Impact Report 2021
Our Vision Brisbane Grammar School aspires to be the best school for boys in Australia.
Our Purpose Brisbane Grammar School educates boys within an innovative learning culture that nurtures their intellectual, physical, and emotional wellbeing to become global citizens who contribute to their communities.
Our Values • Learning • Leadership • Endeavour • Respect • Community
Our Motto nil sine labore — nothing without work
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Message from Anthony Micallef Headmaster
Welcome to the 2021 BGS Impact Report. The following is an overview of the significant contribution of the BGS community last year. The achievements and generosity of our Old Boys and wider BGS community is evidenced in the following pages. Despite the challenges of 2021, our donors continued to make an impact. We thank you for your contributions. In 2021, we overcame a COVID-19 quarantine and several lockdowns, which brought our school community together. The year saw significant support for the BGS Bursary Fund and our exciting BGS STEAM Precinct, currently under construction. The new facility – set to open in mid-2023 – will further elevate the BGS learning experience and streamline our students’ transition to tertiary education. In early October 2021, more than $1 million was raised from 322 donors during the inaugural BGS Giving Day. Read more about the event on page 20. Your support to needs-based bursaries honours our commitment to access and diversity. Read about the impact of a BGS bursary on page 11. Your support of the STEAM Precinct will shape the way we educate BGS boys for decades to come.
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We are three-quarters of the way to achieving our ambitious fundraising target of $10 million, further proof that our community sees the value in investing in education for the future. Our cover story focuses on BGS Old Boy Tom Strachan ’90, who says it is vital boys from diverse backgrounds have the opportunity to attend our school through the BGS Bursary Program. I acknowledge Mr and Mrs Strachan for their generous donation of $500,000. Read the story on page 9. Further progress was made on the redevelopment of Harlin House, which will provide every boarder a private, modern room. The generosity of Old Boy Matt McLennan ’86 and the P&F Auxiliary was instrumental to this project. Our students continue to set a wonderful example supporting others. Late last year BGS Public Purpose students’ welcomed representatives from the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital to donate boxes of clothing for their Patients in Need program. Thank you to the BGS community members who donated items for the cause. I thank you for continuing to support BGS boys and for strengthening our school community.
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Message from John Humphrey Chairman of the Board of Trustees
It is my pleasure to introduce the BGS Impact Report for the year that was in 2021. We are extremely grateful for the generosity and support of the Brisbane Grammar School community. It was another year of challenges, primarily due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but our community continued to show resilience and adaptability in facing the various challenges, which included a school lockdown. The pandemic interrupted some of our events, but it was fantastic to connect with as many community members as possible. The first BGS Giving Day in October 2021 proved an overwhelming success. A huge thank you to all donors who gave amounts ranging from $25 to $500,000. We are grateful for all contributions. As donors, you have invested in the future of the School, thereby assisting in the enrichment of the educational environment enjoyed by BGS students. It is inspiring to witness our hardworking and supportive community striving to give back and create enhanced educational opportunities for our current students and those who will follow in their footsteps. The transformative STEAM Precinct, which is currently coming out of the ground, remains at the heart of our vision for BGS. The facility will be the largest and most ambitious capital project in the School’s history. The precinct will be a physical extension of the BGS educational philosophy to
develop critical, reflective and creative thinkers with the capacity and enthusiasm for independent, lifelong learning. I encourage you to learn more about this landmark project via the BGS website. We continue to focus on increasing diversity by providing financial assistance to those who otherwise could not afford a BGS education. Our vision is to provide financial assistance to 170 students, or approximately 10% of the current student population, by growing the Bursary Fund to $20 million. With the support of the generous BGS community, the fund is currently already at $19 million. Pleasingly, BGS students are aware of the power of philanthropy and are enthusiastic participants in philanthropic efforts. They combined to raise over $15,000 for The Push-Up Challenge last year – the thirdhighest result for high schools in Australia. I commend our boys for supporting this initiative to support mental health services. The following pages demonstrate the impact of your contribution to BGS boys now and those who will follow well into the future. Whether through a bursary to benefit a boy who could not otherwise attend the School or through a donation to our STEAM project, your contribution enriches the School, the community and the educational experiences afforded our boys. Thank you for helping us realise our vision: to make Brisbane Grammar School the best school for boys in Australia.
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A cowboy making a difference BGS Old Boy Tom Strachan ’90 says he is “just a cowboy”, but that doesn’t do justice to his lofty ambitions to transform the pastoral industry. His company Packhorse aims to show the world cattle grazing can be done differently, using regenerative agriculture to improve the soil and benefit the environment. As Chief Investment Officer and ‘Chief Storyteller’ at Packhorse, he’s blunt about the story he’s telling. “We have ruined our soils, and we have a broken supply chain in the beef industry with an adversarial relationship between producer and processor,” Strachan said. “I’m trying to get the story out that we have a huge opportunity to feed the world with clean, grass fed beef, and we can do that by fixing our soils and sequestering carbon.” Strachan adopted the Chief Storyteller title while building up his labour hire company AWX, which he sold in 2014. The proceeds enabled him to fulfil his lifelong dream of buying his own cattle property, and turn his attention to building “the largest land custodian business in the world”. Packhorse recently acquired Stuart’s Creek, near Roma, the first parcel of land in its plan to acquire two million hectares over five years. Strachan didn’t spruik regenerative grazing when he started seven years ago “because people would think you were strange. But it’s a movement that’s gaining momentum now – we just can’t continue to take from the land without putting something back.” A recent drought, where his neighbour’s paddocks were bare while Strachan’s were
lush and green, illustrated the benefits of this approach. “You’ve got to get legumes in, and you’ve got to rest country,” Strachan said. “We’re putting large amounts of cattle on to land for short periods of time and then resting it, allowing animals to stimulate the plants and the microbiology of the soil.” Strachan is also giving back to Brisbane Grammar School. He and wife Anna (BGGS ’91) have donated $500,000 to the BGS Bursary Fund to ensure more boys from the bush have the opportunity of a BGS education. “I think BGS needs the kid from Cunnamulla and the kid from Ipswich; the kid from Woodridge or Cairns, who provide a different flavour to the School,” he said. Coming from the bush himself, Strachan knows the value of boarding at BGS, but it almost didn’t happen. “The week before school started, my father wrote a letter to Headmaster Max Howell and told him, ‘I’ve got this kid who can run a bit and play a bit of rugby league’. Max Howell said, ‘We’ve always got room for a bush kid’, and I ended up at Brisbane Grammar School.” This last-minute change in plan was the right decision. “It was fantastic. BGS was very good at producing a ‘Grammar Man’ who could read poetry during the day but could also play hard on the rugby field after class,” he said. Strachan is now a current BGS parent; his son Lewis is in Year 12, and Noah finished in 2019. He believes it is vital diversity continues to play a role at the School.
We need to be a school that attracts kids who come from all walks of life. The opportunity of an education can spur them on to become leaders and give back to society, that’s why I think bursaries are so important.
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International award for Excellence in Patient Care Current BGS parent and gastroenterologist Professor Tony Rahman has made improving access to healthcare for rural patients a priority since moving to Queensland from the UK in 2012. Dr Rahman and his wife Nicola, a nurse and academic, have been active members of the BGS community for several years, supporting the activities of their four sons, Rohan (2018), Omar (2020), Kiyan (Year 12) and Ozair (Year 11). Nicola is a past president of the Art Support Group and current vice president of the P&F Association; both are involved with BGS Sailing and Cricket. Providing equitable access to healthcare and teamwork have been recurrent themes throughout Dr Rahman’s career. “City dwellers have huge advantages over people living in rural and remote areas, as doctors and health care workers are easily accessible. It’s much more difficult in the bush,” Dr Rahman said. “Our patients face a range of challenges, from being able to see a GP to financial problems or lack of transport.” To address these challenges, Dr Rahman’s Team Gastro at Prince Charles Hospital developed an online video platform for rural patients, which has been recognised with The International Excellence in Patient Care Award from the Royal College of
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Physicians (RCP) in the UK. The platform can be accessed by people living outside the city on smartphones, giving them information to help them avoid hospitalisation or outpatient treatment, which is critically important in this COVID-19 environment. The RCP also commended Team Gastro for nurturing “a close, transparent, warm and welcoming environment encouraging engagement and participation for all staff.” As Director of Gastroenterology and Hepatology at the Prince Charles Hospital, Dr Rahman clearly values his colleagues. “Maintaining a happy team is paramount!”
The RCP International Excellence in Patient Care Award 2021 is the latest accolade for Team Gastro, which has also won excellence awards from Queensland Health for patient-centric care, research and innovation. “We have been involved in pioneering work in novel treatments for Coeliac disease, re-designing remote platforms for treatment of Hepatitis B and C, and best practice treatments for cirrhosis of the liver,” Dr Rahman said. “We have achieved amazing things because I am fortunate to work with an amazing team. We have increased the provision of endoscopy and colonoscopy with a marked increase in the quality of procedures, making us one of the busiest and most efficient but clinically excellent units in Queensland.” The BGS community congratulates Dr Rahman on the International Excellence in Patient Care Award 2021, and thanks him for his commitment to the School. His positive approach exemplifies the pursuit of excellence. As he said, “I try my very best to make sure that every encounter I have with a patient or relative is the best I can do. In healthcare we are in the privileged position to be able to see patients at their most vulnerable, and therefore they require us to be at our best.”
A connection fostering support and respect Every Thursday after school for almost a decade, a group of Brisbane Grammar School students have walked to Kelvin Grove to meet and tutor children from local primary schools as part of an initiative known as the Homework Club. Most of the children are migrants or refugees who speak English as their second language. BGS Old Boy Omar Shinwarie ’19, one of six siblings, was a new arrival from Afghanistan when he began attending the Homework Club. Offering much more than academic support, the club breaks down cultural and social barriers. “I remember the bond you form with the BGS senior students,” Omar said. “They helped me greatly in the academic field, but the students were not only there as tutors but also friends. Having them there to talk to really boosted my confidence.” His father, Dr Ataullah Shinwarie, said he was grateful the Homework Club existed when his family moved to Australia. “It provides an environment based
on mutual respect, where children feel safe to learn about cultural values and differences while improving their language and academic results,” he said. “The program changes children’s perceptions and creates a positive example that they can follow, helping and respecting other people from diverse backgrounds and ultimately preparing them to contribute to peace and tolerance.”
It was through the Homework Club that Omar was indentified to receive a needs-based bursary to attend Brisbane Grammar School. “At the time, it didn’t really sink in, but the more I think about it, the more I realise how fortunate and lucky I was,” he said. “I am extremely grateful.” As a student at BGS, Omar joined the Homework Club as a volunteer to give back by supporting students like his younger self. “It was an amazing experience to be able to help students, whose shoes I was once in. I could really relate to their struggles, and received satisfaction from being able to offer any type of help. “The facilities, the environment and opportunities BGS provided, allowed me to really flourish as a student. The bursary had a massive impact on me, my family and where I am now. In the future, I hope I am able to give back because I truly understand how life-changing such a bursary can be.” Omar is studying medicine at Bond University.
On some afternoons, usually towards the end of term, they would organise football games and picnics, and it was these little things that really made the Homework Club standout.
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A lifetime of giving back BGS Old Boy John Hoare ’56 enjoyed his time at BGS, discovering a passion for rowing late in his time at the School. He was the most improved oarsman in 1956 and went on to coach BGS rowers in 1963. Four of the boys he coached were part of the BGS crew that won the Head of the River in 1964. After obtaining a Bachelor of Engineering in 1961, John worked as a structural engineer at several firms. During this period, he married Desley in 1963, and the pair have been married for almost 60 years. John and Desley have proved a wonderful team over the years and have given back to BGS as volunteers. John was a successful rowing coach and Desley played a vital support role. Without a boat to follow his team on the water, John had to coach from the riverbank. Desley was a regular behind the wheel, driving John to points along the river ahead of the boat, so he could continue to coach his team. John joined IBM in 1966 as a computer engineer trainee before taking a calculated risk to set up a software engineering business. The venture proved successful, and he expanded the business into Sydney in the early 1970s. His computer talents saw him open a new business in 1982, developing project management software for clients in the construction industry.
In 1992, John moved back to Brisbane to focus on property development. For almost 10 years, John and Desley bought, renovated and sold houses. In 2001, they moved to Tewantin near Noosa. Their first property in Tewantin was located nearby Sheep Island Conservation Park. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service have acknowledged John for his significant voluntary weeding in the park. John and Desley also made time for themselves over the years – driving, camping and adventuring throughout Australia, Europe and North America. John also generously gave his time to his local community, serving as President and Secretary of the Rotary Club of Noosa Heads during a 37-year involvement with the humanitarian service in the Brisbane West and Noosa Clubs. During the extended COVID-19 lockdown period in winter 2020, the BGS Advancement and Community Relations (ACR) team launched a campaign to engage Old Boys over 70 by providing some light intellectual stimulation. During this challenging period, those aged over 70 were strongly encouraged to stay home by the health authorities. The ACR team designed a crossword based on the School’s history and sent it to BGS Old Boys over 70 with the promise of a copy of the School’s BGS150 History Book, Light Dark Blue, for those who completed the crossword and sent it back. The 500-page hardcover book updates the BGS story with previously untold anecdotes, rare photographs and illustrations. It was through this initiative that John reconnected with BGS and decided to gift a parcel of land in the Sunshine Coast to be used by the School for outdoor and environmental education, history, and geography for the benefit of all BGS students but particularly for bursary recipients.
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Olivia’s Lunch Over the past 23 years, BGS Old Boy Brett Clark ’85 has revolutionised the pharmaceutical industry in Australia. When he launched epharmacy.com.au in 2000, it was the only online pharmaceutical retailer in the country Today, Brett is the managing partner of ePharmacy and Chemist Warehouse stores in Queensland and Northern NSW. Brett said BGS instilled in him the belief that anything was possible with hard work and determination. By the age of 22, Brett had met his wife Maria. They share three children, with one child, Olivia, sadly passing on at just six days of age. Their girls were all born prematurely at the Mater Hospital in Brisbane. In 2001, when Olivia was born prematurely, she was cared for in the Mater Neonatal Critical Care Unit (NCCU). In her memory, Brett and Maria have been raising vital funds for the Mater Foundation since 2003 through an event they named ‘Olivia’s Lunch’. Brett and Maria had a desire to turn their tragedy into something positive. The Clark family wanted to help other parents of premature babies to take them home safely. They chose to support the Mater Little Miracles program. Every year more than 2000 premature babies from all over Queensland arrive at the Mater to receive around the clock specialist care from the team in the NCCU. The program invests in lifesaving research, care and equipment. Although the Clark family lost their baby Olivia, Maria and Brett have two other beautiful Mater Little Miracles, Chelsea and Maddy. Olivia’s older sister Chelsea was born prematurely at 29 weeks, weighing just 661 grams. She is now 24 years old and has graduated from The University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Communication/Journalism. Olivia’s younger sister Maddy was also born prematurely at 29 weeks and weighed 1100 grams. Maddy is now 20 and is studying Physiotherapy at UQ. Both girls have always
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been involved in fundraising in memory of their sister. In memory of Olivia, the Clark family have raised over $1.8 million to help the Mater’s Neonatal Critical Care Unit and, more recently, Catherine’s House – a world-class perinatal mental health facility supporting mothers and families experiencing mental health issues around the time of the birth of their baby. In 2022, Olivia’s lunch raised more than $250,000 from 400 guests who attended the event to support the development of Catherine’s House. Over the years, the Clark family has become more involved with the Mater Foundation. As Patrons, both Brett and Maria are extremely proud of the work they have achieved to help give back to the charity. Brett’s contribution to not-for-profit initiatives is not limited to the Mater Foundation. He served on the Board of the Queensland Ballet for 10 years up to 2019, with the last six as Chair. During his tenure as Chair, the company underwent remarkable business and box office growth. He steered the company through a period of business transformation and strategic change, including progressing Queensland Ballet’s two major infrastructure projects: the Queensland Ballet Academy and the redevelopment of the Thomas Dixon Centre. At the end of 2019, Brett was appointed to the Queensland Rugby Union (QRU) Board. Brett has enjoyed a lifelong connection to rugby and played at BGS. During his tenure at QRU, he has established the inaugural QRU Foundation, the philanthropic branch of the business supporting rugby in Queensland. It has raised more than $1.5 million in its first six months of existence. In March 2022, Brett was appointed as Chairman of QRU. Most recently, Brett was appointed to the board of the Organising Committee Board for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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Listing for Purpose Businessman, inventor, doctor and former PR man for a Hollywood producer – BGS Old Boy Dr James Fielding ’04 is certainly an all rounder. He is also the CEO of ASX listed Australian company Audeara, which produces the world’s first audio-perfecting headphones with a built-in hearing test. Fielding’s passion for trying different things can be traced back to his school days. He was destined to attend BGS, as the son of prominent Old Boy Dr George Fielding ’73. “My dad went to BGS, both my uncles went to BGS and were School Captains. I loved it. The opportunities at the School are endless,” he said.
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“What I really respect is that it wasn’t about how good you were in anything, but about having a go. There were so many people doing different things. “Being at BGS surrounded by so many people who are so amazing at so many things, you believe that you can fit into that space. It was very easy to see what success looked like. It was an achieveable goal and it broke down so many barriers around what life could be like.” After graduating from BGS, Fielding studied Business management and Biomedical Science at The University of Queensland. From there he continued to take different opportunities, working in financial
research analysis and then public relations in New York. He returned home to complete a medical degree at UQ and was based at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital. From there, Fielding made the leap from fulltime clinical medicine to focus on his Audeara dream. Founded in 2015, Fielding teamed up with good friends Dr Chris Jeffrey and Alex Afflick to bring the pleasures of music to all people, regardless of their hearing capabilities. Fielding, a keen drummer, has an appreciation for music and the joy it can bring to people’s lives. Audeara was conceived as a medical device, giving patients a way to perform quality audiograms without having to wait for an appointment at a clinic. The concept soon grew to face the challenge of adjusting music in real-time based on a person’s hearing profile and this was then translated into headphones. “It came from seeing patients and wanting to meet a need,” he said. “Hearing just isn’t on people’s radars and it should be. The more we dug into it, the more we learned about all of the links to Alzheimer’s Disease. Nine per cent of Alzheimer’s patient diagnoses could be prevented if you correct mid-age hearing loss. This occurs through social isolation.
“We’re a ‘for purpose’ business. Everything we do is focused around improving the quality of life for those who need our products. Those people are most often hearing impaired, but also include children on the autism spectrum and those who are health conscious. “The nature of the business means helping those in need. We are not a charity, but we make
money by providing this value and that allows us to keep doing it and helping more and more people.” Fielding said the statistics speak for themselves with one in five teenagers experiencing hearing loss and 60% is self-inflicted. Audeara was listed with ASX in 2021 and is now valued at $21 million. From developing a detailed business plan called a prospectus,
to the comprehensive fundraising process, the process to list a company on the ASX is extensive. “A highlight of the process of publicly listing a company is of course ringing the stock exchange ASX bell,” Fielding said. “It is a surreal moment.” Audeara is now expanding into the US market, with Fielding spending much of his time in New York.
We’re a ‘for purpose’ business. Everything we do is focused around improving the quality of life for those who need our products.
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Five generations at BGS BGS Old Boy John Siemon ‘63 always knew his family had a five-generation long connection with BGS. But after delving into Brisbane Grammar School’s archives, he discovered that two great uncles, John and Edward Crosser, also attended BGS – a family connection John was previously unaware of. “I didn’t know that my father’s mother’s brothers had also attended the School,” John said. The Innes family, on John’s mother’s side, set a possible record for the most boys to attend BGS. John’s grandfather, Reverend Professor Henry Innes (1910), was the eldest of seven brothers, followed by Robert (1909), Wallace (1913), Alexander (1916), James (1917), Murray (1924),
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and Kenneth (1926). This accomplished family produced three ministers of religion, two teachers, two doctors and a social worker who all made their mark. Dr James Innes became a world-renowned expert in the treatment of leprosy, and his eldest sister also became a doctor, which at the time was an unusual occupation for a woman. After school, Henry went to Sydney University and graduated with honours in Philosophy and Greek. He became a Presbyterian minister and was the Dean of the Theological Hall at Emmanuel College at The University of Queensland (it was originally located in the heritage building which fronts St Andrews Hospital on Wickham Terrace).
But the story starts in the previous century. In 1881, the year BGS moved from its original Roma Street site to Spring Hill, John Crosser was enrolled at BGS. His much younger brother Edward would also attend the School in the new century, finishing in 1904. Edward worked in the Public Service, later becoming Under Secretary for the Treasury and Auditor General. Up the railway line from Brisbane, Wilhelm Siemon, his wife Christina and their 12 children lived in a house backing onto the Ipswich railway station, from where they freighted fresh, locallygrown produce to the Roma Street Markets. By WWI, the Siemons family were prominent in the Milton
area, owning several properties including the now heritage listed Milton House, and running businesses on Coronation Drive and Roma Street. John and Edward Crosser’s sister Isabella married Robert Siemon in 1915 and the couple sent their two sons Stanley ’32 (Professor of Chemical Engineering Christchurch and Melbourne) and Edward (Ted) Siemon ’34 to BGS. In 1944, Ted Siemon was serving in the AIF when he married Henry Innes’s daughter Jean, uniting these two influential migrant families; one with roots in Scotland, the other in Germany. As a post-war baby born in 1946, Ted and Jean’s son John marks the halfway point in his family’s connection to Brisbane Grammar School, which includes his two sons, Greg ’92 (selfemployed Chemical Engineer) and John ’94 (Director of Horticulture at the Royal Botanic Garden Sydney), and grandson Thomas Siemon (Year 10). John said Thomas is following in great-grandfather Ted’s footsteps. “Dad won the 100-yard, 200-yard and was a member of the winning 4x400-yard relay team in 1934. I couldn’t run, and my sons weren’t
interested, but Thomas took up running last year and was the 15 years Cross Country Champion in 2021.” Now with a 53-year career as a geologist, John remembers Earth Science classes and field trips as a highlight during his time at BGS. “In Form 5 we went on a trip from Upper Brookfield across the hills to Mount Crosby led by our wonderful teacher John Minter. On the following day he led another group of students along the same route, but unfortunately, he lost his life taking a swim in the Brisbane River,” John said. “I don’t think I’ll ever forget how quiet the School was the next day as the news spread about the loss of a wonderful man.”
John’s long career, principally in industrial minerals, led him to be involved in selecting sandstone for the completion of St John’s Cathedral. “To see the sandstone go from the pit to the stonemasons to the Cathedral was very interesting. I later went to a wedding at St John’s and I think I spent more time looking at the stones I remembered from the pit than the bride!” John has passed on his geological knowledge through contributions to books and a digital app, Brisbane History in Stone and Brick, for which he was awarded the 2016 Neville Stevens Medal for Geological Education by the Geological Society of Australia.
Dad won the 100-yard, 200-yard and was a member of the winning 4x400-yard relay team in 1934. I couldn’t run, and my sons weren’t interested, but Thomas took up running last year and was the 15 years Cross Country Champion in 2021.
John Siemon with grandson Thomas and sons Gregory (left) and John (right).
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$1M raised during BGS Giving Day 2021 The inaugural BGS Giving Day in early October 2021 was an overwhelming success, raising $1,078,351 from 322 donors. Support for needs-based bursaries honours the School’s commitment to access and diversity, while support of the STEAM Precinct contributes to shaping the way we educate BGS boys for decades to come. A special thanks to BGS Old Boy Tom Strachan ‘90 (our cover story) who gave $500,000 to needs-based bursaries. The donation will support regional and Indigenous boys to attend BGS. Old Boy Dr Daryl Holmes ‘81 contributed $100,000 to be split between bursaries and the STEAM Precinct. The P&F Auxiliary – who run the Tuckshop and the Grammar Shop – gave $100,000 to the STEAM Precinct and were one of our matching donors. An anonymous donor gave $150,000
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to match donations to needsbased bursaries. The School hoped to attract 200 donors but 322 contributed to the School. Thank you. Such a high number of donors is a testament to the connection of our community and its passion for Brisbane Grammar School. Thank you to all other donors who gave amounts ranging from $25 to $20,000. Students and teachers supported Giving Day by participating in a tug of war challenge. During the first break, Year 12 day boys got the better of their boarding counterparts. At lunchtime, Senior School teachers took on Middle School teachers. It was a close battle and quite a few sneaky tactics were employed by both sides. It was plenty of fun and a great way to highlight BGS Giving Day. Visit brisbanegrammar.com/ giving to learn more.
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2021 Fundraising Report In 2020, BGS launched a three-year comprehensive campaign to raise $10 million for the STEAM Precinct and the Bursary Fund. It had been 10 years since the School’s previous major fundraising campaign that raised $5.8 million for The Lilley Centre. The School thinks critically before asking for the support
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of the community. The STEAM Precinct cost is projected to be $70 million, funded partly by reserves ($20 million) and borrowings ($40 million), with $10 million a logical fundraising target. We don’t know if we will reach our target; what we know is that when BGS asks for support, the community responds. With one
year to go, we have fundraised $7 million. We are humbled and grateful for this outstanding result. In 2021, we received 858 gifts (607 in 2020) from 622 donors (394 in 2020). On BGS Giving Day, Tom Strachan committed $500,000 over five years towards bursaries for regional students. Dr Daryl
Holmes OBE contributed $50,000 to the Bursary Fund and $50,000 to the STEAM Precinct. The P&F was our matching donor for STEAM on Giving Day – donating $100,000 – and an anonymous donor matched for bursaries, donating $140,000. Chris and Linda Vella are funding the ‘Think Tank’ space within the STEAM Precinct, contributing $300,000 over five years. Tim Crommelin has chosen one of the ‘Collaboration Hubs’ in STEAM to leave a family name legacy by donating $250,000 over five years. Rob and Catriona Labrom are supporting the ‘STEAM Art Gallery/Visual Learning Centre’ with $200,000 over five years. Ian Dickinson is supporting one of the ‘Senior Design Studios’ in STEAM by contributing $100,000 over five years. Juanita Pappalardo and Mathew Peters have chosen a ‘Senior Technology Workshop’ in STEAM for their support of $100,000 over five years. The 1987 Year Group hosted a Sportsman’s Lunch that raised $152,812 for the Bursary Fund. I thank and acknowledge members of the BGS community who have helped with our fundraising efforts, namely Howard Stack, Stephen Bizzell, Warren Traves, David Abernethy, Simon Fenwick, John Fenwick AM,
Total Raised 2021 STEAM/Infrastructure projects
$2,053,348 Bursaries
$1,424,398 BGS Sports
$52,330
Total $3,530,070 Tim Crommelin, Andy and Asako Hay, Ron Cochrane, and Meera and Terry Honan. Thank you to BGS Chairman John Humphrey and Headmaster Anthony Micallef for their support and encouragement and Deputy Headmaster Teaching and Learning Steve Uscinski for his attendance at countless dinners talking about the STEAM Precinct. I thank the BGS community for their support, which is transformational to the education of our boys. Inma Beaumont Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations
Contact
Inma Beaumont Executive Director Advancement and Community Relations Telephone +61 7 3834 5212 Mobile 0407 996 794 Email inma.beaumont@brisbanegrammar.com
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Lifetime Giving We recognise donors who have supported the School throughout their lifetime. We celebrate individuals who have contributed to the history of Brisbane Grammar School.
Over $500,000
Marian Gibney
John and Ingrid Rorke
Ross and Kylie Hirst
Anonymous
David Malouf AO
Sudarshan and Surinder Saini
Ian and Johanna Hodgetts
BGS P&F Auxiliary
Nick Mather
Bob and Belinda Sharpless
Bob Bryan AM
Doug Moffett*
Will and Louise Siganto
Duk Hong and Gyoung Mi Kim
Tim and Elaine Crommelin
Chris and Di Morton
The Siganto Foundation
Simon Fenwick
Matthew Peters and Juanita Pappalardo
Richard and Adele Theile
Matthew McLennan Sir John Pidgeon*
Bruce Roberts*
Henry Thorburn Rod Thorburn
Andrew Jenkins* Alan Jones AO Richard and Jo Kahler Piyoosh and Priti Kotecha
Howard and Hilary Stack
John Story AO and Georgina Story
Stack Family Foundation
Peter Thompson
Ben Thynne
Tom Strachan
Richard Vanstone
Doris Townsend*
Chris and Linda Vella
Norman Traves*
Over $100,000
David Weedon AO
Keith Woollam*
David and Sandi Abernethy
Mac and Lucy Woolcock
Steven Zhang and Cindy Shi
Over $50,000
Over $25,000
Stephen Bizzell
Australia and New Zealand Bank
Jonathan and Yvette Askew
John Blaiklock*
Laurel Bright
Andrew Brice
Athol Crawford* Bruce and Anna Davidson
Angus Campbell and Belinda Mellen
Chris and Wendy Smith
Bill and Valda* Byth Allan and Lyn Davies
Andrew and Asako Hay
Dan and Naomi Chambers
Rodney Taylor*
Dalara Foundation
James Lin and Judy Wu
Albert and Nancy Chung
Thyne Reid Foundation
Andrew and Asako Hay
David and Marlene Little
Geoff and Shirley Clarke
Betty Heath
Geoffrey and Jan Moles
Graham Davies AM
Francis Tomlinson and Beverley Rowbotham AO
Nick Heath
Frazer and Rachel Moss
Clyde and Ada Dunlop
Warren Traves
Daryl Holmes OBE
Normanby Blues David Perel
John Fenwick AM and Marye Fenwick
Graham and Judy Turner
Lesley Huxley AM Rob and Catriona Labrom
Warwick* and Anne* Power
David Hewitt
Ken MacDonald AM and
Rob and Bec Pullar
Brian Hirschfeld
Thorburn Trust
Anonymous BGS Art Support Group BGS Old Boys Association
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BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Paul Barrett Belinda Barrett
David and Loraine McLaren Anthony and Susan Micallef Walter Monz* Morgans Jamie and Louise Pherous David and Christine Purvis Donald Radford* David and Gillian Ritchie Neville Sandford and Patricia Matthews Brian Short and Pauline Harvey-Short AM Peter and Caroline Steadman
Geoff and Diane Voller
*Deceased
Great Hall Society The Great Hall Society was established in 1997 to honour those who have remembered Brisbane Grammar School in their Will.
Anonymous*
Stuart Grassie
David Malouf AO
John Story AO
Peter Armstrong
Arthur Harris*
Donald Matheson*
Neil Summerson AM
Ralph Beckingham OAM*
Peter Heywood
Graham McBryde
Rod Thorburn
John Blaiklock*
John Hoare
Doug Moffett*
Henry Thorburn
Bob Bryan AM
Peter Jempson*
Bruce Paulsen
Grenville Thynne
Ian Carver*
John Knott
John Pearn AO RFD
Doris Townsend*
Lawrence Casey
John Leslie AO*
Tim Porter
Norman Traves*
Ronald Clarkson
Ronald Lindner
Donald Radford*
Katherine Trent
John Cotterell
David Little
Bruce Roberts*
Jim Truesdale
John Cranley
Stephen Lonie*
Howard Stack
Geoff Voller
Tim Crommelin
Chris Lovelock
Geoff Stevenson
Ian Whittle*
Jack Farr*
Ken MacDonald AM
Phip Stewart
Ronald Wyllie
*Deceased
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Building Fund We recognise donors who have taken a lead in donating to the STEAM Precinct, and those who have helped provide our boarding students with contemporary accommodation and facilities. BGS STEAM Precinct
Peter and Carolyn Butler
James and Kelly Douglas
Andrew and Asako Hay
Anonymous
Angus Campbell and Belinda Mellen
Jon Douglas AM
John and Sandra Hazzard
Keith and Kerry Adam
Rebecca Campbell
Cameron Dowling
Carol He
Junying Ai and Jun Wei
Mike and Maria Carter
Marion Dowling
Sabrina He
Don Aitchison
Roger Cater
Peter Eccleston and Fay Zhong
Nick Heath and LeeAnne Elms
Seia and Rochelle Akhavan
Con and Ellie Cayas
Obi Ekeocha
Fletch Heinemann
Richard Anderson OAM
Dan and Naomi Chambers
Bruce Elliott
Eric Hewett
Roger Ellwood
Sam Higgins
John and Rachel Emery
David Hilford
Peter Fan and Cathy Zhang
Andrew Hill
Cam Feltham
Daryl Holmes OBE
I-Lin Chen
John Fenwick AM and Marye Fenwick
Dave and Miranda Holt
Jun Chen and Grace Zhu
Simon Fenwick
Michael Chen and Linda Li
Lindsay Few
Philip Chen
Troy and Claire Fidler
Jennifer Chien
Geoff and Cathy Findlay
David Chin and Jacinta Amies
Michael Forrest and Angie Ryan
Megan Andrews Michael Anthonisz Alan Arnold John and Louise Arvier Jonathan and Yvette Askew Barry Baker Andrew and Margie Bale Michael and Marg Batchelor Leigh Baxter Phil Baxter Anthony Beal Peter and Cathy Beckingsale
William Chan Andrew and Jennifer Chang Andy Chen and Jane Tsai Helen Chen
James and Geraldine Chin Moody
Rod Bellamy
David Clark
Adrian and Michelle Frick
Jody Bendell
Andrew Clarke
Ken Fung and Jean Ho
Kerrie Benham
Geoff and Shirley Clarke
Peter Gasteen
Lee Benjamin
Matt and Vicki Clarkson
Bgs P&F Auxiliary
Daryl Clifford
Simon Gatehouse and Lara Kane
Nandan and Suruchi Bhende
Benjamin Coates
Stephen Bizzell
Susan Collins Richard Cooper
Peter and Catherine Hudson Robert Huo and Ellen Li Simon and Andrea Hurwood Savindra and Palika Ilangamage
Brett Clark
Sam and Sarah Coates
Ricky Hu and Qimeng Yu
Jason Hyde
Alasdair and Rebecca Begley
Paolo Biscaro and Sam Bilyk
Adam Howarth
Adam Franklin David Fraser
Siobhan Bickle
Robyn and Saul Holt
Mark Geritz Rodney Gibson Greg Gilbert Ken and Kath Gottliebsen
Alex and Ann-Elise Incani Matt and Jules Irwin Grahame Jardine-Vidgen Mark Jempson Nicolie Jenkins and Sean Crookes Peter Johnson Nick Jorss
Robert and Barbara Gottliebsen
Tom Joyce and Helen Boocock Llew and Ceri Jury
John Cranley
Geoff Greenhalgh and Diane Phillips
David and Wendy Keir
Dick Cribb
Brett and Karen Gregor
Andrew Kemp
Tim Crommelin
Nik and Irma Gresshoff
Harold Kennett
Greg Dabelstein
Juliet and Matthew Grigg
Richard and Marilla Kidd
Kieran and Rachael Dauber
Tony Gu and Jenny Wang
John Knott
Stephanie Daveson
Catherine Gulhane Richard Hall
David Ko and Machiko Koganezawa
Donald Davies
Robert and Marion Hamilton
Boon Kua and Karen Chau
Sandun De Silva and Niro Jayawardena
Adrian Hamra
Haritha Kuppam
Bob Bryan AM
Peter Harbison
Kyle Kwok and Sylina Cheung
Peter and Nicole Bryant
Ming Deng and Carly Cao
Rodney Harden
Rob and Catriona Labrom
David and Peta Bunce
Summer Dong
Ritesh and Kavita Hargovind
Amanda Lago
Bruce and Amanda Butler
Chad Donnelly
Troy and Kylie Harry
Anita Lau and Peter Wong
Claire Blake Wren Bligh Andrew and Karen Bond John Boo and Jenny Terrado Rod Borrowdale Alan and Amanda Brand Will Brice Marcus Bromet Mark Brooke Lachlan and Amy Brown Nick Brown
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Richard Cosgrove Matt Coulter
Les Davey
BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
*Deceased
Yit Nah Lau
Masa Nakasato and Isabella Hui
Mohamed Shanavas and Babitha Pulikkathody
Amy Wang
Uyen Nguyen
Scott and Danae Sharry
Robert Nieh and Christine Chen
Jo Shearer-Smith
Sharon Wang
Joseph Lee and Michelle Chong Lawrence Lee and Jennifer Chen
Peta O’Brien Tony and Katrina O’Connell
Brian Short and Pauline Harvey-Short AM
Peter and Sandra Lennox
Michael and Ify Okonkwo
Greg and Susan Siemon
Chung Lun Leung and Wai Kwan Wong
Ben and Minure Omowaire
John Siemon
Benjamin Li and
Keerthi and Lasanthi Paranavithana
Ben and Yasmin Silverston
Saminda Wijesooriya Mudiyanselage and Dona Nagasena
Jack Lin and Christine Chu
Nick and Jade Singleton
Ralph and Lisa Willson
Tony and Wendy Pascoe
David and Marlene Little
Bhaskar Siraparapu and Manju Koka
Michael and Jaime Wood
Arash Payervand John Peden
Andrew and Jen Slatter
John Woods and Emma Fynes-Clinton
Richard Pegg
Henry Smerdon AM
Dan Worthley and Liza Phillips
Nalin Perera and Thushara Pussella
Chris and Wendy Smith
Raymond Wu and Emily Mo
Brendan and Nicole Louie
John and Jessica Pesch
Matt Smith
Sandra Xia
Philip Lui
Tai and Kelly Smith
Frank Xu and Yumei Liao
Christopher and Selga Lusink
Matthew Peters and Juanita Pappalardo
Nicole Smith
Di Xiao and Huiqun Liu
John Luo and Annie Wu Robin and Kim Lyons
Kylie Petersen
Deling Ma and Dongxue Li
Anna Plunkett and Ravi Sriskandarajah
George Lee and Uni Yang Jin Hee Lee and Jiyoon Park
John Logan RFD Jason Lollback John Lonie
Fiona Macfarlane Allan Mackintosh Patrick and Mary Mahoney AO* Ian Marrinan David Martin and Grace Zeng Tony Martinson and Helene Li Donald Matheson* Richard Maybury and Fiona Campbell-Maybury Nicole McCarthy
Jim Shen and Lena Xiong
Tim Solomon Angela Sophios Hugh and Amanda Spalding
Chris Wang Kylie Warlow Aaron and Leann Webb Rebecca Webber Richard Wheeler
Libin Xue and Min Wu James Yang and Anni Wang Anthony Yap and Hanh Luu Richard Yee
Simon Poh
Howard and Hilary Stack
Simon and Caroline Prebble
Andrew Staib
Peter Prentis and Ana Pavasovic
Mark Stanton
John Puttick Martin Qin
Rob Stevens and Katherine Semple
QLD Education Science Techs
Andrew and Aida Stevenson
Doug Zhang and Vivian Chen
Bing Qu
John Story AO and Georgina Story
Xingbo Zhang and Wendy Huang
Matt and Katrina Strotton
Ivan Zhong and Fendy Yin
Gary and Meryta Quagliotto
Kenneth Steele
John Yesberg Simon and Sally Yong Gee Tony and Linda Young Chris Yu Jacqui Zervos
Tim McCarthy and Miranda Crisci
Ram Rajasekaran and Ramya Gopinath
Frank McClatchy
Tony Robertson and Jennifer Dietz
Qichao Su and Daisy Feng Nicholas Sullivan
Harlin House Donors
Malcolm and Tammy Robinson
Aly Sultan
Anonymous
Michael Roe
Sophia Sun and
BGS P&F Auxiliary
Kim McGrath
Paddy Rombola
John Swayne
John Boo
Kerry McKeon
Ian Rose
Corey and Katrina Swift
Chris Cooper
Sean McManus and Libby McBride
Graham Rowles
Darren Swindells
Sharon Danzig
Sudarshan and Surinder Saini
Peter Thompson
Mervyn Eadie
Paul and Lisa McMaster
Tony Sangster and Virginia Stirling
Henry Thorburn
Cameron and Trudie Early
Cameron McNeill
Anubhav and Anshu Sarikwal
Rod Thorburn
Alec Evans AM and Kay Evans
Ravi and Chhaya Mehta
Dmitry Saulov and Asta Saulova
Ben Thynne
Andrew Evans
Peter Melloy
Ross McCormack Paul McEniery and Karen Seifert
Tony Meng Leo Mewing
Thomas Saunders
Anthony and Susan Micallef
Tim and Nina Sayer
Blake Micallef
Mark Saywell
Cassie Moore
Kem Schmidt
Jonathan Moore
Jane Schouten and Jodie Springall
Michael and Rebecca Moore Bill Morrissey and Kylie Downes Balaji Motamarri and Sumi Pillarisetti
Shauna Schulz Mark Schumann Sam and Jo Sciacca
Melanie Stutsel
Alan Tilse Nicholas Ting and Emily Tiang Jane Tsai
Duncan Evans David Fraser Matthew Garraway
Steve and Anna-Marie Uscinski
Robert and Marion Hamilton
Tristan Van Riel and Lisa Honeychurch
John Knott Darren and Amanda Lewis
Andrew Vann
David Liu
David Vann OAM
John Marriott
Sumedha Vernon
Matthew McLennan
Geoff and Diane Voller
Leon Misfeld
John and Donna Wacker
Nikolaos Papas
Brett Walker-Davies
Neil Peacey
Shaun Munday and Allison McKelvie
Raj and Lakshmi Selvarajan
Matthew and Ellen Murphy
Raymond Sham and Julie Tan
Steve Wallis and Jenny Mackie
Neil and Marita Peacey
David Shan and Catherine Yang
Craig and Heather Walter
Graham Sandeman
Alan Wang
Qichao Su and Daisy Feng
Stuart Murray and Kathy Lau Rachael Myers
*Deceased
Kalmin Senaratne
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Bursary Fund We recognise donors who give the opportunity for a BGS education. Immediate Needs 2021 Anonymous Inma Beaumont Michael Bruderlin Roy Casey William Chan Charles Diehl Stuart Fitzpatrick Adam Gray Krispin Hajkowicz and Sarah Martin Nick Heath and LeeAnne Elms David Hewitt Peter Heywood Ross Hirst Covan Ho Cedric Holland* Brendan Kelly Carl and Kath Lindgren Michael Moloney Dale Nicholas Nikolaos Papas Sudarshan Saini Kem Schmidt Mark Somerville Howard Stack Mal Staniforth Tom Strachan Thorburn Trust Doris Townsend* Warren Traves Ronald Wyllie
Indigenous Bursaries Anonymous Anne Armour Suzzanne Birch Laurel Bright Nigel Brock Mark and Catherine Brusasco Angus Campbell and Belinda Mellen Andrew Chang Ronald Clarkson Ross Finemore (switch names) Maher Gandhi and Catherine Duffy Catherine Gulhane Peter Hastie and Suzanne Sheridan Bob Holeman Andrew Hoyling Alison Kearney
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Glenn King and Susan Rowland Bill Lansbury Darren Lewis Mauro and Megan Liberatore Jason Limpus Hugh Macintosh and Deb Almering Philip McNicol and Liz Dann Madanlal Mohanlal Angela Mullan Dan and Shelagh Mullany Frank and Thea New Jim and Jill Nicklin Michael Pascoe Tony and Nicola Rahman Michael Rice Colin Spencer and Viv Braybrook Kenneth Steele Chris Stephens AM Mike Tardent and Kerry-Anne Powell Peter Taylor Duncan Thomson Dennis Waight
1943 $208,665
Bruce Spender BEM*
Anonymous
Jon Voller
Ron Cochrane Bursary
1955 Under $999
$57,817 Matthew Adi Anonymous Ron Cochrane Tim and Elaine Crommelin Bruce and Natasha Davies
Brian Hirschfeld Bruce Paulsen*
Robert Brown
1944 $249,728
Warren Kinston
Bill Heron
Van Richards-Smith
Bruce Roberts*
John and Ingrid Rorke Howard and Hilary Stack
1946 Under $999
Rod Williams
Roy Giesemann
William Winstone*
John Marriott
1963 $81,010 1952 Under $999
Michael Crommelin AO
John Nicholson
Clyde and Ada Dunlop
Richard Pegg
John Lonie John and Robynne Siemon
1953 Under $999
Chris Stephens AM
Gordon Johnson
John Story AO and Georgina Story
John Woodley
1954 Under $999 Peter Jempson* Ross Thomas AM David Walters
Bruce Gibson-Wilde OAM and Dorothy Gibson-Wilde OAM
1956 $2,290 Anonymous Roy Casey Robert Grice AO
Simon Fenwick Jon Fenwick
1957 $1,500
Ashley Feuerheerdt
Michael Bolton AM
Petrina Gilmore
Alec Evans AM and Kay Evans
Ross and Nicholas Given Sean Martin
1958 $1,573
James Morris
John Allpass
Joe Rich
Alec Evans AM and Kay Evans
David, Phillip and Tim Shaw
Barry Mayfield
Howard and Hilary Stack Tom Stack
1959 $3,265
Thomas Stephens
Robert Grice AO
Harry Theile
Peter Taylor
Year Group Bursaries
1960 $118,250
1936 $2,350 Stan Mellick OAM ED
1939 $20,000 Norman Traves*
1942 $250,000 Doug Moffett*
BRISBANE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
1962 $161,865
John Gralton John Knott David and Marlene Little David Perel David and Gillian Ritchie
Ian Wilkinson
1964 Under $999 Anonymous
1965 $20,624 Robert Charlton Tim and Elaine Crommelin Ross Jones
1966 $142,700 Don and Philippa Adsett Anonymous Wally and Mary Arndt Ian Dickinson AM and Margaret Dickinson David Dunlop and Julie Hammer Stephen Gray Simon Hamlyn-Harris Bob and Janet Hunter Warren Hutton Max and Lea Hutton Robert Ingram Andrew Jenkins * Alan Jones AO Ken MacDonald AM and Marian Gibney Stuart Markwell John and Judy Mewing Alexander Morrow * Philip Neilsen Ross and Susan Parry David and Christine Purvis Tony Verner Graeme and Dianne Whitelaw
1961 Under $999 Anonymous Dave Edwards
*Deceased
1967 $1,150
David and Siobhan Fielding
Paul Mitchell
Anonymous
John Greig
Graham and Caroline Ramsay
Phillip Cameron
Mal and Amanda Harrison
Ben Sawley
Kenneth Steele
Michael Hellen
Ian Thompson
John Swayne
Andrew Henderson
Simon and Kylie Tolhurst
Jonathan Hill
Iain and Andrea Tucker
1968 $15,500
Ian Knights
Sean Weier
Stephen Lonie*
Cam Lillicrap
Mark and Shauna Schulz
Greg Martin
1988 $20,000
Donald McAllister
Dominic and Sarah O’Sullivan
1969 $58,223
Reg Nash
David and Sandi Abernethy
David Phillips
1990 $1,015
Allan and Lyn Davies
Andrew and Alex Powell
Andrew Moore
Bob and Diane Holeman
Niren and Charu Raj
Tim and Janet Porter
Graham Thomas
1991 $1,015
Peter Van De Graaff
Linus Chang and Kim Ku
1981 $100,000
1992 Under $999
Daryl Holmes OBE
Ken Fung
1982 $198,827
1993 $1,050
1970 $1,300 John Arvier OAM and Louise Arvier Len and Suzanne Gainsford Stephen Matthews
1971 $13,015 Ian Bragg John Humphrey
1972 Under $999 David Fraser
1973 Under $999 Gary Sully Rodney Matthews LLB*
1975 $1,088 Wayne Matthews
1976 $11,650 Cameron Bell Warwick Horsey Graeme McAdam Peter Hastie
1977 $1,185 Mark and Catherine Brusasco Daryl Clifford Peter and Joanne Foreman
1979 $64,448 Andrew Arkell William Boydell Stephen Cook James Henderson Bill Lansbury Mark and Angela Martin Stuart and Catherine Rees Brett Salisbury
Bruce Baker Benjamin Bopp Scott Chapman Bruce Davidson Brett and Jane Halliday Richard and Jo Kahler Paul Lathouras Thomas Martin Ian Martin James Morris and Caroline Tsen Frazer and Rachel Moss David and Cathy Nash John and Mandy Peden Christopher Shirley Robert Sinnamon Nigel Spork and Natasha Christa Stephen St Baker Richard and Adele Theile Grenville and Kylie Thynne Warren and Elisabeth Traves Giles Worthington-Wilmer
1984 Under $999 Graham Sandeman
1985 $25,000 Jamie and Louise Pherous
1987 $194,871 Anonymous Wren Bligh Dan and Naomi Chambers Adrian Cool Simon Fenwick
Anonymous James Hiller
1994 Under $999 Anonymous Greg Di-Losa
1995 $6,250 David Fraser Matthew Garraway Scott Wharton
1996 Under $999 Andrew Hoyling
1997 Under $999 Andrew Sandford
1998 Under $999 Greg Howes James Bright
2000 $15,156 Inma Beaumont Adam Bright Jeremy McKenzie Peter Shaw Tom Stack
2008 $2,650 Alastair Blenkin Fred Croker Sam Gardner Harry Houston Michael and Annie McMahon Jack Murday Tom Schumann Pat Smith
2009 Under $999 Edward Fleetwood Colin Kenny and Liz Kenny AO
2011 Under $999 Anonymous
2012 Under $999 Kate Borger
2013 Under $999 Anonymous Matt Renshaw
2014 Under $999 Anonymous
2015 Under $999 Anonymous Kate Borger
2016 $78,577 Anonymous Class of 2016 gift Scott McQuade Howard Stack Peter Thompson
2017 $63,405 Chris and Ginni Anderson Anonymous Bruce and Katie Baker Kate Borger Rajesh Brijball and Malini Ramsay-Brijball Bob and Helen Brown William Cheng and Diane Chiang
2002 $23,263
Charles and Livia Chin
James Brotchie
Garson Chin
Christopher and Selga Lusink
Class of 2017 gift
2003 Under $999 Sam Murphy
Michael Sullivan
Michael Forrest and Angie Ryan
Andrew Wilson and Tracey Lennon
Jamie Forster
2005 Under $999
Shayne Gilbert
Anonymous
David Goffage
Duncan Evans
1980 $75,968
Heather Hamilton
Clive Bateman
Peter Harbison
2007 $6,500
Jon and Patrice Cafferky
Simon and Andrea Hurwood
Julian and Bethany Potten
Matt Coulter
Aaron Lavell
Mark Somerville
Michael Elmer
Stuart McKinnon
*Deceased
The Charles Vincent McMahon Bursary
Nick and Penny Comino Berkeley and Sarah Cox Bill Everson David and Ngaire Groves Kris and Nilmini Gunawardana Paul and Meryl Huth Peter Knee and Carolyn Daunt O Ick Kwon and Hyun Ok Kim Rob and Catriona Labrom Anton Loewenthal and Jenny Strachan Chengzhi Lu
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Mitch Manning
Nick and Jane Corbett
Michael and Kerri-Ann Martin
Craig and Renee Dawson
Mick and Lyndall McCormack
Angus Edwards and Trudie Murrell
Anthony and Susan Micallef Kim and Jane Morison Frazer and Rachel Moss Alex Nguyen Mark Osmand Graham and Caroline Ramsay Steve Reynolds and Marian Wheeler
Ghobad Ensafpour and Tracey Gordon
Dapeng Zhang and Lucy Shang
2018 $50,786 Anonymous John and Sophie Barton Darren and Natalie Black Christopher and Margot Blue Rob and Karen Campbell John Clift and Nicky Cheng Alex Coleman Jeremy Davis Peter Eccleston and Fay Zhong Adam and Elisabeth Findlay John and Julie Fison Peter and Catherine Hudson Lawrence and Paula Lau Michael and Zora Liu
Damien van Brunschot and Jackie Trad
Paul and Kathy Henry
David and Marie-Louise Theile
Terry* and Belinda Vardy
Amanda Lago
Keith Thornton and Michelle Reiken
Tuan Vu and Thuy Do
Mayooran Veerasingham and Thushyanthi Mayooran
Mark and Kylie Wilson
Son Nguyen Ngoc and Ann Nguyen Thi
Leanne Waldron Trinity Ward
Ralph and Lisa Willson
Nalin Perera and Thushara Pussella
Drew Wolrige
Phil and Leigh Baxter Matt and Leanne Caines
John and Dominique Richards
Jason Yang and Sue Zhang Yingmin Zhong and Wendy Duan
Con and Ellie Cayas
Tom and Lisa Shakespeare Mahmud Taib
Jason and Salish Donald
Hongbo Yu and Leiyan Zhao
Anne Duncan
Laileen Ahloo
Peter and Kirilly Dutton
Soe Aung and Vivian Ting
Peter Eccleston and Fay Zhong
Kesh and Sue Baboolal
Adrian Esler and Alison de Groot
2020 $91,326 Chris and Ginni Anderson Anonymous Alan and Gayle Austin Russell and Leanne Bowie Ian Brown and Anna Burrows Dan and Naomi Chambers Berkeley and Sarah Cox Adrian and Michelle Frick Eugene and Cindy Fung
Bruce and Amanda Butler Anthony and Kate Crilly Greig and Vickie de Zubicaray Mark and Leta Dempsey Ian Duncan and Lizzie Coulson Matthew and Samantha Duncan Yong Fang and Ying Li Ken Goldberg and Anne-Maree Coyne
Henry Ho and Tammy Liang
Rohan and Marianne Mortimore
Susan Huang
Graham and Julie Murray
Ahmad Husain and Tawfika Makbul
Cameron Johnson and Marika Nearhos
Paul and Nerida Trappett Eddy Tse and Kina Mak
James Chen and Jessica Wan
Anonymous
Dave and Miranda Holt
Robert and Caroline Ting
Peter Aitken and Jo Wong
Johnny Cheng and Joanna Lee
James Morris and Caroline Tsen
Teck and Michaelina Tang
Anonymous
2021 $134,958
Michael Ho and Lillian Tram
Howard Stack
2022 $109,477
Sang Jin Yeo and Jiyoung Hwang
Ron and Kym Martinenko
Malcolm and Tammy Robinson
Steven Zhang and Cindy Shi
Charlie and Sarah Willmott
Andrew and Asako Hay
Richard Qiu and Connie Shen
Joseph and Cynthia Wong
Antonio Pais and Nivea Pereira Pais
Hugh Macintosh
James and Anna Owen
Chris and Carrie Watchirs
Rumintha and Celia Wickramasekera
Hamish Macintosh
Jesse and Nikki Nihill
Sally Trestrail
Michael O’Connor and Bernice Watson
Maher Gandhi and Catherine Duffy
Son Ngo and Thuy Nguyen
Paul and Nerida Trappett
Nigel Spork and Natasha Christa
Sue Shadforth and Bruce Lawford
Poppy Wilson
Mark and Chrisanthy Stutz
Charley Guo and Sandy Chen
Jun Kim and Joo Ok Lee
Craig and Kirsten Whip
Majella Pollard Ken Situ and Annie Luk
Albert Lam and Ciska Boentoro
Vipul and Mamta Vyas
Paul Strooper and Alena Griffiths
Benedikt Pfisterer and Antonia Maier
Andrew and Jillian Stallmann
Luca Fu and Silvia Peng
Sam and Jo Sciacca
Rastie and Erica Van der Westhuizen
Sam Penman
Philip and Holly Richardson
Roger Lago
Ross Tyrrell
David and Alex Spiez
Michael Forrest and Angie Ryan
Tim and Andrea Ripper
Howard Stack
Graeme Paull and Helen Armstrong
Yuwei Gong and Wei Shi Mal and Kathryn Griffin Jason and Julie Griffiths
Ram and Nala Kangatharan
Peter Fan and Cathy Zhang Annamaria Ferencz Tony Gu and Jenny Wang Matthew and Priscilla Hocking Matt Holmes Matthew Howes and Susan Hogarth Karuna Hoole Matthew and Julia Horton Simon and Andrea Hurwood Rob and Michaela Jackson Dhammika Jayalath and Weena Lokuge Benjamin Kang and I-Lin Chen Jon-Paul and Tara Khoo Rob and Catriona Labrom
Santiago Jara Melagrani and Maria Cossia
Min Kim and Mi Sun Jo Graham Lee and Anita Chang
Jack Kwong
Chung Lun Leung and Wai Kwan Wong
Shuke Liang and Yan Qin
William and Sainian Leves
Frankie Look and Connie Luk
Douts Li and Grace Qiu
Michael and Rachel Lusis
Cam and Kym Mackay
Greg and Kristine Malone
Hamish Macpherson and Millie Yee
Rob and Catriona Labrom Huy Dung Le and Dieu Anh Trinh Dane and Louise Lockyer Hugh Macintosh and Deb Almering
Clayton and Kerri White
Hamish Macpherson and Millie Yee
David and Mary Wong
James May
Gary and Sarah McCarthyJames
David Martin and Grace Zeng
Randall McHugh and Stephanie Daveson
John and Gillian Miller
James Morris and Caroline Tsen
Arnold Ng and Carolina Ling
Frazer and Rachel Moss
Lachlan and Shannon McCallum
Son Ngo and Thuy Nguyen Jo Pace
Jan Andersen and Ling Zheng
Tim McCarthy and Miranda Crisci
Davin and Kate Patterson
Nataly Baker
Paul McEniery and Karen Seifert
Meryta Quagliotto
Lisa Brock
Cyrus Moeini and Gina Chou
John and Dominique Richards
Luke Na
Ed and Monica Roper
Jon and Patrice Cafferky Andrew and Tori Cardell-Ree
Seongsu Na and Alice Lee
Tony Robertson and Jennifer Dietz
Mohamed Shanavas and Babitha Pulikkathody
Robert and Louise Carius
Tony and Katrina O’Connell
Dmitry Saulov and Asta Saulova
Simon and Danielle Siganto
John Cavalerie
John Pan and Mei Hong
David and Carmen Shuttleton
Chris and Wendy Smith
2019 $41,638
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Glenn and Peta O’Brien John Puttick Tony and Nicola Rahman Malcolm and Tammy Robinson
*Deceased
John Sneddon and Vanessa O’Sullivan Gavin Sun and Sophia Su Bibo Tan and Lina Ma Simon Tang and Jing Ge Steve and Fara Tavakol Hee Soo and Marisa Teng Chandra and Amila Tennakoon Simon and Kylie Tolhurst Kate Tyszkiewicz Ralph and Lisa Willson Chi-Hong and Janet Wong Michael and Jaime Wood Pengyang Zhu and Xiaoping Yang
2023 $103,501 Anonymous Peter and Cathy Beckingsale Derrick Brown and Rachael Browning Greg Bryant and Claudia Roy Xuan Bui and Thi Nguyen David and Peta Bunce Ken Cao and Sabrina He Andrew Cardell-Ree Victor Chen and Shirley Lin Charlie and Poppy Choi Jeff Chou and Connie Ko Alex Coleman Megan Corfield Tung Do and Duyen Tien
Bill Morrissey and Kylie Downes Shaun Munday and Allison McKelvie Michael Murphy and Keryn Metcalfe Mark and Heather Norris Nalin Perera and Thushara Pussella Martin Qin and Emma Zhang David and Kate Rutter Sam and Jo Sciacca
Sam Smith Jodie Springall and Jane Schouten Andrew and Sally Topping Aaron and Leann Webb John Webb and Megan Keleher Helen Webster
2025 $48,437 Anonymous
Adan and Belinda Siddle
Mark Anderson and Catherine Tichbon
Andrea and Robert Skerl
John Boo
Matt and Katrina Strotton
Andrew Bottomley
Joshua Taylor and Hee Young In
Paul and Stella Bowker
Philip Thomas and Tania Davey Nicholas Ting and Emily Tiang
Reagan Brosnan and Leigh Winston
Simon and Moko Treacy
David and Peta Bunce
Juan Wang
Andrew and Ros Clarke
Michael and Kay Whyte
Chris and Carla Clayton
Miao Zhang
Suey Cooper Thomas and Anh Do
2024 $81,505 Anonymous Chandeep Bakshi
Mark and Jacinda Geritz Melissa Goss Peter and Catherine Hudson
Kieron Bigby and Laura Wee
Saso and Katie Ivanovski
Dennis Chang and Hiromi Yasuda
Nick and Katie Jorss Ram and Nala Kangatharan
Craig and Kara Chudleigh
Jueun Kim
Susie Cooke
Sebastian Leotta and Naoko Kojima Leotta
Robert and Kitty Deane Jason and Salish Donald Gino Du
Sharon Hoare George and Andrea Kennedy Lawrence Lee and Jennifer Chen Charles and Leith Lilley Chi-Wei Liu and Jennifer Chien Chris and Donna McManus Paul and Lisa McMaster Cameron McNeill Sandy Miller and Fiona McDougall Masa Nakasato and Isabella Hui Tony and Katrina O’Connell Damien Petersen and Sharyn Van Alphen Tom Pincus and Rebecca Armstrong Peter Prentis and Ana Pavasovic David Shan and Catherine Yang Christina Su Eric Su Qichao Su and Daisy Feng Anuj and Laura Timblo Kylie Warlow Fendy Yin and Ivan Zhong Cooper Yuan and Shirley Chung
2027 $17,825 Anonymous Alan and Amanda Brand
Darren and Amanda Lewis
Philip Chen
Vincent and Ayaka Liang
David Chin and Jacinta Amies
Eddie and Karen Liu
Scott and Kylee Creighton
Ben and Rachel Driessen
Samantha Edwards
Jacqui and Matt Du Payne
Bruce Elliott and Helen Bailey
Mark and Susan Middleton
Dean and Lisa Harris
Peter and Kirilly Dutton
Dimitri Fedorov and Milana Stotland
Glen and Sarah Millar
Covan Ho and Joyce Lin
Gary and Meryta Quagliotto
Saul and Robyn Holt
Alan Fitzpatrick and Lo-An Vu
Kendal and Jackie Redmond
Ross and Catherine Savage
Michael Gao and Michelle Sun
Andrew and Jen Slatter
Peter and Eva Scott
Angus and Carla Forbes
Robert Gottliebsen
David and Bronwyn Small
Brent and Heidi Stevens
Simon Gatehouse and Lara Kane
Ken and Kath Gottliebsen
Rob and Jane Swan
Paul and Lana Szumowski
David and Vicki Gracen
Christian and Leah Telford
Martin and Danielle Giles
Nayyar Hussain and Mary Kissane
Rob Turra and Robyn Fraser
Rudy and Sarah Van der Westhuizen
Rob and Raechelle Finch Craig and Danyal Fitzgerald Harrison Fitzgerald
George and Eunice Gware Peter Haley and Melissa Daly Darren and Samantha Harris Troy and Kylie Harry David and Maria Hirschfeld Rod and Karyn Huntley Savindra and Palika Ilangamage
Rudy and Sarah Van der Westhuizen
Simon and Sally Yong Gee
Tom Joyce and Helen Boocock Ben and Michelle Klaassen
John and Anna Vellacott
2028 $10,600
Jin Hee Lee and Jiyoon Park
John and Donna Wacker
Matt and Vicki Clarkson
John and Eun Lee
Charles Woodhouse and Sirie Palmos
Obi and Bimpe Ekeocha
Mauro and Megan Liberatore Tony Lin
Matthew and Juliet Grigg Alex and Ann-Elise Incani
Zak and Subarna Islam
Sean Martin and Frances McInerney
2026 $56,695
Phillip and Allison Kay
Mark and Elisa Milner
Steve and Alison Kearney
Simon and Nikki Mortimer
Dhamma Abeysinghe and Sarangi Ratnayake
William and Leanne Keeley
Balaji Motamarri and Sumi Pillarisetti
Sanghoon Ahn and Soyoung Park
Matthew and Ellen Murphy
Junying Ai and Jun Wei
John and Kim Quinlan
Chris O’Neill and Tabitha Goodreid
Damian Amato and Linny Sampson
Ravi Sriskandarajah and Anna Plunkett
Tom Pincus and Rebecca Armstrong
Ben Anderson
Tristan Van Riel and Lisa Honeychurch
Simon Poh
Nandan and Suruchi Bhende
Bing Qu and Lucy Wang Angela Sclavos Brad and Katrina Scott Greg and Susan Siemon Amarjeet and Sandeep Sihota Andrew Smith and Kate Slaughter
Peter and Carolyn Butler
Sumith and Kokila Kodithuwakku George Lee and Uni Yang Philip and Lillian Lui Hugh Macintosh and Deb Almering Allan and Lindy Mackintosh Scott McCoy and Louise Franklin Scott and Susan McLeod Chris and Lorna Meads Alex Mees Richie and Michelle Mizutani
*Deceased
Anonymous
Alasdair and Rebecca Begley
Hanyi Jiang Amanda Lago John Lee and Judy Ku Jack Lin Rob and Andrea McDonald
Jun Chen and Grace Zhu Fiona Deacon Ming Deng and Carly Cao Ashwani Garg and Shilpi Gupta Andrew and Asako Hay
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BGS Funds Review BGS Deductible Gift Recipient Fund Review The School has three funds with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status: the Building Fund, the Bursary Fund and the Library Fund. The Rules for Deductible Gift Recipient Funds (25 September 2018) and the BGS Bursary Fund Investment Strategy (6 December 2018) prescribe the governance obligations of the Finance Committee for funds held and invested in the School’s DGR Funds.
The objective of the BGS Bursary Fund is to generate sufficient earnings from its corpus base to fully fund needs-based bursaries, without eroding said corpus, or requiring financial subsidy from the operating cash flow of the School. The BGS Bursary Fund is occasionally used for immediate-needs bursaries where appropriate.
Investment Overview At 31 December 2021, the combined funds of the School’s DGR Funds were invested in the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) Long Term Diversified Fund, ANZ Bank (for immediate-needs liquidity) and shares as follows:
Core Investment Profile Core Investment Profile 31 December 2021 ($000)
QIC Long Term Diversified Fund Strategic Asset Allocation QIC Long Term Diversified Fund
31 December 2021 ($000) $467 2%
Strategic Asset Allocation
$1,925 9%
Alternative assets 30%
$20,320 89%
Global equities 50%
Shares
ANZ Bank
QIC Long Term Diversified Fund
Fixed interest 20%
Alternative assets comprises direct real estate, direct infrastructure, private debt, private equity, insurance-linked securities and liquid managed funds.
QIC Long Term Diversified Fund Performance Global equity markets performed strongly over the last quarter of 2021 as indications were showing that the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, was less severe than previous variants. QIC Long Term Diversified Fund performance is summarised as follows: • Positive earnings of 12.28% for the year ended 31 December 2021.
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• Positive average earnings of 8.10% for the five years ended 31 December 2021
• Positive average earnings of 8.63% for the 10 years ended 31 December 2021.
The QIC Long Term Diversified Fund seeks to achieve an investment return of the Bloomberg AusBond Bank Bill Index + 3% p.a after expenses but before QIC management fees and tax over rolling five-year periods. The QIC Long Term
Diversified Fund is classified as a medium product risk, reflecting an expectation that the distribution of possible annual returns has a standard deviation of between 5-10%.
Investments in Shares At 31 December 2021, the following investments in donated shares were held by the DGR Funds:
DGR Fund
Market Value $000
Bursary
240
Building (STEAM)
226
Application of Funds DGR Funds were applied as follows throughout the year ended 31 December 2021:
Other
$000
Bursary Funds
$000
# Students
Building Fund
335
Year Group
42
2
Library Fund
6
Needs–based
775
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341
Indigenous
86
2
P&F Auxiliary
14
1
Total
917
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Bursary Fund Activity for Year Ended 31 December 2021
BGS Bursary Fund Activity for Year Ended 31 December 2021 20,000
$000
18,000
1,955
917
1,916
91
16,000 19,128
14,000 16,265
12,000
10,000
BALANCE 31 DEC 2020
DONATIONS & COMMITMENTS FEES
BURSARIES PAID TO BGS STUDENTS
FAIR VALUE ADJUSTMENTS & OTHER LIABILITIES
FEES AND CHARGES
BALANCE 31 DEC 2021
The above graph reconciles the movement in the BGS Bursary Fund for the year ended 31 December 2021. We thank all Year Group Bursary donors listed on the previous pages for the opportunity they provide to students who would not otherwise be able to attend the School.
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