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Letters to the ED ITO R Thoughts About The Concert D ear Caro l, Being the oldest on stage (82 years) and it is 35 years since I appeared on stage, in costume, with orchestra and audience, I was apprehensive. By singing under the shower, while driving the car, or cookin g a meal, I had developed some habitual faults. T he brain of an old man wo rks slower co rectifY, or learn new detail, compared with the brain of an infant! This was so mewhat of a probl em for Matk Irwin and Peter Hirst. Finally the concert was appreciated by th e audience. George Logie-Smith certainly seemed co enjoy it. George gave us m y enjoyme nt, so whenever we are cogemer, we si ng. Now, with DVD , m y life is entiched when I listen co dle works of the great masters . Those who are at school coday are very lucky co have Mark Ilw in as me Direccor of Music, and their lives will be enriched coo. Mark is well supported by a long list of staff members. Well done.
Jim Ferguson (37)
Female Chorus and Principals - Gilbert and Sllllivan Concert
Dear Carol, I was pl easancly surprised when I opened Ad Asrra No. I07 co me cenue pages and saw clle 1944 Iolamhe fujI-cast phoco. This was one of a heap ofr941 co 1947 Glee Club and omer phocographs and snaps I had presemed co Ewen McLean fifteen or so years ago for me College Archives. Several omers from the collections have been used in Ad Asrra during mis time, bur this was the first time the only water- colour timed one had been used. Even more pleasan cly surprised - and very pleased - would have been James Oim) Sutcliffe (43) - he's on me far right in a yellow outfit and a Glee C lub momer's spare wiglet as Fleta, th e last of his three successive minor so prano roles. A ski lled artist, he was m e one who did me tinting: only twO or three phocographs were [I·eated this way. Three years later, in Form V1, Jim was still enjoying Coll ege life, as a member of the 3rd VI II , soloist in a Mozart Piano Concerto at m e annual concert, illusrracor of the section tides in The Pegasus, bass drummer in the Cadet Corps Brass Band, member - of course - of me Glee C lub and also of what was then called me Male Choir l Jim we m on co study music at the Melbourne Conservacorium, and the Julliard and Eastmann Schools of Music, then lecrured ar Duquesne U niversity before moving co Berlin in J96J co concenuate on composition; his first work had premiered in New York in 1955 . Before his death in 2000, he had heard his works performed in the US and in Europe, and at an 'Australian Festival' in Wigmore H all , London . Specially written for t Patrick's Cathedral, Melbourne, a delicately melodious Missa Brevis and a delightful set of tuneful Caro ls would have been among the co mpositions Jim had not heard in performance.
jim Fergllsoll tIS the jlldge (Ii·ial By jll'"))
T hrougho ut his life, James H elme Sutcliffe maintained rhat he owed the greatest debt of gra titude for hi s development as a musician and as a co mpose r co o ne man onl y - Geo rge Logie Smith.
David Coffins (43)
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AtaGLANCE Environment and Sustainabiliry - Key Issues for Our Future Page 14-15
Building Strong Relationships Page IO-II
Staff and wdem Accivirie ' Page 20-21
Connecting Globally Page 8-9
Building Bridges and Reconciliation Page 4-5
Gilbert and ullivan Cone rt Page 16-17
Capital De\ e10pment at the Preparatory c.hool Page I! Val Keith Doery Page 6
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Building Bridges and Reconciliation From the Principal Dr Pauline Turner ({... acknowledging and accepting each other and the difference in cultures, and learning to celebrate this diversity. ))
S"ololl1 College sllldmlS visit to Geelong College in May
GAP Sludents 01 Shalom College, former Geelong College srudenrs, Trm SoLomoli (2001) and Cotherine Ross (2001)
For a number of years now, The G eelong College has been workin g EO build sus rain ed links wirh aboriginal communiries. We have always had specific program s in che school whi ch ensure our studems acq uire a good undem anding of aspecrs of che aboriginal culrure. H owever, ir has in creasingly become our beli ef char rh e bes r way for studem s ar che College EO develo p deeper undersrandin gs an d a genuine empachy wirh abori ginal people is rhrough a program of susrained relarionships. A driving force behind che goal of linking people in rhe communi ry has been M r D avid C urnow, whose background in mission in Sourh Africa in rhe ea rly 80S and beli ef in 'aboriginaliry' (peopLe Linking with their environment and their spirituaL weLLbeing) has enabled rhe process EO accelerare since he was appo inred as Spiritual and Communi ry Outreach Coo rdinaEOr in 2003. T he fim res po nsibili ry I asked D avid EO ass ume in his new role was EO lead the school in che viral m arrer of recon ciliarion . In m any senses, howeve r, ir was rh ro ugh rhe Federari o n Fes tival sraged at rhe College in 2001 char rh e li ving connecrions wirh rhe abo riginal co mmu niry chat are a fea tu re of life at Sen ior School EOday starred EO develop. T hat par ricul ar eve nr bro ught a m emb er of rh e local Wachaurong co mmuniry, o rm Stanley, in EO the College EO perform with our Year 10 dram a studem s. One of th e six histo rical pageants mounred a round rh e school fea tured an abo ri ginal d reaming sequ ence whi ch No rm helped to bring to life with rh e hauntin g so unds he produ ced from che didgeridoo . Ever since, No rm has bee n a special visitor to che Co llege, to ge rher wirh his d id ge ridoo . We have bee n privileged EO hear him pe rfo rm ar several Coll ege assemblies; he feat ured in a very exciting and movin g massed irem ar rhe Fo und ari o n Co ncen las r yea r and m ore recenrly, rh e C oll ege was si ngularl y hono ured EO spo nso r No rm to record and p ro duce 500 CD s whi ch he will present to the publi c in July rhi s year. T hro ugh rhis spo nso rship, we have bee n able [Q srrengrh en o ur relari o nship with th e Wa rhauro ng peo p le, Narana C reari o ns and rh e Uni ring C hurch Co ngress. To a cen ain exrent, rl1e co nn ecri o n wirl1 Nara na had always exisred as Se ni o r Schoo l Religious Edu ca rion classes used to visir rhis thriving abo riginal ani ri c and edu ca rion al cenrre loca red on the Torqu ay Road . Narana was es rablished in 199 6 a nd has grow n [Q a srage where ir is al mos r entirely self-suffic ienr rhrou gh irs co mmercial operario ns in edu cario n, arr a nd books. C ur re nrly, all Year 10 stud enrs progressively visir rh e ce nrre and hear presenrar io ns fro m Vin ce Ross, o rm Sranl ey (w ho i also in charge o f rh e edu ca ri o nal program ) o r Jo hn Ri cka rd , o n ge neral erhi cs and abo ri gin al spirituali ry and culture. Narant! is a word o ri gin arin g fro m rhe cftjari co mmLlI1i ry in So uth A usrraJi a, and w hi ch means "Iisre nin g, hearin g a nd undersrandin g".
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Year II students jack Nelson and Miles Har/l!)' working with Shalom College students at Shalom College
Through this experience of reflection, our studenrs are gaining a deeper awareness and learnin g ro connect. 2002 saw the beginning of our effo ns ro form links wi th Shalom Chris tian
College in Townsville, which was ro take our relati onship with aboriginal communities ro a further level. Shalom C hristian College is a Prep ro Year 12 school that was established about eleven years ago as a joinr venture between the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders and the Un iting Church . It has around 350 Aboriginal and Torres Strai t Islander studenrs and is a genuine communi ry, with an Elders Village anached . T he Principal of the time was keen ro have College studenrs visit Shalom ro foster intercul tural contacts and "partnerships in learning". Fo rmal exchange p roroco ls were eventually established and the first College gro up, led by Mr C urnow and Mrs Gallus (Art Teacher), visited Shalom in September 2003. Participating students cam e from Mr C urnow's LOGOS group, a C hristian gro up who meet weekly at the College. They we nt without preconceptio ns and were able ro mix freely in the boarding houses and ge neral school setting. What they gained from the experience was extraordinary: profound insighrs into another wo rl d and way of being, accompanied by an immediate sense of belo nging. T he privilege they enjoyed in staying at Shalom will remain deeply within each of these "travellers" fo r the rest of their lives. T his was followed las t year by a seco nd trip on which twenry-two Co llege students embarked. On e of the cul tural spin-offs this time was a joi nt Geelong/S halom art project. ixteen Shalom students each painted a calico panel which was posted down ro our students, who then embroidered and beaded them . When finished, the panels wi ll be displayed at Shalom Christi an College, Geelong College and Narana Creations. A th ird tr ip ro Shalom is in its final planning stages for later rllis year, invo lvi ng a new and equally eage r set of students. The exchange works both ways, of course. In June last year, we were pl eased ro welcome eight Shalo m students in the company of their Art teacher, Mrs Sharyn Denye r. Bill eted by College fami li es, the students took pan in daily school activities, sam pled local culture (for exanlple, watching th e Cats dem olish Shalom favo urite, Brisbane Lions, in freezing weather - an ex perience they are unlikely ro fo rget!) and visited places of interest in our regio n. Anoth er group arri ved in mid-May, and I am pro ud ro say that the funds needed to cover rlleir travelling and other ex penses were almost entirely raised by o ur students. Relationshi ps are fir ming as trust and confidence grow on both sides. But 2005 was ro see College take ye t another major step . Fo r some tim e now, Mr C urnow an d I had been kee n ro have College students undertake
communi ry service wo rk at Shalo m. Accordingly, we decided ro give two mature and socially- minded 2004 Year 12 students, Catherine Ro s and T im Solomon, who kn ew they had something to contribute as well as much to learn, th e opportuniry ro stay at Shalom for a term as 'GAP' students, sponsored by the College. "I wanted to take a year offbefore wzi and to experience something diffe7"ent - Shalom was certainly that! I wamed to give a hand and help the students where I could, also to start to gain a better understanding 0/Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and their cuLtures", said Catherine. She and Tim helped ou[ in classes such as E nglish, Art, PE and ATSI, as well as at the school camp at ry tal Creek, making many new friends and learning a great deal about themselves in rile process. For both these yo ung peo ple, and Tim in particular, the e 'perience was an emotional and spiritual o ne. H e learnt about is ues like black magic and how to become a man ; indeed he was invited ro go ro forningron Island ro become a man himself! O n hi return from halom, he poke movingly at a sembly abo ut what th is meant - meeting the elder, chasing the boys who had JUSt beco me men and making them bleed or breaking a bone, being taken into th e bush and circumci ed, raying there for a month, bein g taught ro hunt, gather and cook, being taught black magic, taken ro the ocean and given h is totem ... T im sums up hi ex perience in the fo llowing heartfelt terms: "/II; time at ShaLom was difficu Lt at times but mostly rewarding as I saw [he students start to trust me a1ld confide in me. I foLI in love with the Clllmre with my heart. my mind and my soul. And started to be fascinated with a mlture whi;h is olle oj the oldest in the world. " For her pan , Carllerine capture most empathetically the pirit of what the Co llege has been trying ro achieve: '~ mltuml exchange in tbe same cOllntry may sound unusuaL, but it's accurate - we are all Australian, yet hm'e C/tft1l~es quite diverse from each other. and often very different ways o/living lift. Looking at a bigger pict7tl'e, I think that by the two schools del'eloping t7 reLationship, it is a positive step towards this COUfltly's reconciliation process. The onfy way forward for indigenous and non indigenous AlIStralillTlS is thro ugh a p ositive ol/.tlook towards eac/; other - acknowledging and Ilcceprll7g each other and the difference in mltllres, and learning to cl'lebmte thl~' di/'ersit} . .. Thu it i clear thac, thro ugh [he m, ny initiative we are urrenrh' taking and imend ro pur ue (in parric ular, proje t with the abor·igin.t! communi ry a[ Robinvale in Vi rot ia and the Koorie lnstirut a[ Deakin U ni ve r iry), the way cowards reco nciliation has begun. and b gun \\' H. ar the o llege.
Vale Keith Doery ~os( pa (studenr of the Co llege would acknowledge (ha( the ir time at th e school had some impact on their lives - be it as a remit of the frien dships they formed , the teachers who taught them or the education they received.
I am sure that Keith Doery cou ld not have amicipated this when he enrered the school as a boarder in January 1939, when he was juSt 12 years old, that his 6 years at rh e College would have such an effect on him (hat he wo uld devote a lifetime of service both to the school and to the cause of in depe ndent education. He clearly enjoyed his school days as the arch ives show that he was a capable stud enr, a member of the second rowing crew, athletics tean1, Glee C lub a nd the school cadets. His commitmenr to the school was recognised at a young age by his appoincmenr as a chool prefecr. Keith developed a unique affection fot the school. Ie was apparenr that d1is ranked only after his wife, Lois, his children an d perhaps the Melbo urn e Foo tball Club a nd was the reason for his willingness to conuibure so much to th e school. His record of service was outstanding. He was a member of the Albe rt Bel l Club for 26 years, Presidenr of the Old Collegians, OGCA Fellow, member of the School Council for 26 years from 1974, Chairman of the Finance Committee fo r 22 years, member of the Planning, Nomination and Education Committees of the Co un cil and Vice Chai rman of the School Council for 17 years. What the record does not show is that Keith always lived and worked in Melbo urn e. As a result he had to uavel many thousands of kiJomeues to and from Geelong to attend coundess meetings at the school. It would have meanr he was away from his work and family for at least half a day on each occasion. Yet h e rarely missed a meeting. The outcome of Keith's conrribution to the school can be readily assessed . Between 1974 and 2000 the number of studenrs grew from 770 to 1,143, revenue increased from around S2 million to S14 million, the number of staff more than do ubled, approximately S19.6 million was in vested in capital wo rks, including Robertson Hall, the Austin Gray Cenue, second stage of the Rolland Cenue, Boat H ouse, PreparatO ry School An and Craft Cenue, Garnet Field ing Wing, Rankin Field developmenr, Principal 's residence and the Recreation Cenrre . The growth and stabi li ty of the school und er the leadership of three Principals and three Council Chairman during the time Keith was on the College Co un cil is also testamenr to the astute and expert assistance that he readily provided to the school's leaders. The most importanr task of the College Council is to appo inr the Principal as it is to him or her that the Council enrru tS the responsibility of achieving its furu re aspirations for the school. Keith participated in what have clearly been [V'o very successful appointmenrs. His perceptive judgemenr is reRected in the signi ficant progress of the school under their adminis tration. As Vice Chairman of the College ounci l, Keith loyally supported Garnet Fieldi ng during his 14 years as Chairman of Council. Together they were quite a team both passionate about advancing the ollege and p repared to devote whateve r time and effort that was required to so. Garnet descr ibed his association with Keith in these terms - "Working with him was alway a pleas ure, even in times of diFficulty. His was a voice or moderation, balance, stead in ess and wisdom".
Michael Dowling, who succeeded Keith as Treasurer and erved as the school's aud itOr for mo t of Keith's term on the Finance ommittee aid of Ke ith on his retiremenr, "His conrributions to the deliberations of the Finance Commi[[ee we re alway considered and thoughtful. H e was ab le to draw on his knowledge of accou ntin g, finance and commerce and blend the e ski lls with an understanding of education and the particular characteristics of [he College. Keith never forced his views o n others yet he was prepared to argue the poinr if he thought it was important".
Porn"tlir ofE.K DOeJ]' bJI Roben Hannaford
Somehow Keith found th e time to also pursue the cause of independenr edu cation through membership of d1 e Board of the Association of VictOrian Indep endenr Schools Association and his appoinrmenr as Trustee of the C ombined Schools' Superannu at ion Fund for 25 years since it was es tablished. Teachers a t the College and other independant schools have benefited From the stro ng growrh of the fund si nce its inception. Keith so ught no reward or acknowledge menr and was conrenr to wo rk behind th e scenes. Howeve r his lifetime of se rvice to the Co llege was appropriately acknowl edged when he was made a Fellow of the O ld Collegians in 1991 and appo inted a Life Governor of th e C ollege in 2000 for his lon g and meriti o us vo luntary service to the schoo l. He was JUSt the seventh appoinrm ent in rhe 143 yea r histO ry of the schoo l. The re is a portrait of Keith appropriately ha ngin g in th e Foyer of D avey House as it is the administra ti ve hub of th e school. I bel ieve it cap rures th e cha racte r of th e man in a way that wo rds ca nn o t portray. Ie is fortunate that we have th e portrait as it wi ll be a las tin g remind er of a rema rkabl e man.
Altln WiLLiamson, Chairman, The Geefong CoLLege Council
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PREMIER'S AWARDS 2005
John-Palll Nicolo
Stephanie Malon
Geoffrey Heard
Geoffrey Heard, Stephanie Malon and John-Paul Nicolo received 'Top All Round Achiever' awards at this year's Premier's Awards. Stephanie also received a Premier's Award in Chemistry. Lucy Scriven received an Award in Studio Arts (Textiles). There were only 33 'Top All Round Achievers' awarded in the State.
ArIasI' year's Speech D ay, John-Paul won a Year 12 academic Merir Award, rhe C A Bickford prize for the top Year 12 English scudenr, the Music Parenrs' upp orr Group Prize for leadership and conrriburio n to Music in the College, cile Year 12 Prize for OU(5[anding Academic Performance and rhe T W Dav ies Prize for the Vice Captai n of rhe choo!.
House colour for swimming and athleti , Duke of Edinburgh Bronze ward, and e\'eral awards for chool debating.
John-Paul N icolo, 2004 Co-Dux of The Geelong College obtained the high est poss ible E TER score of 99.95. John-Paul is currenciy scud yin g Medicine ar The Universiry of Melbourne. John-Paul co mme nced ar T he Geelong College in Prep grade in 1992. During his school life he obrained many academic, music a nd school cirize nship awards a nd was an enrhusiasric partici pan r in everyrhin g the school has to offer. Lasr yea r he was School Vice Captain, Music Captain a nd McLea n H ouse Caprain. H e was a membe r of rhe lSI' Xl Soccer ream , rh e Ath lerics ream, rhe 2nd Te nnis team and rhe D ebaring ream. John-Paul reached a n exrre mely hi gh ra ndard in borh musical rheory and performance ar The Geelong College. He was a member of ma ny ensembles, choirs, bands and o rchesrras ar borh the Preparatory and Senior Schools, playing rh e piano a nd French horn. H e perform ed everal memorable solo piano pieces ar vario us College assemb lies and major eve nr .
Stephanie Malon, 2004 Co-DLL': of The Geelong College also obrained an E TER sco re of 99.95 and has been accepred into The Universiry of Melbourne to scudy a combi ned Bachelor of Arrs/Law. Srep hanie co mmenced in Year 6 ar rhe College and achieved academic prize in Years, 9, IO, II and 12 . Ar IasI' year' Speech Day, Srephanie received a n Academic Merir Award, The he misrry Prize, The C las ics Prize, T he Lirerarure Prize, The B R Keirh Modern Language Prize (French) and The Year 12 Prize for Oursranding Academic Performance. Stephanie is al 0 a very keen musician and has been a member of many suin g ense mble a nd arc he rra ar rhe ollege. GeoffTey Heard ob rained an ENTER core of 99.85 . GeoFfrey is currentl y complering a GAP year in England. eoffrey wa awarded an Old Geelong Co llegian's chola rsh ip in 2000 and co mm enced at The Geelong o llege in 200l a a Year 9 boarder. Since rhen GeoFfrey ach ieved borh academic and co-curricul a r excellencc in many area of rh e schoo l including academic prizes in Years 9, IO and ll , sporr awards for Tennis and oc er,
La I' year Geoffrey was Co-Captain of The Geelong College, alverr Hou e Prefecr and Mackie (boarding house) prefecc. AI' peech Day 200-1-, Geoffrey recei\'ed a Year 12 [erir Award, The Brian Le rer Prize for Mathemarics (for the top Year [2 ~ larhemari scudenr), cile Physic Prize, the A Bickford Prize for rhe top Year 12 Engli h cudenr, rhe Sranley alvert Prize for Debaring and Public peaking, and rhe Dr Gu Kearney r-Icmorial Prize, awarded to a boy for all-round abiliry and en,ice ra rhe ollege. Geoffrey also won a waneyaward for public peaking. Luc)' criven achieved a 'perfe t' rudy score of 50 for rudio An (Texrile). Luc: i currently rud ying ~ larkering.H [on:.1 h Universiry Lucy \Va a chool and Hou e Prefect a well a receiving Hou e olour 111 Wlmmll1g, frball, l"erball, ounm' and Mu ic. The eelong ollege \\'a again on of Vicraria' mo t ucce 'sful regional 'Lho for E result in terms oftudy cor of -1-0 and oyer.
Deb FaNning. PubliCllrtom/J\lt"ditl Ojjic'/'r
CONNECTING GLOBALLY It is our teachers who make the difference in student learning Establishing opportunities for teachers to develop their professional knowledge is critical to enhancing student learning. O ver the past two years, eight teachers have had the opportunity to visit sch ools or attend conferences overseas. Some of these visits have been supported by external fun ding. All of them have been related the strategic directions of the C ollege. In th e following descriptions, you can grasp the en hanced sense of professionalism of the teachers and their eagerness to share their ideas with others:
The Project Zero classroom Listening to leading educational thinkers such as David Perkins (author of Smart Schools) and Howard Gardner, who is best known for his work with multiple intelligences, an d nerwo rking with educators from all over the wo rld provided me with challenging and thought provoking experi ences in July of last year. I was lucky to attend th e Proj ect Zeto Institute at Harvard University in the US. During this eight day workshop, Project Zero's research was presented through rh e Teaching for Understancling (TFU) framework. This model is designed to enhance student learning in dle disciplines. I am now using the framework in both my everyday teaching and in the development of the new teaching and learning franl ewo rk for the College. The TFU framework asks educators to teach for understanding and to realise that the development of understanding is a continuous process. It focuses on assessment criteria which give detailed feedback to bodl students and parents.
Diane Black, Head o/Calvert Housel English Teacher
Reggio Emilia "Italy is everything. Reggio is only a piece in the middle ofItaly because cities are pieces of (he world. " (Chiara, 5 yean, Reggio child) In mid January this year, I went with Ros Mo lyneux, Meredith Herbert and Julie Lewis to the town of Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy, to join a study tour that gave us and 130 odler early childhood professionals from Australasia the opportunity to gain an insight into dle Reggio Emilia Education Project.
Mr David Andrews passing on his knowledge to Ms Pat Clark
In Reggio, the learni ng environment is seen as the third teacher for children, so that the centres are planned by the 'users' of the space. The centres reflect the creativity, comm LU1ication and co-operation of th e children and ad ults. Commun ication through many art forms, words, displays and vi deos, document th e children's learning malung it visible. C hildren are given oppo rtuniti es to co nstru ct their own learning and learning environments .
As a study gro up we were ab le to exch ange and discuss id eas, theories and current educatio nal practices, not only with the Reggio teachers, but also informal ly in th e evenings in small groups of delegates . It was exciting to share in cile solidar ity of educational values and philosophy ina cross-cuJru ral co ntext. At The Geelong College Early Learning Centre, we believe ch ildren are capable of co nstructing their own learning and their learnin g environments. They have a right ro be listened to with respect and have access to the best that we can give. We rerurned to our ELC with fres h eyes and a shift in our thinl<ing, ready to share information with our com munity an d to display o ur children's learning in more meaningful ways. T he ELC staff now has an ongoi ng relationship and dialogue with Reggio Em ilia.
Lynne Byatt, ELC Director
Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti Lindo Lu, Ytar 8 Area Leader and Kim johnson, Director o/ClilTiculum and Professional Learning Prep - Ytar 8 with (I slaffmember from Paellga Tnwhiti school in Christchurch
In the las t week of Term I Kim Johnso n, Linda Lee and I travelled to Ch ristchurch, New Zealand to visit Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti, a newly established secondary schoo l w ith a specific mandate for innova tion ,
ELC StflffFom left: Ros Molyneux, Meredith Herbert, Julie Lewis, Lynne Byatt in Sr iv/ark's Square, Venice
enrrepreneurship and m e nur(Uring of su o ng bonds berwee n sraff a nd s(Udenrs. Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti is locared in a newly- buill' five srorey building in rhe h ean of C hrisrchurch's CBD . A mosr suikin g as pecr of th e school is rh e close relati o nshi p mar has bee n forged berwee n rh e archirecrs an d m e school's admini suarion . Gone are me enclosed , recran gul ar boxes wh ich rypify m e u adirional school environmenr and in rheir place are an inrriguing mix of cusro mdesigned and reco nfi gurable learnin g spaces. Th e school is also a rechnology-ri ch environmenr wim srude nrs making use of personal laprops ro access m eir learnin g reso urces. The buildi ng has bee n cons[t'ucted wirh the presenr and fu(U re demands of rechno logy in mind. The s(Udenr perso nal cracking sys rem was on e m e areas thar rhe Prepararory School team we re inreresred in inves rigari ng. Anomer area of inrerest was rhe Unlimited curri cul u m whi ch rejecrs rradirionai notio ns of readin ess and age-grade progression ro allow srudenrs of any age access ro rhe full specrrum of co urses offe red by me school. Wirhin mis program the schoo l also gave vo ice ro irs co mmirmenr ro el1(repreneurship. The school supp orts irs srud enrs in engaging in rhe real world by running a seri es of busin esses incl uding a local rad io starion and a web publishin g el1(erprise . Whilsr Unlimited Paenga Tawhiti o perares in a d ifferenr edu ca rio nal serring ro T h e G eelong Coll ege, m e Prepa rarory School sraff ar rived back brimmin g wirh ideas es pecially in rhe a reas of cu rriculu m developmel1(, rh e des ign of lear ning spaces a nd in the use of rechn ology ro upporr rhe moniroring of srudenr lea rning.
Michael O'Donnell, Year 8 Area Leader
Literacies are changing In 2003 I arrended Th e Lea rnin g Con fe rence hosred by Profes or Gumhe r Kress, ar m e Insri(Ure of Edu cario n, U n ive rsiry of Lo ndon. I was specifically il1(eres red in rh e rh eme of Vi ual Lire racy and as a reacher of English , in developin g srudel1(s' undemandin g of la nguage and inclusion of visual rex rs in rh e cur riclJum. In crease in desig n sofrwa re and w ider availabili ry of comp urer rechno logy means rha r rradirional definirion s of lireracy are no lo nge r adeq uare in a world where rexrs communicare ro us in di ffe ren r ways - rhrough graphics, picrures and layo ur rechniques as we ll as wo rds . I conrinue ro develop curri culum ma re rial in rhis area a nd am curren riy workin g on develo pin g a visuallireracy unir based on (he rexr The Rabbits by John M a rsden .
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ProDESKTOP Having complered a course on ProDE KT Pin u uaiia, I wa amazed ar rhe porel1(ial of rhis sofrware ro carer for rhe learning need of\ 'isual Communicarion and D e ign rudel1(s. T am u ing ir wirh Year 9 and [0 srudems bur I had been so impre ed wirh chools rhar are u ing rhis in the UK rhar I decided mar I would like ro visir orne of rhe e school and do u aining co urse so rhar I could (fain orher sraff ar rhe College and in me local area. In England rhey have been u ing rhe of('\\ are for some years and have buill' up impre ive de ign skills in rudenr. Ir was a wormwhile experie nce. I can1e back wirh a richness of marerial and am presently in rhe middle of a cour e for colleague in rhe rr Depr.
David Andrews, Visuaf Communication Teacber
Primary French We are keen ro develop our primary French program. During rhe asrer ho lidays I vi ired rwo chools, I'Ecole Acrive Bilingue in Pari and rhe Henry Box School in \'V'irney (Oxfo rdshire, England). In my rhree da), in Ecole Acrive Bilingue I observed mar aU reacher ar rhe Ecole A ri\'e Bi lingue speak English eve n rhough only rhe peciali r rea h ir and rh ar me primary progra m i deli ve red rorally in [he rarger language. Srory reiling, game, curring and pas rin g are u ed by rhe reacher 0 mar srudenrs build up a knowledge of rhe language rhrough reperirion. S(Udel1(s had 90 minure lesso ns in Engli h , which of cour e in rhe econd language in France. By rad e 6 rhe rudenr are reading Roald Dahl srories, making summa ries of rhe rories and answering quesrion ' on each chaprel'. In Oxfordshire, rhe programme invol ves mainly rades - and 6 and rhe iniriarive i left ro rhe compre hen ive chool ( e ondar), chool) ro make ol1(acr wirh rh e primary Feder s h 01 ro con\·in e rhem ro pur aside so me rim e in rh eir curri ulum for rhe rudy of a L TE (rhis is a Governmenr reco mmendar ion). Primary school are purring aside one hour per week for rhe LOTE la and rhis can be Juring rhe ~ hool day or a an afrer school lub. Thi made me Feel \'ery good;b ur our own progra mm . Empha is here i placed on auronuric rep nse~ ro predicrable quesrions. I broughr back lors of ideas and marerial from rhe Fren h publt her ' o rhar I can sran wriring primary re ource for our s hool and \ ' i -rona for which a gram ha be n obrained rhrough \IS\'.
Anne-Marie Butt, French Teachl'r
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Building Strong Relationships Anecdotal evidence, supported by surveys ma t we have conducted from time ro time, indi cates th at there is a h igh correlation between th e attitudes of boardin g stud ents and m eir parents when m ey are asked about the benefits of board ing at th e College. T h e desire to obmin a good edu cati o n, to develop independence and m e opportuniry to be a part of a new environment all feature, but m e single b iggest response - almost a universal comm ent - is th e im po rtance of me relationsh ips and endurin g fri endships th at are establish ed th ro ugh boarding. T his is not surp rising, given the closeness m at develops amongst the students living toge ther in the houses and m e boardi ng staff who care fo r th em, and m e conseq uent network of re lat ionships that develops anl o ngS t their families. T he College is co mmi tted to boarding, and members of the boardin g Staff are mindful of th e trust th at fam ili es place in them. W/e h ave carefully developed structu res in place to meet the needs of boarding students and their families. Two key appointments are th e H eads of H ouse, These twO peo pl e are OUt boarders' sur roga te parents while they are und er our care. T hey are majo r fi gures in the day to day lives of the boarders, mo nitoring m eir edu cati o nal experience, h elpi ng them to negotiate the demand of li ving in a residential environment, gu iding them through th e challenges that are part of adolescence, develop ing meir independence and leadership potential, liai ing w ith pare nts and fami lie and leadin g the o ther taff members who wo rk in th e twO h ouses . Bom Head of H ouse are sen io r members of staff who kn ow th e board ing houses and th e day school well. Mrs T herese Foley h as been H ead of Mo sgiel Hou e since 2003- T herese has wo rked at the Co ll ege fo r sixteen yea rs, has been a hou e tutor in a number of day houses, coached a variery of spottS and was th e H ead o f Geog raphy. T here e, her husband Bre ndan an d th eir (WO young child re n, Jose ph and A nni e, li ve adj ace nt to Mossgiel in Noble Stree t, ewtow n.
"The College i comn1itt d to boarding and members of the boarding taff ar mindful of th tru t that familie place in them. We have carefully dev 1 p d structures in pIa e to m t th n d of boarding tudent and th ir famili Mr G reg m ith i in h i seco nd year as H ead of ~ la kie Hou e. Greg i an Ar t teacher and in his eventeenm year at the ollege. He ha been a longtime senio r tenn i coach, a tuto r in Keith Hou e and prior to be omine> H ead , wa a ru tor in Mackie H ou e for eight year. reg, hi \\i eDen? and th eir three boy , ~ avier, Ewen and l i halas, live next door to :"lacki H o u e in '\'(farrin n'. Therese and Greg are we ll supported by a number of tarT in\,oh'eo in boardi ng. T hese incl ude tutot , matron ', medi al tarT and the ruoent services supp o rt taff in the day chool. allege Residential H .10, I am res pon ible for all a pects of boardino' working lei)' with the H .10. of M ossgiel and Mackie, and al 0 with i\ Ir i\ largaret Lethbridge. He,ld of enior chool- Welfare. I am confident tha t when forme r boarding student h~1\'e th opportunic; to reRec t on their experience at the ollege, the\ will r'memb r th relati o nshi p th at they e tabli hed with ~,r~at fondnes • . 1.lID ,11 0 contld l1( th at when they do look ba k they will understand ho\\ imf rt.1nt th boarding caff and, in particular. the twO Heads of Hous' \\ ' re in ' r ,ltlll~ an enviro nment that helped ro fa ter ,lnd de\'e!op those r Llt1onhl~" -
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OVALS Our rear ovals had an uneven playing surface and the method of irrigation was unsa tisfacto ry. In addition to this, one of th e sy nth etic cricket pitches was located within the bounda ry of a soccer field. Beginning in November 2004, the entire rear oval surface wa removed a nd re-Iai d to provide a level surface which measures approximately I70 x 100 m etres. In addition, an aurom atic irrigation sys tem was installed and th e cricket pitches we re replaced and loca ted in berwee n the Winter hockey a nd soccer playing surfaces. Fin al ly, a co uch grass was sow n. T he surface is more uniform and the grass cover is expected ro be fa r superior than in the pas t. These ovals are being used by our boys and girls ho ckey and soccer teams thi s \'V'inter. When the Summer SpOrt seaso n commences, cri cket and softball will be pl ayed on these surfaces .
CAMPBELL HOUSE The Campbell House Multi-Purpose Ce ntre is close to completion. All internal joinery work and fittings have bee n completed and the external shiplap cladding is being added .This building began life as a portable building, but has undergo ne man y changes since being relocated n ea r the Minerva Road boundary. A large asse mbly a rea h as been added and considerable works have been carri ed out to provide a raised roof area. During the Term I holidays, electricity powe r supply, pathways and landscaping works were carried out. T he new buildin g will provide facilities for An, Assembly, indoor Physical Education, Drama and After School Care, as well as a small, se parate, teaching space. I am sure that srudents, staff and parents will appreciate this excellent faci li ty. Commf!llcemm ofconsn-ucrion ofMlilti-Plirpose Centre
Chris Lawson, Head ofPreparatory School
Debating As if Geelong College sw denrs did not have enough on their plates! In addition ro rheir involvemenr in the rich and varied academ ic, sporr and music programs, so me of our busy swdenrs choo e to debate. From Years 7 to n , teams of bright, erudite and increasingly confident young people take on the best rhe Wesrern Region can provide on five Thursday nights during Terms I , 2 and 3. Undefeated teams rhen move on to zone finals in Melbourne which can involve a fur ther five debates. This necessitates considerable lunch time co llaboration, involving passionate discussion about the pros and co ns of everything from paid organ donation to rhe justification of torrure of terrori t suspect.
Such mental gymnastics are a great training ground for both future academi c success an d th e inevitable public speaki ng co mmitm ents we all face in life. Last yea r was notable, as o ne of our crack Year 10 teams reached rh e scate grand final to be narrow ly defeared by Scorch Co llege ([\'{o judges to one). W hil e ir's always a scrambl e for swdenrs to juggle rheir va ri ous obligarions, o n rhe ni ght, win or lose, they always enjoy the team interaction a nd the chall enge of thinking on their feet. We, rheir coaches, beli eve we wi m ess some of the mosr calented of our swdenrs at their very best presenti ng us well in a public arena.
Julie Gainey, Teachel'-in-Chal'ge - Debating Members of the Senior School debating team, back rOI/J from Left: David Fmnklin. Freya Langham, fro II I row from left: Emily BilL!, \'(Iilliam Monoeli. Xavier Nicolo
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REACHING OUT TO THE COMMUNITY The communiry service program ar The Geelong College has developed over me las r few years ro incorporare an ongoing commirmenr ro specific organ isarions in the Geelon g area and beyond. The principl es und erpinning communiry serv ice ar rhe College are ser within the framework ofChrisrian mission. The Religious Educarion Ethics course in Year 10 has engendered increased social awareness amongsr the srudenrs and helped rh em ro think more passionately abour global , regional , local and indi vid ual issues. Ie is hoped rhar rhrough comm uni ry service rhey wi ll develop a sense of cheerfu l achievem enr and a naru ral res ponse ro the wo rld in wh ich rhey live. The House sy rem , through various individuals a nd (Urorials, has always welcomed fundraising projecrs. These have bee n carri ed our mosr enrhusiasrically mrough casual clothes days, chari ry drives a nd donarions ro worrh y cau es . Larer this yea r, th e College Carnival will inco rp o rare a commun iry service renr mar will all ow people ro rake a closer look ar some of rh e areas the College supporrs and showca e rh eir wo rk in Geelong, rh e region and ove rseas. One of th e mosr exciring phases has been the developmenr of our work w irh rh e
U niring C hurch Congress. T his h as invo lved a commirm enr ro Shalom C hrisria n Co llege in Townsville, Kalkee ursing H omes' Inrergenera rional Projecr in Geelo ng and aran a C reario l1s in Grovedale. Our acriviry has also exrended ro giving ri me a nd mo ney ro a va ri ery o f o rganisari o ns such as rhe Ts un ami A ppeal, Abo ri ginal com m uniry in Ro bin vale, U nired Way, Relay Fo r Life, Ca ncer Fo unda ri o n , Geelo ng's H orizo n H o u e, Riding for rhe Di abled , D ia bere Fo undario n, World Visio n, Amnesry lnrerna rio nal, O ak Tree Foundario n and rhe Salva rio n Army. The progra m has bee n advanced rhis year by admirable service from Year 12 srud enrs Ed ward Mill er, Sarall Wy nn, La u re n Pres r, M ade line Bre nnan a nd rephanie Sm irh. T hey organ ised rh e ' Real D eal' lu nch in May ro rai e money and awareness of rh e pl ighr of peop le living in seco nd a nd rhird wo rld co un rries.
"The Religiou Education Ethic cour e in Year IO has engender d incr a d social awar ne amon a t the tudent and h Ip d them to think mor pa sionat 1 about global r gional, 10 al and individu i
The enrire Yea r 10 CO hOLT ha e m bra ed rhe program of o urreach ro Kalkee, and [ have bee n imp res ed by th e o ngoing vo lu nrary co mmirme nr of eve ral Year II srudenrs and rhe va ri o us H o u e Gro up.
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Ellvirollmelll TtlSkforce Commirree. back row ji-om leji-: Chris Lawson. Head 0/PrepartllOlY School. Greg Tomki/lS. Property Managel; Hany Roberts. Chairman and joinr Deputy Head 0/Prepartllory School. Roger Smirh. joint Head o/Senior Scho04 \Viill jol1llsron. }'ear 6 Teaelm; Scott Chirnside (70), Front row ji-07l1 left: Maddie Brennan. Amy Young and Stephanie Smith (all Year I2), Stuart McCallum. Secol1dtlly Science Teacher and David Young, Ellvirollmelltal Studies Teacher
Environment and Key issues for our future Environmemal susrai nabiJiry is a concepr mat rranscends me notion of global citizenship, Ie is the sine qua non for me furure survival of our planet and all its inhabirams, Li ving in an environmemally susrainable World will be the challenge not only for our currem generation, but also for the following generations, Embracing rhe need ro move rowards an environmemally susrai nable future, me Coll ege has taken acrio n on a number of froms ro instigate environmemally friendly practices and policies, The Strategic Education Plan for 2005 ro 20ro has ustainable Furures as one of its eight Empowering Themes. The objective for Sustainable Futures is:
"To embed environmemal educatio n and sustainable living in the who le school curriculum and (0 organise and manage the whole school com muniry on environmencally sustainable principles." (Page .6, rralegic Education Plan Tradition and In novarion 2005- 2010)
The Geelong College Environmenc Taskforce is a comm ittee that is charged with the responsibility of bringing environmencal issues ro the fore. Four broad objectives guide irs direction under its terms of reference.
The first is (0 provide a forum for discussion on matters perraining ro the built, narural and o rganisational environmenc at m e College, This forum involves represencatives from all Coll ege com muni C)' groups. It seeks ro examine currenr management practi ces relating (0 grou nds, buildin gs, ge neral school organisation and future school developm em s in m e li ght of so und eco logical princip les , The seco nd objecti ve is (0 provide advice regarding the implemenration of better environmencal pracrice at al l levels of managemenr across the College. T he third , is ro raise ge neral awareness of environmencal princip les within th e wider school comm uniry and finally ro co mplement and supporr the Co ll ege's operations in managemenr and curri culum , whi ch roday a re coheren tl y represenred in the Strategic Ed ucati o n Plan, The Taskforce ha idencified four key areas ro minimise resource usage and reduce The Co ll ege's "eco logical footprint". These areas are ene rgy consu mp tio n, wate r use, waste practices and paper use. Biodiversiry has been identified as another key area.
Since 2001, the Taskforce has collected data on the school's reso urce usage in m ese key areas and th is data will be used as the benchmark ro gauge our furure perform ance in attempts at . . . . resource mlnln11zatJon.
ImpLem enting a TzueLve Key ELements Approach The Taskforce has adopted TWELVE key eleme ms produced by CERES and m e Gould League Sustainable Schools program, Many of th ese elemencs are already in place. [nrroduce our commun iry ro sustainabi liry issues 2, ollect baseline data 3· Make a whole sch oo l comm itm enr 4, Form a Committee 5· Co nd uct a n Assess ment Aud it 6, Set Goals and targets 7· D evelop a Whole School Environmental Po licy 8. D evelop Action plans 9· Develop Cu rriculum plans ro, Implement Actions and Curricul um plans II. Moniror a nd evaluate th e program [2. Build Community li nks T.
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Sustainability WhoLe SchooL Environment PoLicy T his policy is currently being drafted and co mmuni ty contributi o ns are encouraged. Apart from the establishm ent of the Environmental Taskforce, the College has embraced environmental sustainabili ty principles and practices in vario us ways. In building des ign, tl1e new Multi -Purpose Centre at Campbell H ouse has its to ilet fac ilities operating fro m storm water collected in storage tanks. T he Year 4 Enviro area also has collected rain water for irrigation of garden plots. Surplus water then supplies the wetland feature which is used by tudents for E nvi ronmental Studies. T he new Keith Humbl e Cenrre for Music and the Performing Arts has movement activated li ghting. Buildings at rh e Grampians Omdoor Ed ucarion Complex are bein g des igned wi th enviro nmentall y susrai nabl e features. In the area of curri cLd um , Years 4 and 7 in particu lar, have srrong environme ntal emphasis. New co urses based on the environment wi ll run at a number of Yea r levels in 2006. A V1SY recycling program exisrs ar the Prepara tory Schoo l and one is planned for Senior Schoo l. Small changes such as ra in
senso rs on garden prinklers, temperature conuol taps on classroom heaters and autOmaric drinking taps for srudents all contribure in some way to lessening our environmental impact. The College has also supporred many professional development opportunities for raff, to learn abour new pracrices and principles associated with environmental susrainability. In 2005, rhe Environment Taskforce wants to involve al l secrion of rhe Co llege community in promoring and achieving environmentally sustai nable pracrices. Please contact any member of rhe committee if you want to contribute ideas or opinion.
Property Manager Greg Tomkins Ground Manager Brendan Ryan Head of PreparatOry chool hri Lawson Joint H ead of enlor chool Roger mith Teaching raff David Young ruan Mc allum Will JohnstOn COrTUl1unity Repre enfarive corr hirnside (- 0)
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choo l ouneil lember Rod Ashby
C hairman H arry Roberrs
Hnrry Robert)·, joint Deputy Helld 0/P I't'p artlfOl') ,'(hoof
Students Amy Young (Year 12) Stephanie mirh (Year 12) Tom Molyneux (Year 8) Rurh Blair (Year 8) Business Manager Neville Findlay
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The Final Curtain 1 put my hand up to be J H 0 H
ampbe ll). '\ ' e all remember J H , our Stage Manager, Ma tel' and friend. H e was the guy th at in his ow n way always made it happen. T hat reas uring tap on the ar m as yo u entered the tage for yo ur first solo of the n ight and the queeze of the ar m and the 'Well done' afte rwards ha tayed vivid in my memory the e pa t fifty two years. The full casr is now on the 10rrison H all stage and rhere i really only enou gh room for half of them, bur somehow they manage iL The heat is unbearable. The principals have fini h ed their bit and we are ro go straight into the finale. Through my headphones our Musical Director, Mark Irwin , rells me he is very concerned about
Julian Moyle. I signal to Lesl ie H atto n to close the curtain, but by our runn ing sheer Les qui re rightly reminds me th is is not to happen, bu r somehow he manages to get everyone back behind ir and closes the curtai ns. W ith my almost empty bottle of water 1 work m y way to cemre stage to be confronted by a guy who has given h is al l, like al l the other principals, including Lisa Breen. Julian fi nishes our o nly bottle of water and is ready to go agai n. I signal to Leslie to tell Mark we are ready and JUSt make it offstage as the curtain opens. My duties had fin ished for th e evenin g and I imended to at least si ng in th e fin ale. As I turned and stood in the wings, I heard it all . The music so u nded more vibrant, the lights
A Very Special
As Mark raised his bato n for the las t tim e, there in the fro nt row, arms raised and a look of admi ra ti o n on his face was Geo rge Logie-Sm ith MBE O BE. Our team was complete. We never did close that final curtain .
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George Logie-Smith and Rob Logie-Smith (55) 2 From left Lisa Breen (Sraff), Annabelle Paton and Angela Smith (borb Year 10) 3 Mark Irwin, the A1usical Director! Conductor, members of the Music sraff and Malcolm john (49) at the piano 4 Pimtes ofPenzrznce, "I am the very model ofa modern major geneml" Bob Leggatt (43) 5 Iolanthe, "For a month to dwell in a dungeon cefl"jimn left john Buntine (48), Gme",e McKinnon (48, Ian Macmillan (49) and Tom Sa wade (Year II) with Peter Hirst (52) in the background 1
were b righ ter, th e male tud ents in the back row we re sin gin g the loud es t and best I h ad heard them al l ni gh t - and there we re our G lee Cl ub boys, so pumped up. T he co mbined effo rt, the looks on the girls' faces, their bea uty, the bond ing of th e diffe rent ages, the vo ices and tile wh ole team effo rt blew me away. I d idn't need to sin g; I was part of the m agnificent mo mem, 1 was part of this team .
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PRE-SEASON SPORT CARNIVALS
T he College has now established a pattern of successful pre-season sporting carnivals . During this year's Term I vacation College students had val uable match play and skills development opportunities . College hosted pre-seaso n carnivals for hockey, netball and fo otball which were generously supported by each of the three sports Parent Support Groups. Playing in unseasonally warm autumn weather, C ollege teams competed agai nst several visiting Vicrorian and Interstate teams.
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Carnival 2005 Carnival Day
Art Show
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A cockrail party will officially launch this yea r's Art Show on Thursday, 6 OctOber. Tickers to the cockrail party will be $20. 00 and w ill be available from the Community Relarions and Development Office. This year it will be staged in rh e Rolland Centre and will be open on Friday 7 OctOber (4-7pm) and on Saturday 8 OctOber. All arr works will be available to purchase.
The 2005 Geelo ng Coll ege arnil'al mffie has ren wo nderful prize, along w irh a eller' prize. rhar rep rese nt a tOtal prize value of OI'er rwenty rh o usand do llars. T he fir r prize i a Viemam Fam ily Adventure for four people, 15 dar H an oi to H o C hi lin h icy, including rerurn airfare , provided by INTREPID TRAVEL. \'\'e would li ke to rh an k al l our raffie prize donatOr ' fo r th eir ge nero icy. Good luck ro el'eryone!
Parents and friends of the College wishing ro donare goods for the second-hand books tOre, Markerplace, and Treasured Toys, can now drop them off ar the stOrage shed beside Davey H ouse in ob le Srreer, ewtOwn. The key can be obrained from rhe staff in Davey House.
A Big Thank You
College Carnival 2005. The Carn ival w ill run from midday until fireworks a[ dusk on Saturday 8 October. Fun and entertain ment feature high on a progran1 th ar includes a range of aruacrions for all members of the community. The grounds of Senior School will be rransformed with colourful marquees of crearive crafrs, cut Rowers and ported plants as well as th e perennial favo urites of cakes, biscuirs and slices . You can stOck up on fresh produce or purchase jars of the ever-popul ar jams and sauces prepared by College parents. Volunteers are already wo rking hard to avoid early sell-o ut and ensure caterin g m eets th e demand of previous years. Morrison Hall is the new venue for th e Marketplace, Treasured Toys and second-hand books, where visitOrs can hunt for bargains. A long lisr of acri vities, from the dodgem cars to mini go lf course, will sp read out on to rh e main oval, while helicopter rides return to Mackie Oval. A jumpin g castle, ani mal nursery and orher acrivities for yo ung children wi ll be set up in Helicon Place. Busking musicians, rock bands and solo ists will perform o n th e main stage, providing entertainment rhroughout the day and into the eve nin g as v isitors linger to enj oy rhe grear music and fin e food. The Dining H all will be ope n for afrernoon rea and will hosr crafr displays and demonsrrations. T his yea r's Carnival will also showcase rhe valuabl e community networks ope raring rhroughour rh e school. Organ isario ns including U nired Way, Kalkee, Narana and D eakin Uni ve rsity have been invired to participare. The arni val wi ll co nclude wirh a mag nificenr firewo rks display ar dusk, when an ex plosio n of co lo ur will follow rhe orches rral music of ta lented srud ents in a firrin g fina le.
Whi le many parents, Staff and students have generously donared their rime and experti e, more helpers are srill needed in a number of areas. For more informarion , or to offer help, contacr Carnival Convenor, Kaye Colman on 5244 29 0 9.
Open Gardens for Carnival Day Enthusiasric gardeners looking for inspirarion and morivation wi ll be delighred wirh rhe pen Gardens program. Following the success of th e first Open Gardens in 2003, organi er have creared a program of open gardens wirhin easy walking distance of Senior chool. Co llege fami lie have been exrremely generous w ith openin g rheir gardens for rhe Carnival and organisers have selecred an excellent variery of garde n styles and designs wirh an emphasis on crea ri vity in inner ciry living. n the lisr is a magnificent herirage garden as well as a garden rhar fearures low warer use and minimal maintenan e. An en rry ricker cosring $10 also includes Devonshire Tea to be erved in rhe Arrs Precincr or in the Dining H all ar rhe College. A fre e shurtle bus will run from rh e enior chool to each garden be tween t2pm and 4pm. For more informarion contacr Lynn e JenkinsWilson on 5229 0 702.
The po nso rship Co m mirree i delighred to ann oun ce rhe Pri nci pal Gold pon or for The G eelo ng College Carnival i Travelworld , ewtown. Travelworld ewrown has been a dedi cated po nsor of The Geelong ollege and the arni val fo r many year and the ollege i very appreciarive of rhi u ppO rt . Grareful rhanks ro Print TOP De ign and Print, which ha co me o n board again as rhe arni val Printing spo n or. .Mc ann Plumb ing Plu has kindly offered to spo nso r the Firewo rk di play 1\ hich will nor o nl y be enjoyed by vi irors ro rhe amil al bur also th e ur ro und ing communiC)' a ir lighr up the evenin g \...·Y. \'(fe enco urage rh e o llege communiC)' to supp Ort al l arni val pon ' r. In addirion ro rho e mentio ned above, rhey are: Blue Le el Tripolino & oClatc rc r Dry leaning \Vhi te Level \'(fe r a rr c' H arvey \XfHK Day 1 eil on lamour hic ' hoe and -\ ' cessorie>
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Campbell House Music 2 MOITison HOllSe swimmers 3 Heads of House, fiom row fiom left: EliZllbeth Smith, Amanda jackman, Di BlAck, jlllie Gainey, Back row fiom left: Donna Lannan, Paul Conway, AtholMary Mahoney and Gareth Gilby 4 Che Till7ler (Year I2) with his exhibit at the VCE Art Show wt November 5 Under I3 Girls' Cross Country competitors, fiom left: Emily Carr, Eliza CUI7I0W and Felici ry Bigelow 6 2005 Preftcts with Dr Pauline Tilmer, Principal and Mrs Margaret Lethbridge, joint Head ofSenior School (Welfare): Sarah wynn (Co-Captain), Edward Miller (Co-Captain), Meloda), Abikhair (Co- Vice-Captain), Charles Crowl (Co- Vice-Captain), Madeline Brennan, I
HI/w Flanagan, Elizabeth Hurst, Thomas johnstone, Bennett i'vferriman, Gemma Pasco, Campbell Paton, Lauren Prest, Stephanie Smith, james Van de Pol, Christopher White, Scott Williams, Scott Wright, Amy Young and David Young 7 Amy Stekelenb"rg, abseiling at the Year 7 Grampians camp 8 Under 12 Freestyle find Medley Relay Team fiom left: Oliver Wood, james Portel; Hugo Steinfort and Bemie Chomley 9 Amy Young and Charles Crowl in the Year 12 Production ofTi-umpets and Roses 10 Didgeridoo lessons at Narana with Norm Stanley II Boarders' Chapel Service 12 Preparatory School Stage Band pelforming at the Chilwell Primary School Food Fair
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Recent DONATIONS TO THE ARCHIVES Affleck, Jam es \'(1\,(11 - laser copy of phoro of Ruperr Lowe. \'\lWl - la er copy of phoro Hope brorhers. Bellis, Fred Fees and Charges chedule c. 1944. Phorocopy of Phorograph AJbum including Glee Club and Music c. 195+ Fan Mikado, 1956. Running heet and Lyrics, 1990 Glee Club Re-union. Bromell, Hugh Variety of phorographs 1988 re-union. Phoro Cast of play Private Secretary, 1927. Phoro SP C and Geelong College, 1927. Minutes Vic Old Public choolboys A1;soc Hamilron 1932 onwards. Bromell, Jo ck Collection of 16 phoros . Cartwright, Lindsey Mounred phorographs 1St VIII, 1939 Isr VIII, 1940 HM Pinafore, 1939 and unidemified group phoro. Provided by Mrs Betty Laurie. Clayto n, Joe Carrington Collection of Letters. Coad , Russell 15 Issues of The Pegasus Maga2ine 1962-1967. aGC Annual Dinner Program, 1994. Speech Day Program, 1964. De Gruchy, Denise Prize Book won by T B De Gruchy 1896. Doran, Kevin Monograph "The Peak" about Federation Peak, Tasmania. Douglas, Tony Phorocopy of Diary A S Douglas, 1954. Duigan, Gwen Silver Rose Bowl Trophy won by T L Duigan - Open Tennis Championship Cup, 1933. Edwards, James Miscellaneous drama material Fairnie, John Peg x 4 1973-6; Prog Aust Row Champs 1975; Board Phoro c. 1975; Hat Band-John Fairnie 1937; Prep Sch phoros x 3 - Team 1970-1; Prep School phoros; Phoro Lib Comm 1975; Rowing Items 1975 1St VTIl Youth 1St VIII Pocket-Vic Youth C~ amps Badge-Kings Cup, Cup Scotch/Me re. Rowing Medals won by Guy Fairnie, 1975 National Regarta; Qld Youth Eight. Ferguson , Jim Mounred phoro 2nd VIII, 1960. Mounred phoro Prefects, 1934. Glee Club phoros Mikado 1941, Pirates of Penzance 1940 Trial by Jury 1958. Cader Parade phoro 1940. Ford, June Variety of phoros laser copied from AJbum and originals - Includes Tennis c 1899, 1921 Phorography class c 1899. Gibson , Stephen Cox's speaker. School cap. Cadet Badge. Pegasus Flag. Framed & Mounred phoros - taff, 1981; Football, 1933. Mounred phoro Lib Council 1981.
Gibson , Stephen Pegasus 45 issues fro m 1946-1978 incomplete. Speech Day Program 1972. aGC War Service book. GC Hisro ry (Redmond 19u ). C igarette Case. Sraff phoro 1975. Staff phoro 1972. Lib Comm phoros 1972, 1975, 1976. 2 x Tcups; 2 x Saucers; 2 x Sideplates Grant, Don Cadets reviewed by Major General C Clowes, 1947. Don Gram as Police ergeant in Pirates ofPenzance, 1947. Cadets boarding Newrown tran1,1947· Gregg, Guy Cenrenary Prize Book, 1961. H eadm as rer's Prize Book, 1961. Prefects, 1961 Mounred & Framed. V Cobb etching Geelong College 2/75. Porcelain specimen vase (Grafton). Gunn, Alastair Varie[)f of phoros includ ing A 0 Gunn and others at Cader Camp ar Cardinia Park; orman Morrison . Cenificate of di scharge from cadets, 1910 A 0 Gunn. Two letters from Norman Morrison . Several early rowing phoros and gro up near cricket pavilion . Hambling, Bruce Periodical '1861' Isr Ed, 1967. Harding, Barry Program Pirares of Penzance, 1947. Phoros of G lee Cl ub performances Hawthorne, Peter Pegasus D ec 1924. Speech Day Prog 1968. Ad Astra 1967. Am1 Ath sporrs 1921. Phoro 1954 APS Football reps. Phoro monrage of GC from Punch. Heard, Leigh Harrietville Excursion bookJet, 1968. Hodgson, Ada Phoro J R H odgson (GC 1913-1915). Gro up phoro Incl uding J R Hodgson . Group phoro incl J R H odgso n. 1945 1St XVIII. 1915 1St XI . 1915 1St XVIII. Hood, Richard Collection of 21 phorographs including 6 informal phoros c mid 1950S. GC Info BookJet c. mid 1950S. Hope, Alistair T he Clario n. Menu aGCA 25 July, 19 19. Collection of 32 small phoros. Kelso , Michael Copies of digi tally 'resrored' phoros of Ligh t Horse members ar Mena Egypt, 1915 . Both mounred & di smo unred.
Neale, Max Exp loration Society, 1954 Parti cipanrs Ayers Rock rrip. Pyper, Robert Phorograph AJbum 1948-1956, including staff phoros. Reid, Annabelle Award Books won by her father, Jim Reid. Rogers, Bill Award Books won by his father J 0 Rogers Program: Old Collegians' C hoir Concert 26 Sep, 1932. Fan, 1942 used for "The Sun Whose Rays" . Phoro Yeoman of the Guard, 1942. Schofield, Jan School Blazer belonging ro her uncl e Norris Hosford. (27) Seaton, Bob W La.rge aluminium botcie opener Geelong College embossed "H ead of the River 1956" "Olympi c Year". Presentation sta tue given ro Roben W Sea ron for Coaching Baseball, 1972. Sloane, Alexander Phoros co pied from Sloane Fam ily AJbum. Newspaper articl e copy Rolland Speech D ay. Newspaper article copy Open ing of Mackie H ouse. Book To fly like an eagle The vision; achievem enrs War Service of Australan pioneer aviaror Douglas Sloane 1890-1917. Sloane, Ann Ad As tra No.2 March, 1960. APS Athletics Prog, 1960. Phoro Cadet review. Phoro (copy) Physics Lab. Phoro (copy) Off. and Non Comm s. Phoro passing out parade, 1960. Geelong Queenscliffbus. Stephinson, William Graham (Steve) GC and Scotch College Sydn ey team at GC phorograph. GC and Scotch College, Sydney team at Scotch phorograph. Vivien, Pascoe Glee Club Programs, 1954, 1951, 1949, 1950, 195 6 . Wills, Geoff Phoroco py of Sun News paper Article Yeoman of ci1e G uard, 1950.
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Lawler, Don Co unrry Hour Journ al incl arricle about Austra lian Inl an d Mission and Frank Roll and. McLeod, Mary Framed 1947 "Whole of School" phoro. Collecrio n ofPhoros of 1947 Ramb lers Gui ld rrip ro Ce nrral Aust (M t Co nn or) . Reminiscences Tape, 1993. Copy of Bechervaise" ews Review" Talk. Metcalfe, Judy Five Phoros Yeoman of th e Guard , 195 0 .
TIl(' Geelong CoIII?i\icms of Ihe YC'Of 19 I 4 decided 1o forego all Alhlelic I rophit's, ~ l1d 1o d('vol Ih(' procel?ds to Ilw rplid of di~lrc , ccll1scd by till' We"" in E.urope'. C~ls
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AMA]ORGIFT ''A Lifetime spent doing the right thing for the wrong reasons." - Dr George Tippett (40) T he chool is very gra refu l ro Id ollegian Dr eorge Tippen (+0) \\ ho ha creared an endowment fund, ro be kno\\ n as rhe Dr eorge Tippen Bursary Fund. Thi wo nd erfu l gifr will enable rhe Principal ro provide bursary ass isrance ro fa mili e who fi nd rhem elves in circum rance. \\ here help is required ro enable srud enrs ro remain ar rhe chool. The guidelin provide Aexibili ry and rh e abili ry ro respond q uickly. Geo rge, himself was rh e recipient of bu rsary as isrance during hi yea rs ar rh e Co llege. This was so merhi ng he did nor di cover until many years larer.
George Tippett has I/sed his medicfll expertise to help /I1f1lly people ill Asifl
Throughour his rem arkabl e caree r Geo rge ha undertaken a erie of intern arional humanirari an projects. H i program combine primary care with a choo l edu cari on program . T h i invo l e parent in order ro ger co mmuni ry co mpliance wirh hea lrh program uch as vaccinarion, am enaral and neonaral care, an d dem o nsrraring rhe value of re earch. Hi work in Asia srarred in I984 when he visired epal ro rudyanae rhe ia rechniques for cararacr surgery. in ce rh en, he has worked in India wieh T iberan refugees, Lebano n, England, o rrh and ouch lernam , Thailand, Borneo , Ambo n and orrhern Te rrirory. Mosr recenrly he has been in vol ved wieh the es rablishm enr of a leprosy program in an,bodia. G eorge has received numero us award for internarional service in ehe field o f M edi cine. So me of his awards include 1 (Member of rhe rder o f Ausrralia for intern ari o nal service in medicine), rhe Weary Dunlop La M edal, rh e Ro rary Imernario nal Medal and Knighr of rhe Order of r John of Jerusalem . G eorge is a Pas r Pre ident of [he Royal Flying Docror ervice (Vicroria), rhe Pres idenr of rhe I ledical Benevolenr socia non and Repre entarive ro rhe Board of rh e AlYIA. H e al 0 ir on rhe Lord M ayo r's Fund Grants Co mmirree.
From left: Dr Leanne Rowe, Pro/JlIlifill Disne;\ JIIfr Neil Everist OAlvI (42) find Dr George Tippett AM (40), deep in conversfltion following Speech Dfly 2003
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Escape from Tarawa Executive Officer with A Past Tom Clark, former Executive OrTicer of the Old Geelong Collegians A .ociarion umil he rLtired 111 19 0, c,lme ro nQ[ice in 1 ew Zealand re -enth as the subject of a magazine ~lrticle de rlhing a d,lrIng e cape from the Japanese in T.ua\\a during \'\'orld \,\'ar Two. In 1939 ;n the Jge of 2+ Tom joined Burn Philp ('ourh ea) Co Ltd J an accountant. He wa "ent ro the Tarawa branch in the Briti. h Colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands (Kiribati) in February 19+!. Within 10 months the Japanese had invaded Tarawa after attacking Pearl Harbour. The article, wrinen by Don Lawler (+5) was based on a diary in which Tom had recorded e\'en day of the occupation. Tarawa Aroll , engraved in the hisrory of the War in the Pacific in 1943 by the slaughter of invading U.S. Marines, was well-documented in military archives as a tenacious Allied vicrory, but a recently-revealed diary describes the ([agedy and bravery of a small group of civilians who were trapped by war. Tom Clark was in Tarawa when the Japanese invaded and was one of 19 men who escaped from the island and a ubsequent massacre. His diary describes these events after 64 years. The men who escaped used a renovated launch , rowing a lifeboat and a sailing skiff, to cross 800kms of the Pacific Ocean. The odd little convoy scurried south from island to i land while the Japanese patrolled the area by air and sea. Within months, 22 men, including the British residents who had decided to remain behind on Tarawa, were publicly beheaded by sword in a tragic parade before a Japanese commanding officer. The massacre was on Betio Atoll, the largest of the Tarawa group, in Ocrober 1942. The victims included the colony's radio operaror Reg Morgan , pharmacist Basil Cleary, master mariner Capt. I.R. H and ley aged 93 , island trader and former District Officer A.M.McArthur, and one of the best known and respected missionaries in the outh Pacific the Rev. Alfred add ,
aged only 33. Seventeen captured New Zealand Coastv,ratchers were executed (and postllumously acco rd ed military status) . As an heroic escape by civilians fo llowed by a dreadful massacre in a tiny British co lony in the heat of war, nothing was publicly reported of tile escape and not much was said abo ur the massacre. A memorial was erected by the Americans and Briosh at Betio soon after tile bloody Battle of Tarawa, in ovember 1943, where U.S. casualties had totalled 3500 and the Japanese had lost 5000 men . T he plaque reads: In memory of 22 British subj ects murdered by the Japanese at Betio on th e 15th of October 1942. Stan ding un armed to their POStS, they matched brutaliry with gallantry and met death with Forritude. Befo re th e invasio n of the Gilbert Islands tile colonial inhabitants had led an orderly, peaceful existence. Tom C lark described life on Betio as idyllic. "There was little work to do, but there was a very good tennis court and plenry of excellent fishing and sai li ng on the lagoon", he said. Mail came to Tarawa only when one of th e British Phosphate Comm issio n ships or the Burns Philp ketch called at O cean Island (Banaba) about 480knlS away. This meant a wai t of up to twO months between mail deliveries. Relaxation turned to tension when Japan ar[Jcked Pearl H arbour on 7 December 1941, purting our of ac tion th e entire battl es hip force of the u.s. Pacific Fleer. Ocean Island was bombed o n 8 December. On th e next day the war came to Tarawa with th e arri val in Betio lagoon of a destroyer from V ice Admiral In ouye's Fourth Fleet. Japanese marines storm ed ashore un opposed. All white residents we re herd ed together for questioning at bayonet point while th eir boats on Betio lagoo n we re being wrecked or disabled. Tom lark, his arms tied with wire, was evenrually called to explai n th e whereabou ts of a governmem ketch . After a day of loo ting, que tioning and threats, th e marin es lefr.
It was ev ident that th e residents of Tarawa would remain under threat w ith tlleir boats disabled and a major Japanese base being established 160kms to the norrh at Butaritari. The colon ials held a series of meetings trying to decide whether it was safer to stay under Japanese occupation or attempt a 1600km escap e by sea to Fiji, dodging h ostile wars hips and aircraft. Those who opted for escape starred repairing one of th e damaged launches. Calculations were made to schedule work between enemy aircraft patrols and the tides, which varied by about 40 minutes each day. (These were th e same ode p atterns wh ich confounded the U.S . Second and Eighth Marines nearly two years late r when they invaded Tarawa. The tides we re miscalculated, [l'apping their landing craft on a reef, and the marines had ro wade about 800 metres to the beach under withering en emy fire, incur ring heavy losses) . W hen the launch was repaired , the decision was made ro escape. Radio operaror Reg Morgan made it clear that it was his du ry to remai n at his post, and Basil C leary volunteered to assist him. Both men knew the risk; both were later murdered. At 5.30 pm on 27 February 1942 tlle strange co nvoy oflaun ch, lifeboat and skiff, cleared Betio reef bound for Maiana, about 50kms south. Aboard were: Tom Clark; master of the ketch N imanoa, Capt. Ted H arn ess, who later joined the New Zeala nd navy and participated in the in vas ion of Tarawa; Capt. D ough ry of Burns Philp; gove rnm ent m ed ical officer Dr Isaac; chi ef engi neer Percy inclair; engineer Wally Hunt; director of healrh Dr Kingsley teenson; officer in charge of rhe Bairiki school , Capr. Holland who, w irh th e rank of major su bsequ ently rerurned for the in vasio n and predicted rh e tide problem; acco untant Par English; an Australian seam an, Monry hambers; seven Norwegian shipwreck survivo rs; and two G ilbertese. After two des perare weeks and 800 kl11s at sea under a with erin g sun [he co nvoy mer rhe Fij i lighth ouse ship Degei which rook th em ro Fiji an d safery.
OGCA Netball Tournament Calling A ll Old Geelong College Netballers! Do yo u have fond memories of yo ur glory day as a Geelo ng College nerbal ler? How much would yo u love ro relive rhe fun days of rhe pasr wirh old friends and coaches ar rh e in augural O ld Geelong Collegians Nerball Tournamell[? This evell[, which will carer for all abi li ry and fim ess levels, will be held on Sarurday 27 Augusr 2005 and will be followed by a celebrarion dinner in rhe Dining Hall. This will be a fanrasric opporruniry ro view and sh are rare phoros and video foorage of how nerball was played rhrough rhe 1970s, 80S and 90S ro rhe presenr, and ro mingle wirh fa miliar faces from m e past. erballers from al l reams and Year-groups are encouraged ro arrend . We are hoping to conracr as many pas r playe rs and coaches as possible, and ro gain access ro ream photos and video foorage of gan1es. Please conracr Jan e U rring (87) currenr sraff m ember ar jlltting@geelongcollege.vic.edll.au if yo u can help. Furmer derails of rhe evell[ will fo llow. We look forward ro your parriciparion in rhis exciri ng evenr!
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Inco rp orared in 1981, me C lub is made up of O ld Collegians or Old Grammarians who now live in Melboume. Playing in rhe Geelong Foorball C lub co lour of the navy and blue whire hoops, Old Geelong (O GS) is based ar rhe picruresque grounds and clubrooms of Co mo Park, Sourh Ya rra. We currend y have over 100 regisrered players and a very large gro up of upporrers. The Club has rh ree ides playing in rhe Vicrorian Amareur Foorball Associarion (VAFA) whil e our main focus is ro ach ieve success on and off rhe foorball field , we are also m ind ful of (he need ro creare an a(mosphere where our playe rs can enj oy rh eir foorballing endeavours and apply rh e di cipline leam( nor only ro fo orball , bur also to orher as pecrs of rheir live. OG ha had (he perfecr sran ro rhe 200 5 eason - afrer five march es - rhe Isrs and 2nds bom sir at (he top of rheir ladders undefeared. With o me fanras ri c win from borh ream (hi year, we have had abour rvvenry new player including ick a boulr, Marryn Whire, Rhet Parso ns who have all tarred off brillianrly with m 1St Se nior side. \'(fith Nick and Tom Betts, Jamie Bell and AI Munro and other the year looks exciting.
The 2nd have made their mark wirh hri Wil on, Richard Herd , and Tom \'('a(er making a notewor(h y conrribution. lub I have not been as succes ful bur rhe enrhu iasm is there. On (he social side, we have had large number at (he home game - made up of parem , ex studenr and Friend - many of whom stay For rhe mer game function. OUf fir r OG Pivot lunch wa held on 30 pril with over one hundred gue ( attending . .lame Tonkin (Olympic rower) poke about hi por(ing achievemenr . \'(fe were plea ed wirh (he number of urrem a llege parenr who attended the lunch and we thank [hem for their arrendan e. Thl lun -h coincided with the eclong ollcg \ leelong Grammar chool practi e match. urrcnr tudenrs had the opponunity ro see the 0 -;,home ground and at h up \\ ith pa. t ~[llde"L The Old ,ee/ong Footb<cll luh \\1 h s '\ [\ ucce 5 to the current Year I~ pl.lHr ,lnd im it all school lea\'crs intere ted in pLl\ l~ in t'delbourne in ~o06 ro jOin rh . '- ,-; For furher inform.ltil n (011l<ld ,r.t Goldsworthy O ..pl 14- n-.
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HERE and THERE D UNCAN AS HBY (91) is currently living in Canberra and wo rki ng for rh e D epanmem of D efence. H e an d h is wife Amber, had a son, Oliver on 15 January 2005 . ROSS BARNES (68) concluded eighr years of minisrry ar tile Bendi go C hurch of C hrisr as Senior Paswr. In February 2005 he commen ced as me Paswr of me G isborn e Church of ChrisL HUGH BICKERSTAFF (80) is currendy Chief Operari ng O ffice r for rh e Volam e G wup, a majo r Ausrral ian lis red rechnology company. He and icole have had a daughrer, Lucinda, sisrer for Lachlan. CRAIG CAMPBELL (59) has join ed H ayden Real Esrare in Geelong as a Residemial Sal es Consu lram. Craig's move in w Real Esrare fo llows many years as a news presem er ar various relevision srari o ns, including Wl N and Ten ervvorks. GEOFF C ORSTORPHAN (59) hosred a reun ion of Geelong College caders of rh e 59-60 era. T hose in a[[endance were: Roben Tonkin, Perer D oak, Garth mirh , Ian G ill , Roben H ede, Robin Edge, Ian Dobi e, Ali srair McArrhur, Joh n M acrier, J\ tfi chael Roland, Roberr Lawler, D ennis Eks redr, To ny Benham , Jamie Mo rw n, H ugh Bro mell and Roger C ronk. GRAEME JOHNSTO NE (58), V icw ri a's Srare Corone r, was ho no ured by rhe Royal ociery of the Ans whe n he rece ived o ne of fWO H ann en medal awa rd ed nario nal ly in 2004 fo r his "ou rsranding co m riburio n ro Forensic and Coronial cience in Vicwria". JACQUES KI NT (94) has jo in ed hi s famil y in the successfu l laun ching of rheir oli ve oil company, Manza n ill o G rove in w [h e ma rker place.
DAVID LANG (91) moved ro Umbri a, lraly rwo years ago. H e and his wife Chrissie live ar Casa San Gab riel. T hey have resrored rh ree farm buildi ngs mar rhey re m as holiday accommodario n - wwvv.casasangabriel. co m. Recendy rhey have been busy hosrin g [[ufRe and porcini mushroom hu nri ng weeks an d celebraring rheir firsr olive oil harves L Vi nes are ilie nexr proj ecL D av id is reachi ng English ar a language school and ilie Un iversiry of Perugia. CAROLINE LITTLE (99) has complered a fashion design course ar rh e Gordon and is now worki ng as Ward robe Assistanr at C han nel 9 in M elbourne. She and her parmer Eam on Donnelly (1999) are des igning fo r Elwood C10m ing in addirion to some freelan ce work. O ne of rhe ir recem projecrs was ro design th e promorional toys released by Hungry Jacks in Apri l. DONALD MCLEAN (38) recendy completed 50 years as a Un iversiry lecturer in Med ical Mi crob iology. As Professor Emerirus Parhology ar m e U ni ve rsiry ofBrirish Columbia in Vancouver, Canada he currendy deli vers iJ1(rod uctory lectures to rhe Bachelor of M ed ical Laboratory Science course each year. Th is carries on rh e rrad irion ar rhe Uni ve rsiry of Me lbourn e in his own srudeJ1( yea rs rhar rhe mosr senio r deparrm eJ1(al member delivered rhe inrrodu crory lecrures to fi rsr year sru deJ1(s. JUDI PARKHOUSE (nee Wilsher '92) has worked in rh e orrhern Territory, reaching in remo re Aboriginal schoo ls for rhe las r six years. he marri ed Scorr Parkh ouse in Fiji in 2003 and th ey had a baby boy, Wi lliam , in May 2004. PETER SOLOMO (73) and 27 orher d ri ve rs of up er C ars recendy d rove from Hong Kong to H ainan Isla nd and bac k over a d isrance of 2, 100 ki lo merres in rhe 'Typhoon Express', an
evenr nor dissimilar to rhe G un Ball in Eu rop e or tile Bull Run in th e USA. Over cerrain stages vehicles were hining speeds in excess of 330 km per h our. Most of rh e world's exotic m arques were rep reseJ1(ed including, Bendey, Ferrar i, Porsche, Jaguar and Me rcedes Benz. JONATHAN SPEAR (92) is now wo rking witll ilie D ep arrm eJ1( o f Premier and Cabinet. MICHAEL STEWART (83) was marri ed in 1997. H e and his w ife Kylie have fo ur children, G race, Prue, Chloe and Ruby. GEORGINA THOMSON (2001) graduated wi rh a Bach elor of Laws from Bond Universiry, Queensland in Augusr 2004- he is wo rkin g ar H arwood Andrews, Solicito rs in Geelo ng. JAMES TURNER (71) rece nd y complered 24 years in rh e Com monweal rh Public Service. H e is raki ng early rerirem enr fro m Cemrelink so he can "do his own rhing". DOUGLAS WOOD (54) was rescued by Iraqi and Am eri can fo rces o n 15 June afrer six wee ks in capri viry in Iraq. T he best wishes of rhe Co ll ege comm uniry go to Do uglas and his fanli ly
Births JESS BARBER (nee Suilierlalld '94) and husband Duncan - a daughrer, Ros ie Co nsra nce o n 6 October 2004 - a sister for Jack. KELLIE BEACHAM (nee Olsen '91) and Edward Beacham - a so n, Edwa rd And rew O lsen o n I8 O ctober 2004. FERGUS ELDER (90) and w ife Cassiea daughre r, C lai re Lo ui se o n 19 Octo ber 2004·
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FIONA FITZGERALD (nee Williamson ' 93) and husband Shem (92) welcomed rhe birch of Joh n C harles Dibclin Fitzgerald on 15 January 2005 . CHRIS FOLEY (88) and wife Elizabeth a daughter, Millicent Elizabech on 3 June 2004. DAVID HAY (88) and Courtn ey Blood a so n, H ar ry Winston on 14 December 2004. A brother for Thomas. DAVID LANG (91) and wife Christina - a daughter, Elisabetta H elena Lang on 17 ovember 2004 at che C itta Di Castello Hospital in Umbria, haly. C HERYLLYN LITTLE (97) and parmer Tim C layton - a daughrer, Ava Rose, born in Adelaide on 6 March 2005. ALISON (nee Hatton '91) and Gregory Lochead (91) - a so n, A ustin Alexander o n 8 D ece mber 2004. JACQUI LOMAS (86) and husband Stefan Mee - a daughter, Ruby Constance Lomas-M ee on 27 December 2004. Jacqui is currently on matern ity leave fro m Bates Sm art Architects where she is a n Associate Director. KATE MCCONNELL (nee Walker '91) a nd husband David - a daughter, Amelia Tess on 15 October 2004 - a little sister for Meg Lilli e. LISA MCMEEKIN (nee YOU11g ' 88) and husband Colin - a daughter, Katherin e Jan e on 9 Feb ruary 2004. MICHAEL NELSON (88) and wife Jo D 'Andrea - twin so ns Charl es Douglas Harry and Angus John H en ry on 16 September 2004FREYA POULTER (nee Firzgerald '90) and husba nd Stewarr and big brother H amish welcomed the birth of Patrick Jam es Poulter on 20 Apr il 2005 .
STUART PRETTY (80) and wife Kylie a daughter Alice Elizabeth o n 5 July 2004. A sister for Matilda Jean.
DRE~ POOLEY (94) and Joanne ;-,fcRae were married in North East Victoria on 10 December 2004-
LEIGH AND ALICE SHAW (nee Trevaski '95) - a boy, H arvey Eve rert on 2I August 2004.
AMANDA TS G (92) and L I JERI II (92) were married on -+ larch 200-+ at t Mary's Basilica, Geelong.
JOSEPH TOBIAS (87) and wife Melanie a so n, Hugo Jose ph on II February 2004. Joe and his famil y have relocated to Alphingron. JODIE T ROMBA (nee Day ' 95) and husband D avid - a dau ghter Ehl ana Mae on I January 2005 . A sister fot Jon athon . H EATH E R VIVIAN (nee Step hens '85) al1d husband Andrew - a daughter, Phoebe Mary Allie on 27 August 2004. A sister for Lachl al1 aJ1d Harry.
ELIZABETH ROWLEY (94) became engaged to imon Mar h on ew Year' Eve 2004- They are li ving in Jan Juc. MATTHEWWILKJ 0 (95) and allie ymonds celebrated a 'white hri tmas' wedding in Chicago on 2- December _003. They are currently living in Tue on, Arizona.
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ANDREW CAREY (95) a nd ARELLE TH OMAS (95) announced their engagement on 27 April 2005. They plan to be married ea rly in 2006. Andrew i a n Engineering Con ulta nt and arelle i an Industri al and Otganisational Psycholog ist, both working in Melbourne.
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OGCA CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2005 Monday 25 July
Combined Carji Greeves Club and ewman Club Dinner, Alex Popescu Room, GFC
Pre idem Jim Marendaz (19-2)
Saturday 30 July
H amilton Branch Reunion Dinner,
Vice Pre idem Don Lawl r (19 -+5)
Mon I to Tues 2 August
Sheepvention, H amilton
Saturday 13 August
30 Year Reunion Dinner of 197 5 Year Group
Saturday 2 7 August
etball Reunion Tournament and Dinner
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Honorary ec rerary Paul Mi hura (1991) Honorary Trea urer (even koglund (19 3)
Tues 20 to Thurs 22 Sept
H enry Field D ays, NSW
Tues 4 to T hur 6 O ctober
Elmore Field D ays
Friday 14 October
Sydney Branch Reunion Dinner
Saturday 22 October
20 Year Reunion of 1985 Year Group
Saturday 29 October
Queensland Branch Reunion in Brisbane
David Jarman (19-5)
Saturday 12 November
Sic ltur Luncheon (50 or more years out reunion)
Brownyn Kirb ' (19-9)
Immeru a re Pa r Pre idem David arerhou e (19 0) Mau Bridge (1992) Chris
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Andrea Jame (19-+)
Jame M ek (2000) John O 'Brien (2002) Bill Phillip (196 )
Dates for 2006 Friday 24 March
OGC v OGG Golf Day
Friday 3I March
Albert Bell Club Dinner
Saturday 8 April
APS H ead of the River ( agambie)
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I JULY 2005
Welcome Welcome to the first issue of our new newsletter. Iv1y name is Jim Marendaz, yo ur new President. For some time now many of yo u have been asking for information abo ut reunion dates, school function and other matters that relate to the Old Collegians . Well, we have listened to yo u and here is the result! We plan to communicate on a regular basis whelp keep everyone up to date. For those unfamiliar with yo ur organisation, let me take some time w outline so me of our aims and services. The Old Geelong Collegians' Association has as its main objective "w help unite those who have attended The Geelong College; w foster good fellowship amongst each other and witl1 the College; and w promote the welfare of The Geelong College". Many social events are organised w help Old Collegians w keep in wuch, such as Branch Reunions aro und Australia and overseas, and our very popular decade Year Level reunions organised every ten years. There are several sporting clubs affiliated with the OGCA. These include the Geelong Amate ur Football and Netball Club, the Old Geelong Football Clu b (OGS), the Old Geelong Collegians' Amateur Athletics Club and tl1e Albert Bell Club for past rowers. An annual College v Grammar Golf Day is held at Barwon Heads Golf Club and APS Combined Schools Golf Day is held at Royal Melbourne each November. The Association is also an active participant within the College community. Over the years the OGCA has made significant donations for the provision of buildings and facilities such as Morrison Hall, Mackie Oval, the War Memorial W ing, the Preparawry School, the Rolland Centre, the Aquatic Centre, the Electronic coreboard on Main Oval and more recently, the Keith Humble Centre for Music and Performing Arts. The OGCA also provides a scholarship each year for the son or daughter of an Old Collegian entering Year 9 and continuing to Year I2, so that four scholarships are operating concurren tly. The recipient of the 2004 scholarship is Douglas Ford. Douglas is the son of Russell (I972) with whom I went w school. I wonder if Douglas can swim as well as his old man could?! The recipient of the 2005 scholars hip will be announced shortly. Already this year we have been busy. In Feb ruary the OGCA hosted its regular Year I2 School Leavers' funct ion. This year it was held on the lawn in from of the Dining Hall at Senior School. We had a great rum-out. The weather was goo d as were the drinks and food. This function is held w welcome new Old Collegians into the Association.
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In March our annual Golf D ay between College and Gram mar was held. T his is a fantastic day at Barwon H eads Golf Club, with golf in tl1e morning followed by lunch and presentations. By mid afternoon tl1e golf stories were getting more exaggerated. Unfortunately the Grammar won the Cup thi s year. We will have to get it back next year. If yo u wo uld like to participate in next year's Golf D ay, please phone the Comm uni ty Relations Office and have your name added to the golf list. On the same weekend, the Glee Club Reunion and Gilbert and Sullivan retrospective was held at the school. For many years the school had a very active Glee Club and this evening was a way of celebrating those wonderful years as well as raising money w name the music auditorium in the new music and drama centre in honour of George Logie-Smith. The night was a sell out and by all acco unts, a fantastic success. The Head of the River (H ead of the Dam or H ead of the Lake as some refer w it these days) was held early in April. Whilst this is a school fixture, it is always well attended by Old Collegians. T his year was my first visit to Nagambie and I enjoyed getting into the spirit of the event in the time honoured fashion . Two possible events that are not on our calendar yet are Branch Dinners in Melbourne and Geelong. Over recent years, apart from decade reunions, there has not been an appropriate function for people living in these areas w attend on a regular basis. Already some people have expressed interest in assisting in getting these events off the gro und. Anyo ne interested in helping can contact us through the Community Relations Office. T he OGCA is abo ut helping its members keep in touch . If there is anything we can do to assist yo u in achieving this, we would love to hear from you. As I move aro und the vario us events we have planned for this year, I look forward to meeting new people and catching up with old friends.
Jim Marendaz (1972) Presiden t, Old Geelong Collegians' Association
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etball r ! D .v u have fond C allinab all Old e lon ba o ll eae b m emorie of your glory day a a elong olleg netballer? H ow much would you love to relive the fun day of the past with old friends and coache at the inaugural Id eelong ollegian le tball Tournament?
eville Leith (I9 45) an exp atr ia te who had resided in Wales fo r m o re than 30 years broke h is h ip in a fall and died of a h eart attack in h ospital shortly after an operation last January. Nevill e's wife and t\¥o daughters Bew from tlle UK ro ineer his ash es in his sister's grave at th e Eden cem etery in I SW on 15 M arch 2005 . T h ey were joined by Bill C lover (I945) and D on Lawler (1945) and m any locals at a graveside se rvice conducted by the Rev. H elen Cowgill of the Eden Anglican C hurch. Neville, a co mpetene studene in his school days, never a pired ro recognition or sp orting p rowess b ur was happy ro "go with the Row", developing his own h om espun philosophy ro cope w ith all life h ad ro offe r. H e joined the small groups of College bushwalkers wh o explored the V ictorian High Co untry, locating Ta rli Karng, and the Macallister H eadwaters, and even riding bicycles from Geelon g ro Adelaid e. Co nformi ty ruled at tlle College in his day, bu t there were som e rare exceptions. Neville was sene from study one evening ro get his h air cut by the "barber" in on e of the classrooms. In a move to upset the auto cratic Senior H o use Mas ter, Carl Ipsen , N evill e asked to be sh orn and h e returned to study as the first bald boarder. Carl Ipsen was furi ous and Neville was "gated" for the rest of the term! However, his photo featured in the sch ool newspaper C h ez N ous, illustratin g a daring example of 1940'S non -con fo rmi ty. Neville was p art ow n er of a ceram ic tile business in H olyh ead , E ngland.
W ritten by Don Lawler (1945) O GCA Vice President
OLD COLLEGIANS ONLINE Take the time to visit the C ollege website at www.geelongcollege.vic.edu. au and log on to the O ld C ollegians Online D irectory loca ted o n the O G A page. This offers yo u the facility to catch up w ith m em bers of your year group who have left their details, and al 0 search for other O ld C ollegians via th eir occupati o n or loca tio n. Yo u never kn ow wh o yo u might find o n the D irectory! If you wo uld like to receive yo ur OGCA Newsletter a nd other information electro n ically, pl ease email ogca@geelongcollege.vic.edu.au and leave yo ur coneact em ail address.
This evene, w hich wi ll cater for all ability and firne level, will be held on aru rday a nd will be Foil wed by a celebration dinner in the Dining Hall. This will be a fanta ti opportunity to view and h are rare photo and video footage of how netball wa played thro ugh the I970 ' 0 and '90 through to the present, and to mingle with familiar face from the past. etballers from all team and year-group are en co uraged to attend. W e are looking to co ntact as many pa t player and coache as possible, a nd gain access to team photo and video footage of ga me . Plea e co ntact Jane Utting (19 4) at jutting@geelongcoUege.vic.edu .au if you can help. Further details of the event will follow. We look forward to your participation in this exciting event!
T HE GEELONG COLLEGE CARNI 'AL 20 0 5 The Geelon g College i beginning preparations for the 2005 Carnival. The Carn ival is a major fundrai er for the ollege. The money raised a t the Carnival goe directly toward educational initiative, furnishings and/or equipment at both the Senior and Prep aratory chools. The ollege arnival is a true co mmunity effo rt invol ing The eelong o liege staff and srudenes, ma ny enthusiastic parent and of cour e, O ld Geelong Collegian . Our last Carnival was held in October 2003 and an timat d crowd of 2,500 enjoyed the entertainment and a tiviti , including tlle Art how, food tall , wine tent, market pta e, garden tall and more, culminating in the t\vilight fireworks display. Building on the success of the la t arnival we are anticipating an increa ed number of i itor to th oil ge from th Geelong and wider community. The Carnival will be held on Saturd ay 8 crab r 200 in the magnifice nt gro unds of the enior cho I ampu in Newtown. The OG omminee will b running the sausage sizzl in th food a rea. Please mak a date in your diary.
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Mrs] A Adam (Staff)
Mr \Y/ R Canning (OGC - 1940)
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Dr L A Allen (PI')
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Mr G L Barber (OGC - 19501'1')
Dr L T Chanlpness (OGC - 1946 PI' GP)
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Mrs C D Barnard (CP - [] PI' Staff)
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Mr A M Barnard (CP - II 1'1')
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