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35 YEAR REUNION
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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Please note we have endeavoured to reproduce the information provided to us and information from the Emma B Cook Archives in our booklet to ensure it is correct at the time of publication.
If you have any concerns, please contact Di Lacey and Derinda Whiter in the Community Relations Office at Tintern Grammar for assistance: communityrelations@tintern.vic.edu.au or by phone +61 3 9845 7777
Judith Abram nee Aitchison
Tanya Ackland nee Lewis
Michaela Adams
Anne-Elizabe Adkins
Karen Allen
Louise Allen
Carolyn Alonso nee Armstrong
Sharon Ames nee Wong
Jane Anderson nee Morris
Lyndal Anderson nee Smith
Rebecca Angel nee Thomas
Tanya Armstrong
Emma Astbury
Celia Audi nee Bray
Kara Ayers
Gillian Bail
Amanda Bailey
Georgina Baird
CLASS OF 1989
Fiona Barker nee Mclean
Tiffany Bassett nee Carlile
Melissa Beers
Jordana Benson nee Atherton
Caroline Birkett
Genevieve Blanc
Nila Blennerhasset nee Dunbar
Sarah Book nee Clark
Melinda Brooks
Kirsten Brown
Julie Bullock
Melissah Burnett
Robyn Burns
Michelle Buxton
Natalie Cahill
Rebecca Callanan nee Gooding
Karen Cannell
Joanne Cardullo nee Knipe
Tara Carroll nee Kidd
Rebecca Cathie
Kyley Celms
Pui-King Chan
Heung Chan
Chien Cheng
Shannon Chisholm
Ruey Chong
Edwina Circuitt
Leonie Clark nee Stevens
Carli Clark nee Singer
Christine Connors
Michelle Cooke
Kara Cooley nee Paulusz
Tamara Craddock
Joanne Culpepper nee Johnson
Petra Curbach
Samantha De Bank nee Stanway
Jane Dimsey nee Fricke
Simone Dimtsas-Ritchie
Melissa Downes
Tamara Draffin
Samantha Edmonds
Julie Edwards
Catriona Endersbee
Rebecca Eu nee Hoath
Penny Fannin
Kate Farmer
Sarah Fenton
Deborah Fishburn
Joanne Fowler
Nicky Fullard
Simone Gartner nee Muir-Smith
Rebecca Gibbons nee Banks
Lara Gibbs nee Gibbs
Natalie Gloufchev nee Kelaart
CLASS OF 1989
Felicity Gluth
Megan Gordon-Legh nee Legh
Anke Hafner
Sarah Hagan
Erica Hall nee Munt
Melissa Harris
Rachael Harrison
Deborah Hawkins
Amanda Hedley nee Bentley
Simone Helleren
Claire Henderson
Hui Hii
Megan Hill
Elizabeth Humphrey
Fiona Hunt nee Stedwell
Katherine Ibbott nee Field
Julianne Iddles
Naomi Isaacs nee Smith
Natania Jaffrey
Nicole Jenkins nee Dennison
Claire Jones
Julie Jordan
Fiona Joyce
Louise Just nee Redman
Jodi-Maree Kammergruber
Petra Kelly
Nadine King nee Lambe
Simone Kirby
Amanda Knudsen nee Neagle
Joanne Koutsiafaras nee Wallwork
Penelope Kunz nee Field
Dana Lane-Tough nee Lane
Sonja Langereis
Lillian Lau
Saskia Lemerande nee Peters-snow
Kate Lester nee Urquhart
Yoon Liew
Lisa Lo
Fiona Lumsden
Katherine Lynch
Eleanor Lyons
Barbara Macciolli
Pip Madden nee Little
Su-Lin Mah
Alison Marsh
Sonia Martin nee Biesbroek
Felicity Martin
Amanda Mason nee Stidworthy
Lorraine Matthews
Cara McClelland
Monique McIntosh
Kirstyn McKay
Michelle McKendry
Kellie McKenzie nee Fraser
CLASS OF 1989
Kari McKenzie
Kirsten McKenzie
Rosalyn McLeod
Carolyn McMinn nee Moore
Dana Meadows nee Hughes
Sascha Miller nee Miller
Lorraine Moorby
Suzanne Mullen
Prue Munro
Naomi Nation
Anthea Nicoll
Melissa Nicosia
Emily Noble nee Cattermole
Jodie Norton
Dina Obarcanin
Alexandra O’Connor nee De voil
Tamara Olifent nee Draffin
Samantha O’Meara nee Kok
Kylie Parry
Lucinda Permezel
Melissa Petty
Sarah Phillips
Penny Pierce nee May
Susan Pike
Cassandra Pollock
Kate Rayment
Beth Redman
Julia Salmon
Lisa Sayer
Tak Seng
Rebecca Shepherd
Anne-Marie Shiplee
Jacqui Sims
Joanna Skewes
Narelle Spencer
Melissa Stebbins nee Percy
Jen Stefanetti nee Roennfeldt
Samantha Stevens
Tania Stevenson
Carmen Stewart nee Bellerby
Meaghan Strickland-Wood
Natasha Stringer
Shelley Sullivan nee Munro
Leigh Swanson
Annabel Taig
Caroline Tam
Simone Taylor nee Bridle
Joy Teng Wei Ling
Daisy Tham
Caroline Thomas nee Bradshaw
Rachel Thomas
Belinda Thompson
Nicole Thompson nee Dale
Kathryn Thomson
CLASS OF 1989
Catherine Thomson
Laura Thomson
Daisy Tong
Cybele Tran
Grace Tsang
Lisa Tuffs
Jennifer Underwood
Michelle White nee Anniss
Kylie Wilkinson
Kate Williams
Helen Wines nee Jacobs
Ka-Wah Wong
Vanessa Wood nee Gay
Karen Woodgate
Natalie Wraith
Kristen Wynne nee Allen
Belinda Yates-Guns nee Yates
Kieren Yen nee McDonald
Rebecca Yeo
Dora Zertopoulos
Koula Zertopoulos
In Memoriam
Amanda McCormick
CLASS OF 1989
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 4 1981
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 6R 1983
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 7G 1984
Year 7G 1984
Back Row: Dana Hughes, Amanda Bentley, Natalie Kelaart, Jodie Broadbent, Catriona Endersbee, Melissa Beers, Tamara Draffin, Kathy Field
Front Row: Rebecca Banks, Louise Allen, Genevieve Allard, Claire Fenelon, Rebecca Hoath, Michelle Cooke, Helen Jacobs
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 7H 1984
Year 7H 1984
Back Row: Ann-Marie Shiplee, Jacqui Sims, Eleanor Lyons, Lisa Tuffs, Kristen Ruddock, Penny May, Fiona McLean, Lorraine Matthews
Front Row: Cassandra Pollock, Katie Armstrong, Rebecca Shepherd, Rebecca Thomas, Natalie Wraith, Kathryn Thomson, Carli Singer, Nadine Lambe
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 7J 1984
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE LC 1984
Year 7LC2
Back Row: Sarah Hagan, Kellie Fraser, Rebecca Gooding, Natania Jaffrey, Jennifer Facey, Penelope Field, Samantha Edmonds, Julie Edwards
Front Row: Jordana Atherton, Jane Fricke, Michelle Buxton, Sarah Fenton, Rebecca Cathie, Caroline Birkett, Lara Gibbs, Natalie Cahill
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 7OR 1984
McDonald, L. Moorby, B. Maccioli, Mrs Rickard
Front Row: A. McDormick, K. Roylance, S. Reynolds, L. Stevens, L. Redman, M. Nicosia, T. Smith
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10A 1987
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Year 10A 1987
Top Row: Rebecca Thomas, Julie Edwards, Felicity Martin, Dana Lane, Kari McKenzie, Emily Cattermole, Dora Zertopoulos
First Row: Sarah Clark, Jordana Atherton, Amanda Bentley, Simone Muir-Smith, Naomi Smith, Cassandra Pollock, Helen Jacobs
Teacher: Miss S Atthow
Principal: Mrs S Walton
Year 10AN 1987
Top
First
Samantha
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10AN
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Teacher: Mrs Anderson
Principal: Mrs S Walton
Row:
Fleming, Kate Urquhart, Kate Farmer, Tania Stevenson, Felicity Gluth, Kieran McDonald, Julie Jordan
Row: Grace Gan, Melissa Nicosia, Nicole Dennison, Nadine Lamb, Samantha Stanway, Michelle Buxton, Phillipa Little, Belinda Thompson
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10C 1987
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 7H 1984
Year 10C 1987
Top Row: Jodie Broadbent, Gillian Bail, Catriona Endersbee, Nicky Fullard, Natania Jaffrey, Sonja Langereis, Fiona Stedwell
First Row: Cybele Tran, Lorraine Matthews, Kyley Celms, Kate Rayment, Christine Conners, Suzy Mullen, Kirsten McKenzie, Sharon Wong
Teacher: Stephanie Carr
Principal: Mrs S Walton
Year 10 DEV 1987
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10DEV 1987
Top Row: Penelope Field, Genieve Allard, Melissa Harris, Sonia Biesbroek, Sascha Miller, Tanya Armstrong, Lucy Permezel
First Row: Rebecca Cathie, Laura Thomson, Anne-Marie Shiplee, Tara Kidd, Tamara Draffin, Katherin Lynch, Megan Hill, Joy Woodford
Teacher: Barbara de Vries
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10H 1987
Year 10H 1987
Top Row: Celia Bray, Katherine Armstrong, Susan Pike, Carolyn Moore, Samantha Edmonds, Barbara Macciolli, Caroline Bradshaw
First Row: Belinda Yates, Tiffany Carlile, Carli Singer, Dana Hughes, Joanne Knipe, Kathryn Thomson, Sarah Phillips, Jane Fricke
Teacher: Miss Sue Hayes
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10J 1987
Year 10J 1987
Top Row: Jane Cheng, Melissa Petty, Melinda Brooks, Penelope May, Lisa Tuffs, Jennifer Facey, Megan Legh
First Row: Prue Munro, Vanessa Gay, Beth Redman, Samantha Stevens, Joanne Johnson, Michelle Cooke, Amanda Bailey, Karen Wong
Teacher: R Jayasekera
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10K 1987
Year 10K 1987
Top Row: Lorraine Moorby, Kellie Fraser, Nila Dunbar, Saskia Peters-Snow, Natalie Wraith, Rebecca Hoath, Jackie Sims
First Row: Emma Astbury, Caroline Birkett, Catherine Thomson, Louise Allen, Eleanor Lyons, Amanda Neagle, Shannon Chisolm, Petra Kelly
Teacher: Miss Kent
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS
OF 1989 GRADE 10M 1987
Year 10M 1987
Top Row: Simone Dimsas-Ritchie, Kirstyn McKay, Fiona Lumsden, Jodi Kammergruber, Melissa Beers, Rebecca Gooding, Sarah Fenton
First Row: Natasha Stringer, Carmen Bellerby, Kara Paulusz, Elisa Ward, Karen Allen, Sarah Groves, Michaela Adams, Natalie Cahill
Teacher: S Merriman
Principal: Mrs S Walton
Year 10O 1987
Top
First
Teacher: Mrs Osborne
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10-O 1987
Row: Sarah Hagan, Melissa Percy, Jacqueline Lye, Fiona McLean, Edwina Circuitt, Katherine Field, Melissa Downes
Row: Michelle Anniss, Elizabeth Adkins, Kate Williams, Natalie Kelaart, Rebecca Shepherd, Rachael Harrison, Simone Bridle, Daisy Tham
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 10S 1987
Year 10S 1987
Top Row: Erica Munt, Penny Fannin, Louise Redman, Tanya Lewis, Claire Jones, Jenny Underwood,
First
Teacher: Mr John Seymour
Principal: Mrs S Walton
Leonie Stevens
Row: Naomi Nation, Rebecca Banks, Lara Gibbs, Petra Curbach, Melissah Burnett, Amanda McCormick, Meaghan Strickland-Wood, Tamy Craddock
CLASS OF 1989 - YEAR 12
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 12H 1987
Year 12H 1989
Top Row: Kyley Celms, Christine Conners, Gillian Bail, Carolyn Moore, Anke Hafner, Kara Paulusz
Second Row: Joanne Knipe, Tiffany Carlile, Kellie Fraser, Sue Pike, Emily Cattermole, Lara Gibbs, Samantha Kok
First Row: Daisy Tong, Rebecca Cathie, Joanna Skewes, Natalie Kelaart, Nicole Dennison, Philippa Little, Rebecca Yeo, Alexandra De Voil
Teacher: Dr Halford
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 12L
Year 12L 1989
Top Row: Carli Singer, Kate Urquhart, Deborah Fishburn, Katherine Armstong, Penelope Fannin
Second Row: Louise Allen, Joanne Johnson, Samantha Edmonds, Dana Lane, Rebecca Thomas, Kylie Parry
First Row: Jane Fricke, Julia Salmon, Cara McClelland, Nicole Dale, Meaghan Strickland-Wood, Suzanne Mullen, Cassandra Pollock
Teacher: Mr Laing
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 12LD
Year 12LD 1989
Top Row: Jenny Facey, Kathryn Thomson, Melissa Downes, Sascha Miller, Nila Dunbar, Elizabeth Humphrey, Leonie Stevens
Second Row: Laura Thomson, Shannon Chisholm, Simone Muir-Smith, Kirstyn McKay, Melinda Brooks, Kylie Wilkinson, Amanda McCormack
First Row: Michelle Anniss, Tamy Craddock, Joy Woodford, Liz Adkins, Vanessa Gay, Emma Astbury, Lillian Lau
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 GRADE 12S
Year 12S 1989
Top Row: Melissa Percy, Fiona Lumsden, Penelope May, Natania Jaffrey, Melissa Beers, Elea Lions
Second Row: Lisa Lo, Dora Zertopoulos, Celia Bray, Lyndal Smith, Kristen Allen, Naomi Smith, Anne-Marie Shiplee
First Row: Prue Monro, Michelle Buxton, Simone Helleren, Kate Williams, Ruey Ru Chong, Michelle Cooke, Kirsten McKenzie, Sharon Wong
Teacher:
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 YEAR 12SF
Year 12SF 1989
Top Row: Karen Allen, Fiona McLean, Annabel Taig, Karen Cannell, Edwina Circuitt, Simone Dimsas-Richie
Second Row: Julianne Fricke, Pui-King Chan, Barbara Maccioli, Tanya Lewis, Melissa Harris, Hui Hui Hii, Petra Curbach
First Row: Rebecca Banks, Jane Morris, Carmen Bellerby, Melissa Burnett, Anthea Nicoll, Cybele Tran, Amanda Bailey
Teacher: Mrs Stafford
Principal: Mrs S Walton
CLASS OF 1989 YEAR 12
Reunion - 2014
Biographies
Nila Blennerhassett:- Married with 4 children Bachelor of Teaching, Bachelor of Education, Graduate Certificate of Early Chlidhood Results Coordinator at the Victorian Athletic League
1994 ongoing Kindergarten Teacher at Manchester PreSchool
2014 ongoing
Vanessa Wood nee Gay:- After 35 years I still think of my time at Tintern with great fondness...my memories of school always make me smile. I have been lucky enough since school to travel extensively have a careers in hospitality, day spa industry, recruitment and now running two businesses. One with my husband which is a motivational speaker business and the other a coworking office space in the Yarra Valley. With three amazing children, two bonus ones gained by marriage and now 3 grandchildren and another one due in April 2025 we have a very happy full life.
Class of 1989 - 2014 Reunion
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!”
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.
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/ Tintern-Old-Girls-Association-form.pdf and email to TOGA@tintern.vic. edu.au
Carol Robertson (Hogan YG 1980) TOGA President
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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
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