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Letters to the ED ITO R Fosters thongs and a110ther shrimp on the barbie.. .

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Dear Friends ar rhe College, Why would an eighreen year old, freshly released from [he resrraims of schoo l and srudy, wirh [he emire world as his oysrer, choose ro throw himselfhalfvvay around rhe world into a coumry [har is dark, cold, and full of pommies? Challenge, advenrufe and opporruniry are whar I now recognise as the answers ro rhar quesrion; me challenge ro expand my comfort zo ne, [he [hrill of [he advemure and rhe opporruniry ro explore rhe world. Togerher wirh James Lannan , we were lefr ro navigare our way across rhe coumry, ser up English bank aCCQums and learn rhe ins and ours of English cusrom. Ar leas[ we spoke rhe language . .. or did we? I rold one srudem how comfortable my thongs were, and ar anorher poinr found myself coaxing a ch ild ro change quickly by relling him ro 'rake his pams off', well rhose who know anyrhing abour English slang can imagine rhe reacrions I gor-for rhose rhar don'r, I was lucky nor ro be a convicred paedophile wirhin my firsr rwo weeks. Armed wirh rh e knowledge mar pams were rrousers a nd rhong Rip-Rops, T bartled on, only ro be furrher rripped up by rexras, whire-our, doonas and dinn er. Come rhree weeks I had given up. In rhe summer 1 heard a radio adverr suggesr (h ar rhe warmer wearher be celebrared in Au rrali an sryle; by enjoying a Fosrers and rhrowing anorher shrimp on rhe barbie. Fosrers? Shrimp? They mighr as well say we ride kangaroo~ ro school and keep koalas as pcrs. Allhough you would bc hard presscd ro find a GAP srudcm who wouldn'r sing rhe praises

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of his or her school, rhe year we have had ar Malvern College, in \Xi'orcesrershire, has been seco nd ro none. In o ur firsr week we we re rrained and res red ro become full y qualified li feguards (an idea rhar I-and many of my friends-found laughab le ar [he rime, and thar I would have d ee med impossible o nl y rvvo weeks prior) . We have worked w irh everyo ne from rhe (\¥o-yea r-old-roddlers, w ho have become like rin y lirtle brorhers a nd sisrers, ro rh e eighreen-year-old sixth-formers who have become ou r li fe long fri ends. Ir is nigh impossible ro ascerrain a negarive aspect ro rhe year, bur come Seprember any Englishman wirh a quick rongue and a sharp mind seemed ro wam ro di sc uss cricker. .. after so many years of sporring dominance we were so keen ro rub ir in Englis h faces rhar our losses in cri cker and rugby lefr us rarher raken aback, and quali~' ing for rh e 2006 Wor ld Cup did li ttle ro abare rheir spirirs; 'Grear', rhey rema rked, 'now we can bear you ar socce r as we ll '.

During my rime in Mackic, I was o nce ro ld rh ar rh c co mforr zone is for rhose who don'r beli eve in [hemselves. I rhoughr Iirtle of ir ar rh e rime, bur si nce rh en my arr irud e roward rh is maxim has changed dramari call y. Ever heard of Brarislava? Ne irhe r had we. In Ocrober afte r a good few days in Prague, we fe lr rhe urge ro move o n- nor a co mpulsio n, jusr an urgebur rh ar imprompru gur feeling had us running across Prague ro carch a rrai n ro a ciry we had never heard of before. It was nor rh ar many yea rs ago rh ar m e rhoughr of carc hin g rhe bus home from boarding schoo l caused suffi cienr angsr ro have me birin g my fingernails. H owever, as rhar train crui sed rhrough rh e Czech Repub li c an d Slovakia, I felr sin gul arly more independem rhan ar any or her poim in my li fe. I had a rerum ricker in my pocker, al l my possessions in m e rack above my head and abo ur $20 in my wal ler, bur I didn'r have a concern in rh e world. Such has my co mfort zo ne expanded in rhe pasr rwelve momhs. Independence, however, is o nly o ne of rhe direcrions ir has moved o n in. Cleaning up afrer a rwo-year-o ld who didn'r make ir ro rhe barhroom in rime, jumping in a swi mmin g pool ro save a struggling seve n-yea r-old, or co mforrin g yo ur d evasra red four[een-year-old strike r, who just losr yo ur ream rhe march by missing rhe fifrh penal ry kick are rhe experiences rhar C'l¥elve mo nrhs ago I wo uld have rurn ed my back on , runnin g in a panic ro so meo ne w ho co uld be rrer deal wirh rhe siruarion . So, wirh my comfort zone suffi cien tly expanded, rhe nexr chalJenge is unive rsiry, bur ar leasr berwee n now and rh en rh ere w ill be a co upl e of monrhs in whi ch ro sir back, enj oy a VB srubby, and chu ck anorh er snag o n rhe barbi e. Besr wis hes .

Geoffrey Heard (2004)

Travel was done on a bir of a wing and a prayer. You mighr consider ir a bir imperuous, bur spending a nighr in a field in Ireland a nd a freezing nighr on a rai lway srarion bench in orrhern orway has ce rrai nl y been characrer building, if norhing else . One of rhe games we play now is ro comparc rhe number of differem counrries and capiral ciries we have been ro-23 and 18 ar lasr counr. Ycr whi le we are busy debaring abour wherher Varican Ciry should acruall y coum, ir is wirh a mild shock rhar I realise how much more worldly we have bccomc- omc of our friends from choo l rill don'r cven have a passporr.

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Millennials One and All VALEDICTORY SERVICE 200 5

(( Never doubt that a small group ofcommitted citizens can change the world. Indeed) its the only thing that ever has.

Quoting from ch e Book oOoel in a lecrure he gave in May thi s year, ch e Vice-Ch ancell o r of the Universiry of Melbourne Professo r G ly n Davis, comparin g the arrirudes and perspecti ves of the gene rations, said th at th e oLd dream w hil e the yo ling see visions. Professor Davis was examinin g th e co ncept of innovation as an o utcom e of a generati o nal clash "between peopLe born into the cuLturaL

and historicaL flSsumptio77S ofone time but calLed on to meet the unfomiLia7· chaLLenges oftmotha Innovation, he suggested, remLts from the press ofone generation against anothel; the demand ofthe young to break free pushing hard against the accumuLated wisdom ofthe olde/:" What r wo uld like co ex plore m yse lf roday are the ways in which th e prese nt ge neration , the so-called miLLenniaL generation ro w h ich our Year 12S and anyone born after 1982 belong, might come ro innova te, pushin g aga inst their predecessors of Generation X, wh o reac hed adu lth ood in th e closin g d ecades of last ceJl(ury. But first of al l, who are th ese yo un g peo pl e? And how might they be defined generationaL!;I? An inAuential American stud y produ ced by ei l H owe a nd Wi lli am Strauss in 2000 describes ce rra in gene ral ch aracte ri tics of the Millennials w hi ch , omewhat su rpr isin gly, link them mo re ro their g ra ndp areJl(s (eve n g reat-grandpa renrs), who were haped by

th e depression and Seco nd World War, than ro their Ge neration X uncl es and aUJl(S and baby boomer pareJl(s. The seve n co re traits H owe and Suauss ideJl(ifi ed as defining th e 'Mi llennials' are these

Special: Imbued w ith a sense of importance by their parems, they feel ass ured of their place in the wo rld .

SheLtered: Protected from birth , th ey have been raised in a securi ry co nscious world.

Confident: Th e m ajori ry are tr ustin g and optimistic, believ in g th ey wi ll get a job and make th eir way in li fe. Team-oriented: They have developed ti ght peer bonds and strong team instin cts and indicate every d esi re ro cooperate with others. Conventional: They are at ease w ith sociery's and their parems' values a nd stron bo on di scip lin e, law and ord er. Pressured: Th ey feel press ured ro srudy hard a nd excel, and ro avoid pe rsonal ri sks. Achieving: They have 5 and 10 year plans and co m e across as fo cussed and d ete rm i ned . This is scarcely che portrait of a b uddin bo revo lutionary, r think yo u'll agree!

r wo nd er if th e Yea r 12S prese nt roday recognise themselves in this descripti o n. Does it ca pture how yo u a nd yo ur pee rs think abo ut yo urselves, or do you se nse ce rtain in adequacies in its formul a tion ? From m y own poim of view as an educaror, th ese eve n traits come across as val uabl e but narrow indi carors of yO Ul" po tenti al as a ge nerati o n. In fac t, th ey sound a little like a check-list for a jo b! It is clearly importa nr bur nOt suffi ciem for yo un g people nowadays ro be co nfid ent ind iv id uals, suppo rti ve co lleagues, hi ghachi ev in g wo rkers a nd law-abi din g cit ize ns. Th ere is surely mu ch more ro life th an this. One of rh e fundamental a ims of edu cation is precisely ro o pen up yo un g peo p le's mind s

and co nsciences ro rhe world around a nd beyo nd them and ro the needs of orh ers. Wh ere, in th e m illenni al li n e- up of defi n ing attr ib utes, are t he ech o of broader co ncern s and a sense of oLltreach ' You a re growing up in a wo rl d th at is showi ng clea r sig ns of stress. Success ions of energy crises, rerror ist atracks and natural disas ters, rogeth er w ith th e prospect of a n av ian Au pandem ic, are dai ly remi nd ers of our frag ili ry a nd th e need for solutio ns on a global scale. Howe and Strauss claim rhat t he Mi llennials are on rrack co becom ing the smartes t and bes t edu cated ge neration in h isrory. In th e li g h t of this and your commendab le openness ro social and cultural diversiry, how mi gh t yo u collectively b uil d a more sustai nab le v isio n fo r the world, taking us beyond o ur p rese n t, see m in gly stal led, position ? Th e challenges we face across th is planet can not simp ly be passed on ro governments ro so lve. Pol itical reAexes are noro riously geared ro th e short rerm and all roo often nar io nall y, rat her rhan globall y, insp ired. M ill enni als w ill be leading this wo rl d in 20 years' time: yo u w ill need ro th ink ca refu ll y abo ut how ro pre pare fo r yo ur co ll ect ive res ponsibi liti es. To rerum ro Professo r D avis's in itial propositio n , what mi ght yo u, th e up co min g ge nerat ion , produce in th e way of innovation in res po nse to the iss ues raised ' In th ink ing about th is, yo u need to co nsid er two different b u t co mp lem e ll[ary co n tex ts, th e o ne relating to ou r ow n siruation in Austral ia and th e other, emb racing the wo rl d. JUSt before he passed away ea rl ier thi s yea r, Do nald Horn e, w ho wrote a nu m ber of

~n s i gh~fu l books about A ust ra li a n socic lY, ~ncludln g most famous ly The Lllcky Country In 1964, upd ated h i visio n for a mod e rn Au strali a. H e rev isited t he t h ree ave nues he ad va nced fo r Au strali a forry yea rs ago as ways for us ro find o ur co ntemporary ide ntiry a nd co nstr uct a wort hw hil e fu [Ure. T hc fi rst was

From left: Dr Pllulille Ti,mn Prl1lop,"- ,\ 'onll Srdll/~ ]Tom 1Ir<111t1 ,1Ild D""ld Cumow. :'j)Jrlru,r/ ,/lid Olltre,r..!' o-ordlllator at the College Gmlll'dl

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become a republic; the second, (0 beco me in vo lved with Asia, and the third (0 und ertake techno logical and eco nomic modernisa tion. It was therefore grati Fying (0 read that, wh ile mu ch remains (0 be don e, co nsiderabl e progress has, in his view, been made on each of those fronts. We wo uld seem (0 have shed th e more deri va tive trappings of our British past in all bur name, we have continucd (0 engage vigoro usly with Asia despite th e occasio nal dipl omati c hiccup, and fundam ental eco nomic reform s have been tackled no twit hstandin g o ur co ntinued over- reliance on min eral weal th and und er-i nvestment in national infrastr ucture. (0

How yo ur generation wi ll innovate in th e service of Australia's des tin y may well be meas ured by the stan ce yo u come (0 take o n each of th ese three iss ues: that of th e republic, of Australia's place in Asia, and th e investment Austral ia is prepared (0 make in educa tion , resea rch and development as well as in infras tru cture renewa l. They are not th e only iss ues at stake, but th ey are amo ng th e most important and rh e subj ect of ma ny co mpetin g interests. A dee per i sue hard ly (Ouched on 40 yca rs ago, th at of ou r re lationship with th e original inh abitants of this cou ntry, wi ll also be a te tin g gro und for th e Australian co nsciencc and co nce pt of a "fair go". Do unto others, aid Jes us of Naza reth, !IS ),011 wOIILd have others do unto )'ou. We sta nd diminished 0 long as we do not wo rk reso lutely alongs ide our fellow in digenous Au tralia ns-whose needs far surpass our ow n-(O achi eve a better future for them as we ll. As a schoo l, we have made co nsiderab lc progress in und erstandin g these iss ue. Your ge nerat io n wi ll need (0 see this impo rtant proj ect ca rri ed throu gh we ll. So fa r as th e wider wo rld is co ncerned, MiLLenn;f/!s eve ryw here will need (0 be fami liar with th e 8 Unitcd ations Millennium Dcvelop mcnt Goals w hi ch all 191 Member States have plcdged to mee t by the yca r 20 15.

Two of our Year II students recently brought th em (0 ou r atte nti on when reporting on a conference they had attended at Melbourne University. They a re as follows: 1.

Eradicate extreme poverty and hun ger

Achi eve uni versal primary education

3. Promote gender equality and empower women 4. Redu ce child mortality

5. Improve ma ternal hea lth

6. Combat Hrv/A IDS mal a ri a a nd oth er di ease 7. Ens ute environmental sustainabili ty 8. D evelo p a global partnership for development. How importa nt these goals become (0 Austral ia's directions in the course of the next IO years wi ll , (0 a la rge extent, depend on your ge netati on's co mmitment (0 them. Will they stay at th e level of wo rds, albeit nob le, or worse, turn out (0 be holl ow slogans, or wi ll you a nd yo ur peers help breathe life and meaning into th em ) For so me time now, a sharp debate has bee n runninga (0 thc percentage ofGros Domestic Product Australia hould be giving in overseas aid each year; and over Canberra's steadfast opposition (0 the Kyo(O Treaty on gree nh ouse emissions. \Vill your g neration be prepared ro innovate in terms of the demands you place on a future federal government (0 engagc cooperatively with the world-not simply eco/lomicnlly or in our ow n self-interest-but a a truly committed member of the United arions, cons ious of ou r ever-growing global respon ibilitie ? Thcse are important q uestions for you ro ponder as you take your formal leave of us raday. I personally fcel confident tha t you wi ll emergc (0 playa purposeful role within ociety-a potential you havc variously demonstrated as constructive citizen of thi school community.

Drawing on an article by the as tute ocial observe r Hugh lac kay, my fin al poi nt wi ll be about places th at exe rt a powe rful pull in our live. For indige no us peo ple, th ere i that special mys ti cal link with th e la nd . For po rting fa n , it mi ght be th e ! G. Na ti o nal val ue are enshrined in places like G allipo li , the Kokoda Trail or the Australia n a r Me m rial. wh ere a nnual pilgrimage a re made. Fo r country dwellers, it mi ght be a local memo rial; for children of all ages, it is u uall y th ei r fami ly home. You have a spirirual conn ecti o n \ ith a place when special emotions a re tirred in you, positively and negati vely, when yo u return (0 ir.

I put (0 th e srudent pre ent (Oday, th at for all of you , College will exe rt a pecial pull in your live . It i , fir t and fo remost, the pia e where you have laid th e found ati o ns of lifelong learning, and also whe re yo u have mad e e nduring fri endships, where yo u have battl ed it our against rival chool a nd H o use team s, eaten lunch, chatted with fri end , ki cked a ball on Mackie oval or impl y rel axed o U(side. YOLI will feel this pull whe n yo u co me bac k for future ollege reuni o ns, yo u will o nce 'lgain breathe in the beaut)' o f th e building a nd grounds, thc e nduring appeal of it .111. T here are 0 many intense mcmo ri c a oci.1 ted \\ ith this place you ar leavin g bod ily roda). :-'10 t good , ome less o. But th e ' ollcgc \\ ill rem,tin a living pa rt of yo u forcve r. To on lud e, may 1 ex p res ' th e ho pe th.tt you go on from here (0 a hi evc man )' u eful go.lls a nd I ad ve ry worthwhile li w$, wh ile av being tru c (0 yo ur o ri gi ns a nd ideal . \bo~'e .111 , do not und ere timatc th e co nt ti butio n tha t you an make ro the co mmun ity. ' ,1Ylng, .mril lltl' d ro the anthropologi t, !,t rg<l ret \ le,ld , go , omcthing likc thi : " N e\'t~r d o ubt th<\( ,I ,null group of cOll1lllirrcd ' itile m <tIl ch.Hw ' th' world . Indeed , it', th e o n" thin~ du t ~\ 'r h,I\."

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CARNIVAL 2005 [JO [

Deana Said (Year [0), Alexalldra Macollla), (Year 12), A1rs Jlllie GailleJl Head 0/ \'(fertenball HOlise alld Raqllel Said (J'ear [0), m llllillg the Wenellhall snow calles stall Villtage MGs all the lI1ain oval

3 Newtown Pipe Band pe/formillg at tbe openillg 0/ the Carnival 4 Carnival Day 2005 5 The excitement a/choosing a Ilicky jar 6 Tbrills and spills all the Dodgem cars 7 Kaye Colman, Cam ivai COllvenOl; Nyssa Parkes alldFiends FOIl1 tbe Melbo llrne UnivmityJlIggLing Cillb 8 Face paillting delights YO llllger visitors 9 From left: Alan Williamsoll, Chairman, The Geelollg CoLLege COII IICil, with gralldson Dibden FilZgeralcl, Carol Barnare/, Director o/Commllnil), Reiati01lS and Development, Fiona Fitzgerald (94 nee Williamson) and Alldrew Bamard

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A Carnival 'Thank You' T he Ca rni val showcases our choo l co mmuni ry in a way that no oth er evenr on the School calendar does. Ir provides opportunities for members of the extended College community ro be invo lved, with curre nr pare nrs joining Fri ends of the Coll ege, Old Coll egians and ma ny of the supporr gro ups. Everyone was caught up in [h e fes ti ve narure of th e day giving a wonderful co mm uni ty fee l ro th e Carni val. I wou ld like to thank the great team who has supported me. This hard working tea m of volunreers, parenrs, srud enrs, friend and staff from across all levels of th c school co mmuni ty have all cOlllributed ro mak ing th e arni va l th e huge success thal it wa . I wou ld like to thank ou r major sponsor, Travel World Newtown , for ongoing and exceptional suppOrt and gcncro ity. Thank you ro McCann' Plu mbing, fo r sponso ring ou r wonderful fireworks fina le. T here werc many co mm cnts about how great thc fireworks we rc th is year. Print Design Aus tralia was once agai n our loya l and fa bul ous print sponsor, meeti ng all our printing needs.

A special th ank you ro our Blue level sponsors, Tripolin o & Associates, C re t Dry Cl ea ning, and MC Herd Lim ited and also ro White Level sponsors West Carr and Harvcy, WHK Day Neilso n, O ccasion Parry Hire, South ern Pro tection, and Go rdon McKay Electrical.

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in ce re thanks ro food spon ors PFD Food Sc rvices, Zen Artisa n Bakery, Goodall and G lynn H arvcy Wholesa lc Fruitercr. For th c fir t time at this Carni va l we introduced marquec sponso rship, and our thank go ro Malishcv Homcs, Reilly's V-Dri ve, Mark Gratv."i ck, Judy C hirnside Florist, Squea ki es Ca r Spa, Coultcr Roache and th e Road Runn er Dri vi ng choo l for th eir supporr. \'<Ie have Co nn ells on Mercer, Cavali er Art upplie, and Gartl and Real Es tate ro th ank for supporting our tea m and rhe enorm ously successful Carnival An Show. I would also li ke ro thank eve ryonc who donated prizes for our pinnin g wheel, sil ent auction and rafA e, es pecia lly Intrepid Travel for providing th e fifS[ pri ze in th e rafAe and Sharkey's Surf Shop, Lorn e for the ticket buycr's prizc. [(rlye Co /mrll/, Crl miurl/ COl7 uel/or

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Professional Development:

The 12th International Thinking Conference What knowledge and sk;LLs are worthwhile learning? Geelong College was there in force with the largest co ntingent of any school. And the conference was excellent. It not only pulled together so me of the wo rld leaders of research into thinking but it also included major thinkers uch as Professor Paul Davies, eminent scientist an d broadcaster, Professor Fiona Wood, Australian of the Year in 2004 and known for her inve ntion of spray on skin for the victims of the Bali bombing, Dr Peter Doherty, obel prize winner for his work on immunology, Baroness Susan Greenfield , Director of the Royal Institution, who has a C hair in Neuroscience at Oxford , Michael Parmentier, leading New Zealand dancer and choreographer, and so many others. Here was an opportunity for us to see so me of the world's leadi ng thinkers coming togeth er wi th so me of the wo rld's experts on thinking. What a treat! The main message of the conference was that learners have to 'do' to learn and that when they are 'doing' they need to manage their minds -which is highly compl ex if th e 'doing' is mindful. As human beings we do not think well and yet it is becoming more and more important that we do think well in a rapidly moving wo rld. Professor David Perki ns talked about how learning and thinking has to change: - Learning a lot well is okay for a static world - W hat's wo rth knowing is a 'moving target' - A lot of what is ta ught today is nOt wo rth knowing - Knowledge is expanding exponentially - People know th e facts but they don't und erstand - ln a changi ng world, understanding is not a lux ury H e was certainl y not advocati ng the need for less knowl edge but the need to build up knowl edge framewo rks that are deep, intri cate, and fl exi ble enough to allow people to think in complex ways in new situ ations or contexts. T hi s is a fo cus of the schoo l

in the Strategic Edu cation Plan where we are movi ng towards students building fran1eworks of knowledge in the disciplines and the capacity to use those fram eworks in new si tuations. It is also a focus of Ollr organisational learning; how can the school becom e more flexi ble to the changing needs of our learners-students, teachers and administrato rs?

Their capacity to thjnk deeply was what struck me about the expert speakers. They were thoroughly groll11ded in their subject discipline but agile enough to readily adapt their learning to novel contexts. I talked with Peter Doherty after his lecture and he told me that History was one of the most important disciplines for him at school because it taught him how to think critically; there was always more than one way of looking at things. It would have been wonderful to have had more teachers attend because they came away with ideas which they are now using in classroo ms and with their colleagues. Dr Turner presented a summary of the conference to teachers at the beginning of Term 4. She ended her presentation with a reminder to staff about the importan ce of students co nstru cting their own knowl edge if they are to understand :

"J hear and I forget. I see f/.7ul I remembel: I do and I understand. "-Confucius

Mary Mason, Director of Teaching and Learning

Finding solutions When we have made a decision it is the SlIm of mtlny small decisions thtlt often Ctlnnot be artiCIIlated. \'(Ihen we review, it is very easy to sa)1 where we have come lom and wh)" but we oftell lose the JeefillgJor the dijjicility and complexity ofthe soilition. Sometimes it seems like magic, bllt is renl6' the slim of many small things. It is always easy 10 look back and criticise; it is milch more dijjiC/ift to sit down and predict. Alec Hamilton, Hend ofStlldent Services, School Counsellor

The big picture ''Kirsty Swore! Gusmaos personal story is a truly captivating one, but what movee! me more thtln this were her belieft aboMt how to think through ane! create a nations future. Hel' incree!ibly cane!ie! confessions ("What e!o you say to the International MonetmJ Fune! Presie!ent at 2am in the morning when he asks what currency )IOI/e! like?l ") were teamed with pleas that "we must continue to push square pegs into roune! holes". Her anece!otes about the formidable (ine!eee! some insurmountable) challenges Timor Leste continues to face, were softenee! by her view that 'we achieve by buile!ing relationships to achieve results, not b)1 focusing on the task. " Her passion and ca ne!our still ring . " In my ears. Leigh Knight, Heae! ofEnglish

Learning to learn 1st generation e!evelopee! the tools ane! techniques oflearning (eg mine! maps, hints, tips etc')' 2nd generation, 'learning to learn; introe!uced students to the styles ane! conditioJ1S oflearning. 3rd generation theory investigat-ecl styles ofthinking and areas such as lu)' competenc), thinking, and finally, 4th generation, which flCllses on Cltltivating transferable learning e!ispositions. Claxton stressed that this 4th genemtion learning takes time ane! creates a cllltltre where wOl·k is expressee! as opposed to 'Ieaminl Whatever is considered vaillable is learned in situ, thus becoming embedded and able to be trrmsferree! to new situations. Diane Black, Head of Calvert House SertiOl; English teacher

«Don)t criticise unless you can offer a solution. )) -

Dr Fiona Wood

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(( The man who looks for security) even in the mind) is like a man who would chop offhis own limbs in order to have artificial ones which will give him no pain or trouble. )) - Henry M il ler Learning for understanding

Educating fo r the unknown

The Project Zero representatives, Ritchhart and Perkins, structured their presentations extremely effectively. They 'scajfolded ; allowed thinking time and the development ofideas, linked information to real life situations and gave opportunities for small group interactions. Perkins discussed educatingfor the unknown and emphasised leamingfor understanding. Ritchhart suggested that the dispositions needed for this were ability, inclination, awareness and motivation.

David Perkins: "What do we do for educating for the unknowlI?" J found this a good question to help me foclls Oil what strategies I am teaching students to el7Sure trallsjh; so they can draw on them ill different contexts. He described these strategies as the Knowledge Arts. ~ shouLd align the curriCIIlum with what we need in Life. Education suffers .from, ". .. about itus. Leamillg for understanding is more like learning to skate than learning abollt skating. "

Susan Richey, PrepartUOI]1School English Teacher

Libby Russell, Director of Camp bell House

Problem solving

Thinking made visible

William Varey gave some insights as to where we h1lmans sit on a continuum ofdevelopl'nent ofthinking, and suggested where we should be aiming ifwe are to have the tools to solve the great problems of0111' times. He postuLated that while we have individuals who are at highly sophisticated levels of man's developmellt, tlnd whose thinkillg is conceptual, contextual, adaptive, reflective, integmtive and systemic, we lIeed the qualities they display to be seen at a societal level (e.g. in the delibemtions of parliaments or other public debate). [II any case this may stilillot be enough, alld he believes we now need to move on to thinking whic/J is a perspectival, trrll1s-mtional, experientiaL and en7elgant. At this stage [ reached for the dictionfllY alld the Disprin. \.'0i1v!

"One of the jill1damelltal chalLenges ill the classroom, particuLarly ifwe wish to improve the Learning ofour stlldents, is to know w/Jat and how they are thillkillg. ALthough makillg thinking visibLe was a com mOil theme in mallY presentations. (ilicLudilig Ron Ritchardt and David HyerLe, with his thinking maps to 'make thinkillg neat') the most engagillg exampLe ofthis was the presentatioll by Caria RinaLdi fiwn Reggio Emilia. When [ Looked through my conference notes [ have 110 record fIS [ was Listening closely to her accented Englisl;, but her stories of Leonardo, Giovanni alld friends remaill the personal highlight ofthe cOllference. She tmcked their progress as they wrestled with the probLem ofholl' to produce a set ofillStructions on how to play "Rillg a Rosie" (ill a welcome booklet for IlI'IlI students). It was a rich task! Their stmggLe llIith perspectilJe (ilidividuaLIy rllld as a group) was

Andrew Pa)lI1e, Senior School

dOCilmented through photos, Video and lIudlo traNscripts and we LUere Left in no doubt lIS to the pathways alid ric/mess oftheir Leaming. !t is a stolY I plall to share with my Psychology C!tISS. " ChelyL l.0ztsOIl, Senior School dence Tellcher

Reflection on the Thinking Conference "Peter SengI' bad a COllpLe ofinterestillg points. one related to business in that Ilir is fI lot Like profit ; we Ileed it to SlIrvil'e bill ll'e dOll't go arollnd tbinking abolll brefithiJlg af! the time. implying compflilies Ileed to think more than jllst abollt makillg mOlley af! the tillie. He also spoke flbollt a Sitlliltioll at HP where the 28 most e./Jective empLoyees were women who til! belonged to the same quilting elub. tlJe poillt to this being creative thinkillg throllgh socilLl space ". Iall Henriclls. Year 8 Teacher

What makes all ofganisation smart? "TlJe opening sentence set the sCelJe. "HOll' carl peopLe be so smart aile! groups bt' so dllmb?" The preseJltatiol/ /lias aimed at bllsiness. bllt tlJe absn"(/ct made me wOllda if the model might be applied to a workp!tlce SIlC/; tiS tl schoo!. Pakiw ciaillls that ol1e oftbe most permtl'llt IIl1pressiow peopLe form .from their workpilice experiences is tbat peopLe fire "ot near{y lIS smt/rt colll'CfII'''{I' as they fire il/dil'idually. His Prt'selJftltioll olltlilletl a model tlJat foCllssed 011 hOIl' people illCelilct to sol/le problems flild erell/I' (I mlturt·. rhe pllpt'r WrlS based 011 the premise that 1111 olgll1list/tLOIi clln be process smart-hOIl' illjorll/dtio" is glllf,,'red rilid how ejji.'ctil'e0' fllld tijicit,IIt{)' J..·"o/l·I,·l('« is processed rllld/or p,'oplt' SIIIIIN-holl' /l',' ",,1,11< to each other (lild whllt s),mbolic COlltlUt'{ In mIFI(~) i.e. what are the tllcit messllgt'S ill ollr b"f,,zI'lollr? Olgallisations lire madt' o/colll"'I'S<ltiolls ,/I·tI a group is lIS SIJltlrJ lis" iu collferil'" thi"!..'1 Ig" COIllL 7;IrIJeI~ Depllty Head of rllt' Prt'pln;I/Or) ,'d.ool

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The Year 9 City Program Other schoo ls have Cicy Programs but ours focus on the subject discip lines and that makes us unique. We allow srudenrs co think deeply for that week on a subject discip line of their choice. It al igns wi th our desi re for studeJ1(s co develop auconomy in their thinking and co recognise that they have the responsibi li cy for their own learning. Ir also al lows for ex tension of giftedness in a particular subject area. T he insights srudenrs gain are various and revo lve around practical 'know how' about the cicy, a growing understanding of how ro develop a project with others, or precise knowledge about a parricular skill or knowledge abo ut the area. Here are some of the commeJ1(S srudeJ1(s wrote after their rerurn when we surveyed the success of the program and what they had learne.

the sUlfice and use the internet; you actuaLly have to dig deep and do whatever it takes to get that information. - [ understand how the city operates, moves and talks. [ can talk at length about the history ofmy theatre, 'The Regent Theatre' including what it has been used for over the years. J now understand what research is; it is not just coLLectingfocts, it is about coLLecting, answering your own questions and finally presenting a conclusion .Fom )Iourfocts. - J learnt a lot about Melbo,~rne, how it is

deveLoping, who Lives there, and in some way I don't fear homeLess people any more; I take in what the)1 are feeLing. I also Learnt some history and that there are great shops. T h inking an d learn ing

Subj ect discip lin e knowl edge

- I Learned to think outside the square, how to make lise of time; how to work with others.

- / understand a Lot more about how painters give their paintings speciaL effects. / certainly understand Photoshop a Lot better. / also Learned about framing' photos and how to make them.

- I Learnt my Learning style is through taking, asking qllestions and readillg, ane! most importantly / learned to work in a grollp J Learn better when I go 01lt and do things.

I have Learnt how to research al the Slate Library and I will be definitely going back there. / also learnt that in order to gel a wide variety o/information you can't just scralch

l/earned new wa)IS ofthinking and ways ofsoLving problems. I have also discovered new ways ofpresenting and gathering data f01" projecls.

jessicrt Uebergtlng works on her Ar' in ,he City project

Self co nfidence

- J have learnt to believe in myselfand my work.

- This past week J have learnt a variety ofdifferent things. But two really stand out the most. They are dealing with different types ofpeopLe. There were people who were willing to Listen and then there were people who shrugged you off - J have Letl172t about stress. GeneraLly I am an organised person but without realising it. I have been wasting so much of my time stressing. WeLL this week I have Learnt that stress doesn't get you anywhere.' Ifanything when you stress you take one step forward then two steps back. I have Learnt to controL myself - J understand the importance of commun ica tion

at a deeper Level. Wor/dng with others is easier when we all know ollr pLace tlnd jobs rather than either not doin.g any worle 01" doing ivhat WffS done by others. Independ en ce

- T Il11derstrmd trains.

- / reaLly 1Inderstand how to look after m)lself in an alien world and how to make my way ar01lnd. I now know MeLbollrne a lot better and the type of cifJl il is. After having responsibility pllt on me, I ul1cferstalld welL how to organise Clnd manage notjllst myself b1l/ the whole group's claily schedllle.

T hese experi ences are wo rrh whil e and yo u can und ersra nd w hy w hen yo u read rhe descri pr ions of o ur dedi ca red reachers who led rh ese projecrs. I have ro admir r smiled howeve r when 1 read this co mm enr fro m a srud enr abo ur w hat she learn t:

We need to understand that we need to be patient arollnd tellchers. Next year we w ill expand th e ity Prog rams ro include Science, Dram a and E nglish in th e C ity program and all srud enrs will have th e oppo rtunity ro pa rti cipate in this experi ence.

lvIm} Mason, Director of Teaching lind Learning

Art in the City Fo r th e srud e nts w ho pa rti cipated in th is year's Art in th e C ity program from 8 ro [ 2 August, th e centre of M elbourne was a vibra nt and ex itin g environmenr, providing an endl ess so urce of inspiratio n for the creati o n of am vo rks. Stud enrs selected ro wo rk in o ne of three different arrisri c media: sculpture, painring a nd drawing and phorography. W e we re forrunate, o nce again, ro have the suppo rr of sculpror M s Leo ni e Am erena and a rtisr M s E lise Frase r ro wo rk wirh rh e srudenrs. Srud enrs parti cipatin g in rh e Painring and Draw ing program roam ed rhe streers and lanes of M elbo urn e in sea rch of subject marrer. T hey visited a va ri ety of exhibitio ns a nd galleri es. At th e Ian Po tter Museum ar M elbourne U ni ve rsity, th e gro up mer wirh th e Ass isra nr C uraror who gave th e srud enrs a talk o n curarori a l practi ces, the inn er wo rkin gs o f th e Po rrer, and th e ca reer paths of curarors. Srud enrs viewed three exhib irio ns at th e Po n er. So me srudenrs visited Federati o n Squ a re a nd many looked at architecru re and hisro ri ca l sites in th e CB D. T he tud enr develo ped a di ve rse range of artwo rks with ubj ect m attcr based o n peo ple, pl aces and a rt styles o bse rved in th e city. T he Ph o rograph y g roup ho pped o n a rram and headed fo r tre nd y Fitz roy, visiring rh e Cenrre fo r o nre mp o rary P horog raphy ro see th e Le ica Ex hibirion a nd th e Ly nda! \"Qa lk r Ex hi b itio n. Afterwa rds, we wa lked a few bl oc ks ro Ly nd al's srud io wh ere she spo ke ro th e srud enrs a nd showed th e m exa mpl es of her work. Tn rh eir a rtwork p rodu cri o n , rh e ph orog raph y g roup used a nalogue a nd di g ital tec hniqu es . Th ey o b e rved a nd docum e nred th urb a n enviro nm ent rh en ex perim ented with di fferent

way of prese ntin g th eir im ages. Th e subj ec t matter th ey se lected o fte n in vo lved quirky responses a nd the reco rdin g of immedi ate impress ions. Th ey we re able ro move beyo nd the sup erfi cial ro tho ughrful res ponses ro iss ue, co nveying dee p and personal mea nin gs a nd messages in rh eir fin al artwotk

q ue rio ns. In rhe cour e of the week tudent we nt o n twO gu ided walks and a number of Inre rVle\ with tall holder ar rhe Vic. marker. com mu te rs ar Flinde r ([eet , tation and people such as the Education Fficer at the Zoo and a pro m inent con ervation ar hitectfhirorian we re o rgani ed, he ld, recorded and ami}" ed.

Th e Sculprure group penr tim e observing and skerch ing sc ulprures incl udin g public cul pture in th e C ity qu are, anriquity srores an d Sourhgate. At NG V Federa tion Squ a re th ey skerched and disc ussed small sculptural pi eces in rh e Joseph Brown Coll ecrion . Th ey visited the VCA Sculp rure D epa rtm e nt for a rour with Marie Sierra, H ead of Scu lpture, a nd viewed rh e Eli za beth Gower exh ib irio n. The srudenrs used a va riety of scul pru ral m ate rials includin g wire, plaste r and m ixed medi a ro c reare an impressive array of wo rks.

tud e nrs we re tequired ro then pre enr rhe findin g of rhe ir research ro taff and parent afre r rh eir rerurn ro chool and a wonderful ni ghr was held w here a clas room was transfo rm ed into marker rail, exhibirions of th e a ni re of rhe Me lbou rne rheatres of rh e [9[h cenru ry (incl uding a pavlova, after th e d a ncer 0 rhe sa me name) and a recrearion of rh e sro ri es th at su rrounded Flinders rreet rari o n . Stude nts created our tanding display a nd we re o n hand ro explain and expand o n th eir fin d ing.

An inregral an d sig nificanr as pect of th e city week is rhe experi ence of life skills such as li ving away fro m home, lea rni ng how ro rake public transpo rt and bei ng ab le ro o bse rve rh e d aily lives of city dwell ers and workers. Srudenrs' refl ecti o n and d iscussions of th eir experi ence dem o nstrated their ab ili ty ro ob erve, reco rd a nd thi nk deeply about rh i environment. This was furrher co n fi rm ed w he n srud ents ex hibired th eir a rtwo rk a nd p rese nted research findin gs at rhe parenr p rese nra rion eve ning.

During rh e week the studenrs enjoyed all [h e rri als a nd rri bul atio ns of living and working in rh e city as we ll as enjoying the delights o f ho t chocola te a nd lovely lunches. Travelling ro "wo rk" each d ay was a n adventure, learning th e m ys reri es of the rate Library and the hi rory of rhe la nes of Melbourne, in addirion ro lea rnin g abo ur re earc h and ana lyis meanr th a t tudenrs had Fun wh il r re'lily improving a nd working on the ir kills a hi rorians.

Dillile BIllck

Mary Preece

History in the City A ugusr saw rhe inrrodu t io n of the H isrory in the C ity program wh ere 25 Yea r 9 srud ents had rhe oppo rtunity ro spend th eir wee k in Melbo urn e, ba ed a r C iry C ir , ho n ing th e ir ski lls as h isro rians. D u rin g the wee k tud enr wo rked roge th er in tea ms on research project th at were as varie I as rh e city itself. G ro ups srudi ed such interes tin g ropi cs as th e cha ngin g ro le of th e Melbourn e Z oo , the develo pm enr of rhe rheat re d ist rict, the hi rory of th e Quee n Vi cror ia M arket a nd the stree rs and lanes of the BD a mo ngs t others. Th e stud ents had th e pri vil ege o f wo rking with M s Kate Fieldin g, a POS t g radu ate tud ent from i\ l!elbo u rn e University, wh o wo rked with th em on their proj ec t , directin g th eir qu es tio nin g and srrengthenin g th e ir resea rch skill. , tudenrs used th e tare Libra ry a nd rh e wo nd erful prima ry resourcc ava ilab le th e re ro find the a nswers ro th eir well tru ctured re car h

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Year 9 Geograpby sllIdmts at Federation Square

At Residential Illvestments Allstl'lllia (RIA), Year 9 stlldeJIts view a model ofa project at Dock/tlnds, Victorin Point. From left: Georgie Can; James Bowtell, Hol6' Bardett, Kfue Sinclail; Alnll Yeung and Allnie Marendaz

Geography in the City

Seed, Bureau of M eteorol ogy, Vi c Urban, Residemial In ves tm ent Australia (RIA) offices (than k yo u to Mr Larry Bowtell), Federation Square, M elbo urn e Tow n Hall , Queen VictOri a M arket, D ocklands and Southbank) . Th e entire group also spent a vecy co ld morning when sn ow fell aro und VictOria travelling upstream and downstream on th e Yarra Ri ver.

This year Geography was add ed to the C icy program which [Ook place durin g the second week of AugusL Twency-fo ur Year 9 Geography studems spem five days based at 'Cicy C ite' which is located in Swans[On Street, d iago nally opposite the Cicy Sq uare. T his central locatio n enhanced the wonderful o ppo rtuni cy fo r studems to learn mo re abo ut the geograph y of Melbourne an d develo p geographical skills whilst researching a particul ar tO pi c. tu de IltS worked in five gro ups and were abl e to decide their own particul ar focus within each tO pi c. The five tOpics we re C limate and Urban Environmems; Docklands; Livin g in th e C icy; Tourism and the Yarra Ri ver. After an imrod uctO ry chal lenge aro und th e cicy, students visited th e Mel bourn e O b en/atio n Deck at the tOp of the RialtO. T hi s was to gain an overal l oriemari o n of key fea tures in M elbo urn e and an oblique ae rial view of the areas related to their particul ar research foc us. tud ellt then began wo rk on th eir projects-wi th each group having thei r ow n space at C icy Ite. Many trips tOok place arou nd th e cicy with studems visiting a reas rela ted to th eir tO pi c. tudellls had the oppo rtuni ry to meet a va ri ecy of specia lists and orga n isali ons to assist them in lhei r work. T hese incl ud ed visits to Urban

Students were required to complete an Annotated V isual Display (kn own as an AVO) a nd a di gital preselltati o n. As with any geographi cal tas k, fi eld wo rk was an impo rta nt part of the learnin g ex peri ence. T his in volved th e coll ection of primary data throu gh surveys, imerviews and observati o ns as well as using seco ndary dara. Field wo rk reco rdin g techniqu es includ ed mapping; fi eld sketches and photOgraphs. T he stud ents gained vital skills a nd experi ence in develo pment of key spati al co nce pts whi ch arc th e bas is o f Geog raph y. We were deli ghted to have Mr Rob Berry wo rkin g with th e stud el1(s thro ugho ut the wee k as our 'Geograph er in Residence'. His knowl edge of Melbo urn e, tOgeth er with his perso nable nature, was appreciated by all in vo lved in th e program . Mr Brett Dasco mbe-th e coo rdin atOr of G1S in schools fo r ES RJ - al 0 pent rwo days workin g with th e stud em s developin g th eir G IS skills

(Geographic Information Systems) . We also had tremendous support from staff members Mrs Paul a H ennin g and Mrs Di an e C lifford. In addition to th e research work, students also gain ed ex peri ence in th e daily requirements of travelling to the C BD from Geelong or M elbourne suburbs. This, tOge th er with th e confidence andmaruriry required to move independ ently around th e cicy, add ed to th e ove rall program a nd lea rnin g opportuniti es . Our young geog raph ers had a unique and wo nderful wee k in th e C icy!

Debbie Filling

A Major Production:

THE SECRET DIARY OF ADRIAN MOLE AGED 13% Adrian Mol e is 13 and %, porry, in love and an inrellecrual. W har berrer characrer ro creare a reenage drama aboU( for rh e 2005 schoo l producrion. Perform ed in rh e Blakisron T hearre, rhi producrion had eve ryrhin g: hil ari ous characrers played in a mas rerl y way by an excell enr casr, an oursranding ga rage band ro sing along ro , sim ple and effecrive designs, a wonderful pi cker fence and so me very inreresring old fo lk!!! Congraru larions ro all invo lved on aver), enrerrai ning and fun-fi lled nighr, we look forward ro 'Bugs)' Ma lone' in 2006.

Deb Hynes, Dmma Teacher

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The Philosophy ofSport at the Preparatory School Physical Educatio n , wi m an emphasis on skill developmem, sporrsmanship and teamwo rk, is an imegral parr of m e school curri culum and is coup led wim an extensive sporrs program. Whilst not all sporring activities are pursued at a highly competi ti ve level, m e val ue of team involvemem and physical fimess is unquestioned and emphasised at all tim es. The difference berween Phys ical Education and Sporr may be defined as follows. Ph ys ical Educatio n deals with the education of studems in order ro understand their own bodies and how they operate, w hi ch in turn should lead ro improved health , as well as co minued ski ll developmem and imp roved a ttitudes and Fitness. This should help th em ro set life-long goals. Sporr more obviously deals wi m studems parti cipating in evem s which are suita bly competiti ve, acco rding ro age and experience, an d whi ch often develo p team collaborative skills in order ro achi eve a positive result. Some spo rting activities are more individual than o th ers. At the Prepararory School, we beli eve th at studems are gene rally not all ready ro em er a competitive sporting enviro nm ent umil Yea r 5,

Oliver Malllon aud Richard Kelly I/lke part ill a PM? activity

so m ere is no formal expectation of invo lvement in SpOrt until mat year level. Up until that age, m ere are many developmental stages that child ren move mrough such as gross and fine motOr coordin ation , (hence our inclusion of programs such as PMP (Perceptual Moror Program) in o ur infant Phys ical Education program), and developm ent of three-dimensional and peripheral vis ion, strength, phys ical size and ex perience. Not all children for exam ple, can track a ball thrown rowards them until about nine yea rs of age, and peripheral vision develops at abo ut th e same tim e. We believe that parents have the right ro enter th eir child into sporting or phys ical activity situatio ns whi ch th ey believe are suitable for th eir (or th eir fam il y) situati o n and appropriate ro the ir child's needs. These activ ities may vary from individual swimming lessons ro Little Athleti cs, calisth enics, netball or Auski ck. When a child enters Year 5 at m e Prepararory School, inter-school SpOrt, in a modified format, is imrod uced. The guidelin es For competition th at we have chose n ro follow are set dow n by th e Vi cro rian Primary Scho o ls' Sporting Association (VPSSA). T hese guid elines co ntrol game [ules, ball sizes, gro und dim ensions, coaching ex pectations and spec taror/p arent co nducr rul es. Generall y, children may choose the SPOrtS in whi ch they wo uld like to parti cipate, and the emphasis is on learnin g, skill development and enjoyment. At The Geelong Co llege, we beli eve that we offer an appro priate spo rtin g progra m which ad heres to th ese guid elin es. Rat her th an parti cipate in the mid week Associated Publi c Schoo ls' of Victoria co mpetition beca use of distance, we enter ou r Upper Prima ry children in th e local So uth ern Distri cts' co mpetition, whi ch includes schoo ls in a 'tri angle' from o ur Preparatory School

to Drysdale and across ro Grovedale. At tim es, we host ' lightning premierships' which are a series of shortened games all played on one day. These generally h erald th e starr or end of a season. One of the most diffi cult things for children ro deal with in Upper Primary and indeed, Junior Secondary years, is the difference in development of chi ld ren. Some grow qui ckly and are stronger, w hilst others of rl1e sam e age develop later. It is often in th ese years, that children are put off sport by being forced to com pete against 'unequal' co mp etirors. Taller children may seem ro have less coo rdination than so me smaller children, but they may do we ll in running or jumping eve nts. Smaller children may do we ll in 'coordination' eve nts such as gymnasti cs or dan ce, but may not be so profi cient in other a reas. Some children may sim p ly have had more exposure ro a parti cular activity. The aim of a coo rdin ated and appropriate co mpetiti on is ro cater for all children durin g th ese developmental yea rs. In order for parents ro help th eir children develop individual sporring skills, th ey should ado pt a positive approach wh ich e nco urages th eir child ro improve, w heth er th ey are in 'outside' or school -based co mpetitions. Th e setting of 'perso nal bes ts' rather than co mp arison against others is often a good way to starr. This e nco urages a child to look at his or her own performance and to seek to improve. Elite athl etes use thi s sam e method. We are an edu ca tion al institution wh ich, in my view, oFFers th e bes t and most appropri ate sportin g edu cation prog ra m th at we can, wh ich is suitabl e for all of our srudents, taking their age and development inro account.

Chris Lawson, H ead a/the PrepamtolJI Schoof

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EXPLORATION SOCIETY Bibbulmun Expedition H ow a mazing it is th at so me thi ngs in li fe neve r change. As I was co m empl atin g rh e jo urn ey whi ch had bee n, along th e Bibbu lmu n Track, r realised that th e challenges w hi ch students face thro ugh expediti o ns such as this have the powe r to shape a yo un g person's li fe, and have clea rl y d one so in th e explo ratio n sociery man y times . T his yea r's jo urn ey certainl y challenged all those w ho took part. During th e mid yea r break, 26 stu d ents a nd 8 staff too k part i n the an n ual G eelo ng C o llege Ex plo rati o n Soc iery expediti on. T h is yea r th e gro up too k o n th e chal lenges of a 190 kil o metres stretch of Bibbul m u n Track betwee n Albany and W alpo le in W es te rn Australi a. M o nths o f d ryi ng food , p racti ce hi ke and preparati o ns pa id o ff Fo r the gro u ps as they se t o ff fro m Albany o ne day apart from one another. Ove r th e next JO d ays, th e ex pedi tio n ma rve ll ed at th e m agnifi cence of th e So u thern O cean as th ey Fo llowed rh e rrack alo ng the coastal regio n wirh stretches of to ugh bur specracular beach wa lking. T he chall enges w ere ma ny, w ith bi rter win rer Sto rm s, w ild wi nds a nd d ri ving ra in to co ntend w ith , bur as with all jo urn eys, rhe e are the rh ings w hi ch stay in o ur minds. Afrer days of coas tal cl im ates, the gro u p walked no rth in to the G ianr T ingle Tree fores t, where 600 year o ld trees th rive in abun da nce. T he Bibbulmun Ex pediti o n co n ti nu ed the traditi o n of enco urag in g adventuro us sp irits

into places whi ch al low the indi vidual to learn abo U( th emselves. In a rim e w hen rech no logy consu mes so mu ch of o ur lives, it is good to see th e way yo un g peo ple can take up the phys ical challe nges se t befo re th em a nd mo ul d th e ex peri e nce in to a trul y pos itive o utco m e. A special no te o f th a nks to th e taff w ho ass isted w ith th e ex pediti o n; Mr Pa rkes, M s Clark, Mrs Ga iney, Mr H a rt ley, Mr M achar, M r a nd Mrs H arris and Mr Lo nt, w itho u t w hose ass isca nce such a n ex pe rie nce wo uld be imposs ib le.

Mr Phil TayI01; Expedition Coordinator

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Exploration Society Reunion On Sa turday 27 M ay, 2006 there w ill be a reunion dinn er fo r m embers of rh e Geelo ng C o ll ege Ex p lorati o n Sociery in T he Co llege D in ing H all. T he event w ill celebrate the ach ieve menrs of all ex pediri o ns ove r th e pas r seve n ry yea rs, w irh visual di splays and ague t speaker. An y O ld eelo ng Collegian w ho has parti cipated in Ex pl o rari o n ociery ex ped iti on is e nco uraged to attend. I Fyo u wo uld like to be a rable cap rai n, plea e co ntaCt Mr Phil Taylo r (1968, H ead of Fine and App lied Art IWa rd en of rhe H ouse of Gui lds o n 52263125 o r em ail ptaylor@geelo ngco llege .vic.ed u. au M o re deta il will be ava ilable soo n .

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I ]AI UARY 2006

STAFF

CAROL BARNARD

ALAN THOMAS

ALISTAIR DEANS

We are extremely grateful co M rs Carol Bam ard for her dedication and service co the Co llege during seven years as Di reccor of Comm uni ry Relations and Developmenr.

Alan canl e co T h e Geelo ng College in 1998 as H ead of Hiscory. Througho ut th e foll owing yea rs, Alan h as taugh t Hiscory at all levels, brin gin g ali ve th e wo rlds of early Ameri ca, revolutio nary C hina, JFK and other G reat Leaders and Wo rld War 1 and 2 in Australia. H e has also taught Australian Hiscory, Revoluri o ns and Twemi eth Cemury Hiscory at VCE level.

Alistair D ea ns bega n his caree r with the College in 1956 when he enroll ed as a swd enr. G raduatin g in I961 he moved on co read M ath emati cs and Ph ys ics at the Universiry of Melbourn e before beginning his teachin g caree r with the Vi ccorian D epa rrmem of Education at Bendi go in I966. Alistair co nrinued with cile D epartm em in a llumber of schools, culminating in a long period at M atthew Flinders G irls' Secondary C oll ege before a brief retirem em in 1994 wh en he followed an imeres t in travel by trainin g as a travel age nt. Perm anem travel positions were hard co find and we were pleased th at he decided co apply for a teaching position at his old school in 1996 wh en th e popul ar and long-serving Mr Bru ce M cLeod retired.

fu a member of the College Executive team , Carol managed a large and diverse portfoli o of responsibilities covering pub lic relatio ns, marketi ng, social evems, pu bli catio ns, admissions, fundraising, alu mni an d Coll ege archives. Marketing became a special foc us for the school during Carol's appo imm em , a necessary response co th e competiti ve environmem in wh ich in dependem educati on has evolved, especially within Geelo ng. Under Carol's experr direc tio n, th e Co mmuni ry Relations Departmem has bee n res po nsibl e for numerous splendidl y o rgan ised evem s such as Speech Day, special fun cti o ns, Old Coll egian reunions and parem di nners. Carol also handled the importam ro le of publi c relati o ns with sensitiviry, tact and her custo mary good chee r. A wealth of pu blicati ons, incl udin g cil e well-loved

Ad Astra, benefi ted fro m Carol's imeres t and expertise, as has the deve lo pm em of Co ll ege Archives in recem times . W ith res pect co fundraising, while Caro l was o nl y abl e co pl ay a minor parr late in the Aq uatic Cem re appeal , she ass um ed a lead ing ro le in th e very successful campaign for the Ke ith Hum ble Cemre for Mus ic and the Perform ing Arts. Caro l has been a very val uabl e seni o r member of staff We thank her most sin ce rely fo r her commitmem and ach ievemem s an d offer her our wa rmest wishes fo r a n enjoyabl e retiremenr.

Pauline Turner, Principal

Alan has th e co mbinati o n of th e academic rigo ur and th e delight in research of th e hiscori an and an ex traordi nary wo rk ethi c. H e was co mmitted CO th e C oll ege directi o n ofIn fo rma tio n Techn ology in th e class room and spem hundreds of hours over th e holidays and at weekends working on th e 21St cemury deli very of hiscorical kn owledge. One of Al an's greates t achievemem s was settin g up of th e Histo ry Intranet, which is outstandin g and trul y stud ent ce ntred and encouraging of wider hiscorical research and thinkin g. Alan also pion ee red on-line examinati o ns at Years 9 and ro. Al a n has also made a signifi cant co nrriburi o n co th e non-academic life of th e Co llege in his role of Tucor in Morriso n, wh ere he will be sorely missed. H e also coached cri cket, spendin g many a lo ng Saturday at squ are leg, as we ll as innumerabl e H o use matches. T he Hisco ry staff have a ppreciated Ala n's suppOrt, hi s know ledge and his desire co improve th e lea rning climate for swdents and staff. Th ese have not bee n easy yea rs fo r a H ead of Hi scory, with curri culum cha nge occurrin g at a swift pace . Al an has always fo ught for th e academi c integri ry ofhi s subj ec r. W e th a nk Al an fo r his dedi cated co ntribu tio n CO Th e Geelo ng ollege and wish him happin ess a nd fulfilm ent in his retiremenr.

Athol-Mary Mahoney, Head ofMcLean/History and English Teacher

Alistair has pati en tly guided many swdems in Mathemati cs and Science durin g his ten years here. His stud ents find him calm , caring, compass ionate, good-humoured a nd long sufferin g. H e is never too impati em to go through a diffi cu lt con cept as m any times as it mi ght take for swd ents CO es tablish a full grasp. At th e completion of th e fifti eth year sin ce his first in volvem em with th e C ollege, he has decided co take som e res t with hi s wife and spend som e ti me travell ing. Si nce his preferred mode of transport is by sea, both res t and trave l seem guaram eed . W e th ank him for his contribution CO th e li fe of th e C oll ege, both within and beyond th e class room , and wish him a very happy retireme nr.

David Hibbard, Head ofMaths and Studies Coordinator

Rays Angels [ II )'ear 9 we came to senior school All keeJI and swrry f)'ed [ looked (If thaI first lIetb,Z/1 mlll1 lind kllew for Il'/Jill I stril'I'd

Those girls seemed ttlller t/J./1/ till) were A lid/1111 o/speed v"" g""et' If0119' I couid be like thell/['d haul' to eaJ'll Ill)' place Tbe lIetball girls were special, thtJ Il'ere Kllown througbollt the school if0119' J could be like them \'(/by, tben, [ migbt be cool

CAROLE MALLETT

ANNE VILE

Ca rol e's appoi!1(m e!1( as Dra ma Coo rdin ato r to the Preparatory School in 1987 heralded a stron g ch a nge in direc tion a nd a pass ion for this area of th e curri culum. Drama beca me a v ibra!1(, disciplined curri culum offerin g to be taken seriously and challenged many srude!1(s to explore their tal e!1(s durin g th e tim e th ey worked closely w ith her.

2006 w ill be a landmark year in Macki e House beca use it will be the First time in eighteen years that th e yea r co mm ences w ithour 'Tronnie' or Ann Vile serving in the position of H ouse Matron.

Carol e has nurtured ma ny develop ing actors, en co uragin g th em to look d eeply at th eir performan ces, explore their strength s and ch all enge their vuln erabiliti es . Each yea r th e Preparato ry Sch oo l co mmuni ty has appreciated th e breadth of srudent tal e!1( and th e dive rse th ea tre offerings that h ave em erged under Carol e's lead ership. We will lon g remember th e stirrin g perform ances of our Year 8 srude!1(s and th e wo nderful Campbell House prese!1(ation s. World Vision has d emonstrated Carole's pass ion for a ca use and her cO !1(ribution to fundrai sing for thi s charity has bee n outstanding. Ca ro le's cO !1(ribution to assembli es, The G eelon g Co ll ege C hall enge, Book Week, Festival Day a nd other special occasions will re main w ith us for ma ny yea rs. We wish h er we ll for her retirem ent.

ComL TIt/,/w; Deputy Head ofthe PrepartltOlY SchooL

Ann began her tim e in Mackie o n 31 August 1987 ; she retired on 31 December 2005. H er longevity in th e posi ti on has been extraordinary, outstrippin g her nearest ri val by over seven years. O ve r that tim e she has wo rked with four Heads of Mackie, sco res of duty m as ters/mistresses and more importantly touched the lives of hundreds of boys a nd the ir famili es. Greg Smith , th e curre!1( H ead of H ouse, has d escrib ed Ann as 'a liv ing treasure in Mackie by virrue of her knowl edge of th e history of th e H ou e, and its pas t srude!1( and her unders tand in g a nd knowledge of th e role of M atron. ' Greg also poi !1(s out th at, the boys love her b eca use she is und ers tandin g, help ful an d genu inely ca rin g, and rh ey respect her beca use she co mbin e this wi th a clea r sense of th eir strengths a nd weaknesses, th e preparedn ess to pull rh em into line when it is required a nd th e wi lling ness to offer straight-talking, co mm o nse nse advice. The Co ll ege wi ll miss Ann as she ha been an absolu te ly d epend able member of staff w ho p erform s we ll beyond ex pectation; staff wi ll miss Ann beca use she h as bee n a mai nstay of M acki e and key co lleague . Pare!1( wi ll mi A nn beca u e he ha been a person in whom th ey co uld put co mpl ete tru t, knowing that th ey co uld leave th eir children in he r ca re w ith abso lute co nfid ence a nd th e boys wi ll miss Ann beca use th ey w ill lose a friend a nd a onFida!1(e, a gen uin e urroga te mot her.

They were spoken olin quiet hushed tones \\7e looked at them with IIIL'e \\7e memorised their whispered names, fik'e Henderson, H)'lIes 6- Lord And ill the midst 0/all those girls The boobs 6- hips & thighs There stood a m III-o/all thillgs a mllll! Yes, he ofcrocheted ties His name was Ray the netb,zll coach He ra il that sport so UJell Bllt ifyoII were sil!]1 enollgh to dare to roll' \,(IeIL, YO ll cOllld go to hel!.! \\7e loved him alld we hated him He made 115 really fit YOII cOllldn't cheat on e:>..'ercise Not ellen j ust a bit

He took 115 touring arollnd the state To play aIL different teams He taught 115 to 10l'e winning Alld everything tiJtIf IIIMIiS So Fom Year 9 it was Illli did I played the galne Iloued Bllt still the firsts ellldN{ meAlwa),s girls fi'07t1 ),elll'S aboue Eventlwlly the )'MrS slid kY Alld J W (IS ill Form 6 I might j llst fill{t!~y get my clJ/1I1U To be 0111' ofthose Firsts chicl.:s TIle team was posted 011 the bo,n'd I held In)' breath alld pmJ'ed And there it WtlS-fII.v IIll1ll1' l it !,lSt II ly yetiI' h,ld j list b/'m IIMdt'

Ann retire ro her ho me she loves in Barwon H eads knowin g that she wi ll alway be wel ome back into M ackie. See yo u , Tronnie.

Throllgh 1111 the ),etl rs I 'd dr<'t1l/1I'd "lid hop,·tt Throllgh till tht' tri,zls 11I/d d,1I/f(yrs I'd made it; I I/ ',IS 011,' at /,lS(TlJ{' girls theyl ctillul "Rays Allgd,"

Mike GaLLIlS, ResideJItiai Head

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' etb,111 Reunion on P,tgl.'

THE COLLEGE Cadets Corps In th e ea rly 1890's Viccoria was in th e choking grip of a grea t economic depress ion whi ch decimated th e lives of many oFViccoria's ea rl y co lo nists . For H aro ld Carstairs, a senior studem of rh e Geelong Co llege howeve r, any thought of eco nomic doom was far from his mind. It wa more likely the impendi ng idyll of holidays which formed his reverie as he aumered across the chool grounds near the rear of Geelong College's 'old' Room A nea r the north-eastern corn er of what is now th e cloisters . T he sudden roar of gunfire and th e whir of a bullet passing by his head ro embed itself in the nea rby wall were to stun him into frigidiry. Ir was only the nervous ribaldry of nea rby srudem s that ass ured him that his life had bee n spa red. The bullet had been fired by a fellow stud em a member of the recently formed Geelong Coll ege Cadet Corps and Carstairs in his daydream had abse mminded ly blundered into the chool 's junior firing range during practi ce. The posted lookouts had failed to notice Carstairs. This firing range, from behind All Saims Church in rhe viciniry oF Hugh MacKay's 'old' orcha rd and vegetab le gardens fac ing Noble Street to a timber target on th e wall of ,old' Roo m A, was used until about 190I. Th e experience seems not to have affected Carstairs for he nor o nl y vo lumeered for service in both th e South Afr ican \'V'a r and Wor ld \'V'ar I he also achi eved military honours and rose to the rank of Captain by 1918. His nanle appears on the plaque in the Co llege's Dining Hall honouring Old Coll egians w ho served in the South African War. That th e practice range was in the middle of the school seems incongruous and hazardous to modern thinking, but the Co llege Cadet Corps in rhe period from rhe 18905 to the \Var was criti cal to th e school's pride and success a nd reRected th e th en mu ch stro nger rural heartland of the Schoo l. It is exactly 100 years ago in 1905 th at The Geelong College demonstrated its outstandin g sporting prowess in shootin g co dominate all th e schools in th e Victorian RiR e Associarion competirions a nd wi n virtually every major shooting competition held in Victoria that year. Establish ed under the ausp ices of the National Cadet Movement th e Co llege Cadet Co rps was started in 1885 witll 51 enrolments. They were armed with Martini-Henri riRes and carbi nes and resplenden tly uniformed in a blue serge tunic, trousers w itll red piping and a blue cheese-cutter cap topped by a red pom pom. T his smartly equipp ed corps was reviewed o n 4 September of rhat year to considerabl e praise ftom Lieutenant-Colonels Brow nri gg and Rashl eigh. Although no images of this early cadet corps are known to have survi ved, a photo from late 1886 depicts the corps in their th en new uniforms of dark green tuni c and trousers with a co nical helmet with a spike on cop. This uniform appears to have persisted until the introduction of the mo re serviceable khaki in 1889. In 1892 a dark blue Glengarry cap was imroduced for the winter months. In tile early 1890'S Lieutenanr Norman Morriso n, so n of founding Principal, George Morrison was particularly emhusiastic to rev italise the Co llege Cadets. It became an almost military mission co raise the standards of the Corps and capture the most signifi cam awards on offer from the Victorian RiRe Association and in particular tile Qu ee ns Co lours. After he became Scho ol Principal th e Cadet remained his pre-eminent imeres t. Although drilling was one of the main activities it was shooti ng that was the pivotal acriviry, and in the years up to World Wa r I rh e College excelled. In particLLiar, 1905 was a year of resounding success and th e Coll ege was th e dominam school fillin g the first four positions in the senior individual shooting co mpetition; and claiming the C ummin g C up; th e Field Firing Competiti on; and borh the junior an d senior Sargood Sh ield s for teanl shootin g. Tragically, not long after, in 1908, .1 o rm an Morrison was himself kill ed in a shooting accident. In a further irony the choo ls' shooring prize was nam ed in 1910 after Norman Morriso n but Geelong College was never afterwards ab le ro claim victory. Standards among th e M elbourne schools grad uall y rose and Geelong College was nor quite ab le to cominue its dominance of th e schools co mperiri o n, being narrowly defeated on several occasions after 1905. With th e imroduction in 1911 ofCompul ory Univer al Tra ining and its focus on a fix ed program of parades, drill and ph ys ical exercise the role of shooring diminished. The onser of World War 1 was to wash th ese old ways away on a tid e of sacrifice. There was little enthusiasm For cadets in the period after World War I and it wa nOt umi119' 0 that an 'Officers' Training Corps was es tabli hed a nd several years later made compul ory at th e School. Inrerrupted aga in by war res urge nce in th e Caders was slow unril , in 1948, re-organisarion of rhe co rps occurred , with th e formarion of fWO inFa nrry compan ies, a pipe band and a speci alist platoon of three sections-signals, 1vIMG a nd morra r. In 1949 the old khaki uniform wa sup er eded For rhe sma rter look of the ta rran kilt of th e Go rdo n Highlanders, and on 3 April 1949 th e corps paraded

Above: Drtlfn lvIajor Rashl~igb '904 Opposire page: Pipe band leading ,he Porade 1949

on M ackie Oval for the fir t ti me in their new uniForms. The College o nce again d emonstrated its prowe win ning th e Viet rian Sta te ompetition For d rilling fto m [949 to 19-5. Th ere were ma ny skill ed soldie r and tea her as ociated with th e adets over rhe year. Drum Major Ras hleigh served Fo r al mo t 30 years. Betwee n rh e wa rs Li eute na nr . . h inkficid a nd Ca ptain R. Lambi e I. om manded, and in 1948 Li eutena nr o lo nel H .L.E. Dunkley rerurn ed from a ti ve ervice ro upervi e tht' reform a ti o n of th e o rp . the r including Captain ] .H a mpbell a nd Dr Bunrine were instrum e ntal in rh e u ces of the rp . The year 1975 proved co be a tu rb ulent and signifi a nt yea r Fo r T he edo ng allege adt'r orps for not o nl y wa th i tht' fir r year that girl join d rhe co rp , it was al 0 to be the bst year of governmenr fundin g for the a :let. Th' de mise o f rh e ade t \Va barelY.lcknowledg,J in Pegas u bur with th e w ith drawal of funding, so ended a pro ud discipl ine at The -;edon o C ollege ex te n fin g bac k to 1 ) .•mel rhe ~ Pri Il cipalship of Geo rge [orrison. rod,l\ , shoorin g remain ' ,In o prio1ul ,lctivir: at ·th • ollege a nd rh e lay l~trg,t Shoo ting T',l1l1 continue to uphold ,1 lo ng a nd nob l ' tra fition. C

Con L ill/llilll, Archilll's tllld H l'rir Igt' Officer

Recent DONATIONS TO THE ARCHIVES Turner, Jame 1. mm film of staff and fire damage, 1974 Wright, Lav,rre nce Five photocopied pieces of mu i by James Helme utcliffe. Original music notati o n entitl ed Noctllme for Nom by Jame Helme utcliffc. Danie l, Irene Leather bound prize book awa rd ed to A K Daniel 1922. Leather bound prize book awarded to A K Daniel 1920. Cronk, Peter Geelong ollege C hri stmas

ard , 1956.

Co llins, Sandy Biographical Material on C F Palmer. Higgins, John Collection of 6 ath letics trophies won by members of the Higgins family including D; T G; R J and K A Hi ggins between 1927 and 1937. Ingpen , Rob ert H eadpieces x 2 used in Glee Club Production s McColl, Janles Photographs-Athleocs, 1950 Warrinn, c. 1950 Cadets, 1950 (Puckap) Cadets, 1950 ricket,1950 (TAA) APS Combined Football 1950 Scom Geelong Football, 1950. Trophies. Logie Smith, Robert Photo War Memorial \ Xling. Photo Cadet Co rps Band 1957. Large PhotO HMS Pinafore. Aerial PhotO of Geelong College c. 1957.

Miles, Step hen adet epaulettc small Pegasus. Prefects Pin c. 1962. Enamel Tie Pin . Beret Badge. Prefects Cap . 1962. Prefects Pocket c. 1962. Yr 12 cap c. 19 62 . Prep Schoo l

ap c. 1955-6.

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Brook Ward, David Pegasus Flag made at the H ouse of Gu il ds c. 193 0 . I?II

Manuel!, Jean W hole of Schoo l Phow 1911 taken fo r Jubil ee. Tinkler, Allen F Pegasus 1949-1963 27 issues. Geelong College Exercise Books . Newspape r cuttings. Icarus 1961. Collection of 1960s fu nd raising ephemera. APS calendar 1960. Program H of R 1941. Coll ection of College Centenary Material Phowgrap hs Correspondence.

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Calderazzo, Rosemary Program Annual Athl etics Spo rts 1886. Program An nu al Athl etics Sports 1887. Brook Ward, David Co ll ection of Ce ramics manufactLlred by Loftus Mo ran including a teapot, cups, plates, salve rs, se rving di shes. Transfer printed with blue Geelong College Pegasus c. 1930. Baird , Janet Painting of tree an d landscape by David T ho rn ton . Redpath, Ian D AutOgraphed phow (laminated) ofIan Redpath at MCG Aust v WI c. 1975. Bleakley, Tom Photo of Will iam and G ladys Ande rso n c. 1919 War Artist taken by Louis McCubbin. Phow for copying of Tom Bleakley Ceylon 1942.

jim (45) and Wentry !VIcCo!! present Mr Bru.ce jamiesoll, former BalJar and Archives vO!lInteer lVith three trophies - T/;e Gee/ong Coffege Clip, I950; 11 J \'(Iilson Clip for VI5 Athletics Champioll, I947 alltl the G. W:' C. ELVall Clip for w6 Athletics Cbampiollship I948

Old Geelong Football Club Old Geelong Coll egians have played a prominenr part in the Old Geelong Football Club' mo t uccessful season ever, which cu lminated in Firsts and Reserves Premierships on 10 eptember-the Club's first senio r premier hip for 15 years. The senior team , which lost JUSt one match for the year, included Club Best and Fairest Jamie Bell (2000), and Runner Up Nick Casbou lt (1999) in hi s first year with the Club. Co-Captai n Chris rinchcombe (1992) was unlucky lO mi s the grand final with a stress fracture of the foot, but mher Old Geelong ollegians taking parr in the team which defeated Rupert wood by 21 point were Tom BettS (2000), Tom Fallaw (1999), Charles rairbairn (2001), ~att Gold;worrhy (1999), Rhett Parsons (1998) and Marry White (1999)· The Reserves, featuring Nick Betts (2000), Jame

ole (1999), Richard H erd (2002),

James H ope-JohnslO ne (2002), George Leishman (1995), Simo n O'Brien (1994) and Tom Waters (2002) defeated La Trobe University comfortably lO w in their premie rship, a nd in the process recorded an und efea ted cason, with 20 st raight viclOrie . (Fu ll d etai l of th e C lu b's w ins can be accesscd on the lub's website, oldgcelong.com .au)

a co upl e of rabIes at rhe Newman and Ca rji Greeves C lubs' Dinner in Gee long during the seaso n, hosr a Gee long Co llege v Geelong Gra mm ar pre-seaso n practi ce m atch at our home gro und , Como Park, So uth Yarra, and co nducred an exceptionall y succe sful go lf da'. at Barwon H eads in August w hi ch was well supported by peo ple con nected wirh borh schools.

On thc ad ministrative side M ichael GretlOn-Wat on (1958), in his 'm illi OJl[h'

Si nce t he seaso n e nd ed se ni or coac h Michael Lockman (fo rm er Ri chmond , Co llin gwoo d

invaluab le yca r as

and Sydn ey Swans playe r) has s poken to schoo ll eave rs about jo inin g 'The OGS' next yea r. E nquiri es fro m any potcntial pl aye rs,

lub Treasu rer, and long-tim c

assis tant Da le Fraser (1968) provided eno rmous and much a ppreciatcd UppOrt during thc yea r. Whilst th ere may be a st rong APS riva lry with Geelong Grammar when it co mes lO chool football, bU l it' nothing but co-operat io n whcn come to the 0 ,F ,w ith Old Gec long Grammarian forming a very substantia l and importanr part of the res t of rh e play in g mcmbership. The OGFC was ab le to fi ll

Su ppo lTers, sponso rs a nd officials/wo rkers may be direc red to Grac m c Go ldswo rthy o n 04 1f '4733 7 . The lub is look in g forward to anorhcr exciting season in 2006.

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Exploring the World:

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At tbe Pont dll Ctlrd, From Left: Freytl Ltlllgbtl11/ (YetiI' 10), Ltlllren Alldersoll (YetiI' 10), KtltUeen Rix (YetiI' 10), Stlmh Dennis (YetiI' II), Stlrtlh Hllghes (Year If), jllLitl Reid (YetiI' If) tllld i,(/iLlianl Mononi (Year 10) Stlldmts tit Le LOllvre Smior cricketers tit Lords Cricket Crollnd Smior cricketel1 ill London Brydie Mllrrih)' (Year 6) speaks to tI . . jtlpallese class dllring tbe /zlInllotsll VISIt Prepamtory ScbooL visit to /ZlIlIlIotSIlwelcome par':)'

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A Commitment to Boarding

From left: Mackie Boarders at \'(lilsons Promolltory with Mr Greg Smith, Head ofMackie

In recent years I have had rh e opportunity ro speak ro many Old Coll egians who we re boarders and the overwh elming majori ty say they benefited from th e experience. Eve n th e older Old Co ll egians, who stan by enumeratin g the harsh conditions they endured such as cold sh owers and repetitive, srodgy food (except th e rowers who had steak), fini sh rhe conversarion by confirmi ng that boarding was a character forming experience that they wouldn't have missed for the world. Some of th e most common ly cited benefits are th e development

of increas ing ind epende nce, the c1ose-kn i t fri endshi ps a nd the stro ng ense of camaraderie enge ndered by life in th e board ing hou e .

from the current 5°0 or the e ond child and ro~o for rhe third child ro [5°0 and W OQ less respective! from the beginning of 2006 .

T he boardin g co mmu nity concin ues ro enrich the school in many ways. T he boarders make rh e schoo l a vital, li ving place, seve n day a week and prov ide a n ex rra d im ensio n fo r the day srud encs a nd rh eir fa mili e who develop fri endships by in viting them inro their home. The cultural dive rsity of reside nc stud encs and th e w ide geogra ph ic sp read from whic h th ey co me a re also enri chin g aspects .

T he Boarding Parem ' uppOrt Group ,\ ill assist the school ro organi e ' ho t familres' for all new boarder. There will be additional academic support, especially or Year 9 and 10 , and a new program of culrural appreciarion. T here are p lans ro invesrigate a coasrallcamping program for boarder and pecifi ' rural' ubjects such as Agriculrural cien e.

Attractin g boa rd ers has beco me in creasi ngly co mpetirive, but the o ll ege wo ul d li ke to in crease its boardi ng co mponent. A nu m ber of reco mmendati o ns made by th e Strategic Boarding Committee were endo rsed by th e School Coun cil at th e beginnin g of 2005 and th ese in iti ati ves, a nd th e message th at College is seri ous about boarding, we re lau nched in H amilton at th e beginning of August at the O GCA Brancl1 Reuni o n an d Sheepvemion. In order to make boardin g mo re accessi ble at entry level (Year 9) and mo re access ible ro fa mili es ove ral l, Yea r 9 boardin g fees have bee n redu ced by 30%. Sibling disco uncs fo r th e boa rdin g fee have bee n in creased by 10%

Improvemenc have been made ro the accommodation and recreational Faciliries in both boarding hou e 0 er recem year , but the rerurbishmem program will be acce/erated with a significant sum inve ted in capital improvemenc over the next five year . This wi ll commence in Ifackie Hou e with major improvements ro bathrooms, paiming, lighting, furniture, heating and kitchen. following a plan deve loped by Architect ~/fcGlashan E"erist. T hese initiatives demonstrate the ollege' strong commitmem ro the future of boarding.

Carol Barnard, DireCTor o/Community RelatiollJ alld Development

Medical Centre T he schoo l Medi cal Centre, siruated in Morongo H o use a t M ossgiel, p rov ides an impo rtant service ro o ur srudem s, particul arly th e board ers, by mo nirorin g th eir hea lth and we ll-being.

From left: Dr Rod Tay/or (69), Dr Ken]1I Rae alld Sister Margaret Cartledge at The Gee/ollg College Medica/ Centre

Our most rece m appo inc me nt ar th e Med ical Centre is Dr Rod Taylo r. Rod is a n O ld Co llegia n (69) a nd he a nd h is wife H elen have th ree children , Lo ui se (2005), icho las (Yea r 10) a nd Jere my (Year 7). Rod i also a panner in th e Grovedale Med ical em re. H e is ava ilabl e fo r co nsul ra ti o n by stude nts o n Mo nday, Wed nesday a nd Friday mornings befo re schoo l, and o n cal l a t weekends, altern a tin g wi th Dr Ke rryn Rae.

Dr Kerryn Rae has worked at the ollege Medical Cemre for fifteen year and currendy con ult on Tue day and Thur day morning. She and her husband, igel '\ ood. have twO children, Brittany (Year [t) and allum (Year 9). Kerryn al 0 \ orks part-time at the ewrown Medical entre in Pakingron treet and at the Gee/ong Womens' lini. The twO doc[Qr are abl), upport d by re",i tered nul' es Margarer arrledge and arol~' n!\ bas. They look afrer borh boarding and da)' student, and one of them i on duty ar all times so that medical care i available 2.4 hour a day, even day a \ cck.

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HERE and THERE MATTH EW BRID GES (92) is now working as a so lici cor with H arwood Andrews (Geelo ng) . H e is one of the newer members of me OGCA Co mminee, as is John. ANDREW BU RNS (96) is currendy living and wo rkin g in Bermud a. After accepting a cwo year appoinrmenr th ere with Deloittes, he su bsequenrl y obtained a position w ith the Bank of Butterfield, Bermud a. Andrew is enjoyi ng th e lifestyle and improving his go lf. LI D SAY CARTWRIG H T (38) visited Broome in Jul y and attended a Sunday service at the Broome U niting Church. H e learn ed that Sir Francis Rolland (Former Principal of Geelong Co llege) was a minister th ere in 1911. For transport a round cown Ftank Rolland rode a cam el which was won in a lottery a nd prese nred co him as a giftl ROBI CAVE (8 4) moved back co M elbourne after seve n years in Sydney. H e lives in St Kilda with his wife Trish and is co nrinuin g h is ca reer in digital grap hi cs, fine art a nd d esign. RI CHARD C OLES (79) is li vi ng on the Sunshin e Coast w im his wife Toni and th eir ch ildren Jenna and Brendan . Ri chard is Manager of Rivergum Timbers, supp lying high quality Australian veneers and exo tic wood. LIZZIE C ORKE (97) and her pa rtn er Shayne Neale (97) were named Environmenralists of the Year 2.005 for th ei r work in d evelop ing a Conservatio n Ecology Ce nrre at Cape Ocway. ee www.capeocwayce nrre.co m. au IAN CUMMI G (83) is now a Li eutenranr Colonel in the Australian Regu lar Army. H e was the om m andin g Officer of th e Engineers Group who did much of th e clean-up and assista nce in Banda Aceh after th e tsunami. RO BE RT DAVID (60) moved from Sydn ey ro Dubai in mid 2.004 ro join th e AI Futtailll Group, th e largest pri vate com pany in th e United Arab Em irates. Robert is Direccor (De ign and Cons tru cti on) for the Group's private developmenr o f Dubai Festival C ity, a $5 (Aus) billion urban developmenr on a 1600 ac re site in th e heart of Dubai. GA RETH ELLIS (98) g rad uated from rh e choo l of Drama, Vicrorian ollege of rhe Arts in 2002. H e li ves and wo rks in M elbo urn e

as an acror/p laywright. He has appea red in

Inheritance with Melbo urn e T heatre Com pany and Sydney T hea tre Company, Rainbows Endwith I1 bijerri, Non PaJ·Lo di SaLo w ith Melbourne Workers T heatre. His play The Champion Jv[ale was presenred ar Melbo urn e Trades H al l in Augus r rhis year and has been nom in ared fo r rhe NSW Premi ers Play Awa rd. H is play A View of Concrete won m e 2004 Wal C herry Award for best new Aus tralian play. View of Concrete also won the Malco lm Rob ertson Prize an d wi ll be presenred ar the Malthouse Thea tre, Melbo u rne in April /May as part of me Su mm er/Au ru mn Seaso n 2006. ALEXANDRA GIBSON (2004) is in Lond o n com pleti ng a GAP Year. Her bro m er Peter (2.006) is in Year II at th e Frien ds School in H obart and has rece nrl y played Joseph in Jose ph and h is Amazing Techni co lour D reamcoat. PAUL (80) and SUE GRAHAM (nee G raham 81) have moved ro G isborne from Sydney with their th ree children. Paul is now a Sen ior Associate ar Amp and Sue is workin g a local primary school. JAMES HEARD (46) has moved from So uth Wonwondah ro H orsham. He still ma inrains farming interests as we ll as do ing some vo lu nrary wo rk with rhe H otsham Hisro ri cal Society. Rece n rl y he co mpi led a sixty-five year hisrory ofWo nwondah Rural Fire Brigad e. JON HOSFORD (60 , form er staff) is retiring from his position as H ead ofJunio r Schoo l at Launcesco n G ramm er at the end of th e yea r. He and his wife Margaret (nee H olt, forme r staff) inrend ro establish a small ed ucationa l suppOrt busin ess as we ll as es tab lish a new hom e at Winde rmere, rura l su bu rb on the Tamar Ri ve r in Launces ro n. Ea rli er th is yea r, Jon was honoured with a Fellowshi p of th e Junior School Fleads of Austra lia fo r his contriburion ro leadershi p in edu cation and work at a national level on rhe Executive of th e J HAA and the Au tralian Primary Principals' Associatio n. G REG KYLE (8 4) g radu ated from the University of Qu ee nsland with a M as re rs in C lini cal Pharma cy in J uly 2005. H e is cur re nrl y an Assistanr D irec tor of Pharmacy ar the Mate r Hospital in Bri sban e.

JODIE MADDEN (89) m arri ed Shane Axfo rd in 2001. T hey have a so n, Patri ck and thei r seco nd child is du e in Nove mb er this year. They li ve o n a sheep and ca trl e property in ce nrral weste rn Q uee nsland a nd wo rk as shearing COJ1tracro rs w ith a thirtee n man team and also buy woo l in their local area. BILL MULHAM OAM (44) received a do ubl e ho no ur o n Australi a D ay 2005 fo r his o u ts tandin g conrributio n ro society. H e was fi rs t recognised as a recipie n t of a Medal of the Order of A ustralia. H e was later nam ed D eniliquin's C itize n of th e Yea r. H e was no min ated fo r both awards fo r his co nrributi on co th e botany and eco logy of wes tern New So uth Wales, and fo r his extensive in vo lve ment in th e local co mmuni ty. ROBERT MYERS (82) is li ving in No rthern V icro ri a and wo rki ng as an Agro no mist fo r E lde rs. H e is marri ed ro Roby n and th ey rece nrl y celeb ra ted the bi rth of thei r first child, Jack Fairbai rn Mye rs. G E OFF NEILSON (42) and STEWART MCARTHUR (51) we re awa rded th e hono rary degree of Bachelo r of Business (Ag ri cultu ral Managem ent) at the Marcus O ldham gradu atio n ce remo ny in D ecember 2005. T hese we re th e fi rst ho no rary d eg rees awarded by th e Co llege. JOHN OXLEY (99) is curre nrl y wo rkin g in DAVID STEWART'S (80) impo rtin g compan y, C & 0 C lothin g in G eelo ng. Jo hn has co mpl eted a Bachelo r o f Business (Tra nspo rt and Logisti cs M a nageme nr). TERRI POWELL (7 2) currenrly li ves in Geelo ng and is workin g as a tra in er fo r Aged a re wo rke rs. She is still active in local th eatre and perfo rm ed in Les Miserab les in Occober. CHARLES ROSS (94) has bee n wo rkin g in Lo ndo n, o rga nisin g m ajo r eve nrs fo r large com pan ies. In 2003 he a nd his pa rtn er esta bl ished their ow n co mp any ' Ba rabas' and have ma naged ma ny promotio nal eve nts in D uba i, Malays ia, T he Netherl a nds and o th er co untri es. Geo rge W. C. Ewa n AM (40). DAMIAN SECEN (89) has rece nrl y relocated ro Bri sbane. H e is a D irec ro r o f M acqu ari e Ban k's In ves tm e nt Ba nkin g G roup, foc using o n in frastr ucrure tra nsac ti o ns includin g

Weekend paddlers- Hamish Cameroll (87). Phil Bell (87). Mllrray Keeble (93) alld Dllllcall Ashby (9 r) 011 Lake BllrI"J Criffill. Canberra

DOllglas \'(Iood (54) alld.Fiends at Barwoll Her/ds ColfC/llb

Macquarie's successful bid for the MitchamFranksto n Project, and the takeover of Hi lis Motorway by Transurban ea rli er this yea r. Prior to joining Macquarie, Damian practised as a finance lawyer with Blake Dawso n Waldro n in Melbourne. He is engaged to be married in Italy early next year to Mardi Wi lliams of Camerbury, Melbourne.

PAUL MISHURA (92) is a solicitor, General Litigation Division and JEREMY MILLER (9 6) is an Associate, Commercial Divi ion.

[ATTHE\ M GILLfYRA (9 2) and \\it"'" Vicky-a on, Harvey Ed"ard ,on T') June 2005. Brother for harione Delilah.

Births

CATHER! E l ERRYLEE ( nee Leigh ' and hu band John-a on, am Charles, on 6 i\.[arch 2005. brorher for ' arah.

GRANT SHRIMPTON (78) married Steph ani e Pansit on 2 May 2005 in Cebu City, Philippines. They are now li ving in Grovedale, Geelo ng. JAMES TURNER (71) has been accepted as a comm uni ty runner in the 2006 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay, and will carry the baton in the Ocean Grove area on 3 March 2006. SARAH WEBER (2000) recently graduated from La Trobe University with a Bachelor of Speech Therapy. She is currently working in Geelong w ith the Education Department. ESTELLE WHITE (nee Cleminso n '99) co mpl eted a fashion design course at the Gordo n and was then appo in ted Head Supervisor for functions at T h e Mercure Hotel. She has si nce set up her own business Minx Design . Estelle and P hil W hite were married in May 2005. A gro up ofOGCs from Year Groups 1953-1956, met DOUGLAS WOOD (54) and his wife Yvonne, and VERNON WOOD (5 6) a nd hi s wife Andrea at the Barwon H eads Golf Club. Douglas was in good spirits and excited to make co ntact with so many of his o ld friends. Most of th em had not seen him for over thirty yea rs as he has lived overseas all that rime. They included Robert Logie-Smith , David Edge, Robin Edge, Jim Fidge, Don McCann, Rodger Bodey, Andrew Lawson, Hugh Bromell , David Wright, Ian Burch, Go rd on McGregor, D av id Ja rm an, Jim Cox, Jim Ferguson, Alan Seward , and David Caithness. Jim Fe rguso n was Head of Departmenr of M ec ha ni cal E ngin eering at the Gordon Institute of Technology in 196T when Doug co mpleted his Diploma ther . The following O ld Gee lo ng Co llegians a re so li citors at Dibbs Abbott Stillma n in M elbo urn e: P ETER PENNO (67) is a Senior Associate, Co mm ercial Litigation Division;

A NA ARMSTRO G (nee Tonki n '89) and husband Al1[hony-a son, \'V'illiam Jame . on 19 June 2005. CAMERO BARNES (91) and Melina Saunders-a daughter, Caprice London Rose, on I July 2005. TRUDI BELLIS (87) and husband Dan O ' Brien welcomed their daughter, Milou Mae, on 5 January 2005. Little sister to Luke and Oliver. Trudi is on maternity leave from chiropractic private practice. CATH ERINE BLACK (8 6) and David Bowles - a son, Kieran William on IO October 2005. A little brother for Peter. GLE BLAMEY (89) and his wife Louisea so n, Edward Thomas, born on 14 May 2005. LAURELL COTO (nee Burgess '90) and husband Dwaine celebrated the birrh of their daughter, Stephanie Amy, on 10 March 2005. ANDREW CRONI (88) and wife Deb have (\'\10 chi ldren Charl es, born on [0 July 2002 and Meg, born on 9 Seprember 2004. TERRI-ANN C ROTH ERS (nee O'Brien '8 6) and husband Michael-a son, Parrick Michael on 20 May 2005. A brorher for Josephin e Kate. MEGAN DESMOND (n ee Murray '8 6) and husband co[(-a daughter, Hannah Loui e, on [8 December 2004. Megan is currently on maternity leave from Sourhern Healrh where she is a Dierician and Diaberes Educator. JA E FYFFE (85) and hu band Mark Hamill - a son, Ronan John on 30 March 2005. M IC H ELLE H UG H ES (n ee Sowerby '90) and Andrew would like to announce rhe arrival of Poppy Alatea, born on 28 May 2005, lirtle sister to Declrul. MATTH EW KE ETT (88) and \ ife Kare - a daughrer, Amelia, on 5 July 2005. A lSter for Jack and Ruby.

WE DY !ILLER (nee Greeves ' 5) and husband lark are delighted to announce the birth of th eir daughter, Riley Greew Miller, on 12 April 2005. ANDREW Rl HARD 0 (83) and hi wife Jo are plea ed to announce the birrh of their third child , ophie, on 3 June 2.00). Younger sister for James and Olivia. Andrew and Jo have recently settled in Geelong where Andre\\ i teaching at hri tian College. ALI CIA SCOTT (97) and fiance Alan GIO\'er welcomed a daughter, Hannah i\.lei, on [9 February 2005. MELANIE TROM (nee White ' 95) and hu band H ayden a nn ounce the arrival of a daughter, Annie Taia, on 25 cmber 2.O0{A littl e i rer for Mia. SARAH TRIGG (nee'\ ard ' 93 ) and hu band Richard-a daughter, Amelia [illy, on 29 Ivlarc h 2005. A si,ter for Jock.

Engagements and Marriages M I HAEL BRADY ( ) marrid He ter Korz' a t t John's Anglican hurch on I June _00-. H e is playing ba guirar for te\"C 1\ torri on\ hurch Band-Bell 's Beach hri ri.1n - hur h. IKO LA BR N (99) and :imon ~ouw. be ame e ngaged in 1\ lay IOOS.

RE AE B TTER'\ ORTH (2000) announced her engagl'ml'nt to LKhie I-lorn 'r on 25 Ocrober 2.00 ,1( brooch~·doore.

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Left: Old Gee/ollg Football Clllbs Best and FaireJI ja III ie Bell (2 000) alit! premiership plAyer ToIII BeltS (2 000)

ydney. Rod is urrenrly the 1aimenance W/Vic with Ce mem Australia.

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Obituaries

ARAB C OX (96) has announced her engage mem w Iichael Kromoloff. She currenciy re ides o n th e Gold Coast in Quee n land.

GEORGE EWA (40) starred at The Geelong College in 1941 as a boarder an d was in Mackie House for [wo years. George moved inw Warri nn in 1943 and then w enior H ouse in 1944 an d 1945.

WILLIAM WOODBURN (81) married Loui e eale in 200+ and mey now have [wo children, Ben and 1ia. \\'1illiam is a bui lder on the Sunsh ine Coast and has built his own home ar Peregian Beach.

Deaths J A (Jo hn) CRUICKSHANK (41) R G (Ra ben ) EVANS (42)

George became a PrefeC[ in 1944 and was also H ouse Capta in of Shan non. In 1945 he was m e Schoo l Captain. H e was an outstanding spo rtsman, being a member of cile Am letics Team from 1941 w 1945. He held man y reco rds for High Jump from U15 through w Open division. George eve n had his own theme song, Six foot one

and an eighth, they cried, how the hell does he jump so high.' H e was Capta in of Athletics in 1945

J M (Janue) FERRIER (36)

and a member of rhe 1st Xl C ri cket teanl from

K J (Keith) LEITCH (30)

194 2 w 1945 and th e 1st XVI II Football ream

F W (Frank) HAlNES (32)

from 1942 w 1945.

A (Alan ) HE DY (26)

George comin ued his love of sport after school represe min g Vicwria in ArhJerics and only missing our on represe min g Austral ia at rh e 1948 Olympics in hi gh jump by an in ch. His Coll ege Open High Jump record was only broken in the 1980'S.

R P (Ronald) HE D A (Donald) HILL (51) W (Bill ) MAHOOD (38) D G (Donald) MARSHALL (40) C E (Colin) MCARTHUR (15)

J F (Jo hn ) TAYLOR (45)

Afrer schoo l George join ed Dalgerys and then spem one yea r working in England w gain experi ence before returnin g w Australia w join Elders GM with whom he worked unti l retirement in 1986. George was Vicwrian Wool Manager and C hief Auctioneer when he retired. Geo rge was invited ro join th e Co llege of Textil es Co mmittee in an adviso ry role, and after several yea rs on th e Committec beca me the Presidcnt of rh e Co un cil , a positi on he held for ten years.

K W (Kenneth ) TEASDALE (3 2)

Ir was his wo rk for th e textile industry combined

L (Leon) REICHE AU (57)

with his in vo lvemcnt with Special O lympi cs at Rcgio nal and Stare levels that rcs ulted in him being awarded th e Ord cr of Au trali a mcdal in 1998. In April 2005 eo rgc wa award ed a Life Member hip of pccia l Olympics.

] (Jack) MCCOLOUGH (21) G B S (Gordon) MCKI LEY (37) KG (Kenn em ) MCr TIRE (22) MW (Murchison) MACDO ALD (36) J C (Jo hn ) MATHEWS (25) TW (Terence) CO

OR (25)

A L (C harles) PATO

(41 )

T A (Thomas) REID (33 ) W J (Bill) WAUGH (46) D L T (David) WOOLLEY AO (3 8) M T (Man) WRIGHT (27)

George was an activc mcmbcr of the Melbourn e C ri cket lub being both a vo lu nteer guid c an d a n over 50 yea r mcmber. He was also a 50 yea r member of th e RA Va n I a member of both Barwon Head a nd Kew Co if Clubs. H c was Prc idcm of th e C A betwee n 19 6 4 and 1966. Hc kept a keen intcrest in all Co llege

activiti cs an d h is allegiance was only ever tested when his so n, Alastair and gra ndso ns, Brerr and Matthew played for Ca rey agai nst College. For his eldes t grandso n's first cri cket match aga inst College in Year 7, George was seen o n th e boundary line in his School bl azer and cap. George loved nothing better than w show off College w Carey parems when Carey played cri cket and football at Geelong Co llege. Geo rge was married w Betry for 53 years after having met her on th e way w th e APS Ath leti cs Spons in 1943. T hey have thtee children Alastair, Elizabeth and Douglas and five grandchildren.

John Urbahns (40) and ELizabeth Andrews (George Ewans' daughter) DAVID WOOLLEY AO (38) passed away in Perth in O ctob er 2005. H e was born in Shanghai on 30 August 1924. H e cam e w the Coll ege as a boarder in 1937. After leaving school he imm ediately pursued his imerest wim cile oboe which he had first pl ayed at th e Co llege. David served in me RAN during WWII. In my 1940 school diary I noted that on August 26th there was a concert in th e Morriso n H all, "whi ch was quite a success exce pt th at David Woolley's oboe broke down in th e middle of h is so lo"! Sin ce 1949, David's appointm ents included Prin cipal a nd Co-Prin cipal Oboeist wit h rh e M elbourne Symphon y, th e London Philharmoni c, the Syd ney Symp hony and the Royal Opera H ouse Covem Carden Orches tras. H e reco rded a nd toured with them all. Fo ll owing his retire ment to Pe rrh in 1987 , Dav id devo ted th e res t of his life w th e srudy of Dea n Jonatha n Sw ift. His last mammoth achi evemcm was to w rite th e four vo lu me "Correspondence of D ea n Jonathan Swift". Tn 1987 Monash Unive rsiry honoured him with an Honorary Docto rate of Laws w mark his scholar hip a nd musical ach ievements. Fo r hi doubl e co mribution w music a nd literature he was awarded an Ord er of Australia in Cpt mbc r th is yea r. H e was quite a re ma rkabl c O ld Ceclong o ll egia n.

!-Ifl I"/)ey Lflde (38)

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30 YEAR 0 T REV 10 4 Brrtd Fenller (Jellr Group ( 0111'(1101"/, 'imoll Gillett ,lIId ,If,IImiTli Robauoll 11:0/(, HUIIf, Russell Ford (forma t<,,,,-t"'r), Bma !'.fcLeod ,/lid D<,b Holding (llee TUTllb.u/,

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BOA R DERS ' PARE T . 01 ER fO jmniftr jtlckson, Krill! ,/lui A.,II/'ryll Presl IT mior Sc/'ool Pftrem; AJSo(ltltltJII tII<'/IIbas. H.lJdt.'1l IIhl, Ra.y ThompsolI, Bllrry A.'iOc'Sl<'l; Geo./ICrouo/, Hi/llry HOUl'Wtltll'S, Gttf,y G,m'flll, ,l{drg,Ir<'1 Afollfgome,)" GWYNII D,d'ells, jill B.ilvtfJS, CI.lJU Dllr~V' H,·lm !'.fcLmy. , Ismd H.'II>Oll ,11Id ,1d,·// 1\ ngJ,1 f2 Fiollil Hilil. BedU jO/IIISfOIl<' tllld j,l1I({ .1/Jtoll

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BOARD E RS' FORMAL DI N ER Alistflir HfllI, Phoebe Emf, Ed AlldersOIl, Jessicfl Siu fllld Cbris Griffitbs 2 Fioll Lo, DibYfl Andi fllld Ri!sfl lr,/Slil

CAMPB ELL HO USE ART SHOW 3 Carolille Collett, Helell Plrmnidge find Cflrolille McKinsny 4 Geoffrey Edwflrds, Director Geelong GfillelJI Bill Phillips (68), Micbflel Dowling, Cbflirmfln The Geelong College Fillflnce Committee find Phil Taylor (73), Hefld ofFine find Applied Arts BRISBA E REUN ION 7 Anthony Spittle (79), Niccy Mockridge (80) find Andrew Shepherd, 8 Jim Mflrendflz, President OGCA, Judy Rigg, DOli Taylor (53), Robbie TayIO/; Bruce Rigg (51), Cflrol Bflrl/flrd, Director of Community RelfitiollS and Development, Seflted Peter (44) find Hilflry Blakiston 9 Micbflel Spittle (87), Andy Hfluenstein (79) fllld Glenn Amezdroz (70)

R fVER INA BRANCH REUN I ON 5 Fflitb Brown, Dr Pauline Turne!; Principal flild Tim \l7est (66, Convenor) 6 Anna find George Bidstrup (70), Jim Marendaz (72, OGCA President) find [fin ~I'/ettenhflll (68) find James Daniel (73).

FOUNDATION CONCERT SUPPER Wendy, Ray and Melody Abikbflir (Yeflr f2, Music Captain) II From left: Amanda, Alexander and Pip Hyatt (Year II) and Dr Pauline TUrl2el; Principal 12 Anne MiliCi; Klystyna and Anna Croft (Year 12) 10

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2005 Carnival Art Sbow Cocktail Part),

Hllgh Seward (66, The Geelollg College COllfleil), Leollie Amerena, Carnival Art Show Convenor and ClAire Seward N/llrm)" President, The Geelollg College FOlllldatiofl, alld jenlly MOllntjoy and Helene Bendel; Ti"flvelworld NewtowlI

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Denise Smirb, jeanllille and Don Hanson (42) Elvall McLarty (63), Leslie Harroll (54) alld Catherine Armstrong (86 flee Hattoll ) Carol ALlm, jilll Marendaz (72, OGCA President), Dr Palllille 7imm; Principal and Wally Allen (51) Jail Kocb, Felicity Harpley (73 lIee Carr) aile! Aline GOllgh

Deb Hynes ( 2, SftljJJ, john (6-1) fllld PIPP" f,UOI/ .from Albury

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Georglfl Hall, Bnh lind La,-h/,III Md':lIIdll), (-10), Emily D'Alrelll (y,."r [[), RIIJ (-IS) ,wd ~~rI F.I.'{g, KeiriJ Grigg (-18) IIl1d II";d uIll'ler (fl ) Sic [rllr Lllllcheoll 200)

FO U O ERS' D AY A EMB LY AFT ER 00 TEA II !I [urmy A/oul/go)', Presidem, The Gulollg College

Foulldurioll, Dr Paulille TimIer, Prillnp,d. Robar (ro) flfld Angela /lIgpm [2 Sl1mh Wylln, chool Co-C,pr<llll ( le,IT I~), ,I[,lrg,m'r Letbbridge, Head a/Senior School ( \\'Him') alld Edward Miller, School Co-Clpr<lin (l;',IT V,I

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Susall McLenll ( Year IZ) alld Nfrs Linda Gtll/lIS, 7extiles Teacher Mr Pbil TayIO/; Head ofFille and Applied Arts, Mr Fred Elliott (41), alld Ms Kylie Rogm, Major Events Co-ordinatO/; Ciry ofGrenter Geelollg Madisoll Kemey (Year II)

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jenll)\ Grt/ham, KIItie ( Year II) and Micbael Possillgham (Year 12) Robert Ti'ipolillo, ( Year 9), Dr Palllille Timw; Principal and Antbony Ti-ipolino ( Year [z) Maddie Brennall (Year [2), Ange LOllg (ZOOS) and Libby Hurst ( Yenr J2)

Helen Nicholls, Mtlrketing Mtlnager tlnd Dick SIOtIn (70) fi-orn Table Top in the Col!ege Marquee tit HelllJl Keith Sloane (S8) fi'om Savemtlke, Neal Dumtln (69) alld his son Stlm fi-orn \.I'-0gg-tl Wtlgg-tl, fall V7ettellhtll/ (68) and Roger Wettenhtlll (Yetlr II)

SYDNEY REUN IO 10 BtlrI)' Alsop (42), Tony Whiteside (SI), Brett Middleton (8I) and john Ctlmeroll (4[) II Rod (19S4) tlnd !lftlrgaret Cowley tlndjim Mtlrelldtlz (I972, OGCA President) I2 Russ NfcLenll (54), Sue Dickson, Ctlrol Bamtlrd, Director ofConill/lllliry Relatiolls tlnd Developlllent, Cbtlr!es Chimside (92), james Dickson (6I), David jOlles (92) alld Roger Walter (S4)

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YEAR 8 PARENTS ' D IN ER jalle Allgliss, MOllica \\lalters alld Deb Profitt. members of the Preparatol]' School Parems' Associalioll Comminee Chel)'ITayIO/; Kellin Daltoll, Phil Taylor (~3). Maxille Daltoll alld Catherille Henriclls

YEAR 10 PAR E T ' 01 1 I ER Rob james, ,llmlllo B.rb/Ol"k/S jllfl" ,'1,1.-0,/.alltl 1I11d)- BtiblOlllkis " Cl1mpb"1I Pmoll. Lle.lIl11e SlIIlth, j<'l/llll~r HJllol£ ~ <llId ~m/ette Parofl Dr POlllille TI,T/tel; Pl'llIcip,1I ,lIId .Iirs lIS"" \\ed<lal

S PEECH DAY Milch Hooke (69). Cllest speakel; addresses guests. staffalld studellls ar Speech Day 2005. 8 From leJi: Cerald. Alllle alld Edward /'diller, School Co-Crtptaill with Sarah. School Co-Crtpraill. janice and jolm 1t')-lIn 9 Des Davl'J. former Vice Prillcipal ([958-[9-3) with Bill HuJfom (44), Coullcil alld Foundatiofl Board Member

ETBALL RE 10 jo SUWl1rt (83), jo Umllg (S,), \011)" Cr.t)-Ras I ';J j(lI/e Templeroll (S" lIee Slel'hellS) F'OII.t l.(lll'e' (8) nee AlcA."l!1Izi,', jodit' Emmett (8; flee Hmdaron ) tlnd Fiona Broll'/I If Ti'lsh Bult/le (S-), ).111( Lining (S-). Oms Robfol/ (8- IIU D"'/I/li.-/.:) (lIId ,\:dlv II )J1C<'I" 8-) 12 SUll'<lrI (10 .I), Hmll ~/!.1I1.1I/(1 )<'I"rill \~mOll (82 \'('vlie)

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