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The Geelong College Community M:agazi I}~

JULY 1996 NO. 84

Inrqlll nrll1"" (Yr 12), Sarah C11 ...(' () r 12. G}.Lt1I"dlll), CIlJrt' IIIlll/('L'k I 7.:! Ctl~Ctll't"UI) Fnmt Ttlil' - .\ tr Awln,l' CUHt' lU (C''\(lch) SIIIIO",II' U Gr,,,' (\, /OJ. '~n l"c",{lIlg"'~ (\, /OJ. ,\ \tlnt' Sill""" (), SJ. ,1/, D,Il"'{ \ ,lUIIS (C,,,drJ .-Ib:'t'Ilt S.",z}, "dl~ (1, 9J

5 t is .1 pparent that tnl1['e uJl:l more sch 1l~ls in . ustnlia ,1rt' w,lntin" t in 'orr l ntt' " 'I//le::: in th ir -uni -ular tterin(', . Indq endent an:l rei i.;i 1US s -hL Is h;-t \"t~ al,,'u\": hu:! u take in thL D' PI:, 1'1," Tr,n/,:' p 1l1l ~l: enterpris but an in - re~ . ing number 1f g \'ernment sch 01 - 'tr als sta.rting t m we in thi. :!ifeCti n . Th r L n i ~ b\'i u and 11 ar un:! u . Th materialisti - -ulture we are aught up in - with it- sympt matic pr bleolS f dru \'iolen e and hioh t ena~e -ui ide rate - ha I d t the aeneral reali - ti n tha t methin need. t be d ne i l l entl\". But, many ha\'e p inted out, teachin \'alue i frau ht \\ith difficult\· and not imply a ca e of telling children \\'hat to do or Values are perhaps what not to do. It is rather a the most important question of element of an prO\i ding a Independent School's climate conduci\'e to charter discus ion in which tuden can tart thinking for themselve and move towards a po ition of moral au tonomy. They need both the kno wledge underpinning the is ues at the same time as the capacity to analy e well and come to reasoned decisions. Thi is the kind of intellectual and ethical etting I would like to foster at the College which wllI equip our studen for a difficult and complex world ,

Principal's comments

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FaluI?:' art? embodIed 111 our reiatiO/l.lllPS. ABO \IE: Reiko Kill/II ra (Yr 12), the first !apa/ll?t' ExcJra/l e .hldt?111 allhe College, pre ented Or TUnler with a bottlebrush to plan I ill mt'Tlloru a Irer time at the College, he fO lllld il hard on arrival with her limited English a/ld 1101 ;zcncill flIlyo/le but eel. tJral ,he Iras /lOW matured and gained cOl/fidel/ce. A s a member ~ a success Ii TOWl/l crew he made many new friends and learned valuable lessons aboul tt!am Spln t a/ld e ectwe co-operation .

Value are perhap the mo t important element of an independent chool' charter e t the)' can orne time appear ub ervient to a bu academic and porting program. All school de ire a certain degree of ucc s becau e of the very natural ne d to further their tudents' skill s and intere t as well as to proclaim th ir \ orth to the comm uni ty, Parents, too, are caught up in th e ambivalent position of wanting 'p ure' aca d mi c s uccess (trans lated into high TERs) or 'good' s port res ults while at th sa me time ca lling on teach rs to maintain a ce rtain se t of valu s they perce i ve to b integral to ou r edu ca tional offerin g. We certainly s trive to get our va l u s into kilter with th outward

manif s ta tions of s uccess. As mention d above, good res ults are not something to b d cried. Far fro m it. All children n eed them for their own se lf worth and progress in life. Yet th yar only part of the s tory, What has pr ceded the 'good ' result (i th process or the va lu es) is often mor importan t for th eir future w II -bein g than the ac tual achi v ment it elf. Ind eed,. res ults can so m tim es conflict wit~ th va lues w ad her to b ca use th y ma y hav b n accompanj d by poor condu ct (in th ca e of s port) or rely on an un thi ca l approa ch to I a rnin g (eg th wh Ie question of th a uth nti city of ATs) , The actual val u w b Ii v in ca n also som tim app a r n bul u and ill -d fined in ho I . Th Y p rmeate a ll that w do ins tin ctiv Iy and w ns tan tl y r f r to th e m . But w n d to b ure f what w m an by th 'm and, v n mor imp rtc nt ly, W' n ed to mak s ur w putthcm into pra ti C. Th Y th r r r n cd to b car fully d rin de nd mad

ABOVE: Altfwugh the buildings are different, the College retains importrlllt valLies frolll its past. VisitiliR tlte PrelJamtory cltool on Open Day were (from left) Sean Sowerby (Yr 7), Lyndel Chidzey (Yr 7), Mr Peter IILlgh '5 (I tear! 0/ 1'1'('1) ScllOol), Mr Bmce Lang (28) from Colac who was a member of Ihe fi rst Prep class ill 1911 and Itis SOli Roger (63) /rolll Beeac. Mr Lallg fl.'I1I('11lbercr/ that the orgina/ Prep School buildings (now the Austin Gray Cen tre) were 1I0t quile ready at ti,e slart of the yenr alld ti,e Pre!l) Grade started in St David's Hall.

mu h mor ' xp li il to v ryo n . Nol in lh ) inl ' r s ts f a na rrow 'du a li on r a pa rl i ulc r sc hoo l of lh o ughl, bU l in ord r lo fos l r th hi gh sl poss ibl ' ons i l nl sla nd a rd H wilhin a n open a pproach lo li f . ur mi ss ion s la t m nl off 'rs a s la rlin g po inl for th e d efiniti on of 0 11 g ' s co re va lu s: lh

Tile Geelollg College aims to offer the jillest co-educational learning experiell ce in /lu stralia. The school is grounded 0 /1 Christian principles in wlricil striving for individual ncilievelllent and seLf-fu ifiLmen t COlll bines willI a concern for others. Thu dcfin d, th e Co ll ege is proc laimin g its belief in coedu ca ti ona l and aca d emic exce ll nce (ed ucational), Christian principl s (moraLan d spirituaL), the in d iv idu al child w ho is viewed in terms of achi evement (res ul ts) and fulfilm ent (self worth) (edu cationaL a nd personal) and a concern for M tll ers (sociaL). " 'he fiv e dimensions of values

Va lues are fos tered through drama presentations. Pictu red above: Prep. Teacher, Mrs Anne Wightman, is surrounded by her colourfu l performers in the Campbell House production of'Home Sweet Home', w hich explored the values of happy fa milies.

drama presentations - but we need grea teT clarification, as well as an articula ted course of action for their implem entation. (edu ca tionaL, moral, spiritual, personal Values are challenges. They are no t and social) identified in these two givens. And how we teach and short sentences encapsula te our convey them is crucial. We cannot br ief. O ur task a t the Coll ege must indoctrinate our students or force therefore be to flesh out their them into our way of thinking. s ubstance in or can we our programs imply rely and poLicies, as on the old Values are challenges. well as through model of just the personnel teaching They are not givens. who put them facts, which And how we teach and into practice. is a function But wha t do of a now convey them is crucial. these di credited admira bl e aim s view of r aJly imply? learning. We Wha t precise! d o we m an b cannot naivel separate fact and 'Ch ris tian princip les'? Wh a t do we values, in other word we need to under tand by ' fine t coprovid e student \ ith the e ' du ca tion al learlUng e perience' w herewithal to arrive at their own a nd how can we benchmark thi ? d eci ions and to ee hm,v other go H ow d o we n ac t our 'conc rn fo r about making decisions oth r ' in our rela ti on hip and in thernselve . And this di cu sion our d d? H owa r our childr n' should lea d to ac tion, perhap to a ch anged e t of beha iour . Having valu mean making deci ion and living in accord an with them, how ever d iffic ult thi rna I be. cll 01 , w e mu t be exemplary in ur practic . What w e say, w e mu t d o. e mu t b entir I di uss i n a nd in lit ra tur ; th n i tent in our a p proach to all ap pe, I' in d i p i, Y , a rt" o rk and is ues. 1£ talk about mmwuty in p Iii , th ' a r ta u h t fo r ur tud ent , w e mu t through ullh formal urri ulum a nd in p l1 rt i ul , r in hea lth, p I' nal f d v lop m nt , nd reli iou cd u < li n prog r<111, ; th pr o tis ' d in mJ1lunit c a nd a ls of wo rs hip; lh a r fo tcrcd 0 11 lh ' pi a in g fi Id e nd through alu e a it

they and w e are concerned about teenage drirlking or drug issu es, we must strive for a consistent approach embracing both family and the school, each accepting responsibility for the role they are called on to p lay in the matter. Harassment is another area that must be tackled honestly: what the eye d oes not see, our valu es system may suspect and w e cannot allow hurt or offence to blight the live of our student . We need to be alert constantly to practices that are incongruous with our beliefs. And so we pass to the ne t stage which is a better definition of the e core beliefs. Shortly, the College be undertaking E ecutive and I this task and our finding v,rill then need to be taken up by taft and tudents alike. Thi promises to be a stimulating time for u all.

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Providill,' a c1ill/ate which encourages disClIs ian oman st studt'llts is ill/portt1llt in the teachill of val IIi'S . ddititmalllt."11' preftcts will Jzelp dt."1.'elop this. From left: I Va 1'1'1.'1 I fe/1/c, Rellce I Vri lIt. Giles Cmi , Mr la/Ill . Gilsoll (Head t~f -cnior c/1(01) alld Ali. tair McArthllr (all l i'i1T L). t Tot pichI red. Georgie Cameron and latthl'l1' pokes who were mmy all Mllsic Call1p).

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the College et ' f \ '1rh ic sc r ib~s himsel f

as ,In L thicist. If a.n ' thk ist is a teacher ml ti\ ltl r, phil )SO F her wri ter, religio u, :l u ',l ti nist an i thinker, then tint L w ha t he L be au . e he is all f tl1 se things an:l m r . From Heythrop , [[ \,e, ~t the L'ru\' ~i t\' f L )nd n . \\'h fe he lectures in Phil)~ phy, Pet r h . been a guest I -tur r in eth ic at th College in Tern, 11. Peter ani\' d a t th _-h Wedn . day . 2- :-la\' . and f r th ne\.t three daL o-enuinelv . .

staif. At the C'ni)r _chon l hC' met with t 'aehers from th ' I u son,,1 C \ ' 'I )pnwn t I), roup l nd ta lk 'd ,It )ut how tut1rS in the pngram might lead stud ents ale ng ,In dfe ' h\'~ Fath towards -brifying their ( wn F ers )n.11 \'aluC', . 1 Ie s p k with th Rdigiou ' du alion ~pt1rtm e nt wher h outlin d his id ea. n th fu tu r ' f Rei iO'i u

Ily IIlII/n '1 11 ~ il l~ t111 11,'/111 ell I fl ,.; I'lIy/II I/:; lmlillll Sfllllie,

I ri o r to b 'co min g a n (lcn d ' mi c, I)c t r \ as a -h,l rll'r'd ,1 co unla nl, mnnagc m ' nl o n L1lt nnt a nd ' o m pa n cl ir ' to r, II ha ' w ritt ' n book on ' Bu . in s. Moru lil ' a nd

nl r w ill hi a im in qu ti ning hi s i it o ul d n t have g n ah ad with ut th h Ip of Ama nd a n , o-o rd in ato r of urricu lum aJ,d taff De ve lopment in the Pr p ho I; Ma rga r t L tl1 bridge, Head of Staff Dev lop ment in the e ru or Sch ool and David Mac Bryd , H ea d of P rona! Developm nt in th e 5 ruor Sch ooL T wo ul d like to thank tl1em warm!y for th eir upport during P ter's visit.

ABOVE. The Yr 11 HIstory class enayed debating issues u'zth a relaxed Peter Vardv. From Ie Peter 'lardy, :vIs Athol-,'v1ilry ,'Vulhoney, , Tatalie Grace and Sarah Golds-,llorthv.

enthralled all who listened to him. He poke to teacher , parents and students in that time about a number of is ue , mo tly ethical and moral in nature but in grea t variety. For example, witl1 the Year 12's he talked about genetic engineer ing; with the Year 9's he spoke of choices, val ue, e thics, relationship and decision-making; witl1 tl1e Year l1's he spoke on the topic of 'God and the Holocau st'; and wi th tl1e Year 10's h e discussed notions of commi tm en t. In s ummary, Peter 's message to students was tha t a sec ure foundation of va lues, w ha tever tl1ey migh t be, was the only way to be s ure of m aki ng consis tent decisions in lifestyle m a tters and the only relia bl e basis for individ ua l th o ugh t and action . On several occasions he spoke with

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are fr m hi ' Puzzl ' erie: 'The Puzzle of God', 'The Puzzle of Evil', 'Th Puzzle of tl1e G pel ' and 'The Puzzle of Ethic '. The boo are now d e cribed a be t- eller . The are particularl ' po pul ar am ong t the you th in Bri ta in. ill his books he p!ores tl1 e different approache to th ' Pu zzl s' an d encourage indi vidu a l to e amin e the qu e ti ons so tha t they can draw th eir own co ncl usions on the u bj ct.

Mr Andrew Gibson has a Bachelor of Economics from the UniversihJ of Sydn ey and has been at the College sin ce 1978. He is the Head of History and A ustralian Studies, was the first Head of McLean House and a former Head of Mossgiel. He is the rowing coach for the girls' 3rd TV and plays on the College staff Touch Football team . Married with two children, Andrew enjoys surfing, swimming and has almost completed a PliO on Overseas Students Studying in Australia.

Forthcoming drama productions 'The Cherry Orchard' Th Yea r 12 th ea tre stu d i s class will present An ton Ch khov's'Th Cherry Orchard' on A ugust 29, 30 and 31. Firs t pe rfo rm d at th Moscow Art Theatre in 1904, directed by Ko ns ta ntin Sta nislavsky, 'The Ch rry O rcha rd' remains a class ic a t th co re of [h th atrica l rep r to ry th world over. Chekhov's 'co m dy', fir t s tag d the year of his dea th, sti ll ra nks supr me as a hum an trag dy f dispossessio n, The p rin ipa l theme, the passin g of lh o ld s mi feuda l order, is sy m bolis d in the sa l of th e ch rry orcha rd ow n d by Mada me Renevskay ,

With prelimin ary r ea rch co mp l ted a nd' ta ni lav ky' xerc i es xp l r d, r h a r 'a l e re now und rway w ith a t r look in g fo rwa rd to th e che II ng of pre e ntin g one f lh g r a l l p lays of a ll tim . Ti ck t wi ll b va ilabl fro m 19 Aug us t 1 96,

'The Twelfth Night' Fo ll owi ng h khov, th Y' rT1 Th a tr tudi g r up w ill b pr se nting on of ha k s p a r ' mos t lo ved o m Li i s, 'Th Twe lflh N ig h t' o n N ove mb r 1 a nd 2. It w ill b p rfo rm d OUld oo rs in the clo i ters.

h n w ly r furbi sh d and ex l ' nd d II I n Macki Library a l the Pr paratory hoo l is a pi as ur to work in for s tc ff and students. It was lra nsf orm d from part of th o lcllibrary, the S condary J\rt Room and tw Y ar 8 room s into a m d rn, p n plan library with a d lighlfuloullo k, pi nty of natural lighl, a multi-m dia c ntr ,multiple t aching areas, a workroom, offices, laff libra ry and an audio visual room .

Library Co-ordil1ator, Mrs Barbara Carlsol1, assists Nicholas Houghton alld Philippa William s (Yr 5) at the 10al1s desk.

Our new facilities enable more studen ts to use the library simultaneously, either individually, in small groups or as a whole class, thus upporting the integral role of the library in implementing the curriculum. Increa ed space allows resource to be organised, di pia ed and arrang d in a wa which mak access ea i r for tudents and ... ncourages more independent . ibrary use. Mor dis pIa I space nabl ample of tudent ' ork from many subj ct area to be di pia ed t the whol ch 01. A gr at r numb r of public acc s terminal are nov availabl, which II w q u ic k r a c s to the ata logu . ion and other audi -vi ual

materials are now stored in a s pecially des igned room where recording and viewing can be undertaken by staff and s tudents without any disruption or distraction to library users. The newly created Seminar Room, adjacent to the main library, has provided a versatile space for students and staff for a variety of purposes, such as visiting speakers, debating, special viewing and discussion, in-services, lunch-time quizzes and video recording. There are now four multi-media personal computers in the library linked to the College network. Information from Compact Disk Read Only Memory (CD ROM) educational programs are available directly from the network, or by loading individual programs into the CD drives on each computer. retwork access is quick and efficient and is a popular method of finding information. Internet acce s i also available through a ingle dial-up modem connection. e are pre ently investigating a fa ter, more effective method \ hich enables more students to acce s the Internet at an gi en time. an i sues still need to be e am.ined carefull to en ure the be t tern for our need i implement d . Tlu"oughout the da , man student enjo u ing th new Fiction area,

complete with soft sofa seating and ABOVE: Librarian, footstools. Mos t English library Ms Adria Juras lessons are conducted here. It (right), welcarnes studen.ts from 5D enhances the s trong reading culture for a session in the developed at the Prep School, by library. In the providing a relaxed, informal space . background are for discussion, book promotion , Mrs Sue Buchan, student and staff recommendations who teaches music, and Library and quiet reading. The Campbell House library is Technician, Mrs linked to the new Helen Mackie Julia Thompson . Library via modem, allow ing s taff and students access to information regarding the catalogued resources at both sections of the school. LEFT: 'Look here: srrys Andreu.' I T elson and Bronwyn Rose, both ofYr , sharing information in the refurbished Helen l'vfackie Library.

The onl a pects of the old library retained are the welcoming atmo phere and the friendly, attenti e a i tance gi\"en by library taff! Everyone invoh'ed in the planning, con truction and refurbi hment of thi fine facility i proud of what ha been achie\'ed. Barbara Car/soil has been at the Prep. chao] for ix years and has been Libran/ Co-ordi na tor for foll r. he teach~s Illformatioll kills a~d Literahm, as part of tiJe Library pro ram, to Years 4- . he is also cOIIPenor of tlze Prep. c!zool's Eqllal pporhlll ihj COlll mittee. Prior to her appoill hllellt at the Prep, slle tau)lt in lleCll.lm ld for six vears all d ill pariolls schools nrtll;ld Geel~/l . M rs IlIlia Tho1llpsoll (Prep. ~ elrool Li/JrQ/~1 TeciJllician) helps Edwina tracllllll (Yr -) with 11 pidco olll/era fro 1ll the Helen Mackie Lihm",-y Alldio Fislial cntre.

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remain \'erY mpetiti,'e f r year t me. Tenni for !!irl ha !IT \\11 rapidly in tarn and tandard within the APS ince an unofficial competition b e 0 a n ten ta ti \'el \' in the earh' 19 0' . In the pa t four "ear an official tenni premier hip ha been conte ted, wi th ' \'e lev Prahran initially etting the tandard for the other chool to emulate with their organi ation and depth of talent. \\'on the fir t h ..'O premiership. The arrival of former College Tennis Captain, Mr Andrew Cameron ( ), in 1994 gave the girls '.vhat they always wanted a 'real' coach, and they were prepared to put in the work that was a necessary component of success. Andrew moulded the girls in to a very fi t, competi tive an d deter mined tea m

Sarah Case (Ca-Captain)

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two year it i dear tha t ma tch es ha\'e been won by con trib ution from all team me mber . The College team ha\'e earned re pect for their ability to win the cIa e ma tche at all le\'el and it i thi depth that will hold u in good tead for year to come. Winning the APS Premier hip was a \,' 0 n d e r u I achievement for the College girl ' team in 1995. Thi was the fir t tennis premier hip the chool had won and was a reward for our commitment, dedica tion and experience. Wi th six membe rs of that team leavi ng a t the end of 1995, the task of repeating the res ult looked to be beyond u s.

1996 Premiership and Championship Team Back - Jacqui Dennis (Yr 12), Sarah Case (Yr 12, Co-Captain), Clare I/aylock (Yr 12, Co-Captain), ELiza Austin (Yr 10), Fronl - Marie Sinclair (Yr 8), Errin Johnson (Yr 11), Simonne Le Crew (Yr 10), Sa rah Kelly (Yr 10) Absent - Lori CordingLey (Yr 10)

H owe v r, th er was an exciting bl e nd of ta lent, y outh, so ex peri en ce, and th e d esire t ucc d that pro vided Andrew and my elf with an excell ent bas to work with. The first three match es of the n ew sea on in ovember 1995 indica ted we wer again the team to bea t, w ith c n vincing victories over Ca ulfield, Wesley (Prahran) a nd Carey. Perhaps Andrew and I h ad u nde res tim a ted the ability and d e termina ti on of the girls? La te Jan uary 1996 th sguad r con vened for and a vigoro us talka ti ve re union ca mp b fore the tart of t rm an d by th e tim e the seas r s um ed we were w II organi d, fit a nd rea d y for the ta k of defe ndin g th Pr mi rship.

Lilza 1\ 1/ /11/

Ily IfllI (' Ult illX (Co-orclilla tor of Girls 'Sport, 'Ii'aciler ill Chfi rfSi' of Ne tball) & iona tllan I<yflll ( o-orclillat or of Prep. School Sport)

b h long oil g ca n boast a proud hi s tory of netball. B for th e d ve lopm nt of th e A soc iat d Public Schools co mp tition for gi rl ' sport, all schoo l n tball was played in th e loca l C elong etball Association (CNA) at Kardinia Park. For man y years Co ll ege teams ha ve dominated that co mpetition, with rivals including GeeJong Grammar an d, in the past, Moron go.

Action 0 11 the cou rt flS the College Primanj team plays against Torquay il1 a recent lI1atch.

Due to th e large number of teams, which are stric tly graded, the G A is a very strong competition. Country communities are also well known for their active participation in sport, and it is therefore not surprisin g tha t many of our boarders display the skills and talent to b el cted in the top sq uads for each age di ision. The APS girl' competition was introduced in 1992. The four open Coll ege t a ms dominated from the out et, with many team being undefea ted. Th 1 t VII ha won the premi r hip v r ar 'cep t 1995, wh nit wa th runn er up.

The introduction of Intermediate and Junior divisions in subsequent years has further illustrated our dominance. The two Open, two Intermediate and two Junior tearns playing in the APS competition this season, have lost only three matches between them so far. The 1st VII and Intermediate B VII remain undefea ted and the challenge remains as to whether they can finish the season as premiers and champions. Across the Prep. School approximately 120 boys and girls participate in netball. Victorian netball rules allow boys to play up to the age of 12. The College has one etta team, five Primary netball teams and eight Secondary netball teams. Two of the Secondary teams are entered in the APS competition. All other Secondary and Primary teams play in the Geelong etball Association competition. 1 etta i pIa ed in a Geelong We t competition. The Year .3 and 6 students participate in a Primar Sport competition during the school day. The College i in a competition knmvn a the Southern Di trict Primary Sport As ociation. In till competition, the tudent have the opportunity to choo e from netball, foo tball, volley tar (a combination of volle ball and newcomb), t-ball and socc r. College ha four netball team ent red .

These teams play regularly throughout the winter season. When they are not playing, a training session is held. The primary sports program enables the girls to play and be coached in netball. The main focus is skill development, understanding of rules and playing within the spirit of the game. One of the reasons why the girls in the Prep. School select netball as their winter sport is that netball in the Geelong region is a p opular sport. Another factor is the social interaction they have with peers. etball is a game that consists of many rules, playing zones and skills. The structure provided in the game enables children from a young age to develop spatial awareness, team co-operation and gross motor skills. 1 etball is a unique sport in that not every player is allow ed to move over the whole playing area. This rule in particular makes teamvwrk essential if goals are to be scored. uch of our succes can be attributed not only to the talent and dedication of the girl , but al 0 to the ame qualitie in our netball coache . There i no doubt that their experience, knowledge, patience and input of countle hour over each ea on contribute in a large way to our excellent r ult in till sport.

ABOVE: Natalie Pye (Yr 6), Natalie Gainey (Yr 5), Paula Bloodworth (Yr 6), Felicity Anderson (yr5), Amy Wilkinson- Beards (Yr 6), Felicity Jenner (Yr 6) and Alexandra Champness (Yr 6) listen to staff member and their coach, Mrs Bernice Murrells, offering some advice about their play at

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Lucy Cummins (GK)

OGCA NETBALL CHALLENGE - Sat 18 May 1996 Id elong 011 gian and m mb r f the 1 t . n tball team chall ng d th curr nt 1 t

1 etball team to a match in the

Colleg gym. The ' oldie ' di pia 'ed many of the kill that th y had a quir d whil tat cho 1, but lack f team play and, in om ca , la 1- of fitn and pra tice all w d the 'youno ' ' t c m out f th o-ame c rnf rtable winner , th final ore bein a " to_1

Tho e repre entino- the OGCA 'were: Kim Faulkner (l t \11199_-94) Rhiannon Bourke (l t VII 199_-94) Emma Bail (I t VII 1991-9 ) Kat tewart (l t VII 199 -94) Emma ear (I t VII 1 9" - 4) Penny Heard (l t VII 199 -9~ ) Bianca Oark (l t \ 11 1 95).

1sts - Liley 1I11111li1lS, Eli:a AIIStill, Melillda Tyack, Jallt: Bmris/It1lt', lare Haylod. Michelle olliw: k ate 1\ fac7Ilillall, Rellcf I Vright. Idies - k ale It'wart. Elllllla Sears, Bian 11 Illrk killl Flllllkll er, PellllY Heard. RhiallllOl1 Bllirke, EIIIIIII1 Bllil.

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indu iing t: 'pi 'al Bali n~,' e hncers. \\' :\s h'ld md 111 F'arti 'iF ating tea 111S ", hi-h " 'ere frL 111 , us trulia and ~t'" Zeal".n i nl\' \\' re w arm.h· \\' 1- n1'i. The , team s first ';.1.111 n'-".1inst Baraiene t~e\ ,· Zeulll1:i) was 1:I"e i as " - ntr lled ~n i - nsistent game, but \qO' " . r :i f ut db,' Baradene _-1 t 21. In ur se - n:i van'le \" an'le up d""ainst an ther str n .., tan. , :\S5 -iat d ath li - Cdleg (I ",). \ \'e '" n in an ther cl -e match, _ L to _0. In LIT fin lame " 'e - mf rtably defeated ~ fanjimup (Acn .3 to 14. Th B t am alplaye:i tron ly n the first day t record three "ins. n the econd da\' f the t urnament, the A team \\'on each of i three aam comfortably, and the B eam recorded [\,'0 " 'ins and one 10 . :\Ionda\' \," the final da\' of the tournament and both teams ended up in the emi-final "ith the A team po itioned fir t on their ladder and the B eam a itioned fourth on their . The A team played i emi-final fir t and \\"e managed to teal a narrow \ictory, 23 to 22, putting us in the £rand final. The B team was

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t u rna ment. A plaqu e wa s pre ented to Th e Ge long Coll ege gue t s p eaker, Ann e -A us tralia n e tball On b half of a U the girl , [ wo uld inc r I like to thank Mi ss Uttin g and r 0 ' Lo ug hlin who made th e Ba li tri p pOSS ible. Th ere is 0 DOUBT tha t o ur s uccess in th to urn a me nt refl ec ts th e ir co mmitme nt to Coll ege netball.

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unning parallel to the APS involvement is a I 'etball program that now pans [\'.'0and-a-half Term of the school year. The pre- eason (beginning February) involves girls playing in the \Vednesday night competition at Kardinia Park (where we have had considerable team and individual uccess) . The APS squad is normally involved in a 'etball camp at the beginning of Term 11. To date, these have been held at Torquay and Anglesea. This year saw a break from that tradition with the squad travelling to Bali to compete in the International 'etball Festival, and again with some success, the first team

not a f rtunate, 10 ing by ju ton e ooal to the Gold Coa t Couoar Qld). In the Grand Final. the team played against Ro Ulampton Girl ' Grarrunar hool (Qld ). \ \'e pia red uperbly from the fir t \\'hi tie and \\'e \\'on the Championship, 35 to 2-1. On i'> Ionday night, a farewell banquet dinner \\'a held in a ballroom at the Hilton fo r the netball team invoked in the

winning Divi ion A of the Schoolgirls' competition. In 1992 and 1994, th e first netballers toured ew Zealand to play . 'etball at several schools on both Islands. e have a lso hos ted Tew Zealand teams here fo r bo th matches a nd cli n ics. T hi s international experience has been one in which those girls in volved have broadened their horizo ns. The hard wor k of th e e tba lJ program is in the regu lar trainin g sessions taken twice a week. H ere, girls work on ma inta ining fitn ess, developing skills and buiJdin g up cou rt play and s tra tegies. The Coll ege has ga ined for itself an enviable reputa ti on, not onl y a t th e APS level, bu t a t s ta t and

L-r - Fiona Smith (C), Kale Macmillan (GS), Renee Wrighl (WD), Michelle Collins (WA), Melinda Tyack (GO), Bronwyn Galbraith (GA) and Lucy Cummins (GK) were all feeling the heat by the end of their malch. Mrs O'Loughlin Iws her back 10 the camera.

na tio na l I v I. Sin ce compe tin g in th Vi ctori a n Schoo lg irl ' Champi ons hips, we hav no t fa il d to fini h in th e top fo ur school s f th e 200 or mo r co mp ting from througho ut th s ta te. W hav w on th e res pec t of ma ny int rs ta l schools by o ur perform anc in Ba li a nd ar we ll r c g ni sed in th n tba ll -s trong w Zea la nd a r na. As a coach thro ugh th alt rn a li v s ta ff /s tud ent intera ctio n a nd s ta ff/parent conta ct that i prov id d, my in vo lv em nt w ilh n tballer ha s b en and is n of th e mos t r wa rdin g fac ls of my pos ition .

ABOVE: Geel College Scho s' Bali Premiers Back (I-r)- Melinda Tyack, Lucy CUlllmins, Mrs Margaret O'Loughlin (Coach), Michelle Colli li S, Bronwyn Galbraith, Renee Wright. Froll t - Anne Sargeant (Forlner Australian Captain), Fiona Smilh and Kale Macmillan .

by Margaret O'Loughllill 7s1 VII Coach and Head of Mossgiel who has coached lIelball al Ihe College for ,evell year~.

etball at Moss By Margarel O'Lough/in 1st VII Coach and Ilead oj Mossgiel

ir lR from s lron g ly r ' pr lhroughoul th hool n 'lba II urr ntl y, lh re a r g ir ls - Ka l Macmillan (Yr 10) from Li s mor, Ja ne Brad s haw (Yr 12) from P l rboro ug h and lar H ay lock (Yr 12) from Warrn a mbool - pl ay in g in lh Firsl VII . Jan e is a lso School aptain of etba ll. Taking on

I adership roles are Angie Gibson (Yr 10) from Lismore, Captain of th e Int rm ed ia te A's, an d Charlotte Pato n (Yr 10) from TaJlangatta, Ca ptai n of the Intermediate B's. Many of the gi rls also play netball in loca l camp titions during the week. This 'n tball enthu sias m' is a great way for boarders to blend comfortably into the College and meet a whole new group of friends and not only from their own year I vel. In Mossgiel this term, we have had the Year 12 girls challenge the boarding staH to a 'friendly' match. The studen ts s tar ted in fine form but some of the more unorthodox tactics of several staff members

allowed the staff to gain a v ictory by one goal. On the final weekend of Term II, 16 Mossgiel girls formed two teams to play Hamilton College. Here, the girls combined well to take out both matches comfortably. They also enjoyed the warm hospitality sh own by the Hamilton College boarders and the opportunity to hav e a pleasant Sunday drive through western Victoria.

ABOVE: Mossgiel girls shake hands with Hamilton College boarders at the end of the match.

LEFT Winners of the Grand Final A l Grade in the Kardinia Park Wednesday night competition were (I-r) - Boarders Ka te Macmillan (Yr 10 and Jane Bradshaw (Captain, Yr 12) with Melinda Tyack (Yr 11).

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Mossg-Iel • welcome aboard

ur first year of boarding at Mo sgiel began with mixed fe lings. We felt both a pprehensive about our new home, yet exci ted with the new s urroundings. We also felt nervo us about lea ing our friends and family behind as we took thi s new step in our live. We were very relieved when we had a lot of comfor ting welcomes . . that came WitJl b ing n w. We . , w re imm diat I made t feel at hom e. Boarding wa only the tart of what w had to ttle into. chool wa even harder. W didn' t kn w a n n and cia e s tarted th day aft r w m v d into M sgiel. It wa n' l a bing in a cia with 25 tran g rs vvho a ll kn v a h other.

We found that "'rith school, it wasn' t hard to 5 t in after a while. Friend were easy to make. The o ilier boarders were very kind, helping u s around ilie chool, to classes and hm ing us what to do a t lunch. Getting into ilie routine of study and meal \ a a lot different to home. There was a set time for e ery thin ~ which we oon got u ed to. Anoilier change wa not ha ing the privilege oh a tching TV whenever we ·w anted to. In a \ a ,thi h elped u to get out of bad habit and do mar fuing out ide ilie w rId of TV. In can lu ion we would like to a ' that tiling into the barding hou e wa a lot ea ier ilian what we thou g ht it would b !

Afler sclloo/ liltTt' is lim!' ill lilL' Mossgicl lJoardillg IIollse to cllat alld catcll lip Oil wllat is IIall/wllillg. from hil - IlI1rlOI/ CSlIlllcrlrllld (Yr 10) from LarpcII/, /cssiCil l\.ocll () r 9) fro m m;/cr/Oll, Mrs Marsarcl O'Lo IISlllill, , amll /olllls/ollc () r 9) from Barooga Ld1Pl lla Smi lll () r 9) .trolll Pllra Pllrn OI/(l II loosgicl ap/aill Li: :ic O'BricII () r 12). SC I/Illig ill / 0 boardillg was Il IO/l'asirr tI/(/1I /11l'y/"oIlS"1 if wOllld be.

ABO' 'E: ,\ Ir;: IlId}{ Ri hardsoll Ollt- 'oillg secretary of the OGCA Cl1mpadOiL'1I Bmllch alld past parent, prr.i71fs. t1 lamp to Li::ie a Bncn Or 12), ;\ los;:nel Captaill from ,\ lortlake 111/(1 Il1cqlli Gimlll 0 r 12) from DlIbai ill the Ullited A ral> Emirates. The Camper;toiPIl Old Collegians Brallch had ;:lIrpllls fllll d;; Illld ('oted to make Il ?iff tt each o( the />"ordill > 11tl1l;es. The bollS at ,\ Jackie rff~i~'fd a jramfd il'Llter ~t'lollr o( till' old Boatshed. Botll tht' 'ir/;; all d 11ll}IS I1pprecrate ti,is gt'lIfroliS slIppt'rt ··0111 th; I'rilll fhe::' for their '1lOme::' !

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in phys ical education classes and the technique I u e have ori ina t d matches are organised agains t local enior coaching taff at and Geelong," he Me lbourn e aid. sc h oo l s. College team Coac hin g travel to clinics are 1I.!elbourne also organalmo t ever ' i ed for econd week stud ents. and thi ma ' Years 7 and be e n a a 8 team s di advantage, co mp e t e however aga inst the Con idine A P S di agree. ABO VE The Primary team assessing progress at halfsc h oo l s, "The pia er time with coach, Paul Jeffries, who has himself played h owever learn to play in in mallY competitive games as a member of the Cats. a w ay a variety of ga mes ar ituation and ke pt to a minimum . Th girls are no the bus trips prov ide a g rea t exc lud ed from thi njoy me nt of opportunity for the p lay r to g t to foo tball and in rec nt y a r , tb e Year know each oth er and s tr ngth n 8 gi rl s have es tab li h d th ir own team unity/' he said. foo tball t am . As Head of Macki Ho use, Mr Th 1 t XVJJf has r c rd d a mi x d Considine canno t help but point yea r with th e I sc urr ntl y ut out the n umber of boa rd ers who numb rin g th vi Lori , h w v r make up the 1st XV IfJ. In r cent an ins pirin g vi tory aga in L games up to ten boa rd rs hav Lh II ge, wh o w r un d ( a L d a t played in the 1s t XV IIi - a th e tim , prov d th aL wh n a t (u ll remarkable res ult cons id erin g th ere 011 g is Ill ongs l lh s treng th th are just over 50 boy boa rd ers in th e I ad rs in A PS ( oLba l1. school. Foot ba ll a lso plays a m ajor role in the Prep. School. Pl ayers lea rn th e f un da m e nt a ls of the ga m fr m the

ABO \TE: Coach .\fr Craig Considine pTrRldeS some u.'Ortis of advice to the 1st X\7II.

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he profe ionali m of the football at the APS level i increa ing. Senior College footballer now train three time a "'leek and former VFLj AFL players and coache are co-ordinating the football programs at many of the chool in the competition. The College is definitel ' not left behind in the coaching stake . Current 1st XVIIl coach Mr Craig Considine played with Collingyvood and Richmond during the late seventies and is curren tly invol ved at the Geelong Foo tball Club, co-ordinating the rehabilitation and fitness programs for injured players. "Being at the Geelong Football Club keeps me in touch with the latest football strategies and it's an excellent resource for new training techniques and drills," said Mr Considine. "J try to vary training and keep it interesting for the boys and many of

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Co-ordinator of Prep School Phys Ed, Mr Jonathon Ryan and Mr Paul Jeffries, coach of the Primary team and former Ceelong Football player, Ben O'Brien (Yr 5), Richard Herd (Yr 6) and Mitchell f fodgson (Yr 5) walch lheir team males play.

Junior h' (ulure o( all ge go l( looks ur' art r an ex e ll e nt w inning p r(orman e (rom lh Junior boys l 'am in th final o( lh Vi c torian olf A5S0 ia lion choo lboys Tea ms hc mpi ns hip (1 5 yars a nd und r) . Runnin g sin c 196J, th e ha mpion ship attract ov r 90 s hoo ls (rom ac ross Vi ctoria. Th' vi loriou s t am, co mpri s in g Tim Farquharso n ( aptain,YrJ 0), Xavi r Duthi (YrJO) and H a th D' Alte ra (Yr8), s hot a n impressive aggr gat sco r of 252 strokes to comfortably d efea t St Bed e's liege and Bara ham College. Played at th e Heid elberg Golf Club, the boys showed maturity b yond th ir years to clear away from the opposition and run out winners by ight strokes. Although not greatly enjoying the 5.30am departure to make the first tee on tim e, Coach Mr John Wood was delighted with the team's achievement. 5'

Tim and Heath are connected with the GeeJong Golf club and Xavier plays with the Queen's Park Golf Gub. The boys all have single figure handicaps with Tim and Xavier both

shooting off six, whilst the youngest team member, Heath, hits off four. Both Xavier and Heath would like to pursue professional golfing careers.

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arin a Wieland has been se lected to represent Australia at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta a a member of the Au traEan Womens' VIII rowin g team. The tean. qualified for the Olympic after a strong performance in Lucerne, Switzerland in June . Karina, who was ill the winnillg H ea d of the River crew in 1992, won a sc holarship to the Au tralian In titute of port (AIS) in anberra in 1992-93 and on b gan pr piling cr ws to victor. her I' w w n gold at th ational Worn n ' I and later in th am ar, ompet d ucce fu ll in \' Z aland. In 'l 4 h w r awarded a , h lar. hip at the I and wa a

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LEFT Anyone for Golf? From left Tim FarquJuirson (Yr 10), Heath D'Altera (Yr 8) and Xavier Duthie (Yr 10).

crew m ember of Austrilia's Womens' VIII which competed in Europe and won bronze at the Commonwealth Regatta in Toronto, Canada. Again awarded an AlS cholarhip in 1995, Karina e tablished her position a a crev member of the u traEan omens' IV and VIII. She competed at the 1995 orId Champion hip in Finland in the Womens' IV and wa placed fo urth in the final. She also managed to compet at the ational Glampi n hip for the ictorian IV. Earlier this ear he competed in the ational hampion hip and \ on bronze in the pair, il er in the VIII and gold in the . This trong performan eat th lationals c nfirmed h r p itl 11 in the I mpi cr \ and sh went on to qua lif for th I in Atlanta. partlliv r ity and ha be n \V rkin part-tim at the A l in variou department ·:tnd foundation •. Karina will r \\I in the fi at in tlanta and we wish her the be t flu k. LEfT Ka rilla I ie/alld, secolld frO/II right, alld her willllillS crew cc/e/JratiIlS a recellt Will.

Tommy Ozall (Yr 12), Andre-u.' Newland (Yr 11), coad z lvir eil Hick and Osman f eccett (Yr 12) prepare Jor the rational dlOOlboys ' Fl?1zcin Titles. n recent time the Colle e Fencing Team has achieved au tanding re ults at the national level. winning four of the past L,\ Australian title and qualifying three boy to the Tational Team. The current team, consi tin of Andrew ~ewland (Ir 11) man Mewett r L) and Tommy Chan r L ), ha taken all before it over the past year, \\innin" eYery t am event entered in all three weapon ( abre, foil epee), in luding the recent state title , and numerou individual title'. College fencing captain, Andrew Newland ,' the current u tralian Under 17 Champion and repre ente u tralia in the \\' rld Uj 17 and Uj _0 title held in Belgium earlier thi year. Anire", helped propel the u tralian team into the top eight for the first time at any World Title and they defeated the \" rld number tw r~ed Hungarians. . After becoming the be t fen ing team in the tate earlier thi year, the team i now fa u ed on winning another I uti nal Champion hip. T

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home of :--lr and :--lL B untiful, the\' \"enture int th L 1Iy Ro m , the Ta1.eawa,· F od R m, th n R m and the Parn' R m. Howe\'er, the unendin indulaen e ur and th \' come t eli ever that home " 'i th their mother' and father r utine and the core \'alue which form the ba i of happy familie ,lead t lasting pro perity. The colourful performance in Robe on Hall deliahted the e'\tremely proud audience. Director of Campbell House,

ABO\ 'E -tlldC/I/;: frOI/l tlze "flllli-Age class (P & I) EI/llly DawsolI, Kalie Po sillg/lalll alld El/lil~1 -elf pn:l'are 1(1 go 011 sla lC.

lr Diane B urk , \\'a thril led with the final re ult. " 1,,\ ' endea\'our t p nd about f ur wee' n thi activity fr m beginning to end an th childr n are encoura d to nj y th pr es tak n to a hi ve uch are ult," he aid. "Effort i al 0 taken t ee that ach child has a p aking part - no mean feat considering th rare appro.~mately 120 cruldren at Campb 11 House." ' Home "'eet Home' was directed by lr Carole Mallett with ecellent upport from taff including Edwina Davis (Prod ucer), Mr Jenny Hendry l

LEFT. Yr 3 stlldents Anne Calder, Dalllel Klucov kl, Emily D'Altera, Anthony Trzpoill/o, james Buchan and jodeml Ross perfonlled in the Campbell House lIlus/cal 'Home Sweet Horne' .

ABOVE: Year 2 studen ls Christopher ClllleyBolsill, Felicity Miller, David Carl/lan, Stacey Taylor, Alldrew Golding, Villcent LlIca, Lollis fa ek and jallles Ratcliffe are frOllt lille perforlllers.

(Scrip t Wr iter), Mr Sue Bucha n (Music), Mr Davi d Wad e (Choral Singing), Mrs Lib by Russell ( e t De ign a nd Artwor k), Mr An drew McKi (S t Construction), Mr Ian H nric u (Lig htin g), Mr Mark Irwin (So und En gi n er) a nd Lo uisa m ton (Y a r - Stage Ma nager).

er Exchange r Paul Gripper, with hi

ABOVE: Paul Gripper wlfh wife LIZ and baby Lucy.

wife Liz and daughter Lucy, arrived in Geelong in July 1995 to continue the tradition of the annual staff exchange with Holmewood House, a Preparatory School in Kent, England. Paul and his family exchanged their home, as well as Paul's position as teacher of Geography and Maths at Holmewood House, with those of r Harry Roberts and his family, who moved from rural Teesdale to live in 'ewick, East Sussex for the 12 month exchange.

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During his time at th Prep Scho I, Paul has b en Hom room tut r fo r L and was the H om room Teac he r for 7Q. H has ta ug h t Socia l Sc ien ce and English to students of Y ars 7 and 8, and has coach d socc r a nd participated in th u tdoo r Ed ucation Progr a m . Paul has fou n d th ed ucat io na l system and n viro nm nt a r ve ry different fro m th ose a t H olm 'wood Hous , a nd he has ap pr cia t d lh oppo rtuniti s fo r pro f ss io na l gr ow th o ff red by hi s wo rk hr . I I partic ul arly enjoy d hi wo rk in th Ou tdoor d uca ti o n Prog ra m;

By Carole Hazell Depll ly I lead of Middle Sclzool

H o lm wood lo u cd · n t Ff r a co mpa ra bl xp ri n fo r il lud nt . Pa ul o rga ni d lh 7 a m p in lh 1996, a nd I daY r in ut wa rd B und vc mb r 1995.

We lltallk Pnul for I/I e' dedira lioll lie ltas brouglll 10 liis lene/lillg nl tile Prep SellOol, jor lIle cnre nll ci tllO llglllf lllll e'ss lie ltas givell to Il is silldeli is nllci fo r III£' f riendsllil) nll d good 11111/ 10 11 1' lie' lins brollglll Iu Oil r stnff. We wisll PI/III, Liz nllr! Lil ey n snfe r£'1II /'II 10 F:lIglnllri.

A team effort - all the performers, including the front of house and bac~tage mem~ers. The Co-directors (front centre), Ms Annie Edmonds (left) and Mrs FIOna KnezccJlch.

The las t three days of the first term holidays were spent rehearsing in Morrison Hall from lOam to 4pm each day. From then on, the rehearsal schedule became even more demanding and a high level of ded.ication was requ.ired from all cast member. Toad (Nathan Seeckts, Yr 11) is resClieri fr01l1 the prison by Phoebe (SII Sal1 McMillall, Yr 9).

The Rehearsals

Th fir t few rehearsal of the chool production consisted m os tJ of irnpro isa tion work in order fo r the ac tors to e p lor and gain gr a ter unders tanding of the charac t rs o utside of th cript. This proved to b time w ell sp ent, g nera ting the e olution f b licva bl animal h arac ter uch a w as I , ra bbit , field m.ic and sq uirrels. Th a trw re fa d with the cha ll nge of ad apting th eir mo CLl, nts an d p e h to in Iud nim a l har a t ri, ti sin ord r to ma l-- th Fa nta w orld of ''I' ad of Toa d H a ll' more ' ng ross ing fo r thC3 Udi n c.

t the am time Mr Phil Taylor (Warden of the Hou e of Guilds) and Art teacher Mr Greg Smith w ith their group of et con structi n volun t er were busy in the HOG con tructing the set for tJle show. The tudent \ ho were working n the set w re required to help " ith construction dming thr e lunchtim every w k and a p ning night loom d, after ch 1 a \ 11.

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The Year 9 and 10 students presented eight performances of Kenneth Graham' s classic fantasy 'Toad of Toad Hall', adapted by A.A.Milne over five days in May. Buses brought students from local primary schools in Geelong for the matinee performance . athan Seeckts (Yr 11) had great stage pre ence as Mr Toad and Eliza ew on (Yr 10) gave an animated performance as :t\Iole. Talented actor Gareth Ellis and M.ichael Clavton enacted the role of Rat and Badger with kill and energy. \ ith CE theatre tud.ie and mu ic students extremely active b hind the ene the how \Va a winn r! Julian Robert r L) wa as i tant director, lin oln Coad r 12), PI' du tion mang r, Br Taylor (\ r L), chore £Tapher, Felicity Em e11e (\ r L), mu i iir ctor and 1eli sa Tan rIO), Fiani t. Th si, ty' _troncr ca t provide:i a p ctad of e' l'lo iv c I m and \' uthful enthu ia m . It11l' (Eli:a Nt'lI'''OIl ) r 10)

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I ' rth, \ ill ond u t lh P rforman e. ar given to p ially to the lhe p rf0n11an e, en mble inging, whi h ha b en de rib d a ', pirit d and parklin ~ \ ilhout a dull m m nt . .H recent. ndu cted the V O' s 'Lakme' in elbourn. Lindy Hume, now Artistic Director of th VSO, will direct the production . The 'Ga la' night will include champagn , opera and a d liciou s upper fr m Pa quini' in th foyer of th e th atre afterward. The College Foundation i d li ghted to have thi s opportunity to be a ociat d with th production in its onJy Geel ng p rformanc . With the G el ng up th n xt da y, and to accommodat thos who li ve out of G long, th ch 01 ha arranged attractive packag through the Amba sado r Hotel. For om 01 1 ge families, thi we k m ar ks the nd of th life of Y ar 12 olleg, 0 thes famili ca n make a lhr ' da y clebraLi n of it by a ll ' ndin g th Val di lory Dinn r on th ' Thursd ay ni g ht as w'll. Th ommill' is mos t ex il ' e.! c boul thi s wone.! r(ul v'ning (or th 011 ge co mmunity which we b'li v will b' w ' II supp !'led . Ti k ts ill" on sal, lhrou gh th I av'y I louse ncral (fi e in Nob l ' tr l'l. W do not wanl y ou miss oul, so rur hase yo ur ti k ' ls 'a rly. Ti k ' ls arc $80 p r p rson <1I1e1 in lude chaml agne on arri va l < nd ga la s upp 'r. II ' \ a prai" d f I' lh

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By Ross Hepburn (64) President The Geelong College Foundation

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found d in ]987 to provid an on-going d v lopm nt and fundrai in g 011 ge. infra tru ctur for th Th objecti yes of the Foundation can be s ummari cd bri efly as follows: • To d ve lop a community of fri e nd and s upporters whose commjhnents to the ollege will be s trong and effective. • To ensure that the lon g term . . r sources available to the . , Coll ege are sufficient to pursuit of su s tain its excellence and guarantee its independence. • To assist in providin g adeq ua te facilities for the present genera tion of Gee long Collegians. It is timely to report on the significant achievements a tta in d to da te under the The Foundation Board gathered for a photo at the end of their las t meeting. Front row from left - Dr Pauline Turner s uccess iv excell ent gujdance of the firs t three Presiden ts, (Principal), Ross HepbllnI (President, 64), Catherine Gray, Peter Betts (64), Graham Senior (61). Geoff Betts, Geoff eilson and Back raw - John Kaye (Bursar), Annie Young (CP), Bill Huffa111 (44), John Anderson (CP) and Frank Herd (69). Ken a ll. In particular, I would multi-pronged, providing a number like to pay tribute to the fine work of to contribute annually to the work of altemati e options to donors. At Ken all who, as irrunediate pa t of the Foundation for the College. it inception the Foundation board pre ident, has guided the Thi y ear, Annual Giving Foundation with wisdom, proposed, and the College Council contributions are being used for enthusiasm and compa sion during approved, a target for a Foundation ke special projects nominated by pa t three years, two of which the Principal, benefiting both Fund of 10 million b the ear were period of con iderable change 2001. In the pa t nine ears current and future Collegians. at the oU ge. The planned projects include an ignifica nt ad ance ha e been The Foundation's firs t objective of up-grade of the cience made in fi e ke ' area : friend raising and creating an open Laborator and an additional Th Foundation ha nearl 200 and wei oming campus continu 1ulti- 1edia S) tern for the members v ho ha e each made an to be a n integral compon nt of Prepartory hool, and the important ommitment to the 011 g life. The Foundatio n i Helicon Place pr je t will oU g. The nev Board plans to upp rt din lhi b Id ollegian , transform the area where nior broaden it appr a h for increa ina th Parent and Pri · nd a nd all the cho I tudent aather durin our m mbership ba e and invit o vari u upport gro ups. Fun lion and lunch. 'i ith the from th olleae s u h a the Foundatio n Dinnel~ the b ing the Foundalion n rl, pial Id of paving, lI eg ian , ' R union s a nd r furniture (in luding onducted rnndpar nts' Da have be om m vat I table and benche and as, i tanc f a e \ illing band regular and w ' l omed hi g hlights on fj, ed _eating), planting of tr es, of ld ollemans, parent , friends th ' oll'g a l ndar. T il incoming shrub. and crreen r:~ will reate a and s upporter . In it first year, Foundation Board is ommi llcd to \" nderful student plaza, buzzing nnual iving ra i d _0,000 and co nlinuing and building on th .e with y ung pe pIe. it has risen , in ' rementall , t Y < liviti 's. Major Gift gr up ha w rked appr ,imntel ' $_0,000 nch year Founda ti on's co n d ly, th e behind the cen ince the sinc . These pr grams invite the approach to fund rni s ing has been incef ti n f th Fow1liation. With \' hole of th' ollege 'OlTtlTlunity

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bl'L'1l l11l'mlwrs \)1 till' Ho,lr(\ s ince ils il1l'l' pllllll . ' I heir lil'l'\e,<;s dforls Me Irlily ,1ppr\' 'i,)ll'd . Wl' ,11M) Lhank \ l'l1d\' J)immid, ,llld 13,11'[ ara ~ hby lor Ilwir c()lllribulioll'l 10 c1 wl1llk r,lll t',l' ul ,'l'li ilil's. Wend y is '()nli11lJin)-i in ,) 'oopll'd pos ilion Il)r Ihis Yl'.H, c h,liring the p n.1 ' 0Il1111iltcl' . The sir 'nglh of lh ' Foul1 laliol1 i ~ cl 'arl highli g hll'd by llll' la c l Ih ,11 l' ac h of lh 'se fiv ' rclirin g 111 ' mb ' rs ha s a g reed lo ' onlinul' Lo s I' ' on 'i P ifi Boa rd s ub· ()l11llliIL ' L's . Ihe Foundtllion Bonrd w I am s Lo ih ran!.- s ' alh ' rin c ,ra y, Frank 1 krd and I ill Iluffa m who wer cl ' Lcd 10 lhl' Boa rd , L Lh Annual tee ling . We tl lso w e lcom Anni Vo un '" who Wtl '> app inled Lo th e Board al ils jun 111 ' tin g 10 fill a All th Boa rd f p cial a nd I b li ev nthu ias m o f lh lea rn i a fac tor fu ture u cce . T h Gee l ng o il ge Found a tion is tro ng and gro win g tron ger. We invit a ll pa r nt , Old Coll egians, u ppo rte r a nd fri e nd s of th e Co lI g to upp rt th o bjec ti ves of the Fo unda ti on and to join with us in this importa nt a nd o n-go in g nt rpri .

10 Prin -ipal for "Feciall\ no minated Frojecls. I'd inari 1\ , th . c p r jects w o uld t e o utside the I' n rma l bud 'et para me l 'f., Y t the ben fi t to pre ent slude nl ' r • taff p ur::iUin a cdu a tion c:-.ce ll n \\' u ld be u b. tantial. In 1 ~ ,the F unda tio n fund d the pa r ticipation f :--lar io n La mb ' rt and Geoff \fillar a t th \ o rld In C nfere n e of Co mput r K; Educati n in Birmingha m , Richard , la n , a \ ear 11 tud nt, recel\'ed a half ch ola r h ip participate in the Ea rthw a tch ~p dition to the rainf r t r gi n of , ' orthem ueen la nd; an d D ia n Bourke \ i ited the Reggio Emili a early childhood c ho I in Italy in p reparation f r our multi-age cIa , This year, the Founda tion Board \\'a p lea ed to upport the re idency of renowned ed uca to r, Dr Julia Atkin, w ho w rked with taff fo r a w k developi ng a b tt r understan d in g of bringi ng abo ut s uccessful teach ing a nd lea rnin g. It is also p leasin g to have for co n side ra ti on , th · pro po a l fo r fundin g th A r tis t ·i n - R esi d n ce progra m each y a r, Generous Donation A n o th e r Ea rthwa tch to the War Memorial scho la rsh ip is a lso to b o ffered to a s tud e nt, Ju sl be fore Ro b W ' ll s' r 'lm'l1wnl .1'0 Wood wo rk l achl'r 111 1994 , Wl' dpprodl h 'd In pa rti cul a r, we wi s h to him lo gi ve us som ' Ide'cls dboul d L" hle lo reco rd o u r tha nks to th e bc' purchased (or tlw WM Ml' 111 0 1'l.l1. Wh en fo ll ow in g m emb rs of lh e we w 'r ' unil bl • l o find so ml'lhing Fo und a ti o n Boa rd wh o approprial e' II) Sill' dnd sty lv, Rob o ((erl'd to re tired a t th e Annu a l m cl kc' o ne as hi S (i1 r\ 'W('11 g l(t tn til ' Coli vgl', Ge ne ra l M e tin g: It I'> a h 'd uti(ul pil'C(' o( (urnltun' tlnd tl Presid e nt K n a ll, 'off wo nd er(ul m 'mo rl ,,1 to hi s lo vl' o( wood e il so n a nd Eliza be th and lc'cI hin g o ( wood work (l VC' 1 19 Y 'MS. It now pro v id es li S wllh d becll1ti(ul pl ,lCC' lo Fa rro w, who hav' all

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the oun'il ' pi ill. n O\,' bein e" finali _e] fo r th ne ~t tw major building pr jecL at the Ueg· an aquatic - ntr and a ni r music and drama comple:-. . the Foundati n ,,'ill fo u \'ery _trongly in thL area \. r the ne:-. t eiohteen m nths. • A Beque t pro£!Tam ha fomled a maj r part of the Foundation'_ acti\iti and already a number of ignifican t beque t ha \'e been made to the College through the Founda tion. The ne\,' Bard intend to build on the fine \,·orJ.-. already completed. • Tru t ha\'e become a valuable OUIce of income to foundations and other group eeking upport from \'ariou philanthropic organi ation . We have a committee actively eeking out and making ubmi ions to tru ts \,'ho may be in a po ition to upplement our funds for pecific p rojects from time to time. The Foundation has already had some succes in thi regard, and we Outgoing Pres/dent o the Foundiltion, welcome information from Y.en J all (3 7), in the College upporters who can assist cen tre with hl5 wife us in our app roaches to Trusts. Mar) and Terry Egan Currently the Foun d a ti o n has (Head of FIne & accumulated fu n ds of A pplted A rts). approximately $2.3 million. Thi s handsome figu re has o nl y been made possible by the gen erosity of our donors, the hard work of the members of th e Boa rds over the past nine yea rs and th e ac tive a nd financia l support of th e Co ll ege Co uncil.

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The 1996 letter signin-Z day 'w as a time for cama:I;aderie. With this years' ~ual Giving Program well under way, w e warmly thank the donors to the 1995 Appeal. In particular, this ear we wo uld like to doub le the number of donors participating. Each upporter trengthens the College community an d is contributing to the future of the schooL Thank ou to the many member of the community who have already sent their donations and we ask all m embers to consider, if they too, can be part of the Annual Giving Program. We woul like to make this one the most succes 1 ever_

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letters to the editor trou se fl i leg o\'er the l'nd lithe l L'd in the middl ' dislancc of till' ~ hl1tl graph l n ~ ag' Ib lithe la,.;t eiition is 111\ self. I SLl m to rL m 'mbef him -l1 m in!; in on ~ un :h\, ,1ft'rn 1n and tal--in g us, as \\ e \\ ere sUPF o. ed" rcla,ing . The onelyingd \\'n\\ithl1utac1at n ( uld ha\'c b en D 1n John ' Pi,i ' Jlen . \\ hl \\' re in my Warrin orm in 1 46. tually, I thinl-- B b L'g att\\'a ne fth H use Pr feet at th tim , rtainl\' he p nt many a quiet hour pra. ti in on the ' ilent pian ' J R ampbell had in tall d for him to I--eep hi flut -pla;;ina fin er ubtl . nd, iJ you e\' r e Bob again, a. 1-- him if he I--n w what the word 'j june' m ans! He \\'a the only p r n in a huae En ali h cla who uld t II ome \i itin lecturer th m aning of the word. 1 0 , I was o\'er at the Univer ity Department of :-"!u ic recently and mentioned that I had been at College. Immediately the Dean a ked me, ' lOU mu t have ung under dear George Logie-Smith'. How' that for fame!

hI.: btt'st edition L f Ad , stra ' arri"ed in yesteri<1 J smail, thm :- U .10 i 1S ,11",ays it is " delight to -,It -h uF \\ ith the n \\'s of the l~ll De - not L1nl:\\ ith p~ad tL th a -ti"ities f the -urr nt ieoiz ns in studie.

bituaries c lumn at the time seemed t be invincible.

DOll Bleak ley (46) Bardoll, Qld

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lovely to catch up u:ith r.ro lang time friends 0 the College an Open Day, 1 112 ane Wright, an Ie., uh taught Year" 3 & 4 at the College / r many year and Joan Sweetman, after whom the 'Joan Sweetman Room' is named at Campbell House, Joan taught at the Kindergarten and then Campbell HfJU5e fo r 32 years and wa< Director fo r 30 of those years be are her rehrement in 1978,

After a career of 37 year in the Anglican Church, starting with my Confinnation'nextdoor'atAD Saints in 19-17 under the benign instruction of dear Father Hal Potter, J ended up as Chaplain at the former Repatriation General Ho pital, ' Greenslopes', here in Brisbane and saw it through its first y ear of change to a new Private Hospital before the exigencies of age brought about retirement in February of this year. And what will retirement mean to me? Plenty of 'locum tenens' work in Parishes of the Archdiocese of Brisbane, but also a time to complete a Masters of Arts thesis on the Emperor ' ero and his musicianship (sic) so it looks like fun times for me. Incidentally, I think the 'dozey' looking critter lounging with one

ADASTRA

It wa in 19-17 that I matricu la t d, pent even month at the . !elboume Conservatorium of . 1usic before moving to th USA in 19-1 eventually to study at the Juilliard and Eastman Schools of I !usic, wo rk as As ociate Professor at Duquesne Univer ity (head of opera workshop, teach r of composition, music theory, orchestration, etc) a nd then I ft for Europe in September 1961. After cholarships to study op ra, composition and theatre in Zurich, Bayreuth and Cologne, J eve ntu a ll y wound up in Berlin (Octob r 1963) where I have si nce li ved teachin g piano, composi ng a nd rev i wing opera for 'Opera' m agazine in London, 'Opera ws' ew York, the' ew York Times', th e ' Inte rn ationa l Herald Tribun " 'Opera Ca nada', ' Mu sica l Am rica' a nd 'Opernwclt' in Zurich. When circul a ti on probl ms mad driving lon g di s tanc s difficult, I

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rl'tu l"Ill'd to III Ii rs t 10 L' co mpos ition . rhl' ' tv l isstl I3rl' is' wa s -c mmi ss iollL'd b I t I)atri -k' , athedral in ' Ibourn and ha s si nee l ' n used (lC9 / 4) (r 'qu ~ ntl as th ' rd inar . The . uit ' on R nui ssa n e dan tunc. ( 15 ) all d'Th DanCing Muster' \' a publi s h d by Boo Y , Ilawl-- . in London la l y ar a nd ha been la k n up b m 0 or h tral ( trin ) ns mbl La t I ar 8\ th w rid pr mi r f two of m lo ng ycl for high v ic a nd _trin rche h'a pla y d by th Zw icka u Philharmonic as part of th Mozart Fe ti va l (30 ay), , han o n D Figaro' and 'Japan Lyrics' broadcast on 13 ugu t. Toda ees th e world premiere of my So lo Cello onata (1992) by the dedicatee, Wolfgang Boe ttcher - a wo rld famous oloi t. Five years ago, wh n George and Enid Logie-Smjth in whose G&S productions I ang at Geelong College were travellin g throu gh Europe, I fl w to Munic h to see them. (l al 0 pl ayed th e Mo zart Piano Co ncer t K.450 in B flat with the Geelong Co il g orchestra w hile a t sch oo \,) A Mr LogieSmith i retiring from his mus ic distributing busin ss, h e h as donated a ll th e copi s of my choral a nd orch stra l mu ic to C elong Co ll ege's c urr nt mu ic director, Ha rry Hood. Last yea r I e nt to Hood th sco r a nd pa rt of 'Co mm dia', d ed ica t d to th e C lon g Co ll eg rch stra .

fame HeLm e £l tc/iff (43) Berlin, Germ any

1 rrol11 the editor The Orcilestrn is currell tly ill relwnrsnl oj'Colllll1edia', nll d is delip,lltcd lor tile dona tion 0/ jnllles' lIIu sic, Ti ll? ColIl?8l? is proud a/ tile achievelllellts 0/1111 Olt! Collegia ll s

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Staff Member (1971 -1996)

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Bruce McLeod

M L od join d Th e I ng Co il g s taff al th S nior Sc hool in 1971, brin g in g wilh him a w a lth of x p ri nc and s kill . H had ga in d a vari ty and br adth of t aching l chniqu es lhro ugh workin g in State Technica l Schoo ls, but more importantly his ov rseas trave ls of so me six yea rs resulted in teaching in Canada, the UK and two y ars at the Ameri ca n Int rnalional School in Tokyo. He b cam Housemas ter (day) of McArthur late in 1971 and continued for four years. In 1975, Bruce commenced as Boarding Mas ter for Upper Mackie then the following year took responsibility

for the co m bined Mackie House until 1980. A natural love of travel and an enthu sias m for th e great outdoors led Bruce to playa l eading role in bush campin g, excursions to the Crampians and many other ad ventures. A trip to Lake Eyre when fulJ was a highlight for s tud ents of that era. Bruce pioneered gliding at Benalla and this was an annua l event for many years. Whilst in charge of Mackie, he organised fibre glass moulds and the construction of canoes. These were the source of much enjoymen t dming weekends and holidays for many of his charges. As Head of Mackie, and ably

relaxing in his retirement after 25 years on the staff at the College.

supported by his wife Pam, Bruce established a caring, friendly and homely atmosphere where students could achieve their potential many students of that era will long remember Bruce's kindly traits. With his natural sense of hilll1om, Bruce always encomaged students to strive for quality and excellence, and it is precisely those ideals that the College will miss. We wish him and his wife Pam good health and a long and happy refuement.

CharI es Lal-ell aw (OGe 41 ) .

Bob Morrow (49) wilh wife Beverley.

Bob Morrow OA (49) Bob Morrow was awarded the Order of Australia Medal in the Queen's Bil"thday Honow·s list for his service to Junior Cricket. Hi elder brother, Bill, received one la year for services to the Hi torica l Society. Bob i cunently the Pr ident of th o Wave rle Juruor Cricket League. H m ved to til area in 1973, where he tillr id with wif , B verle , and in the ame ar wa awarded a life m Il1bcr hip of the eelong hur he ri ketA a icti n for whi h lie h d played all his senior ri k l. li e also se r d l n th ' as et

t the Old Collegians Camperdown Branch Reunion Dinner this year, a number of branch members said, ' the College should be proud of Charlie Laidlaw' . I asked around and found out a little bit more and it's true - the College can indeed be proud of Charlie and his wife Pat. Charlie Laidlaw (·n) and Pat have lived on their sheep and beef cattle property, 'Gnarpmt' near Lismore, for 30 years after having moved from the Willama di trict. He erved a a member of The Geelong College Council from 197-1 to 19 5 and despite the increa ing demand on primary producer , has alwa fo und time to be involved in community activitie . Some of hi man intere t have been as an office bearer and mele worker for the Lion Club, an Elder of the Li more Pre byterian Church and a.n alternative Elder for the

He wa id red n , u ess nnd wer ' us Wnv rl e in 1974

By Maria Smith Director of Community Relations

of the fundraising committee for the Lismore Community Centre and is still ChaiTrnan of the committee of management. The award he received as the Shire of Hampden's 'Gtizen of the Year' in 1991 could not have gone to a more worthy recipient. When someone is sick in the community or needs help on the farm, Charlie finds out and gives a helping hand. Charlie sets an outstanding example to all by his continuing contribution to community enice. The College' rn.ission tatement include 'striving for individual achievement and elf-fulfilment, combined with concern for other ' . Charlie and Pat how that care and concern for other i practi ed long after chool i over. NB - The 'Stuart Laidlaw t>.Iernorial Pool' at the Prep. School wa donated by 1r 1r Laidla,\' as a memorial to their on, tuart, who was killed in a road a cident in 1970. T

awa.rd. hairm.a..n Charlco Laidlml' (41) is :;110((>/1 st!'olld fl11l1l lett al the OGCA Illllpcrdol(lll RCllllioll Dill/It'/" with i([rord YlInIt'!". Charles' rdfe Pal alld liJt'-lollg jricllds Alisoll alld Lachic J\! 'Beall (' - ) ,l'i1O li~'t' (111 Ihe Ilexl door property. F-.illloC/l.

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Dr Pall 1m,' Tllma 11>- ,'lIc~1 "I'C,l cr. AI/IllII' Iii, , ,' lira,' ''<'n', ' 111 ft' " jlltill \ Ie t'1I:1t' (11 'Ihlre l',lre1l1), 1~1I111 t'r '.1('~"}1I (a Cllrrt'llt part'IIt), Barry alld JUZryll .\ lorpllt'lt (currc1It I'arellb) alld Alldt"lc ,\ Ie t'1I:it' (69)

In ont (l the dl~plal( al the Cli17lperdau'll Branch Dinner were 0111 Ie • Joall and 'oel (40) Demzi< «:110 are ClIrrenl grandparenls at tlze College and Jalle and Gary (59) Frellch who are pa I parent~,

Old Collegian Sue Barrell (76), left , was II motivating speaker fo r Yr 10 students and their parenls al Careers Nighl . She IS shaul/l here wllh Alldn'w KlIIghl, /II S parl'lli s Glenda and Leslie K/lIghl alld Mr, f.yllda BrC'lIIl1er, C(/rl!l'Y~ CouII sellor for '/('TI/I If .

Clitchmg up on College stories at the Sydney Dmner were, from Ie ,Brent Waters (61), Colm Beckett (61) who was vlsiting from Roc':Juzmpton, and SandI! Todd (63) who is the Branch Secretary. ~

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Alec (75) and Vivien ne Wettenholl and Hugh Torode (67) enjoy the Sydney Dmner,

Old Collegians enjoying a coffee after their three presentations for Cli reers Night were, from left , Russell Ryan (82) Travel, Leah Carr (83) Graphic Design, Deb flyn es (79) Thealre and Lexine fam es (79) Ifospi tali ty.

By Wendy Crowe President

Friends of the College Cocktail Party n Priday 7 Jun , a group of ab ul90 njoy d good food, go d company and drinks at a 0 ktail Parly h Id in th e n w Art entre at th Pr p . hool. Thi s 0 ca s ion gav e everyon e a ha nce to meet and cha t to Dr Turn er and to view som of the cr ative work done by th s tud nts. Dr Turner s poke to the gatherin g

outlining her plans for the College. This was a very friendl y occasion, with peopl e renewing friend shjps and chatting about 'past times' and al so making new acquaintances. Th e Friends group is open to alJ members of the College community. Its charter is to retain friendsrup links and it holds a fun ction each year.

Chris Swinton from the Senior School Parents' Association displayed the memorabilia for sale and Past Parents Ross and Barbara Lamont and Barbara Routley were most interested in the range of items on display.

The Friends Cocktail Parh) included May (left) and Bob (right) Hamilton with Dr Paulille Turn er and her husband, Clifford (cen tre). May and Bob are Past Parents and now Grandparents at the College and were delighted to meet the ne-UJ Principal.

Pre ident of the Friends of the College, Wendy CrcrUle (right), with John elson (left) cammittee member and Past Parents Robyn and Don Williamson.

Johll Parker (PP), Alistair Hope (45), Ha rrie Parker (PP), Bruce Jalll iesoll (PP' Past taff) 0 11(1 Ellell HOJle all harilIlallY favo ll rable COIIIIIICllts to lIlake abOllt tire Arts mtre where the Friellds Cocktail Party was helri.

Pa!'t Parent>' _hirlCl{ Lal1lllUrt, Ral! and lVilllla 1cCorkell anri Jack Lmllbart 1:pere plca:>cd to lraPl~ the opportlillity /(l catch lip at the FriClld5 Coc ·tail Party. The Frifllris Cocktail ParN ill tirO' IIClP Prcl' Arts mtrc wa~ a c reat slIccess. From It:fT - Rod fi le IIIlII (58), GWCIlda 1 eils 11 (PP), Rllssell PeakO' (PP), Pelfr Hllghes (Head of tire Prep School). Gfl~JI 'eilsoll (L. PP) Illlef Clllllllitte,' IIlt'lIlber anri Past Pan'1lt Phyllida Ie alllI.

:- -=-e e-=------------. lm -Iit'nt "1 '1n.1~er \\'Ith tht> t'nt'raJ in ~ 1t>Il:>oumt' :tn:l ~,-"",n th rn.'S<'ntt'd .1 ra~r hUt"\.i Al-'l-'r.ll:'.11 - tht> el te' Imrrol eJ ~1:'le n ~I.l ng at tilt' Intem.lhonal Federab 'n e't SUf\el'ors onten"nt'e m Buenl':' All\":' \~enhn.l Dun an <hby (~ ) and Robe rt pi.n.l-s ( 9) wert' a\\ anit"\.i Full Blu<.." fn'm tile ~lelroume l'nllerslh SIX,rt .:':'l 'i.:lh< n for tileir recoro l:>re.ll-mg .:Ichlelement .:IS meml:>ers 01 the rul'ersltv of ~l elboume mens \ 111 tilat ,,'on tile lnref\·u.rsih litle in 1005. Dunt'J.i1 rowed m tile 5l,\ "".:It and R l:>ert in tile bow Alwyn Ba rwell n )" as .:I\\'an:led an A}'l in tile 1~ Au tralia 031' awan:ls for his life! ng ntnbution to tile _ - ut , -- ocia tion in Gt>elong He first re."aITle a you til leader Ul1 Q 52 and his dedicabon ro tile scou has been recognised "itil awan:lincluding tile L ng _ nice Decoration Ul 1 - 0. tile ~[edal of ~lerit in 1 Q~ tile Silver Acorn Ul 1 ;?::'. and tile Resident sAward Ul 1QQ.!.

ABOVE. 'ezl Collyer 3-1J u:fw rras General .\fanager of the Bosch Company from 1957 to 1 visited the College and danated his Prep School medals to the ArchIVes. He lS siur<lm here rrith Archivist, Rev Ewen McLean (27) ,

Richard Barley (72) IS an istant Direc or of the Royal Botaruc Gardens in , 1elboume, He lives in \\'oodend, VIC \\;til wife Anita and daughter Georgina (3 years old). Anita wor as a freelance botanical illustrator. Richard as ures Ad Astra, that under tile influence of uch esteemed horticultural credentials their 0''''Tl garden dISplays a flourishing array of weeds' Sarah Barrow (nee Graham, 1) IS currently living in Honolulu, Hawa1 and wor ing as a Recruitment Co-ordinator witil a Cancer Research organisatioTl Richard Betts (60) has been appomted to tile board of tile Sydney Church of England Girls' Grammar School (SCEGGS) Darlinghurst (one of Au traJia's leading guls schools), He has been a parent since 1986 and aU four daughters have attended tile schooL Richard was a founding chairperson of tile SCEGGS Trust Chris Bracher (75) is SecretaryI Manager of tile Beaconhills Country Oub in Upper Beaconsfield, Victona and invites Old ColJegiaIlS to visit the fine 36-hole layout. Chris Ijves in 'Puffing Billy Country' at Emerald. witil wife Suzanne and son ,\1axweIJ

Peter Cam pbell (42) has retired from the Royal Children's Hospital but is still

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w,'r 11l~1 Hl' I~ no" a onsuitant P,ll'dl,ltne rathl,lopst ,1t th~ oromal5.-r\"lel" entn." ~lelbc'Llme " here he -on tlllue~ tt C.lm out r.lt'dtatnc ,1utopsles. I i1 ~ sF< '''lllllt ~re't IS thl' Sudd en Lnfant Dt'ath _ yndroml' .md he att~nd xl the 4th Int ernatio nal . I _ onferen 'in I\'ashtllgt n III J lln~ IQl)t>. Fan.n ' hen ( ) obtained Ar and ommerce de~ . from "tona, h nl\"rslt, and has been \\'or\,.jng tn Product la rkctll1g wltillkE.-'I. (H ng t-.ong) . Re entll' , he obtained a tramet'Ship wltil BHP (H ,I-..) which ,nil e'entuall~ lead to a posItion tn\'oh'ed ,ntil trade between I ' ortllern sia and AU!' tral.Ja Andrew Cole (73). wue Janet and three children Da,id (7). Amy (5) and Leah (2) are residtn In util ustraha Andre" h moved from his po bon at tile Bani- of util Au tralla and I now Busin :-'lanager or tile trathalb\'Tl Chn ban School (a Chn tian Community hool affiliation) in his spare time he is complenng a til IS for hiS ~ laster oj Bu iness Administration degree at AdelaJde Uni\'ersity. He ha also been appoUlted tate Director S of tile Australian Chrisban Coalition - a Christian Lobby Group. Basil ColJins (71) received tile Communtty Service and Outstanding contribubon tn Commuruty Wor Award in the 1996 Au tralia Day honours, He was recogmsed 'ntil this important award for hi lIreless wor Ul tile Sou til Hedland (WA) dl trict. Peter Crockett (68) is a writer in biography and pollbcal philosophy, and he published a boo in 1993 on tile lawyer and polttiClan, Dr H \' Evatt. He was married two yea rs ago to Judy Savlge, a physician at the Austtn Hospital Ian Cutler (68) is workjng at the Australtan AlT Academy m Tamworth. He is a flytng mstructor to Ansett Airline cadets s<:ekll1g tilelr Commercial Pilots Licences. Ian was formally an Ajr Safety Investigator (Engineer), and IS enjoytng the new challenge. He enJoys visiting ationa l Parks in his spare time.

1),11' Ilk,lth (60) " l11<ln.1gi ng a g l\lIing 1'I\'l'l'rt\ Illr ,lI1A llt-l,lId l' romp,m y. li e h ,,~ bl'l' n tr,llb/t'rrl'd rrom till' I'roP<' I't .1 1 (ooron&. S til th ' b,"l' propl' rt dt K ith, S,\ on PII1,lt\lO Road IIw prop ' rl y IS 50,000 acn.'s ,1Ild runs 3000 1'011 IIt' r 'lord ows .1 nd 10000 Icnno l'Wl" An o n ' passing is w l'k, ml' to ca ll in Dea n Il erbert (79) is ( lIrrl' ntl se rvin g in the u. trali,)n nn alld is b,) s 'd al th ' Roya l lilt tJr,' olk-gl', Duntronn. II is cmp loy 'd as a n tns tru tor in l,e,ld ' r~hip Jn d is i n~tru · tin g Murray Kee bl e (90), who D all believes IS doing vcry well. ex t yea r 0 a n IS promoted to Major ,)nd will b ' post d to israeli . na o r 12 months serv ing a a t-.hlitarv b. rV'r with the Unjted Na ti ons Tr~ati upervi ing rganisation (U 1'50). He says it sh uld be fun!

ary H enderso n (88) ce lebrated her engageme nt t I lu gh Clark at Rosna shane on 19 May 199 . They now live in Englan John W . Hill (77) co mpl e ted a ca rp ntry apprenticeship after lea vi ng school with Len Bell. under til guidence of Barry (47) and Daryl B II (47). In 19 2 he became a member of tile Ma ter Builders Association and comp leted building work ror many O ld Collegia ns. He marri ed Rosa lind Palmer (Curren t-sta ff) in 198 and has two sons Hamish (3yo, Early L a rning Cenrre) and Lachlan (9 months). Jon (60, taff Prep choo l 77-82) and Marg (nee Hoult. Staff Prep School 76-80) Hosford have returned to Gee long from Echu ca to ed uca te th ir children at th e Co ll ege. Jon has been appoin ted Principal at St Andrew's Priva te Schoo l, and Marg has established a erviced la undre tte in Highton. Rebecca Hutchin on (76) co mpl eted an Arts degree rrom th UniverS Ity of Melbourne in 19 7 and is now resldll1g and wo rkin g in England She is very tntere ted to hea r from other Old Coll egia ns 111 the UK. Ian In g lis, father of Ri chard (74) and Antony (76). was awa rd ed a Medal of the Order of Auslrali, in th e Quc'n's Birthday ho nors li st for ~ervice to loca l govern ment and the community. A pharmacist, he is cu rrenll y on the board or th ' 'elong Il ospital and l3a rwon Wat 'r Jaci nta Kaa d en (87) d 'rerred a t ·achtng position in Franc' to t 'ach at th l' blitngual Camberwell J'rimdry hool, wh 'r' every s tud 'nt Icarns h ' nch and I ·. n g ll ~ h h . I~ taking Grad· '3 class's a ll tn French

Fred Freeman (form all y Bubko. 72) marned Helen Caldwell tn February 1983 and now has three children - Evelyn (10). Lee (10) and ataly (8). H e is an •A' Grade Electrician and worked at the laTrobe Valley SEC Power Station for 9 yea rs before buying 150 acres of h1gh rainfa ll beef country and runntng Limousin s tud beef ca ttl e Fred hold~ an AustSwim Ins tru ctor Ccrtifi ca t . and teaches swim mjn g and is on the School Council of the Mirboo orth Primary School.

Kri s tin e Purce ll (88) ha s co mpl 'ted a 13 chel or of BlologlC,,1 Scil'nl 'd nd IS now stud Yll1g for Ill'r I3d ch 'lor or l"lW dt Jdl11eS ook Un lv(·rslly. IClw nwlile

Peter Ga lla gh er (70), his wife Joanne and five chi ldren are li vi ng a t Armlda l . SW and runnin g a kitch 'n manufactunng business.

eoff Quail (47) and Ro ss Quail (77) or Woorndoo ontatnvd top pm . in t',Kh or Ih e rim'll1 'd iull1 and ~ tron g 1l1('llnCl wool ca t ·go ri 's in th , re('(' nt CVl· lon g woo l h" It .

Ian Morri ~ (63) was re l'ntly dppOtnt ' d Principal or 'r's Primary Sc hool Jfter teaching at vdrious s( hools JrOLllld th 's tat " and mor' r 'C'ently In C' 'long.

Mi chae l Rand ell (72) is now owner a nd Managing Director of Au stra lia's la rg st Id wn mowing o-op 'ra li v " Lo a l Mowin g. Il l' is m,lrried to Sa lly, has two pr --school child rl!!) and li ves in North 13a lwy n. David Rand e ll (70) is li ving in osford, NSW 8nd owns and runs an 'ngin' ring business. Peter Richards (1'1) has b' n appo inted hi 'f of Staff to th ' F d ·ra l Minis l r for Indu s tri a l Rel a tions, Mr P ' ler l<eith . li e wi ll playa key role in lh framing and implem ntati on of the n 'w P d ra l overnm nt' s indus trial r la ti ons reforms. Derrick Roll and (39) has, afler 13 y ars, finish d wriling a nd print d hi book till d 'Aeri a l Agicullur in Australia'. David Rolland (65) is Dir ctor of th Local Governm nt rv ices of th e orth rn Territory Departm nt of Lands, I lo using and Loca l Gov rnment, and is based in Darwin.

ABOVE: Rod Wayth (91) and Ruth Dougherty (91) were a young couple at the Friends Cocktail Party. Rod is completing a degree il1 Physical Education at Ballarat University alld Ruth is studying Music/Arts at Melbourne University. Peter Rolland (67) is involved in mining and de veloping his tropical fruit block a t Humpty 000 in the Northern Territory. Chris Rolland (68) is with Alcoa and responsible for coal production fo r the Anglesea power station.

Andrew Scott (78) married Jane lnglis from The Rock, SW in 19 . They have two children - George (3) and Imogen (1) and li ve in Wes t Wyalong, W where the run a wool buying bus iness. Katie Stoke (88) graduated from La Trobe a niver ity with a Bach lor of Occupational 'Wherapy with first das honour . After a 10 um po ition at The Ge long Ho pital, he is currently working at Hampton Rehabilitation Ho pita l, and li\ring in Glenhun tly. hri s zaday (67) i current! , working a a hool improvemen t cons ultant f r the entra l wi s hool Dev lopment rvi e in Lu ern e. II is fi ndin Eu rope, I 05t-19 9, an in t re ting place to be. u an Thacore (nee Gibson, 84) married harad (It ' r s t nes' on 0 Ma rch 1996. usa n is pr ' en tl stud ing low at lhe Universi t of M Ibourne. he ,ilread ha a Bach -lor of Arts frnm the sa me univ ersi t '. David WeltcnhalJ (60) was a st.lff member a t th ' olkge frnm 1972- 2 a nd during that tlln' was Il e.ld of Mos. g i I f r one yeil r and II -a d of Morriso n for 5i , cars. Ill' is now Ill-ad of "iIl, urn I louse, senior Eng lis h te,1ch r, and tennis and sqU<l. h o-o rdinat or a t t I' -tl'r's ollegb te iris', hool, Ad e laide. li e is al so Jplain o f the Mou nt s l11 0nd olf Illb in Ad elaide.

OBITUARIES We g ive than ks for the li ves of: C S ( live) Ro (23) J A Oack) Crawcou r (31) D I r (Don) Turner (32) R A S (Ronald) Edga r (35) N C (Norman) Duffield (37) G A (Geo rge) B nnett OBE (39) K S (Ken) Laidlaw (44) o L (Doug) Cameron (51) P J (Peter) Bun yan (52)

COllege Friends Elsie Keith and Bert Keith Si r Hubert Opperman (past Parent) Kathy Cos tin (Mother of a current student) Jean Quick (Matron of Mackie 1967-69)

BIRTHS Judd (77) and Jacqu i Blincoe (nee Horniblow,77) are pleased to annouce the birth of icholas John on 27 May 1996 at Baxter House, Geelong; a brother for Mitchell. Kathryn Dougherty (nee Spargo, 82) and her husband Peter are proud to announce the birth of their first child Jack William on 20 January 1996. Melissa Heath (nee Smith, 84) and husband St. John (82) welcome their second daughter Daisy Amelia May on 18 January 1996, a sister for Ruby. St. John was admitted to practice on 1 April 1996. Evan Livock (75) and Sally Anne Brown (76) welcome a daughter, Romy Ann born on the 3 May 1996 a t Buderim, Queensland. Rod Magee (75) and wife Debbie are pleased to announce the arrival of Thomas John on 3 May 1996 at the Wesley Hospital, Brisbane - a brother to proud sister Sarah. Cameron McDonald (83) and wife Fiona are proud to annouce the arrival of a son Matthew orman in Dan\fin on 30 January 1996. The famiJ are now living back in Deniliquin. Greg Matheson (70) and wife Julie announce the arrival of a new son Laurence, born a t Kew on February 1996, joining Miranda, aged 5. Michelle Scott (nee Spargo, 79) and her husband Ray proud! announce the safe arrival of Courtne Rachelle born 9 October 1995. John Watson (75) and wife Chris announce t!1e arrival of their son Dugland Robert Damton on the 1 Ma 1996, a brother to Ge rge and Digb .

MARRIAGES J OM Colless ( 6) married Alison Wtlson (8) n 10 February 1996 in the ollege hapel and now Ii e in Waurn Ponds, eelong. Jan1es Edge (84) ma rried Karen Blac!.. in the ollege hapel on 2 1arch 1 5 bi1la Boyd (86) married tUMt Fo'\ a t The Geelong Uege on 20 priI1996. Jeffre Gordon (89) and Jennifer Bu'\ton were married on 9 Man:h 1 6 in the ollege ha pe!. Mi chael Hendrie (7 ) married Julie Haberman on 6 pril I 6 in the ollege hape!.

CaroJj ne Kaaden (85) was engaged to Greg Wallace in Paris in November 1995. They wil l be married in ovember 1996 at Ceres, near Geelong. Michaela Manwaring (82) and Adam Verspaget were married at The GeeJong College on 20 April 1996. John M cArthur (83) and Heather Gow (83) were married in the ColJege Chapel on 27 April 1996. Fiona M cKenzie (82) married Darren Lowe in the Queens College Chapel, Melbourne University on 5 January 1996. Elizabeth elson (87) married Brendan Johnston at Holy Trinity Anglican Church Buninyong on 24 February 1996. Jason Nelson (85) and Sarah McCann (86) were married in the College O:lapel on 30 March 1996. Anthony ewton (84) married Lisa Stevenson in the College O:lapel on 16 March 1996. Robert Philip (76) married Fleur Baillieu on 23 March 1996 at 'Minta', Beaconsfield. Steven RichaIClson (88) and Monique Holmes (88) were married in the College Chapel on 6 January 1996. Wtl Richardson (82) married Emma Ford in the College O:lapel on Thursday 4 April 1996. Russell Simpson (79) married Kristen Mclntosh in Bendigo on 20 January 1996. Janine Simpson (81) married Anthony Doyle at High Plains in Bacchus Marsh on 24 February 1996. Jo Utting (82) married David Coulter at the Registrary Office, Melbourne on 1 May 1996.

LEFT: Vickie Mol

(92), wlw won the Premier's Award fur her VCE results in Environmen tal Science, is studying Medical Rtzdiation Science at RMIT. It is a three year course plus an in temship and he is tlw roughly enj aying her tertiary studies.

ARCHIVES We incerel thank the people who have made the follm\fing donations of material to the Archives: Des Gaunt (OGC 30) - Photographs of 1909 teams and College scenes of that theme. Brodie harpe (Yr 7) - Copy of 'The Australasian' 1 72 with an advertisement for The Geelong College. eil Coll er (OGC 34) - 1edals won in the Prep 001, mounted n a hield. Joan Kel 0 (PP) - 19-13 College up won by 1 Kelso ( C 9) and also the om1an 10rrison up 1 42. Don Lawler (OGC 45) - Many ba pies f the ' Pega_us' and mementos. Pat Grutzner (OGC 9) - Phot graphs f en et, (lthleti and rowing teams of 19-1:! and 19-13. Robert Bell (OG 4.3) - Ph to!mlphs of 19-17 Prem.iership ri !..et teams and letters of ongratulati ns from !r R \land and others. Hans Fikkers (PP) - For d nating the late Jac!.. aw cour's ( 31) photographs of t!1e Bugle Band (1 q3) and Football hampions (189 ).

fly Pllil 1i1.1/'pl (7(») I VIIII/I'II , Il pllo(' I!! Cllilrlo t, (lC ', \ '0/111111 111'1' /1I"/III/j'/

from the Old Collegians' Association ~~5 \\',1S .1 big year fu

'he ollege.1n:t f r the lei -'llegians. As a sch l I 'ommLUlit), ~\' \\' 're el~brating _1 ye.1L d 'l-eLiu'ati n; ,1n imp -,rtant milest n in the hist ry of the s-h -,1. The A et'lon~

easy tas l-., ye t Noel Esse'\ m.l11,l f,e d tl ac mpli s h thi s in .1 vcr PI' f'ssion.11 mann<: r. I k hil S -I' 'CIted si '\ gy mn,1s ts s tret chi ng an:l r'~-hing t ) achicve ce ll e n e. Ili s pl \\' rful \\' -'1'1-. rcfil: c t the hilrm nious interaction f b th g nLier, CI t the lie ge with th form - arran'" d in c1 fI win g if rea !Ling for the

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coll.;,">Tatuhtl1l' Be:. and. 'oel ES:'<'_T ( culptor) on tize magll~'1crot 5Dlphl re.

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n cr th ha p r \' ide d u~p rt in man\" different form t the chool. In pa t year it ha been through the creation of new building or through the purchase of equipment. In early 1995, it was decided to commis ion a culptor to create a work which . 'lllbolised the truly . co-educational nature of the school, a gift that would ha\'e a la ting ignificance to the tudent and members of the chool comrnunitv who a\\' it. , 'oel Es e. , a sculptor from Ocean Gro\'e with a trong background in working with tone, was cho en for the task. The artist was gj,'en a brief , ..ith which to work and by 1 'o\'ember pre ented a maquette to the planning commi ttee of the College Council. A site was cho en for the propo ed work, this being a ,vall measuring approximately 2..5 metre by 9 metres facing the entrance to the Science block in • 'oble Street. The maquette was accepted enthusiastically by the planning committee and work finally began in January 1996. The work consists of a total of six individual pieces, three of whkh are carved from Wombeyan marble mined in SW, and three created out of Penshurst bluestone. The total weight of the work is just over 1 tonne. Trying to create a work which fulfilled the design brief was not an The sculpture stretches up to the sky and is Rradually rl!Vealeci as Oil £' approaches from the Noble Street enlrance.

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The Old Collegians were delighlec/ with Noel essex's crenlioll. III particular, Lzndy Wall (74, Presic/enl of the OCCA) al/(I Bill "hil/ips (68, Senior Vice-President of Ihe OCCA) were clelighll'd Iv see II,eir gift come altve in such a pmuerful sculplure,

tt the pi' 'c, took man I hours both in th ' PI' ' para Lion and produ Lion / in s ta llation of lh ' work. What No' l Ess ' '\ has I 'fl us

t, pr S nl an enj < nd reflecl upon .