We honour and acknowledge the Wurundjeri people as the traditional custodians of this land. We honour and respect their ongoing cultural and spiritual connection with this country. We pay our respects to the Elders both past, present and future, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and the hopes of Indigenous Australia.
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Sandra Anderson
Elizabeth Anderson
Jacqui Antidormi nee Ajani
Virginia Armstrong nee Macfarlane
Christine Armstrong
Lisa Armstrong
Kate Baker nee Wilson
Michelle Balleggi nee McGregor
Kate Barber
Joanne Battye nee Scarce
Louise Bedggood
Sally Belcher nee Kellock
Samantha Belvedere nee Frith
Rowena Bentley nee Garton
Belinda Bott
Vanessa Chavez nee Guccione
Jane Coghlan nee Darken
Sharon Collins nee Cartlidge
CLASS OF 1984
Andrea Connors nee Lamb
Claire Cooper nee Acford
Debra Counsell
Amanda Croft nee Palmer
MandyDavidson nee Carson
Sally Davis
Irma De Felice
Joanne Dixon nee Allen
Sandy Donovan nee Fieldhouse
Dominique Donovan nee Corte
Lara Dowd nee Klaikalietis
Bridget Draper nee Avery
Bronwyn Drummond
Christina Fox nee Burne
Tiffany Fullwood
Jennifer Fullwood
Sarah Gibson
Vicki Goodwin nee Fuller
Fleur Hammet
Emma Harris nee Howarth
Sarah Harvey-Williams
Joanne Heise nee Garside
Elspeth Hensler
Jennifer Hill
Jenny Holt
Lisa Howell nee Hunter
Kate Howey
Nicole Howey
Lia Imlach nee Woodward
Jules Infanti nee Simmonds
Prudence James
Fiona Johnson nee Penman
Renae Johnston nee McDonnell
Angela Jones nee Robertson
Elizabeth Jones nee Rogers (Liz)
Yu Ju
Peta Kowalski nee Wallace
Jenny Lace
Jenny Larnach-Jones nee Coker
Alison Lennox nee Applyby
Lisa Linton nee McDougall
Kim Lloyd
Jennifer Lonsdale
Sue McBean nee Morrison
Georgina McCarthy nee Cunningham
Suzanne McLeod
Kim McQueen nee Elsworth
Sharon Mikikits
Andrea Miles
Sally Milne nee Coleman
Sarah Molnar nee Hardy
Katherine Moore n McConkey.
Stacey Moore
Joanne Morris nee Corbett
CLASS OF 1984
Elizabeth Munday nee Brown
Rebekah Mylius
Sue Nettleton nee Yazxhi
Erin Oldaker nee Hutton
Jacqui Parks nee Knight
Annalise Paxton
Philippa Pontin
Wendy Powick nee Robinson
Alex Pym nee Martin
Anna Quigley nee Marsh
Emma Raymond nee Malcolm
Heather Read nee Richardson
Elizabeth Reardon
Carolyn Redpath nee Kuhne
Nicole Rendle-Smith nee Rendle
Anne Robertson nee Rodgers
Jayne Robertson
Jenny Rodgerson
Meg Saggers nee Appleyard
Rebecca Salleh nee Besford
Anna-Leigh Sanderson
Jacqueline Schmitt
Carolyn Seager nee Barson
Priscilla Sherlock
Sadhana Smiles nee Jeraj
Caroline Smith
Michele Somers nee Veroeve
Annie South
Melissa Southey
Angela Spink nee Lawson
Sue Stringer
Karen Tan
Leesa Tinney
Fiona Tunchon nee Warren
Susan Unsworth
CLASS OF 1984
Fiona Vuillermin nee McMahon
Wendy White nee Hick
Rosalind Wong
Jo-anne Woodham nee McCallum
Yin Mei Yap
In Memoriam
Michelle Flouch
Robyn Brook nee Fry
Sarah Lloyd
Class of 1984 - Year 12
Class of 1984 - Names as per Class Photo
Year 12 1984
Back Row: Fleur Hammett, Jenny Rodgerson, Rosalind Wong, Jenny Coker, Lisa Hunter, Anne South, Elspeth Hensler, Emma Howarth, Sue Yazxhi, Melissa Southey, Sue Morrison, Elizabeth Rogers, Sadhana Jeraj
Second-Back Row: Stacey Moore, Sue Stringer, Jane Robertson, Jenny Lace, Bridget Avery, Bronwyn Drummond, Peta Wallace, Wendy Hick, Alex Martin, Michelle Flouch, Debra Counsell, Robyn Fry, Louise Bedggood, Jenny Hill, Karen Tan, Leesa Tinney, Lisa Armstrong
Third Row: Sarah Lloyd, Belinda Bott, Sarah H-Williams, Jacqui Ajani, Lara Klaikalietis, Elizabeth Reardon, Anna Marsh, Jane Darken, Fiona McMahon, Erin Hutton, Kate Wilson, Jacqui Knight, Michelle McGregor, Andrea Lamb, Sue McLeod, Sandra Fieldhouse, Irma DeFelice, Kate McConkey
Second Row: Dominique Corte, Nicole Rendle, Elizabeth Brown, Priscilla Sherlock, Sarah Gibson, Vanessa Guccione, Jenny Holt, Sally Coleman, Vicki Fuller, Sharon Cartlidge, Yuju, Kate Barber, Lia Woodward, Jo Scarce, Jacqui Schmitt
Front Row: Renae McDonnell, Carolyn Kuhne, Sally Kellock, Michelle Verhoeve, Philippa Pontin, Kim Lloyd, Mandy Carson, Tiffany Fullwood, Sarah Hardy, Megan Appleyard
Absent: Yin Mei Yap, Prue James
Class of 1984 - Year 10 B
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Class of 1984 - Year 10 DEV
Class of 1984 - Year 10 H
Class of 1984 - Year 10M
Class of 1984 - Year 10R
Class of 1984 - Year 11R
Class of 1984 - Year 11A
Class of 1984 - Year 11D
Class of 1984 - Year 11DEV
Class of 1984 - Year 10M
Class of 1984 - Year 10 H
Class of 1984 - Year 10 D
Class of 1984 - Year 11M
Class of 1984 - Year 11P
Class of 1984 - Year 11R
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BIOGRAPHIES
Angela Robertson:- Mum to 2 kids aged 24 and 21. Re-established my accounting career after having lived overseas for 10 years (Singapore and USA). Still catch up with my Tintern girlfriends when time permits.
Joanne Battye Nee Joanne Scarce:-My husband and I have been married for 35 years and have 2 beautiful children, a daughter who is a paramedic and a son who is a construction manager. We are about to become first time grandparents any day which we are absolutely thrilled about. Travel is always a passion and have just come home from a trip to Borneo. I am a primary teacher and still love what I do after 36 years of teaching.
Kate Baker:-Completed study for Primary teaching. Pursued eventing (equestrian) career for some years including national/international competitions and coaching. Married since 1992 and had 3 boys who are all grown up and successful in their own careers in Canberra and Newcastle. Oyster farmer in Pambula, NSW, for 30 years. Full and part time teacher for nearly 15 years. Worked for Australian Sports Commission for 10 years. Travelled a bit OS and past few years we’ve been travelling around Australia in a boat with plans to continue this for another few years.
Lara Dowd:- Worked in marketing at Jag and Smith and Nephew and family business Mitch Dowd for 15 years then worked in NFP with Hagar supporting women and children who have suffered major human rights abuse. I have undertaken a course recently, a Social impact fellowship. Married with three children now 25, 23 and 18.
BIOGRAPHIES
Peta Kowalski:- I recently started teaching the piano after having lessons again and doing a few exams. A long while after stopping piano in Year 8 or so! I am married with two daughters who are now in their twenties. We are looking forward to getting a cavoodle puppy later this year. I enjoy playing tennis which I also used to play when I was at school. I also met our former Cross House captain again playing tennis!!
Sarah Harvey- Williams:- Bachelor of Science at La Trobe University, Graduate Diploma in Editing and Publishing RMIT. Worked in Publishing for 10 years. Have two children, now 23 and 19 with my partner Joe. Work part-time at Fitzroy High School as Inclusion Aide, and look after my 93-year-old father.
Tiffany Fullwood:- Married with 2 grown boys, one is in the Police force, the other a Behavourial Therapist, super proud Mum. Working at Electronic Arts with their engine team as a Senior Technical Program Manager. Get back from a cruise to New Zealand the same day as the reunion so hopefully I make it there! Retirement is in sight finally (well, a few years, but definitely not 10). Give me more time to spin wool, knit and be creative.
Class of 1984 -
10 Year Reunion - 8 May 1994
Class of 1984 -
20 Year Reunion - 15 October 2004
TINTERN SCHOOL SONG
Come Tinternites all young and old, near and far.
Lend your voices and swell our school song. Our school with its burdens well borne in the past, Its foundations laid steady and strong.
‘Tis by deeds, not by words, that we stand or we fall; So we’ll work with a will. Yes we’ll work one and all, For the welfare and honour of Tintern.
Of our homeland we’ll sing, young Australians are we, And in love of our country we’re one. In our minds be the breadth of her wide rolling plains, In our hearts the glad warmth of her sun.
‘Tis by deeds, not by words, that we stand or we fall, So whenever she needs us we’ll answer her call. And we’ll work for our own land, Australia.
To be true to our God, to our country, our school
And repay the great debt that we owe, Let our joy be in service with no thought of self, So that all those who meet us may know
‘Tis by deeds not by words that we offer our praise To the school, and to those who, in earlier days, Helped to build the traditions of Tintern.
Vale Dr Sylvia Walton AO 1941-2024
We pay tribute to former Principal (1982 – 2005) Dr Sylvia Walton AO at her passing on Saturday 27 January 2024.
A committed educator and visionary leader, Sylvia recognised the importance of individual student needs, a support structure and culture that continues at Tintern today.
Sylvia came to Tintern from Caulfield Grammar, Wheelers Hill, where she was Deputy Head of campus and highly regarded at the School and among the educational leadership fraternity. A committed educator and a fearless leader, Sylvia was determined that Tintern should lead the agenda for the education of girls in Australia and more broadly.
She was a true visionary in her view of the future of education and her determination in making girls education more equitable and progressive was extraordinary. During her 23 years as Principal, she grew Tintern which enabled a broader and more fulfilling program to be offered, creating the groundwork for the wonderful school we are today. She was at the forefront of curriculum and staff development, driving innovation in programs and providing the buildings and resources to support it.
Sylvia’s vision for a boys’ school was realised with the opening of Southwood Boys’ Grammar School in 1999 and she was remembered speaking of her satisfaction in ‘seeing a Tintern school for young men, joining the long-standing offering for girls’.
Sylvia’s influence on education was even broader than her chapter at Tintern. After her resignation at Tintern, she went on to enjoy a very successful tenure as Principal of St Catherine’s School, she was also Chancellor of Latrobe University and served on several independent school Boards.
Sylvia was truly a towering figure in education in Australia. The Tintern community celebrate both her influence and achievements and express sadness at her passing, truly signalling an end of an era in education in our country.
Remembering Dr Sylvia Walton AO with enormous respect and fondness for her contribution to the Tintern Grammar community.
June Ward
Since retiring in 2004 from Tintern after 27 years in the Physical Education and Sport Departments, June Ward recently reflected ‘it’s been a period of befores and afters; before 2013 and after’. Where 2013 is remembered for her beloved partner’s cancer diagnosis and subsequent passing 7 months later.
After retirement, June continued working with the Tintern Swimming and Athletic Teams, along with some CRT work at Tintern and several other schools.
Midst this, she and her partner travelled extensively including several trips across the Nullarbor to WA to visit her parents who subsequently passed away in 2008 and 09.
The ensuing years included more adventures to Queensland, NSW and of course Victoria.
In late 2014, sitting on the cliff tops at the back of Blairgowrie, June decided she needed a focus. And….an idea was born…. to solo bike across the Nullarbor.
Before she could embark on this new venture, she needed to be in peak physical condition. Some alumni will remember the ‘Wardie waddle’. After a couple of knee replacements June’s focus turned to fitness, a suitable bike for the journey, as well as a tent and other supplies.
In late April 2017, June’s quest began. She flew to Perth with bike and goodies and following a week’s stay with her sister, June began pedalling on the 28th April for her return trip home.
June fondly recalls, ‘I never doubted I would complete this journey and it really was the trip of a lifetime. On my own, I traversed the Nullarbor on my trusty steed. A journey I had travelled too many times to mention. Some days were tough, some days I felt like I was flying! Tis amazing the inner strength and resolve you can muster when necessary. And so, some 3,539 kilometres, 6 weeks later and an average of 96 k’s/day, I returned home.’
June’s adventure streak continued, 2018 was her year to sky dive and then in 2019, for 4 months on the road in a car this time, June travelled through Central Australia to Darwin and across to WA where she swam with the whale sharks at Exmouth, on to Perth and the south of WA, and back to Victoria across the Nullarbor.
In the interim, between these adventures, June continues to enjoy her garden and building all manner of things.
2020 was to have been the Kokoda Track, however, Covid had other ideas for June and for each and every one of us.
When Australia opens up she is looking forward to further adventures in the outback …. on the dirt tracks…. the Gibb River Road, the Tanami, Birdsville and Oodnadatta tracks. Just to name a few.
When asked if June feels ‘stronger than ever’, she gives an equivocal reply, ‘Some days I believe so and then some days, not so. But that is life & that is reality. The future, however, is not ours to see! Que sera, sera!’
Alice Clague
Alice Clague was the Visual Arts Co-ordinator at Tintern commencing in 1974, retiring after 14 years. Alice says that, ‘Tintern is in her blood!’ and has stayed in contact with many of her students and the school over the years. In response to Covid19, Alice kindly shares some of her memories of Tintern.
In 1975, 10 works of art were selected for an exhibition in Britain to celebrate the Commonwealth, including a machine embroidery by Year 11 student Rosie Weiss. Rosie and Alice, along with other Tintern students, were invited to an exhibition at St Johns Home for Boys and Girls in Canterbury, where they were honoured to be presented to H.R.H Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon. Alice recalls, ‘The protocol for this was included with the invitation. Shelagh Alvarez, English and Drama teacher, tutored Rosie and myself in the art of curtseying. However, when the time came, both of us were so overcome by the Princess’ stunningly beautiful violet-blue eyes and flawless complexion, we forgot to curtsey.’
venture. Rosie pursued a career as an Artist and Educator, you can see view work here: http:// www.rosieweiss.com/
During Alice’s time at Tintern the Art and Craft exhibition became famous in educational circles, including being recognised by the Education Department as an In-Service resource for teachers. Mrs Walton said in her newsletter in December 1985, ‘Mrs Alice Clague and her staff… are to be congratulated on the scope, excellence and presentation of the art and craft.’ The exhibition that year was opened by the Director of the National Gallery of Victoria, Mr Patrick McCaughey, who was extremely impressed with the girls’ work.
Alice left a lasting legacy. Her farewell in the Brook said, ‘Her influence on staff and students under her care has been profound; her positive leadership and personal example in the pursuit of excellence have long been recognised not only within the school community but in the wider educational world.’
Rosie’s work was based on her sketches of the sea at Wilsons Promontory, and her first venture into creative machine embroidery. Pictured is a close up of the detail from this very successful
Lyn Bartold
Lyn Bartold first joined the Physical Education Department at Tintern CEGGS in 1972. She became part of a wonderful and enthusiastic staff, led by Margaret Hamilton (Headmistress 1969 - 1982). School life was always busy, with lots of sports, trips and social activities.
Lyn has fond memories of those days, “The outside swimming pool would get pretty chilly as Term 1 progressed, and the Pottery classroom (now the Heritage Centre) was home to my Form 2 class and I. As we did not all fit in the room for roll call, I stood on the steps with the girls around me!”
Leaving Tintern in 1975, for further study and her children, Lyn returned in 1982, welcoming new Principal Sylvia Walton (1982 – 2005). In 1983 Lyn became the Co-ordinator of both Year 9 and Outdoor Education. Year 9 became a year focussed on Outdoor Education, with three camps throughout the year.
1986 saw Lyn take on a different role, that of Tintern parent, with her daughter Amy studying from Grade 3 to Year 12, “Fortunately, we had an excellent relationship at home and school. Amy benefited from all of the wonderful offerings that
were available to her at Tintern and she has great memories of her time there.”
It was the early 90s that saw Lyn start the Tintern Rhythmic Gymnastics Club. Affiliated with the Victorian Rhythmic Gymnastic Association, they held many competitions in our gymnasium and produced some successful gymnasts.
In 1991 Lyn was appointed Director of Physical Education, followed by Director of Co-curricular Activities from 1998. In this position she oversaw all aspects of school activities outside the classroom. These included trips, tours and camps of all sorts, as well as the School Musical, Rock Eisteddfod and much more.
Jenny Collins came on as Principal in 2006 (2006 – 2014) and Lyn retired in 2009. Since retiring, and now with Bradley Fry as Principal (2015 to current), Lyn has continued as Costume Director for every Tintern Musical and loves to keep that connection to the school.
Lyn says, “I feel a very strong connection to Tintern and love to have the opportunities to return, through the Musicals and events. I have many friends whom I met at Tintern and wonderful memories. I am often stopped by ladies who say “Hello Mrs Bartold, you taught me at Tintern”, and the conversation begins!”
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STAYING IN TOUCH
TOGA & TGA Committee
Welcome back to Tintern. If this is your first time since leaving then there will be plenty of changes for you to see. I know that every time I am here I notice something new.
The fenced-off area between the Bush Car park and the Administration building which had goats in it! When I was at Tintern back in the 1970s, this area was out of bounds.
Life changes and evolves and so does Tintern. Tradition is still strong however without change we cannot learn or grow. I love coming back to Tintern to see these changes and am looking forward to hearing the new school song which reflects the current school. Our old school song will still be around as are many of the experiences - such as the farm and I am grateful to be able to be here today watching you mingle with past peers.
We have all grown, changed and evolved since school and please enjoy today with new eyes, listen to your school friends as they are now, be interested and most of all laugh with those with whom you have shared many experiences. Factis non verbis.
If you would like to join TOGA with a once off $75 Life membership fee to support their ongoing legacy please download a membership form here: https://www.tintern.vic.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/TinternOld-Girls-Association-form.pdf and email to TOGA@tintern.vic.edu.au
Carol Robertson (Hogan YG 1980) TOGA President
The new Tintern Grammar Alumni (TGA) and TOGA (Tintern Old Girls Association) play important roles in our community, understanding the importance of maintaining the links with our past.
Enriching the present and building for the future of our school and our Alumni.
We are committed to preserving our history and maintaining our connections both past and present, creating ongoing memories, providing valuable networking opportunities and a continued historical legacy for our future alumni.
TGA TOGA committees meet throughout the year and together with the School these committees create opportunities through events, activities and communications supporting a vibrant, healthy and inclusive alumni community.
A membership fee is paid to the TGA upon enrolment. Alumni from previous years are welcome to join by downloading a membership form on our website: https://www.tintern.vic.edu.au/community/alumni/ and emailing to alumni@tintern.vic.edu.au
