Light Blue - September 2016 by Geelong Grammar School

ISSUE 98 SEPTEMBER 2016

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Tommy Garnett came to Geelong Grammar School in September 1961 from Marlborough College. In 1967 he talked to Mary Coggin, headmistress of The Hermitage, about Hermitage girls doing sixth form Maths and Science at Corio. When that arrangement ended in December 1971, Garnett welcomed girls “in their own right”. 33 girls were enrolled at GGS in 1972, including 15 boarders. At his last Speech Day in 1973, Garnett announced that 70 girls were enrolled for 1974 – with others being turned away because the Senior School was full.

Editor Brendan McAloon Design Chloe Flemming Photography Tony Bretherton Jon Frank Cybele Malinowski Lisa O’Leary Katie Rafferty (Spry, Ga’84) Drew Ryan Ann Tyers (Fairley, He’68) Website www.ggs.vic.edu.au Email lightblue@ggs.vic.edu.au CRICOS 00143G

The Hermitage (Geelong Church of England Girls’ Grammar School) was founded in Newtown in 1906. It opened a Middle School (Krome House) at Highton in 1965, sharing some facilities with GGS and Marcus Oldham College. In 1970, 21 sixth form girls attended Maths, Science and Latin classes at Corio, but this ended in December 1971. Enrolments were declining (34 students from The Hermitage had enrolled at GGS between 1972 and 1974) when The Hermitage Council voted in March 1975 for the amalgamation with GGS and Clyde School.

The Hermitage House was called Jennings House in 1976, named after legendary Junior School head Reginald Gellibrand Jennings. The old Junior School classroom block and hall were converted into a girls’ residence in 1975 and, after a significant refurbishment, renamed The Hermitage House in August 1993.

Clyde School was founded by Isabel Henderson as a private girls’ school in St Kilda in 1910. It was relocated to Braemar House, near Woodend, in 1919. After decades of slow growth, by 1969 numbers began to decline, particularly in the boarding house. Three male day students enrolled in 1975 but, with the lowest enrolment in 20 years, Clyde School Council voted in February 1975 unanimously for amalgamation with GGS.

This edition of Light Blue celebrates the 40-year anniversary of the amalgamation of Geelong Grammar School with The Hermitage and Clyde schools in 1976, but the genesis of this anniversary reaches back to Tommy Garnett, who arrived as Head Master in September 1961. By the time he had left the School at the end of 1973 his inspired and bold vision for co-education had begun and the first girls were enrolled at Corio – the very first, Beth Mencel (Rail, Li’73), arrived in September 1971 after her school year in Canada had ended. In 1966, the reputation of the School was at an all-time high thanks to the attendance of Prince Charles. It was thus extraordinary that the very next year initial discussions began regarding the possibility that the School become co-educational. Girls from The Hermitage were invited to attend classes at Corio

Clyde House was purpose-built for the 55 girls who arrived at Corio, mostly from Clyde School in February 1976. Clyde School headmistress Alice Pringle was the inaugural housemistress (until she retired at the end of 1977), with three members of staff, honour boards, memorabilia, beds, blankets and curtains also making the journey from Woodend.

from 1970. In his history of the School, Light Blue Down Under, Weston Bate says that when Prince Charles returned to visit Corio in October 1974 he “expressed regret that co-education had come too late for him”! Geelong Grammar School was the first APS school to embrace co-education. The Geelong College followed quickly in 1974, followed by Wesley in 1978, Carey in 1979, Caulfield Grammar in 1981 and Haileybury in 2000. At Geelong Grammar School our version of co-education stems from a man who understood that honesty, common sense and kindness are what matter in life. I hope you will find those qualities reflected in this edition of Light Blue and in the realities of how we live and learn together. Tony Bretherton Director, Community Relations

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POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

TOORAK WELLBEING CENTRE

CORIOBALD

TIMBERTOP

TREKKING KOKODA

COOL TOUR

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CHAIRMAN OF COUNCIL

6 FROM OUR PRINCIPAL 8 EVE RECEIVES MEDAL FOR SERVICE

Tom Hall replaced Roger Herbert as Head of Timbertop at the end of Term 2

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POSITIVE EDUCATION

A group of 17 Senior School students explored Prague, Berlin, Cracow, Malbork and St Petersburg during a Visual Arts tour of Central Europe

FOUNDATION

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CO-EDUCATION

Co-education arrived, not in a single, bold announcement that led quickly to the amalgamation of 1976, but evolved slowly, almost by stealth

News, notes and pictures of life beyond school

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In early July, together with 60 or so others from my year group, I had the privilege of attending the 40 year reunion of my Timbertop year. Our group did not have a full year at Timbertop as we were the second cohort of three which were ‘accelerated’ through the programme to enable the School to shift the year level from 10 to 9. This was done giving each of the three ‘transition’ years two terms rather than the full three terms (as it was back then) so that over two calendar years the change was effected. We had terms two and three in 1976 – from April to December. We were also the second group to have girls at Timbertop, with 20 of the 140 or so students in J Unit. Most who attended had not been back to Timbertop since school, although there were a healthy number of past and current parents who had. Many of us gathered at the Hunt Club at Merrijig on Friday night and ran the gauntlet of both not being recognized by and not recognizing our former school mates. That trepidation was quickly washed away with a wonderful mix of laughter, tears and a few drinks so that our Saturday at Timbertop started with us all being tired and slow! But as we ventured through the campus, having benefited from a wonderful talk by the new Head of Timbertop, Tom Hall, our tiredness quickly gave way to the excitement and emotion of recalling the anxieties, fears and joy of our own experiences from all those years ago. Some climbed Mt Timbertop, others visited the Darling Huts (an addition after our time), while others just wandered among the eucalyptus scented bush visiting their old units, classrooms and haunts. We held a Chapel Service, led by our own Father Jeff O’Hare (Cu’79), and remembered those from our year who were no longer with us, including our Head of Timbertop, Peter Thomson. But mostly we shared our thoughts and emotions honestly and openly as a group of adults comfortable with the mix of successes and failures that had characterized our lives and the role Timbertop and school played in them. It was cathartic and served to remind me of what an incredibly special place Timbertop is: a time of self-discovery, pain and discomfort, achievement and joy; a shared intense journey that provides a deep well of experiences on which to draw for the rest of one’s life. It was great to have 12 of the 19 girls there as they had wonderful stories and insights, having been just the second group of girls at Timbertop. They were pioneers but it was interesting to see that, 40 years on, very little has changed and that girls at Timbertop today basically follow the same programme in much the same conditions as they did back then.

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I would like to thank Roger Herbert for his wonderful leadership of Timbertop over the past 10 years. He finished as Head of Campus at the end of Term 2 to take up the role of Principal of St Philip’s College in Alice Springs. On behalf of the School I wish him all the best and thank him for his dedicated and fabulous work in one of the most demanding educational roles in the country. His replacement is Tom Hall and I know that the Principal, Stephen Meek, has every confidence that Roger’s excellent work will be continued. There is no doubt that becoming fully co-educational in 1972 and the amalgamation with The Hermitage and Clyde schools in 1976 were strategic masterstrokes for the School. Although it probably took a number of years to adjust properly from being a boys’ school to co-ed, I believe it is now thriving as a vibrant example of the best of co-education. Geelong Grammar School provides an ‘education for life’ and this would be an empty claim if we were not co-educational. I believe respect, empowerment, tolerance, understanding and acceptance are more deeply ingrained by living and learning side-by-side with the opposite sex. At the last meeting of Council we approved the construction of the Toorak Wellbeing Centre. This is very exciting for the campus and the School as it has long been part of the masterplan. It has been made possible by a very generous donation by a very supportive family, who wish to remain anonymous, together with many other generous donors and an important investment by the School. It is expected to be complete in Term 3 next year and will ensure our Toorak Campus is able to match Corio with its health and wellbeing programme. Its facilities ensure that it will be one of the best primary schools in Melbourne, if not Victoria. Jeremy Kirkwood (FB’79) Chairman of Council

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FROM OUR PRINCIPAL

In my first year as Principal, I made a number of speeches about the pleasure of being at the School and one of the points I often made was that I would not have come to GGS if it had not been a co-educational school. In my previous role as a Headmaster in the UK, the first task I had was for the successful introduction of girls into a boys’ school and to make co-education work. Although I had not worked in that school before the girls arrived, it was fascinating to observe, over time, the changes and developments which occurred as the school became co-educational. Inevitably, at first, it was a boys’ school with some girls and it was only over the passage of time, that the school became truly coeducational. As we celebrate 40 years since Geelong Grammar School’s amalgamation with The Hermitage and Clyde schools, it is very clear to me that this is a truly co-educational school. Some of the ways that can be seen is through equal opportunities, for both boys and girls, the equal number of girls’ and boys’ boarding houses in the Senior School, the move towards a balanced number of boys and girls at Senior School and Timbertop, the mutual respect that I see between the genders on a daily basis and the support which I see each gives to the other.

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All of this adds up to not just a co-educational school, but one where the culture is respectful and relaxed and the relationships are easy and natural. The great argument in support of coeducational schools is that the students grow up in a world which mirrors that which is outside the school and thus they enter that world on graduation, confident for the gender interaction which society expects. That is why I like working in co-educational schools.

technical and practical ways in which a crew and an individual could improve their rowing. She had the great teacher’s ability to take complicated ideas and to explain them with clarity and she had the inspirational ability to enable students to believe in themselves whether academically or in rowing. Together with Rob England, they were a formidable coaching team and the great success of the Girls’ 1st VIII in the last few years is testimony to her skill and passion.

I have only worked at the School for just over a quarter of the co-educational era and I salute the work of all those who have gone before to make co-education such an essential ingredient in the life of the School. In particular I acknowledge with great admiration, the work of Tommy Garnett, the Headmaster who did so much to promote the idea of the School becoming co-educational, Charles Fisher, who was Headmaster when the School did become co-educational in the early 1970s and oversaw the amalgamation in 1976, the School Council of the day who took the decision for these amalgamations to take place, and the numerous staff and students who have done so much to make it all work.

Debbie was a giver – academically, in coaching and in other, often unseen ways, such as always doing the photo finish at the girls APS athletics in Melbourne each year. The number of people at the memorial service was testimony to how much that giving was appreciated. The marvellous tributes told of a life well lived. Our thoughts continue to be with Russell and Katie (Fr’15).

“We believe boarding and co-education provide valuable life skills” is one of the core beliefs from our Purpose document and the focus in this edition of Light Blue is on co-education and the 40-year anniversary of the amalgamation. We also celebrated this anniversary at the Geelong Grammar School & Geelong Foundation Black Tie Dinner, together with the 8th James R. Darling Oration and the second awarding of the Geelong Grammar School Medal for service. Let me record my thanks to Professor Geoff McFadden (P’75) for accepting our invitation to deliver this year’s Oration and to congratulate Dr Eve Lester (Fr’81) for receiving the Medal for Service. The sudden loss last term of Debbie Clingeleffer-Woodford has left an enormous hole in our School community. As the Head of the School’s academic structure she connected with every teacher on every campus. She herself was a great teacher – demanding high standards of her students and of herself – and a great administrator. Arranging the staffing for a school of this size is a very complex thing. Ensuring that we have the right number of teachers, able to teach the subjects we need, at the appropriate levels, to the number of classes who are taking each subject each year, is extremely complicated, but Debbie had a complete mastery of how it worked and she always got it right. More than that, she was in her element – juggling the various pieces to make it all fit in the most efficient and best way. She loved her work – and indeed always loved her work at the School, whether at Timbertop, teaching Chemistry, being Head of Clyde House or being the Director of Learning for over 15 years and overseeing some of the best academic results the School has seen. She also loved everything else she did, whether it was taking students on the Great Victorian Bike Ride or coaching Rowing. Her approach was the same whatever she was doing – namely to help students to enjoy what they were doing and to make the most of their abilities. This was never more evident than in her coaching of rowing, where she sought to find the best in all those who entered the boatshed. She enjoyed identifying the

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On page 50 there is a tribute to her almost 30 years of dedicated service to this School. Although for far fewer years, Frank Callaway also became immersed in the School and really enjoyed his time with the students and staff at Corio. In many ways it was, at first glance, an unlikely connection between the esteemed retired judge of the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria and our Year 12 students, balancing their busy lives of academic studies and co-curricular activities. Yet deep connection there was when, for five years, he gave of his time to run a Philosophy Club for Year 12 students. It was the most enormous privilege for the students to engage with someone of his intellect and learning and I know that the students thoroughly enjoyed their time with him. However, it was equally clear just how much fulfilment it gave him to work with these young people. I believe it is fair to say that it changed him, as he gave of himself for the benefit of others. Moreover, what began as an academic pastime, developed into an enthusiastic admiration for the School, for Positive Education and for the students and staff. I was very saddened by his sudden death and I miss his, not always uncritical, support. As you will read on page 31, the School learnt recently that Frank has left a significant sum of money to the School to endow opportunities for Senior School staff to deepen their teaching skills by extending their qualifications and through exchanges to schools across the world. This is extraordinarily generous of him and it is an enduring legacy which will make the School an even stronger place into the long future. The introduction of co-education, Eve Lester’s Medal for Service, Debbie’s dedicated work for the School and Frank’s gifts of his learning and his endowment are all stories of people serving something bigger than themselves. That is one of the key ingredients of Positive Education. It is one of the key ingredients of Geelong Grammar School. Stephen Meek Principal

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EVE RECEIVES MEDAL FOR SERVICE Human rights lawyer and refugee advocate, Dr Eve Lester (Fr’81), was awarded the second Geelong Grammar School Medal for Service to Society on Wednesday 24 August.

It was her Lindon warden, Dick Johnson, who planted the seed that she could study law, but it was those Cambodian refugees that showed Eve what her degree could do.

Eve Lester’s life changed on a cold winter’s night in 1991. It was the end of August, and in a pre-dawn operation, officials from the Department of Immigration were moving from room to room of the Enterprise Migrant Hostel in Springvale on Melbourne’s south-eastern fringe, knocking on doors, waking the 119 Cambodian “boat people” who had spent the past 16 months languishing in detention there, awaiting the outcome of their application for asylum in Australia. It was a disturbing scene of silent fear. People got up quietly; tired, confused and fearing that they were being returned to their war-ravaged country. But behind the officials was their caseworker, a young law graduate by the name of Eve Lester. Eve had been called in at the last minute. Her task was to quell nerves and reassure the Cambodian refugees that they were not being deported. She would accompany them on the next leg of their journey, to the Villawood Detention Centre in Sydney’s west, and beyond, all the way to the High Court of Australia.

Back then Eve was barely scraping together a living, working part-time with the Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS). Only a handful of people were working in refugee advocacy at the time and it hardly seemed a likely, much less secure, career path for a bright young lawyer. In fact, in October of that year eyebrows were raised in the corridors of Canberra the day Eve Lester politely declined a position with the Department of Immigration.

Eve’s journey began on Biddlecombe Avenue, Corio; as a little girl riding on the back of her father’s wheelchair. Bill Lester (P’43) contracted polio while reading History at Oxford University. He taught the subject at Corio for more than 30 years, pioneered the introduction of Asian languages and coached rowing. There was an intangible but potent impact on his only daughter to see her father admired and accepted by the Geelong Grammar School community for who he was and what he could do, rather than what he could not. These were formative lessons. And perhaps too it was as a goalkeeper on the last line of defence on a windswept hockey field overlooking Limeburners’ Lagoon that Eve first encountered the imperative that, if it was not she that dived for the ball, no one else would.

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It also led Eve to Cambodia and an advocacy role with the Jesuit Refugee Service in Phnom Penh. Over time, her work took her to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Geneva, to refugee camps in West Africa, where ongoing civil wars had displaced millions of people, and most recently to the tiny island of Nauru. For more than a quarter of a century, Eve has been a voice for some of the world’s most vulnerable people. She has served as the head of Amnesty International’s refugee and migration programme based in London and as a consultant with the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights in New York. She has been a persuasive and persistent advocate for the human rights of refugees at regional, national and international levels, both publicly and in behind-the-scenes advocacy with governments, relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. Eve is a life member of Refugee Legal, Victoria’s only specialist community refugee legal centre. She has delivered courses at the Australian National University, the Australian Catholic University, New York University and the International Institute of Humanitarian Law in Sanremo, Italy. She is a PhD from Melbourne Law School and her thesis, Making Migration Law: the Foreigner, Sovereignty and the Case of Australia, will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2017. She has plans to develop a smartphone App as a social enterprise that will assist in monitoring human rights conditions in closed environments, like detention centres, prisons, disability and mental health care facilities, as well as aged care facilities.

At a meeting of European Heads of State in 2003, French President Jacques Chirac championed an Amnesty International report Eve had prepared condemning as unlawful and unworkable a UK proposal to emulate Australia’s offshore processing of asylum seekers. Even allowing for Gallic flair and a spot of Channel politics, she describes it as a rare win. But unlike the hockey fields of Corio, impact in refugee advocacy cannot be measured on a scoreboard. Instead, refugee advocacy is a long, slow and sometimes demoralising grind. It is the connection with the people themselves that provides the motivation to keep going. And as Eve has said, while there is no substitute for the voices of refugees themselves, where that is not possible the voices of people who “know their names” play an important part in speaking truth to power. At a personal level, that connection continues. When Eve and husband Malcolm welcomed the birth of their son Hal in 2009, one of the Cambodian “boat people” she had represented nearly 20 years before, now living in Sydney, sent a present to welcome their child. After leaving Cambodia, Eve reflected that there might be something of a “small-r” religious motivation behind her work. A self-confessed “not very good” Anglican, working for a Catholic organisation in a Buddhist country with Muslim clients, Eve’s work was – and still is – underpinned by a belief in our common humanity; the idea that all people are connected to one another through a common bond of human aspiration, frailty and experience. The Geelong Grammar School Medal for Service to Society is the highest honour the School and our Foundation can bestow. It has been established to recognise people who, by way of the excellence of their achievements, have made sustained contributions to the betterment of society. It embodies the School’s spirit of making a positive difference and honours all those who choose to help other people, particularly those people who are most in need.

Dr Eve Lester (Fr’81) working as a consultant in West Africa for the Lawyers Committee for Human Rights

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She knew she could never accept it. She knew she could not look those Cambodians in the eye and tell them that she now worked for the government. It was a matter of trust. Their representation had become her responsibility. The constitutional case that Eve took to the High Court is now regarded as a landmark decision in Australia’s development of refugee policy. Although it led (regrettably) to the judicial endorsement of mandatory detention, the Court found that the Cambodians had been unlawfully detained and were entitled to compensation. The case also triggered a complaint to the UN Human Rights Committee, which put Australia’s mandatory detention laws under a global spotlight for the first time. The Committee ultimately found that mandatory detention was arbitrary and unlawful.

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There used to be a common expression, first popularised by Lord Baden-Powell: ‘slowly, slowly, catchee monkey’. It meant, of course, that patience and perseverance could bring about even the most difficult of results. Nowadays, it’s referred to more prosaically as ‘boiling a frog’ – by starting with cool water. I think of these expressions often as I research the early years of co-education at Geelong Grammar School. Co-education arrived, not in a single, bold announcement that led quickly to the amalgamation of 1976, but evolved slowly, almost by stealth, creeping forward in a gestation that lasted at least five years, and if you include the early behind-the-scenes discussions, seven or even eight years.

It began in October 1967, when Geelong Grammar School’s headmaster, Tommy Garnett, suggested to The Hermitage that it send its senior maths and science girls to Corio for their lessons, as The Hermitage was experiencing teaching difficulties. The Hermitage school council feared (rightly) that this looked like ‘creeping co-education’ and declined. However, the two schools were soon to embark upon a lengthy dance (to the death, as it transpired) around the possibility of some form of co-education, which only ended with amalgamation in 1976; by which time, the School had already completed its own path to co-education.

When Tommy Garnett made his suggestion to The Hermitage, girls only appeared at Geelong Grammar School as something akin to a commodity, or a grocery order: ‘The GGS dance will be attended by x number of boys, therefore we need x number of girls to be bussed in for the occasion’. Or they made fleeting appearances on stage, either in a play or orchestra, after which they went home and Corio’s student community contracted again into its traditional, male world.

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But three years after Tommy’s first suggestion, in 1970, The Hermitage girls did begin attending Corio for certain subjects, as ‘guests of the school’. Two years after that, girls began attending Years 11 and 12 as full Geelong Grammar School students, and all of Corio’s senior houses adjusted by becoming co-educational. They were housed wherever they could be safely located. I often think that an aerial view of the School during those three years, 1972 to the end of 1974, would have shown girls’ bedrooms scattered all over the Corio campus; inside various masters’ houses (including the headmaster’s house), as well as dormitories inside Perry and Cuthbertson houses. Vastly outnumbered – around one girl for every five boys – and housed in a rather random way, girls were, nonetheless, there. Slowly, slowly, the male world of Corio had been breached, making the next step, full co-education in 1975, considerably easier.

These personal visits did cool some potentially fiery opposition into pools of disgruntlement. There was a general concession that if ‘good men’ like Bob Southey (Cu’39, Council Chairman 1966-72) believed it was the right decision, they would be prepared to suspend judgement and not actively oppose it.

A few other problems had to be faced. How would girls cope with Timbertop? Should another (easier) option be put in place for them? Should there be girls-only houses? Did the teaching staff support full co-education?

Slowly, slowly, Tommy Garnett had achieved his aim, although by the time it arrived he was happily gardening at St Erth. His successor, Charles Fisher, no fan of co-education when he arrived in 1974, quickly became a convert, carried it through and then negotiated the amalgamation with The Hermitage and Clyde schools – almost a decade after Tommy Garnett had first aroused fears of ‘creeping co-education.’

And there remained the possibility of revolt from families who believed strongly that girls had no place in the school, ever – as Melbourne Grammar was later to experience. Geelong Grammar School handled this with care. A list was drawn up of those families or individuals most likely to be viscerally and vocally opposed, and they were personally visited. One can almost envisage Tommy setting out across the countryside on his way to dinner and, no doubt, some heated discussion. LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Vicki Steggall (Mendelson, P’74) Note: Vicki Steggall is writing a book about the early days of co-education at Geelong Grammar School, 1970 to 1980. If you were there and would like to contribute your memories, she would love to hear from you: steggall@ozemail.com.au

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A reflection on the benefits of co-education.

Growing up with two younger brothers and no sisters, I enjoyed my five co-educational primary schools because I could play with the boys. I found the social hierarchies of girls’ friendship groups difficult to navigate, since I was frequently the new kid, usually from some other outlandish part of the world. My experience was that the boys were less judgmental, more immediately accepting of me and my weird stories and more willing to include me immediately in their games. (It helped that my ball skills were quite good!) Conversely, seven years in an all-girls boarding school was an isolating experience, and it was with relief that I found myself back in a co-educational setting at college. Over the course of almost a quarter of a century of teaching, I have worked for only a limited time at one girls’ school where, again, I missed the boys. Teaching Literature, I missed the male perspective, especially of particularly masculine books like Catch-22 by Joseph Heller – which is one of my husband’s favourite novels, although I find it difficult to enjoy. Like me, my allfemale A-Level class struggled with its cynical, brutal humour, so that I found my husband’s voice speaking through me just to get some discussion off the ground. Ironically, the girls who wrote on that text ended up doing very well – perhaps because they had had to work so hard to connect with it – but it demonstrated once again to me the importance of gender balance. Newly arrived at GGS, what struck me initially was how separated the genders are: by boarding house; by sporting team; by uniform and often, at first, in the classroom. I was quite surprised to find my senior classes divided physically by gender, with girls sitting on one side of the room and boys on the other – something that

in other schools is left behind by the end of about Year 8. Only in the day houses did the students appear truly integrated in the ways to which I was accustomed from elsewhere, with boys and girls mixing comfortably in their common rooms and studies, and more visible expressions of intergender friendships. However, as time passes and I become more deeply familiar in the culture of the School, I see that those initial distinctions are largely structural. They do not reflect the reality of day-to-day life, whereby girls and boys navigate the complexities of what are generally positive and respectful relationships with each other.

similarities in ways that are impossible in the single sex environment. The allure of “the other” remains strong, as it must, especially with hormonefuelled adolescents, but at least some of the myths are imploded, while we are also well-placed to examine other assumptions and teach the next generation what equality might look like.

In this era of a gender spectrum, where we are increasingly challenged to confront stereotypical definitions of “male” and “female” to include “other”, it seems to me that co-education is more important than ever. Attending the same school, which provides the same opportunities without prejudice or bias, emerging young women and men have the chance to learn about each other’s differences and

be productive, healthy and useful members of society, then I would argue that their experience of coeducation has to be central to that. As has been said: “Gender equality is not a women’s issue; it is a human issue. It affects us all.” In the end, how better to learn that we are all human than to grow up together?

At the beginning of this year, our Vice Principal, Charlie Scudamore, challenged the teaching staff with the question: “What is the purpose of education?” Answers to this question vary, but if we accept that one of the purposes of education is to prepare and equip the next generation to

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“I think it produces better work when you introduce a feminine perspective to a male-dominated environment. I hadn’t experienced any of this before. My dad hadn’t taught me how to use any of these tools, so it’s good to learn (from the boys) in class. It’s so much fun.” – Millie Morton (Yr11 Ga)

“I can’t imagine what it would be like to be at a single sex school, and I don’t want to. It would be weird. It would be like a community that is missing half of the people. There wouldn’t be the same diversity and the different types of relationships. Sometimes you can talk to boys about stuff that you can’t talk about with other girls.” – Victoria Yiu (Yr8 Cn) “It’s just a good mix. It’s good to have a balance. You get a different way of thinking and a different perspective than if it was just boys. It just works.” – James Shippen (Yr8 Bb)

“I think it prepares you better for the real world, because the real world is not all girls or all boys. It’s good to mix and socialize with the opposite sex.” – Melisa Guoga (Yr8 Cn) “A class full of boys can be pretty rowdy, so it’s just good to see how different genders work together. I think it will be of benefit in the future.” – Harry Bufton (Yr8 Hi)

“I think it gets rid of the stigma that Design Technology is just for males. It’s nice to have that variety of opinions and having girls (in class) makes for a much more creative environment. We all have different strengths. I tend to be all gung-ho for doing the practical side, so it pushes me to do better in some of the other aspects of the subject, particularly the drawing and the portfolio.” – Edward Saunders (Yr12 M)

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“What I like is that you get to meet all sorts of different people, you have fun in class and a good time at school.” – Olivia Saunders (Yr9 L Unit) “I think it varies what happens in class because if it’s just boys or just girls, it is all very similar. With boys and girls together, everything changes and you get a wider range of perspectives.” – Lachlan Roach (Yr9 I Unit)

“I think co-ed provides a space for people to work together and learn how to work with the opposite sex.” – Joseph Zhou (Yr9 E Unit) “I think it’s really important to develop skills and learn how to work with the opposite sex. In the workplace, you are not just going to be working with girls, so I think it’s really important to learn how to have relationships with boys as colleagues and friends. And I could not live with just girls for a whole year.” – Lucy Metcalfe (Yr9 K Unit)

“I think it’s good to have co-education because it’s good to interact with all sorts of people and have fun with everyone, not just boys.” – Will McIntyre (Yr9 D Unit) “It’s more fun. There are different personalities, which is really good. I think it makes a difference in class – it makes a positive difference having boys and girls. – Sophie Blackney (Yr9 L Unit)

“I’ve been at a single sex all-boys school for the past three years so it’s a good change and a bit of a different experience.” – Tom Wheeler (Yr9 A Unit) “It prepares you for life. You have to live and work with both sexes. Boys calm you down and make you laugh, so it’s lots of fun.” – Mickey Stewart (Yr9 J Unit)

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“They’re smart.” – Hugo Coombe-Tennant, Year 3, Toorak Campus “It gives us a chance to share our interests because we might be very different but sometimes we like the same things.” – Anna Kirsner, Year 3, Toorak Campus

“The best thing is that I can learn new games from them.” – Charli Cox (Yr1 BH) “Playing tag is fun.” – Harry Nadorp (Yr1 BH)

“I enjoy playing with boys at recess because I don’t always want to play with girls. Sometimes I just like to play with different people. It’s fun to play with boys. Most of them are honest when they get out in games.” – Angelina Didulica (Yr4 BH) “If I’m playing a game, I like it when they join in. And they’re good at maths.” – Aiden Papps (Yr4 BH)

“Girls are good to play with because they are creative. They’re smart and they help me do my maths.” – Reuben Phillis (Yr2 BH) “Boys are sporty. They’re fun to play with too.” – Polly McManus (Yr2 BH) “They’re friendly and they’re usually really nice.” – Violet Rowell (Yr2 BH)

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“I like girls being in the class because they do decorations and stuff like that when it’s your birthday. It’s good.” – Zachary Warwick, Prep, Toorak Campus “There are lots of things I like. They can be nice sometimes and it would be really boring if there were no boys to play with.” – Matilda Stanley, Prep, Toorak Campus

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TOORAK WELLBEING CENTRE Work has commenced on the construction of the Toorak Wellbeing Centre. The project was given the green light at a School Council meeting on April 28 and the building is scheduled for completion by Term 3, 2017. Principal, Stephen Meek, said the Toorak Wellbeing Centre was a crucial building for the campus as it will enable the School’s leading and innovative approach to wellbeing to be extended to the Toorak students, on a daily basis, in a purpose built environment. “The Wellbeing Centre at Toorak will help strengthen our capacity to launch behaviours and mindsets that will help our children flourish and lead active, happy, healthy lives,” Stephen said. “It will allow us to focus on nutrition and positive health practices. Food grown in the Children’s Garden can be prepared and cooked in the kitchen, allowing students the opportunity to learn and develop skills that will help them make positive lifestyle choices.” He said that the 25-metre swimming pool would encourage students to keep active and fit, strengthening the School’s learn-to-swim programme and highlighting the benefits of physical activity. Head of Toorak Campus, Rachel George, said that the campus was “buzzing with excitement” about the possibilities of the new facility, with teachers, students and parents contributing to a Toorak Wellbeing Centre think tank. “This team will research, investigate and study progressive pedagogical theory and practical teaching ideas while trialling and/or creating innovative programmes,” Rachel said. “They may well be part of something that just might revolutionise primary education.” The think tank is being led by Year 2 teacher Sonia Lewis, with input from international education consultants No Tosh. “We want (the Toorak Wellbeing Centre) to be an extension of what is happening in the classroom and bring together the PYP (Primary Years Programme), Positive Education and creativity,” Sonia explained. “Rather than having this building and thinking that is where creativity happens, that is where mindfulness happens or that is where inquiry happens – it all happens in the classroom and (the Toorak Wellbeing Centre) is an extension of that. So we’re testing it all in the classroom.” The open-plan Year 2 classrooms have been the hub for testing new ideas, among them a space for mindfulness with a strong Indigenous flavour dubbed the “Dreamtime Room”. “We’re not changing what we teach, we already teach mindfulness, but we’re changing the spaces to promote creativity, to promote Positive Education or to promote inquiry-based learning,” Sonia said. “We’re looking at the whole area, what happens around (the Toorak Wellbeing Centre), not just inside it, and how that flows into the classroom.” Almost $4 million has been raised towards the total project cost of just over $9 million. “I sincerely thank everyone who had faith in this project and supported it along the way and I encourage the community to continue their efforts to secure further funding towards this exciting new Centre,” Rachel said. “We have many innovative plans for this building and are inspired by the opportunities it will provide our students.” If you would like to get involved and support the Toorak Wellbeing Centre project, please contact Kathy Hines on KHines@ggs.vic.edu.au or 0418 732 236.

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2016 CORIOBALD

The 10th annual Coriobald Prize portrait exhibition was officially opened by our Term 2 Artist-inResidence, Melbourne painter Yvette Coppersmith, on Thursday 28 July. The Coriobald is based on the Art Gallery of New South Wales’ slightly more well-known Archibald Prize. Yvette was a finalist in the Archibald in 2008, 2009 and 2016. Among this year’s Coriobald winners, Grace Creati (Yr12 Fr), Barton Lowe (Yr12 Fr) and Lewis Nicolson (Yr12 Fr) collaborated on a photo series, ‘Coriobalding’ (pictured top), which won the Senior School Photography Prize.

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REFLECTIONS OF A DECADE Timbertop is the same but different. The running, hiking, service and academic programme are very much a part of what Timbertop has always been about. Living together in a Unit with limited space, chopping wood to light the boiler for hot water, the Dining Hall line-up ritual all transcend time. However, the world outside Timbertop has changed dramatically. Online shopping is normal, smartphones are everywhere and pay-wave is the easiest way imaginable to purchase goods and spend money. Social media continues to pervade all levels of society. These changes are unprecedented. However, the art of communication and development of interpersonal social skills are still very important. The concept of co-operation, teamwork and community are crucial. The building of considerable layers of resilience as protection from the ebb-and-flow of life are still vital. The ability to bounce back in the face of adversity is essential. These skills are necessary for us all to operate in an empathetic, caring and just world and this focus makes Timbertop special. More than ever before Timbertop is very important as it aids the development of young people lucky enough to attend. Young people need Timbertop or institutions like Timbertop. The social bonds formed by the strong focus on interpersonal skills and lifelong connections are very evident at the reunions which happen in most of the school holidays during the year. At these reunions, past students, both male and female, gather at Timbertop to reflect and, in a small way, re-live an incredible year of their lives. The immediate reconnections and camaraderie that exist at these reunions are evidence of a memorable and formative journey. The strength and ease of relationships as past students meet, some for the first time since they left school, LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

are clearly evident. These are relationships formed through shared experiences based on challenge where success and completion can only be achieved by supporting one another. The three key pillars which are pivotal to Timbertop’s amazing success are: a magnificent location enabling a rich programme underpinned by Kurt Hahn’s educational philosophy to be delivered by passionate and inspiring staff. Timbertop’s location is ideal. 1,000 acres bordering the Victorian High Country and tucked away in a secluded valley allow the unique and highly refined programme to operate with minimal interference from the outside world. This programme, which has evolved over 62 years, remains inspired by the thinking of Kurt Hahn and James Darling, who believed that confidence, leadership, independence and resilience could be nurtured by exposure to challenge. The absolute key to its success is a highly capable, competent and motivated staff, ensuring the best possible success for all students. These three pillars ensure that Timbertop remains an iconic institution which other schools from around the world continually try to copy. The founding concepts of the Timbertop programme, to build resilience and accelerate the development and refinement of inter-personal skills, are absolutely essential for individuals to survive, thrive and flourish in the world of today as they were in the world of yesterday. After a decade of having the privilege of contributing in a small way to the overall running of Timbertop I can honestly say that Timbertop is more important than ever for future generations of young students. I can also honestly say that the future leadership of Timbertop is bright, as it will be skilfully managed by the new Head, Tom Hall. Roger Herbert Roger Herbert was Head of Timbertop from 2006 until the end of Term 2, 2016, when he was appointed Principal of St Philip’s College in Alice Springs. The inaugural Head of Timbertop, Hugh Montgomery, is the only Head of Timbertop to have served in the role longer than Roger, who was also Head of Outdoors at Timbertop for four years. We wish Roger, his wife Sue and their children James, Ellie and Mattie, every success and happiness in the future.

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NEW HEAD OF TIMBERTOP TOM HALL Tom Hall started as the new Head of Timbertop at the beginning of Term 3, rejoining the School from the Outdoor Education Group, where he was Deputy Director of Schools, co-ordinating outdoor education programmes and expeditions for schools across Victoria. Tom is very familiar with Timbertop. He joined the campus in 2001, teaching English and History for three years when Charlie Scudamore was Head of Timbertop, and then returned for a further five years from 2008-12, under Roger Herbert’s leadership, when Tom was Director of Student Welfare (Boys) and Head of two boys’ units. He has also worked at Lauriston’s Howqua campus and was Head of Boarding at Girton Grammar School. Charlie Scudamore travelled to Timbertop in week one of Term 3 to catch up with Tom for Light Blue.

Charlie Scudamore interviewing Tom Hall in his office at Timbertop. Tom is looking incredibly relaxed and has all the answers ready to go. Tom, it’s great to be up here and it’s good to have a chat with you. There’s a few questions that I’d love to ask you. You’ve worked at Timbertop before. What drew you back? TH: The concept of community is really important to me and I love being involved in a community where there is a common purpose. The common purpose at Timbertop is one that is very dear to my heart – young people in the outdoors, living communally and working together to achieve goals. On the other hand there is the ability to work with an incredibly committed group of staff, and I very much enjoy that. The staff that come and work at Timbertop are an absolutely exceptional bunch and I’m very much enjoying my time working with them again.

place that students develop here. The high country becomes like their own backyard – it’s just not a place that you visit. I’m not sure if you’ve got any plans for the future yet, but do you think it’s harder to evolve a programme due to the number of legislative restrictions? TH: Absolutely. There are constant challenges for Timbertop in trying to best balance the wonderful traditions of the programme with our responsibilities with legislation, occupational health and safety, staff ratios and so forth. I suppose my job as custodian of Timbertop is to try to balance those two really evenly and find the best outcome for our students, whilst not leaving behind any of those things that are great about Timbertop.

This is your third stint at Geelong Grammar School and you’ve worked in Outdoor Education elsewhere. What is it that makes this place so special?

Very true. Tell me, I know it’s so difficult to answer this question so early in your tenure, but if you were to look ahead to the future, is there anything in particular that you would like the Tom Hall legacy to be?

TH: The year-long nature of the programme – it is hard to replicate that anywhere else. There are things that as a young person you can do and achieve in a year that’s really difficult to replicate in a week, a term or even a semester. The beauty of the Timbertop programme is that it truly is a journey; physically, spiritually and emotionally, for the young people involved. It’s a really powerful experience. In outdoor ed we talk about a connection with place, and there is an amazing connection with

TH: (Laughs) I suppose I would like my legacy to be, through careful decision making, being able to maintain what is at essence the true Timbertop programme in a modern day world, and respond to the challenges that a modern day world presents. If we think about the challenges that young people face, they are so many and varied, we need to be nimbly responding to them and being flexible. In terms of a legacy, that is a difficult question at the end of week one. I’m concentrating on the first week.

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TH: It’s been thrilling, exhausting, inspiring – all of the above. It’s been great getting to know the student cohort here, they’re a fantastic bunch, and the staff as well. It’s been great to reacquaint myself with staff who were here when I was previously. It’s been an action-packed week. Getting my head around the new role has been exciting and I’m very aware that I step into the very big shoes of Roger Herbert, who for over a decade managed the place so wonderfully. And the family? You’ve obviously got your wife Jane and two boys. How have they settled in? TH: Yes, yes. They’ve settled back in. My eldest remembers being here last time. My youngest was born here. They’re both absolutely loving it. It’s a great place for young kids to grow up, surrounded by such energy and enthusiasm. With Jane having worked at Timbertop before, she’s coming back to very familiar territory as well? TH: Absolutely. And that’s a great support for me. She knows the role and she also loves what Timbertop can do for young people and she is a big believer in the programme. To have a partner who is on board with the programme, that is really a fantastic thing.

Do you have a favourite Timbertop experience? I don’t want to mention some that I can recall, but… TH: Many of my favourite memories are geared around the units of boys that I’ve been responsible for in the past. I’ve had some fantastic units of boys and I remember all of them very clearly, especially some of the unit trips I have been on, like canoeing at night on Lake William Hovell and skiing in powder snow on the top of Mount Stirling. There are just some amazing memories of being in the outdoors with a group of fit, capable, really enthusiastic young people, who are just loving life. That’s a great thing to reflect back on. If I was to say to you back in 2001, when I was interviewing you in this very office, that I knew that in you there was the future Head of Timbertop, how would you have responded? TH: I wouldn’t have believed a word of it. It’s been fantastic to have both yourself and Roger as mentors, as former Heads of the Timbertop campus, and I often reflect on my memories of my time here with you and my time here with Roger to guide me in my decision making. You’re very kind. Genuinely, your ability to grow Tom, your ability to want to improve yourself, has been a fantastic journey to see. On behalf of everyone at Geelong Grammar School, I wish you every success in the job and I’m confident you’ve got the soul and the spirit of Timbertop in you, which is of such benefit to this community. TH: Thanks Charlie.

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What was that first week like Tom? You have that experience (of working at Timbertop before) but you have come in halfway through the year and the kids are used to the routines, etcetera. What has your first week been like?

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LEGALLY BLONDE The first Senior School musical production performed in The David Darling Play House, the larger of the two performance spaces within the SPACE, was a spectacular success. A joyous, modern comedy that highlighted the acting and musical talents of our students, Legally Blonde was based on the 2001 novel and film of the same name, which follows the unlikely journey of Elle Woods (Marnie Hehir, Yr11 EM), a fashion merchandising student who enrols at Harvard Law School to win back her ex-boyfriend (Oscar Yencken, Yr11 Cu). Directed by new Head of Drama, Michael Harrop, the musical featured a stellar cast, including Jack Hill (Yr12 P), Sophie Roderick (Yr11 He), Edwina Arthur (Yr11 He), Ricky Liu (Yr12 FB) and Annabel MacDonald (Yr12 He).

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POSITIVE EDUCATION ADELAIDE OUTREACH “The principles of Positive Education are integral to being a balanced and happy human person and a happy and welladjusted community who care for themselves and care for others and the planet. In our school we will use the practices of Positive Education to enable our students to fulfil their potential academically, socially and spiritually – to flourish and thrive. Positive Education will enable us to mend what is broken and to fully realise our life mission and the life missions of others.” The above quote was the response from a teacher at a school in the northern suburbs of Adelaide after completing the Discovering Positive Education course in April. They were amongst 161 teachers from schools across the Adelaide region gathered for the intensive four-day training course. The School’s Institute of Positive Education delivered “inspirational, wise, relevant and engaging content” according to another teacher, who works in a rural area north of Adelaide. In her immediate district, over 24 schools, mostly primary level, have been classified as “disadvantaged” by the Index of Community SocioEducational Advantage (ICSEA). This is just the most recent batch of South Australian educators benefiting from Geelong Grammar School’s pre-eminent Positive Education training. Since 2013, the Institute has partnered with Northern Connections, a state government unit based in northern Adelaide, to implement the principles and practices of Positive Education across the entire region. Northern Connections aims not only to improve levels of wellbeing and resilience in local schools and pre-schools, but also to extend this across the broader community. Between 2013 and 2015, Northern Connections facilitated two Discovering Positive Education courses run by the Institute for 235 teachers and other school staff from across the region. In total, nearly 500 people have been encouraged to: “Learn it, Live it, Teach it, Embed it”.

The Institute’s outreach work is one of the most fulfilling aspects of the School’s development of Positive Education for Paddy Handbury (M’72), who was one of the driving forces behind the initial fundraising campaign for the Handbury Centre for Wellbeing and the introduction of Positive Education at GGS. “My parents, my mother in particular, were very keen on wellbeing and trying to improve children’s resilience and to arm them to be better able to cope when they leave school,” Paddy said. “She was determined that this was not just about Geelong Grammar School. This was actually trying to spread (Positive Education) out through Australia and particularly about trying to help schools that are in the lower socio-economic areas, where kids need everything they can get to prepare them to be able to handle life after school. I drive through northern Adelaide regularly and quite often pull into the local supermarket. It’s a pretty tough part of the world and those kids really have got some challenges in front of them. So when you see (Positive Education) going to schools in northern Adelaide and you know it’s making an impact, it’s very fulfilling.” The Institute plans to do additional work in Adelaide’s northern suburbs – helping disadvantaged schools and families predicted to be hit hard by additional closures and job losses when carmaker Holden ceases manufacturing in the area in 2017. Clearly there is a need to invest long-term in the mental and physical health of such struggling communities. Lea Stevens, Director of Northern Connections, believes that Positive Education is a continual process of lifetime learning for all concerned. “We’ve learnt a number of things along the way,” Lea said. “Important among these has been that developing and implementing wellbeing and resilience in a school setting is a journey, not a race. In each school, or each part of our community, there is emerging a familiar cycle of building understanding, learning the concepts and skills of Positive Psychology, embedding these in your own life, and then teaching this to others.” LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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BUILDING RESILIENCE Following the mid-year exams in Term 2, Year 11 students attended a two-day Resilience Retreat to learn and practise a specific set of resiliency skills to boost their ability to cope with the inevitable stress of their final school years. Through a series of workshops, students were introduced to Acceptance Commitment Training (ACT), explored values and mindfulness, and learnt about positive goal-setting. The retreat was held at Deakin University’s Waterfront Campus to provide students with a mental break from the normal school environment and offer an immersive university-style experience. “It is always difficult to measure the impact of specific interventions on wellbeing; however the feedback from students has been very positive,” Head of Positive Education, David Bott, said. The Resilience Retreat was designed in response to the interim findings from a four-year Positive Education research project, co-ordinated by The University of Melbourne and supported by the Australian Research Council. The Melbourne University LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

team is researching the effectiveness of the School’s Positive Education programme by tracking the wellbeing of students across Years 9, 10 and 11 using a range of psychological, physiological and behavioural indicators. The research has found that GGS students report higher levels of wellbeing in both Year 9 and Year 10 compared with students at other similar schools. Moreover, in contrast to students in other schools, the mental wellbeing of GGS students actually rises during Years 9 and 10. Critically, however, the research indicated that mental wellbeing and satisfaction with life both decline in Year 11, coinciding with the cessation of explicit Positive Education lessons and the commencement of VCE and International Baccalaureate (IB) studies. Similarly, depression and anxiety symptoms begin to rise. “One of the key goals of our Positive Education programme is to develop targeted resiliency skills and to equip our students with the ability to navigate successfully the inevitable challenges and stresses of their teenage years,” David explained. “The research project provides an evidence base to assist us as we continue to refine the programme. In order to sustain the high levels of wellbeing reported by our Year 9 and 10 students, the research team recommended that we consider running a student retreat in Year 11 focused specifically on managing challenging life events.” The Resilience Retreat was designed to do just that, introducing and practising different elements that contribute to building psychological flexibility and real-life resilience.

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TREKKING KOKODA Ten Year 11 students and two staff members returned from completing the Kokoda Trek in the Term 2 holidays physically and mentally exhausted, but with their eyes wide open. The group begun Term 3 at Corio with a heightened appreciation of the sacrifices made by our soldiers in World War 2. “(We) learnt so much about what our forefathers did over in Papua New Guinea to protect our country,” James Mentha (Yr11 M) reflected. “Learning so much about the ultimate sacrifice they made for their mates and fellow countrymen has given me an appreciation for what actually went on over there.” “It's easy to just sit in a warm and comfortable classroom in Corio but to be out there, in the unforgiving sun feeling too sick to eat, really puts into perspective how tough these young men were all those years ago.” The days were long – up at 5am and trekking by 6am – and the heat was stifling. To the point where one of the trekkers was able to wring-out their hat like a wet rag. “(But) we were able to joke about these things at the end of the day or even during the trek itself; keeping our spirits high,” fellow trekker Lawson Smart (Yr11 M) added.

“It had been something I had wanted to do personally for many years and when the opportunity arose to take students with me I could only jump at the chance,” Craig explained. “I wanted the students to experience another culture in such a diverse and challenging climate like Papua New Guinea (PNG), while also gaining an awareness of the battles fought and the sacrifices made by the Australians during the battle of Kokoda, which have shaped our country.” As the group passed through villages along the track, the students were able to stop and play with local children on their breaks. “These children have mastered the skill of bird calls, which can be used to call to each other in times of need,” Lawson explained. “Or, as I found myself on the wrong end of, while playing chase. I ended up being swarmed by the kids, grabbing onto my legs and arms dragging me to the ground.” “It will be a cherished memory.” While there were many highs and lows throughout the trip, the highlight for the group was the sense of accomplishment felt after completing the trek; a feeling they would like to see more Geelong Grammar School students experience in coming years. “I believe that the School should run this as an annual trip as it is a great experience for everyone,” Lawson said. “It is vital as we as Australians move forward into the future that we do not forget our past, and our fallen forefathers’ sacrifices,” James said. “And the only way I truly believe you are able to achieve this is by walking the track.”

The trip was the brainchild of HCW Operations Manager Mick Kramer, who approached Craig Durran, Head of Highton House, with the idea.

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COOL TOUR

The lure of the unknown was a motivating factor for students taking part in the 2016 Cool Tour: a cultural trip through Central Europe in the Term 2 holidays.

In Cracow – a popular selection for favourite city – the students were taken aback by the amazing vibe upon arrival in a place known as the home of higher learning in Poland.

Seventeen students – most with an existing interest in History or The Arts – travelled to Europe on a tour designed by the Visual Arts department to engage and inspire.

“It turns out we went there on the day that school broke up for around 100,000 university students, so everyone was very happy,” Will added.

“The expedition gave students an opportunity to experience a well-balanced mix of cultural insights, places of historical renown, fascinating architecture and famous landmarks of Central Europe,” Head of Visual Arts, Dr Peter Bajer, explained.

Zoe Burgess (Yr11 Cl), who studies VCE History, felt that the trip added invaluable depth to her base knowledge of European history.

The group spent 15 days on European soil, exploring historic cities like Cracow, Warsaw, Berlin and St Petersburg. “My main reason for going on the trip was that these aren't your everyday places you go to visit for a holiday,” Will Arthur (Yr11 P) explained. “I didn't honestly see myself going to Poland or the Czech Republic at any other time!” Once there, Will and the rest of the group immersed themselves in the various cultures; conversing with the locals to find the hidden gems throughout each city. “The students had an opportunity to learn a little bit of the different languages, experience the local cuisine, mingle with locals in busy shopping streets and enjoy various leisure activities popular among the natives,” Dr Bajer said. LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

“The experience on the Cool Tour allowed for a richer, more cultural perspective and understanding of the impacts of the war and events we learn about at school,” Zoe said. While the group spent the majority of their time in Krakow exploring historical buildings and admiring timeless architecture, they also took the time to visit nearby Auschwitz and Rakowicki cemetery. “The trip to Auschwitz was absolutely eye-opening and a worthwhile trip; it was very powerful,” Will recalled. Dr Bajer made a point of putting the cemetery on the trip’s itinerary as an opportunity to pay their respects to the 22 Australians buried there who died in World War 2. “We felt grateful to place little Australian flags on their graves to display our respect and recognition in the Polish cemetery,” Zoe reflected.

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NEW FOUNDATION CHAIR PENNY MCBAIN Forty years have passed since the Geelong Grammar Foundation was established and as I become its new Chair I can’t help but look back with admiration, and look forward with hope and excitement. Over the years, an endowment now standing at around $40 million has been established thanks to the dedicated leadership of Principals, Foundation Board members, School Council, staff and volunteers. Some 890 people are now Foundation members and in the past four-and-a-half years over $31 million has been given and committed to our Exceptional Futures comprehensive fundraising campaign. We have met our targets for the SPACE ($10M) and scholarships ($10M) and, while there are more funds to raise, the School Council is proceeding to build the Toorak Wellbeing Centre. The committee working to raise funds for a new Sailing clubhouse has held its first meeting and fundraising for Visiting Fellows and Positive Education continues to develop. The Biddlecombe Society has had 12 new members join this year as we find more people within our community keen to remember the School in their estate planning. I wish to thank wholeheartedly everyone who has joined the Foundation and given to the School in the past. And I especially thank Bill Ranken (M’72) for his many contributions as he steps back from being Chair (but happily, remains on the Foundation Board). So much has been achieved already and, of course, there is still much to do. We continue our five-year fundraising campaign through to the end of this year. I know that there

are still members of the Foundation and our wider community who want to be a part of this exciting and successful enterprise. I hope that you will join me in supporting the Foundation as it seeks to move several projects further forward through the coming months. We are still actively fundraising for the Toorak Wellbeing Centre and will continue to do so until the building is completed. We have also commenced fundraising for the proposed new Sailing clubhouse. Exceptional Futures will remain our theme as the Foundation develops further its focus on scholarships, bequests – and one building at a time. The School seeks to strengthen its capacity to offer meaningful scholarships and to develop the School in partnership with its wider community. The Geelong Grammar Foundation is a key partner in supporting and resourcing the School and I am honoured to be its Chair. I hope you will be keen to support the Foundation and its endeavours into the future, and that your philanthropy will bring you and your family much joy and satisfaction. Penny McBain Chair, Geelong Grammar Foundation

Penny is a past parent who has been a member of our School community since 1999. Penny and her husband John’s three daughters, Rosie (Ga’06), Poppy (Ga’09) and Ane (Ga’13), all attended the School. She was a Founding Director of Melbourne IVF and prior to her retirement a Consultant Gynaecologist at the Royal Women’s Hospital for 25 years. Penny is a member of the Exceptional Futures’ Campaign Executive, an ex officio member of all fundraising committees and a member of the School Council. She is also Chair of the Tommy Garnett Scholarship Fundraising Committee.

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When his Honour Mr Justice Frank Hortin Callaway was appointed to the Court of Appeal of the Supreme Court of Victoria in 1994, he referred to Aristotle’s book of political philosophy in which law is described as “a kind of justice”: “Law is not perfect justice. It is only a kind of justice. It is a fallible, human project, a practical means by which we are to do our best, in the circumstances of real life, to achieve justice.” Frank Callaway’s “first loves” were history and philosophy. That he chose to quote Aristotle’s notion about justice reveals something of the man himself. When Frank retired from the Court of Appeal in 2007, a series of serendipitous connections brought him to Geelong Grammar School, initially as a Richard and Janet Southby Visiting Fellow, which led to the establishment of a Philosophy Club. “His contribution to the lives of the students in the Philosophy Club was life-changing,” John Hendry said. “Students were introduced to many philosophers and many complex philosophical issues, but most importantly they were introduced to an intellectual rigour that will direct them in life.”

Education programme at St. Paul’s College at Sydney University, where he was an Honorary Academic Fellow. Before his death on 2 July 2015, Frank told several people that his time at Geelong Grammar School was the happiest of his life. Frank was a private man in many ways. He was also most generous. In his Will, he provided $10,000 for the Cuthbertson House Library and $40,000 for the benefit of the boys in Cuthbertson House, to be used in such manner as is agreed by the Principal and Head of House. He gave $20,000 to the Michael Collins Persse Scholarship Fund. Frank also made a bequest of $2 million to establish the Frank Callaway Endowment. Frank asked that income from this endowment be used to send Senior School teaching staff on exchange to schools in the United Kingdom, Canada or the United States, and to enable Senior School teaching staff to participate in courses, in Australia or overseas, to improve their qualifications and experience.

A man of great passion and considerable intellect, Frank became intrigued with the School’s Positive Education programme. He introduced many to the Italian cognitive scientist Massimo Piattelli-Palmarini. He was also responsible for establishing a Positive

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UNTOLD OPPORTUNITIES 97-year-old Cecil ‘Boz’ Parsons (M’36) talked about the difference a Geelong Grammar School scholarship made to his life at a Scholarship Luncheon hosted by John Simson (Cu’74) at Barwon Heads Golf Club on Sunday 1 May. I was seven years old and the youngest in the family when my father, Cecil Parsons (GGS 1888-89), died of malaria in Colac. He farmed at Wilgul on the edge of Lake Corangamite and had a keen interest in breeding racehorses amongst other ventures in Madagascar. It was on one of his journeys through East Africa that he contracted the disease that would leave my mother Lena a young widow with six small children to raise alone. A decision was made to move to Geelong in order to educate the children, who up until now had been taught at home by a governess, the marvellous Miss Gelly. The Great Depression of the 1930s was looming and my indomitable mother rose to the challenge of providing us with an education and upbringing on her own. My father, my mother’s father and her brothers, and all our Robertson cousins had attended Geelong Grammar School and my mother was very keen that my brother Peter (M’31) and I should be there too.

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In 1933, I was awarded the Bertie Manifold Scholarship and in the same year my brother, Peter, the F.L. Armytage Scholarship in Senior School. I can recall my mother was greatly relieved and at the same time extremely grateful, as the scholarships enabled Pete and I to remain at Geelong Grammar, where we were both boarders in Manifold House, for the duration of our school education.

Great friendships “were also formed at school, which continued through university and have been lifelong.

I too was enormously grateful and was certainly motivated to work extremely hard as I felt I owed it to the people who were putting me through, not least to honour the Great War casualty William Herbert Manifold (GGS 1903-09), who was killed in action in France in 1917 and after whom my scholarship was named.

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Dr Darling was our headmaster and I was fortunate to have him as my sixth form English master. He was an extraordinary teacher and a great presence in the classroom, sharing his love of music, art and drama. Classics with Chauncy Masterman and Science with Charlie Cameron and Bushie Howard made a lifelong impact on me. The robust and rounded education we received at Geelong Grammar School enabled both Peter and I to continue on to Melbourne University where we studied Medicine and Science respectively. Peter went on to become a leading gastroenterologist in Melbourne. Great friendships were also formed at school, which continued through university and have been lifelong. The war intervened and we both served, Peter in the Army and I joined the Air Force [Boz was one of only six RAAF flying out of England in the Second World War mentioned in dispatches twice and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross]. Then after several years farming, with my father-in-law Wilfred Cane in South Australia and my sister Janet Wettenhall in Victoria, I returned to Geelong Grammar School in 1962 to teach Physics, Chemistry and Ag Science; this time with my beautiful and very supportive wife Barbara and three young children, Bill (M’65), David (FB’69) and Jane (He’73). We spent over 20 very happy years living on campus and in that time I made every effort to give back to a school and a community that had given so much to me. I am delighted that my connection with the School has continued, with six of my grandchildren having attended the School. I am one of many hundreds of people, who have, since that time, benefitted from the generosity of and untold opportunities from the Scholarship Fund. I have always felt privileged and grateful to be part of a truly great school.

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SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRESS $10 MILLION RAISED The Geelong Grammar Foundation has raised $10.4 million for scholarships since the beginning of 2012 as part of our Exceptional Futures comprehensive fundraising campaign. This is excellent progress as the School and its Foundation continues to build a generous endowment fund to enable students who may not otherwise be able to come to the School to benefit from a Geelong Grammar School education and to continue to ensure diversity in our School community. “Scholarships are a vital ingredient in the lifeblood of the School,” Principal, Stephen Meek, explained. “These awards benefit the individual students, but their presence enriches the whole school.” As the recipient of a scholarship himself, Stephen understands the impact of scholarships, and scholarship fundraising is a priority of the Foundation’s work. Over the past six months we have seen five new scholarships created and fully funded by generous benefactors: •

McBain Family Scholarship, established by John and Penelope McBain and family

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Glen Bechly Scholarship, established by Hugh (FB’77) and Brigid Robertson (Gordon, Cl’77)

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Russell Drysdale Visual Arts Scholarship, established by John (Cu’74) and Bindi Simson

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Jeff Peck and Silver Harris Day Boarder Scholarship, established by Jeff Peck (Ge’42) and Silver Harris

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Bruce Lawrence Scholarship, established by the late Bruce Lawrence (Ge’63)

The Pope family have enhanced the Pope Family Scholarship for Indigenous students. The Michael Collins Persse Scholarship has continued to grow thanks to many more donations – both through major gift giving and via Annual Giving. The Foundation has matched almost all of these donations. The Foundation continues to make progress with the establishment of a scholarship in Hong Kong, while significant support has been forthcoming recently for the Tommy Garnett Scholarship (donations to this scholarship are matched dollar for dollar to a maximum of $250,000 by the School). Support for other scholarships, including the Hartley Mitchell Scholarship and scholarships for Indigenous students, is also ongoing.

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We bought a house in Mercer Parade, Newtown, which quickly became a welcoming and lively home. My sisters, Janet (Wettenhall, He’28), Hilare (He’30), Katherine (Dennis, He’32) and Flora (Campbell, He’33), were all enrolled around the corner at The Hermitage. Peter started at Corio and I duly found myself at the Geelong Church of England Grammar Preparatory School, later Bostock House.

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Welcome to The Mail Room, a place for our wider School community to share news, notes and pictures of life beyond school. The Mail Room builds on the strong sense of community that we share and the foundation work of our Curator, Michael Collins Persse, who remains our invaluable oracle of information and the source of much of the content within. As a thriving boarding school, our mail rooms at Corio and Timbertop are central to the life of the School and the flow of information, from parent to student and beyond. Long may this continue.

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COLLEGE GRAMMAR REUNION 07.07.17 Amid the mud and blood of the Western Front, on the eve of the outbreak of the Battle of Passchendaele, a group of around 35 Old Geelong Collegians and Grammarians gathered for a Reunion Dinner in Albert, northern France, on July 7th 1917. “Très bon to meet old cobbers again, and for a few hours we were all boys back at school. Recalling incidents and other what-nots. Good dinner, wine in plenty. Cigars a treat. Numerous speeches, toasts, concluded ab. 10 with Auld Lang Syne. A few rather inky pinky as evening wore on. This reunion is the first of many I hope.” Gerald James Douglas (OGC 1909-10) It was not to be. By September, the German 4th Army had defeated the Allies’ advance and several of those who attended the dinner were dead, including William Ventrey Gayer (GGS 1895-98, pictured below). Passchendaele was one of the greatest disasters of the war and amongst the most costly campaigns ever fought by Australian soldiers – 6,673 Australians died and a further 13,328 were wounded, missing or made prisoners of war in the fields of Flanders in the month of October 1917 alone. Between March 1916 and November 1918 more than 295,000 Australians served in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) in France and Belgium. Of these, some 132,000 became casualties of whom 46,000 lost their lives. As we mark the centenary of the First World War (1914–1918), the Reunion Dinner in Albert is an opportunity to remember the contribution and sacrifice of these two great schools, their families and all those who fought. On July 7th 2017, Old Geelong Collegians and Grammarians will once again gather in the small French village of Albert to re-live that moment 100 years earlier when the bonds of friendship shone so brightly amidst the shadows of war.

HOW YOU CAN HELP Do you have contact details or information about relatives of the following Old Geelong Grammarians who fought in the First World War and attended the Reunion Dinner in Albert, France, on July 7th 1917? Stanley Holmes Briggs (1892-1945), 2nd Div Signalling Company Keith Thomas Howe (1890-1968), 4th Field Artillery Brigade For further information please contact Alumni Manager, Katie Rafferty, on katier@ggs.vic.edu.au or visit www.ggs.vic.edu.au/oggevents

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1964

THE FAIRBAIRN WINDOWS Two stained-glass windows from the now decommissioned Anglican church in Derrinallum have been given to the School and installed on either side of the landing that breaks the grand staircase leading up from the ground floor beneath the Clock Tower. We are grateful to the Bishop-in-Council of the Anglican Diocese of Ballarat for agreeing to the School’s request to have them. They reflect an individual, a family, and a heritage of great importance to GGS. The windows are among the early works of a leading English artist who died in 2014 in his 90s. As a young man, after World War Two, Geoffrey Clarke RA designed windows for the resurrected Coventry Cathedral, built up from the ruins of its former self destroyed by German bombs. Abstract in style, they suggest wings, air, and perhaps angelic forces: aptly so, since they commemorate a man who was both a gallant aviator and Australia’s first Minister for Air; one who died on 13 August 1940 in the terrible crash near Canberra of a Hudson RAAF bomber in which all ten aboard were killed. This was James Valentine Fairbairn (M'15), born on 28 July 1897: son, nephew, and in due course brother of OGGs; a boy at GGS 1908-15 (spanning the Old School and, from 1914, the New, where he had two years in Manifold House); from 1932 a member of the School Council (first entered as President of the OGGs) and from 1937 its Chairman. His son, Geoffrey Fairbairn (P’42), had been at the School since 1934: the Headmaster, James Darling, had to tell him of his father’s death while grappling with the implications of the School’s great loss. With Fairbairn there perished two other members of the first Menzies administration (which was fatally weakened by the disaster), Lieutenant-Colonel Geoffrey Street MC and Sir Henry Gullett KCMG; the Chief of the General Staff, General Sir Brudenell White KCB, KCMG, KCVO, DSO (like Fairbairn and Gullett, a GGS parent); and Fairbairn’s secretary, the OGG Richard Elford (P’27), father of young twins who are now Hugh Elford OAM (P’48) and the distinguished engineer Dianne Boddy (P’51). The local wartime RAAF base was named Fairbairn, now the name of Canberra’s airport. Jim Fairbairn was one of two OGGs in the national Parliament who in the 1930s emerged as statesmen, not merely politicians: men of conspicuous wisdom, conscience, and courage. Friends from schooldays, both were thought of as potential Prime Ministers; both were killed in air crashes in their early 40s. The other was Charles Hawker (1894-1938; GGS 1907-13): soldier (dreadfully wounded in France), Cambridge scholar, grazier – a Renaissance man in his breadth of knowledge and interests. The Hawker Library, endowed by his munificent bequest, commemorates him. Fairbairn’s parents were Elizabeth née Osborne and Charles Fairbairn (GGS 1868-75), third of six brothers (all OGGs), sons of Virginia née Armytage (from whose parents more than 150 OGGs descend) and George Fairbairn, a Scot who was the first man in Australia to own a million sheep, and who rejoiced in “my 37 feet of sons”. Charles, who had been the School’s first official senior prefect and stroked the School’s first competitive crew, gave the Fairbairn Cup in 1911 for the annual APS Headship of the River. Steve (GGS 1874-80) became a legendary oarsman and coach at Cambridge and the most influential figure in the world of rowing.

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From 1919 he managed Peak Downs station in Queensland. In 1923, at St John’s, Toorak, he married Daisy Olive (Peggy) Forrester. In 1924 he acquired Mount Elephant station, near Derrinallum, where he built an airstrip. Despite his injury he played polo, golf, tennis, and squash. Increasing activity in public life included membership of the council of the Anglican diocese

embarrassment due to his bent right arm: “When I left Mussolini’s room the epidemic of Fascist salutes broke out again, but this time I had thought out a plan of campaign and, once clear of the personal apartments, planting the old silk hat firmly on the head, I doffed it with old-world courtesy to all and sundry and felt that I negotiated the homeward journey about square on bogey.” In 1935 he flew around Australia, and in 1936, after going to England in an air-mail plane, flew himself back to Australia – taking 23 days – in his own newly acquired machine. On 26 April 1939, at the outset of the first Menzies government, he joined the Cabinet as Minister for Civil Aviation and VicePresident of the Executive Council, also assisting the Minister for Defence. On the outbreak of war in September he went to Canada to help inaugurate the Empire Air Training scheme for the training of airmen from Britain and the Dominions. He was sworn in at Ottawa as Australia’s Minister for Air by the Governor-General of Canada, Lord Tweedsmuir (the famous writer John Buchan). The portfolio involved all RAAF matters. He did not lack press criticism but refused to be deflected into useless controversy. His energy, enthusiasm, and single-minded dedication impressed all who worked with him. In July 1940 he flew himself around Australia in his DH Dragonfly, reviewing all RAAF stations. The fatal air crash was described by Prime Minister (Sir) Robert Menzies as the greatest blow of his political life. “Jim Fairbairn,” he said in Parliament next day, “added lustre to his family name. His mind and character were strong, and he displayed an unusual combination of cheerful fellowship with, perhaps, a hint of Scottish dourness. He was slow to speech, but, once engaged, he was gifted in exposition and resolute in advocacy of what he believed to be true.”

of Ballarat (though he had been brought up a Presbyterian) and some directorates. Service to GGS in the 1930s brought friendship with (Sir) James Darling (Headmaster 1930-61), who told me he had known nobody more energetic. A brief period in Victoria’s Legislative Assembly as United Australia Party member for Warrnambool was followed in 1933 by election to the House of Representatives as member for Flinders in succession to the former Prime Minister Stanley Melbourne Bruce (Old Boy of Glamorgan; later Viscount Bruce of Melbourne). Fairbairn regularly flew himself between his property and Canberra. His long account for The Warrnambool Standard of a visit to Rome in 1933 expressed qualified admiration for the efficiency achieved by Fascist Italy under Mussolini, who had impressed Fairbairn during an interview as charming and completely concentrated. But he was not in doubt about the fragility of a regime so dependent on one man, or about the long-term threat to democracy. “The lack of outlets for three virile but overcrowded nations – Italy, Germany, and Japan – is the greatest menace to the peace of the world,” he wrote. His Wodehousian sense of humour saw him through

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James Fairbairn was survived by Peggy and their children, Geoffrey (who became a reader in history at the ANU and an authority on insurgency movements in Asia) and Angela, who married Peter Mercer (M/FB’39); also by his sisters, Esther (Mrs Wheatley) and Bettine (Lady Grey-Smith; The Hermitage 1919-23), and his older brother, Group-Captain Charles Osborne Fairbairn OBE, AFC (GGS 1906-11) – his younger brother, Patrick (GGS 1918-27), having died in an air accident in 1935. By his first wife, Rosamund, sister of the 13th Lord Clifford of Chudleigh (GGS 1926-27), Geoffrey was the father of the late Katrina (Wise), James, and the late Charles; he later married Anne Body. Jim Fairbairn’s other grandchildren have been the late Tim Mercer (M’77) – father of Edward (M’10) – and Mary Browne, to whom we are indebted for the photograph of their grandparents. We are also most indebted to Tim and Mary’s aunt (by marriage), Virginia (Bardie) Mercer née Grimwade (Cl’47), of Elephant North near Derrinallum, for alerting the School to the possibility of obtaining the windows which had been commissioned by Peggy and given in her husband’s memory to the parish church. The magnificent carved Rood Screen in our Chapel of All Saints at Corio was given in 1950 by Osborne and Irene Fairbairn (then of Banongill) as a memorial to the bomber crew – lost in air operations over Germany in February 1945 – piloted by their son, Flying-Officer Charles Ridley Fairbairn DFC (M’42). A cousin, Sir David Fairbairn KBE, DFC (M’34) – grandson of Sir George (GGS 1864-71), first son of the pioneer George and Virginia – became Minister for Air (1962-64) in a later Menzies government. Four generations of Fairbairns (and four generations of Hawkers) have served in Australian parliaments. Michael Collins Persse

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James Fairbairn grew up on his father’s station Banongill, near Skipton. On leaving school he went to England, where in July 1916 (following his brother Osborne, known as Johnny) he was commissioned as a flying officer in the new Royal Flying Corps. In February 1917 he was shot down and captured by Germans while helping to escort a squadron taking photographs between Cambrai and St Quentin. His right arm was permanently damaged during the action, but he refused to be diverted from an intention to continue flying. His account of the action and his subsequent captivity (published in The Corian) reflect his wit and insouciance. He acknowledged but had no illusions about his good treatment as an officer, regretting as he did the very different treatment of ordinary prisoners, especially Russians. He was repatriated early. Further combat service was impossible.

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Dr Edwin Sydney Crawcour (FB’42) was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for distinguished service to higher education, particularly to Asian and Pacific studies and languages, as an academic and administrator, and to Australia-Japan trade and cultural relations. Sydney was Head of Far Eastern History at the Australian National University (ANU) from 1970-80 and was Acting Director of ANU’s Australia-Japan Research Centre from 1982-83. He was Professor of the University of Singapore’s Department of Japanese Studies from 1984-85, a Visiting Fellow at Oxford University’s Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies, Senior Associate in Melbourne University’s Department of Japanese and Chinese Studies from 1990-99 and President of Monash University’s Japanese Studies Centre from 1996-97. He received the Order of the Rising Sun from the Japanese government in 1986. Sydney is the father of Michael Crawcour (FB’74).

1950

Malcolm William Alastair Brodie (M’50), who was born on 24 October 1932 and died on 8 February 2015 after a brief fight with liver cancer, was a man of intelligence and wit who had little regard for egos or political correctness. His bluff and bravado thinly veiled a hugely generous and loving family man. Malcolm was married to wife Janet for nearly 53 years. Together they had two daughters, Min (Alexandra) and Kate, who married Ian Darling (P79) and Roderic O’Connor (P’74) respectively, with grandchildren Adelaide Darling (Cl’13), Pip Rofe (Cl’13), Emma Darling (Cl’15), Indi Rofe (Cl’15), Sophie Darling (Yr10 Cl) and Lachlan O’Connor (Yr8 Bb) all attending the School. Malcolm had been sent down to Corio from Glamorgan in 1939 at the age of seven because of the outbreak of war. He often talked about “tough days” at the “Corio Bay Polytechnic” but survived the cold showers and food rationing to gain excellent marks and a scholarship to Melbourne University, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Commerce. He found his calling in stockbroking and spent 40 years at E.L. & C. Baillieu, one of the oldest stockbroking firms in Melbourne, where he was known for his individual character. His favourite haunt was the Melbourne Club and his interests were wide and varied, but he had a particular love of history. He relished conversations about 19th and 20th Century history and never stopped feeding anyone listening with interesting tidbits of information gleaned from a lifetime of inquiry.

1956

Timothy George MacKinnon Keach (M’56), who was born on the 20 June 1938 and died on 11 April 2016, was a family man and a farmer who managed the family property Bluegong, an impressive integrated farm nestled under the Western Tiers near Cressy in Tasmania, for nearly 40 years. Tim grew up on the family farm with older brother Tony (M’51) before attending GGS, where he was among the first group of 35 students to attend Timbertop in 1953. He represented the School in Cross Country and was a member of the team that won the Two-Mile Relay at the 1955 APS Combined Sports, finishing only one-fifth of a second outside Scotch College’s Public School record. Consequently, Tim was one of five Geelong Grammarians selected to carry the Olympic torch along the Geelong Road on its

way to the Melbourne Olympics in 1956. He spent two years as a jackeroo on the Gubbins’s family farm at Coolana at Chatsworth before returning to Tasmania, managing Bluegong until 1994, when he handed over to son Anthony (M’82). Tim was very good with machinery, inventing a round bale hay feeder which was manufactured commercially, and held various positions with Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association, as well as serving as a councillor on the Northern Midlands Council and as Fire Chief for Poatina. Tim and his wife Veronica had two children, Anthony and Alexandra Kelso, with grandchildren Hamish Kelso (M’09), Zara Kelso (EM’11), Edward Keach (M’14), Harry Keach (Yr12 M) and Tom Keach.

1956

Janice McGowan (Evans, He’56) was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to the community through social welfare organisations.

1961

Sue Henry (Vedmore, He’61) was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to the community of Warrnambool. Sue has spent many years volunteering with Anglicare, co-ordinating the Warrnambool drop-in centre for homeless, disadvantaged and single parent families. She is also a life member of the South West Access Network (renamed Mpower), which supports people with disabilities, has served as President of the Anglican Women’s Guild for the diocese of Ballarat and is a founding trustee of the Vedmore Foundation philanthropic trust.

Michael Landale (P’61) was remembered at the presentation of the Michael Landale Memorial Award, which has been given to the 1st XI Cricket captain every year since Michael’s death from cancer in 1996. Michael captained the 1st XI to a premiership in 1961; the School's first in more than three decades. He was also Senior Prefect in 1961 and went on to a distinguished career as a diplomat, joining the Department of Foreign Affairs in 1971 and serving in Singapore, Geneva and London, before being appointed Australia's High Commissioner in Jamaica in 1984 and Ambassador to Iran in 1988. This year’s award was presented by Michael’s sisters to Lucien Bienvenu (Yr12 A) in the Hawker Library on April 20, before the 1st XVIII Football team’s opening round match against Brighton Grammar School.

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Graham Morphett (FB'69) was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for service to primary industry and to the community of Western New South Wales. Graham is the father of Tony (FB’00), Clementine (Ga’03), Peter (FB’07) and Will (FB’10). LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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In what is shaping as a historic season for the Old Geelong Football Club, it seems only fitting that they would play their first ever competitive match at the School’s Corio Campus.

Harry Morrison (Yr12 A) – one of four current students to play for the Under 19s at Corio – recently played his first senior match for Old Geelong; evidence of how worthwhile the day was.

Old Geelong FC hosted Therry Penola Old Boys for two fixtures – seniors and under 19’s (vs Old Xaverians) on Main Oval, reserves on Chapel Oval – on Saturday 23 July.

“It was really exciting for me to see a player from the School, who we discovered in the under 19s last year, flourish on the big stage,” OGFC Football Operation Manager James Wright said following Harry’s senior debut.

A 17-point win for the senior team in wintry conditions followed a narrow loss for the reserves, while the under 19s (led by a number of current GGS students) recorded a resounding 10-goal win.

There are already preliminary plans to have an annual fixture in Geelong, potentially rotating between GGS and College.

The win for the seniors over Therry Penola was part of an eightgame winning streak to finish the season, consolidating secondplace on the ladder going into the finals series. A spot in the grand final would secure the club promotion to Premier C Division in the VAFA for the first time since the divisions were rebadged in 2010.

The Old Geelong Sporting Club fields multiple teams in football, netball, cricket and tennis. The Club has a relationship with both Geelong Grammar School and The Geelong College and, whilst they endeavour to recruit from and retain close connections with both Geelong schools, they welcome players from all sources.

The club was established in 1954 as the Old Geelong Grammarians’ Football Club before changing its name to Old Geelong Football Club (OGFC) in 1974 due to an influx of Old Geelong Collegians.

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This year’s team is a mish-mash of Old Geelong Grammarians, Old Geelong Collegians and a number of players with little affiliation with either school, including former Geelong Cats midfielder George Burbury. “With many Old Geelong Collegians and Grammarians playing in our Seniors and Reserves, the day marked a return to their old stomping grounds,” Club President Steve Lansdell (Fr'98) said. “The team sheet read like a classroom roll-call for local families – Wood, de Crespigny, Youngman, Hutley, Hoevanaars, Graham, Evans etc.”

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CALENDAR Cocktail Reception, Los Angeles Tuesday 27 September 2016 Cocktail Reception, New York Thursday 29 September 2016 OGG NSW Branch Pre-AFL Grand Final Drinks Thursday 29 September 2016 1976 40 Year Reunion Friday 30 September 2016 HOGA Golf Day and Lunch, Barwon Heads Monday 3 October 2016 COGA Fun Cup, Sorrento Golf Club Friday 7 October 2016 2006 10 Year Reunion, Melbourne Saturday 15 October 2016 COGA AGM & Old Girls' Day Lunch Sunday 16 October 2016 COGA Garden Tour, Mornington Peninsula Tuesday 18-Thursday 20 October 2016 1986 30 Year Reunion, Melbourne Saturday 22 October 2016 OGG Golf Day, Barwon Heads Golf Club Friday 28 October 2016 Tower Luncheon Saturday 5 November 2016 OGG Motoring Event Saturday 5 November 2016 PPN Day in the Garden, Geelong Sunday 13 November 2016

1975

World-leading malaria researcher, Professor Geoff McFadden (P’75), presented the 8th James R. Darling Oration at the Geelong Grammar School & Geelong Grammar Foundation Black Tie Dinner on Wednesday 24 August. Geoff has spent more than 20 years searching for both a cure and a vaccine for malaria. Professor of the School of BioSciences at The University of Melbourne, Geoff discovered that malaria parasites are closely related to plants and algae by identifying and characterising the apicoplast (a relict chloroplast) of malaria. This discovery led to a whole new line of drug development to combat one of the world’s major health issues. He set up Australia’s first malaria life cycle facility and mosquito insectary to investigate drug targets and vaccine strategies, which was cofunded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative. “Malaria is kind of an unrecognised problem in our part of the world but last year the World Health Organisation identified 234 million got infected and 438,000 of them died,” Geoff explained. “So anything that you can do to improve the control things for that can have a massive, massive impact on people’s lives in those parts of the world.” Geoff has published 221 papers, many in high profile journals such as Nature and Science, and has received numerous awards, including the Goldacre Medal and the Australian Academy of Science’s Frederick White Prize. Most recently, he co-authored a paper about mosquitos’ resistance to the anti-malarial drug Atovaquone: a discovery which could make malaria control much more effective worldwide. Geoff has always been interested in the natural world, from collecting birds’ eggs as a boy in Benalla to studying alpine bush rats at Timbertop. After leaving GGS in 1975, Geoff completed a Bachelor of Science (Honours) course at The University of Melbourne. He made two trips to Antarctica to study sea ice algae while completing a PhD course in the Botany School. He then took up a three-year postdoctoral position in algal cell biology in Germany, returning to Australia on a prestigious QEII Fellowship in 1987 to join Professor Adrienne Clarke’s Plant Cell Biology Research Centre. He subsequently received an ARC Senior Research Fellowship, then a Professorial Research Fellowship, to investigate the origin of chloroplasts by endosymbiosis. The James R. Darling Memorial Oration celebrates the ideals and achievement of Sir James Darling, the School’s headmaster from 19301961 and one of Australia’s most inspiring educators. The Oration and the James R Darling Scholarship Fund were established in 1996 to reflect Sir James’s wishes that he be remembered by actions that help others rather than in bricks and mortar.

OGG SA Branch Dinner, Adelaide Friday 25 November 2016 1966 Clyde School 50 Year Reunion, Melbourne Wednesday 30 November 2016 HOGA Christmas Lunch, Newtown Monday 5 December 2016

For enquiries about any of the above events please contact Katie Rafferty, Alumni Manager on tel: 03 5273 9338 or email: oggs@ggs.vic.edu.au

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The Terms 2 and 3 1976 tansition-era Timbertop group gathered for a reunion at Timbertop on Saturday 9th July. Ian Darling (P’79) described it as: “An event full of great joy and fascination and emotion - possibly matching the incredible time we all spent together at that school in the hills all those years ago. From a class of 135 students in 1976, 60 middle aged men and women (yes, technically we’re 'middle aged' now!) emerged from the shadows of their own very individual and diverse lives - and would soon be laughing and telling tales from the past, effortlessly morphing into those wide-eyed and fresh-faced little 14-year-old school kids we once all knew.” It was a memorable weekend with people travelling great distances to be there. Many thanks to those in the year group involved with organising and those who contributed in various ways during the reunion. Particular thanks to Fred Kininmonth (M’79) who co-ordinated the reunion.

3 1. Glenn Heath (FB’78), Steve Hocking (P’79), Amanda McFarlane (Gubbins, Cl’79) and Meredith Treseder (Cl’79) 2. Jennie Parker (Je’79), Murray Wallace (Fr’79), Joanna Arnold (Bland, Cl’79) and Penelope Stewart (McKeown, Je’79) 3. David Mackey (P’79) and Amanda McFarlane (Gubbins, Cl’79) 4. Jumbo Jeffries (M’79) and Alison Tuckett (Brodie, Fr’79) at the Darling Huts 5. Murray Wallace (Fr’79) and Russell Good (Fr’79) 6. David Julian (A’79), Anita Ward (Putkunz, A’79) and Fred Kininmonth (M’79) 7. Oliver Creese (Cu’79), Jeff O’Hare (Cu’79) and Steve Hocking (P’79) 8. Antony Lynch (A’79) and Murray Jones (Fr’79) 9. 1976 Timbertop Group

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1987

Captain Justin Jones (M’87), was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday Honours for outstanding devotion to duty as the Commanding Officer of HMAS Success while deployed on Operation Manitou in the Middle East from December 2014 to April 2015. Justin joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1988 and has been an instructor, operations officer, chief of staff and principal warfare officer before assuming command of HMAS Success in 2014. He was the inaugural Navy Fellow at the Lowy Institute in 2010 and was Director of the Navy’s think tank, the Sea Power Centre, from 2011-2014. He holds a Master’s degree in Management Studies, a Master of Arts (Strategy and Policy) degree and a Graduate Diploma in Defence Studies. He specialises in surface warfare and advanced navigation and has accumulated a large amount of sea time during deployments across Indo-Pacific Asia, with experience in maritime security, counter terrorism and peace monitoring. HMAS Success’s deployment to the Middle East was the 59th rotation of an RAN vessel through the region since the original Operation Desert Shield in 1990. The 18,000-tonne fleet logistics/supply ship covered vast territory during its 16-month deployment, from Djibouti in the west to Pakistan in the north east, from the Somalian coast in the south to Oman and the Gulf in the north. The ship also performed a wide range of roles, from intercepting drug smugglers to escorting a US nuclear submarine.

1989

Ben Rimmer (P'89) has been CEO of the City of Melbourne since February 2015. He spent five years in the Department of Premier and Cabinet as Deputy Secretary, Strategic Policy and Implementation before moving to Human Services as Associate Secretary (service delivery transformation) from 2011. Ben is also Deputy Chair of the

Australian Youth Orchestra and a member of the Victorian Male Champions of Change, a group of 22 men convened by the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner who are working together on innovative approaches to help ensure women can thrive equally in our communities and workplaces. Ben is the son of former GGS staff member Charlotte Rendle-Short (formerly Rimmer).

1994

Sam Strong (P’94) is directing the Melbourne Theatre Company’s production of Craig Silvey’s acclaimed novel Jasper Jones at Southbank Theatre until September 10. The novel has been adapted by Kate Mulvaney, with whom Sam collaborated on the production of Masquerade for the Griffin Theatre in Sydney in 2014. The production opened on August 10 to stellar reviews, with The Age theatre critic Cameron Woodhead giving it five stars: “Sam Strong directs an ideal fusion of atmospheric design and lovable performances… It's a corker of a show, with broad appeal.” Sam is the Artistic Director of Queensland Theatre Company, a role he took over in late 2015 after three years as Associate Artistic Director at MTC and, previously, three years as Artistic Director at Griffin Theatre in Sydney. He has been nominated for several Best Director and Best Production awards at the Helpmann Awards, Sydney Theatre Awards and Green Room Awards and won the 2013 Sydney Theatre Award for Best Direction of a Mainstage Play.

2001

Missy Higgins (Cl’01) has announced an orchestral concert series, where the acclaimed singer/ songwriter will join some of Australia’s leading symphony orchestras for a handful of special concerts in November-December, commencing with a performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the State Theatre Sydney on November 3. One of the most successful female singer/songwriters in Australian music history, Missy has sold over a million albums in this country, enjoyed multiple number one hits and won nine ARIA Awards. Her latest release, 'Oh Canada', about the plight of Syrian refugees, attracted global attention. Missy has spent the past few months in the USA, playing several sold out shows, co-writing songs in LA and Nashville, and travelling with her husband Dan Lee and 18-month-old son, Samuel Arrow Lee.

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20 YEAR REUNION There was a huge turnout for the 1996 20 Year Reunion on 16 April this year. Many of the year group had travelled great distances to be there including Erica Alderton (Thompson, Cl’96) from New Zealand, Masako Komagome (Aizawa, Ga’96) from Japan, Emma Kristensen (Rodenburg, Cl’96) from Fiji, Andrew Latreille (Cu’96) from Canada, Grace Lekviriyakul (Ga’96) from Thailand, Missy Morgan (Baillieu, Cl’96) from South Africa, and from Singapore James Killingsworth (P’96) and Aaron Shirley (P’96) both attended, but Danay Lea (Cu’96) had flight issues that sadly prevented him from getting there in the end. Many others attended from across Australia and by all reports it was a most memorable weekend. The First VIII had a reunion row on the Barwon and others toured the Corio campus. Julia Menzies (Smith, He’96) and Eliza Holt (Ga’96) did a magnificent job organising the reunion in conjunction with Miles Barraclough (M’96) who organised Little Creatures in South Geelong as a great venue for the occasion.

1. Julia Menzies (Smith, He’96), Miles Barraclough (M’96) and Eliza Holt (Ga’96) 2. Genevieve Brockman (Duff, A’96), Hoi Ping Chun (P’96) and David Buckley (P’96) 3. Owen Walsh (FB’96), Dougal McInnes (Cu’96) and Nick Agar (A’96) 4. Masako Komagome (Aizawa, Ga’96), Kate Webber (Bugg, Ga’96), Gabriella Lytras (Fr’96), Meg Taylor (Clancy, Ga’96) and Grace Lekviriyakul (Ga’96) 5. Matte Heine (FB’96) and Chloe Bennison (He’96) 6. Andrew Way (A’96) and Sarah Morton (He’96) 7. David Buckley (P’96), Simon Lamb (P’96) and Chris Watkins (FB’96)

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OGG PRESIDENT Nine GGS staff members were appointed Honorary Life Members of the OGG Association in recognition of their many years of service and loyalty to the School at the OGG AGM on April 26. We were pleased to welcome Carmen Cairns (Year 5 Teacher, Toorak Campus), Michael Hutley (Head of Allen House), Kay Long (Head of Professional Learning & Planning), Sue Ryan (Assistant to the Principal) and Bill Van Veldhoven (Chef), who were present to receive their awards, as well as Jenny Carlton (former Campus Sports Manager), Christine Howes (Head of Elisabeth Murdoch House), Margaret Howe (Food and Beverage) and Amanda Poore (Cleaning Staff). The OGG Association welcomed three new committee members who were elected at the AGM: Annabel Southey (Cl’02), Bill Ferguson (P’72) and Sandy Mackenzie (FB’59). Each brings a range of interests, skills and ideas to the committee, and we look forward to their continuing involvement in OGG activities. Andrew Swan (Fr’07) stepped down from the committee to manage increased responsibility in his role at Monash University. Andrew's contribution to careers mentoring in the OGG community has been much appreciated. The OGG ACT Branch reunion dinner was held in Canberra on Saturday 30 April. It was a successful event attended by 42 OGGs, past and current parents and friends. Branch president Lucinda Bordignon (Cl’03), daughter of Jane Bordignon (Douglas, Cl’75), was MC for the evening, and the dinner was organised by Chris Gatenby (M'02). The OGG NSW Branch cocktail party was kindly hosted by Kate and Bill Anderson (M'59) on Wednesday 4 May. It was attended by 90 people from the OGG and GGS community, who enjoyed a lovely evening at Kate and Bill’s home. The OGG UK Branch London dinner was held on Thursday 23 June at the historic Travellers’ Club. The guest speaker was distinguished UK broadcaster and writer Rob Cowan. We thank the retiring OGG UK Branch president Tim Tyler OBE (P’54) and secretary David Hudson (Ge’68) for their many years of service. Not only have they maintained a proud tradition of

London dinners, with an excellent choice of speakers and grand historic venues, but have also assisted many OGGs in the UK with employment opportunities and advice. While London dinners have featured on the OGG calendar since the 1920s, it is 60 years since the OGG UK Branch was officially formed in 1956. Its first official branch dinner was held on 24 June 1957 (coinciding with the GGS Centenary Dinner) at the Public Schools’ Club in Piccadilly. The dinner was attended by 54 Old Boys and hosted by inaugural UK branch president Ken Mackinnon (M’24), with former GGS staff member Gerry Dicker of Winchester as a “witty and amusing” speaker. Several members of the GGS community received awards in the 2016 Queen’s Birthday honours list, including Dr Edwin Sydney Crawcour AO (FB'42), Sue Henry OAM (Vedmore, He’61), Janice McGowan OAM (Evans, He’56), Graham Morphett OAM (FB’69) and Captain Justin Jones (M'87), who was awarded the Conspicuous Service Cross (CSC) for outstanding devotion to duty as Commanding Officer of HMAS Success. I was fortunate to be invited aboard HMAS Success for lunch with Captain Jones while it was docked at Port Melbourne on Friday 6 May. Among the guests were former GGS Foundation chairman and School Councillor Patrick Moore (M'62), who is currently president of the Australian Institute of International Affairs. The conversation about international politics and security reflected the involvement of many OGGs in diplomacy and international affairs. As another financial year closes, I would like to thank the School for the assistance it provides to the OGG Association. GGS provides a staffed OGG office where we benefit from the excellent capabilities of the Manager of Alumni Relations, Katie Rafferty (Spry, Ga’84), our highly valued honorary OGG secretary. Katie coordinates the OGG calendar, committee meetings, website and social media facilities, and liaises with Data Analyst, Dougal Morrison, new Archivist, Geoffrey Laurenson, and with the Community Relations Office. Katie works alongside Support Group and Event Co-ordinator, Iga Bajer. Their valuable work assists the OGG committee in connecting with GGS, its alumni and the wider GGS community. Margie Gillett (Cordner, Cl’71) OGG President LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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The annual Clyde Jumble Sale was held at the Toorak Uniting Church hall on Thursday 23 June. After several decades at St John’s Church hall, the new venue worked well, with large mirrors for buyers wanting to try clothes, trestle tables, clothes racks and plenty of fashion, bric-a-brac and produce on offer. There was a moment of alarm when the hall administrators advised we had to keep quiet to allow meditation and yoga classes to proceed peacefully next door. Despite general concerns about hushing Clyde girls in action, the sale took place with comparatively methodical calm. Jane Loughnan (Weatherly Cl’70) co-ordinated a team of 25 helpers brilliantly and COGA Treasurer Peta Gillespie (Cl’69) forwarded a cheque for $3,000 to the directors of the Isabel Henderson Kindergarten in North Fitzroy, which is named after the founder of Clyde School. COGA has been supporting the kindergarten since its inception as part of the Free Kindergarten Movement in the 1930s and it uses the funds to support local underprivileged children who may not otherwise be able to attend kindergarten. Isabel Henderson believed that every child had the right to preschool education.

The COGA Annual General Meeting and Clyde Old Girls' lunch will be held on Sunday 16 October at the South Melbourne Community Centre, starting at 10.30am with morning tea. Our guest speaker is Janet McCulloch OAM (Low, Cl’51). Details and an invitation will be posted out with The Cluthan. COGA Garden Tour COGA vice-president Fern Henderson (Welsh, Cl’59) and Dizzy Carlyon (Clapham, Cl’58) have organised a three-day garden tour in the Mornington Peninsula region from October 18-20. Already fully booked, the tour will visit a range of homes, gardens and vineyards, with overnight accommodation at the Moonah Links Resort. Properties on the itinerary include the exceptional garden of Tamie Fraser AO (Beggs, He’54) and the former home of Sir Daryl and Lady (Joan) Lindsay (Weigall, Cl’14), author of the famous novel, Picnic at Hanging Rock. Proceeds from the COGA garden tour will be donated to local charities and to the GGS Clyde Scholarship Fund.

1. COGA Committee visit Clyde House and new Head of House, Denise Whitten (middle) 2. Judy Vanrenan (He’69) 3. Jenny Jordan (He’52) and Jan Koch (He’68) 4. Jill Buchanan (He’56) and Judy Llewellyn (He’59) 5. Brenda Venters (He’59) and Wendy Cowdery (He’57)

HOGA NEWS HOGA Old Girls' Day Judy Vanrenen (He’69) was guest speaker on Old Girls’ Day at Corio on Saturday 3 September. Judy is the Founder and Co-owner of Botanica World Discoveries. She took us on a journey through her fascinating travel career from leaving The Hermitage to the present, where she runs a global tourism business chartering ships and botanically theming them. Judy shared some of her exciting adventures and favourite gardens around the world, and talked about some of the interesting guest lecturers she has hosted, including Monty Don from BBC television, author of The Tulip, Anna Pavord, and Rosemary Alexander, founder of the English Garden Design School and judge at the Chelsea Flower Show. Judy’s coffee table book, Beyond the Garden Gate, was our raffle prize.

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5 1. Kedar Abhyankar (M’12) and Lucy Kemp (Cl’12) in Canberra 2. Harriet Nixon (Ga’13) and Georgie Sheridan (He’13) in Canberra 3. At the OGG London Dinner 4. Jessika Faithfull (Cl’11) and Sean Song (P’11) in London 5.Graham Lee (FB‘74), Randall Lee (P‘93), Stephen Meek and Kevin Kang (M‘90) in Singapore 6. U-En Ng (Cu‘92), Ji-Han Loong (P‘10), Norma Norell, Angela Mellier and Fong Thong (Ga‘85) in Kuala Lumpur 7. Chien Lee, Stephen Meek and Zachary Lee (P’08) in Hong Kong 8. Jaydon Liu (P ‘11), Roland Wu (P ‘93) and Tommy Li (M‘10) in Hong Kong 9. Suryati Lim, Herry Supardjo, Yohannes Hemming, Nancy Sarayar, Claudia Chandra (Ga‘15) and Dio Chandra in Jakarta

Functions for Old Geelong Grammarians and members of the wider Geelong Grammar School community are held regularly. Recent events (pictured on this spread) have been held in Canberra, Sydney, London and across Asia, while a past parents' function was also held in Melbourne. Also coming up this year are functions in Brisbane, Los Angeles, New York, Sydney and Adelaide. Please refer to the Calendar dates on page 38 or to www.ggs.vic.edu.au/oggevents for information of coming events.

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15 10. Geoff Newman, Fiona Ratcliffe (Archer, Je’77), Fiona Newman (MacGilivray, The Hermitage ’65), Nick Allen (Cu’57) and Timothy Allen (Cu’53) 11. Ralph Wilson (M’05), Geoff Adams (M’05), Will Wilson (P’78) and Alastair Boyd (M’79) in Sydney 12. Mark Tallis (M’80) and Caroline Falkiner (Cl’84) 13. Kirsten Ross-Percival (Ross, Ga’89) and Nick Fairfax (M’89) 14. James Tonkin (Cu’77) and Kirsty Ross (Je’92) 15. Larissa Hall (A’02) and Rolf Driver (Bw’66) 16. The hosts of the Sydney function, Bill Anderson (M’59) and his wife Kate 17. Past Parents: Sandie Foster, Karen Ng and Katrina Bristow 18. Hosts of the Past Parents’ Network Autumn Cocktail Party, Ted and Sarah Watts, with Co-Chair of PPN Markela Sargent-Peck (centre) and Principal, Stephen Meek. 19. Past Parents: Shadda Abercrombie, Alistair and Rowena McArthur and Adam Kempton (P’75) at the PPN Autumn Cocktail Party 20. Past Parents, Simon Peck (in charge of the ham!) and Shadda Abercrombie

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LOREN�S WISH Loren O’Keeffe (Fr’02) turned her own tragic loss into practical assistance for other families who had lost loved ones when she established the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN). Now Loren is hoping community support will ensure the charity has a sustainable future. Loren O’Keeffe dropped everything when her younger brother Dan suddenly vanished in July 2011. Loren spent countless hours putting up posters, visiting homeless shelters and following up on reported sightings. She started a social media campaign, Dan Come Home, which reached more than half a million people. Then, in 2013, she founded the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN), the only charity of its kind in Australia, which creates awareness and provides practical support for families of missing persons. “I never intended to start a charity,” Loren confessed. “After dealing with the media and the public and the police when Dan went missing, I started to get calls from other families asking for advice. I thought it was ridiculous that in this day and age, when there is a YouTube tutorial of how to tie your shoelaces, there was nothing to guide you when someone in your family is missing, when you find yourself in that really frantic scenario and need really practical step-by-step advice. I worked in online communications with the Department of Education prior to Dan going missing, so I wanted to create a website which would be that interactive guide, with templates for posters and media releases, databases for media contacts and hospital contacts, and all of those resources that you really need.” MPAN was kick-started courtesy of an $85,000 grant from Vodafone Australia’s World of Difference initiative. “There was nothing else out there,” Loren said. “We were in a completely new, uncharted space, which was really exciting. There are equivalent organisations in the UK, across Europe and in the States that are government funded, with teams of people and hundreds of volunteers. We are our own organisation, we’re not affiliated with the government, so we are able to create innovative new projects, which is what we have been doing for the past three years.” Those projects have included the Missing Persons Guide, 100 a day campaign (on average 100 Australians go missing every day), Help Find Me website search bar and Too Short Stories installations. Along the way, Loren has become a passionate public spokesperson for families whose loved ones have disappeared. “I hate doing media,” she said. “I’m not a confident public speaker. People think I am because they’ve seen me on TV, but that was not something that I ever enjoyed doing. I do it because I have to. I do it because people need to understand that this is a serious community issue that can happen to anyone and any family. The topic is very much shrouded in taboo. There is still a lot of stigma around the perceived reasons why people go missing. It wasn’t something that was spoken about openly. Someone needed to and because the public really latched on to our story, because Dan was the guy next door; he was the loving, gentle son, who never drank, never smoked and never took drugs. We’ve been able to translate the public support that we received to the bigger picture, so every other family in Australia gets that support.” In March 2016, the body of 24-year-old Dan O’Keeffe was discovered in an almost inaccessible space beneath the family home. Dan was dealing with mental health issues and is believed to have committed suicide. It was a tragic end to Loren’s five-year search for her much-loved missing brother. But it also brought a sense of relief that Dan had finally found peace. “Ambiguous loss is the most stressful type of grief. Your mind is constantly wondering, you think about every type of scenario, and that can go on for years. Some parents die without ever knowing what happened to their child and that is just horrible.” The discovery also strengthened Loren’s resolve to continue her work with MPAN. She is looking for corporate sponsors or philanthropists to support the charity so she can do the job full-time, not spend time applying for grants and looking for funding, and also employ additional staff. “It has been self-funded for the last three-anda-half years and it’s just not sustainable,” she said. “We don’t need a huge amount of money but I need to get MPAN to a point of financial sustainability where it can continue. Knowing that it is Dan’s legacy, to continue that is critical to me and those who love Dan. I feel more than ever that this work is what I’m supposed to be doing. I’m really lucky to be involved in something that I’m passionate about, I’m credible, I know what it is like and families relate to me instantly. It would be such a waste to now step away from all of that.” For more information about the Missing Persons Advocacy Network (MPAN) and how you can get involved please visit www.mpan.com.au/get-involved/

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Lucy McKendrick (He’09) has graduated from the prestigious American Film Institute Conservatory, directing a thesis short film, B'Gawk: A Chick Flick. Lucy graduated from Swinburne Film and Television School four years ago, receiving Swinburne’s Best Director and Best Film awards for her graduate film, Toombaworth. She went on to win the Best Young Film Maker award at the Byron Bay International Film Festival.

2009

Charlotte Sutherland (Cl’09) was a member of the Australian Women’s Eight Rowing Crew which gained a last-minute call-up to compete at the Olympic Games in Rio. Having narrowly missed qualification, the Australian crew’s position at the Games was confirmed just nine days before the opening ceremony following the suspension of 22 Russian rowers. With their boat and oars in transit following the European season, the crew were forced to borrow equipment upon arrival in Rio. From there the Australian Eight finished fourth in their heat and fifth in the répêchage to miss a spot in the final (won by the USA). With an average age of 24, the crew will be better for the experience and primed to improve at the 2017 World Championships in Florida.

2010

Brent Macleod (Fr’10) won the 2016 Whitley Medal for the best and fairest player in the Geelong & District Football League. Playing in the midfield for Thomson, Brent polled 32 of a possible 54 votes to win the award by six votes. He kicked 90 goals from 18 games, captained the GDFL interleague team and was also named captain of the GDFL Team of the Year. Brent had a stellar school football career as a member of the 1st XVIII from 2008-10, winning the 2008 Alan Gray Memorial Trophy (best and fairest) as a Year 10 student. He played with the Geelong Falcons in the under-18 TAC Cup competition, finishing sixth in the Falcons’ best and fairest in 2010 before being recruited by South Adelaide in the SANFL. He played 19 games for South Adelaide in 2011 before returning to Geelong in 2012, kicking 40 goals for Thomson and finishing runner-up in the Whitley Medal. He was also selected in the Victoria Country team for the Australian Country Football Carnival, where he won selection in the All Australian Country team and was judged the best under-21 player. Brent spent the 2013 season with the Tuggeranong Hawks in the North East Australian Football League, winning the NEAFL’s NAB Rising Star award. He returned to South Adelaide in 2014, kicking 41 goals in 39 games over the next two SANFL seasons, finishing third in South Adelaide’s best and fairest in 2014 and eighth in 2015. Brent and partner Layla returned home to Geelong at the end of 2015 after welcoming the arrival of their first child, Henley.

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My journey since leaving GGS has been a wonder and a challenge. Going to school in the States meant that I waited until the following September to begin my studies. I got a blue-collar job at a meat factory and worked full-time for seven months to save money. This was the toughest experience of my life to that point, which may sound pathetic, given that for many this is the lifestyle that they will maintain until retirement. It was this fact which I came to appreciate and I think that I gained a much more realistic understanding of what life can require after having lived in what I learned was actually luxury. I can honestly say that I cast my mind back to my Pos Ed lessons and made ‘putting it into perspective’ my mantra throughout this time, and doing so was extremely valuable to me. I had the extremely stark transition of going from hairnets and knives to blazers and pens when I flew off to start my studies at Princeton. Saying goodbye was tough, and yes, I definitely miss mum, though building a life abroad has been incredible. Princeton has been academically, athletically and socially intense, more so than I expected, but I think that GGS and everything in between prepared me well. I loved my freshman year, studying, rowing, writing, travelling and networking. It does feel like a very separate life, because hardly anything is connected to my life back home, and it took some time for it to stop feeling like a dream and more like a reality, but it did, and now it is another home. I was very privileged to be awarded two scholarships to assist me in attending GGS, and my awareness of both of these scholarships genuinely improved the way that I approached life at the School. I was an academic scholar, which was definitely an honour. More importantly, I felt that it was a responsibility, one which provided me with a persistent incentive and motivation. There is a calling which grows as we near the end of our secondary education which can only be described as academic maturity, and its application can be seen throughout October in the Fisher Library, the boarding house common rooms and throughout (the School). Being an academic scholar simply encouraged me to strive for this academic maturity at an earlier stage. Outside of the classroom, however, my friends all know that I was no paradigm of sensibility!

My second scholarship was the Nicholas Pierce Scholarship, for which I am greatly indebted to the Pierce Armstrong Foundation. This scholarship is in memory of Nicholas Pierce (FB’60), who tragically died as a young man soon after he finished his GGS education. The scholarship aims to give young, rural students the opportunity to have the education that Nick had – an opportunity that these students could not otherwise gain. The honour of the scholarship was a constant reminder that I had been given a unique chance that I ought to respect through my efforts. I was very much a rural kid, so I was excited to be moving to the ‘big city’. This is, of course, fairly ironic, given the wide open and relatively isolated campus at Corio, which is not, as I quickly realized, quite the same as Flinders Street. Yet somehow GGS, being such a large and diverse community, had the very same effect. I was in awe, at the majesty of the campus, the facilities that would become part of my everyday routine, the tradition and academic rigour that I would soon follow, and mostly the incredible diversity and quality of the people. When I arrived at the School I was inspired and I never could have imagined that by the time I graduated I would be so incredibly and intimately connected to the place, to the people and to the memories "It does feel like a very that I would make.

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There is one single hardly anything is morning which I connected to my life think best explains back home, and it took the way I remember some time for it to stop GGS. It was actually feeling like a dream.." very late in my time, my last week at the School in fact. I had my Chemistry and Geography exams that day, so I woke up early and went with a mate from Perry to the Wellbeing Centre for a swim, to wake up and get the day started. We were there before sunrise and I remember finishing a lap and turning around to see an array of golden light streaming in through the windows. Even after six years, I could not help but think to myself how strange and how fortunate it was that this

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The most important thing that I learned at GGS was that almost everything is better in company. Those who have never been to boarding school wonder what it is like to be constantly surrounded by other people, to sacrifice our privacy for the sake of living at school. Often "GGS encourages us they take a critical when to do something, but it perspective imagining this, trusts us, and grants us somehow supposing the freedom to choose that it must be just what we will do." unpleasant. I think many of my friends would agree that it’s actually fantastic, that the abundance and availability of friends is what sets our lives at the School above the rest. I can hardly explain why we feel this way, but I know it has something to do with the comfort, encouragement and frequent comedy of being so interconnected with other people. It is often noted that GGS people tend to stay together after Year 12, that whether in Melbourne or Canberra, the UK or the US, we tend to hold onto each other. This is also sometimes criticized, though I think that it is a reflection of a mutual understanding of the value of relationships which is cultivated. I think that I am most proud of the fact that I managed to make close enough friends that,

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even though I have basically been out of the light blue loop since 2014, I can get in touch with any one of them without the slightest hint of guilt or awkwardness. I remember that it was this very goal which I spoke about at Perry’s valedictory dinner, of never letting the banter and camaraderie fade. I am proud that we, and it seems very many of those in my 2014 cohort, have been able to keep this up. I would be most proud to imagine that in our last year, Billie Hook (Ga’14) and I were able to influence the experiences of our peers just enough to encourage the persistence of friendship within our cohort into the future. I’m currently working at a hedge fund in Tokyo for the summer and may be making a brief trip home before my sophomore year begins, which I hope will give me the chance to see so many friends and family whom I have missed! What is my aim in life? My first reaction to this question is just to laugh – to laugh at the incredible difficulty of trying to answer it. I know that I am far too young to come up with anything specific, and even in broader terms, I can hardly say. All I know is that I was incredibly happy at GGS and so, if I can at some stage look back on my life with the fondness that I feel about my time at the School, then I will be satisfied. Friendship, service, fun, challenge and community are what I remember most, so if I can fill my life with these simple things, I’ll have achieved my aim. GGS encourages us to do something, but it trusts us, and grants us the freedom to choose just what we will do. I believe that this allows us to both learn a lot about ourselves and express ourselves through what we do. I’d like to be comfortable and kind, have many adventures and engage in the kind of philanthropy that made all of this possible for me.

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was my home, that before one of the most stressful days of my life to that point I could be distracted by such a simple yet incredibly privileged pleasure. It is really the collaboration of small moments like this, of jokes over dinner, of debates in the classroom, and of the general appreciation of the quality of the campus and the people, which forms my memory of GGS.

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Debbie Clingeleffer-Woodford,who was born in 15 July 1959 and died on 10 May 2016 from complications from a broken leg, lived her life at the heart of the Geelong Grammar School community.

Debbie Clingeleffer-Woodford was a big part of the lives of many people, for many different reasons. She was the Director of Learning at Geelong Grammar School after being Head of Clyde House. She was a teacher of Chemistry, both VCE and IB. She was at the forefront of introducing Positive Education to the School and beyond. She was cocoach of the incredibly successful Girls’ 1st VIII and an avid rower herself, having competed for Australia in the Commonwealth Games in 1986. She had worked at the School since 1988 and was an honorary OGG. She was also a treasured friend, a valued colleague, wife to Russell Woodford and mother to Katie Clingeleffer-Woodford (Fr’15). Hundreds of people attended Debbie's Memorial Service in the Chapel of All Saints on Tuesday 17 May to pay their respects and to show support to Debbie’s family and friends. The service was a fitting tribute to Debbie’s life. “Debbie’s enthusiasm and forever-positive outlook to the many tasks for which she was responsible were infectious. Debbie was a tenacious worker, always challenging herself to be the best educator she could be. She expected a great deal from the staff and her students – she expected most from herself. Debbie will be missed but the legacy of her work will remain. The response to Debbie’s death has been overwhelming. Students, staff and parents (current and past) have offered their support and best wishes to the School and, more importantly, to Debbie’s family. It’s at times like these that I am so thankful to live and work in the community that I do.” – Dean Dell’Oro, Head of Corio “I spoke with the mother of one of the academic scholars this week. At the last parent-teacher interviews, she and her son talked to Debbie about his academic progress. This boy was quite apprehensive, but was actually right at the top (of his class). Instead of simply saying: “Well done, keep it up.” Debbie’s response was: “Well done – now let’s see what you can really do.” In his mother’s words, Debbie gave her students wings and let them fly. My hope is that when you remember Debbie, whether you knew her as a teacher, coach, crew member, colleague or friend, you will remember the things that drove her: a desire to see the people around her achieve their best and a conviction always to strive for the best herself; a strong sense of justice and fairness for everyone; and running through all that she did, a sure faith in Jesus Christ as our guide and our hope. In the front of one of her journals, Debbie has written these words from the Old Testament book of Micah: What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, and to love Mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.” – Russell Woodford

“When I first found out about my mum I was incredibly angry. Angry at God for taking her, angry at the hospital for not saving her, angry at myself for not being there, and so angry at her for leaving us. Angry at her because she had to play netball and break her leg. Even now I’m still furious but I’m starting to realise that I can’t blame her for it; because that’s the way she lived – overdoing everything, and always putting in 120%. She overworked, over taught, over coached, over played sport, and over loved everyone she ever met, because she cared about every single person here, outside, walking around in this school. And she definitely over loved and over mothered me. She was ‘sensational’ Debbie, selfless and loving. I know that she was an amazing coach, teacher, worker, friend but she was first and foremost my mum and she will always be that to me. A message from someone said we were like ‘two peas in a pod’, probably because we were both insane. But I loved being insane with her, laughing for no reason, making fun of ourselves, being ridiculous and childish.” – Katie Clingeleffer-Woodford (Fr’15) “Debbie never did anything half-heartedly, her enthusiasm and passion could never be questioned, and one could say she had an obsessive nature; she threw herself into anything she did fully. Her zest for life was ever present, so I leave you one of the last quotes we shared and laughed about: Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, wine in the other, totally worn out and screaming “Wooo Hooooo what a ride! I wanna go round again!” Goodbye my friend, I am going to miss you.” – Jenny Cooper

LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

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Trudy and John Abikhair (Bl’85), a son, Oscar John, on 14 October 2001, and two daughters, Matilda Rose on 7 January 2004 and Daisy Jane on 2 January 2008 Naoko and Mike Austin (M’04), a daughter, Hazuki, on 18 March Lauren née Clifton (Fr’02) and Nick Clarke, a daughter, Zoe Amelia, on 18 February Joanna née Choi (Je’92) and Mr Cooper, a daughter, Scarlett, on 19 October 2005 and two sons, Casper on 22 August 2007 and Felix on 23 November 2012 Drita and William de Fégely (FB’00), a daughter, Scarlett Elizabeth Ruth, on 22 October 2014 Jackie Ainsworth (Fr’92) and Adrian Erb, a daughter, Ava Jackie, on 25 November 2015 Rebecca née Waldron (He’98) and David Faris, a daughter, Amelia Kate, on 13 November 2015 Sarah née Webb (Cl’96) and Hamish Foletta (P’95), a son, Arlo Webb, on 28 March Eliza Heathcote (Ga’01) and Johan Gantin, a daughter, Tilda Eva, on 3 May Marion née Mackinnon (Cl’01) and David Goss, a son, George Winston, on 3 July Amy and Brett MacLean (Cu’02), a son, James Stuart, on 15 December 2014 Kate and Andrew Gibson (A’94), a son, Fergus McCance, on 1 October 2007 and a daughter, Eliza McCance, on 1 October 2009 Eloise née Di Cristoforo (Staff 2008-15) and Adrian Nardi, a daughter, Stella, on 10 June Katie née Bennett (Je’93) and Cameron Peterson, a son, Jethro John (JJ), on 5 May Alison and Donald Piper (M’01), a son, George Ross Wedgwood, on 1 July Katie Leach and James Porteous (Cu’88), a daughter, Eve St Clare, on 13 June 2015 Stephanie Mastio and Michael Porteous (Cu’91), a daughter, Mia St Clare, on 14 October 2013 Louisa-Jane Cunningham (A’94) and Angus Poulston, a daughter, Grace Hilary May, on 21 November 2009 and a son, Alexander Henry Ray, on 6 July 2012 Tiffany née Stringer (A’95) and Matthew Start, a son, Harry William, on 16 May 2013 and a daughter, Violet Grace Alanna, on 5 January Rebecca née Howard (Staff 2012- ) and Ben Takle, a son, Billy Gordon, on 27 June Lucy née Alderson (He’00) and Wallace Williams, a daughter, Vivienne Jane, on 9 April 2013 and a son, Julian Louis, on 21 May 2015

MARRIAGES Sophie Affleck (Cl’02) married Nicholas Weeding on 7 May Lucy Alderson (He’00) married Wallace Williams on 10 January 2015 Andrew Baylor (FB’71) married Lucy Lehmann on 17 May 2013 Harriet Beevor (Cl’02) married Andrew LIGHT BLUE - GEELONG GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Bamford on 30 November 2013 Louisa-Jane Cunningham (A’94) married Angus Poulston on 11 March 2006 Steven Griffiths (Staff 2013-) married Nicola Perkins (Staff 2016-) on 7 July Ridzwan Ibrahim (FB’02) married Nabiya Anthony on 8 April Roly Hugh Mackinnon (P’04) married Jemma Nancy Deas on 2 April Priscilla Mendelson (Je’91) married Travis Reid on 12 February Alistair Noble (Cu’04) married Sophie Yao on 13 February Alice Redwood (Cl’00) married Paul Kempton on 2 May 2015 Lachlan Robertson (P’11) married Alexandra Mullarkey on 7 July Kirsty Ross (Ga’89) married Matthew Percival on 19 December 2015

DEATHS Jack Reginald Ardlie (1917-18) on 13 July 1956 Rosemary Alison Winter Armytage née Morse (Hermitage 1961-63) on 1 June Judith Ann Barton née Gubbins (Hermitage 1943-44) on 11 May Frances Bhathal née Vautier-Moll (Hermitage 1950-51) in December 2015 Janice Ingram Blomfield née Meakin (Hermitage 1939-50; widow of Roger Blomfield [Staff 1948-56]) on 20 July Margaret Marion Bolton née McBean (Clyde 1917-20) in January 2000 Anthony James Brown (1935-49) on 12 May Andrew George Buchanan (1963-67) on 2 October 2012 Damon James Carroll (1987-89) on 2 April 1999 Deborah Heather Anne (Debbie) Clingeleffer-Woodford née Clingeleffer (GGS Staff 1988-2016; wife of Russell Woodford [GGS Staff 1986-2011]) on 10 May (Bertha) Mary Davies née Law (Clyde 1939) on 29 July Anne Hamilton Dyson née Blakeley (Hermitage 1934-44) on 24 July 2016 Shirley Jean Forsyth (Staff, Highton, 1974-84) on 8 March Donald Gerrard Garnett (1948) on 20 May 2012 Joan Mary Gibson née Philip (Hermitage 1939-42) on 19 April David Briers Gudykunst (1951-61) on 25 December 2012 Peter Keith Gudykunst (1956-63) on 23 October 2013 Graeme Edmund Hawthorne (formerly Loader; 1963-68) on 7 May 2014 Daryl Parlett Heath (1943-52) on 7 July Russell Ian Howey OAM (1943-47) on 29 October 2014 John Hpa (Sao Lern in North Hsenwi, Burma) (1960-63) on 29 February 2008 Sylvia Doreen Jones née Morrison (Hermitage 1946-50) on 25 June Timothy George Mackinnon Keach (1951-56) on 11 April

Charles William (Bill) Kellaway (1936-44) on 4 May Professor Geoffrey Peter King (1948-54) on 5 August Derek Graham Blundell Knight (1942-44) on 10 April John Angus Laird (1942-53) on 13 May Professor Richard Bruce (Dick) Lefroy AM (1931-37) on 23 July Peter Nicholas Broadwood Lodge (1954-57) on 13 July Nancy Caroline MacDonald née Smith (Hermitage 1934-37) on 14 June 2015 The Honourable Jane Alice Camilla MacGowan née Casey OAM (Clyde 1945-46) on 26 August 2015 Joan Frances Marquardt née Beck (Hermitage 1948-55) on 30 July Janice Norine Martinez née Wurfel (Hermitage 1941-46; Hermitage Staff 1966-75; GGS Staff 1976-79) on 15 May Graeme Frank Miller (1946-55) on 30 May Adrian Calero Monger (1947-51; GGS Staff 1964-74) on 9 July William Edmund Moore (1924-29) in 1961 Heather Mary Moreton (Hermitage 1943-55) on 19 May Charles Mayhew Murray (1933-40) on 29 June 2012 Anton Thomas Randall Neal (1947-55) on 5 July Naomi O’Shea née Ruth (Hermitage 1953-56) on 23 May Robin William Paterson (1950-63) on 29 June John Wheaton Peers (1933) on 10 January 2010 David Angas Power (1949-53) on 21 May 2012 Diane Mary Rickard, previously Whittaker, née Paterson (Clyde 1941-42) on 25 October 2015 Vice-Admiral Robert Risley (Robin) Squires RN (retired) (1938-40) on 30 June Michael Sutherland Stansfeld (1950-54) on 26 May Jennifer Irene Stock née Kelly (Hermitage 1953-63) on 7 May Harvey Ferrier Street (1956-59) on 9 July Johanna Catharina (Annie) ten Brink (Clyde Staff 1962-75) on 14 April Ronald Albert William Thompson (Ronald Falk as actor) (1947-53) on 27 June Charles Trevor Turner (1941-46) on 4 June 2011 Ian Blyth Urquhart (1941-42) on 22 June Barbara Anne Walker née McKenzie (Clyde 1960-65) on 16 February Esther Viola Scott Wettenhall née Good (Hermitage 1930-40) on 31 January 2013 Hubert Highlord Wettenhall (Glamorgan 1922-24; GGS 1926-27) on 13 July 2011 Malcolm Magor Williams (1950-53) on 4 September 2012 Geoffrey Piercy Wilson (1944-51) on 20 January

SECTION 04 — THE MAIL ROOM

BIRTHS