests of the College itself.

Duncan likes to think that at his grandfather’s graduation he was told: One day your sons, grandsons and great grandsons will be at Terrace.

Tom Sweeney’s four sons and four grandsons all came to Terrace. His grandsons have all since had daughters. Duncan attended his 25-year reunion held this year and reflected on his grandfather:

At my 25-year reunion in 2019, I feel blessed to know he was the first president of this wonderful organisation the GTOBA in 1948.

Terrace to the Fore!

GTOBA Events

Vintage Terracians Morning Tea

Friday 1 November

GTOBA Reunions

Class of 1989 – 30 Year Reunion

Saturday 14 September

Class of 1969 – 50 Year Reunion

Saturday 14 September

Class of 1956 - 1964

Friday 1 November

Class of 1959 – 60 Year Reunion

Friday 1 November

2020 Reunion coordinators wanted

Did you finish school in 2015, 2010, 2005, 2000, 1995, 1990, 1985, 1980, 1975, 1970, 1965 or 1960?

If you would like to be a reunion coordinator in 2020, email GTOBA@ terrace.qld.edu.au or call 3214 5200.

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