Trinity Old Boys’ Association TOBA
Mr Les Conceicao TOBA President
I would like to commence by thanking Members of the Executive Committee for their contribution in 2005. The Committee has grown significantly in size with six new members joining. This year we welcomed Dion Smith, Gianni Redolatti, Michael Parker, Tom Parker, Nick Dilello, David Foti and Michael Anghie to the Committee. Together with Darren Taggart, Mark Scully and Chris Flamer, the Committee has achieved significant progress this year. We also welcomed the appointment of Sandra Doick as the Committee’s College Liaison Officer. These new committee members have added significant skills and capability to the Executive. Our capacity to serve the needs of our members has been significantly expanded as a result of the contribution of these new committee members. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Michael Cassidy, who has left the Committee, for his contribution as Treasurer over the past two years. Sincere thanks also goes to Rob Henderson, Principal, Michael Burgess, Bursar, and all the numerous staff, parents and volunteers who have assisted us in 2005. Your efforts are very much appreciated. This year has seen the greatest changes to the operations of the Association since its inception. The most significant development has been the appointment of Mrs Anna Gingell to the position of fulltime Executive Officer in late August 2005. Anna has enabled us to run a number of events successfully this year. Two major events conducted were the TOBA Art Exhibition and Annual Sports Dinner which were both well attended. We have also been able to assist in the coordination of major Reunions for the Classes of 1985 (20 Year Anniversary), 1995 (10 Year Anniversary) and 1955 (50 Year Anniversary).
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The Association successfully held a Golf Day in April at the Mount Lawley Golf Club with over forty Members participating in a tournament for the Taggart Family Cup. The Trinity Sunday Mass in the College Chapel was also well attended. The Association also fielded teams in hockey, soccer, rugby, football and cross country to compete with the Trinity first teams for the Brendan Ryan Cup. Brendan was unfortunately unable to attend this year due to illness and we missed his courageous presence.
One of the highlights for the 2005 calendar was the successful undertaking of an Art Exhibition in October, held in Gibney Hall at the College. The Exhibition was opened with a Cocktail Party that was attended by over 300 people. Over 400 works were displayed, including sculptures, handmade jewellery and handbags, as well as a huge range of high quality paintings. Gibney Hall was transformed into an art gallery and many artists complimented us on the quality of the display. We sold a large number of paintings and other artworks over the three days of the Exhibition. Its success was due to the teamwork of the Art Committee and the management of our Executive Officer Anna Gingell who had been appointed a month before the Exhibition was held. We look forward to an even more successful Exhibition in 2006. This Year saw the introduction of a Sports Dinner held in November and hosted by Trinity Old Boy sports newsreader Mark Readings (Class of 1987). Mark interviewed a number of prominent Old Boys who have had success in a range of sports, including Olympian Kevin Carton (Class of 1949), Olympian Julian Pearce (Class of 1956), footballer John O’Connell (Class of 1949), West Coast Eagles dual AFL Premiership footballer Michael Brennan (Class of 1982), Socceroo Shaun Murphy (Class of 1987), Silver medalist Olympian rower Ben Cureton (Class of 1998), Fremantle Docker footballer Luke Webster (Class of 1999) and Western Force rugby player Will Brock (Class of 2003). It was an entertaining evening and we look forward to another successful Dinner in 2006. Our aim is to develop a number of new events in 2006 for the benefit of our members. A quarterly business networking lunch/sundowner will be one of these new initiatives. Improving the quality of the other events will also continue and we ask our members to support us in this endeavour. Our decision to appoint Anna Gingell as a full-time Executive Officer has had a profound effect on our capacity to deliver value to our members which I am sure will increase immensely in the years to come. I would like to thank Anna for her hard work and dedication since her appointment to her position. One of the key efforts in the coming year will be to improve the quality of our database of members, and hence our ability to communicate effectively with them. This should have a significant and positive impact over the next few years. It will enable us to be pro-active in delivering benefits to our members. I encourage members to update their personal details either through the TOBA website or by contacting Anna in order to assist us achieve this objective. There are also ongoing projects that the Association will continue to contribute towards, such as assisting in researching and placing all the names of past students positioned on the Heritage Wall in Centenary Park and the development of the facilities at Waterford. Funds
