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The Brown and White is a quarterly newsletter for alumni and supporters of Ivanhoe Grammar School.

Thanks

As this is my first time writing in the Brown and White as President of the OIGA, I want to thank the many alumni for their kind words and well wishes.

I have been a member of the OIGA committee for the past nine years, most recently as Treasurer, and am incredibly excited for the opportunity to be stepping into the role of President this year.

I want to take the opportunity to thank Wayne Vanderwert (‘89) for his fantastic contribution as OIGA President for the past five years. Wayne has brought great energy and passion to the role and I am grateful he has agreed to remain on the Council moving forward.

I would also like to recognise and congratulate Georgia Matheson (‘12) for stepping into the position of Vice President. Georgia has been a highly valued member of the committee for the past four years and I am looking forward to working closely with her in this next phase of leadership.

OIGA Review

With the changing of leaders at the OIGA, it has been an opportune time to reflect and review the ways in which it delivers value for our alumni, and indeed the broader school community. Our mission – to Reach, Connect and Support members of our community - remains the same. To ensure we continue to deliver value for our alumni, the OIGA may need to evolve. Our alumni differ greatly in terms of ages, careers and social/recreational interests.

To assist the OIGA committee deliver against its mission, we require feedback from our valued members. I would encourage all alumni to reach out to myself directly or any

committee members via our website (www.oldivanhoe.com/contact) or email to alumni@ivanhoe.com.au

The year so far

Already this year, we have enjoyed a vibrant reunion program including events in London and Brisbane. The Ridgeway Campus 50 Year, 40 Year and 30 Year reunions gave attendees the opportunity to tour the new Sports and Aquatic Centre, while Plenty Campus 20 Year and 10 Year reunions were also well attended. We look forward to catching up with many alumni during the rest of our 2023 reunion program.

From a sporting perspective, the Old Ivanhoe 2nd XI cricketers won their B grade premiership in March this year. The Old Ivanhoe Grammarians Football Club have also started the season competitively across all teams with the Seniors, Reserves and U19’s teams all sitting in the top half of the ladder.

Pleasingly, there is growing interest in the women’s team and we anticipate growing the strength of the women’s program in coming years. Furthermore, we look forward to supporting all our sporting clubs over the course of the season and encourage alumni of all eras to follow their progress either in person, or on the OIGA website, Facebook or Instagram.

Michael Bacskos (‘09) President Old Ivanhoe Grammarians’ Association

On going to print, the sad news reached the School that Nigel Kendall, revered former long-serving staff member, Deputy Principal and Life Governor passed away suddenly on 3 June 2023.

Our next issue will feature a special tribute to a man who can only be described as a true gentleman and a loyal and passionate Ivanarian.

Fidelis Usque ad Mortem

Cover photo: The Late Nigel Kendall, staff member 1960-2005.

Making a difference

Shae Wissell (’97) continues to shine a very bright light on dyslexia awareness through her work with the Dear Dyslexia Foundation.

During her years at Plenty Campus, Shae did not realise that she had dyslexia. Following school, Shae travelled the world and then completed a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University. It wasn’t until she undertook her Masters in Public Health and Administration (La Trobe) that her dyslexia was identified.

Following her diagnosis, Shae sought avenues of support for people with dyslexia. But finding very little for either young people or adults in the workplace led her to start the Dear Dyslexic Foundation (DDF) in 2015. DDF had the key objectives of both raising awareness of dyslexia and empowering people with dyslexia to reach their full potential.

Since then, DDF has been a leader in changing the narrative for people with dyslexia across Australia, largely through storytelling. Starting with Shae sharing her own story, both young people and adults were given a platform to share their own experience of dyslexia and other learning disorders, allowing them to live healthier, happier and more connected lives.

In 2019, Shae was recognised at the Ausmumpreneur awards for her guidance and advocacy for dyslexia. She won the People’s Choice Award for Leadership and the Women’s Business School Accelerate Award, and was second in the Making a Difference Award (Non-Profit).

The Dear Dyslexic Foundation has recently undergone a significant change and is now partnered with re:think dyslexia. It continues to provide a platform for those with dyslexia to share their stories as a means of empowerment and self-advocacy.

As a doctoral candidate in the School of Psychology and Public Health at La Trobe University, Shae’s research centres on the personal struggles of adults with dyslexia in Australia. Her work explores the social inequalities that individuals with dyslexia may

face across healthcare, education, employment, relationships, and social and emotional well-being. Shae has published locally and internationally on work experiences, mental health, and well-being of Australian dyslexic adults. Shae recently presented her research at the European Public Health Webinar. She is one of the keynote speakers at the National Education Summit in Melbourne in June, and also at the International Conference on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Paris, and the International Conference on Diversity in Organizations, Communities & Nations in Toronto.

In addition to her research, Shae’s debut book, ‘The Hobo CEO: A Year in the Life of a Dyslexic Social Entrepreneur,’ reached the top spot on Amazon’s bestseller list.

Shae acknowledges that having dyslexia has made her more resilient. It is that trait which has made her a respected thought leader and passionate dyslexia advocate, and for supporting all people who have learning disabilities.

Class of 1983 – Ridgeway Campus

40 Year Reunion – Friday 28 April; Watts Foyer, Buckley Hall

Back Row L-R: David Waugh, Chris Taylor, David Morarty, Jonathan Walker, Peter Beckett, Nick de Dear, Ivan Stratov, Thomas Dalton, Ian Marschner, John Mitsinikos, Andrew Saunders Front Row L-R: Con Kyritsis, David Dreverman, Nic Andrianopoulos, Mark Whitehouse, Grantley Little, Cliff Wilding, Gerard Foley

Class of 2003 – Plenty Campus

20 Year Reunion – Friday 12 May; Hotel Collingwood

Back Row L-R: Geoff Place, Alexander Stumpf, Matthew Riches, Shaun Millson, Kyle Reeve, Chris Goodrope, Timothy Wels, Mark Conway, Hayley Smith, Lawrence Dalton, Jamie Hyndman, Aaron Yeats, Gerard Foley Front Row L-R: Kristy Griffiths, Tess Chapman, Lindsay Grose, Nerissa Imeri, Sophie Wyllie, Graham White

BRISBANE REUNIONS

Friday evening drinks and a Saturday luncheon offered Brisbane alumni the opportunity to share food, drink and memories with many past school friends. It was wonderful to see 95-year-old Graham Hawke (’44), ex School Captain, staff member and regular attendee at the Buckley Boys Luncheon in Melbourne, also attend the luncheon. A special mention to David Dreverman who as well as attending the Brisbane Drinks function, also flew to Melbourne for his 40 Year reunion in April!

Brisbane Drinks - Friday 19 May

Emporium Hotel

Brisbane Reunion Luncheon – Saturday 20 May

Riparian Plaza

Back Row L-R: Lance Baker (’70), Jason Ellery (’01), Gerard Foley, John Whiteway (’63), Peter Cockram (’58), Lisa Cockram, Graeme Adamson (’55), Lyn Adamson, David Dreverman (’83) Front Row L-R: Diane Baker, Geoff Brown (’62), Jeni Whiteway

Back Row L-R: Gerard Foley, Christine Newton, Steven Griffith (’79), Rick Tisdale (’82), Rob Lake (’68), Graham Hawke (’44), John Whiteway (’63), Wayne Newton (’70), Ian Hawke Front Row L-R: Melissa Griffith, Geoff Brown (’62), Andrew Hawke, Jeni Whiteway, Brad Camp (’82)

Class of 1993 – Ridgeway Campus

30 Year Reunion – Friday 2 June; Watts Foyer, Buckley Hall

Andrew Chapman, Andrew Fox, Mark Wilson

David Waugh, Sam Hopper

Peter Carolane, Judy Hewitt

Peter Findly, Brandon Clark

David Wilson, Steven Stojanovski, Daniel Mazzei

Jon Owen, Tom Larner

Jack Balazs, Wade Ward, Seyit Durali

Jamie Wilson, Neil Anderson

Sam Suszko, Steven Melling

Daniel Atsis, Andrew Campbell-Fraser

Andrew McKay, Mike Gowan

Sam Hopper, Jon Owen

ANZAC Day 2023

Every year on a school day as close as possible to ANZAC day, we gather to pause, reflect, and give thanks. We commemorate the sacrifices and contributions of Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) soldiers who fought and died in wars, conflict, and peacekeeping missions.

The understanding of the tragedy of war and its effects on so many was recognised by the School’s founding Headmaster, The Reverend Sydney Buckley by his own personal experiences during the First World War. From 19171918, he served as an army chaplain in France, and specifically during the Villers-Bretonneux offensive. Amongst his pastoral duties, he wrote over 1,000 letters to parents of soldiers wounded or killed (including German parents).

During this conflict, Reverend Buckley kept in close contact with his old boys who were on active service, and the School retains a unique record of their stories.

On Wednesday 26 April, services were held at Plenty Campus, University Campus and Ridgeway Campus. At each, staff and students remember and honour the 72 alumni who have died while on active service since 1939. Our cadets were also involved with other services at Whittlesea, Laurimar and the Heidelberg RSL ANZAC Dawn Service.

To emphasise the sense of despair and longing among the young men being so far from home, Reverend Buckley wrote of an occasion when he joined a group of soldiers in a cellar surrounding a fire. He dropped a handful of gum leaves which someone had sent him onto the fire, and the scent of the burning leaves spread through the room, taking all the boys back home again. For a while, no one spoke - or could speak - and the longing for home was palpable.

In 1939, when the Second World War commenced, total school enrolments since 1915 had just reached 1300 students. By the end of the war, 664 alumni had enlisted and 71 had made the supreme sacrifice, a truly remarkable record of service and one which ranked among the highest in percentage terms of any school in Australia.

To mark the 75th anniversary of the end of the First World War in 1993, the body of the unknown Australian soldier was recovered from Adelaide Cemetery in Villers-Bretonneux and interred in the Hall of Memory at the Australian War Memorial in Canberra. One of the School’s most prominent former students, the late Robert Allison AM (’37), was an integral part of the team responsible for the return of the soldier from France to its final resting place.

COMMEMORATING THE FALLEN

2023 Battlefields Tour

On Saturday 8 April during the Term 1 holidays, a group of 40 students from Years 10-12 and seven staff commenced a tour of World War 1 and World War 2 battle sites in France and Belgium. The concept for a trip of this nature commenced many years prior. One which aligned with the School’s Humanities/History curriculum and which had a focus upon the Western Front battlefields of the First World War. It was also linked to the journey of the school founder, the Reverend Sydney Buckley, who served on the Western Front as an army chaplain. Despite several previously unsuccessful attempts to organise such a trip, John Doman, current staff member and 2023 Tour Leader, successfully managed to get the first Battlefields Tour under way in 2018.

That initial group saw six staff and 23 students embark on a tour of the Western Front battlefields, the D-Day Normandy beaches and Germany, as well as Dachau concentration camp. Visits to the Bayeux Tapestry and Mont Saint Michel gave the trip a very broad historical flavour, while two days in Paris rounded out the tour, visiting cultural icons including the Eiffel Tower, Arche De Triomphe and the Louvre.

Last year, the decision was made to recommence this overseas trip in 2023. Mr Doman immediately submitted a trip proposal which was supported by the School. The itinerary changed a little from the 2018 trip as spiralling flight costs meant that travelling to Germany was not possible within the planned budget for the trip.

Instead, the 2023 Battlefields Tour itinerary was expanded to allow additional time in some of the most important war sites in France and Belgium. This included the Pozieres Memorial Cemetery, the stunning medieval city of Bruges, the Somme Battlefields, Villers-Bretonneux, Caen, Amiens and other historical memorials. It also included a visit to La Cambe war cemetery which contains the remains of more than 21,000 German soldiers. Of particular significance to all party members were visits to places where Australian solders fought, died and are buried.

The trip was a great success and a second tour was organised for 2020, using a similar itinerary. Unfortunately, the advent of COVID-19 saw this trip cancelled only two weeks prior to departure, leaving 33 students and five staff very disappointed.

One particular highlight was the Last Post ceremony in Menin Gate which is held every night to honour the memory of soldiers of the former British Empire and allies who died in Ypres during World War 1. Three students represented the school and laid a wreath to commemorate the occasion.

The 2023 tour was again an outstanding success, and it is hoped that it will become a permanent part of the School’s overseas trip offerings in the future.

Lieutenant Frank Redhead

absolute fitness devotee, something not particularly common at that time.

War Enlistment

In 1940, Frank was commissioned a Flying Officer in the RAAF but after being refused a request to serve overseas, resigned his commission and joined the army as a Private, and was sent to Darwin. There, he won the Armed Services Heavyweight Boxing Championship in 1941, and captained both the battalion Rugby and Australian Rules football teams.

They walked over 24 kilometres of mountainous country to Hutumuri Village, where they bought a boat from a native. They then spent the next three months rowing 2,400 kilometres while surviving malaria, fever, food shortages and extreme heat before arriving on Thursday Island in June. Frank’s escape from Ambon remains one of the great, untold stories of World War 2, and a short diary of the escape was provided to the School in 1994 by Theo Redhead (‘36), Frank’s brother.

Final Years

As we honour and remember those alumni who served our country, it is appropriate to recall the life of Frank Redhead (’37), his sporting achievements, and his remarkable escape while a prisoner of war of the Japanese during World War 2.

School Record

Born in 1920, Frank was enrolled at Ivanhoe Grammar School in 1934. He was a member of Sherwood House and from his early days, stood out as an outstanding student and sportsman. In 1937, he was a School Prefect, Captain of Athletics and a member of the School First XVIII and Swimming teams, in all of which he gained School Colours.

After attending Lord Somers Camp, he played A Grade rugby union for Power House from 1937-40 and was chosen to represent Victoria. He also played for Australia versus The Rest prior to the Australian rugby tour of England. In addition, Frank ran for St James Ivanhoe Harriers and was considered an

After nine months training, his 2/21st Battalion was sent to defend Ambon Island (then in Dutch East Indies but since 1945 part of Indonesia) as a member of Gull Force. In February 1942, the 1,130 strong force - mainly Victorians - were overwhelmed by 20,000 Japanese attackers; 229 soldiers were slaughtered and the remainder were made prisoners of war. In total, 779 of Gull Force were killed in action, executed or died as prisoners of war.

Escape from Ambon

Five weeks later, on 9 March 1942, Frank, along with three 2/21st Battalion soldiers (Don Johnson, Bert Goodall and William Dahlberg) escaped their prison camp by crawling on their hands and knees through two barbed wire fences and avoiding the search lights.

In June 1942, Frank re-joined the army with the 2/5th Commando Squadron and made a Lieutenant in January 1943. After intensive jungle warfare training mostly on the Atherton Tablelands, the squadron was sent to Balikpapan in Borneo in June 1945. He was an intelligence officer of his unit when killed in action on 6 July 1945, trying to recover the body of one his colleagues. The date was just five weeks before the war ended in the Pacific following the Japanese surrender. Frank had also become engaged in late 1944 just before he went to Borneo.

The Frank Redhead Prize for Best Training Platoon was endowed by his nephew Dr John Redhead in 2001. This award is presented at each campus to the best recruit platoons in the School’s Cadet Unit. In 2015, Frank was chosen for the School’s Team of the Centenary Athletics Team.

Lieutenant Frank Redhead

Frank Redhead’s headstone, Labuan War Cemetery, Sabah, Malaysia

COMMEMORATING THE FALLEN

The ‘Souveniring’ of Yvon Calmus

Once they learned of Yvon’s desolate situation, the Australian officers ‘adopted’ the boy and took him back behind their lines. They gave him an Australian uniform and kept him with them for the remainder of the war. With the knowledge and permission of the commanding officer, he was put to work digging artillery trenches, so becoming an unofficial member of the brigade.

Enrolment at Ivanhoe Grammar School

Yvon travelled to Melbourne with Captain Pattie and by not entirely clear circumstances, Reverend Sydney Buckley, who was a Chaplain in the AIFs 21st Battalion and Headmaster of the School, was told of Yvon’s circumstances and offered him a place as a boarder at the School.

Reverend Buckley issued a deliberately uninformative enrolment card in 1920 which simply reads ‘Yvon Pattie’, ‘Pupil 110’. A picture in the Australian War Memorial’s collection, dated circa 1920, shows Yvon as a thin, well-dressed and self-confident teen in front of the camera.

Back to France

One of the great, almost unknown stories of the School took place shortly after its foundation. At its heart, the ideals of Reverend Sydney Buckley of compassion, kindness and humanity were on full display.

The End of World War 1

During the last of fighting on the Western Front in World War 1, two members of the 2nd Field Artillery Brigade, Lieutenant Frank Grose and Sergeant John Conn, found a young French boy, frightened and alone in the ruins of his house in Franvillers. His name was Yvon Calmus. His father, a soldier, had been killed at Verdun, and Yvon had become separated from his mother and sister as the Germans advanced.

Farewell to Europe

Following the armistice in November 2018, the brigade was demobilised and travelled back to England. Yvon was hidden aboard a Channel boat wrapped in a bundle of army blankets and stayed for some time at the Australians’ military camp on Salisbury Plain.

However, while boarding at the School, the French consul in Melbourne learned of Yvon’s story and the boy was sent back to France to commence his compulsory military service with the French army of occupation on the Rhine.

After completing his military service

Yvon joined the Thomas Cook travel company as a guide and interpreter, where he frequently met Australians touring the continent.

Although he remained in France, Yvon kept in contact with the friends and families he had known in Australia. In his retirement, Yvon ran a café at Notre Dame de Bondeville, near Rouen, where he received several visits from his old battery mates and the daughters of Sgt Conn during the 1960’s.

Off to Australia

In mid-1919, he was smuggled on board a troop ship to Australia with the assistance of Lt Grose and Sgt Conn, who later referred to the kidnapping of their willing victim as ‘souveniring’. After reaching Sydney, Yvon went to live with the families of both men.

Captain Roy Pattie, who had served with the 1st Australian Divisional Ammunition Column, was aware of Yvon’s story and offered to adopt him.

Yvon dressed in Australian army uniform

On board the ship to Australia

Front row: Frank Grose, Yvon Calmus, Jack Conn

Frank Grose, Yvon Calmus and Jack Conn in Australia

Changing the Face of the World

The stakes don’t come much higher for Justin Wyman (’98) who is currently living in Saudi Arabia and involved in the construction of a US$500 billion futuristic megacity. The development of NEOM is a unique transformative economic and social reform region that is opening Saudi Arabia up to the world.

NEOM has generated numerous headlines since its commencement, so how did a Greensborough boy end up working on one of the world’s largest and most complex building projects?

After leaving Ivanhoe Grammar School, Justin completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (RMIT) in 2003. However, he took a break from studies in 2002 and worked for a year with Multiplex as an undergraduate on commercial and residential projects in Melbourne. He felt this early work experience was invaluable, particularly in relation to the importance of accurate drawings, the use of heavy equipment machines and construction methodology. While Justin struggled with the 7am starts, he recognised its importance in working as part of a team to ensure construction projects were completed to schedule.

After a few years with Multiplex, Justin joined John Holland Constructions working on the EastLink Tollway. But new challenges beckoned, so in 2010, he moved to Shanghai and enrolled at Fudan University studying Mandarin. Born in Australia (with Chinese heritage), his Mandarin wasn’t good, so as well as a personal goal, it offered the opportunity to become immersed in Chinese culture. In hindsight, Justin feels it was one of the best decisions he ever made.

While studying, he looked for work opportunities but without local work experience, this proved difficult. But he persevered and Justin eventually found work as a project management consultant with LVMH Group.

With his expertise and language skills growing, Justin was approached by Apple. He describes the work culture there as amazing, but after working on the Apple Marina Bay Sands project in Singapore, decided to move back to Melbourne after eight years overseas. Back home, he worked on the Chadstone Shopping Centre expansion project while completing a Masters in Engineering (management).

However, after COVID-19 hit in 2021, everything changed. With reduced hours, job security concerns and his wife and son stuck in Taiwan, the lure of international opportunities again came to the fore.

Such an opportunity came in Saudi Arabia where the economy is being redeveloped through gigantic infrastructure projects. He joined NEOM – THE LINE which is designed to have no cars, streets or carbon emissions, and is the first development of the overall NEOM project. Justin describes the experience ‘as the world’s most ambitious project. The scale of this project has never been achieved before and to be at the forefront of innovation has been truly a once in a lifetime experience.’

Justin divides his time between NEOM and Melbourne and has enrolled his son Emerson to commence at Ivanhoe Grammar School in 2024. Justin looks fondly back at his time at the School where he discovered his passion for science and a future direction in life, one which has taken him on an incredible international journey.

Snippets

Michael Gorton AM (’76) recently received ‘Lawyer of the Year’ honours in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in Australia, which is a long standing internationally renowned peer review publication. A recipient of this honour for the third time, Michael was recognised for his expertise in health and aged care law. A Principal and Partner at Russell Kennedy Lawyers, Michael has over 35 years’ experience in legal practice, mainly focussed on the health sector. He is also Chair of Alfred Health and Wellways Australia.

Paul Chwyla (’03) who runs his own real estate business Chwyla Doreen, has recently launched his podcast ‘Beneath the Surface’. For his first program, Paul interviewed alumna Tara McKeon (’04) – founder of Proud Poppy Clothing - called ‘Hope, Haters and High Achievements’. The aim of Beneath the Surface is to bring deeper conversations with great people and stimulating topics.

Ruby Shannon (’22) was selected to represent 19/U Victoria in the National Netball Championships 2023 in Darwin in April. This annual competition provides an opportunity for emerging netball talent with many Australian Diamonds players having previously participated in this pathway event. Now also an assistant sports coach at the School, we wish Ruby well in her future netball career.

ALUMNI NEWS - HAVE YOU HEARD?

A huge achievement for Marcus Stavrakis (’18) who has won the 2023 Young Actuaries’ Public Policy Essay Competition. Young actuaries were asked to outline a public policy challenge facing Australia while demonstrating how actuaries can use data for good to help solve that challenge. In his winning essay, ‘How the Australian Reinsurance Pool Corporation (ARPC) and Insurers can protect our data’, Marcus explored the vulnerability of small to medium enterprises to cyber attacks, the resulting losses to their business and the broader economy.

Kyle Langford (‘14), currently Essendon Football Club’s leading goalkicker 2023, has recently signed on as an Ambassador for ‘What Ability Athletes’. What Ability is a registered NDIS service which specialises in community access and providing support to people with disabilities by connecting those people with athletes. Kyle is also studying for his Bachelor of Applied Science at RMIT.

Mother’s Day Giveaway

Thank you to all entrants in our OIGA 2023 Mother’s Day Giveaway Competition. Sponsored by award-winning alumni business Baby Pink Gin owned by Ellen Weigall (’13), this online event was a great success. Congratulations to our winner Aysha Blade (’20) pictured above left with her mother. Keep a look out for further giveaways on our social networks.

HATCHED & MATCHED

Congratulations to all our alumni below who have celebrated major announcements. Engagements!

SAVE THE DATE 2023

There are numerous reunion events scheduled for the second half of 2023. However, all dates are subject to change so please refer to the website, Facebook, and Instagram for details of all OIGA activities.

Friday 14 July

Plenty Campus 5 Year Reunion (Class of 2018)

Tuesday 25 July

Adelaide Reunion Luncheon

Friday 28 July

Plenty Campus 10 Year Reunion (Class of 2013)

Friday 4 August

RC 10 Year Reunion (Class of 2013)

Friday 1 September

RC 5 Year Reunion (Class of 2018)

Friday 20 October

RC 20 Year Reunion (Class of 2003)

Wednesday 29 November

Buckley/Brown Luncheon

Matched

Nick Kenyon-Smith (’12) and Nicolette

Aaron Yeats (’03) and wife Jenna welcomed Camilla in May 2023

Rebecca Russo (’17) to Christian Rischitelli

James Kandiliotis (‘15) to Alexandra

Hatched

Hayden Burch (’11) and wife Rachel welcomed Henry in November 2022

Andrew Paine (’07) and wife Samantha welcomed son Louis in March 2023

Performing Arts

Ceremonial Parade

Footloose

The 2023 Plenty Campus production of Footloose performed at the Plenty Ranges Arts and Convention Centre in April, was a fantastic success. After months of rehearsals, the cast and crew put on a wonderful show. Adapted from a popular 1980s movie, this fun and uplifting show had the entire audience inspired by the dynamic choreography, high energy dance numbers and catchy songs.

The Servant of Two Masters

2023 Ridgeway Campus School Play, set in Renaissance Italy, provided audiences with a highly entertaining night of laughter and intrigue. Performed at the Schuster Theatre last month, this classic comedy of mistaken identities follows the misadventures of Truffaldino, a servant who finds himself working for two different masters at the same time. This sold out play was a wonderful production and appreciated by patrons of all ages.

The Ivanhoe Grammar School Cadet Unit held its 62nd Ceremonial Parade on Tuesday 23 May on a dry but cool autumn day. The parade represented the final occasion for the outgoing Senior Cadets to command their units. We were delighted that Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) David Waugh, Honorary Colonel, returned to the School to address our cadets.

Ensembles and Soloists Concert

Earlier this month, Ridgeway Campus treated the School community to a memorable night at Ensembles and Soloist Concert at Buckley Hall. The show featured The Golden Orchestra, Ridgeway Wind Symphony, Ridgeway Chorale and many other outstanding ensembles, and is one of the highlights on the Performing Arts Calendar at Ivanhoe Grammar School.

More Than Words

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More Than Words’ is an annual concert that celebrates some of the School’s most talented vocalists. The 2023 recital will feature soloists and choral ensembles from University Campus and Ridgeway Campus representing a wide range of musical styles from Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Folk, Traditional and Jazz repertoire. The concert is on Wednesday 19 July, starting at 7.00pm at the Buckley Hall Performing Arts centre. Tickets can be purchased through Trybooking.com.

Zoe’s Story

Following her own personal health battle in 2021, Plenty Campus Year 12 student Zoe Paulo created a documentary to raise money for the Good Friday Appeal. At the height of the Covid-19 lockdowns, Zoe was taken to the hospital following a severe headache. Tests indicated meningitis and encephalitis, and it was only through the incredible nurses and support of the hospital that Zoe recovered sufficiently to return home and back to school. She aimed to raise $10,000 but by Good Friday, had collected over $28,000! An incredible effort by Zoe with wonderful support from the School community.

Top Designs 2023

Congratulations to two Year 12 students from 2022 who have had their work featured in the annual Top Design Exhibition at Melbourne Museum. Adam Rudnicki (Media Studies) and Eloise Roberts (Visual Communication Design) are among 69 students whose work has been selected by panels of educators across a range of subjects. Running from March to July 2023, Top Designs 2023 highlights exceptional VCE and VET students from 2022 as part of the VCE Season of Excellence.

Girls Swim Champs

The Girls’ Swimming Team was crowned Champions for the 7th time at the AGSV Combined Swimming Championships! It was an incredible event with the AGSV celebrating the 100th Boys and 28th Girls Combined Swimming Championships. So many records were broken and personal bests achieved, with great vocal support provided throughout the event. Well done girls!

Track Star

Year 10 student Rachel White seems to run personal best times each time she takes to the track. She is one of the fastest middle-distance runners in Victoria for her age and competed at the Australian Under 17 Championships in Brisbane over the last term holidays. Running in both the 3000m and 1500m events, Rachel won the 3000m event with a time of 9:51.31, and in the 1500m was placed 6th with the time: 4:35.24.

Japanese Swim Squad Trains at SAAC

Ridgeway campus has been hosting the Japan Deaf Swim Association (JDSA) at their Sports and Aquatic Centre. The JDSA sent scouts to Australia earlier in the year to find a suitable training facility and was suitably impressed with the School’s 50-metre, fully FINA-accredited Olympic-sized swimming pool. The team has been training for the upcoming Sixth Deaf Swimming World championships to be held in Argentina in August.

VALE

We acknowledge the passing of the following individuals who were members of the Ivanhoe Grammar School family.

Andrew Blankley (‘75) Brown/Sligo Era

Robert (Bob) Breame (’48) Buckley Boy/Brown Era

Lewis Carnegie (’51) Brown Era

Jeff Clark (’55) Brown Era

John Coller (’52) Yea Boarder, Brown Era

Brian Coulston (’54) Brown Era

Richard Creed

Ex Plenty Staff Member 1993-2022

Jeffrey Donaldson (’51) Brown Era

Dr Robin Dunstone (’59) Brown Era

Arthur Dusting (’53) Brown Era

John Folley (’78) Sligo Era

James (Jim) Gleeson (’61) Brown Era

Barrie Grimster (‘49) Buckley Boy

Linley Horrocks

Ex Ridgeway Staff Member 1981-89

George Moir (’46) Buckley Boy, School Captain

New Formula 1 Commentator

All-Australian

Congratulations to Year 10 student Marlo Graham who has been named as part of the 2023 AFL National Development Championships U16 Girls All-Australian team. To be recognised amongst some of the best football players for her age nationally is fantastic news and a great achievement for Marlo.

Year 9 student Sam Wyatt had a whirlwind four-day experience at the 2023 Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix. Sam and his father Ed host a podcast called The DRS Zone where they talk about Formula 1, previewing and recapping races throughout the year. This led to an invitation to be a guest on Studio 10 and The Project to talk about the upcoming race, an interview on live TV, and then heading into the on-course Track TV commentary booth during one of the F1 practice sessions. Sam’s ambition of becoming a Formula 1 commentator in the future is certainly speeding up!

Laurie Nicholas (’50) Brown Era

Professor Brian Pyman (’60) Brown Era

Dr Malcolm Sedgman (’64) Brown Era

Rev Professor John Fraser Scott AO Ex Board Member

Trevor Weir (’58) Brown Era

FIDELIS USQUE AD MORTEM

Fidelis Society Luncheon 2023

The Fidelis Society, established in 1998, acknowledges those people who have made a pledge to Ivanhoe Grammar School in their will, and for their encouragement to others to do the same. These bequests represent a unique and special opportunity to support the education of future generations of Ivanarians. Members of the Fidelis Society maintain a close connection with the School through invitations to special School

events and the annual Fidelis Society function hosted by the Principal.

At the luncheon in May, some of the attendees took the opportunity to view the recently installed signage in the Sports and Aquatic Centre.

Enquiries about leaving a bequest to Ivanhoe Grammar School can be made to Geoff Brown (’62), Development Manager via email at geoff.brown@ivanhoe.com.au

ANNUAL APPEAL 2023 Time to Dream

Brian Pyman (’60) who died in April, held a unique place in the development and global dissemination of cochlear implants, a Melbourne-led innovation that has transformed the lives of more than 500,000 hearing-impaired people.

Born in 1942, Brian was enrolled at Ivanhoe Grammar School in 1948 by his father Clive, himself a leading ENT surgeon. Brian completed his ENT training in Melbourne, and joined the Department of Otolaryngology, University of Melbourne in 1975, with Professor Graeme Clark as its inaugural chair. Professor Clark became recognised as the inventor of the Cochlear Bionic Ear Implant.

Norma Marsh Scholarship

The second recipient of the Norma Marsh Scholarship, Lily Burchell, commenced at the School this year. Lily and her parents Scott and Sophie had the pleasure of meeting Mrs Marsh and benefactor Randal Marsh (’77) at a morning tea in April. Lily presented them with beautiful hand-drawn cards and flowers in appreciation of the opportunity to attend the School.

As mentioned in our Term 1 Brown and White, the Annual Appeal this year will focus on building our First Nations Scholarships program, with the hope that in the future, more First Nations students will have the opportunity of an Ivanhoe education.

The generous response from guests who attended the Appeal Launch in April has provided a solid foundation to build on and we look forward to your support so that our aims may be achieved. You can give by selecting the following link: www.ivanhoe.com.au/scholarship-fund The opportunity to give to our Building or Library Fund is also available.

If you would like further information please contact Geoff Brown, Development Manager, on 9490 3423 or via email, geoff.brown@ivanhoe.com.au

Brian undertook the first cochlear implant surgery with Professor Clark at the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital in 1978 and played a key role in its development for the rest of his career. He helped to establish the world’s first public cochlear implant clinic at the hospital in 1985, and remained the most senior surgeon and carer for cochlear implant patients until his retirement in 2007.

Brian went on to train the first generation of surgeons in cochlear implantation across the Asia-Pacific region and was held in extremely high regard internationally.

While he did not complete his secondary schooling at Ivanhoe Grammar School, Brian and his wife Gail enrolled their three sons, Michael (‘85), David (‘90), and Timothy (‘91) at the School.

L-R (back row): Ian Wright (’72), David Waugh, Gerard Foley, John Knorr (’52), Nigel Kendall L-R (front row): Sue Young, Peter Williams (’56), Wayne Motton (’77), Nikki Gunston, Rosemary Knorr, Geoff Brown (’62), Brenda Lyon