The Terracian December 2022

CONTENTS

1 FROM THE PRINCIPAL

2 CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE

4 TERRACE ADVOCACY GROUP

6 GT IMMERSIONS

8 AROUND THE COLLEGE

10 LIBRARIES: RENAISSANCE IN A DIGITAL AGE

12 DARE TO GO BEYOND

14 2023 COLLEGE CAPTAINS

18 MEET THOMAS NUNN-RUTLEDGE, TERRACIAN TURNED WORLD CLASS DEBATER

19 THE RED THUNDER DRUMLINE – THE 1ST XV OF BANDS

20 SPORT UPDATE

21 CELEBRATING A TERRACE WALLABY –EDMUND DORE

22 FAREWELL TO A TERRACE ICON

24 BACK TO TENNYSON DAY

26 TERRACE WELCOMES NAJIB FOR WORK

27 AVEO PIANO RECITAL

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Contributors:

Miss Doreen Awabdy, Miss Nikita Bedwell, Mr Alex Berry, Mrs Mary Brown, Dr Michael Carroll, Mr Mark Christensen, Mr Samuel Davies, Miss Annabelle Locke, Mr Jack Lorimer, Mr Brad Manera, Ms Zoe Morgan, Mr John Shea, Mr Michael Pembroke, Ms Rachel Stein, Mr Cameron Vellacott

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Series IX, Volume 32, No.3, December 2022

28 GT ON THE GREEN

30 BUILDING THE FUTURE TOGETHER

34 VINTAGE TERRACIANS’ MORNING TEA

36 MEET OUR 2022 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS

38 GTOBA REPORT

39 CLASS OF 1952 – 70 YEAR REUNION

40 CLASS OF 1967 – 55 YEAR REUNION

41 CLASS OF 1972 – 50 YEAR REUNION

42 CLASS OF 1982 – 40 YEAR REUNION

43 CLASS OF 1987 – 35 YEAR REUNION

44 CLASS OF 1992 – 30 YEAR REUNION

45 CLASS OF 2002 – 20 YEAR REUNION

46 CLASS OF 2012 – 10 YEAR REUNION

47 VALE PETER FALVEY

48 VALE ARTHUR PEMBROKE

50 REST IN PEACE

50 SAVE THE DATE

In the spirit of reconciliation, we, as members of the Terrace Family, acknowledge the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of our Nation. We acknowledge, respect and give gratitude to the Traditional Owners of the Countries on which our campuses are located.

We pay our respects to Ancestors, Elders, and leaders of the future as well as to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander members of our Terrace Family. We value the knowledge of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and recognise and honour their stories, cultures, and achievements as we walk together for mutual liberation and a truth-telling history for all Australians.

Inspired by the Touchstones, we are called to be people of knowledge, humility and wisdom who walk in solidarity with the First Peoples of our Nation for reconciliation, justice, equity and healing.

Ballerino Asher Wagner performing alongside Logan Wilson (Vocalist) at the 2022 Celebration of Excellence.

FROM THE PRINCIPAL

DEAR MEMBERS OF THE TERRACE FAMILY

Welcome to the final edition of The Terracian for 2022. In a year marked by increased normality and stability, Terrace life has continued at its usual busy pace with a remarkable range of activities, events and successes to celebrate. As with any family, we have also faced our share of challenges and at times, sadness.

The students of 2022 have continued to excel in so many areas. This edition celebrates our departing Year 12 cohort and also introduces and welcomes our incoming 2023 College Leaders. We also highlight the outstanding successes seen in debating, the Years 9 and 10 Immersion programs, the Red Thunder Drumline and a myriad of other cultural and sporting achievements, along with the work of the Terrace Advocacy Group, the Socktober Appeal and student Art Awards. The talents and commitment of the current Gentlemen of Terrace are certainly showcased in this edition of The Terracian

Similarly, this edition also shines a light on the great work of the GTOBA. The Edmund Dore cap presentation at Tennyson, the announcement of the 2022 GTOBA Alumni Awards, the Vintage Terracians’ Morning Tea, the extensive reunion calendar and the acknowledgement of those Old Boys who have passed during the year are just some of the activities overseen by the GTOBA this year. The Old Boys certainly play an important and dynamic role in the wider Terrace Family.

We also say ‘thank you and farewell’ to Peter Whitehouse, who, after 33 years of dedicated service retires at the end of the year. Peter’s contribution to Terrace has been significant – thank you Peter.

The College has made every effort to operate events as normally as possible throughout the year with the recent Celebration of Excellence, the hugely successful Giving Day and GT on the Green all wonderful examples of the diversity, generosity and positive relationships that thrive within the Terrace Family.

I take this opportunity to thank the Terrace Family for their valuable contributions throughout 2022 and I wish each of you a prosperous start to 2023.

Happy New Year.

Dr Michael Carroll College Principal

CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE

The College met on Tuesday 15 November 2022 to celebrate everything that is admirable in the learning and success of the Gentlemen of Terrace. There was much to celebrate as another busy school year came to an end. The Celebration of Excellence is an important occasion on the College calendar, highlighting the variety of excellence present among the student body. Congratulations to all award recipients and to everyone who participated in the performance, presentation, and planning of the evening, honoring the students who strive to be the greatest version of themselves. The Scholars’ Assembly in February 2023 will proclaim the College Dux and Proxime Accessit.

TITLE TERRACE ADVOCACY GROUP

By Miss Nikita Bedwell

IN 2022 WE LAUNCHED THE TERRACE ADVOCACY GROUP (TAG), A STUDENT LED, VOLUNTEER-BASED GROUP PROVIDING STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE AND ADVOCATE FOR CAUSES THAT THEY ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT. TAG IS MADE UP OF DEDICATED YEARS 11 AND 12 STUDENTS WHO TOGETHER DEVELOP VARIOUS INITIATIVES AND AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS. COLLECTIVELY, TAG HAVE CHOSEN THE AREAS OF MEN’S MENTAL HEALTH, ECOLOGY AND DIVERSITY AS THEIR CORE FOCUS. THESE CORE FOCUS AREAS ARE REFLECTIVE OF THE TAG STUDENTS’ INSIGHTFUL AWARENESS OF WHAT IS RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT IN BOTH THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY AND IN SOCIETY TODAY.

TAG developed three important awareness campaigns in the 2022 College calendar.

Terrace Stands Together Week

In Term 3, TAG initiated their first campaign Terrace Stands Together Week; an initiative centred around our Touchstone of Inclusive Community. To celebrate this, TAG hosted a lunch time activity that involved the creation of a Terrace Family banner. This was an opportunity for students and staff to select flags from countries that were important to them and stick them onto the banner, showcasing the many nations, cultures and heritages that comprise the Terrace Family. To further celebrate and acknowledge our multicultural community, every afternoon the College Prayer was shared over the loudspeaker in a different language by a student or staff member. For the duration of Terrace Stands Together Week, we experienced prayer as a College Community in Mandarin, Polish, Māori and Spanish.

Students also led the College in a special Terrace Stands Together assembly, sharing with their peers that being part of the Terrace Family is not just a phrase, but an action. They reminded us that we all have a responsibility to celebrate diversity, treat others with respect and to ensure that nobody is left behind. Our Touchstone of Inclusive Community states that we are all responsible for celebrating our diversity and embracing all

cultures, religions, abilities, genders and sexualities. As a part of Terrace Stands Together Week, TAG students developed some tangible steps for their peers to put into action through the acronym STAND:

Stay present with each other, remembering we all have something to share.

Think and listen openly, taking time to understand each other.

Affirm others and make an authentic connection to their story and identity.

Nurture solidarity by acting as brothers.

Delight in our uniqueness, uplifting others to use their gifts and talents.

Terrace Mental Health Week

In Term 4, TAG planned a new initiative to mark Mental Health Week. The TAG students created coloured fabric wristbands that represented the 2022 Mental Health Week themes of Awareness Belonging and Connection. Students were encouraged to wear their chosen coloured wristband for the

day to symbolise their commitment to mental health. TAG students also led a powerful assembly presentation on men’s mental health and the importance of finding strength in opening up, knowing you are connected to 1700 men in the College, who are always able to help.

Terrace Stands with our Sisters Week

To conclude the year, TAG were committed to marking White Ribbon Day by developing their own campaign titled Terrace Stands with our Sisters as an awareness raising initiative for stopping violence against women and children. To commemorate this, Terrace hosted a collaborative netball game with All Hallows’ School. Year 11 students from All Hallows’ School and Terrace participated in a mixed teams netball game as an opportunity to work together. Prior to the game, the students had a moment of silence to honour the victims of domestic violence and tied white ribbons on each other’s wrists as a symbol of solidarity.

TAG also shared an educational assembly presentation with their peers. Year 11 student, Lachlan Hilleary, shared these words:

As students in the Edmund Rice tradition, we are called to go to where injustice is found. It is upon us, not just as men but as people, to stand up for the dignity of others. This begins now with how we speak about women, how we treat and interact with women and how we hold each other accountable as young men. Do not be afraid to speak up or call out words you hear or actions you see amongst your mates in the school yard, online or socially. It is our responsibility to uphold a safe culture that stands in solidarity with women.

In response, students had the opportunity to pin a small white ribbon onto a large canvas as a symbol of solidarity, making a conscious effort to keep each other accountable.

Throughout Semester 2, 2022 TAG laid a strong foundation and have demonstrated authentic faith in action. Upon reflection, the advocacy students shared these words:

TAG are the most genuine and accepting people from around the College. Day in and day out, they make me feel like I belong and that I can share my opinion without fear of judgement.

Kalen Mills (Year 11)

TAG is a fulfilling way to give back to the Terrace community, and to show my gratitude to the environment and boys around me that have helped shape who I have become.

The meetings are the highlight of my week.

Ryan Barnes (Year 11)

TAG gives me and other boys with a strong conscience, a platform to advocate and voice ideas that we believe are influential to the formation of young men, improving and creating a stronger culture in the Terrace community.

Hugo Smith (Year 11)

I have enjoyed being in TAG this year because it has given us a platform to voice our concerns and how brainstorm we can help others within our community

Peter Kallos (Year 11)

Being a part of TAG has helped me feel included and heard. I feel that I’m making a positive impact on the College.

Cooper Hilleary (Year 11)

Matthew 25

Service and Solidarity

The Matthew 25 Immersion provides students with an opportunity to do something in response to the injustices around them and to attend to the needs of others. During this experience, the boys are challenged to move from an observational approach to a relational one with members of the community who often find themselves excluded from our society. The objective of the experience is to teach the Gentlemen of Terrace that the point of service is not about what changes because of their efforts, rather the changes it makes on themselves.

GT IMMERSIONS

The Immersion program is one of the highlights of the Waterford Place experience. In 2022, the transition of Waterford Place from a Year 10 to a Year 9 dedicated facility required an incredible amount of preparation and planning with 23 groups and just under 500 boys taking part in the Immersion program. Throughout their time on Immersion, students are engaged in a rich learning and social justice experience that provides them with an opportunity to attend to the needs of others.

Creative Industries

Change the World through Service

A digital learning experience, the Creative Industries Immersion teaches students how to document everyday life using photography and videography. This fast-paced, active program is run by legendary photographer Steve Parish, film industry and Hollywood veteran Eleshia Nielsen and professional photographer Dr Dean Holland. Based in Brisbane, the boys gain new photography skills, learn how to capture action shots and landscapes, create marketing videos and generally learn how to make anything look visually appealing. Overall, this immersion allows the boys to work as part of a team and gain creative skills for an everyday workplace.

Beyond Borders

South East Queensland Indigenous Immersion

The Beyond Borders Immersion allows 20 students to go beyond borders and develop an authentic appreciation of the Indigenous communities in South East Queensland. As a result of this immersion, the boys gain a greater understanding of what it means to be Indigenous in Australia today. Over the two weeks the boys visit local Indigenous communities, connect with elders, and take part in an overnight cultural kayak tour.

Beyond the Chair

Beyond the Chair results in the boys breaking the barrier of “difference” between people with disability and people without a disability. This six day program allows students to be faced with the everyday challenges and stigmas that people living with disability face to foster an attitude of change, understanding and tolerance. Through the students’ participation and lived experience, the College witnesses the idea of inclusiveness being lived, learnt and experienced in the boys’ lives.

Rustic Pathways

Wildlife Rehabilitation Project

The Wildlife Rehabilitation Project deepens the boys’ knowledge and understanding of social and environmental issues in South East Queensland. Travelling between the Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast and the Toowoomba regions, Rustic Pathways conducts a series of hands-on projects and spends time connecting with the local heroes who dedicate their lives to serving their community. Students explore and learn about the histories and culture from Traditional Owners and how we are fortunate to live here today. The boys play their part by volunteering and supporting environmental and wildlife rehabilitation projects. At the end of the immersion, students are left feeling inspired and empowered to serve others.

Meraki

Run by the Outdoor Education team and set across various sites in South East Queensland, the Meraki Immersion is designed to push students outside of their comfort zone and challenge beliefs. Throughout a 12 day experience, the activities and challenges faced can help the boys write their own philosophies. Activities include hiking, team challenges, camping, mountain biking and facilitating a two day program for people living with a disability. Throughout this Immersion, the boys learn how to deal with challenges when faced with them.

Rustic Pathways

Central Australia

Providing students with opportunities for real-life, community-based learning experiences, Rustic Pathways fosters respect for First Nations Peoples, histories and cultures. The boys also undertake a youth development project within the community to learn and serve. This powerful immersion reshapes students’ understanding of Indigenous Australia.

Rustic Pathways

Reef and Rainforest

The Reef and Rainforest Immersion provides students with an in-depth look at critical issues, challenges and solutions related to the conservation of the Great Barrier Reef. The students have the opportunity to spend eight days in North Queensland exploring and engaging with the environment. Students get the chance to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef with a marine biologist and explore rainforest restoration projects. By immersing themselves in nature, the boys learn the importance of protecting the environment. Following this, time is spent engaging with an Indigenous community near Cairns to deepen their understanding of culture, history and relationships with our country.

Rustic Pathways

Red Earth

The Indigenous people of Cape York and the Northern Territory are segregated communities, and the Red Earth Immersion allows students to see the challenges that these communities face firsthand. This immersion is all about spending time with the locals and letting the boys engage in a raw and authentic connection. Throughout the experience, they work on sustainable service projects. The Red Earth Immersion gives students an opportunity to experience Indigenous culture and gain an appreciation for Australian history.

AROUND THE COLLEGE

SEMESTER 2, 2022

Independent Education

Union-Queensland and Northern Territory (IEU-QNT) Art Awards

Portrait artist, Hayden Pressley (Year 10) was awarded 1st place in the Year 9 and 10 category for the IEU-QNT awards for Excellence in Art Design. Hayden wowed judges from more than 800 entries across Queensland and Northern Territory with his self-portrait titled In my Reflection. The Terrace Family is looking forward to seeing more of Hayden’s work in the future.

Socktober

Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee

This year, we had 27 Gentlemen of Terrace participate in the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee. The Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee is an online competition conducted across Australia. Each entrant is required to answer 30 randomly served spelling words with a 25 second time allowance per word. This is a fast-paced, difficult competition with some challenging words. Some sample words include ‘miscellaneous’, ‘suffragette’ and ‘quandary’. Out of the 27 participants from Terrace, five students proceeded through to the State Finals. After the completion of the State finals, Alastair Gordon (Year 8) qualified for the National Finals, topping the state entries and placing 6th nationally out of 61,224 entrants. An outstanding achievement, Congratulations Alastair.

Each year, our Year 8 Religious Education students take part in Socktober. An initiative of Catholic Mission, Socktober aims to reduce poverty by raising much needed funds to support those in need. A key component of Socktober is the Socktober Challenge. Students are tasked with making a sockball using recycled materials such as t-shirts, socks, plastic bags, paper, styrofoam, bubble wrap and string or rubber bands. Everyday many children around the world play with a homemade ball just like these. A highlight of Socktober is the House Shootout where the Year 8 Houses battle it out in a dramatic penalty shootout. Congratulations to Treacy House who won this year’s Socktober Shootout. This year we are proud of our Year 8 Gentlemen of Terrace who helped raised $3502, exceeding their goal of $2000. Monies raised from this year’s Socktober supported families in Ethiopia, particularly those facing malnutrition and food insecurity.

Mathematics and Statistics Research Competition

Each year, the University of Melbourne and the School of Mathematics and Statistics conducts a nationwide research competition providing school-aged students with the opportunity to understand what it means to conduct mathematical and statistical research.

Students are given a set of open-ended research questions to choose from. They then employ methods used by mathematical researchers to investigate their problem by gathering data, simplifying, visualising, hypothesising, conjecturing and proving propositions. The aim of the competition is to allow students to use their creativity and problem-solving skills to make choices about how best to ask and answer questions about their chosen project.

Vincent Wu (Year 7) was a national finalist and went to Melbourne to present his findings on 27 and 28 October 2022. Vincent summarised his trip and shared his thoughts. “I was excited and honoured to represent my school and present my project at the University of Melbourne. Even though it was a competition, it didn’t feel like one and more like a fun discussion about mathematics with students from all over Australia. I learnt a lot of beautiful things and strategies, and it was a very nice trip!”

Congratulations and well done Vincent.

No award too big, no Terracian too small

Mr Alex Berry

Pup of the Week, Pup of the Term and Pup of the Year is the reward system used with the Year 8 Magee class. The original concept of “who is the big dog?” for the week was implemented to make the students feel special and appreciated for their efforts, outside of academic or sporting achievements. Over time, the award has developed a theme from the children’s tv show Paw Patrol

The Pup of the Week, Term and Year winners receive various prizes relating to Paw Patrol, and of course, the actual puppies from the show are laminated on a Wall of Winners. Originally a joke that started when Year 8 Magee were in Year 5, the boys have embraced the concept that is now known as Pup of the Week.

To be awarded Pup of the Week, students must demonstrate the qualities and classroom values of committing to hard work, respectful relationships with all, being organised and trying your best. The beauty of Pup of the Week is that it can be awarded to and achieved by anyone.

An example of a weekly winner is a student who is usually disorganised making a special effort to be on time and organised for their lessons throughout the week - something different to their usual work ethic or routine that needs to be recognised and appreciated.

Each week the ceremony takes place in class along with the sounds of Pup Pup Boogie. The winning name is revealed, the audience goes wild and a Paw Patrol sticker is awarded. Despite the jovial nature of the award, it is a real highlight of the week.

Pup of the Term is awarded on the merit of maturity and personal growth throughout the term. This award goes to those who are consistently achieving above and beyond the call of duty.

Pup of the Year is awarded to the student who most consistently demonstrated the qualities and values associated with the weekly winner. This year’s winner Sebastian Clarke, or Sea-bass as he’s known, won the award because he is a

quiet achiever, new to the pack (joining Terrace in 2022) and has embraced life as a pup, embodying the qualities of the Paw Patrol. He is a hard worker who is well liked by his peers, shows respect at all times, gives all activities a go, is reliable and polite. Sebastian has grown in confidence over the year, which has been very nice to see and he is a very well deserving recipient. Congratulations to all our winners throughout 2022.

LIBRARIES: RENAISSANCE IN A DIGITAL AGE

“We have run Book to Film clubs, afternoon workshops with author and illustrator Lance Balchin on how to create illustrations with Photoshop, virtual reality drone flying, and a talk on bee keeping.”

By Mrs Mary Brown

THERE’S NO DOUBT THAT LIBRARIES HAVE UNDERGONE IMMENSE CHANGE OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS. LONG GONE ARE THE DAYS OF SIFTING THROUGH CARD CATALOGUES AND MICROFILM READERS, HOWEVER TODAY’S LIBRARIES CONTINUE TO BE DYNAMIC LEARNING SPACES. THIS MONTH THE TERRACIAN SAT DOWN WITH HEAD OF LIBRARY SERVICES, MS LOUISE UNDERWOOD TO DISCUSS THE DIGITAL AGE OF LIBRARIES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR TEACHER LIBRARIANS.

In 2004 the first e-reader was released, and an influx of digital technologies followed, prompting a change in how we access our books with many fearing that this would be the end of libraries. However, rather than experiencing a decline in library use, throughout her career, Ms Underwood has instead witnessed an exciting spread and accessibility of knowledge.

Within our school library context, we now provide students with access to audiobooks, eBooks, and digital magazines that sit beside our print collection. The library catalogue is the portal to our collections irrespective of text type or format and we have seen the emergence of enriched resource descriptions and additional discovery layers to support users.

School libraries are now equipped with fully accessible digital resources that are available 24/7 and the Terrace Library has subscriptions for a wide range of online databases that are ageappropriate and can cater to a variety of learning abilities.

It has been exciting to see databases designed for students from the Primary to the Senior years come onto the market. Information is generated in a

suitable format for different age groups, with built-in dictionaries, reference generators, the ability to listen rather than read the content, as well as translate information into other languages if needed.

The move to greater personalisation of eBooks through the ability to change font type and size, the background colour of the page or use an immersive reader improves resource accessibility and the ability to download an eBook, eMagazine, or audiobook to a device also means students no longer need internet access to enjoy a story.

While these advancements in digital technologies have been beneficial, Ms Underwood says that they can be overwhelming for students and the role of the Teacher Librarian (TL) in the digital age is more important than ever, not just for students but for College faculty as well.

At Terrace, our Teacher Librarians (TLs) have a dual qualification at Masters level in Education and Information Science. If you walked into the Terrace Library you would see the TLs assisting students by modelling and teaching research skills, teaching active reading, and thinking skills.

We also provide reading recommendations to students and staff, teach students how to use emerging information technologies, curate print and digital resources for students, and work collaboratively with teachers to provide pedagogical and curriculum support.

When we are not in a classroom or on the library floor, we are working on assignment guides and our digital space, eScholar. eScholar houses information for our community with several ‘How to’ guides, Ask a Teacher Librarian tab for student questions plus all our digital subscriptions.  As the library is also a social space, our conversations with students also mean that we support their social and emotional welfare.

Research undertaken by Hughes (2013) supports that the presence of a Teacher Librarian within a school leads to improved student outcomes. Accessing reputable digital resources and building confidence in their ability to research and think critically are key skills that our students will need to take with them as they head into their years of tertiary education.

There is an assumption that young people are experts at working their way around the internet, when in fact they can struggle with evaluating information for reliability, currency, purpose and authority. Many boys believe that because the information is on the internet it can be freely taken

and used without appropriate acknowledgment. TLs assist students to critically evaluate information and we encourage them to be ethical consumers of information by promoting academic integrity along with the importance of referencing.

Reading is also ingrained in the culture fostered at Terrace and our youngest Terracians take part in a library lesson on a fortnightly basis.

Within the Years 5 and 6 lessons, we encourage the boys to see themselves as readers and teach students that reading is thinking. Students are taught several metacognitive strategies to use when reading fiction and non-fiction text, and this in turn encourages boys to see that reading is more interactive and thoughtful than they may have realised.

Library learning at Terrace is not all about databases and referencing. If you visit the library at lunch, you may see the boys taking part in a book club, playing board games or chess or utilising the card games, puzzles and Lego available. Ms Underwood says that the most successful activities are the ones the boys themselves suggest therefore student input drives their activities.

We have run Book to Film clubs, afternoon workshops with author and illustrator Lance Balchin on how to create illustrations with Photoshop, virtual reality drone flying, and a talk on bee keeping.

We enjoy inviting authors and illustrators to Terrace, including author and illustrator David Lovegrove who has discussed his work on Manga, which has a growing readership at Terrace.

One thing is for certain, the students at Terrace love their library and the roles undertaken by our TLs and the Library staff have greatly benefitted the Gentlemen of Terrace.

A Teacher Librarian’s role is varied and interesting; every day is different, and we enjoy supporting the College community. It takes a great team to provide both the resources and services we have in the Terrace Library and I am grateful for their dedication and commitment to supporting our community.

DARE TO GO BEYOND

Daring to go Beyond is not something that is easy, nor simple. Daring to go Beyond requires bravery. Being brave enough to commit yourself wholeheartedly to something, be it study, sport, or cocurricular activities. Being brave enough to look past your own interests and help those in need. Being brave enough to do what is right, not just what is popular, or what is safe. This theme was chosen as we need to challenge ourselves to step out of our comfort zone and display the courage and passion of true Gentlemen of Terrace.

AFTER A ROCKY AND UNCERTAIN START TO THE YEAR, THE SENIORS OF 2022 ENDED THEIR FORMAL YEARS OF SCHOOLING WITH LIFE BACK TO SOME SEMBLANCE OF NORMALITY. OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS, THESE GENTLEMEN HAVE FACED UNIQUE CHALLENGES AND THE COLLEGE COMMENDS THEM FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND RESILIENCE.

The annual Senior Valedictory celebrations were held on Thursday 17 November 2022 and are significant occasions for the Terrace Family. The day began with the traditional gathering of Seniors in College Hall for their final farewell through a guard of honour before moving to the Campbell Centre for their final assembly.

The Seniors and their families then moved to the Cathedral of St Stephen where they received a special blessing before embarking on their next chapter. As the light began to fade on their last day in the red and black, a Valedictory dinner at the Brisbane Convention Centre concluded the celebrations. These formal celebrations followed a more relaxed afternoon held at Tennyson by Year 12 students for their parents and caregivers as a ‘thank you’, prior to their final exams. To our Seniors of 2022, the entire Terrace Family wishes you the best of luck as you commence your journey as Terrace Old Boys.

Xavier Stiles, 2022 College Captain.

2023 COLLEGE CAPTAINS

By Miss Annabelle Locke

AS THE TERRACE FAMILY, IT IS AN HONOUR TO WATCH THE GENTLEMEN OF TERRACE ACHIEVE AND GROW THROUGHOUT THEIR TIME HERE AT THE COLLEGE. FAREWELLS ARE ALWAYS HARD, BUT WE ARE BEYOND EXCITED TO WATCH THE GENTLEMEN EXPAND THEIR WINGS AND TAKE ON THE WORLD. IN THE LEAD UP TO THE FAREWELLS, THE COLLEGE ELECTS THE COLLEGE CAPTAINS FOR THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

In the simplest form, leadership is influencing other people to follow. Anyone who can influence people to follow them has leadership qualities. As such a strong and cohesive cohort, selecting only five gentlemen to represent the College as 2023 Captains was difficult. When deciding on the Gentlemen who would fit the position appropriately, the school’s motto, ‘Servire Deo Sapere’ or ‘To Serve God is to be Wise’, was kept in mind.

Five gentlemen stood out from the rest and put their best foot forward; Tom Robinson, Will Ames, Jovid Aveau, Alejandro Favari and Jack French. These five men will represent the student body for 2023 and are tasked with being the best role models and leaders for the younger boys to look up to.

One thing the College enjoys about new leaders every year is seeing how each individual takes on the role and represents themselves and the College in a different way. We look forward to seeing how Tom Robinson, our 2023 College Captain takes on the challenges and responsibilities of leading the Senior cohort through their final year.

This month, The Terracian sat down with our 2023 College Captains to find out what they were most looking forward to throughout their Senior year as leaders of the College.

Each of the five leaders presented their ideas and suggestions on things they want to improve as well as possible new experiences. It is apparent that together, they will make a strong and cohesive leadership team.

Tom Robinson

2023 COLLEGE CAPTAIN

Tom emphasised how he’s always been interested in the position of College Captain. This is because he believes Terrace has given him so much growth and endless opportunities that he wants to give something back to the College itself.

I wanted an opportunity to leave a legacy at the College so that once I have left Terrace, I can look back and say that I improved the College in one way or another.

To Tom, being a leader means ensuring everyone in the Terrace community feels included and has a sense of belonging.

In 2023, Tom is most looking forward to working alongside the other 2023 Captains to brainstorm ideas to improve Terrace spirit and get all the students passionate about the fact that they have the privilege of being Gentlemen of Terrace. Tom is also excited about representing the Year 12 cohort and making it as enjoyable as possible.

My goal as a leader is to create a strong sense of connection and belonging amongst the student body. I want students to have the ability to feel just as comfortable to be themselves at the College as they do at home.

A large majority of the Gentlemen of Terrace begin their journey in Year 5. This means they will spend eight years inside the gates of Terrace. Those eight years would not be enjoyable for anyone if students felt uncomfortable or couldn’t be themselves.

I believe good leaders lead by example and have a primary trait of humility, putting others ahead of themselves. That said, good leaders need to be confident enough to speak up when needed and help others become the best versions of themselves. Good leaders need a sense of integrity as they must stay true to themselves, their values, and the values of the people they represent.

The 2022 captains have inspired Tom through the way they’ve shown humility in everything they’ve done. Whether this has been playing handball with younger Terracians or doing the right thing when no one was watching, this humility is something Tom has picked up on and wishes to live by during his Senior year.

“I am confident that if we continue to keep the challenge to ‘go beyond’ at the forefront of everything we do, we will have a very successful year.”

Will Ames

2023 COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN

What are you most excited about during your Senior year?

I am most excited to find new and unique ways to engage with all year levels at the College, from Year 5 to my fellow peers. I want to create new and unique connections throughout my Senior year. I believe creating connections amongst the Terrace Family is one of the most pivotal elements of life at Terrace.

Is there anything you wish to accomplish or create whilst in the leadership role?

I want to do all in my power to expand Terrace’s inclusivity, whether that be to just one person or hundreds. I want to use my leadership role to not only make connections but also establish initiatives that make Terracians feel more included when they walk through the front gates.

Is there anything inspiring that the 2022 Captains have done that you wish to continue? What have they taught you?

I have been incredibly inspired by their unwavering commitment to all aspects of the College. From small events to big events, they have always been there to support not just their peers but all Terracians. One noticeable commitment that this year’s Captains have made to the College has been their dedication to saying goodbye to Terracians at the Roger Street entrance.

Jovid Aveau

2023 COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN

What inspired you to apply for a 2023 leadership role?

I chose to apply for a 2023 leadership role to give back to the College for the opportunities it has given me. I have been involved in many team environments throughout my journey and have looked up to many leaders who have inspired me to become the best leader that I can be.

What does it mean to you to be a College Leader?

It means a lot to be able to lead this wonderful College and be a role model for not only my cohort but for my younger fellow Terracians. Being given the opportunity to lead this College which has been nothing but welcoming during my short time here, is an honour. It is such a humbling experience and one that I will not take lightly.

Is there anything inspiring that the 2022 captains have done that you wish to continue? What have they taught you?

The 2022 College Captains have done an exceptional job of being good role models for all Terracians. What I find inspiring about the 2022 College Captains is their friendliness and ability to create relationships with students regardless of year level. Their love and passion for the College hasn’t gone unnoticed. They are also inspiring, always being the loudest Terrace supporters on the sideline each weekend. This has inspired me to continue that on and follow in their footsteps.

Alejandro Favari

2023 COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN

What inspired you to apply for a 2023 leadership role?

I once stood in the Campbell Centre. It was mid-way through lunch, and I stood alone amongst a vast crowd of Seniors. I certainly wasn’t meant to be there. Their chants were exhilarating, loud and full of unshaken passion. It was a gorilla gathering. The boys were preparing the players for the upcoming Nudgee v Terrace round, and due to the wild chants, I surfaced outside the crowd. Boys in the outskirts stood relatively loosely nearby. I was nervous about standing among these boys, tall and robust, but, to my surprise, an even taller, brown-haired, smiling ‘true gent’ appeared. His name was Jacob Montaner (College Captain 2018). He put his arm around me and pulled me closer to the crowd. Together we chanted. He decided

in the moment that rather than go in the centre of it all, where he so evidently belonged, he was to chant with a boy who wasn’t even meant to be there. His actions still inspire me today and in that moment, I learnt - in the words of John Quincy Adams - “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader”. I decided to apply for the leadership role to build on the environment of support and brotherhood within Terrace.

What traits do you believe are important for a leader to demonstrate?

Integral to servant leadership at Terrace is the will to care for others and carry out the mission of servire deo sapere – to serve God is to be wise. A leader adds to this by

demonstrating these values for others to follow – setting the bar for others. I strongly encourage all Terracians to be leaders of their own groups. If you keep it simple, act justly in the yard, and love your family and friends tenderly, you will naturally be viewed as a role model. Captain or not.

Jack French

2023 COLLEGE VICE CAPTAIN

What does it mean to you to be a College Leader?

Being a College Leader is a chance to uphold the Terrace reputation and continue building our wonderful culture. The importance of giving back to the community and helping others is something I value and want to deliver. To be the best role model I can be, I will strive to build connections with all students to create an inclusive community.

Is there anything you wish to accomplish or create whilst in the leadership role?

I want to continue to build on the Terrace culture. To accomplish goals within the College by bonding and bouncing ideas off my fellow College leaders. In the short time, we have been together, it’s clear we have a great team that will make the College proud.

What traits do you believe are important for a leader to demonstrate?

I believe many traits are essential for a leader to demonstrate; these are the values and morals I believe best fit a leader; treating others with dignity and respect, being able to communicate at all levels, motivating and inspiring others when times get tough, giving back to the community and having the respect of teachers and students, being organised with leadership, personal and College life, being able to accept constructive criticism and use it to grow as a person and lastly, having a good sense of humour. Connecting with the broad Terrace community and being a good bloke (a Gentleman of Terrace) is someone who demonstrates all the traits above. This is what I strive to do every day.

MEET THOMAS NUNN-RUTLEDGE, TERRACIAN TURNED WORLD CLASS DEBATER

By Mr Samuel Davies

TERRACE HAS A LONG-STANDING REPUTATION FOR PRODUCING QUALITY DEBATERS, MENTORING STUDENTS TO DEVELOP CAREFULLY CONSTRUCTED ARGUMENTS, AND DELIVERING SPEECHES AND REBUTTALS WITH PURPOSE AND POISE.

A young gentleman marrying skill with an unmatched enthusiasm for the activity, Thomas Nunn-Rutledge has ascended to the top, engaging in debating at a regional, state, and national level on the way to his latest achievement. In 2022, Thomas joined a limited class of only nine Terracians to reach the final stage - the World School Debating Competition (WSDC). Over two weeks in August, Thomas captained the Australian Debating team. During this time, the national team met in Sydney to work in the boardroom to deliver a series of short and long prep debates against teams representing over 84 countries.

Indeed, this exciting next step in Thomas’ debating career follows an extensive line of outstanding achievements as a Senior A Debater in both the GPS (placing 2nd) and QDU competitions, attendance at the ANU Winter Debating Competition, two-time Qld State Team Member, and a victory for the Qld State Team in the National School Debating Championships. In what marks a bittersweet end to a long and successful high school debating career, Thomas debated amongst participants aged 16-20 from over 84 countries at the WSDC. With the time difference and a more recent move to an online format, Thomas and his team worked late into the night, often finishing at 3am and finally placing 8th in the world.

In conversation with Thomas, clear highlights from the two-week intensive world debate rounds included the sparring sessions before the commencement of the competition that Thomas and his team had with the Indian team

and the Singaporean team, who they would meet again in the Octo-Finals. This, in addition to his mandatory grounding in Centennial Park, which he informs is a fantastic way to connect to the earth and release negative ions from the body.

Thomas notes the unique privilege it is to experience firsthand how global perspectives can influence one’s approach to developing an argument and approach to debating. To have the Australian flag behind you, donning the national crest as your opponent shares a view of the Tower of Pisa behind them – it is humbling to think that you are representing your country on the world stage for something that you love. He extends a special thank you to his teammates on the national team, fellow State debater Harry, and the interstate debaters Olivia, Toby, and Bako.

As the 2022 Terrace Debating Captain, Thomas represented the gold standard in what is expected of a polished debater. Not only has he exceeded expectations time and again, but his humility and team attitude demonstrate a level of ability, confidence, and maturity that surpasses what is expected of a young gentleman his age.

In an unusual correspondence forwarded to Terrace, a faculty member of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) School of Law and mother to another student debater commended Thomas’ adjudication to both the College and the QDU, citing his attention to building technique and strategy as impeccable. “To be honest, I had initially assumed he was a tertiary level debater on the strength of his remarks... he was erudite and eloquent, yet clear and concise in delivering a very accessible adjudication for the Year 8 students.”

Thomas is one of nine captains to represent the nation in the College’s history and one of 42 to have made the state debating team, placing him amongst Old Boys such as Dean of the Law Faculty at Monash University, Mr Bryan Horrigan, esteemed barrister Liam Kelly QC, and Dr Simon Quinn, Economist and Deputy Director of the Centre for the Study of African Economies at All Souls College, Oxford.

Thomas is preparing an application for a BA in Human Sciences at the University of Oxford, where he intends to join the Debating Union if successful in his application. He hopes that wherever life takes him, he will always tackle the world of speaking, advocacy and debating.

Congratulations, Thomas, on what has been an incredible last year of debating; the College is proud of your achievement to date.

Terrace National Representatives

John Sheahan 1976

Brian Horrigan 1978, 1979 (Captain)

Liam Kelly 1982 (Captain)

Declan Kelly 1985

Alexander Wightman 1986

Simon Quinn 1998, 1999 (Captain)

Thomas Nunn-Rutledge 2022 (Captain)

THE RED THUNDER DRUMLINE – THE 1ST XV OF BANDS

By Ms Zoe Morgan

THIS YEAR MARKS THE 10TH SEASON OF THE RED THUNDER DRUMLINE BEATING THE ‘CALL TO ARMS’ BEFORE THE 1ST XV GAME ON INTERNATIONALS OVAL AT TENNYSON. IT’S AN UNMISTAKABLE THUNDEROUS SOUND THAT BOOMS THROUGHOUT THE TENNYSON PLAYING FIELDS, GIVING THE FESTIVE FEELING OF BEING AT A TERRACE HOME GAME.

From bringing energy and spirit to significant ‘pre-game’ tunnels right through the College, something Terracians experience on their first day of school in Year 5 or Year 7, their first External ATAR exam and their tunnel at Valedictory, the drumline has humbly become the heartbeat of the pregame and halftime entertainment at Terrace Rugby.

This team of 15 musicians, with no reserves, is one of six Premier Ensembles at the College, placing them rightly in the same stead as the other Firsts teams. They are the current reigning National Champions at the Australian Drumline Competition ‘Test Piece’ and placed 2nd in ‘Field Show’ in 2021.

Members of the Red Thunder Drumline have played for the Brisbane Bullets, the State of Origin and the AFL Grand Final halftime with Sheppard. The Drumline recorded a record number of views for its version of Hey Ya, streamed for halftime entertainment during the COVID isolation-affected Rugby season. Amongst the views, ABC producers and directors earmarked the Drumline for the recent ABC 90 Years birthday celebrations, which featured a 60-second TVC starting with the Red Thunder Drumline.

Sports and Culture are integral elements of College life. The combination of these activities is seen and enjoyed at every

professional sporting game, from Basketball to the NRL Grand Final. However, this collaborative experience should not be reserved for professional sports alone.

Terrace has a short yet proud history of taking this collaboration further, with three different ‘athletics bands’ taking to the field supporting the sporting program and game day experience. Indeed, Gentlemen of Terrace are proud to contribute to the increasing quality and quantity of game day entertainment. In Term 2, the Pep Band played at the Football, Term 3 saw the newly formed Sousa Army at the Basketball, and the Red Thunder Drumline supported Rugby, joined by the Rock Band for the biggest rounds.

WATCH THE RED THUNDER DRUMLINE IN ACTION HERE

SPORT UPDATE

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING STUDENTS AND OLD BOYS WHO HAVE EXCELLED IN THEIR CHOSEN SPORTING FIELDS. THIS MONTH, WE ARE PROUD TO CELEBRATE A MYRIAD OF STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS.

Athletics

Lachlan Kennedy (GT 2021) represented Australia in the Men’s 4x100m Relay at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Santiago de Cali, Colombia.

Baseball

Jock Millar (Year 12) won a gold medal representing Queensland in the School Sport Australia Baseball Championships. It was Queensland’s first national championship in 15 years.

Basketball

Congratulations to Max Mackinnon (GT 2020) who was awarded the NBL1 North Men’s Youth Player of the year.

Cricket

Congratulations to Toby Snell (GT 2020) and Slater Asnicar (GT 2013) who took home the trophy in the Brisbane Premier League.

Rugby League

Edward Burns (GT 2015) played in the Redcliffe Dolphins Queensland Cup Grand Final. Edward was a dual-year 1st XV Rugby and 1st XI Cricket representative at the College.

Congratulations to Pat Carrigan (GT 2015) who was awarded the Kevin Walters award at the Brisbane Broncos presentation evening in September for Most Consistent Player. Pat also represented Australia in the Rugby World Cup. Australia beat Samoa 30-10 in the final, with Pat coming off the bench.

Rugby Union

Tom Robinson (Year 11) was selected as Captain of the Queensland U16 Rugby Union team in the National Rugby Championships.

After spending the past year playing for the QLD Reds U18s and Easts Rugby Club, Joe Liddy (GT 2021) was selected for the Australian U18 Rugby team.

Soccer

Rhys Gray (GT 2021) was part of the winning team for U23 NPL competition with Brisbane Roar.

Swimming

Ike Martinez (Year 10) competed in the Junior Pan Pacific Swimming Championships in Hawaii representing Swimming Australia’s Junior Dolphins.

Thomas Neill (GT 2019) was selected in the Australian Dolphins Swim Team for the upcoming 16th FINA World Short Course Championships.

George Williamson (GT 2021) accepted a part scholarship to join the La Salle Philadelphia swim team (Division 1 College in the Atlantic 10 conference).

Tennis

Yosua Lumbanradja (GT 2021) has committed to the Ouachita Tigers at Ouachita Baptist University, Arkansas USA. Ouachita compete in the NCAA Division II competition.

Rowing

Darcy McCluskey (GT 2017) was a part of the Men’s U23 World Rowing Championships Eight who won the bronze medal in the competition. Darcy was selected as one of the USA College Athletes in the U23 Eight.

Hockey

Sacha Rapchuk (GT 2021) has committed to playing for the San Diego Sabers in the upcoming 2022-2023 United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) season.

CELEBRATING A TERRACE WALLABY – EDMUND DORE

By Ms Zoe Morgan

EDMUND DORE (GT 1890 s ), KNOWN BETTER AS EDDIE OR EDGIE, WAS BORN 9 NOVEMBER 1879 IN COUNTY LIMERICK, IRELAND. SON OF ROBERT AND SARAH, THE DORE FAMILY MIGRATED OVER TO AUSTRALIA IN 1880 ABOARD THE SIR WILLIAM WALLACE. ARRIVING IN MARCH, THEY FINALLY SETTLED IN SPRING HILL, BRISBANE. THERE WERE EVENTUALLY TEN CHILDREN IN THE FAMILY, INCLUDING ANOTHER INTERNATIONAL RUGBY PLAYER, MICHAEL (MICKEY) DORE AND A QUEENSLAND RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYER, VINCE DORE.

During the 1890s, Edmund attended the College and played Rugby for the North Brisbane club. His talent for Rugby was soon obvious, and Edmund debuted for Queensland in 1904. His coaches described him as a “hard-working prop and good in the loose”.

Edmund was selected to represent Australia and played his first test in the forwards, as Hooker, against Great Britain at the Sydney Cricket Ground on 2 July 1904. At 5’9’’ in height, Edmund was known for his agility on the field. However, despite this, he missed selection for the 1905 tour to New Zealand and later Tests.

While Edmund idolised his younger brother, Mickey, whom he regarded as a “real champion”, he was

unhappy with the start of Rugby League and Mickey’s founding role in establishing the breakaway, professional game. As a result, he would not allow his son, Joe, to play League at school in Brisbane and would not attend League games. Edmund and Mickey’s divide over Union and League continued for the rest of their lives.

Following his sporting success, Edmund initially sought work as a cooper/ barrel-maker. However, work shortages and a back injury sustained during his Rugby career led him to join the Queensland Police Service in 1905. During his time as an officer, Edmund served in Brandon, Townsville, Cardwell, Mirani, Cordalba, Tully, Innisfail, and Mount Isa. Fortunately, Edmund finished his service close to home at the Petrie Terrace Barracks back in Brisbane. Edmund medically retired from the Police Force as a Sergeant on 8 August 1935.

Edmund married Annie Guerin, a hotel manager from Ayr, and after policing, they settled in the Tully area, with Dore becoming a sugar cane farmer. Together they had five surviving children, Therese, Robert,

Basil, Joseph and Patricia. Edmund Dore passed away on 3 September 1964 and is buried in the Martyn Street Cemetery, Cairns.

The College commemorates Edmund Dore’s outstanding sporting success by the naming of our ‘Eddie Dore Field’, remembering Edmund as the first Rugby Union International for the College. He is also commemorated by the Edmund Dore Bridge on the Murray River at Tully.

The College was excited to welcome the extended family of Edmund Dore at the recent Back to Tennyson day, Saturday 27 August 2022. In front of a packed Tennyson grandstand just before the Terrace vs Nudgee Rugby match, the Dore family generously donated Edmund’s Australia and Queensland caps to the College Museum. We are proud to commemorate Edmund’s contribution to our sporting history and are honoured to be entrusted with the care of these historic items.

Edmund Dore’s biography includes details from the Classic Wallabies website: https:// classicwallabies.com.au/players/edmund-dore

FAREWELL TO A TERRACE ICON

“Retirement, for my wife and I, will be an opportunity to refocus on creative, travel and recreational pursuits. We plan to be in Paris for our 40th wedding anniversary in April 2023, and we have loads of the planet we still want to explore.”

By Mrs Mary Brown

AT THE END OF 2022, WE FAREWELLED A TERRACE ICON, SUBJECT COORDINATOR: DIGITAL SOLUTIONS, MR PETER WHITEHOUSE. IN HIS 33 YEARS AT TERRACE, MR WHITEHOUSE HAS NOT ONLY TAUGHT THOUSANDS OF BOYS BUT HE HAS ALSO BEEN A DRIVING FORCE OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AT THE COLLEGE. PRIOR TO THE FINAL DAYS OF HIS TEACHING CAREER, THE TERRACIAN ASKED MR WHITEHOUSE ABOUT HIS TIME AT TERRACE INCLUDING HIS FONDEST MEMORIES AND THE REAL STORY BEHIND THE GRIFFINS ON OUR HOUSE CRESTS.

Commencing his tenure at Terrace in 1990, Mr Whitehouse inherited the Year 9 and 10 Secretarial Skills class and the Year 11 Information Processes and Technology (IPT) class without having any prior knowledge of the courses.

“I was blessed to be supported by Senior IPT Teacher, Mr Lee Lafferty who gifted me access to his magnificent resources that literally opened my eyes to the beauty and wonder that is computer science. I subsequently inherited all the Year 11 and 12 IPT classes and completed a parttime Computer Science degree to fill in the gaps of knowledge I perceived I had.”

His newfound love of all things tech, led to his involvement in the implementation of key technological advancements and curriculum changes at Terrace, which have been built upon to form today’s Digital Solutions curriculum.

With the assistance of legendary teacher Bob Maidens, we established the compulsory ICT program for Years 5-8. We also established computer labs, networks, internet services and learning management systemsbasically everything that turned on and off.

It’s clear that the past three decades have seen staggering technological changes and education has had to evolve to meet the modern world. It has transformed not only the way that we teach but also the curriculum that is taught. Supported by Coordinator of Digital Pedagogy, Mr Tim Stephens, Mr Whitehouse also established the Years 9 and 10 DigiTech curriculum. Senior IPT classes also changed to Digital Solutions as the new curriculum was implemented by the Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority resulting in a new set of resources that needed to be developed.

In my time at Terrace I think that the embracing of digital tools and the ability to work together with remote expertise has been the most transformational thing I’ve witnessed. Knowing that the world is less than 1/2 second wide on the Internet is truly transformative. The democratisation of knowledge and the opening of communication pathways will continue to revolutionise the way we teach and learn.

During my time here, networks, internet connections, websites, learning management systems and other things were explored because they were interesting and later demonstrably useful in delivering classroom curriculum. I remember having an argument with the Principal and Deputy Principal when I suggested the College needed a website. After being told we do not need one, I asked if it were ok to make it anyway? The introduction and widespread adoption of IT systems, like any cultural change, was slow and at times pained. However, the struggle is important as any change needs justification, the new thing needs to be clearly better than the thing you already know how to do else resistance to change is magnified and justified.

school-based things. In industry, so much of what happens in schools would just not happen. Like so many of our staff, when I saw something that needed to be done, I did it and worried about how I would fit it in later.

While he may be leaving us, Mr Whitehouse’s work will continue to live on from the bones of our very first College website to the Barrett, Mahoney and Kearney House crests, which he designed from scratch when the House system was introduced in 1992.

caused as I did laps up and down the Level 4 corridors and outside the library still makes me giggle today - it would have been wrong not to actually ride the gift, surely? What a privilege it has been to be part of a community where that sort of spontaneity is accepted.

When one door closes another opens and we are certain that for Mr Peter Whitehouse, the next 33 years will be filled with many more fond memories as he enters retirement alongside his wife.

Mr Whitehouse embodies everything we love about our teaching staff at Terrace - their selflessness and willingness to go above and beyond for the Terrace Family while balancing a full time teaching load.

It was a wild ride because it was so busy, changing all the time, and interleaved between a normal teaching load and home life. I installed and managed our Moodle site and created the College website, which I voluntarily maintained on top of my regular teaching load for 14 years. If I am honest, I have no idea how I fitted it all in but know I had lots of help from a large collection of talented nerdy teachers and students. Over time dedicated support and technical personnel were added and there has been a huge growth in that area, thankfully, allowing me and others to re-focus on teaching and learning. The early days were hectic but exhilarating.

It is interesting in retrospect to reflect on existing historic IT

I did the graphic work because I loved creating with drawing tools. The College needed House crests and other design elements and I enjoyed making them. More hilarious however were the conversations I had with the House Deans who each wanted their crest to be more splendid than each other. Take a look at the original six House crests and count the griffins - Mr Hinch won that design challenge. Seeing that work still being used is quite a buzz, considering its humble origins.

33 years in one organisation is no small feat, and while he will be dearly missed, the Terrace Family is humbled that we have left Mr Whitehouse with some wonderful memories of his time at the College.

This is a cautionary tale - be careful what you wish for. I was late to a Year 11 IPT class because I had to run back from my class at Waterford. When I arrived, I bemoaned how much easier it would be if I had a segway because my tired damaged knees made the journey a real effort some days. That class conspired with the other Year 11 class and both Year 12 IPT classes to crowd-source the funds to buy me a secondhand segway and present it to me at the end of the year. The chaos

Retirement, for my wife and I, will be an opportunity to refocus on creative, travel and recreational pursuits. We plan to be in Paris for our 40th wedding anniversary in April 2023, and we have loads of the planet we still want to explore. I am learning Theremin and want to get good at controlling the noises it makes. I remain an avid origamist (have been since I started at 11 years old), there are endless challenges to try. Gym, swimming and the yard all warrant attention, I do not think we will get bored any time soon. 41 years as a teacher, 33 at Terrace, is enough I think.”

The epitome of a Gentleman of Terrace, the College wishes Mr Whitehouse all the best as he embarks on his next journey.

BACK TO TENNYSON DAY

Tennyson was abuzz at the Terrace vs Nudgee game on 27 August 2022, which is arguably one of the biggest matches in the GPS Rugby competition. We also welcomed our Old Boys for Back to Tennyson Day for this highly anticipated game. Congratulations to Nudgee College, who after a tough match, won the annual St Joseph’s College Cup.

TERRACE WELCOMES MR ABID FOR WORK

By Mr Cameron Vellacott

AT THE BEGINNING OF TERM 3 2022, THE COLLEGE WELCOMED NAJIB ABID AS ONE OF OUR NEWEST STAFF MEMBERS. MR ABID, A REFUGEE FROM AFGHANISTAN, JOINED THE COLLEGE THROUGH MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA’S WORK AND WELCOME PROGRAM. THE WORK AND WELCOME PROGRAM IS A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL INITIATIVE THAT PROVIDES DIRECT ASSISTANCE TO REFUGEES, INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM AND MIGRANTS THROUGH PAID WORK OPPORTUNITIES. THE WORK AND WELCOME PROGRAM BEGAN IN 1993 TO SUPPORT THE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR SOCIETY. IT WAS BASED VERY SIMPLY ON THE CHRISTIAN MAXIM TO WELCOME THE STRANGER .

Mr Abid’s journey from Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, to Brisbane was very different to the kind of international travel many Australians are accustomed to. After Ashraf Ghani’s government was overthrown by the Taliban in August 2021, Mr Abid and his family, as well as much of the Afghan population, feared for their lives and sought to seek refuge in a safer country. Najib’s brother, Mujib, has lived in Australia since 2013 and so the great southern land was the obvious destination.

Speaking of the environment in which Kabul had become, Mr Abid said “it was very scary hearing the gunshots and seeing the chaos. I told myself I didn’t need to worry about the gunshots, that they were coming from far away. Then I looked to my right side, and there is someone three metres away just shooting a machine gun to the sky. I couldn’t work out why, but it was scary, very scary.”

Although Mr Abid and his family were eligible for evacuation via the Australian Embassy, getting out of the country was not so simple. He said, “International troops were inside the airport and trying to let the right people inside, people like me and my family who qualified for evacuation, but there was nearly one million people trying to get into the airport.”

Not only were they battling with the crowds, but the hostility of the military too. “At one of the airport gates still controlled by the overthrown government, they were shooting people who were disobeying orders,” said Mr Abid. “The river had turned red.”

Mr Abid and his family had multiple attempts to enter the airport and seek refuge.

We tried three times, the first two times we failed. Twice we reached the gates, but there were thousands of people and no one there to listen to us. The risk was too great standing out there, so we turned around and went home. The third time, we had a clear plan from friends and government officials. The plan was to go via specific streets, to get to a very specific area which was different from the first two attempts, and then cross the river. The other side of the river was Kabul airport.

When we were at the river crossing, my brother and I noticed an Australian flag in the distance. My brother took out his Australian passport and held it up to the Australian soldier, who was well

over 100m away. The soldier saw and waved for him to come to him, so we crossed the river and went to the Australian tent. The Australian troops pulled out a list to check, and on it said ‘Mujib and immediate family.’

They took over half an hour, checking all of our documents, before saying ok, you can all come in. From there, it was only a few days travel and we were in Australia.

Mr Abid would soon find out that only two days later, a bomb exploded at the exact crossing that led he and his family to safety.

Mr Abid’s placement at the College supported him in gaining experience in an Australian workplace, develop new skills and friendships, and provide meaningful, paid employment. The College also benefits greatly from participating in the program. Mr Abid’s employment here enabled staff and students to hear a very different perspective on our world and our place in it. The program helps to broaden perspectives and break down cultural barriers.

The Work and Welcome program has been generously supported by Terrace staff over the past seven years, and without their confidential contributions it would not be possible. The College is very proud that it can provide opportunities to individuals to develop the skills and confidence needed to find ongoing sustainable employment through local experience.

AVEO PIANO RECITAL

By Mr Jack Lorimer

IN COLLABORATION WITH AVEO, THE COLLEGE’S PIANISTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROUDLY SHOWCASE THEIR INCREDIBLE TALENTS TO FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE BROADER COMMUNITY AT THE 2022 PIANO RECITAL.

After the success of the College’s first-ever travelling art exhibition in June, Terrace was excited to once again partner with Aveo, bringing together music students for the first-ever Terrace and Aveo Piano Recital. Students were excited to see the recital come to life after a postponement when COVID forced retirement villages into lockdown in 2021.

With beautiful open spaces, landscaped gardens and an oldfashioned sense of community, The Clayfield by Aveo was the perfect setting for the Terrace and Aveo Piano Recital. Formerly the site for St Columban’s College, the retirement village has a long history of ties to education under the guidance of the Christian Brothers.

After light refreshments and not a spare seat in sight, 160 parents, caregivers and Aveo residents excitedly waited for students to take the stage. Led by Director of Music, Mr Derek Rose, 28

Gentlemen of Terrace took centre stage at the baby grand piano, showcasing their talent and passion for their craft. From Bach to Gershwin, students performed over two hours of compositions.

With the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB) exams around the corner for some students, it was an excellent opportunity to practice performing in front of the local community. To say that Aveo residents were impressed with the student’s talents would be an understatement, especially after seeing the Terrace String Quartet perform the previous day.

The College thanks Aveo for supporting our Music program and providing an opportunity for the Gentlemen of Terrace to engage with the community, especially those who have recently been isolated. We hope that the 2022 Piano Recital is the first of many that can be enjoyed by the wider Brisbane community.

Students were excited to see the recital come to life after a postponement when COVID forced retirement villages into lockdown in 2021.

By Ms Zoe Morgan

On Saturday 15 October, the fourth annual GT on the Green event was held under perfect blue skies at Tennyson. Now a staple of the Terrace Family event calendar, the jacaranda-lined fields of Tennyson bloomed at just the right time to be the beautiful backdrop to a stunning afternoon of community and fundraising.

College Deputy Principal Mr Damien Fall steered the relaxed afternoon as the Master of Ceremonies, helping to welcome a line-up of fabulous musical talent led by crowd favourite Franky Smart. The fiercely contested table decorating contest has become a highlight of the lunch. Whilst not everyone may have agreed with the eventual winning table, we’re sure that everyone was unanimous in their praise of the effort of many impressive table displays. Golden nugget lotto returned, proving popular with lunch attendees and adding significant funds to the day’s total. A kicking competition run by Terrace father and Rugby League great Mr Darren Lockyer, saw a spirited collection of men and women battle it out to take the afternoon’s honours.

The day raised more than $120,000, ensuring the arrival of four portable grandstands at Tennyson in time for the 2023 sporting seasons. Thank you to everyone who attended the event and made it such a wonderful success through your good spirit and generosity. The College particularly thanks the organising committee, Ms Katherine Brosnan along with her family and the incredible team from Cloudland who have generously donated bar services for many years, Mrs Kirsten Carroll, Mrs Nili Covacich, Mrs Loren Lockyer, Mrs Tricia Morahan, Mrs Maria Patorniti and Mrs Shelly Pearson. Thank you also to this year’s event partner SC Injectables, owned by current Terrace parent Ms Su-en Chow. We also thank the many attendees who gave their time to assist on the day. Save the date now for the next GT on the Green event – Saturday 14 October 2023.

BUILDING THE FUTURE TOGETHER

Opportunities to show your support for this critical project are still available. If you would like to discuss your ideas or buy a ‘foundation brick’ that commemorates your family’s Terrace history and support, please contact Miss Doreen Awabdy on 0415 982 642 or email foundation@ terrace.qld.edu.au.

Terrace Giving Day | 19-20 October 2022

www.terracegiving.com.au

THIS YEAR WE CELEBRATED OUR 5TH TERRACE GIVING DAY PARTNERING WITH 491 DONORS TO RAISE $742,653 TOWARDS OUR FOUNDATION FUND TO BEGIN THE REFURBISHMENT OF OUR RECENT ACQUISITION, FORMERLY KNOWN AS PINDARI.

For many decades Pindari, located at 28 Quarry Street Spring Hill, was owned by the Salvation Army who provided crisis accommodation for men for up to three months. For the occupants Pindari provided shelter and hope.

In a fitting second chapter, the building will be developed into a contemporary, state-of-theart vertical learning facility to accommodate over 400 students. The space created by this will allow for the development of a library, STEM, sporting, cultural and performance facilities – transforming learning at Terrace forever.

The parallels with history-making projects are easy to see.

In 1962 Br Campbell and Br Rodgers led the effort to purchase and develop Tennyson. With the support of the Terrace Community, their realised vision created life-changing opportunities for generations of Terracians and enriched the student experience of every young man that attends our College. Their legacy lives on today and every one of us benefits from their vision.

The development of Pindari is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: our chance to future-proof Terrace.

Whether you made a gift, championed our cause, or assisted on the day, every effort helped us to achieve this astounding result.

We are humbled. We are touched. And most of all we are grateful.

Thank you for helping us to build the future.

Caroline

Carolyn

Catherine

Cecil

Celia

Chan

Charlie

Charlie

Chounding

Chris Erfurt

Chris Hope

Chris Waters

Christian Ganim

Christina Holmes

Christina Holmes

Christine and Jeff Beehler

Christine Hansen

Christophe Beylot

Christopher and Cherie Bell Old Boy 1994

Claire Welshe Parent 2021

Clementson family Parent

Conor Watson Old Boy 2021

Cooper Family Parent

Coughlan Family Parent

D and C Vedelago Parent

D and L O’Hare Friend of GT 2020

Damian and Anna Wright Old Boy 1983

Damian Boxsell Old Boy 1981

Damien Boulton Old Boy 1984

Daniel McGuiness Old Boy 2004

Daniel Sandaver Old Boy 1998

Darren Dougan Old Boy 1988

David Carter Old Boy 1992

David and Beth Leach Parent

David and Daniella Old Boy 1994

David and Lou Mann Old Boy 1993

David Barker Old Boy 2003

David Davis Old Boy 1982

David Laverty Old Boy 1998

David Perry Old Boy 2000

David Rampa Parent 1980

David Sexton Old Boy 1968

David Toohey Old Boy 1977

David Usasz Old Boy 1972

Dawson Family Old Boy 2000

De Clara Family Old Boy 1999

Declan and Bec Lane Old Boy 2010

Demetrovics Family Old Boy 1992

Denise Schellbach Friend of GT 1992

Derek and Tammy Butterfield Parent

Derek Rose Staff 2021

Devantier Family Parent

Diane Cruice Parent 1985

Dominic Gambaro Old Boy 1979

Dominic Hall Old Boy 1984

Dominic Kruysmulder Old Boy 1987

Dominic Townsend Old Boy 1995

Dominic Ward Old Boy 2001

Donald Moss Old Boy 1954

Doreen Awabdy

Drew Douglas Old Boy 1977

du Preez family Parent

Eager Family Friend of GT

Edith Hampson Old Boy 1970

Edmund Nasser Old Boy 1988

Edward Williams Old Boy 1967

Emmanuel Jesi Parent 2016

Erin Bowpitt Staff

Erin McKenna Old Boy 1985

Evans Family Parent

Felsman family Parent

Fernando Parent 2019

Ficca Family Parent

Finbar Carroll, Eamonn Carroll and Diarmuid Carroll Old Boy

Fiona Geldard Parent

Canio

Carla

Carlin

Carly

Carmel

Fiona McCarthy Parent 2021

FitzGerald Family Parent 1990

Fletcher Family Old Boy 1975

Forwood Family Parent 2021

Geoff

Geoffrey

Geraldine

Gerard

Gerard

Gianina

Gibson

Gillian

Henry

Jason

Jason

Jason Peter Drewe

Jeff Cook

Jennifer Manners

Jing Wang and Bo Shang

Jo-Anne and Dirk

Joanne Demene

Joe Gallagher

Joey

John

John

John

John

John

John

John

John

John Gates

John Marschall

John

John O’Hara

John Quinlan

John Sexton

John Shea Old Boy 1957

Jon Howarth Parent

Jonathon Palethorpe Parent 1998

Jonathon Ruddy Old Boy 1997

Jono Clough Old Boy 2015

Joseph Crowley Old Boy 1990

Name Category Graduating Year

Josh Kelly and Angus Kelly Student

Julian and Bianca Noud Old Boy 1996

Julian Farrugia Old Boy 1995

Julian Hayes Old Boy 1985

Joseph Family Old Boy 1993

Julian Spencer Parent 2000

Julie-Anne Braithwaite Parent

Justin McConnachy Parent 1990

Kallos Family Parent

Kate O’Neill Friend of GT

Katherine and Ben Brough

Kathy Neill Old Boy 1988

Keiran Foster Old Boy 1997

Keith and Amanda Wylie Parent

Kerry Splatt Old Boy 1973

Kevin Tanner and Family Old Boy 2003

Keyser Family Parent

Kieran Cox Old Boy 1988

Lady Anne Trinidad Parent

Lane-Mullins Family Old Boy 2000

Lauren Urquhart

Leech Family

Leo Carroll Old Boy 1954

Leo Hua Parent

Leon Brosnan Old Boy 1953

Leon and Kate Denning Parent

Leon Bowes Old Boy 1996

Leonard Boulton Old Boy 1955

Liam and Olivia O’Rourke Old Boy 1989

Libby and David Vertullo Parent

Lisa Pandy Parent 1988

Lorenzo Gamboa Old Boy 2021

Louise Carlile

Louise Dann Old Boy 1957

Lucas Pryor Parent 2021

Lucille Sherman Parent

Lucy McGuire Old Boy 1991

Luke Brannelly Old Boy 1981

Luke Hutchinson Old Boy 1999

Luke McElwaine Parent 1990

Luongo Ruiz Family Parent 2019

M and K Cole Old Boy 1964

Macksey Rush Friend of GT

Madonna Smith Old Boy 1976

Mandy Awabdy

Marcus Fogarty Old Boy 1989

Margaret Maher

Maria and Gordon Galt Old Boy 1968

Maria Patorniti and Sandro Giliberti

Mark O’Sullivan Old Boy 1971

Mark and Leesa Curtain Old Boy 1992

Mark and Terasa Fletcher Parent 1990

Mark Burgin Old Boy 1984

Mark Christensen and Family Old Boy 1994

Mark De Ambrosis Old Boy 1999

Mark Mazurkiewicz and Family Parent

Mark Sedawie Parent

Martin Gofton Old Boy 2006

Martin Miller Friend of GT

Martin Musgrave Old Boy 1990

Matt and Giulia Coorey Parent

Matt Clarke Parent 2021

Matt Ryan Parent

Matt Toon Old Boy 1993

Matthew Day Parent 1991

Matthew and Carly Caffery Parent

Matthew and Luci Jackson Old Boy 1994

Matthew Dodson and Donna Dodson Old Boy 1977

Matthew Dowling Old Boy 1991

Matthew K P Chen Old Boy 1996

Matthew Sorebello Old Boy 1998

Matthew Torbey Old Boy 2004

Matthew White Old Boy 2000

Max Blatto Parent

Max Poteri Old Boy 2018

Maxwell, Samantha and Malcolm Hall Friend of GT 2015

Melanie Hatchman

Melinda Tierney

Melissa and Andrew Tan Parent 1993

Merrett Family Parent

Michael Farrell Old Boy 1986

Michael Thomsen Old Boy 1964

Michael and Megan Read Parent 1956

Name

Richard Schellbach

Rob and Sarah

Robert and

Rocco Russo Old Boy 1991

Rachel

Radice

Radovanovic

Ramaida

Rebecca

Reilly

Rentoul

Richard

Richard

Rod Campbell Old Boy 1962

Rodney and Rhianne Palmer Parent 1982

Ronald Stanley Parent 2014

Rowan and Josie Kendall Parent 1982

Russ Nelson Old Boy 1969

Salvatore Russo Old Boy 1992

Sam Handy Old Boy 1997

Sam Johnson Old Boy 1996

Sam Kyle Friend of GT 2021

Scimone Family Parent 2021

Scott Flynn Old Boy 1987

Sean Kennedy Old Boy 1992

Sean Tolhurst Old Boy 1989

Serge Akkari Old Boy 2020

Shane O’Reilly Parent

Shannon Ross Parent

Siddle Family Parent

Simon Dyer and Family Old Boy 1975

Simon McFarlane Old Boy 1994

Simon Newton Parent 1991

Simon Sponza Old Boy 2001

Simon Tutt and Zoe Scott

Simon Young Berryman Parent

Sonny Ho Parent 2017

Splatt Family Parent 1973

Stephen Burton Old Boy 1981

Stephen Byrnes Old Boy 2001

Stephen Creagh Old Boy 1992

Stephen Elgey

Stephen MacDermott Old Boy 1996

Steven Muir-McCarey Old Boy 1997

Stewart Koziora Old Boy 1987

STEYR Motors Australia Parent 2018

Stuart Newton Parent

Stuart Bowden 1998

Sue and Justin Boulton Old Boy 1981

Sulan Mendis Old Boy 2006

Suresh Kanubaddi Parent

Taylor Family Parent 2021

Teng Hao Parent

The Crowley Family Parent

GTOBA

The George Family Old Boy 1995

The Malouf Family Parent 1982

The Pegg Family Friend of GT

Thomas Knight Old Boy 1994

Tim and Theo Stephens Friend of GT 2000

Tim Connolly Old Boy 1977

Tim Gordon and Tammie Lawrie Old Boy 1994

Tim McDonnell Old Boy 2003

Tim Noonan Old Boy 1992

Tim Sherman Old Boy 1990

Todd Parolin Old Boy 1993

Tom & Emily Dooley Old Boy 1988

Tom Holohan Old Boy 1998

Tommy Turner Student 2020

Tony and Inma Beaumont Parent 2019

Tony and Susan Nguyen Parent 2021

Tony Lowes Old Boy 1998

Trent Daly Parent

Trevor Gleeson Parent 1951

Tricia Morahan Parent

Tweedy Family Friend of GT 2019

Tyson Doneley Old Boy 1996

Victor and Michelle Borzillo Old Boy 1995

Vincent Ellaway Old Boy 1994

Vu Dang Parent

W and S Bolton Parent

Wightman Family Old Boy 1990

William and Vanessa Douglas Old Boy 1991

William Campbell Old Boy 1978

William Hickson Old Boy 2004

William Mills Old Boy 1961

Wood family Parent

Wu Family Parent

Yosua Lumbanradja Old Boy 2021

Zoran and Louise Gaspar Parent 2020

John

GT Foundation Deputy Chairman

Neil McDermott (GT 1961), John McDonald (GT 1961), Terry Beesley (GT 1961)

Sam Fludder (Year 11), Noel Fludder (GT 1961), Tom Fludder (Year 7)

Samuel Conry (Year 6), Bill Conry (GT 1954), Joseph Conry (Year 8)

Dominic Elgey (Year 7), Jim Cockerill (GT 1960)

John Goggin (GT 1959), Bernie McMahon (GT 1959)

Wayne Carter (GT 1966), Bill Purcell (GT 1959)

Ian Lynagh (GT 1958), Geoff Lowes (GT 1969)

Denis Desmond (GT 1957), John Gallagher (GT 1957), Peter Crombie (GT 1959)

Fr Frank Lourigan (GT 1961)

MEET OUR 2022 OUTSTANDING ALUMNI AWARD WINNERS

The GTOBA’s Outstanding Alumni Awards recognise and acknowledge the diverse achievements of alumni, across their fields of endeavour and in their communities.

WHEN TERRACIANS LEAVE OUR COLLEGE, THEY GO OUT INTO THE WORLD NOT JUST TO MAKE IT FOR THEMSELVES—BUT TO MAKE WHAT THEY DO TRULY MATTER.

From working to create lifesaving vaccines, to representing Australia on the international stage, to shaping our communities and society through their contributions in sport, health, business, the arts and beyond, Terrace Old Boys springboard off their foundation here at Terrace to create change that counts.

The GTOBA’s Outstanding Alumni Awards recognise and acknowledge the diverse achievements of alumni, across their fields of endeavour and in their communities.

The GTOBA is proud to share with you the stories of our 2022 Outstanding Alumni Award Winners.

Outstanding Alumnus Mr Lynton Mortensen (GT 1981)

Renowned for his mild-mannered professionalism as a lawyer, Mr Mortensen has earned the title as the ‘Sea Bull’ for his swimming achievements. He’s the first Australian and only the 12th person in the world to complete the ‘Oceans Seven’ - a gruelling combination of the toughest open swims in the world, each ranging from 16km to 44km in length. To date only 21 people have completed the challenge and Mr Mortensen continues to hold the record for the fastest-ever swim. Mr Mortensen has been nominated for several global awards including:

¥ Inaugural inductee into the Australian Marathon Swimming Hall of Fame

¥ The World Open Water Swimming Man of the Year

¥ Most Prolific Overall Year by Marathon Swimmers Federation

¥ One of the World’s 50 most adventurous Open Water Men

En route to achieving these amazing feats, Mr Mortensen has raised awareness and funds for various research projects including the plight of the Flesh-footed Shearwater (muttonbird) and help raise over $70 000 for the Children’s Hospital Foundation. Also close to his heart, Mr Mortensen has worked tirelessly to raise awareness for 41 Australian soldiers who had lost their lives in Afghanistan at the time of his swims.

Mr Mortensen completed his Senior year at Terrace in 1981 and is proud father of Nicholas (GT 2015) and Lachlan (GT 2017).

Outstanding Young Alumnus

Mr Scott Tweedie (GT 2005)

Mr Tweedie has achieved success in what some would say is one of the hardest industries to ‘crack’ – the entertainment industry. With a focus on film and television, he has achieved Australian and International success as a television presenter, host and producer.

Starting his career with the children’s television hit, Prank Patrol Mr Tweedie has gone on to host a series of well-known Australian TV shows including: Dancing with the Stars, I’m a celebrity Get Me Out of Here, The Amazing Race, and the 2019 Melbourne Cup. In 2019, he relocated to the US where he hosted well-known programs in New York and LA. In 2022, Mr Tweedie returned to Australia to host the upcoming series of Australian Idol, taking over from fellow Terrace Old Boy, Osher Gunsberg.

Less well publicised are his efforts to raise significant funds and awareness for Australian Wildlife Conservation following the devastating bush fires in recent years, organising and hosting what is now known as the Aussie Christmas in LA.

Throughout his career and in everything he does, Mr Tweedie shares his passion for Australia and is quickly becoming an international brand ambassador for Australian tourism. In his humble style, Mr Tweedie attributes his success to his start at Terrace and thanks Ms Lourundos for loaning him the class equipment to film his first audition tapes that launched his career.

Mr Tweedie completed his Senior year at Terrace in 2005, was Kearney House Captain and Cross Country Captain.

GTOBA REPORT

Mr Mark Christensen (GT 1994)

RECENTLY I HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF JOINING THE COLLEGE’S CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE TO RECOGNISE THE ACADEMIC AND CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUR STUDENTS. IT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENING AND A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO SEE FIRST HAND THE EXCEPTIONAL TALENT AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF THIS YEAR’S STUDENT BODY.

For the first time, the Celebration of Excellence included the announcement of the GTOBA Alumni of the Year Awards – a fitting platform that celebrates outstanding achievements amongst the Terrace community.

The GTOBA is proud to acknowledge the achievements and contributions of Mr Lynton Mortensen (GT 1981) and Mr Scott Tweedie (GT 2005) as winners of the 2022 Alumni Awards. Both our Outstanding Alumnus and Outstanding Young Alumnus (respectively) have made our Terrace community proud with their inspirational achievements, their contribution to charitable causes, and challenging themselves to be the best that they can be on both the domestic and international stage.

2022 has been a full one for the GTOBA with over 10 reunions, our AGM, Mass, President’s Drinks, Br Buckley AM Breakfast, and the Vintage Terracians’ Morning Tea, in addition to Back to Tennyson (rugby) and Back to the Campbell Centre (basketball) days, we have managed to squeeze in an amazing calendar of great events.

We have also renewed our online presence and resources with the launch of our GTOBA online community, allowing us to reach and communicate with more Old Boys than ever before. Over 1200 Old Boys have logged in to explore the vast array of content including photos, videos, events, history, year books and merchandise. The website has also enabled us to launch the GTOBA’s Mentor Connect program, where hundreds of Old Boys from a wide range of

industries and experiences have nominated themselves to be mentors – which we think could be of particular benefit to our younger Old Boys as they look to pursue their goals after Terrace.

If you haven’t already done so, I would encourage everyone to visit our site at gtoba.terrace.qld.edu.au.

This time of the year can often be tinged with sadness as the student body and teachers say farewell to our Seniors. All evidence suggests it has been a very good year for the class of 2022, and we congratulate them not only for a highly successful Senior year, but for the time and commitment they have given to the College over the years preceding as well.

We now welcome them as Old Boys of Terrace. From Br Buckley and his eight mates from the class of 1952, through to the still youthful Seniors from 2012, a constant across all of our reunions this year has been the immense pride that each man has in being a Terrace Old Boy. We believe that the time and experience at Terrace has been one that the Seniors of 2022 should be proud of for the next 70+ years. The GTOBA look forward to being able to foster

an engagement between their fellow Old Boys and the Terrace community as they see fit going forward.

I would like to finish with a message of thanks, both on a personal level and on behalf of the Terrace Old Boy community, to Dr Carroll for another outstanding year as College Principal. Dr Carroll’s support for the GTOBA has once again been unwavering, without which our association could not function. In particular over the past year I recall his efforts to facilitate the Old Boys’ liturgy for the passing of Br Tony White, with a chapel service and guard of honour in Spring Hill, his council in Old Boys’ meetings, the access he provides to facilities and staff, and the many hours we spent together with the various reunions on Friday or Saturday evenings. It is my view, and the view of the GTOBA committee that our community is very fortunate to have his ongoing leadership of our great College.

On behalf of the GTOBA committee, I thank you for your interest and participation in our activities this year, and we look forward to many opportunities to connect again in the new year.

70 Class of 1952 70 Year Reunion

James Crowley, Br Barry Buckley, Dr John Conroy

Br Barry Buckley, Dr John Conroy, Adrian Petrie, James Crowley, John Rees, Maurice Dwyer, Prof Ashley Goldsworthy AO OBE KM

John Rees, Br Barry Buckley

James Crowley

55 Year Reunion

55 Class of 1967

Alan Kennedy, Brien Doyle, Darryl McCarthy, Tony Dempsey

Michael Treloar, Matt Foley

Brian McAllan, Tom McCourt

David Craig, James Mayze

50 Class of 1972 50 Year Reunion

David Usasz, Nev Feeney (teacher), David Garratt

David Garratt, Brian Josephson, Mike Tracey, Prof Paul Young

Mark Corcoran, Roger Gauld, Jonathon Roberts

John Quinlan (GT 1959 and teacher), Tony Torbey, Peter Varghese, Dr Michael Paton, David Quinn, Tony Graham

40 Class of 1982 40 Year Reunion

James McNamee, Peter West

Anand Shah, Kevin Torbey, Peter Tuckwell (teacher)

Glenn Lambert, Quentin Norton, David Arnold

Tony Ganko, Tom Hackett, Justin Carr

Ian Gallagher, David Wilkinson

Gerard Reardon, James House

35 Class of 1987 35 Year Reunion

Jeremy Weston, Dr Andrew Khoo, Paul Greaney, Paul Morris, David Denholm, Dr Dominic Lunn, Gavin Walsh

Mark Seymour, Jonathan Wolfe, Stewart Koziora, Keith Williams

Dr Andrew Ryan, Dominic Walsh, Athony Fanning, Andrew Hedditch

Niall Cunningham, Adrian Buckley, James Gibb, Wade Hudson

30 Class of 1992 30 Year Reunion

Ray Tiernan, Danny Clifford, Paul Barbagallo

Tomas O’Shea, Matthew McCullagh

Robert Clifton, Ed Fitzgerald, Nigel Summerville

20 Class of 2002 20 Year Reunion

Giuseppe Russo, John Mahoney, Ryan Sharma, Ed Hiew, Tim Scanlan Nicholas Sprenger, Robert McConachie

David Hanson, Tom Gole, Mal Reiher Richard Holles, Jeremy Grasnick

Ben Chardon, Gobind Kalsi, Cameron Knapp, Antonio Lee

10 Class of 2012 10 Year Reunion

Ben Knoblanche, James Dalgleish

Nicholas Waters, Bill Ovenden, Isaac French

Ryan Braun, Jack O’Brien, Chris Rowling, Nick Adams

Vale PETER FALVEY

1934 – 2022 GT 1945

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PETER WAS BORN ON 6 SEPTEMBER 1934. HE WAS THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR SIBLINGS, MARY, RITA, CECILY AND PETER. THE FALVEY FAMILY HOME WAS IN ROBLANE STREET WINDSOR, WHICH JUST HAPPENED TO BE NEXT DOOR TO THE HOLY ROSARY CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SCHOOL. PETER DID NOT HAVE TO GO FAR TO SCHOOL WHICH HE ATTENDED UNTIL HIS SCHOLARSHIP YEAR IN 1947.

In 1948, Peter was enrolled in the sub-junior class at St Joseph’s College, Gregory Terrace. He became what we Terracians call a ‘Gentleman of Terrace’. Peter achieved academic excellence in the following year when he won the Thallon Medal. This award had been established in a trust set up by the Queensland Railways Commissioner in 1908 and was awarded to a student who secured the highest percentage of marks in the Junior Public Exam and whose parent was employed by Queensland Rail. In Peter’s words this was a surprise, particularly to his teaching brothers. Peter completed his Senior year in 1951. In his own words, Peter said “I enjoyed these years and was lucky to have received a good grounding in those matters which proved so useful to me later on, particularly mathematics, drawing, physics and chemistry”

Peter attended The University of Queensland in 1952 as an Engineering undergraduate. These years were initially spent in the George Street dungeons of the University and then later at St Lucia. In 1953 Peter became a “Nasho” serving his compulsory army training. He graduated in 1955 and had completed his required vocation employment at Drysdale and Ridgeway, Evans Deakin and several months with Queensland Rail during the electrification of the suburban network. In his final year, Peter’s dad introduced him to Jack Mulholland who had a thriving Engineering practice. JM as Peter always called him, offered him a job after he graduated.

Peter commenced work at Mulhollands in January 1956 and duly retired from there in 1977. Peter’s engineering achievements were varied and his projects included water and sewerage works throughout Queensland. Towns like St George, Maroochydore, Mitchell, Gympie, Winton, Dalby, Roma and Stanthorpe, all received the Peter Falvey professional engineering excellence. The eight story Surfair Hotel at Marcoola is also a Falvey monument.

In his so-called retirement, Peter began developing, designing and constructing his own projects at Albion, Wacol and Petrie Terrace. Perhaps Peter’s worst memory was his purchase and development of the Suttons Foundry at Ipswich. Suttons were casting the “teeth” for the drag lines working in the opencut coal mines of Queensland. To improve productivity Peter purchased a continuous flow automatic casting machine from America. This was a very high price purchase indeed and the contract was written in US dollars. Peter had no control over the international currency market and the US dollar value went through the roof and Suttons fortunes went in the opposite direction, leading the business into bankruptcy.

Licking his business wounds, Peter had had enough of the “big smoke” and bought an avocado farm in Tamborine. The farm had some spare acres so Peter decided to grow flowers. However his jonquils and daffodils obviously settled his business nerves because

together with his friend Chops, they converted an old house in the main street of Stanthorpe into a backpackers hostel to cater for the large number of laborers who worked on the fruit and vegetable farms of Stanthorpe. When completed it is rumoured that they both sat on the front stairs and said “what if no one comes!!” Success followed and Peter constructed a tilt slab extension to the hostel which catered for sixty five workers in air-conditioned comfort.

As a member of the Brisbane Sailing Club, Peter was an avid sailor, winning state titles, particularly at Lake Cootharaba, north of Noosa. His crew’s most famous victory included as Head of the Bay regatta in 1967.

Vale ARTHUR PEMBROKE

1928 – 2022 GT 1951

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By Mr Michael Pembroke and Mr Brad Manera, Senior Historian and Curator, Hyde Park

This obituary first appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald on 11 July 2022.

ARTHUR PEMBROKE WAS KNOWN THROUGHOUT THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY AS “ BUSHY ”. HE GRADUATED FROM THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, DUNTROON WITH THE SWORD OF HONOUR IN 1950 AND A FEW YEARS LATER WAS INVESTED WITH THE MILITARY CROSS BY A VERY YOUNG QUEEN ELIZABETH II AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE.

In 2011, 58 years after his investiture, Pembroke was reintroduced to the Queen at a garden party in the grounds of Duntroon House in company with his granddaughter Harriet, then a staff cadet at the College. The British popular press revelled in the occasion with headlines like ‘We Meet Again, Ma’am’, ‘Queen Reunited with Korean War Hero’ and ‘Good to see you again, Your Majesty.’

Pembroke’s MC was awarded for exemplary gallantry during the Battle of Maryang-san when he was the commander of 9 Platoon in the 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. The October 1951 engagement was a historic infantry

battle fought against the Chinese in a mountainous region above the Imjin River just north of the 38th parallel.

Australia’s official historian of the Korean War, Professor Robert O’Neill, AO, described Maryangsan as “probably the greatest single feat of the Australian Army during the Korean War”. The British Major General Sir James Cassels went further and suggested that it was “one of the finest battalion actions in British military history”. The battle became standard training fare for Australian infantry officers.

During the battle, Pembroke’s platoon was reduced to less than half its strength but withstood repeated attacks from Chinese infantry who were supported by artillery, mortars and small arms fire. The citation from company commander, Major Jack Gerke, recorded that “due to the platoon commander’s cool and clever planning, the enemy was repulsed each time, leaving dead and wounded behind … Lieutenant Pembroke, through his many acts of bravery under fire, inspired confidence in his men. At no time did he consider his own safety before that of his men”.

Pembroke’s own assessment was more self-effacing and heartfelt. He described the action as “a frightening but most humbling experience” and that “I shall never forget what the NCOs [corporals and sergeant] and men of 9 Platoon taught me about soldiering and the

essential human values of living and dying”. Pembroke had just turned 23. The men of 9 Platoon were mostly older and many veterans of World War II. It was a remarkable start to an outstanding military career.

Bushy’s application to Duntroon in 1946 was his third attempt. But when finally admitted, he soared. It is reasonable to say that four years at Duntroon made Pembroke and that Korea, where he came of age, defined him

Pembroke’s childhood and youth were modest. His father Joseph was from Enniscorthy in County Wexford and his mother was a Scot. In about 1925, they made the courageous decision to bring their family of four children to Australia. Joseph’s brother, who farmed south of Brisbane, sponsored the family. Three more children were born after their arrival. Bushy was the second of the Australian-born children and the second-youngest of seven.

The 1930s Depression was hard for everyone but especially for a large family, newly arrived, with little regular work. Bushy often recalled memories of milking cows and long walks to the pictures on Saturdays to save the tram fare. By 1940, when the war came, the family had a home in Toowong. Two of the older boys went to war and the much younger Bushy was accepted at Terrace, where he excelled.

Headmaster, Br W Reidy wrote in support of his application to Duntroon: “character irreproachable; essentially strong; diligent at study; straightforward and commanding”. He added that he was the officer commanding of the school cadet corps, a member of the first XV and captain of the second XI. He even held the record for the fastest try in the Brisbane GPS Rugby competition after scoring directly from a kick-off.

In 1953, following the armistice in the Korean War, Pembroke was posted to the UK, which included a stint with the Cold War-era British Army of the Rhine in Germany. The years in England and Germany were a hinge point in his personal life. When he departed Sydney in July, he left behind a 20-year-old nurse-in-training whom he had only recently met. Their long- distance separation was trying for both of them and they soon resolved to rectify the situation.

The young Lois Sheldon abandoned her final nursing exams and departed Sydney by ship in January 1954, arriving in London in February and marrying a few weeks later in March, just days after her 21st birthday – thus avoiding the need for parental consent. The wedding was at Westminster Cathedral, the modest reception was in Sloane Square and the first night was in the Grosvenor Hotel in Mayfair.

Lois wrote in her journal that “The guests comprised Australian Army Staff – or rather three of them with their wives – and of course, Major Fitz and Myra…[there were] one or two other Australian Army bods and some friends whom we had both made on our respective ships coming over”. It was a low-key start to a marriage that lasted 68 years.

Over the next 25 years, Pembroke balanced a growing family with the demands of an energetic and gifted infantry officer undertaking a series of regimental, staff and training appointments in Australia, the United Kingdom and Singapore.

Highlights included three years as the adjutant of the 6th Mounted Rifles; a return to the United Kingdom (with three children) to attend the British Army Staff College at Camberley, Surrey; two years as an instructor at the Australian Army Staff College at Queenscliff, Victoria, teaching infantry tactics to junior officers from across the Commonwealth and from the United States of America; and a return to Brisbane to command B Company, 2nd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. Brisbane was followed by a stint in Canberra including a period of secondment to the Prime Minister’s department and appointment as the aide de camp to President Park of South Korea – who was a decade later to be assassinated.

From Canberra, at the height of the Vietnam War, Pembroke was posted for two memorable years to the Headquarters of Far East Land Forces in Singapore, a British Command that was ultimately succeeded by a joint Australian, New Zealand and UK command.

Pembroke endeared himself to the men under his command and was never afraid to speak up for them. One of his junior officers at B Company was George Mansford,

who later achieved the rank of brigadier. George recalled their time in B Company: “Major Bushy Pembroke was now the father of a military family christened Bravo Company ... I will never forget him for his ability to determine right from wrong and never reluctant to challenge those senior to him, particularly when it came to protecting soldiers under his command.

In the 1970s, Pembroke was the Commanding Officer of 17th Battalion, Royal New South Wales Regiment. He said that it was one of his most satisfying appointments.

In retirement, he was honoured to become patron of the Association of 17th Infantry Battalions. On being informed of his death, the Governor of New South Wales, the Honorary Colonel of the Regiment, wrote to Lois to note that Bushy’s actions at Maryang-san “were a matter of legend within the Regiment” and that “it is difficult to estimate the number of officers who were positively influenced by your husband”.

Bushy Pembroke retired from the regular Army in 1978 and spent the next 10 years as director of operations, State Emergency Services and Civil Defence. He was president of the NSW branch of the Defence Force Welfare Association, served for 17 years on committees of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, served for 25 years on the RSL defence committee and was an active member of Sydney Legacy, the Royal United Services Institute and the Killara Golf Club. In 2000, he was one of 26 veterans selected to visit South Korea to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the start of the Korean War.

In his final years, Bushy Pembroke resided at Anzac Village in Narrabeen where he slipped away quietly at the age of 93. He is survived by his wife, three children, 12 grandchildren and six greatgrandchildren.

REST IN PEACE

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

Mr Albert ANDREWS GT 1955

Mr Anthony ARUNDELL GT 1963

Mr Colin BEECH GT 1966

Mr George COLE GT 1956

Mr Brian COLLINGWOOD GT 1976

Mr Eric CONNOLLY GT 1964

Mr William COX GT 1947

Mr Maurice FINN GT 1952

Br Peter GAGEN Past Teacher

Mr John GOOCH GT 1950

Mr Vince HALL GT 1971

Mr Mark PASCOE GT 1972

Mr Benjamin “Ben” RAYFIELD GT 1956

Mr Ian VENABLES GT 1951

SAVE THE DATE

Sunday 12 February

GTOBA Mass, Morning Tea and AGM

Saturday 18 March

Terrace Family Cocktail Party

Thursday 23 March

Br Buckley AM Breakfast

Sunday 26 March

GTOBA T-Bone Lunch

Tuesday 16 May Open Day

Saturday 26 August Back to Tennyson Day

Saturday 14 October GT on the Green

Wednesday 18 October

Terrace Giving Day 2023

Friday 3 November

Vintage Terracians’ Morning Tea

These dates are correct at the time of publication and may be subject to change.

For information or to express interest in GTOBA events, please contact the Development Team at: E: gtoba@terrace.qld.edu.au P: (07) 3214 5458

Gavin, Resident

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Take the to great retirement living

What will you look forward to?

For some it’s the relief of no longer having to worry about maintaining a big house and garden. Or feeling more relaxed about money after downsizing. For others it’s that reassuring feeling of being part of a community with people looking out for you.

Many people who make the move to an Aveo retirement community speak of the feeling of belonging. Looking forward to trying new activities and making new friends. Finding a place that truly is home.

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Of course it may feel daunting to start with, and it may not be right for you but, for many, it’s time to look forward to a fresh new chapter.

At Aveo, we’re here to help you make the decision that’s right for you – one with a little relief, less worries and a whole lot more looking forward to life.

Scan to take the First Step

Take the First Step to great retirement living. Call 13 28 36 or visit aveo.com.au/firststep

Dr

Adam Alford (94) General, Orthodontic and Implant Dentistry

Dr. Alford's overall goal is to provide you and your family with all your treatment needs in a professional, friendly, caring, and relaxed atmosphere

Dr Alford has carried out continuing education programs including becoming a Fellow of the University of Miami in Implant Dentistry, and a Fellow of the College of Continuing Dental Education in Orthodontics, as well as numerous cosmetic and general dentistry courses He has a diverse knowledge and experience base, allowing a variety of treatment options to be discussed.

In his spare time, Dr. Alford enjoys being a dad to his three kids: Hannah 15 (AHS 9), Jack 12 (GT 8) and Olivia 9, and occasionally squeezing in some exercise. Dr. Alford is available for appointments at Bupa Dental Brisbane and Bupa Dental Toowong, with late night appointments available

Patients will find a broad range of services available at the clinic. From simple check-ups to cosmetic dentistry, as well as more complex procedures such as dental implants and orthodontics, the team cater to a variety of patient needs.

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