OGCA President’s Report KYLIE MACKEY (OGC 1993), OGCA PRESIDENT
2024 has seen a range of meaningful connections among our alumni, re-establishing ties in a variety of ways that offer purpose and value. We have seen renewed enthusiasm for reconnecting with the College in innovative and impactful ways. Our efforts and decision making have been guided by our OGCA strategic framework, aligned with our mission to connect Old Collegians with each other and the school. Our vision is simple yet powerful: ‘That all alumni of The Geelong College should have the opportunity to be engaged with the school community’. Key Highlights from 2024: • We proudly celebrated 50 years of co-education at the College (1974-2024), supporting the College’s recognition of this significant milestone. •
A comprehensive review of our OGCA constitution is underway to ensure it accurately reflects our Association using modern and inclusive language appropriate for a co-educational institution. This will be finalised and endorsed in 2025.
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We bid farewell to our Vice President, Caitlin Lamont (OGC 2009) in October. Caitlin, who joined in 2020, has been a valued and active member. In 2025, we look forward to welcoming several new Committee members. We are also actively seeking a recent school leaver to represent our Youth Portfolio on the Committee.
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In the past six months we hosted numerous reunions, including: -
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The 30-year reunion for the Class of 1994. The OGCA Staff & Council Cocktail Party. The 20-year reunion for the Class of 2004. The Sic Itur Luncheon which brought together 177 alumni who attended the College 50+ years ago. We also supported a reunion event in Perth.
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Our Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 24 October. I had the privilege of speaking on a few occasions with the Year 12 cohort, who recently became the newest members of our alumni community. As part of this, I had the honour of presenting OGCA gifts to 180 graduating students, officially welcoming them as Old Collegians. •
We celebrated the official opening of the Belerren Sports and Wellbeing Centre in July, (following the OGCA contribution to the capital campaign of $150,000 over 5 years).
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We again provided support for our alumni to connect and play sport via our ongoing partnership with our sporting clubs (OGSC in Melbourne, Geelong Amateur Football and Netball Club in Geelong and the Albert Bell Club).
