Extraordinary Women - Winter 2019

Extraordinary Women

Olympic rowers Amber Webster (Bradley 1997) and Rebecca McLaughlin (Sattin 1998)

The Kobeelya years Our shared history with this historic and unique campus

From the President of the Alumni Committee Amanda Yaksich Alumni Committee President 2019 started with another successful Shakers and Stirrers event with Wesley Old Boys at the Windsor Hotel in South Perth. This muchanticipated calendar event just keeps growing every year!

In March, Prue Hawkins (1998) delivered a compelling keynote speech sharing her personal and professional highs and lows at our first International Women’s Day Lunch for Alumni, and in April our Alumni Tennis Team joined other Independent Schools in the annual IGSSA Old Girls Tennis Competition, this year hosted by Perth College.

So far this year, we’ve held wonderful events to mark 18 month, 40 and 50-year Alumni Reunions. In the coming months, we have scheduled our 10, 20 and 30-year reunions, plus our 10-year special reunion for boarders. We also look forward to catching up with alumni at the upcoming alumni pre-show soiree on the Opening Night of this year’s College Production, Matilda the Musical.

This year’s Mother Daughter Dinner was a fun-filled night, at which Alumni Committee Treasurer Molly Delaney warmly welcomed the Year 12s into our Alumni community. Our numbers stand at more than 9,500 and naturally continue to increase each year. Our future success will be defined by the continued engagement of our newest members; whether our graduates decide to return to the College to mentor future students, to donate to a scholarship, or to participate in events, there are many ways in which our Alumni work with the Committee and the College to enhance and benefit our community.

The Alumni Committee-hosted High Tea was once again a huge success, attended by just over 100 guests. 2018 alum Emma Johns spoke about the impressive proposal which earned her last year’s Alumni Endeavour Award, and how she is using the funds to help give Penrhos students access to help with mental health issues in whatever way best suits their individual preferences and aligns with their personal comfort. This topic is so very relevant and topical, and we wish Emma all the best in her efforts.

I would personally like to thank the many Penrhos Alumni members who offer their time to help at our various functions throughout the year; we are ever grateful for your support.

As always, don’t forget to keep in touch. We love hearing from our Alumni, both near and far.

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Biannual magazine for the Penrhos Alumni community

Extraordinary Women… and a few good men In recognition of the members of our Alumni who studied with us as boys (1952– early 1980s)

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Annual High Tea

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Alumni profile: Amber Webster and Rebecca McLaughlin

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The Kobeelya years

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Out and about

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Photo gallery: Alumni events

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Reunions

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Penrhos recipes from yesteryear

COVER PHOTO Amber Bradley (1995), first from left.

Gary M. Prior — Getty Images

Annual High Tea It was wonderful to see so many familiar faces at the Penrhos College annual High Tea on Friday, 14 June, proudly hosted by the Alumni Committee.

The Llew Woodford Function Centre was bustling with chatter and laughter as around 100 ladies (and one gent!) enjoyed catching up with friends, old and new, whilst indulging in the fabulous spread of high-tea style treats.

Guests heard from the winner of last year’s Endeavour Award, alumna Emma Johns, about her plans to help Penrhos students access support with mental health issues in whatever way suits them best.

Many of our alumni took the opportunity to arrange their own mini reunions by booking a table with former classmates.

We would like to thank everyone for their kind donations of toiletries for local women’s shelters.

New badges for students of Alumni Daughters and granddaughters of alumni in Years 4 to 12 will soon be identifiable by a special badge that will be displayed on the lapel of their blazer.

The new badge features a large red dragon and a smaller green dragon side by side, symbolising the students’ multi-generational relationship with the College.

The first release of the badges will be presented to students at a special Chapel service in Term 3, with new students receiving theirs at the beginning of the new school year thereafter. Blazers are introduced in Year 4 and will be the first opportunity for daughters of alumni to proudly start their badge collection. What a sentimental opportunity to celebrate the tradition of being a Penrhosian.

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Olympic bronze medalist close call to victory To celebrate the Penrhos-hosted 2019 Head of the River, we feature 2004 Olympic Bronze medalist rowers Amber Webster (Bradley 1997) and Rebecca McLaughlin (Sattin 1998) as cover girls for our alumni Extraordinary Women section.

Penrhos Rowing is proud to boast three Olympic rowers among its alumni, including Amber Webster and Rebecca McLaughlin who shared a boat to win bronze at the 2004 Athens Summer Olympic Games in the Women’s Quad — an achievement which was considered by many to be the closest call of the Games, after the team which was initially placed third was disqualified.

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2004: Women’s Quadruple Sculls Repechage of the 2004 Bearing Point Rowing World Cup at the Rotsee Lake in Luzern, Switzerland 1996: Amber Bradley single scull at Canning Bridge 1995: The Penrhos rowing squad for the National Championships 2004: The WA team finished second in the women’s interstate eights at Lake Nagambie in Victoria that included Amber Bradley and Rebecca Sattin 2004: Australia’s Quadruple sculls team of Kerry Hore, Amber Bradley, Rebecca Sattin, and Dana Faletic at the Athens Olympics

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This is Amber’s story.

Amber Webster is an Australian former rower with multiple sporting achievements to her name — she’s a six-time Australian national sculling champion, a two-time World Champion, dual Olympian and an Olympic medal winner.

introduced Amber to a WAIS (Western Australian Institute of Sport) coach who took her under his wing. She was first selected to represent Western Australia, aged 15, in the YOUTH EIGHT at the Interstate Regatta, 1996 Australian Rowing Championships.

Born in the Pilbara, just east of Karratha, Amber developed a love for rowing during her school days at Penrhos College, renowned for its rowing pedigree and commitment to sporting endeavours.

“Once Amber started trialing in the single scull against other club crews and comparing incredibly well, I thought she had the ‘motor’ and attitude to make it,” said Grant.

“Amber is one of the toughest competitors I have ever seen.”

“I started rowing in Year 9 at Penrhos where it was just one of the many sports on offer, although I wouldn’t say I took to it straight away,” Webster recalls.

However, she stuck with it and slowly developed her strength; a year later, Penrhos coach Vanessa Grant noticed her talent and

Exploring a variety of disciplines in rowing, Amber won her World Championships in both sculling and sweep-oared boat classes. Having shown considerable promise at national competition level, Amber was soon impressing internationally and began to dare to dream of competing in the Olympic Games.

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Her Olympic journey “It took nine years of dedicated hard work to get to the pinnacle of my sporting career at my first Olympics in 2004 There was a lot of hard training; early mornings and twice-a-day sessions… when you’re passionate about something, it’s easy to work hard,” said Webster.

Coming into the 2004 Summer Olympics, the qualifying team consisted of fellow Aussies Dana Faletic, Amber Webster and Kerry Hore; fellow alum Rebecca McLaughlin from Perth was later selected to replace veteran Jane Robinson. Amber Webster (1997) and Rebecca McLaughlin (1998) had graduated from Penrhos a year apart - it was years since they had rowed together and they were delighted to be reunited to compete in the Olympic Games.

For our local community, 50% of that boat crew was now not only representing Western Australia, but they were representing Penrhos.

“The day of the race was so intense.

I had never felt anything quite like it before. You realise all your

training has been to prepare your body and mind for that pinnacle event,” said Webster.

The 2000m race was over for the Australians in just 6:34.73 seconds.

With adrenaline pumping through their veins, the rowers attempted to steady their heart-rates to learn the outcome ­— first place, Germany, and then the United Kingdom in second place.

“When we crossed the line, I felt we had come in third. It was such a close race — when we looked up at the big screen, there was a delay. You can imagine how we were feeling, just thinking ‘please be Australia, please be Australia,” recalls Webster.

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text messages — we couldn’t make any sense of it until the media called to confirm some controversy around our race.”

After the medals were presented, it was revealed that a member of the third-placed crew from Ukraine had failed the drug test and her team was therefore disqualified. Australia would now take bronze behind Britain and Germany.

Better late than never Members of Australia’s Women’s Quad Scull crew were presented with their Olympic bronze medals at a ceremony in Sydney two months after racing at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

However, Ukraine took out third place ahead of the Aussies by 0.42 milliseconds. The Australian team was devastated, holding their heads in their hands, as they processed the result.

The President of the Australian Olympic Committee, John Coates, presented the medals to Penrhos Old Girls, Rebecca McLaughlin and Amber Webster, alongside their teammates Kerry Hore and Dana Faletic, on behalf of the International Olympic Committee.

“The next couple of days felt pretty raw, but we had to come to terms with the result. Later that week, we were watching the triathlons when we started getting ‘congratulations’

To this day, Amber Webster and Rebecca McLaughlin are two of only nine Western Australian athletes to have won an Olympic medal in rowing.

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Kobeelya and our lost girls This feature was inspired by current parent Angela Ohlsen, who recently shared with us her feeling of dislocation following the closure of Kobeelya College in Katanning.

Kobeelya College opened in 1922, with the capacity to take 130 boarders and a small number of day girls.

Students were mainly from nearby farming areas, with some girls from overseas and Christmas Island.

Kobeelya could also take up to 50 horses, which was very popular; boarders were encouraged to bring their horses to learn horsemanship skills and horse-care as a key feature of the school curriculum.

After 53 years open, the Church of England withdrew its support in the face of ongoing financial difficulty and news of the school’s closure was announced in 1975.

A year later, in February 1976, Kobeelya re-opened with 94 students as a division of Penrhos College (which at the time had 730 students). Penrhos Principal, Dr Vincent Horner, envisaged the relationship would provide a unique country/city program for girls, including horse-riding and outward-bound activities.

There were inevitably some challenges in the transition, as Mr John Bailey (formerly a Senior Master at Penrhos) took over; new girls starting at Kobeelya wore

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the Penrhos uniform, and existing students were given a year to transition from their dark brown uniform to the Penrhos green; fees were increased to bring them more in line with Penrhos; there were various pressures on the curriculum due to small numbers and there were reportedly issues in maintaining good order amongst the boarders during out-of-school hours.

Some older students expressed their concern that Kobeelya had lost its identity, although they also noted that the new association with Penrhos College also brought some good changes.

In 1978 Miss Val Mayger, a teacher and accomplished horse rider, was appointed Headmistress of Kobeelya.

Miss Mayger was initially seconded for two years, but she fell in love with the College and remained at Kobeelya until its closure in 1986.

Upon her arrival, Val notes with a smile that the girls had taken advantage of her predecessor not understanding horses and horse-care. They had “set up quite a good little system where they spent a modicum

of time in the classroom, but always seemed to need to do something with the horses — this came to an abrupt halt when I got there.”

Val remembers the school being quite run down and “far below the standard offered at Penrhos.” She explains how she and Administrator Brian Everard worked hard to “turn one dollar into two dollars” and make some much-needed improvements. “I remember the girls’ absolute joy when we carpeted the bare boards in the boarding house,” she tells.

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“It was an exciting job because you never knew what would happen from one day to the next. Once there was a flood off the golf course, which caused the swimming pool to pop out of the ground! We all used to say, ‘you have to be a bit mad to be at Kobeelya’ and it was probably true.”

In the early 1980s Kobeelya faced further financial issues, due to a rural recession in 1982 and the loss of six students. “It really knocked a hole in our finances,” says Val. “We battled on but in 1985 there was another recession which also began to impact Penrhos because they were paying the shortfall. We just couldn’t compete effectively – we were charging the same fees as Penrhos but we just didn’t have the same facilities.”

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The closure of Kobeelya was announced to families in March 1986 and the College closed its doors on 6 July. Penrhos College made room for Year 12 girls who wanted to make the move over to South Perth, others went to local schools or other boarding schools.

Val returned to Perth and, when Penrhos Vice-Principal Mrs Betty Harman retired, Val applied for the position and was appointed in 1988. Under a College restructure in 1997 she was appointed to the new position of Head of Senior School, a role she held until her retirement in 2000.

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We are delighted that Val remains a close friend of Penrhos and is President of the highly-regarded Penrhosian Club; part of her close association today is deeply embedded in her deep affection for Kobeelya, which we know some of our current parents and extended community share.

Angela Ohlsen reflects, “Our school days form such an important part of our lives, so when Kobeelya was closed down I was incredibly sad. Sending my daughters to Penrhos has helped me to re-connect and celebrate the shared history of the two schools.”

‘Kobeelya’ is a Noongar word meaning ‘place of peace’.

We would like to invite all Penrhos Kobeelyan Old Girls to re-connect with us as valued members of our alumni community.

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Kobeelya, the main school building. Originally the home of Mr F.H. Piesse, now a conference centre run by the Baptist church The brass plate that announced Miss Mayger now hangs in the museum in Katanning Kobeelya Eventing Team 2, State Pony club Championships, Capel 1980 Miss Valrie Mayger, Kobeelya 1978 – 86, Penrhos 1988 – 2000 Kobeelya uniform Angela Ohlsen (Ball, 1982) models her Kobeelya blazer with daughters Alice (Year 11) in the current Penrhos uniform and Ellie (2015) in her older style blazer

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Out and about Amanda Auricht (1977) loved her time at Murdoch University having studied Veterinary Science, and has worked in small animal practice ever since, in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Tasmania.

Amanda has 2 adult children, one in Adelaide and one in Melbourne, also a gorgeous grandson in Melbourne.

She shares that she is loving life in Tasmania, with her wonderful partner.

Chris Oldfield (1980) is currently living and working in Angola at the Luanda International School. This is her 5th overseas post. Chris has 3 children, Ayisha is 21 and twins Ethan and Noah are 20.

Sally Richardson (1983) will be directing MEDEA for the Black Swan State Theatre Company in the season running 8-25 August at the State Theatre Centre WA. More information can be found here www.bsstc.com.au/plays/medea. In October (5-17) she is presenting the premiere of CATCH! at AWESOME Children’s Festival from Bright Young Things in Perth Cultural Centre and then in November Sally is premiering the Taiwan/Australia International collaboration of her new dance/theatre work GUI SHU (Belong) at the Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts.

Vina Godrei (1991) completed a Bachelor of Arts and then a Bachelor of Law. She got married in 1998 and has 2 children, now 12 and 14. Vina made the move to Melbourne in 2016 where she is working as a solicitor, practicing in family law.

Alaine Jowett (Macdonald 1991) designed children’s, men and women’s clothing for various companies after leaving school as a fashion, graphic and textile designer. She married Jason in 2009 and has two children (Hannah aged 10 and Jackson aged 8). Alaine worked through the years with her own design business and at times working part time for companies. She is currently living in Sorrento and enjoying the coastal lifestyle.

Carolyn Molony (Mitchell 1991) balances being a busy mum of four with part time work at BHP. She

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The Marketing & Development Office invites Alumni members to contribute to The Penrhosian magazine by emailing news items to alumni@penrhos.wa.edu.au.

We publish Alumni submissions in good faith, with a view to sharing and celebrating good news.

has two adult children; son Sam has recently opted for a career change and undertaken electrical and thermographic apprenticeships, and daughter Ally will begin studies in Counselling at Notre Dame next year.

Sophie and Emily are in Years 7 and 11 at school and have packed schedules as keen dancers. Carolyn has been playing touch football for 20 years but is taking a year off due to an injury requiring surgery. She also enjoys camping and catching up with 1991 classmates Melissa Lupi (Northwood) and Caroline Jenkins (Windsor).

Jo Thierfelder (Waldeck 1993) is the Communications and Marketing Manager for the Witchcliffe Ecovillage and lives in Margaret River with her husband and two sons.

Carmel Dean (1995) had the musical she wrote, Renascence, premier Off-Broadway in late 2018.

Carmel is thrilled to announce Renascence was recently awarded the OffBroadway Alliance Award for Best New Musical! The cast album is now available to purchase and download on both iTunes and Spotify.

Cally Hannah (1996) recently graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of New England, and now works for Kennedy & Cooke Lawyers in Narooma, NSW. She is currently studying towards a Master of Laws and Master of Professional Accounting. Cally also writes the equine law column for the Australian Stock Horse Society Journal.

After graduation, Louise Windsor (1997) studied a double major in English and Anthropology, going on to complete an Honours in Anthropology, all at UWA. She continued her studies and earned a post graduate diploma in Counselling (Addictions) from Curtin University. Louise is currently living in Italy and lamenting she didn’t pay more attention in Mrs DellaFranca’s Italian classes.

Gabby Dobson (Humphris 2004) welcomed son Oliver Lee Dobson, on 6 Nov 18. Big brother Frankie is delighted with the new addition to the family!

Twin sister Lydia Windsor (1997) also studied at UWA after graduation, studying a double major in Microbiology and Pathology, and going on to complete an Honours in Genetics. After working for the Police and in Intelligence, Lydia completed post graduate studies in Medicine at Notre Dame, and is currently on maternity leave from her position at Fiona Stanley Hospital. Lydia is kept busy with her two young sons; Henry turns three in September and Patrick will turn one this month. She will soon continue the GP training course.

Hannah White (Simpson 2004) and husband Raine welcomed their second son, Mitchell Raine White, on 12 April 2019 weighing 4.17kg.

With her three children now in secondary school, Alisha Gorman (Lim 1997) writes she is back doing what she loves on a full-time basis — selling residential real estate. She recently completed a renovation of her home in Mount Pleasant and has joined Bellcourt Property Group, South Perth. Alisha is thoroughly enjoying being part of an amazing team, including Wesley Old Boys Dean Sims (Principal) and Garrick McCarney, both Class of 1998, and is looking forward to what the future holds.

Jaye Forsyth (1999) is a qualified Florist and has a Diploma in Aquaculture.

Caitlin Leane (2000) has studied at both Murdoch University and TAFE, and now has a Psychology degree, and an OHS Diploma. Caitlin has worked all over WA and Eastern States and is currently working in the Mining team at BHP for the new mine South Flank.

Jamey Claffey (Thompson 2001) set off on a backpacking adventure in the UK and ended up living there for 12 years. In 2014 she studied a Screenwriting Masters at Edinburgh Napier University and has been working in TV and Film since then, as a script editor and producer. She returned to Perth in June this year, with her Scottish partner and toddler.

Angela Butler (Coote 2005) and husband Jake welcomed their first daughter Sienna on 10 July 2019.

Katie MacKinnon (Elsegood 2005) and husband Stuart welcome their second child, son Lachlan Archie, on 1 March 2019.

Emma Doig (2007) married Joseph House (Hale, 2006) the brother of Beatrice House (2010) in October 2018.

On 28th May 2019 Emma and Joseph welcomed a baby boy, Samson. The proud Penrhos Aunties are Kym Doig (2009) and Beatrice House (2010). Emma is pictured here at her wedding with 2007 alumni Katie Rolston, Kate Denning, Caitlin Thorn & Adriarne Gatty.

Caitlyn Plewright (2009) ) completed her Bachelor of Education at the University of Notre Dame. Securing a role at Vekta Automation, she was promoted to Administration Manager. In late 2017, she was accepted to study a Master of Business Administration through Curtin University, beginning early 2018, and subsequently was awarded a Women in MBA scholarship from Curtin University in partnership with Vekta Automation.

Former Boarding Captain Nicole Salmeri (2014) completed her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism at Curtin University in 2018. Nicole now writes for the South Western Times & Bunbury Herald. Nicole’s first story and photo were published as a cover, which was a first for a cadet journalist.

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Photo gallery: Alumni events

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Shakers and Stirrers: Class of 1989 Shakers and Stirrers: Abigail Davies (Webster 1987) , Toby Watkins (1988 ), Mark Strahan (1986) Shakers and Stirrers: Rabia Siddique (1988), Patrick Henning (2007), Camilla Holt (Spickett 1990) Leavers Reunion: Georgia Miller (2017), Lainey Marshall (2017) Leavers Reunion: Rohan Price, Bronte Annear, Anna Adkins International Womens’ Day: 1991 leavers with Alumni Committee members Amanda Yaksich (Watson 1976) and Camilla Holt (Spickett 1990) International Womens’ Day: Friends of Penrhos College Class of 1969 — 50-year Reunion Class of 1979 — 40-year Reunion

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Reunions Throughout the first half of 2019 we have enjoyed the wonderful company of the many Alumni who have attended their milestone reunions at the College.

Class of 2017 18-month Leavers Reunion Friday, 15 March 2019

Class of 1969 50 Year Reunion Friday, 24 May 2019

Class of 1979 40 Year Reunion Friday, 21 June 2019

We started the 2019 reunion season with the Class of 2017’s 18-month reunion. The Colwyn Centre was filled with laughter and love as these not so old ‘Old Girls’ came back to the College for their very first reunion. The girls enjoyed catching up with each other and some of their beloved teachers while sipping mimosas and nibbling on delicious canapes. A wonderful evening was enjoyed by the 100 attendees. A big thank you to the Alumni Committee for supporting this event and especially those who gave up their time to help on the night. We look forward to seeing the 2017 cohort return for their 10year reunion in 2027!

The ladies from the Class of 1969 began their 50-year reunion with a lovely stroll around the College campus with Principal, Meg Melville. After the tour the attendees indulged in a fabulous intimate sit-down dinner in the Colwyn Centre. Time flew by and the evening was filled with laughs and happiness as the women reminisced on old times and caught up on more recent times. The evening was certainly one to remember and enjoyed by all who attended.

As the first half of the year came to an end, the Class of 1979 caught up for a wonderful night in the Colwyn Centre to celebrate their 40-year reunion. The night began at the Chapel with Meg Melville leading the College campus tour.

This cohort holds a special place in her heart as 1979 was the year Meg joined the Penrhos community.

With over 30 women attending the beautiful sit-down dinner the room was a buzz of chat and laughter between old friends. With the champagne flowing, music from the 70s playing and plenty to catch up on, it was a special night loved by all who attended.

Save the date

Upcoming reunions in 2019 Keep an eye out for your invitations, which will be posted to you by mail.

Please update your details here to ensure safe delivery penrhos.wa.edu.au/alumni Book your tickets now penrhos.wa.edu.au/events

Class of 1989 30 Year Reunion Friday, 9 August 2019

Connecting the corporate world

Boarders Reunion All Boarders Saturday, 31 August 2019

Help strengthen our alumni community on LinkedIn by updating your personal details with the official Penrhos page as your place of education.

Simply scroll to the ‘Education’ section of your personal LinkedIn profile and select Penrhos College as the school you attended. A formal crest and hyperlink to our page will appear. See you on LinkedIn.

Class of 1999 20 Year Reunion Friday, 6 September 2019 Class of 2009 10 Year Reunion Friday, 1 November 2019

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Alumni Favourites – Recipes from our Archives Nostalgic food memories evoke powerful emotions. All five senses can be activated to layer the richness of a food memory and quite often take us back to our youth. We recently asked our alumni about their favourite menu items from the school canteen and there were two standout mentions…

R I G H T : Original Penrhos Cook-Book published by the Penrhos P&F circa 1975, and a vintage

Golden Wattle Cookbook

Chunions Affectionately renamed the ‘chunder bun’ by many of our alumni, this was once the most popular item at the Penrhos canteen and the memory of it still leaves many of us wanting just one more.

We are delighted to share the original recipe with you, although there is a rumour amongst our alumni community that there has been some fine tuning to Mrs Edwards’ recipe over the years… which means you may have to find a missing mystery ingredient, before getting it just right! Grated carrot, ‘something red’ and spring onions are among the suggestions we’re aware of.

The modern Penrhos Café of today doesn’t at all resemble the line-up canteen of the past - and neither does the menu. Stir-fry, sushi, curries and lentil salads are all now on offer in line with the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and the National Healthy School Canteen Traffic Light Guidelines… chickadees with mayonnaise, peanut butter rolls and crumbed sausages are not.

Café Manager Mel Button says students’ tastes have moved on, and even suggests the original chunion might not appeal to our current students! We couldn’t leave that one hanging…

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Pumpkin scones Watch this space for an answer as Vanessa Rivett (1997) Head of Department — Digital and Design Technologies challenges a group of students to bring the chunion back, with their winning recipe to be used in the Penrhos Café later this year. We promise to share that recipe too, so you can judge for yourself whether the original is still the best!

Second only to the Chunion in popularity with our alumni, we are delighted to finally share the recipe for the famous Penrhos Pumpkin Scones. In order to recreate the giant masterpieces from your student days, you’ll need to double the dollops of dough before baking!

Pumpkin scones recipe

Chunions recipe Ingredients 4 round rolls 225g semi-matured cheese 1 small onion 3 stalks celery ½ cup tomato sauce Method Grate cheese, chop celery and onion Bind together with tomato sauce Spread on ½ rolls Bake in moderate oven for 15-20 minutes

Ingredients 60g butter ½ cup sugar 1 egg 1 cup cold mashed pumpkin 2 cups self-raising flour Method Cream butter and sugar, add egg Add pumpkin Add sifted flour and mix well Put in tablespoon heaps on a greased tin Bake in hot oven for about 15 minutes

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VENUE COST

Friday, 20 September 2019 11.15am Beaumonde on The Point 306 Riverside Drive, East Perth $98 per person, tables of 8

Join us at this year’s Auxiliary Spring Lunch! Ticket price includes a glass of bubbles on arrival, a delicious four-course meal including a selection of Gold Plate Finalist canapes, wine, tea and coffee.

You’ll be entertained with the return of our special celebrity guest MC, the fabulous Peter Rowsthorn, plus a Year 12 Ball Gown parade, an exclusive fashion show from ‘Dolly Met Frank’ boutique, plus gifts and amazing raffle prizes to be won!

Please book online at trybooking.com/BCTDB

Thursday, 1 August at 7pm Friday, 2 August at 7pm Saturday, 3 August at 2pm and 7pm Venue: Rixon Theatre, Penrhos College

This event is proudly hosted by the Penrhos College Auxiliary for the whole of the school community to enjoy.

Individual bookings are welcome, as are table bookings of 8.

Tickets $35 at penrhos.wa.edu.au/matilda

Dates for your diary Do you know a family who may be interested to learn more about Penrhos College?

Let them know about these opportunities to connect.

Field Days

College Tours

Penrhos is coming to a town near you. We look forward to visiting regional WA to connect with past, present and future Penrhos families at the following Field Days.

We extend a warm invitation to our upcoming Tours — sample the whole learning experience across Early Learning Centre, Junior and Secondary Schools.

Mingenew Mid West Expo 14 - 15 August Dowerin Field Day 28 - 29 August Newdegate Field Day 4 - 5 September Esperance Agricultural Show 18 - 19 October

TWILIGHT TOUR TOUR MORNING

Boarders Night In

Early Years Open Mornings

30 August at 3pm – 9pm

6 August at 9am 14 November at 9am

If you are wanting to get a taste of boarding life at Penrhos, this is your chance. Your daughter will tour our campus, try our delicious food and get to know our current boarders.

31 July at 4.30pm 7 November at 5pm

13 September at 9.30am

For the little ones from Pre-K to Year 1 — our state-ofthe-art Early Learning Centre provides a stimulating, play-based learning environment for the little ones.

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