TOBA President’s Report
This year we celebrated 50 years of Trinity College and through the assistance of the Trinity Old Boys’ Association the Trinity Spirit continues to grow and thrive. Mr Darren Taggart (’83) President Trinity Old Boys’ Association
As President of the association, this year I have seen a lot of development with TOBA, welcoming our new members from the Class of ’12 and continuing celebrations with Old Boys and friends of the wider Trinity College community. The new upgraded TOBA website www.toba.net.au was implemented in September and will act as our general public enquiries platform whilst allowing Old Boys to link from the website to the TOBA members area. TOBA actively participates in all social media including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn and Instagram and links to these can also be found on www.toba.net.au. This not only keeps Old Boys updated on events and what’s going on within our community, but also allows for instantaneous interaction amongst past students. Thank you to Paul Abrahams (‘95), Heath Properjohn and Damian Katich (‘95) of Loaded Communications and all from the Class of ‘95 for their efforts in re-designing; they have been a wonderful support to the association for many years now.
For Trinity College’s 50th year a grand reunion saw over 500 Old Boys from many generations in attendance at RICKATACKA! 2012 held on campus on 22 September. All came with pride and fond memories of their time at Trinity, taking great pleasure in seeing old classmates, Christian Brothers and teachers. A mix of classic covers performed by the TOBA All Stars Band brought people onto the dance floor, their set ending with a rousing rendition of In Nomine Domini that included the voices of every Old Boy in attendance, as did the singing of Happy Birthday when Brother Kelly’s 92nd birthday, which fell on the same evening, was celebrated with a cake. Several of the Christian Brothers were interviewed by past Headmaster Tony Curtis (’56) with stories of CBC Perth and Trinity College being shared. Three Honour Boards dedicated to Old Boys who were either killed in action or remain missing in action were proudly presented by TOBA to Trinity. Gibney Hall was filled with silence in acknowledgement of fellow Old Boys who made the ultimate sacrifice in service of their country. These Honour Boards will be mounted in the Chapel for all to see. The association is indebted to the hard work and commitment of Vice-President Terry Jones (‘70), committeeman John Hansen (‘56) and Mrs Robyn Jennison who is a stalwart of Trinity College. LEST WE FORGET! TOBA continues to play a major part in the day to day life of Trinity and the wider community, hosting an array of reunions throughout the year, with many classes choosing to celebrate their reunion at RICKATACKA! 2012. One of these was the Class of ’85 led by their Head Boy Anthony Battaglia (’85). They were seen waving their ’85 flag before it mysteriously disappeared, rumoured to be held hostage by the Class of ‘89! No ransom note has yet been received. Stay tuned for further developments.
Terry Jones (‘70), Robyn Jennison and John Hansen (‘58) at the Rickatacka Reunion
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