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A Word from the President Since taking on the role as President of SCOGA in December last year, I made a commitment to myself that I would dedicate my time and energies into the Association.
sum of $5,000 will be awarded to an Old Girl to assist in funding further study, a project and/or related travel. This award has been established to meet an aim of SCOGA, which is to support the professional development of Old Girls and to positively impact our community. The successful applicant will be announced at this year’s Speech Night in November.
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I had a vision of the direction for SCOGA, and with the help of an extraordinary committee, we set about laying down a number of big goals. I wanted us to focus on these goals and how we were going to achieve them. I would like to share with you what we have been up to.
STRATEGIC PLAN We have developed a St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association Strategic Plan for 2018 – 2022. Our constitution has been segmented, and planning has been put in place to ensure we address all areas under our umbrella. It is wonderful to have a clear direction.
FELLOWSHIP The SCOGA Fellowship is such an exciting initiative. Launched in August this year, a tidy
Our wonderful reunions continue to attract fabulous numbers of Old Girls. These events are held close to our hearts as they are a reminder every time of the thread that binds us all.
PREP BAG TAGS From our oldest Old Girl last edition, to meeting our youngest this time around has been extraordinary. At the first assembly to be held in the new Barbreck building, I was thrilled to be able to present a gorgeous SCOGA bag tag to our newest St Catherine’s Girls. A momento which will be a reminder that they have been incredibly fortunate to start their education at a truly remarkable school.
BARBRECK RED STEPS With the opening of the new and incredibly impressive Barbreck, we are thrilled to see the completed installation of the ‘Red Steps’. A modern version of an important
tradition, we are excited that our substantial donation towards the Junior School project has produced such a wonderful ‘go to’ destination within the building. We wish to thank Mrs Michelle Carroll and her fantastic team, St Catherine’s School Council and School Committees who have been so wonderful and enthusiastic about the important role which SCOGA plays within our School community, and our development. We have many other new and exciting things coming up and an exciting time to be part of SCOGA, and we welcome Melissa Sweetland (’86) and Becky Simmons (’07) to our Committee. We also wish to thank Victoria Landale (’10) for her incredible service to SCOGA, and wish her well with her studies and career. I remind myself every day that the Old Girls who work on the SCOGA committee are volunteers. These women are professionals in their field who donate their time to benefit all those who have walked the corridors of 17 Heyington Place, and I wish to thank them all on behalf of all the Old Girls. You are all magnificent! Chrissy Ryan (Graham ’79) SCOGA President oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au
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Bag tag gifts for our Preps Earlier this year, I visited our oldest Old Girl. She is 104. 100 years difference in age from our oldest old girl and our youngest Prep girl. Recently I have been thinking a lot about my time at St Catherine’s and in particular about my time in Barbreck. In advance of the Preps’ 100 Days Assembly in July, I decided to work out how long ago I had my 100 days. Armed with a calculator, and a lot of sums, the number appeared on the screen – 19,080. 19,080 days ago I sat in the Barbreck hall. It was two buildings ago, but the uniform was much the same except we had to wear a school hat and gloves in winter, and a straw hat in summer.
When I was in Prep, we drank little bottles of milk every recess before we headed out to the playground to play on the old tram. We had monkey bars, swings, and slides. We traded swap cards, played hopscotch and elastics, and every afternoon we had nap time. St Catherine’s girls are extraordinary and very special. We have Old Girls who are vets, doctors, astronauts, artists, musicians, Olympians, politicians and charity heroes. St Catherine’s girls can be anything they want to be. There are 7,500 of us. Dreaming big and striving to be the best we can be in whatever we do. Last year SCOGA introduced a Red Steps badge that will now be given to all Year 6 girls who graduate from Barbreck. It was so well received, that we decided to do something special for the Prep girls from now on.
will be handing out these special tags to signify that those students started at St Catherine’s in Prep. I hope that every time you see a teddy tag swinging on a school bag, it will remind you how fortunate we all are to be St Catherine’s girls.
The SCOGA Committee found our Preps a very special present, a teddy bag tag. Each year, we
Chrissy Ryan (Graham ’79) SCOGA President
OAM Award for Old Girl Mrs Rosemary Syme (Farran ’56) was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours for her significant service to the community through a range of organisations including the National Gallery of Victoria,
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Lyceum Club of Melbourne, the Australian Red Cross and the National Heart Foundation. We congratulate Rosemary on all the work she has undertaken for the community and for receiving this wonderful award.
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The original Barbreck house was built by Duncan Love on two acres of land on the corner of Heyington Place and Torresdale Road in 1887. It was designed by the famous architectural firm of Reed, Hernderson & Smart, and named for Love’s Scottish heritage. The Scottish Barbreck was near the head of Lock Craignish on the west coast of Argyll. It was the seat of a branch of Love’s maternal grandmother’s family, the Campbell family. According to an expert in the Gaelic language, ‘barbreck’ means ‘speckled hilltop’ from ‘barr’, meaning ‘top’ or ‘hilltop’, and ‘breac’ meaning ‘speckled’. Love was said to be a keen gardener and the house was sited to make best use of a garden outlook. It was set well back into the
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south-western corner allowing for garden views to the east and north. The main entrance gates were right on the southern boundary, and the original drive had a graceful curve to it, finishing in a traditional turning circle in front of the main entrance on the south side of the house. There was also a service drive coming in from Torresdale Road along the western boundary of the block and leading straight to the service wing on the house’s western side. A small gatehouse stood by the entrance. The two driveways were connected by a third that lay close to the house, leaving an area for the garden that was quote unbroken, except for a croquet lawn near the middle of the Heyington Place frontage. The original Barbreck was overwhelmingly red, built in the red brick English style with typically gabled roof and tall chimneys.
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In 1916 Duncan Love died and William, his elder son, continued to run the family business. He had never married and after his father’s death returned to live with his mother, although she later moved to another address. In 1924 Barbreck went the way of many properties in the Toorak area; the land was subdivided and a new house built on the northern section of the garden. A cypress hedge was planted along the new boundary between the two houses, and was allowed to grow undisciplined, eventually reaching an enormous height, shading the garden and blocking out the view. Barbreck began to take on an appearance of gloom and neglect. Virginia creeper was planted against its walls in an effort to lighten its mood.
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In November 1948 William Love, then in his seventies, sold Barbreck to St Catherine’s. The house was in run-down condition and the Health Department demanded substantial alterations. Mr Merritt, Honorary Architect to the School advised he “could have the work considered necessary, completed for the opening of Term 1, 1949 at a cost of approximately 300 pounds.” Initially Barbreck housed only the Kindergarten and Grades 1 and 2, but with the ever increasing pressure of student numbers, it was deemed essential that it should be expanded to take the higher grades as well. First, the old Breakfast Room was extended to create a new Kindergarten. In her Annual Report of 1952 Miss Davis said of it “The building of this modern, sunny classroom and accompanying sun patio were made possible by the generosity of the Old Girls.” In 1960-61 the first major step towards the second generation Barbreck was taken. Under the direction of architects Mockridge, Stahle & Mitchell, new classrooms and cloakroom facilities were built as an extension to its western side. Red brick was used to blend in with the old house. Then in 1972 the inevitable happened. Barbreck lost the fight against the ever-increasing number of students and
was demolished. The Hall went up in its place, along with the fondly remembered first Library with its tiered seating from which all students could look down on the book as it was being read at story time. Mockridge, Stahle & Mitchell were again the architects. In 1984 work started on the new library extension to the plans of Brian Dowling & Associates. This was followed by the erection of the fabric canopy over the main entrance, creating a giant porch and undercover play area. However, in the words of Brian Dowling, “The other major change in attitude to school buildings set within a residential streetscape context to preserve existing residential buildings wherever possible… Experience elsewhere suggests that the original house could well have been preserved and altered to fit in with the new Junior School accommodation.” The Junior School has retained the name Barbreck, in homage to the original house at 33 Heyington Place. St Catherine’s has a proud history of academic achievement, as evidenced by our exemplary alumnae and their achievements. Our alumnae proudly includes the first female Lieutenant Governor, Lady Southey AC, and the Governor
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of Victoria, The Honourable Linda Dessau AC, both of whom began their educational journey at St Catherine’s. Our new Barbreck has been built to better cater for a range of learning modes, premised upon flexibility. Opened in July 2018, the new building has the capacity to capture the needs of individual or small group work, team teaching and open shared space for collaborative program work. The building fulfils the School’s commitment to providing specialist learning areas, including the emerging field of STEM education. St Catherine’s students all know the palpable, positive energy that lives within the School, and this has been retained in the new Barbreck building. SCOGA is proud to have donated the Red Steps, an area of great nostalgia to those who knew the second-generation Barbreck building. It is our hope that the new red steps will bring many happy memories to the next generation of St Catherine’s Barbreck girls. With excerpts from Barbreck – A History by Sylvia Black (Meares ’62) from the Bulletin, May 2001
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OLD GIRL BEARS
COMMONWEALTH GAMES BATON Old Girl Clare Melnik (Miller ’66) was chosen to participate in the Queen’s Baton Relay in the lead up to the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast this year. Clare was nominated for her service to the Gold Coast community. She has volunteered for Meals on Wheels for 10 years, as well as at a local op shop. She has also hosted McGrath Foundation morning teas for many years. Clare carried the baton for a 250m stretch through the suburb of Paradise Point, Gold Coast.
“It was the most elating thing,” Clare said. “The locals came out and lined the streets, everyone was cheering from the sidelines. It was absolutely awesome.” Clare’s section of baton bearers included many people who have done great things for the community, and ended with a party in the local Runaway Bay Park. “It was a great celebration of the community. I still pinch myself that they chose me!”
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ROYAL WEDDING ORCHESTRA On Saturday 19 May, violinist Rebecca Chan (’96) led the orchestra for the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex at St George’s Chapel in the grounds of Windsor Castle.
The orchestra featured musicians from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonia, of which Rebecca is the Associate Leader. The orchestra performed a number of arrangements by Sir Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, Peter Warlock, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry. “I was very honoured and excited to be asked to lead the orchestra for the Royal Wedding,” Rebecca said. “It was a real thrill to be part of the event and the bride and groom were incredibly friendly, gracious and down to earth.”
Rebecca was Dux of St Catherine’s in 1996, and started a joint degree in Medicine and Arts at the University of Melbourne at just 15 years of age. She also studied violin at the Conservatorium, graduating in 2003. Rebecca has played as soloist with many of Australia’s major orchestras, including the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide, Tasmanian and Canberra Symphony Orchestras, Orchestra Victoria, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Rebecca is a Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum honouree. Emily Smith (’10)
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REUNIONS TOP LEFT: 1988 Year Group – 30 Year Reunion Year Reps: Kayt Macdonald (Riches) and Nicolle McCurdy (Austin) TOP RIGHT: 2003 Year Group – 15 Year Reunion Year Rep: Leila Lee (Anderson) BOTTOM LEFT: 1993 Year Group – 35 Year Reunion Year Rep: Joanna Chamberlain (Grant) BOTTOM RIGHT: 1998 Year Group – 20 Year Reunion Year Rep: Kate Cooper (Olsen)
2019 Events & Reunions Monday 11 February 2019 SCOGA 2018 School Leavers’ Panel Friday 15 February 2019 10 Year – 2009 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Susannah Guthrie – 0400 096 327 susannah.guthrie@gmail.com Date TBA Year Reps’ Cocktail Party Drawing Room at 6.30pm
Friday 22 March 2019 15 Year – 2004 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Cynthia Sear – 0414 973 361 cynthia.sear@outlook.com
Friday 2 August 2019 20 Year – 1999 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Georgia Hargreaves – 0411 105 100 georgia@hargreavesfl.com.au
Saturday 4 May 2019 30 Year – 1989 Tour 10am, Morning Tea/Coffee in Drawing Room at 10.30am Sophie Paterson (Nicholas) – 0438 710 927 sophie@adgpl.com.au
Friday 13 September 2019 50 Year – 1969 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Prue Dobson (Cameron) – 0419 217 646 pruedobson@gmail.com
Friday 10 May 2019 40 Year – 1979 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Louise Lampard – 0400 559 779 gleeson@netspace.net.au
Friday 11 October 2019 5 Year – 2014 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Lucinda Davies – 0430 985 098 lucindadavies0@gmail.com Tess Price – 0400 986 327 tepri1@student.monash.edu
Friday 31 May 2019 PFA Ruth Langley Lunch
Friday 18 October 2019 Pre 1960 Luncheon Noon – 2.00 pm oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au Friday 15 November 2019 25 Year – 1994 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Samantha O’Brien – 0408 444 817 sam@notatrace.com.au Saturday 23 November 2019 SCOGA Annual General Meeting 10.00am, Ballroom – Sherren House oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au Date TBA SGOGA Biennial Lunch Crown
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Next Annual General Meeting
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Camilla Aberdeen
Nina Kirby (’94)
Lara Anderson
Joanna Nicholas (’86)
Fleur Angenent
Emma Stanley (’97)
Susan Connor (’61)
Giselle Armstrong
Lachlan Armstrong (Old Boy ’95)
Toni Pierce (’67)
Saturday 24 November 2018, 10.00am
Ziabella Armstrong
Lachlan Armstrong (Old Boy ’95)
Toni Pierce (’67)
Axel Ashton
Eliza Peters (’98)
Lincoln Baker
Brooke Gronow (’00)
Summer Balla-Kellett
Mandy Balla (’86)
Zara Bongiorno
Felicity Miller (’87)
All Old Girls are most welcome to attend. Any member who would like to bring business before the AGM is required to give notice in writing to the Secretary no later than Saturday 27 October 2018.
Charlotte Brasch
Nicholas Brasch (Old Boy ’93)
Alexandra Brearley
Sara Luth (’85)
Isabella Bufé
Tracy Cedzich (’86)
RSVP by Friday 16 November to Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95) oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au
Isla Burrell
Celia Shelmerdine AM (’83)
Willow Burrell
Celia Shelmerdine AM (’83)
Ellie Cacopardo
Christina Smith (’88)
Prudence Whitehead (’61)
Katie Cacopardo
Christina Smith (’88)
Prudence Whitehead (’61)
Annabel Calvert
Fleur McKay (’94)
Sarah Baillieu (’68)
Margaret Cox (’35)
Clara Calvert
Fleur McKay (’94)
Sarah Baillieu (’68)
Margaret Cox (’35)
Nina Clavert
Fleur McKay (’94)
Sarah Baillieu (’68)
Margaret Cox (’35)
President Chrissy Ryan (Graham ’79) | oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au
Lucy Campbell
Amelia Osborn (’86)
Elspeth Cannon
Clare Darling (’77)
Margaret Anderson AM (’39)
Vice-Presidents Deb Berry (Manos ’77) | Sarah O’Brien (’02)
Coco Christian
Sophie Shelton (’85)
Letitia Cole (’58)
Maroa Molesworth (’25)
Willow Clarke
Aiesha Cipriani (’94)
Milla Cohen
Susan Adamson (’90)
Pernilla Coleman
Kirsty Gilmour (’86)
Saskia Coleman
Kirsty Gilmour (’86)
Chloe Cooper
Sophie Richmond (’89)
Elizabeth Newman (’61)
Betty Lyall (’36)
The 97th AGM of the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association (SCOGA) will be held in the Ballroom, Sherren House. The meeting will be followed by morning tea.
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Honorary Treasurer Lucy Court (’11) Honorary Secretary Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95) | oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au Bulletin Editor Emily Smith (’10) | OldGirlsBulletin@stcatherines.net.au Reunion Coordinator Sally Ahern (Watson ’74) | sahern@bigpond.net.au
Zara Cooper Elizabeth Newman (’61)
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Louise Coltman (’54); Elizabeth Newman (’61) Betty Lyall (’36)
Millicent Cottrell
Constance Vanston (’22)
Scarlett Davis
Briely Trollope (’89)
Jessica Dobbin
Fiona Goldstraw (’90)
Helen Crankshaw (’59)
Harriette Dryden
Victoria Krauss (’92)
Prudence Spinney (’68)
Margaret Spinney (’42)
Maggie Dryden
Victoria Krauss (’92)
Prudence Spinney (’68)
Margaret Spinney (’42)
Sarah Fanning
Samantha St Hill (’87)
General Committee Victoria Dryden (Krauss ’92) | Virginia Edwards AM (Smith ’56) Nicolle McCurdy (Austin ’88) | Olivia Molesworth (Hocking-Brown ’13) Kristina Moussalli (’09) | Becky Simmons (’07) | Melissa Sweetland (’86)
Holly Farrer
Susie Cook (’93)
Madeleine Farrer
Susie Cook (’93)
Sophie Farrer
Susie Cook (’93)
Arabella Foote
Sarah Scambler (’93)
Margaret Drummond (’62)
Ex Officio Michelle Carroll (Principal) | Mackenzie Leyden (2017 School Captain) Georgie Sitch (2017 School Vice Captain)
Charlotte Fortey
Lucy King (’90)
Pamela Rome (’63)
Harriet Fortey
Lucy King (’90)
Pamela Rome (’63)
Olivia Fortey
Lucy King (’90)
Pamela Rome (’63)
School Council Nominee Kate Barber (’96)
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Elizabeth Gorton
Sandra Court (’84)
Anne Lowry (’58); Sue King (’59)
Lynette Walkley (’34)
Chloe Nevins
Simone Willis (’91)
Sophie Gorton
Sandra Court (’84)
Anne Lowry (’58); Sue King (’59)
Lynette Walkley (’34)
Clementine Newton-Brown
Jane Forsyth (’88)
Zara Gracanin
Camilla Knowles (’89)
Eve Nicolas
Kate Arnott (’88)
Sienna Gracanin
Camilla Knowles (’89)
Meg Nixon
Helen Adams (’88)
Pia Graham
Marnie Aitken (’84)
Samantha Osborn
Nicole Schwarz (’85)
Meryanda Rowden (’55)
Lucy Gray
Penny Anderson (’87)
Abby Page
Kate àBeckett (’87)
Leigh Denham (’61)
Jessica Paterson
Sophie Nicholas (’89)
Allegra Paul
Francesca Hubay (’86)
Georgia Green
Isabella Stokes OAM (’58)
Lucy Green
Isabella Stokes OAM (’58)
Claire Hayne
Leslie Reynolds (’54)
Amber Hamersfeld
Natalie Bloom (’88)
Chloe Handbury
Georgina Seccull (’86)
Madeleine Hooker
Antoinette Walshe (’88)
Olivia Howitt
Michaela Grogan (’86)
Ella Johns
Susannah Chapman (’86)
Eloise Kewley
Sally Stonier (’78)
Emma Peele
Sophie Knight
Constance Vanston (’22)
Holly Landrigan
Margaret Guy (’89)
Amelie Lane
Lisa Tarasio (’95)
Violet Lazar
Stephanie John (’86)
Adelaide Lempriere
Diana Dougall (’57)
Katherine Lee
Karen Lim (’87)
Cassandra Lie
Kelly Clemenger (’80)
Sebastian Lincoln
Marita Batty (’96)
Sophie Lovell
Sarah Leahey (’82)
Pia Foley (’81)
Nina Portnoy
Jane Davis (’85)
Christine McKinleyWilson (’59)
Jill Cannon (’66)
Hollie Pringle
Marnie Ross (’92)
Victoria Jacobson (’65)
Scarlett Pringle
Marnie Ross (’92)
Victoria Jacobson (’65)
Edward Rice
Sophie Pelman (’97); Richard Rice (Old Boy ’88)
Claudia Richardson
Prudence Minifie (’51)
Emma Robertson
Anna Lally (’88)
Molly Robertson
Anna Lally (’88)
Charlotte Rodgers
Marion Teare (’50)
Chloe Rodgers
Marion Teare (’50)
Emma Rodgers
Marion Teare (’50)
Eloise Rudge
Rowena Williams (’87)
Pamela Granowski (’51)
Mila Sanderson
Catherine Forrest (’97)
Caroline Mooney (’67)
Anna Shears
Penny Roysmith (’81)
Betty Shields (’51)
Alexandra Shergold
Holly Tinsley (’89)
Margaret James (’61)
Pippa Shergold
Holly Tinsley (’89)
Margaret James (’61)
Clementine Sitch
Jennifer Wilson (’77)
Susan Gawler (’64)
Serena Sitch
Jacqueline Barnes (’77)
Poppy Maling
Jean Cameron (’49)
Isabella Soutter
Chloe Manson
Thea Coltman (’51)
James Soutter (Old Boy ’92)
Prue Macnaughtan (’62)
Tabitha Manson
Thea Coltman (’51)
Katharine Soutter
James Soutter (Old Boy ’92)
Prue Macnaughtan (’62)
Carol Kimpton (’67)
Astrid Low
Margaret Carlyon (’45)
Edwina Low
Margaret Carlyon (’45)
Arabella Lutz
Rebecca Paranthoiene (’97)
Georgia Macaw
Robin Richards (’74)
Eliza McCurdy
Nicole Austin (’88)
Elizabeth Switkowski
Georgina Hinton (’99)
Piper McInnes
Lisa Kelly (’92)
Annabel Taylor
Melissa Sweetland (’86)
Millie McIntosh
Kate Correll (’87)
Lily Taylor
Melissa Sweetland (’86)
Alice Menzies-King
Fiona Menzies (’87)
Camilla Thomas
Virginya Sutton (’85)
Adelaide Mitchell
Katie Krauss (’90)
Camilla Thomas
Julia Hammon (’00)
Nadia Mohamed
Farah Pasha (’91)
Mirabelle Thomson
Rebecca Jockel (’98)
Georgina Moors
Edwina Saunders (’86)
Lily Trosdal Ryan
Lisa Trosdal (’79)
Ruby Morton
Renee McNamara (’87)
Charlotte Upton
Lisa Hinrichsen (’83)
Jill Smith (’55)
Charlotte Myer
Annabel Plummer (’82)
Giselle Upton
Lisa Hinrichsen (’83)
Jill Smith (’55)
Mia Upton
Lisa Hinrichsen (’83)
Jill Smith (’55)
Oscar Venn
Anne Barrett (’96)
Charlotte Murdoch
Lisa Nicoll (’63)
Jill Sargood (’48)
Prudence Krauss (’68)
Sandra Spry (’59)
Olivia Murdoch
Sandra Spry (’59)
Marjory Sharp (’35)
Margaret Spinney (’42)
Margery Austin (’26); Olive (Bell) Lawson (’19) Margery Austin (’26); Olive (Bell) Lawson (’19)
Alexandra Webster
Olivia Nagel
Christie Gronow (’97)
Pia Zayontz
Olivia Nash
Abbey Blackshaw (’93)
Sara Zayontz
Noreen Heath (’34)
Elizabeth Gillon (’67)
Claudia Perkins
Sarah Pratt
Noel Lidgett (’50)
Great Grandmother
Elizabeth Gillon (’67)
Zara Peele
Lorraine Gray (’63)
Grandmother
Barbara Boynton (’73)
Jill Warnock (’46)
Alison May (’46) Anna Davis (’87) Anna Davis (’87)
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Weddings
ABOVE: Alexandra Brownlow (’96) married Edward Jeffries on 24 March 2018 near Bairnsdale. TOP RIGHT: Monique Watson (’10) married Stuart Clark on 24 March 2018 at Bridge Creek Homestead, Barwite. BOTTOM RIGHT: Edwina Barrington (’03) married Matthew Hankin on 13 April 2018 at Victoria Recreation Club, Sai Kung, Hong Kong. (L-R): Steven Trotter, Felicity Upton (Sincock ’03), Xavier Watson, Maggie Marsh, Suzannah Barrington, Christopher Lunch, Matthew Hankin, Edwina Barrington (’03), Andrew Henning, Avesia Troon (Calman ’03), Luke Marks, Priscilla Barrington, David Hood, Genevieve Hood.
Babies 1. Lenny Jack Trewin, a son for Caroline Fitzgerald (’96) and Chris Trewin. 2. Eadie May Green, a daughter for Minnie (Mountford ’07) and Lachlan Green. 3. Christian Lie, a son for Natasha Chaim (’03) and Andrew Lie.
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4. Elliott Lindsay Clarke, a son for Emily Zeigler (’03) and Tim Clarke. 5. Daisy Meredith Drummond, a daughter for Julia O’Brien (’94) and Fraser Drummond. 6. Holly Phillipa Leggo, a daughter for Phillipa (Peardon ’00) and Scott Leggo. 7. Angus George Pitt, a son for Fleur (Forsyth ’99) and Simon Pitt. A brother for Edward and Alexandra. 8. Felix Clifford Skeggs, a son for Georgina Farrington (’98) and Todd Skeggs. A brother for Eva.
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Alison Cameron (Moxham ’52)
Vale & Obituaries
Anne Leighton (’40)
Iona Christianson (MacLennan ’43)
Loris Eilenberg (Nettleberg ’40)
Sophia Mason (Williams ’91)
Jean Damman (Corrie-Smith ’43)
Ruth Frieze (de Winter ’48)
Lorna Meredith-Davis (Davis ’47)
Rosita Van Egmond (Morell ’58)
Jessica Junkeer (Wang ’01)
Jen Peardon (Horne ’65)
Jill Boynton (Warnock ’45)
Alison Adrienne Cameron (Moxham ’52)
Jen Peardon (Horne ’65)
Love Laughter and Colour. Jill embraced all that those three words represented.
Alison passed away peacefully, and surrounded by her family, in Euroa on 4 May 2018 aged 83.
Jill attended St Catherine’s kindergarten in 1935 and left school in 1945 having completed Year 11. In 1942 the School was evacuated to Warburton due to the threat of the Second World War, and Jill enjoyed that time boarding with her school friends. After leaving school Jill attended Invergowrie for a year, then became an air hostess, and later a secretary in London, until she married Robert (Bob) Boynton.
Alison is survived by Ewen, her much-loved husband of 63 years.
Mum was a warm, friendly and vibrant woman who always went out of her way to do what she thought was best for me, and to help others – no matter what. She was a strong, independent woman, who had a passion for life. She had a wonderful and often quirky sense of humour, which endeared her to everyone. It is a great testament to her nature that she formed so many long-lasting friendships (including as a St Catherine’s boarder).
Bob and Jill were parents to Susan, Barbara, Anthea, Alexandra and Xenia, who all attended St Catherine’s. Following Bob’s interests, Jill and her family spent summers sailing on Port Phillip Bay and other school holidays in far west New South Wales near Balranald, on a remote sheep and cattle station riding horses and mustering cattle. Jill recommenced work as a secretary once their daughters attended school and worked for the National Trust at Como House, and for a local solicitor. She enjoyed that work and the independence it gave her. Later she became honorary secretary of the Red Hill Vigneron Society, when she and Bob moved to Flinders. Jill was an enthusiastic sportswoman, and at school loved swimming and tennis. She loved wearing Marimekko brightly coloured clothes and had a great sense of fun. Jill loved seeing her daughters go to school with bright blue ribbons in their hair. When Anthea moved to Italy after marrying Roberto Binazzi, Jill learnt Italian for many years in order to travel to Italy frequently. She made the most of all the opportunities that life provided and was a greatly loved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Barbara Hammon (Boynton ’73)
Alison was the loving mother of Alistair, Fiona, Jean, Sarah (dec) and Richard and a much loved mother-in-law, grandmother of 13 and greatgrandmother of two. Alison attended the school as a boarder, having grown up on a sheep station ‘Murrawombie’ near Giralambone, New South Wales and was the School Captain of St Catherine's School in the year 1952. She was a proud St Catherine's Old Girl, and was particularly proud that four of her granddaughters followed in her footsteps and attended St Catherine's School, Lucy (School Vice-Captain 2010), Katie (School Captain 2012), Millie (2014) and Daisy. Katie Cameron (’12)
Mum dedicated her time with me to providing a safe, loving, supportive upbringing that was always aimed at setting me up well for life. Mum placed being a mother first and foremost. She was a sporting enthusiast and dedicated golfer. Her love of golf, skiing and sport in general was something she carried throughout her life and passed onto me. She absolutely treasured playing weekly golf at Metropolitan Golf Club and made lifelong friends. Mum always loved music. She had a beautiful voice and enjoyed singing in choirs. She taught herself guitar as an adult. Mum was always incredibly supportive. She successfully moved between roles of teacher, team captain, mentor and coach. As I became an adult she became my close friend, advisor and confidante. We travelled to many countries together. Mum loved her health career in all its various forms and friendships. From helping the newest most vulnerable premature babies, to assisting the elderly, sick and dying access the best health care in their homes – is perhaps her greatest legacy to the community. She has enriched many lives with her genuine care, compassion and concern for her fellow human beings. I give thanks for the life of a woman I am so proud to be able to call my mum. She was an amazing woman whose beauty, both inside and out, will never be extinguished from our minds. Phillipa Leggo (Peardon ’00)
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