Foundation President

SCOTT CHIRNSIDE (OGC 1970), FOUNDATION PRESIDENT

One of the objectives of the Foundation is to provide financial assistance for the construction of buildings to be used by the College. Therefore it is our privilege to be able to give a $1 million gift to the school for the construction of the new Sports and Wellbeing Centre.

Located next to Mackie House, this new sporting facility will be a state-of-the-art learning and sports space that comprises a double-court gymnasium, elite training facility and event space overlooking Mackie Oval. It will host sports training, APS and other competition, school events and additional learning spaces. It will also mark the first time the school has two netball courts that comply with the rules of the game.

The Centre will be used by the broader College community and become another extraordinary place for school gatherings. Construction is well underway and with an estimated completion by June 2024, we are excited to be involved in a project that will see thousands of students use this facility for sport and learning over the coming years and decades.

Thank you to all those members of The Geelong College community who gave so generously on 11 May to raise funds for the new Sports and Wellbeing Centre. Over 650 donors gave to the Giving Day, indicating the College Community has a very strong interest in the project. Your support of the school through a donation to the Building Fund is much appreciated, and we are overwhelmed by how generous our school community is –thank you!

Sandy Hutton retires from the Board

After 12 years of support and service to the Foundation Board, six of those as President, we farewelled Sandy Hutton on 1 March as he retired from the Board. We presented Sandy with a 1991 TGC Boat Shed limited edition print as a thank-you for many years of giving back to his school in a professional and passionate way. Sandy continues to serve The Geelong College as a member of the College Council.

The Foundation Concert – 11 August

We are all looking forward to holding our 31st Foundation Concert on Friday 11 August at Costa Hall. We are very happy to support this fantastic night which highlights the

amazing musical talent we have at The Geelong College and we look forward to seeing what the program has in store for us this year. Tickets to the Foundation Concert will be on sale from 17 July through the Geelong Arts Centre website and more information will be available on the Foundation web page closer to that date.

TGC Foundation Community Golf Day

The sun was out, and the Barwon Heads Golf Club looked stunning for the annual TGC Foundation Community Golf Day on 2 June. We had over 50 members of the community, from Old Collegians, past parents, current parents, even a father-son duo, compete for the many prizes available on the day. Thank you to those community members who played golf in the morning and had a wonderful lunch in the Clubhouse afterwards, it

was great to see so many smiling faces. Thanks also to Dr Peter Miller who was the guest speaker at the lunch. Congratulations to all who won prizes on the day, in particular Sue Swan, our Women’s Individual winner, and to Jonathon Geddes, our Men’s Individual winner. We look forward to welcoming everyone back for another fun day of golf and lunch next year.

If you missed out on this event and would like to join us next year, please email: foundation@tgc.vic.edu.au

Annual Giving

Our focus on Annual Giving this year is once again on the importance of our equity scholarships. The Geelong College has a rich history of supporting thousands of students who, ordinarily, would not be able to attend the College, while providing a varied social and cultural community for all of

our students to learn in. Through our Pegasus (Equity) Scholarship fund, we are able to provide assistance to students who display a high level of skill and commitment in a co-curricular area and who would be otherwise unable to attend the College. The Dr Bill Williams Tjungurrayi (Indigenous) Scholarship fund is steadily growing so that we can create an endowment fund that will eventually support Indigenous students for many generations to come.

Supporting the priorities of The Geelong College is an objective of the Foundation. I encourage you to join us by donating a gift this year that reflects your interest in the school.

For further information on our Annual Giving campaign, please scan the QR code below or contact us on (03) 5226 3779.