Old Collegians’ Association

OCA President’s Report

Connecting with each other as fellow Old Collegians throughout our whole lives. Sharing our lives, sharing our PLC experiences and values through challenging times and when celebrating life’s milestones. Being there for each other at milestone birthdays, weddings, when celebrating babies and farewelling family members. Today, there are so many ways that women stay connected with each other, from sharing a walk to participating in a variety of clubs and groups or sharing news and photos. Every time you reach out to a school friend, you enrich our PLC community. As we all emerge from COVID, let’s all make reaching out to our PLC friends a priority. We would love to hear how you connect with each other, so send in your news and photos for the next issue of z or join our closed OCA FB group PLC Melboburne OCA via the QR code below.

Old Collegians are also meeting through work or studies, encouraging and mentoring each other as we take the next steps to build our skills and experience on the firm foundation of our PLC education; running community projects or church groups together, and living out our PLC values in the wider world. We encourage you to reach out and ask an Old Collegian for advice.

Reunions are a great vehicle for connection, with most PLC year groups meeting every 5 or 10 years. They can be a great way to find the school friends you have lost touch with. Many Old Collegians find when they return to the PLC campus years later, they come back with years of life experience and maturity to reflect on their own PLC experience – the challenges, the triumphs, and the fun of House Concerts. As PLC heads towards the 150th celebrations in 2025, it is a great time to come back to PLC and enjoy the new buildings and revisit your own iconic sites.

The OCA aims to run regular events in May (13 May 2023) and November (11 November 2023) each year, and many Old Collegians attend; some bring a school friend or form a table from their year group. At the recent High Tea with Sally Capp, it was great to see a table from the Classes of 1986 and 1978. The Class of 1980 shared tables with their mothers.

2023 OCA 119th AGM Luncheon

Our next event is our 2023 OCA AGM Luncheon to be held on Saturday 13 May at PLC in the BCH from noon. A brief AGM will be followed by a delicious luncheon and our 2022 Women Out There Fellowship (WOTF) Fellow, Rosalie