REUNIONS

Past staff reunion in March

COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND REUNIONS

PAST STAFF REUNION

A wonderful Past Staff (affectionately known as FOSSILs - Friendly Old School Staff Intemperance League) Gathering took place on 28 March, a perfect day to enjoy the outdoor facilities at Mount Rowan. A very casual ‘association’ of Past Grammar Staff Members was established by previous Headmaster Stephen Higgs in 2016, with a view to promoting social accord and support for past staff members and partners through occasional gatherings and excursions. Stephen envisaged no constitution, no membership fees, and no committee! He suggested that the group could be called the FRIENDLY OLD SCHOOL STAFF INTEMPERANCE LEAGUE, not suggesting that members will be intemperate, but not expecting that temperance will be a feature of activities. The acronym would mean that members are known as the Ballarat Grammar FOSSILs. To date, three gatherings have taken place at the Mt Rowan Campus. The Ballarat Grammar FOSSILs are grateful to the Development Office for the support of this casual ‘association’ and encourage all past Grammar staff members and partners to look out for emailed invitations to attend the next gathering.

Pictured on left, Rear: Nola Squire, Ross Squire, Mags Watts, Bob Bath, Patrice O’Shea, Judy Burnett, Peter Burnett, Brian Reid, Jenny Wickham, John Daniel, Iris Blobel, Caroline Nolan, Adrian Harris, Graham Watts

Front seated: Holly Reid (previously Thurman), Lyn Lea, Richard Lea, John Ross

ECHUCA COMMUNITY GATHERING

We always love seeing our Old Grammarians at our community gatherings but we especially loved catching up with Hazel Young (Flanner, 1954) in Echuca. Hazel grew up at Streatham and attended Queen’s. She met Grammarian Neil Young (1954, deceased) at a Queens/Grammar Dance, and they were married. Neil and Hazel were dairy farmers in the Torrumbarry area, before retiring to Echuca. Pictured on left, Adam Heath with Old Grammarians (from left) Richard McLean (1992), Hazel Young (1954), Courtney Moller (1997, Radford), Jodie Jones (1987, Nicholas), Jane Halloran (1987), Danny Berryman (1987), Matt Jones (1987).

50+ VIRTUAL MORNING TEA WITH THE HEADMASTER

After the success of the first two 50+ Luncheons and due to the restrictions of Covid-19, it was decided to hold a virtual 50+ Morning Tea with the Headmaster in October 2020. The Headmaster, Mr Adam Heath, Dr Shantini Deutscher, Chair of the School Board, along with our Director of Development, Mr Travis Polkinghorne and the President of the Old Grammarians’ Association, Mr John Taylor, gathered at the John Ross-Perrier Water Sports Centre to virtually join thirty past students from 1970 or earlier for morning tea. We will all look forward to gathering again in person for the 50+ Luncheon in 2021!

50+ Virtual morning tea

CLASS OF 2015

It was wonderful to finally celebrate the 5 year reunion of our 2015 cohort... a year late due to COVID restrictions in 2020, but it was a lovely afternoon catching up at the recently renovated and re-opened North Star Hotel.

Thom Leadbetter, Nicholas Dharumasena, Lachlan Eaton, Alister Coad, Ameer Alwan Abla Missowou, Liam Fitzpatrick, Angus Elliot. Max Ferrier-Kilminster, Ryan Sambell, Thom Leadbetter

Aaron Baker, Annabel McCartney, Patrick Jackson, Rodger Klopak, Sanjan Dawson

Anna Fay, Courtney Hill, India Gillings, Reece La Haye, Adeline Rowe, William Coutts Adeline Rowe, Annabel McCartney, Lauren Jakob, Thom Leadbetter Thomas Williams, Brianne Cuthbert, Meg Lee, Alex Lee

Amy Watts, Kristian Channells, Gemma Barton, Ash Hetherington, Chloe Waddell Liam Procaccino, Sam Cirrito-Prince, Cameron Gell, Navneet Aulakh

Emily Oliver, Zoe Nevett, Tayla Hewat David Marriott, Jono Neville, Thomas Russell, William Hillgrove, Owen Kew.

Laura Renyard, Lara Evans, Jill Coote, Emma Laracy, Abbey Hodgson Keira Unmack, Declan Koenig

Thomas Russell, Sam Sharrock, William Coutts

GALA REUNION

Old Grammarians from peer years of 1980, 1990, 2000 and 2010 celebrated their 40, 30, 20 and 10 year reunions at the Memorial Dining Hall on 17 April. We hope you had a great time catching up!

Jess Pell, Tom Crook, Bridget Sampson, 2010

Michael Short, Warren Gardner, 1980 Clinton Ryan, Paige Mackay, Ellen Crocker, 2010 Warren Russell, Stuart and Chantel Parry, 1990

Andrew Dale (staff), Charlie Johnson, Andrew and Mariska Sprague, 2000 Julia Margetts, Genevieve Green (Hobson), Sarah Birtles (Fitzpatrick), Jill Coote (Douglass), Heather McMahon (Alexander), 1980 Kristen Carlyle-Mackenzie, Sara Dyer (Richards), Rebecca McDonald, 2000

Julia Margetts, Genevieve Green (Hobson), Garry Rader, Adam Heath (Headmaster), John Coutts 1980 Old Grammarians from 1990

Nathan Armstrong, Scott Blurton, Ash Peat, Jason Rodger, John Merrylees, Warren Russell, 1990

Leonie Lewis, Sue Phillips (Johnson) 1980 Georgina Plush, Tim Blackmore, Clive Fairbairn-Calvert, Tom Higgins, 2010 Anthony Shaw, Jack Collicoat, Thomas Close, 2010

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