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INTERNATIO In my last article in Ad Astra, I explored the topic of Australian students' performance in a recent OECD-based testing program (PISA) and compared and contrasted our national curriculum and assessment systems with those in operation in the United Kingdom. Benchmarking is an important exercise to undertake in education as in other spheres of social and economic endeavour: it is vital to understand the standards against which our local and national systems can be measured and judged. However, the question of international comparisons is only one part of the wider agenda of internationalisation, which has been identified as one of the more important world-wide trends in education today, refl ecting th e powerful force of globalisatio n. Young Australians at school and in universities have a right to be prepared for an increasingly global future. Undersco ring the importance of this moral obligation, our own Deakin University has recently made a very signifi cant appointment, that of Pro Vice-Chancellor In ternational. T here are various ways in which schools can assist their students

to develop international perspectives

and understandings, and to respect the different cultures making up our interconnected world. Firstly, within the curriculum proper. Geelong College students are led progressively to acquire a knowledge and understanding of world cultures through Integrated Topics, Studies of Society and the Environment (SOSE) and English up to Year 8, to which are added the separate disciplines of History, Geography and Literature from Years 9 and 10, which are, in turn, enhanced by the study of Economics, Environmental Science and International Studies in Years 11 and 12. Complementing and reinforcing these studies is the important Key Learning Area of Languages other than English (LOTE), which deals explicitly witl1 the substance and process of internationalisa tion. Ed ucation in languages is one of the stated Australian National Goals for Schooling in the 21st Century. All Australian students must "understand and aclmowledge the value of cultural and linguistic diversity, and possess the knowledge, skills and understandings to contribute to,

and benefit from, such diversity in the Australian community and in ternationally. " The fundamental importance of this learning pathway is also formally recognised in the design of the International Baccalaureate, which mandates the study of a foreign language. Every young citizen of the world (and, above all, Australians, whose reliance on English, the lingua franca of tl1e world, often proves inhibiting in this respect) should expect to undertake the serious study of a second language, not simply to acquire language proficiencyaltho ugh that is the most obvious and useful goal- but also, and even more importantly, to develop a necessary intercultural sensitivity. The College offers three languages: French from Junior Primary, Chinese from Year 7 and Latin from Year 9, and we hope to be able to extend this range in the future. As many students as possible are encouraged to tal<:e two languages, and language study continues to be vigorously pursued in the senior years.

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NALISATION Complementing the international perspectives variously incorporated into the curriculum are the many international relationships we have been fostering since 1998, which I view as essential exposures to a global culture generally and a necessary engagement, in the first instance, with our own geographic region. Accordingly, in addition to our preexisting link with Isumiotzu in Japan, reciprocal and productive relationships have now been established with schools in Shanghai, France and, most recently, Bangkok, together with an interesting sporting link with Denmark. Such frequentations enable our young people to engage culturally at least (when we do not offer the language) and interculturally at best (in the case of French and Chinese, which we teach) with their fellow citizens of these countries, thereby broadening their experience of the world and equipping them to engage actively with it. In the coming September holidays, a group of eager students of Chinese will undertake a study tour of mainland China and spend a number of fascinating days at our sister-school in Shanghai, at the same time as another

Preparatory School par ty immerses itself in the local culture of Isumio tzu in Japan. Directly following this, the College will host the visit of some 15 young Thais aged from 16 to 19 years, hailing from our newes t sisterschool in Bangkok, Triam U dom Suksa School. Meanwhile, and a first for College, a fully-fl edged teacher exchange with our sister-school in Shanghai, which will be of enormous linguistic and cultural benefit to the two teachers concerned (Mrs Coghill and M s Z hang Wei), will take place in Term 4. And, as I write, several students from Chantilly have 'dropped in' during their summer holidays to spend a few weeks witl1 fri ends made during the visit of a group from the Seni or School to France las t September. T hese regular and reciprocated perso nal/school exchanges normal ise tl1e experience of internationalisation fo r many College students. A growing number of overseas student are also choosing to study here from an increa ing diversity of co untr ies (Indones ia, Thailand, ingapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, China and Korea), bringing our near neighbours from the A ian Pacific Ri m

valuably closer to us. Annie Xin , fo r exan1ple, who is our fir t-ever student from the People's Republic of Ch ina, arrived to tudy in Year 11 this year. At the same time as she enjoy the benefits of a broad and liberal education Annie brings a very different and tonic worldview to our boarding houses and classroom . At anyone time, the College hosts five or so European exchan ge students (recently hailing fro m Sweden, Germany, Finland, France and D enmark) as well as everal AP students from England, the U nited State and South Africa. The latter opening Onto the world ha al 0 become a matter of policy for u . I can hardly sues uffi iendy the impo rtance of thi proce of interna tional engagement, parti ularly a Geelong College tudent do no t fo rm a direct part of the more co mop litan cultu re of Melbourne. It i incumbent on the school to offer relevant urri ular, co-curricular and interper onal experience 0 that our tudent gai n the nece sar)' familiari " and confiden e to take th ir pb 111 tomorrow's wide world of opp rtunm'.

Dr PauLine Turner; Principal

FROM THE CHAIRMAN

PARENT SURVEY

TYPI CAL C O LLEGE FAMILY

Two hundred parents from across the spectrum of the College communiry enthusiastically panicipated in the recent survey commissioned by the Council.

T he majori ry of parents who pan icipated in the survey said they were professionals or managers and about one rhird said they were self employed. 45% estimated their gross annual household income to be less than $ 100,000, and 30% to be more than $ 150,000 . Nearly two thirds said that both parents co ntributed to the payment of school fees and 15% said they had borrowed to pay school fees.

The information revealed in the survey is both comprehensive and extensive. Ie has provided an interesring insight into the financial make up of College families, their perception of the school and their expectations of the outco me for their children of a College education. The survey will therefore be an important resource for use in mee ting any future challenge to the continuatio n of the current level of Commonwealth Government Fu nding and in planning the future direction of the school.

Over half the families have two or more children at the College and 45% have been parents for four years or less. H alf the surveyed parents said they had been educated in a state school while 9% were Old Collegians. 27% said they had a child at another school. T he main reason for doing so was fin ancial and a preference for a school close to home beca use of the age of their child.

ST RE NGTH S OF TH E COLLEGE T he most frequently mentioned deciding factors in sending a child to the College were reputation, location, child preference and broad curriculum . O ther schools considered by parents were Geelong Gramm ar (46%), Kardinia College (16%) and Christian CoUege (15 %) . About 95% of parents considered high quali ry teaching staff to be a very important strength of the College. T his was followed by development of the whole child, high academic standards, broad curriculum, pastoral care and support and a strong school co mmunI ty. The school's performance in each of these areas was rated as good or excellent by a large majori ry of surveyed parents.

Th~ Ge~long Col~ge Council 2002

Back row from ~ft: J\lfr Bm Stewart. Bursar, Mrs Beverlry Davies. President. mioT School Parents' Association. Mr Km JarVIs. Presitkm. The Geelong College Foundation, Mrs Carol Barnard. Director of Community Relations and Developmmt, Dr Jack AJerb~. l\lfr Cam Emerson, l\lfr Gil Robertson, lvlr Stewart Gray, l\lfr Richard Carr, lvis Carolyn Kib~ll, Mr Rod Ashby From row from ~ft: Dr Su~ Gould, lvlr lvfichMI Dowling, Dr PauLm~ 7imlff, PrlllcipaL l\lfr Alan Williamson, Chainnan, Ivlr Rod Robson. Vice Chainnan, Dr Leanne Rowe and M" June Cameron Absent: Mr Dan Simmonds, PresiMm, OGCA. Mr Peter Betts. lvlr Bill Hujfom and Reverend David Kim 2

Mr Alan Williamson. Chairman, The Cufong CoL~ge CounciL. Major ofCeefong. Barbara Ablq and Mr Bill Phillips (68), OCCA lmmediau Past President

WEAKNESSES

FEES

CAPITAL WORKS APPEAL

Most parents identified what they saw to be at least one weakness of the school. The concerns most frequently mentioned in one form or another were compulsory sport out of school hours and inconsistency in teaching standards. Others were uniform management, child integration, the laptop program and poor communication between teachers and parents.

86% of respondents said tl1at they would pay a voluntary tax deductible contribution to a building fund to assist witl1 the payment of capital works at the school.

EDUCATION OUTCOMES

59 % of surveyed parents considered the College's fees to be high to very high. However, a similar percentage said that any increase in school fees would have no influence on whether or not their child would continue to attend the College. The remaining parents indicated a degree of sensitivity to increases in the school fees. 11 % of these parents said they would consider moving their children to another school if a significan t fee increase occurred.

70% of surveyed parents co nsidered that the most important outcome for thei r children would be that they had received a well rounded education. This was nominated well ahead of high academic results and entry into university.

Three quarters of parents said tl1at an above average fee increase would be justified if the funds were used to improve the quality of ed ucation at th e school and the way in which it is delivered.

In terms of personal development, the outcome ranked most important by two thirds of parents was a co nfiden t, well spoken yo ung adult. This was followed by a good circle of friends.

The all inclusive fee charged by the College was endorsed by three quarters of parents.

More than half said that personal development outcomes were more important than education outcomes.

IN CO

CLUSIO

I thank tl1e survey participants for taking the trouble to do o. They have made a significant contribution to the choo!. We will now analyse the re ults of the survey and begin the ta k of planning for the development of the school using the valuable information which we no\ have available to a S1 t us in doing o.

ALan WilLiamson, Chairman, The GeeLong CoLLege Council

COMMUNITY SERVICE AT THE GEELONG

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Preparatory School Community service in the Preparatory School takes the form of support for school, local and the wider community. From an early age, children are encouraged to consider ways in which they can help others in the community. Sometimes this means raising money for those who are less fortunate and at other times it means providing hands on assistance. Whatever the case, we hope that Preparatory School children will learn that they can, and should, assist others in the community where necessary. Campbell House children begin their Social Service by helping to raise money or to bring food for those people who are in need. Over recent years, children at these levels have provided sponsorship for children at Bushikori Centre in Uganda. They have also supported the Save the Children Fund. In the Upper Primary years, children support community service in a number of ways. In Year 4, children grow and sell a variety of plants, as well as selling bottled worm juice and recycled paper products in order to raise funds for their community service. Last year, in the first year of the Year 4 Enviro program, children raised sufficient funds to purchase several nesting boxes for the Orange Bellied Parrot breeding program in Tasmania. Children in Year 5 have worked hard this year to collect food for Concern (a Uniting Church agency) in Geelong.

They provided cardboard boxes for each classroom and spent time in advertising and explaining about Concern. As a result, many boxes of tinned and packaged foods (800 items) were delivered to the Concern food bank in mid August. Our Year 6 children support the Meals on Wheels program. Each week, a number of children are collected from school by one of our loyal band of parents who take the children to a distribution point in Newtown. They collect the food, then deliver and serve it to needy people in our area. Normally our Year 7 students are responsible for the advertisement and subsequent collection of food and clothing for the Salvation Army appeal. All students begin the task by walking through the Geelong West and Newtown areas, delivering pamphlets which inform residents of the collection which is to occur in the following week. A week later, all students then go back to their collection areas and 'doorknock' each house to collect food and clothing for the Salvation Army. Again, a support team of parents and staff help our students with their collection by driving around with vehicles to collect donations and drop them back at school. The Salvation Army then collects the goods on the following day. Year 8 students take a more independent role in co-ordinatin g social service.

The support for the World Vision 40 Hour Famine is driven mainly by Year 8 students, under the watchful eye of Mrs Carole Mallett. Over the past few years, many older children have taken on the challenge of fasting for 40 hours, whilst younger children (up to 12 years) often choose to do an 8 hour fast or go without something for a day. Over the past few years, children have managed to raise amounts of up to $8,500, but this was surpassed this year when students raised approximately $10,000. There are also special community appeals that are organised by our older students. This year, we have supported Jeans for Genes Day (Genetic Research) and Daffodil Day (The Cancer Council). On the non financial side, many Preparatory School students have participated in community service by participating in planting programs, either on or adjacent to the school property. The escarpment on the western boundary has been the target for both school and community planting over the past three years. More recently, our Year 7 students have been using locally collected seed to propagate plants on our property and we have begun to plant these locally produced plants on the escarpment in order to guarantee a supply of indigenous plants in the area. Our school has many fine facilities and we tal<e the opportunity to share them with members of our local community in a number of ways .

COLLEGE 1

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and NIrs }Ilama ,I,,[acgugan /11 the third world at Th~ imply Sharing Dil1na

Our Upper Primary students present an annual concert in Robertson Hall for elderly citizens who are transported to the College from a number of local aged care facilities, and our Year 6 students take on the responsibility of serving afternoon tea to our visitors.

solving). Run by C ollege staff and volunteer students, the event, which is a major highlight in the local school's nerwork, provides an excellent opportuni ty for visiting Year 6 children to develop teamwork and new friendships in the local co mmuni ty.

The Geelong College Challenge is another way that the school contributes to the community. Children from approximately 20 local primary schools (excluding our own students) come together over a weekend in March to compete in a variety of challenges, ranging from Drama and Mathematics, to the Major Challenge (problem

Towards the end of the year, a major emphasis is placed up on the 'Adopt a Family' Christmas appeal. Preparatory School classes from C ampbell H ouse to Year 8 decide whether they can raise sufficient funds to purchase C hristmas hampers for Geelong families and then they purchase items for 'their' (anonymous) family.

T he program of involvement in community service is indeed exten ive and we hope, as a result, that tudents learn tl1at they are member not only of a family, but also part of a neigh bourhood, a school and a local community; a region, a country and indeed a global community. In order for all of these communities to succeed, we m ust all contribute in a positive manner. Indeed, T he Geelong ollege Preparatory School ee it elf a having a major role in the development of these q ualities.

Chris Lawson, H ead of the Preparatory School

Senior School Over recent years the Geelong College has endeavoured to extend the scope of our community and social service programs and hence we have been very pleased to observe the wide range of activities that students have undertaken to support local and global communities throughout this year. In Term 1 a number of students from the boarding houses assisted with the challenging but rewarding task of clearing rubbish from the banks of the Barwon River at Zillah Crawcour Park. This followed a similar task performed by another group of volunteers from Years 9 and 10 who cleaned the area surrounding the boatsheds from the Macintyre Bridge

to Landy Field as part of the Clean Up Ausrralia D ay program. Following its successful introduction last year the C ollege contribution towards the Relay for Life was both vigorous and effective wi th students, parents and staff completing many circuits of Landy Field, raising over $ 1,200 in suppOrt of cancer research . A number of students were directly involved in the World Vision 40 Hour Famine campaign and som e also voluntee red to 'doorkn ock' for the Salvation Army Red Sh ield Appeal, also conducted in Term 2. We were urged to 'live simply so that others may simply live' at a dinner organised by cwo

chool Prefect , Tina Reilly and Philippa H ayden, which simultaneou ly rai ed over 2,000 for the charity organi arion 'Force Ten' an d highlighted the plight of less p rivileged communitie around the wo rld . Thi was reinforced the following day when the can teen wa losed and only noodles for rece s or a barbequ lun h were available for optional purchase. On a wintry ugu t day the en ior chool decided to ' Freez ft r (h Trees', a heater were turned ff and tudent repla ed th ir normal uniform with \ arm a ual loth rai e fund for nv ironmental \ rk in the Angle ea area.

Roger mith, Joint Head of enior choof

The Campbell House Boys) Choir

'Before anything else) young children must sing - folk songs) then chorales) music from different periods and places. As soon as we bring singing into schools) the children are naturally for better in their studies and there's an attitude and trust and joy in living. ) Yehudj Menuhin

The Campbell H ouse Boys Choir began when we found ourselves saying things like, "Even yo ung boys don't sing these days." Despite being involved in a rich and sequential music program, it seemed to us that there was a rel uctance on the part of boys to be as enthusias tically involved as girls in the singi ng program. Boys in Prep and Year 1 would be enthusiastic, but by Year 3 there were signs that they were "tuning out. " We were determi ned to involve boys more fully in the program, so we wrote to parents expressing our concerns . We proposed to establish a ' boys only' choir for any interested boys in Years 1,2 and 3 . We were very pleased with the response and with 28 boys we formed the inaugural Campbell House Boys' hair. We rehearsed weekly and within a short period of time the choir had performed at Camp bell House Assem blies, our Easter Service and the Foundation Concert.

We wanted to do more than simply prepare performers for the concert stage and were keen to develop a stronger culture of singing for the boys at school and at home. We decided to target the fathers! How to involve Dads in a really meaningful way was a dilemma until we stumbled upon the idea of produci ng a CD and asking the D ads to sing with us. M any fathers claimed to be daunted by the project but they were given no option by th eir excited sons! We spent the bes t part of two weekends reco rdin g at [he Austin Gray Centre under the expert guidance and technical genius of Gerard Mack, H ead of Strings. The repertoi re included so me Australian folk songs, spirituals and also featured some songs from Geelo ng musician Jon Madin. Jon himself added colour to a selection of so ngs with his skilled performances on spoons, sopranino recorder, mandolin and banjo.

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schoo(s, the c~j(tlren are nolturo1((V Far ~etter in ."cir rtutlies and Her'e'f "" attitude olnd trust olnd Jov in (jvin.g, "

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The CD was successfully launched in early December by the Campbell House Camels - who were there under the misapprehension that they were launching the Camel House Boys Choir CD.

Sue Buchan, CampbeLL House Music Teacher and WilL Johnston, Year 3 Teacher

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SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS

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BIBBULMUN EXPEDITION After a busy Term 2, a gro up of 21 seudents, Staff and friends of the College embarked on an unforgettable journey ro Western Australia to walk a 200km stretch of the Bibbulmun Track. T he gathering at the HOG at 4.1 5am on our departure day marked the beginning of a simply amazing experience. And so the expedition began ... T H E EARLY DAYS - Sun beaming as we trekked in shorts and t-shirts on steep cliffs overlooking the radiant aqua ocean where dolphins surfed and whales swam. Wallabies grazed in the nearby scrub, while giant wi nd generators loomed overhead. Endless views ro our fueure des tinations and beyo nd. C hatting, laughing, snapping, singi ng and thinking. And we walked on happily. T H E BEA C H - Still the sun shone as we trudged through the fine whi te sand. T he ocean threatened as the waves angrily crashed on the sand - yet so mehow there was peace and silence. Sal t in the air, wind at our backs, foo tprints in front, leading us ro the next campsite. Muscles aching, blisters evolving, sand in the jam and hon ey. An d still we walked on happi ly.

T H E N I G H TS - Arrival at camp, a big sigh of relief. Packs down, mattresses out, stoves on and so ups sipped. Blister treatment from our super-n urse. Gloves, beanies and thermals on as the sun begins to fade. Dinner at 5 o'clock - bowls out, noodles and go urmet vegies boiling. Eating overlooking the ocean, as the moon swaps duties with the sun. H ot chocolates, massages and diary readings. Bed at 7pm as people ponder the days pas t and dream of the ones ahead. THE LATER DAYS - Enormo us trees and inland beauties replace th e sand and sea. Still people singing, smiling and thinki ng. Giant red tingle trees stretch up ro the sky, the tree rop walk and ancient, enormo us growth. Rain trickles down - overpan ts, gaiters and rai ncoa ts on . M uddy tracks, muddy boots and soggy socks with blisters growing daily. And still we walked on happily.

T H E G RO U P - Enco uraging, helpful and thoughtful from start to finish. Fun to be with, talk to, sing with and walk beside. People enj oying the views and wildlife but also each other's co mpany. Individuals walking as one happy gro up. F I NA L REF LECT I ON - Amazing views, amazing people, amazing trip simply an unforgettable experience that is etched in all our memories forever. T hank you very much to everybody involved in the planning, organisation and running of the trip. T hrough the giving of th eir time and effo rt we were given a unique opportunity to visit a very special part of our co untry. T hank-yo u.

Tina ReiLly, SchooL Co Captain, Year 12

Bequests REM.E MBERING TH E CO LLEGE In the last few months) The Geelong College has been the fortunate recipient oftwo very generous bequests. The first) received from Old Collegian) Mr Stanislaus Emerson Bay~ was directed to The Geelong College Foundation) and the second from Miss Marjorie Fagg) was left to the school. MR STAN BAYLY

MISS MARJORIE FAGG

Mr Bayly entered the Prepararo ry School in 1921 and lett in December 1923, having completed Upper IV, which is probably equivalent ro our current Year 9. Upon leaving school, Mr Bayly qualified as an Accounrant and then practised in Sydney. He died in Turramurra in December 2000 and was survived by his wife, Lilian.

Miss Marjorie Fagg attended Morongo in me 1930s where she displayed talenr in art and music. Over me years, her artistic ability was reflected not only in her delightful watercolour paintings, but in her dressmaking, knining and gardening. H er love of music was expressed as a member of me Geelong Choral Society and St D avid's Church Choir during me 1940s and 1950s. She enjoyed playing me piano and could still play beautifully aged 85 years .

We are exnemely grateful ro Mr Bayly for remembering me College in his WilL His generous bequest of almost $200,000 has helped the Foundation's capital fund ro grow, taking it closer ro its ultimate goal of developing a solid financial base co ensure the College's financial independence.

Many members of Marjorie Fagg's family attended the College, but she was connected with the school in omer ways as welL She was a College neighbour, living in Wallace Sneet, Newrown, very close co me Senior School, all her life, and she was briefly, a member of staff, when she worked as an assistant kindergarten teacher at the College Preparacory School in 1946.

Miss Marjorie Fagg aged abollt 18 (Many thanks to Mrs FLorenu BartL~tt for th~ loan of this photograph ofha sista)

The College will always be grateful co Miss Fagg for her wonderful gift. Miss Fagg's beques t will be allocated ro orne special purpose wimin me oUege's Music or ArtS Departments co commemorate her lifelong interest in these fields. If you would like ro remember me College in yo ur Will, plea e conract yo ur solicicor or telephone Carol Barnard Direcror of Community Relation and Development on 5226 3191.

ELECTRONIC SCOREBOARD There were heal th and safety co ncerns connected with the old, so mewhat slow memod of manually manipulating heavy metal numbers and len ers at quite a distance above the ground. ow, me score may be updated immediately with JUSt a few taps on a computer keyboard.

The Senior School scoreboard, a familiar landmark on me Aphrasia Street side of me main oval, has become electronic. The new scoreboard was officially opened by me Principal on Saturday, 15 June 2002.

Members of me Football Paren t Support Group and the Cricket Pare nt Support Gro up contributed considerable time and effort to research me different types of electroni c scoreboard available, and obtain quotations fro m several firms ro source me bes t price. A genero us member of me FPS G wrote a cheque ro underwrite the proj ect.

The Old Geelong Collegian ' Association contributed half the co t of me 30,000 proj ect with the hool paying the other half. It i appropriate that the Old Geelong ollegian ' As ociation became involved , becau e the o riginal scoreboard the H McRoberts coring Bo. , \ a given ro the ollege by me ld ollegian A ociation in 195 in memory of their former Vice Prin ipal. o th e updating of the oreboard was a true communiC)l effo(( inv ling th ollege, th G and an nrhu ia ti group of parenrs . Carol Barnard, Director of Community Rei ltions and Development

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING

Hong Kong, Guangzhou andJakarta

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At the Hong Kong reunion, back Left to right: Warren Pescud (77), Keith Hawken (53), Stewart Ryan (83), CaroL Barnard, Director of Community ReLations and Development Front: Helen NichoLls, Marketing Manager and Faye Ryan

In jakarta, Left to right: CaroLe HazeLL (Former Depltty Head of the Preparatory SchooL), Dr PauLine Turnel; Principal, Cameron Knox (81) and john HazeLL Left to Right: Anne-Marie Butt (jol'mer staff), Clifford Turnel; Benita Knox, Tony and Yani Sumampauw (current parents)

At the beginning of June, Helen Nicholls, the Marketing Manager and I spent a busy week visiting Hong Kong, Guangzhou and Jakarta to promote the College and to build on the relati onships we have been developing with selected educational agents in recent years. While we were in H ong Kong, we visited a n umber of agents, co nducted interviews with prospective families and enjoyed an informal reunion dinner with a group of O ld Collegians at the Kowloon C ricket Club on 4 Jun e. Many thanks to Stewart Ryan (83) and his wife Faye for organisi ng this pleasant eveni ng. We travelled by train to G uangzhou, (our fi rst visit to this city), where we met Austral ian Education International office staff an d investigated th e potential of attracti ng students fro m this rapidl y developi ng area of C hina.

In Jakarta we were joined by the Principal, Dr Pauline Turner and her husband Clifford. We held a very successful Information Evening at the Hilton Hotel, conducted interviews with prospective families, visited the AEI and attended the Australian Government's 'S tudy in Australia' exhibition. During our visit to Jakarta we enjoyed a College community reunion dinner at the M ercantile Athletic Club in the World Trade Centre on Friday 7 June, attended by Old Collegians, parents of some of our current Indonesian students and past staff C ameron Knox (81 ), who resides in Jakarta, was our host for the evening and provided considerable assistance in the organ isation of this event.

Carol Barnard, D irector of Community Relations and Development

From Left: Sister Margaret Cartledge, Matron ofMackie, Ann ViLe and Matron ofMossgieL, Cara MaLLett Dr Kevin Shiels and Geoffrey Heard (Year 10) in the schooL's MedicaL Centre

BEHIND THE SCENES

at the Boarding Houses The core of any good school has always been and will always be the people who inhabit it, whether they are students, staff or paren ts. This is particularly true of the boarding houses . Living together as they do , the staff and students develop close and enduring relationships. In addition to the Residen tial H ead, the H eads of House and the Tutors, there are several support staff who also play an important role in the care of the boarders - the matrons and medi cal staff. With fifteen years in Mackie House, Ann Vile (or 'Tron' as she is more affectionately known) is the longes t se rving member of the boarding staff. She has worked with three separate Heads of House, rwo Principals, dozens of Tutors and hundreds of boys . Her place in Mackie is such that it is very hard to imagi ne the House operating without her. She is enormously popular and caring, and I am sure that every one of the boys who has had the good fortune to have her looking after him wOlJd recognise the contribution she made to his life while he was at the College.

Sister Margaret Cartledge is completing her fourteentl1 year as the school nurse, and as such is charged wi th the medical care of students at the College, partiClJ arly the boarders. This includes co-ordinating the other medical staff, Dr Kevin Shiels, Dr Kerryn Rae and Sister Judy Kemp. Margaret lives on site at the College and play an important part in looking after the boarders. For her fir t eight years sh e was also the matron of Mossgiel. Margaret is supported by Judy Kemp who is the relieving sister when Margaret takes time off. There is a doctor on dury at the Medical Centre each morning of the week for students requiring a co nsultation. Dr Kevin Shiels runs the clinic on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, while Dr Kerryn Rae is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The College provides a 24 hour medical ervice, with ei ther Margaret or Judy on dury at all times, and the doctor available for emergencies.

The current matron of Mo giel Cara Mallen, is the nev est member of the boarding taff. he joined the College on a permanent basi in 2001, following a short period in charge of the Medical entre while Margaret arrledcre was on leave. The College wa very fortunate to acquire her ervice a he is both a qualified nur ing iter and, having been in charge of the 1edical Centre at Geelong Grammar for (wemy four years, enormou ly experienced in boarding. Our boarder benefit from this experienced team of caring profe ional, each of whom is devoted to their collective welfare and wellbeing.

Mike GaLLus, Residential Head

Student ACT I V I TIE S

15 9

CampbeLl House Production, The Odyssey of Homer

6 Year 11 Biology Field Trip to Little D esert

Music srudents at /viol/nt Gambier where they competed in the Genemtions in jazz competition

7 Anthony Ciach (Year 10) alld Giselle Campanaro (Year 12) perfonn at the Year 10 Parents D inllt!l"

Narmtors in The Odyssey ofH07ltel: From Left: Emily Profitt, jack ~Vest, Sophie Faulkner, Kate PlolIJnwn, Nicholas Fulton, EliUl Pal1ckridge

8 Visiting performer Christo! with HflIry H fly (Year 7) and Cate Boyle (Year 8)

13 Alorrisoll HOllse ae Senior 'c"ool HOlIs~ '\ [W/t'

4 Year 4 stlldents in the Enviro IJegetable garden.

From left: tInily Can; Georgia Ratcliffe and Nicholas Brimacombe

2002 Sellior School/tIlUlc Day Service

9 Afr Lindsay Z och gilles some coachillg tips to Mossgiel bOfllders during their annual soccer fIIatch 10

On the boarders' ski l7'ip to A10llnt Hothtlm . From left: OW'lotte Barr (}-ear 10) and Emma Gmy (1-ear 9)

FrtlSt'r 1 ixon (Year <I) tllld jllr Ptwl jiffrrys. p onding ill th~ Barll'on RiI 'rr }'(ar L boarders N ed [ Ilnltlcl'-joll~s tllld Alii..,. Djatmoko getting mu/"y for arurdtl} mOn/lIIg sport

14 From left: Prep smdNus Ketlgf,'111 "' ~III1/·dy. Nllrtllie ollut. Ali'xalldm L~l 'er tmd james FitzptlmcJ.· with [rs LIbby RIIJ.'t'II. Director ofCllmpb~1I HOII.<t' .

HERE SIMO ADCOCK (77) is working o n behalf of the Valuer General Victoria aJ1d i currently Vice Chai rperso n of tile Commission of tile FIG International Orgallisation. H e presented a paper Managing Risks in Ptoperty Exposure via Valuations/Appraisal A se sm ent at tile XXII FIG International ongress held in Washington DC in April 2002. MITCHELL ANDERSO (93) is nearing the completion of his docto ral studies in tile exerci e phys iology deparmlent at m e U niversity of Melbourne. H e has been investigating 'natural talent' in SPOrtS, studying links berween our genetic characteristics alld o ur capacity to exercise. Mitch has been co ncurrentl y co mpeting at m e elite level in t riatlllon, recently earning a prized bertll in m e lro nmall World Challlpionships at Kon a, Hawaii by finishing 11 til overall, and being tile first non -professional amlete over m e line, at me Ausualiall Ironman in Forster, SW M itch is President of the Melbourn e University Triathlon Club, is me recipi ent of a full sporting blue and has recently been awarded a MUSA (Melbourne U ni ve rsity Spo rts Association) Scholarship for 2002. JEREMY APTED (71) has been appointed Director, Real Estate ConsultallCY and Valuation, wim Colliers Inrernational Queen sland Office. Prior to mis appoinrm ent, Jeremy was Senior Mallager for Anderse ns Real Estate Services Group and M an ager, Property Val uations, AMP Henderson Global Investors. Jeremy can be contaC[ed ar jeremy.apred@colliers.com BOB ASPLIN (60) is currentl y Secrerary of Tourism Greater Shepparto n and a Board member of Goulb urn /M urray \X1arers Tourism. He operares River Country Adventours. H e welcomes all his friends whenever rhey visit [he Goulburn Valley. EOI BARNETT (66) is living in Hawrhorn with his wife, Diana, and daughter, Sarita, and son, Adam. H e is working in an archirectural firm as a Manager of Retail Services. T he firm specialises in educarion , indusrrial and retail architecture. H e i curren tl y a Director of the Pegasus Alpine Club co-operative. BILL BELL (49) is now panially retired in Penh , Western Ausrralia. H e is srill in volved in aviarion as a Chief Flying Insrructor and is bui ld ing an aircrafr in his spare rim e. IAN BORTHWICK (60) has joined Sincl air Knighr Merz as a consu lring engin eer afre r 27 years in coal fired power starions. He is presently complering a job ar Millmerran. ROD BROWN (72) founded Integrared Media Systems, an independent co nsultan cy speciali sing in audi ovisual rechnologies in ea rl y 1988. Hi s c1iems and projecrs to dare include, Parliamenrs of Victoria, Samoa and East

Timor, local governm ent, corpo rations, churches and hosp itals. H e has designed everything fro m small sound systems through to large video displays, simultan eous in terp retation systems and video co nferen ce suites. H e is till livin g in Melbourne. Since retiring from m e Royal C hildren's Hospital Pamology D epartm em in 1993, PETER CAMPBELL (42) has been working at me Victoriall Insti tute of Forensic M edicine where his main imerest is SIDS. He srill bi cycles to work most days. His other interes ts in clude Bi rds Australia and the Wallaby Club (a walking club for men established in 1894!). ROBERT CASEY (former staff) has retired fro m teaching. After seven years at The Geelong College, ten years at Caulfield Grammar School and thineen years at Belmont High Sch ool he and his wife, Yvonne, have become residential club mallagers of the Geelong Lawn Tennis Club. Robert was the inaugural boarding housemaster of Mossgiel in 1975. MALCOLM DAVEY (94) co mpleted a Bachelor of Science (Honours) alld Engineering (Honours) at Melbourne University in 2000 . H e married Deborah Yeo on 20 January 2001 at St Jude's Anglican Church, Carlton . H e is now working as a software developer in Melbo urne.

JIM (42), MORAY (44) and TONY (50) DOUGLAS spent some time las t September retracing m eir famer's (Gerald 08) movements during 1916- 18 in the battlefields of norm eastern France and the leper area of Belgi um . They found the grave of his best friend Erskine Collins (08) .

IAN GUYETT (73) wi ll be on a mission in East Timor for six months as a Unired ations Organisarion Police Officer. H e will be based in Lautem, East Timor. IAN HENDERSON (58) so ld me family newsagency (H enry Franks & Co) in Geelong five years ago and retired to Caloundra. His brom er, Kem (68), is Na tional Marketing Mallager with a building renova tion co mpan y in Melbourne. As a senior office r in Victoria's Free Masons, he regularly lectures in maso ni c lodges in various parts of the wo rld, most recently doing a lectu re rour in New Zealand. RHYS HUNT (96) co mp leted a Bachelo r of D esign (Indusrrial Design) witll hon o urs ar Swinburne Un iver ity and then worked at Blue Lounge De ign in Los Angeles. H e was due home in Jul y 2002. C RAIG KAVANAGH (89) recently moved ftom the Sco ttish highl ands to G lasgow ro rake up a Seni o r Captain's positi on wirh British Midland Airlin es.

TANIA OBRANOVICH (84) initially co mpleted a B Sc (Ho ns) at Mon ash U ni versity and in 1993 was awarded a PhD in Immunology. She subsequently compl eted a post-doctoral fellowship and also co mpleted a law degree. In 1995 Tania join ed Davies Colliso n Cave, an intellectual property law finn . Sh e is now an Associate w ith the firm, having spent a number of years practising in bi otechnology-related litigation prior to qualifying as a patent atto rn ey in 2000. She now practices as a patent attorney and solicitor specialising in biotechnology-related intellectual property. Tania is the first perso n in Australia to have achieved qualifications as a patent attorney, a solicitor an d a Docto r of Philosophy in a technical discipline. Tania is married to jazz trumpeter Robert Plallck and rhey have a rwo year old daughter. CARL MARCELLO (85) started his own business in Grovedale in September 1996. His first child, Tahlee Jayde was born o n 17 February 1998 alld his seco nd, Ciara Meg was born on 26 June 200l. TIM NOBLE (95) became a pi lot with Qantas in July 2001 alld is now fl ying 767s to Asia. JOHN QUINTON (55) has retired after mirty-five years in m e electrical industry. T he las t six years he owned a Retravision sto re in Tenterfield. DALE RANKIN (58) recently moved from Port Moresby to Madang in Papua New G uin ea to take up the position of Ge neral Mallager of tile govern men t owned Coco nut Oil and Coco nut M eal Mill , exporting ro Austral ia and Europe. H e was President of th e Port Moresby Rotary C lub in 2000/2001 . TONY RICKARDS (ex-staff) commenced teaching at the Preparatory Schoo l under the leadership ofIan Macmillall in 1984. T he concept of comp uters in sch ools was new in Australia, butThe Geelo ng Colleg-:: was demonstrating leadersh ip in th e area. At the end of 1991 he left Co ll ege to teach at co tch-Oakburn Co llege in Laun cesron, Tasmania. During his th ree years in Tas mania he comp leted a Master of Education degree. H e then enro lled to complete a PhD in Wes tern Austral ia to research the relationship of teacher-student interperso nal behavio u r with student gender, CLLltural backgro und and student o utco mes whil e teaching eco ndary schoo l mathematics and science classes. After leavi ng Western Australia he co mm enced wo rk at T he U nive rsity of So uth ern Queensland in Toowoomba. H e has now published over 50 papers and mo re rece ntly a book. H e is now an acade mi c in th e Grad uate School of Education at Th e U nive rsity of Weste rn Australia.

and THERE CRAIG SMYTH (87) completed a B c (H ons) in Geology at The U niversiry of M elbourne and spenr several years worki ng in (he oil industry in Auscralia and So um Eas t Asia. H e married Roma Pearson in 1996 and re rurned ro uni ve rsiry in 1999 ro study law. H e has recenrl y graduated fro m me Northern Terri rory U niversiry wim Ers t class hono urs in law and the Universiry Medal . H e is currencly employed as an associate ro M r Justice Angel of the N onh ern Terriro ry Sup reme Co un. DAVID SPEAR (94) completed an h ono ur degree in Indusrrial D esign at RMIT. H e has been wo rking at Domai ne Chandon as a Brand Ambassado r and Business D evelo pmenr Executive. H e recencly travelled cl1rough H olland and parts of Turkey. After leaving College at clle end of Year 11 , CATE SCOTT (85) qualified and was employed as a nanny for sixteen years. Due ro heal cll reasons, she changed career direction and is now worki ng as an Administrative Assistant at Byrne Young Communication Pry Ltd. JAMIE WILSON (53) srudied Engineering after leaving College, which led ro his long career as a Lubricants and Marine Bunkering special ist. H e was commissioned as an RANR Officer in 1975 and served uncil 1990 before retiring ro man age his own business. Recently at me YOLUlg age of 63 years, he has returned ro rowing wim his old club, Richmond after a break of 40 years!

Births TRUDY BELLIS (87) and D an O 'Bri en are deligh ted ro annOWlce m e arrival of O live r Jack on 2 February 2002. A beauciful bro ther for Luka. ANDREW BROWN (86) and wife, Sarall , are deli gh ted ro announ ce me arrival of meir first child, Madelin e G race, on 12 May 2002. GREG CHADWICK (80) and his wife Annie are pro ud ro ann ounce clle arrival of O livia Jess on 24 M ay 2002. A sister fo r Jack and Alicia. BELINDA CHISHOLM (90 nee Thomson) and husband Rod are pl eased ro announce (he birch of tlleir son, Austin John, on 5 Febru ary 2002. TIMOTHY ELLIS (88) and wife, Sophie, are pl eased ro announ ce clle birm of clleir son, Sebas tien David , on 28 D ecember 2001. ANTHONY FORSTER (84) and wife, Anna, are pleased ro announce me bi rcll of their first child , a son, Edward Anmony on 2 1 December 200l. KATHY GILLARD (89 nee Hearn) and D amian G ill ard , are pleased ro announce til e arrival of E(han Jasper, born 25 February 2002.

DARYL GREEVES (85) and wife, Donna, are deligh ted ro announ ce th e birth of m eir first child , C anlpbell Carj i, o n 3 M ay 2002.

RY SHARKEY (97) and amanrha Brinon ann oun ced th ei r engagement on 6 January 2002.

Em ma and NICK HUDSO (87) are pro ud ro an no unce me birth of G race Olivia Varley on 15 M ay 200 2.

AO M I BURN (93) married David teven at th e hapel of All aints, Geelong ran1mar chool on 26 January 2002.

DEB HYNES (82 staR) and Tim Fo rshaw are thrilled ro announce me birm of their on, T homas Joseph Terence, on 22 M ay 2002. A bromer for M olly and Grace.

D REWWATT (94) married igne Lofgren on 20 July 2002 in Rimfor a, weden . T hey are livi ng in rockholm.

KATE JANE MCCONN ELL (91 n ee Walker) an d h usband, D avid, have pleasure .in an nouncing me birth of their first ch ild, M eg Lillie, on 1 O crober 200!. DANIEL MCNAU GHTO (81) and D iana wim me arrival of meir daughter, are delio-hted b Lucy, on 4 Ju ne 2001. A sister for C orey. DANIEL MUHOR (92) and wife, Lisa, are delighted ro an nounce th e birm of clleir son, Jordan D an iel, on 23 April 2001 . CRAIG SALEN (89) and his wife, Kirril y, are me pro ud parenrs of Kyle MacKenzie, born on 16 Jan uary 2002 . PAUL SCHRAM (89) and wife, Kylie, are pleased ro announce me birm of meir Erst child, Jayden Charles, on 26 ovem ber 200!. Shane and JENNIFER TAYLOR (90 nee Blyton) are pleased ro announce the arrival of tlleir son, Connor Eric, on 1 D ecember 200 !. Louise and WILLIAM WOODBURN (81 ) an nounce me bi rm of clleir son , Benjanlin M ichael, on 18 Sep tem ber 200 1.

Engagements & Marriages CAMPBELL BRUMBY (83) married Lyndall Prigg at T he Geelon g College C hapel on 24 February 2001. DAMON CROWE (90) and Nina Wilde aJlnoLUlced clleir engagement on 23 July 2002. TOM FIELDING (7 9) and Emelia Simcox we re married in Syd ney on 16 August 2002. T hey are headi ng ro London and Dublin for 12 monrhs where they hope ro find work in the mearre. DAVID KNIGHT (94) marri ed Leigh McCormick on 6 Ap ril 2002 at St. Carcllage's, Parkville. BEN MITCHELL (90) aJld u ie Verrigan were married at Spray Farm on 2 February 2002. ANDREW PALMER (86) and Tan ia Litcle announ ced meir engagement on 19 December 2001 . ANDREW SARAH (83) married M aryann G ibson at m e QueenscliffHotel o n 2 1 JLLly 200 !.

LI A W O O D (91 ) and AlA TAIR T HOMSO (91 ) were married at The Geelong Co llege Chapel on 31 arch 2001.

Deaths It is wi th regre t that we record me pa ing of m e fo llowi ng O ld Collegians

K W J (KEITH ) ANGWIN (31) K M (KEVI ) BI C H (35) G R (GEOFFREy) BLAKE (43) DR (DO ALD ) BRI DGES (42) G H (GEO FF) ELSHAUG (40) (AlAN) FED D ER 0 (33) L M (LE O ARD) FARRELL (30) RJ a OH ) H O DDI OTT (42) M J (MAX) ILL! GWORTH (24) J W a H ) KE (34) J F a OH ) MACD O ALD ( 4) R (NORMAN) MELLO R (30) R G R (G RAHAM) M OCKRIDGE (41) L 0 (LLOYD) M O RGAN (29) KJ (KE ) M O RETO (4_) C D (DAVID) N ICOL 0 (43) G W (GEOFF) OLIVER (41) AD (AR HIBALD) I LAIR (30) R L (LLOYD) TURNER (4 ) R L (ROB E RT) U RE (34) J S ( T EWART) VE TER (2 ) F D (DOUG) WALTER (21)

OGCA ONLIN E DIRE T ORY ~'0znt to keep in touch with YOl/r Year grollp

ji-iends via the internet?

D o n't forge t mat m e O ld Geelong ollegian ' Associa tio n has installed an online daraba e which is loca ted on clle ollege' web ite www.geelo ngollege.v ic.edu.au (go ro ollege ommun iry/Old Geelo ng o llegian ' A sociatio n and enter yo u r Member L g1l1 detail ). You will chen be ab l ro leave yo ur co ntact de tai ls and mail addre and co mmunicate with other in our ear ,.,roup who have a1 read registered . A large number of Old ollegians ha e already visited the ite and left their detail as well as diary m sages and ou are en ou 'lged ro log o n and parricip:lte. You JUSt ne er know, yo u ma reki ndle a frie ndship! W II go on ... what are ou wairing for!

EWS

THE MACMILLAN AND On Saturday 10 August 2002, the APSOCAAC (Associated Public Schools Old Collegians Amateur Athletics Club), held its annual Geelong meeting at Queens Park in Newrown. Prior w the meeting, Michael Goode, the Acting President of the Old Geelong Collegians Amateur Athletics Club had contacted Don Macmillan and myself with a view w naming the trophies for the winners of the male and female races in our honour. The male winners wo uld receive the Macmillan Trophy, and the female winners w receive the Peter Cronk Trophy. After the racing, which was a relay of six kilometre legs, an afternoon tea was held in the College Dining Hall. Towards the end of proceedings the two trophies were presented to the winning teams. As time was on the wing, Don only had a minute or twO w express his thanks, and I wasn't able to say anything at all. All I want to say, really, was that I was most honoured w have the trophy for the winning female team named the Peter Cronk Trophy. To be mentioned in the same breath as Don Macmillan to me was pretty mindboggling. Don taught me Geography at College in 1956. I don't remember the geography all that mu ch, but I do remember him training the athletics middle-distance squad.

In those days, a white post and rail fence surro unded the Senior O val - the posts being about four metres apart. I vividly remember Don leading the middle distance squad when they were interval training, and his stride length seemed to be about the same length as the distance between the posts! The rest of the squad invariably straggled off behind. Of co urse he was in training for the 1956 Olympics. Some of the squad included Dally Messenger, who won the APS open mile in 1956, Duncan McDonnell who won it I think, in 1957, and Don Braden, who won the open 880 yards in 1958, so it was not as though the other runners were slouches. Such was the measure of Don's ability. In 1975, when I was Housemaster of Morrison, the first girls were enrolled at Senior School. Morrison had four girls - two in Year 12 and two in Year 11 and about 60 boys. The girls were Sarah Leach, Terri Powell, Debra Trembath and Felicity Carr. I was Master in Charge of Athletics and one evening I saw Margaret Bilney, the lady in charge of girls' SpOrt, with about ten gi rls tippy-toeing aro und the outside of lane eight, near the House of Music (now the Chapel). I went over and asked Margaret why the girls weren't using the sprint track. She said that they didn't want to get in the way of the boys!!

Well, of course I wId them that they had just as much right to use any of the school's faciliti es as did the boys. They said they felt intimidated. After giving the matter some thought, I underswod how they felt, so from then on I always went out of my way to make things as easy and as meaningful as I co uld for the girls. Not just for the elite, but for everyone who was prepared to have a go. Perhaps that was why I was remembered wday. Now, of course, the girls are very much part of the sporting scene, and have achieved numerous outstanding successes. Not the leas t of these are the three APS Athletics Premierships, the H ead of the River titles, the N etball titles, the Tennis titles and so on. So, well done girls. Speal<.ing as an Old Collegian, very little makes me happier than seeing College colours doing well in any undertal<.ing, but particularly sport. Go C ollege!

Letter from Peter Cronk (54, Past Staff)

Jeffiry Cosla QCupting tlu P~ur Cronk Trophy for Old V7dry Co"~gians from Pmr Cronk (54, forma Stflff) alld Micha~l Goodr (94, President OGCAAC) Anthony Good" (99), Angus ~,(/(bb, /vllchMI Goodr (94, Pmidrnt OGCAAC) find Don J\1acrntllan (41, ex-staff) at thl' start oftl)(' rac~

CRONK TROPHIES For only the second time in its short history, on Saturday 10 August 2002, the Old Geelong Collegians' Amateur Athletics Club hosted a cross-country race in Geelong. As part of the APS Old C ollegians' Amateur Athletics Association Cross Country competition, the race attracted teams from the majority of APS schools with approximately 80 athletes competing for their respective clubs. This year's race saw the introduction of rwo new awards for the winning open team and winning female team, The M acmillan C up and The Peter Cronk C up. The former was named in honour of Old Geelong C ollegians Wilfrid and D on M acmillan for their outstanding athletic achievements, and the latter for Peter C ronk for his contribution to the development of sport for girls at Geelong College immediately after the inttoducti on of co-education. The highlight of the day was the attendance of Don M acmillan and Peter C ronk at the race to p resent the trophi es to the winnin g teams. The competiti on to be the first winners of these trophi es was strong, with O ld Haileybury winning the M acmillan C up and Old Wesley taking the Peter Cronk C up. Old Geelo ng C ollege had a good race but was unable to match the depth of some of the other clubs, fini shing 5th in the open competition.

Our race in Geelong was the 12th of the fourteen race APS Old Collegians' Amateur Athletics Associati on cross-co untry seaso n; a seaso n that has seen mixed res ults for O GCAAC. The women's team, incl uding O ld C ollegians, Karensa, (96) and Nisha M enzies (93) , has had some very good res ults, including victory in the race at Haileybury. T he wo men's strong results will have them in contention fo r the overall championship at the end of the seaso n . T he men's teams have m issed some of their faster runners from last year, and are m id ran ge in the overall championship. Andrew Lan1bar t (92) showed some good fo rm in the early races, but we have missed him when he travelled to Manchester, worki ng with the Co mmonwealth Gam es team. An thony Goode (99) has shown consistent improvemen t as the season has progressed and has run some of his best times in the last few races. W ith the 2002 season concluding in Sep tember, th e OGCAAC is al ready looking towards the 2003 season. We are keen to attract Old Geelong Collegians to run with the club and extend an invitation to anyone interes ted to contact us. We compete in fo u rteen races each year, held on aturday afternoons berween April and September. The race are mo tly

in Melbourne, and range fro m 3 km to 21 km. We welcome athle tes of all abilities, a the focus i o n being a social club a much a a porting club. For furth er details of the cl ub and events, yo u can refer to our web ite WW\'V. ogcaac.o rg.au o r em ail u at oldgeelong@hotmail.co m or phone me on (03) 9417 16 13.

M ichael Goode, Acting President, OGCAAC

DON MACMILLAN - member of 1 l' XVIII , 1944 to 1946 ; 1 t VIII, 19 4 to 1946; Captain of Boa t ; Athletic 194 to 1946, Athletic Captain; winner of the C ollege up in 1946; hool Prefe l' in 1945 and ch ool aptain in 1946. O ld ollegians Wilfrid an d Donald Macmillan were fa ther an d on AP one-mile reco rd h older and u tral ian middl e-distance chan1pio n . Don \ a Australian one-mile hampi o n in 1 0 , 51 , 52 and 55 and half- m il hampion in 1950, 52 and 5 . H e repre nt d Austral ia at Empir an1e in 1 0 and 1954 and at the l)'mpi ame_ at Helsinki in 1952 and [lbourne in 19 6.

Auction Dinner Dance

Boarders' Weekend 4

Sarah Dobie and Lynne GoreLL 2

Ashley Brimacombe and Angus Dobie Cathy Mathews, Karen and Roy Nicholson

4 WiLL and Chris Fairbairn with Matron

Ann Vile {centre} Serena Peardon (}ear 12), Sue Peardon and Helen Nicholls, Marketing Manager

ELC / Campbell House Parents' Dinner 7

Foundation Concert Supper 9

6 From left: LoreLLe warren, Tim O'Leary, Rachel Jack, Penny O'Leary, Michael Kennedy and Althea Abrahams, Prep Teacher 7 Chris ant! Amanda Jackman,

Rebecca Gaylard (staff), Nicole Scal!:y and Jon O'Connor 8 GiseLLe Campanaro (}ear 12,

School Music Captain) with her parents Cathy and Giulio Campanaro 9 Thel LiLLingston, Gwen Blakiston ant! Mary Cook

Friends of The College Afternoon Tea rr

Geoffrey Tozer Concert

GC v GGS Football Luncheon 13

Years 4) 5 and 6 Parents' Dinner

Dflvint/ IVlc!nrosh find iVomlfln Rtlchillgu (Friends ofTl;e Geelong College ommittel'. fonner Sftzjj)

From left: irma 'liflCfll/ley. Wflrt illl/cal/ley. Dorothy SWflllow. iI,fflrgaret Donald . flfld Ritfl Deans

From left: Geoff DfIlJies. Dr Pt7ltllIIl' 7i,mer. Geoffrey Tozer find Bel.erlry D'll'les

13 From left: Wflyne Rfltc!iffi. Sill' IIlId Bill Plulfips (68) find Dale Fmser (60 OGs) 14 Kirk fllld Lisfl Reith-il lyers. Alison and It/II BOll'll'r

fllld Sill' find Dfll.id Ploll'IIIt/1l 15 Years 5 (wd 6 Sft1f::,{d~y 1\)1Itt'T (>- lIee DC>flllhy).

Kim Johnson. Jean Hobbs IWt! Mar/.:

'ead

OGCA Mornington Peninsula Reunion 2.

Ron Fallaw (44), Norman Chadey (44, Branch Secretary Mornington Peninsula Branch) and Harvey Lade (38 President)

Margaret Lade, Pat (39) and AngeLa Grutzner

Winter Sports' Dinner 4

Year IO Parents' Dinner

Robyn, Pip (Year 12 Captain of Girls BasketbaLL) and Gary Farr 4 Sam \~ltSon (Year 12), Nicholas BLack (Year 12), Eddie Kovacev (with his gift - a Croatian soccer shirt) Coach, Boys 1st Xl, Matt Vadey (Year 12) and WiLLiam DoLLey (Year 12)

ALan and RosaLie Cooke and Peter and MicheLene Ferguson (staff) 6 David Sinclair, Denise Bennett, Dr PauLine Titmer, PrincipaL and Marta Sinclair

Year 8 Parents' Dinner 7

OGCA Sydney Reunion ~------------------~----------------, 10

OGCA IO Year Out Reunion II

7 From left: Cheryl Dober, Robert Bllch/a, Dr Palliint' Tim/t'r. Principal. Greg Shepherd and jane Fegt111 8 From left: jan chofield..Margie tt1nley lind Robl/l Forbt',

9 Left to right: Anna Todd. Tony ihormon (93) t1nd judy II 'f,it(';id" 10

Left to right: President james Dickson (61). HOllomry Secretary/Treasurer !:'rmdy Todd (63) and OGCA Prl'sidt'llf. Dan Simmonds (69) Simoll iVitchelL. jlllle Gainey (st4)) 'lilt! Clrli ROlllston Kimm HO/JI')l Petu Crollk (5-1. ex-staJj). Clrol BllrII.ml. Dir<'ctor of Commllnity RdwollS lind De,·t'lopmmt ,/lid h(/nnon O'Brim

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