The Haileyburian - Spring 2022

PRODUCED

@haileybury @haileybury @haileybury @haileyburyschool

From the CEO | Principal

Haileybury was started by an entrepreneur, Charles Rendall, who used his own money intellect and energy to guide the School through the first 20 years. He was focused on strong academic and social outcomes for the students of the School. There was an expectation that graduates would make a contribution to society once they left.

From that school of 17 boys in 1892 Haileybury has grown to be the largest school for girls and boys in Australia. The commitment to entrepreneurial endeavour and focus on academic and social outcomes that give young people the skills to make a contribution to society remain strong pillars of the School.

This celebratory edition of The Haileyburian highlights what just a few of the marvellous graduates of Haileybury have indeed gone on to achieve and contribute to society. It is a delight to read their stories.

The success of Haileybury students as seen through these stories is a great testament to the strong productive and creative relationship between

students and their outstanding teachers. Duncan Wallace’s tribute to Senior Vice Principal and Head of Senior Schools Pam Chamberlain is a wonderful example of that. Pam finishes in her leadership roles at the end of this year — her contribution to Haileybury and its students has been immense.

Some of our Junior School students have also put forward their views on what schools of the future might look like. Many of their thoughts revolve around technology and artificial intelligence. Things are moving quickly in that direction as evidenced by our launch of Haileybury Pangea, our online campus. Blending the traditional with the new — brilliant teaching is still at the core of Pangea’s delivery model.

We like our students to have big ambitions, just like their School. Year 4 student Sanduka would like to see a school of the future where we can “learn more about the planets by travelling to them for excursions”. You just never know!

Derek Scott CEO | Principal

From the Chairman

Iam delighted to welcome members of the Haileybury community to this special 130 th anniversary edition of The Haileyburian

At times like this it is customary to look back at the School’s illustrious history: to remind ourselves of the obstacles that have been overcome, and our many outstanding achievements.

Haileybury started out as a very small school and was for many years privately owned by successive headmasters. Financial difficulties in the 1930s, at the time of the Great Depression, led ultimately to incorporation of the School as a separate legal entity.

Enrolments fluctuated over time but began to grow impressively in the 1950s and 1960s.

Today, Haileybury is almost certainly Australia’s largest independent school. Around 4,800 students attend its campuses in Melbourne and at least a further 1,600 students attend Haileybury schools in Darwin and Tianjin (China).

Haileybury’s footprint extends to China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Timor-Leste and the Northern Territory. It is fast being recognised as a Great World School.

Haileybury is now renowned for its educational excellence, its social justice program, its global outlook, and its entrepreneurial and innovative approach to education.

In Haileybury’s 130 th anniversary year, we also think about the future.

At a time when many other schools are looking inwards, Haileybury looks outwards, to the world.

Haileybury Pangea, the School’s new online venture, is the epitome of the modern Haileybury and its exciting future.

Pangea will provide yet another platform for our engagement with students at home and across the world.

We expect Pangea to be part of the success story of Haileybury’s next 130 years. It is global in its outlook and

entrepreneurial and innovative in its vision. It will extend to many more students the educational excellence for which Haileybury is acclaimed.

Of course, Haileybury would not have been the success story that it is, but for the foresight and hard work of successive heads and principals and their outstanding teams. Each has been the right person at the right time, none more so than our current CEO | Principal, Derek Scott.

Derek’s leadership, ability, vision and talent has led Haileybury to its present preeminent position. We are lucky to have him.

I am proud of Haileybury, and I will be marking this important anniversary by donating to the Haileybury 130 Scholarship to help a young Australian to benefit from a Haileybury education. I encourage you to join me in doing so.

The last 130 years have been extraordinary. The best is yet to come.

Tom Poulton Chairman

The meaning of leadership

As Haileybury celebrates its 130 th year, we sat down with our 2022 School Captains and asked them what their role at the School means to them.

Wini Vudiniabola, School Vice-Captain “Being School Vice-Captain has given me a forum to advocate for what students in Senior School are passionate about. My role is to be a voice for students and to cultivate a supportive environment. In this 130 th year, I am honoured to be one of a long line of leaders who have helped shape Haileybury. My enduring memories of Haileybury will be of the incredible people I’ve been fortunate to meet, the lifelong friendships I’ve formed, the thrill and fun of House events and the grand opportunities I’ve been offered.”

Gerry Angelatos, School Vice-Captain

“As someone who prides himself on being a Haileybury man, being School Vice-Captain has been a privilege. The opportunity to represent Haileybury, support my peers and build unity has been amazing and I have embraced every minute. I’ve been at Haileybury since Prep and I have loved being involved in all aspects of Haileybury life and representing the magenta and black. At the time of Haileybury’s 130 th anniversary, I hope I have further built our inclusive culture where everyone supports each other, where friendly competition is encouraged and where everyone tries to do their best.”

Josie Lawton, Sport Captain

“It’s very special to be recognised as a leader of Haileybury Sport and it has been a privilege to be the captain of such an amazing group of sportswomen who represent Haileybury with such pride. It was a proud moment watching the inaugural game of the girls’ 1 st Cricket and it was also very special to see Haileybury celebrate National Reconciliation Week by wearing Indigenous sporting strips. While reflecting on Haileybury’s 130 years of history it is important to continue onwards as a school that upholds excellent sportsmanship on and off the field.”

Zara Scammell, School Vice-Captain

“Haileybury has had an impact on the life of my family for many years as I’m a second-generation student at the School. Reaching this milestone and the School’s longevity are testament to the endless hours of hard work put in by everyone in the Haileybury community, and so being School Vice-Captain for the 130 th anniversary is quite special. Leadership has taught me about setting an example for my peers — even when you feel like noone is watching. It has taught me to represent the student voice and advocate for change, while laying further foundations for our School’s strong future.”

Jakob Anderson, Sport Captain

“I love sport and the way it can bring people together. As Sport Captain, being able to play a role in helping others build friendships and develop skills in new sports has been my goal. I hope I’ve helped students feel welcomed in their sporting endeavours, and I hope they’ve enjoyed themselves on the sports fields. I was lucky enough to move to Haileybury in Year 10 and the enormity of the School's achievements and successes has never been lost on me. Being a leader at a school with such a rich, proud history is significant.”

Victoria Paitaridis, School Captain

“At the beginning of my journey as School Captain I had no idea what to expect, but beyond speeches and presentations at events, I’ve realised that leadership is being a figure of support and encouragement. I hope that I’ve helped students in the way I was supported and encouraged from my first day at Haileybury. Our School has an extensive history and it is a Melbourne institution, but it has evolved with changing social norms and it continues to advance, even after 130 years. A lot goes in to making Haileybury the School that it is and the unrelenting efforts of teachers, students and staff are something to behold.”

Anirudh Kathirvel, School Vice-Captain

“Haileybury has prospered for 130 years and the opportunity to be a leader for this institution, and to contribute to its history, gives me a sense of gratitude and inspiration. My most enduring memory of Haileybury will be of the walkway alongside the Rendall Oval from Newlands to Senior School. I first walked that path as a nervous but excited Year 5 student, in Year 6 I took that pathway to the pool and in Year 9 I walked along that pathway to my Latin class. Now I walk that path as a Year 12. Those walks will be remembered.”

Angus Angelatos, School Captain

“I’ve relished leading Haileybury as we navigated the return to school life on campus after two challenging years, and I’m proud of how we adapted during this time. When faced with times of great challenge, Haileybury students find a way through together — this is what makes the Haileybury bond special. I’ve been at Haileybury for 13 years and, in the School’s 130 th year, it’s an honour to be part of Haileybury’s rich history.

Ultimately, as School Captain, I hope to have brought a feeling of connection within the school and to have helped create a spirit of making the most of every day.”

Logging in to online learning

It’s Monday morning, and 15 year old Talisha* is getting ready for the first activity of her day – a two hour swim training session. She will train for 2-6 hours every morning this week before returning home to prepare for school. The best part? Talisha won’t need to travel to a bricks and mortar classroom – learning will begin online, right from her kitchen table, at Haileybury Pangea.

In January next year, Haileybury will welcome it’s newest students as they begin their first day at Haileybury Pangea, the fifth Victorian Haileybury campus.

Haileybury Pangea is Victoria’s first private online school and it’s another example of Haileybury’s determination to find innovative ways to deliver a world-class education, to encourage higher education standards more broadly, and to discover new possibilities and ways of learning.

As the first day of school draws closer, Haileybury Pangea Head of Campus, Joanna Baker, says there is growing excitement among teachers and the first intake of students.

“I am looking forward to meeting the diverse students who will be part of the school and hearing their stories. There is a lot of excitement in the community about Haileybury Pangea finally being available as a choice for young people,” says Joanna.

Reaching new heights

Innovation has long been a part of Haileybury’s mission and the arrival of the online campus has attracted attention from students and families from across Victoria seeking an alternate educational pathway.

As soon as the campus opened for enrolments, Haileybury Pangea received thousands of inquiries and hundreds of expressions of interests from families keen to explore what the virtual campus will offer.

“Haileybury Pangea is an opportunity to be a leader in this space. It can set the standard for excellent virtual education for students around Australia and the world,” says Joanna.

“A lot of 130-year-old schools don’t think about what is next, or how they can continue learning and be better as an organisation. Navigating those areas is certainly uncomfortable work, but it’s where Haileybury thrives.”

More than academics

Some of the first students to enrol were those living in rural and regional Victoria, elite performers, sportspeople and artists and high-achieveing students who felt more suited to studying at home. There have also been enrolments from students who want to further expand their existing academic studies at other schools by studying single subjects with Haileybury Pangea.

“Many students and families are seeking choice in how they learn because of where they happen to live or because of things they do outside school — they may be part of an elite program and find it difficult to juggle those commitments and the traditional school timetable,” says Joanna.

While a big part of online learning encourages the students to be independent, an integral part of the Haileybury Pangea model is student

wellbeing and that means day to day support from their tutors, school psychologists and opportunities for social connections with their fellow classmates.

“Haileybury Pangea removes barriers and creates flexibility while providing the kind of education that Haileybury is renowned for.”

Harnessing technology

Haileybury has also driven the development of customised technology and software to ensure the efficient delivery of learning, and to safeguard and monitor the security and confidentiality of students online.

“The world has changed significantly and new technologies allow education to reach more people and to provide more exciting experiences for learners,” says Michelle Dennis, Head of Digital at Haileybury.

Innovation and raising standards

“Haileybury is not about only providing a great education for the young people in our campuses — it’s about raising the standard of education across the country. You can only raise the standard of education by giving students and their families choice,” says Joanna.

“Developing Haileybury Pangea has been hard work because we are doing something different and we’ve had to overcome huge barriers. We are changing the way in which regulators think about education in Victoria and further afield. This is a true entrepreneurial story which is focused on what we can do to be better for the good of every student.”

*Fictitious name

National recognition

Once again we celebrate Haileybury as more than just classrooms and computers.

It was another big year for us at the 2022 Australian Education Awards as Haileybury was named Primary School of the Year –Non-government for the fourth time and Haileybury Rendall School to receive their first ever award for Australian Boarding School of the Year.

These much sought after awards were acknowledged at a ceremony held earlier

in the year in Sydney amongst other great schools from across the country.

Haileybury’s Primary School was acknowledged by award organisers at The Educator for the strength and breadth of its bespoke programs that encourage and support children during their earliest years of education.

“Primary school years are the start of a young person’s educational journey,” said Scott Doran, Haileybury Vice Principal Community Engagement & Advancement.

“They are the formative years and the foundation that can spark a lifelong love of learning, so to be recognised as Primary School of the Year – Non-government is a tremendous honour for Haileybury.”

Haileybury’s Primary Program has been built on strong programs that support student learning, resilience and help children discover their sense of curiosity and individuality. Our Explicit Teaching Model has been integral to the growth and success of our students and has been shared widely.

Strong partnerships with families are also fundamental to the success of our Primary Program.

When you put all these elements together, you create a place where children want to be, a place where they want to learn and explore, and you create an environment for success now and into the future.

The joy of the night was equally shared with Haileybury Rendall School’s recognition of the brilliant Boarding program.

In presenting the Boarding School of the Year award to Haileybury Rendall School Principal, Andrew McGregor, the judges recognised our high-quality teaching and learning program, strong wellbeing support and unique activities program.

Our focus and commitment on creating a culturally safe program that respects, supports and welcomes students from different cultures also contributed to the success at the awards ceremony.

Since its inception under the leadership of founding Principal, Craig Glass, our

Boarding School has brought together teachers, school staff, students and families who have worked together to create a special place where young people from many cultures and communities feel respected, valued, heard and safe.

students the opportunity to be part of a truly unique boarding experience in the NT.

Young people from across the north of Australia can live on campus and make the most of the many educational and unique extra-curricular opportunities available every day at the School. The arrival of International students will also bring different life experiences and perspectives that will enrich our community and help the School continue to grow.

The key to our success in taking home these two awards all align back to our motto that ‘every student matters every day’. At the heart of every program and everything we do across Haileybury, wherever the campus or school may be, is our students and what is best for not only their learning outcomes but their development from adolescence into adulthood.

And with the recent completion of a new state-of-the-art boarding facility that rivals those seen around the world, the community is excited to offer more

These nationally recognised programs are something that the entire Haileybury community can truly be proud of.

“As the only independent boarding school in the Northern Territory, Haileybury Rendall School has a vision to be a great world school and to be the school of choice for families in northern Australia and internationally,” said Mr McGregor.

Louis Berthon

Serving as the School’s second Headmaster from 1915–1922, Louis Berthon guided the school through a precarious period during World War I.

Charles Rendall

Englishman Charles Rendall founded a small school of 17 students in a former private mansion at the corner of New Street and South Road in Brighton Beach.

Rendall obtained permission from his alma mater to make use of the Haileybury name, crest and motto. Whilst the crest has been through several iterations, the core elements of the crest remain the same.

Castlefield

As the School’s third Headmaster, Sidney Dickinson negotiated the purchase of the Castlefield site to secure room for expansion.

Our story so far

The School Council appointed Robert Pargetter as the seventh Principal. His radical platform of change included the introduction of girls under a parallel education scheme, and a complete revamp of curriculum delivery and teaching practice.

Enrolments increased dramatically to over 3,000 when Derek Scott became the eighth Principal, following the untimely death of Robert Pargetter.

China Haileybury International School Tianjin was opened in China, a strong affirmation of Haileybury’s mission to be recognised as a great world School.

City

Haileybury’s City opened on King Street in Melbourne, adjacent to Flagstaff Gardens.

Robert Pargetter

Derek Scott

Sholto Black

Fourth Headmaster Sholto Black concludes a successful recruitment campaign after the Great Depression dwindled enrolments. When he handed over the School to David Bradshaw, enrolments were nearly 600.

Associated Public Schools of Victoria

Haileybury was among five Associated Grammar Schools invited to join the six members of the more prestigious Associated Public Schools of Victoria.

Keysborough opening

With enrolments nearing 1,000, it became obvious that facilities at Castlefield were inadequate. Keysborough campus was acquired and opened by Prime Minister Robert Menzies.

1974

Michael Aikman becomes the sixth Headmaster.

Centenary Celebration

After a glorious year of centenary celebration, it became apparent that Haileybury would need a change of direction if it were to continue as a leading independent school. Competition was building from other private schools, a number of which had embraced co-education and were already modernising their entire operations.

Berwick Land was purchased on High Street in Berwick where a third campus was opened in 1989.

Haileybury Rendall School

Haileybury acquired Kormilda College with the support of the Northern Territory Government and was officially opened.

Newlands

By now the entire Senior School was operating at Keysborough, and Castlefield became a junior campus. A second junior campus was opened on the Keysborough site and called Newlands after the title of the original property.

Haileybury Pangea

Haileybury is a leader in online education and Haileybury Pangea was announced.

In 2022 we celebrate 130 years as a school. We acknowledge the foresight and endeavours of our headmasters and principals, but in equal measure the staff and the generations of students, all of whom together have created the Haileybury we enjoy today.

Michael Aikman

When Haileybury opened its doors in 1892, with five staff and 17 students, nobody could have imagined the momentous changes that would occur within the school over the next 130 years.

We spoke to two Haileybury students from very different eras and asked them to share some of their classroom memories.

Professor Greg Tegart AM (OH '44)

Professor Tegart joined Haileybury in 1942, during wartime when Japanese forces were moving through Malaysia and Singapore. He recalls the threat of invasion as being a growing concern for Australians and so Haileybury’s School Cadets were an important feature of school life. Professor Tegart has had a distinguished career as a scientist, engineer and academic.

“I joined Haileybury after being awarded a scholarship. It was 10km from home and I rode to school on a bicycle in all weathers. One day, in pelting rain and with my head down, I rode into a tree and staggered late into assembly with a bruised and bloody face — to the consternation of staff and students! In summer, after school, I’d ride to Brighton Beach for a swim.

Haileybury was founded on the ideal that school ought to teach students to grow into citizens who could make a contribution to society. School Cadets had been a Haileybury tradition since the 1930s and was seen as a way to develop self-confidence, leadership and outdoor skills. Supported by the Australian Army, it was a major part of school life.

The threat of invasion was high and all us boys in the Cadets carried out military training. On Saturday, we’d go for rifle practice at Williamstown rifle range — we crossed the Yarra on a punt as there was no Westgate Bridge. I did several courses on signals, machine guns and mortars — but luckily, we were never needed!

During my time at Haileybury, it was based on a traditional English school curriculum, with Greek and Latin for the mind and cricket to exercise the body! I did well in the Intermediate Certificate Examination, passing in English, Arithmetic, Algebra, Geometry and Trigonometry, Geography, Physical Science, British History and Civics, French and Latin. I collected a number of book prizes and I represented the School in the hurdles and relays at the Combined Grammar School Sports in 1944.

In my last year at school, I skidded on gravel while riding my bike to get milk at the local dairy and broke my right wrist. That slowed me down for a few weeks but at the end of the year I graduated and began my career in research and science. Many years later, I was recognised as one of the 100 Prominent Haileyburians".

Zara Scammell

Zara Scammell is the current School Vice-Captain at Haileybury Girls College. She has taken advantage of many opportunities during her time at Haileybury — from her current leadership role to her involvement in school sports — and says the facilities available to students today are vastly different from those available to students in Haileybury’s earliest years. After graduating, Zara hopes to pursue a career in commerce or science.

“The first thing that comes to mind in terms of facilities that make Haileybury stand out are the amazing sporting facilities, like the Grenda Aquatic Centre. We are also fortunate to have Aikman Hall with its pipe organ — it makes events like our assemblies very special and students even have the opportunity to learn how to play it.

Today, Haileybury has a wide variety of teachers with different teaching styles and this helps every student excel in their learning. Technology in the classroom has also greatly advanced during Haileybury’s 130-year history. Every student has their own individual device, usually a laptop, and teachers today use many different online platforms to

aid their teaching and help consolidate learning.

Teachers also use the School's myHaileybury domain, where the majority of resources that we use in class and extra resources can be found. Over the past two years, with the unpredictability of lockdowns, the School seamlessly converted to online classrooms thanks to Zoom.

I’ve had so many outstanding opportunities at Haileybury, such as being elected School Vice-Captain. The Haileybury Sport program has also made a lasting impact on me. Being involved in Haileybury’s swimming, AFLW and water polo teams has sparked so many new opportunities, and week in and week out, I always look forward to playing each sport.

Cultivating such strong bonds with my teammates, from different year levels and different campuses, has developed many important values between us, like commitment, accountability and discipline, and I will always be grateful for Haileybury’s Sports program in doing that.

My lasting impression of Haileybury will be one of pride that I have had the privilege to be part of such a community and was granted an opportunity of helping to lead it.”

From aviators to entrepreneurs

Haileyburians make their mark at home and internationally and they are renowned for their achievements in education, the law, industry, the corporate world, academia, government, sport, business, music, communications and finance. The school has also developed more than its fair share of entrepreneurs and innovators.

To mark Haileybury’s 130th anniversary, we celebrate the accomplishments and contributions of some of our former students.

Basil Watson (OH '11) Aviator

Basil graduated from Haileybury’s original site, Wellington, in 1911. At the age of 20 and at the outbreak of WWI, he travelled with his friend, pilot Harry Hawker, to Sopwith Aviation Company in England.

Basil became a foreman in aeroplane construction and then a test pilot. The work was extremely dangerous and on 22 June, 1915, the engine of the plane he was testing seized. Basil avoided a nearby house but crashed into a tree. He was severely injured and returned to Australia.

His passion for flight continued and Basil built his own plane at his family’s Brighton home. On 28 March, 1917, while performing aerial acrobatics near Point Cook, a clip holding one of the plane’s wings failed. Avoiding the crowds, Basil guided the plane out to sea where it crashed and he was killed.

At his funeral, several thousand Melbournians lined the streets to pay their respects to the pioneering aviator.

Maddison Connaughton (OH 2010)

Journalist and Documentary Maker

Maddison Connaughton was a teenager at Haileybury when she decided she wanted to be a documentary filmmaker, a decision that led her into journalism. By the age of 25 she was editor of the Saturday Paper and saw the national weekly newspaper grow its readership and profile.

Before taking on the editorship, Maddison was features editor at Vice and during this time she travelled to the Syrian-Lebanon border to produce a documentary about the impact of the Syrian war on teenage refugees. The documentary appeared on SBS and earned Maddison her second nomination for Young Australian Journalist of the Year with the prestigious Walkley Awards.

Maddison’s work has also appeared in the Guardian, New York Times, Good Weekend and Agence France-Presse.

Ian Chambers (OH '75) Banker

After leaving Haileybury, Ian Chambers began his journey into the world of business and banking. Today he is Managing Director, Head of Wealth Management Australia at global bank, Morgan Stanley. After studying Business at RMIT University, Ian worked with ABN Amro and built his expertise in the areas of equity markets and wealth advisory.

He joined Morgan Stanley in 1998 and set up the organisation’s local equity practice until 2014 when he took on his current role. He oversees $41bn worth of wealth management client assets and a network of more than 100 advisors.

Ian continues his connection with the school through the Haileybury Foundation and the Chambers Family Scholarship.

Qerime Alimovski Ameti (OH 2007)

Flavourist

After graduating in the first cohort of students at Haileybury Girls College, Qerime Alimovski Ameti earned herself an Honours Degree Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry and Pharmacology at Monash University. She is now the Technical Services Manager – Flavours Oceania at Sensient Technologies.

Before this position, Qerime was a Flavourist at Sensient Technologies where she helped develop flavours for beverages, tea, coffee, lip gloss and more; her role… to make them taste better!

She challenged the status quo and stereotypes by breaking through this male dominated industry. With only seven Flavourists Australia wide, only two of those are women and only 8% globally!

Luke Bould (OH '91) Sports and Entertainment Consultant

During his career, Luke Bould has united the worlds of sport and entertainment. While Luke is now Director of Alacria, a specialist management company, he also spent six years as Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Football Federation Australia.

Before that, he was Head of Commercial for Cricket Australia and Athletics Australia, a role that brought major evolutions such as the development of Big Bash League. Luke was also behind other innovations in Australian sport and entertainment such as football’s FFA Cup and MiniRoos junior program, and the successful introduction of the A-League and W-League. He is a Non-Executive Director of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022.

In 2019, Luke’s creativity and commitment were recognised when he made the CMO50 list that acknowledges the country’s most innovative and effective marketing leaders.

Claire Brown (OH 2013)

Head of Projects

Claire is Head of Projects at Birchal, Australia’s leading equity crowdfunding platform. Birchal simplifies fundraising for forward-thinking businesses so they can build a community of engaged supporters and get back to shaping the future we all want to see. Claire joined in early 2019 as one of their first hires and has raised tens of millions of dollars for growing Australian startups and companies.

Since 2018, Birchal has raised over $125m for over 150 Australian startups and SMEs, and providing everyday Australians the opportunity to buy shares in some of Australia’s most exciting new companies.

Originally undertaking an undergraduate degree in film and television after a stint overseas, Claire continues to be passionate about sharing the inspiring stories of others and assisting the innovators of tomorrow. Managing people, relationships and identifying how to improve the experience of key stakeholders in this massive network to are her key strengths. Claire continues to love her job, is thriving in the team environment and is excited to be a part of this rapidly expanding start-up.

Outside of work and during the 2021 COVID lockdowns, when she wasn’t attempting to learn to paint (again), Claire undertook further study to launch her ‘side-hustle’ as a Marriage Celebrant! Already getting booked for the year ahead, helping people celebrate the best days of their lives is an absolute joy and she can’t wait to help share their stories with the people they love most!

Robin Fildes (OH '57)

Company Chairman and Athlete Robin Fildes completed his Leaving Certificate and immediately joined the family business. With his father and brother, he expanded the printing business to become a group of companies with a national and international footprint.

In 1986, Robin took over the reins and is now Chairman of a group of companies specialising in labels, packaging, printing, consumables and software support programs for Australian pharmacies, hospitals, commercial kitchens and retail packaging businesses.

Away from the world of business, Robin is renowned for his successful career with Collingwood Football Club in the early 1960s. He also became Australia’s topranked competitor in decathlon in 1971, earning him a reputation as ‘best all-round athlete in the country’.

Barbara van der Merwe (OH 2015)

Founder of Financial Education Start-Up

After graduating, Barbara van der Merwe completed a Bachelor of Applied Entrepreneurship from the University of Canberra and a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne. She studied both while working in and around a variety of start-up businesses.

In 2020, Barbara founded Mandy Money — in the midst of Australia’s first recession after 28 years of prosperity and economic growth.

Barbara works with schools, businesses and people across Australia to deliver financial education and she’s worked with Haileybury to help students develop the knowledge and tools they need to be financially empowered.

Hermant Chaurasia (OH 2002)

Rocket Scientist

Dr. Hemant Chaurasia is the Chief Product Officer of Fleet Space Technologies, a leading Australian space technology company on a mission to build spacecraft for explorers of new worlds. With 7 satellites launched, 100 crew members, $35 million in funding, and an innovative satellite-based mineral exploration solution, Fleet is well on its way to unlocking high value industrial applications of space technology and powering exploration of new worlds.

Hemant joined Fleet with 14 years’ experience in the US aerospace sector, across MIT, McKinsey, and Astra. At Astra, Hemant was Vice President of Product Management, leading the strategy and roadmap of the company’s portfolio of launch and space products. Through many leadership roles over 3.5 years from Series B to public, Hemant helped make Astra the fastest privately-funded company in history to demonstrate orbital launch capability, and publicly listed in July 2021 with over $500M in total funding.

Prior to Astra, Hemant was an Engagement Manager in the Aerospace & Defense Practice at McKinsey & Company, where he led a series of engagements over 5 years advising Fortune 100 C-suite executives in aerospace, defense, tech, and manufacturing sectors on growth strategy and product development.

Hemant completed his Masters and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Bachelors degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Physics at Monash University, Australia.

Beth Keamy (OH 2007)

Digital and Creative Campaigns Specialist

Beth Keamy is Global Chief Digital Officer of TBWA\Media Arts Lab, a bespoke advertising agency dedicated solely to Apple, and is based in the USA.

Beth was promoted to this position after leading the Los Angeles office for two years as Managing Director and five years before that progressing through the business driving digital and social agenda through integrated creative campaigns across all Apple product and brand divisions, in parallel to operational transformation.

Beth has also enjoyed great success at Burberry where in her last role she was Global Social Media Manager, responsible for the development and implementation of global social strategies and innovations across key brand initiatives which align to support operational and commercial objectives.

Amy Dowel (OH 2007)

Civil Engineer

During her time at Haileybury, Amy was elected as a school prefect, Cuddihy House Vice-Captain and Vice-Captain of girls basketball.

She then completed a Bachelor of Civil Engineering at Monash University while working as a student engineer with the John Holland Group. Amy was part of a project to connect Cardinia Reservoir to the desalination plant in Wonthaggi.

After graduating in 2011, she became a site engineer for Lendlease in Coffs Harbour and the Seymour Whyte Group in the Blue Mountains. She returned to John Holland just over 4 years ago to work on the Westgate Tunnel Project as Area Manager. In the past year Amy has moved from the Westgate to a smaller John Holland Project which involves the construction of a new sewer tunnel for Melbourne Water.

Rija Khanal (OH 2008) Doctor

Dr Rija Khanal was part of the second graduating class at Haileybury Girls College in 2008. With a Nepalese background, she grew up in Thailand and moved to Australia in 2006 where she joined Haileybury.

Rija is a paediatric doctor and is currently working as a refugee and immigrant health fellow at the Royal Children’s Hospital.

Rijia is a passionate social justice campaigner and following the earthquake in Kathmandu in 2015, she founded Victorians Stand for Nepal to provide health care supplies to earthquake victims. She has also founded Crossing Borders which provides assistance to refugees and asylum seekers in Victoria.

Trishan Peruma (OH 2004)

CEO of CleanTech company

With over ten years of global experience in CleanTech and energy, Trishan Peruma is helping to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles globally.

A Business and International Law graduate, Trishan started his career with Shell Australia before heading to London. Since leaving Shell and Australia, he went on to play an integral role helping to take two CleanTech companies from start-up to scale-up in Europe and the US. He has previously held leadership positions at Pod Point (now publicly listed) a major electric vehicle infrastructure operator in the UK and Norway, as well as ViriCiti (acquired by ChargePoint in 2021), a leading electric fleet software provider in Europe and the US.

Now based in California, Trishan recently joined his third CleanTech company in scale-up mode appointed as CEO of Hubject North America. Hubject is a B2B software company changing the EV landscape by partnering with infrastructure operators and vehicle manufacturers to facilitate seamless, secure EV charging akin to Visa or Mastercard for the banking system.

Stanley Wang (OH 2006) School Principal

Stanley Wang arrived in Australia from Taiwan as a ten-year-old and embraced every opportunity that came his way after he was awarded a Music Scholarship at Haileybury. He was dux of the School and despite being a committed violinist and pianist, after graduating Stanley studied languages.

Only eight years after leaving Haileybury, he returned as Head of Languages. Three years later, Stanley took the gap year he’d never had and travelled the globe before taking on a senior teaching role in Taiwan.

In 2020, he returned to Melbourne and became Principal of Abbotsford Primary School — one of only two English-Chinese bilingual schools in Victoria. Stanley has been recognised as one of Australia’s Most Influential Asian-Australians.

Professor Russell Mathews CBE AO (OH '37)

Soldier and Academic Russell Mathews became a Haileybury boarder after gaining a scholarship and he made the most of the opportunities he’d been given. He was dux of the school and, after graduating, joined the 58th/59th Australian Infantry Battalion. Russell was wounded several times while serving in New Guinea.

After the army, Russell completed a Bachelor of Commerce and entered the world of academia, eventually becoming Dean of Economics at the University of Adelaide and later at Australian National University in Canberra.

An internationally-renowned expert in federal fiscal relations, Russell advised Australian and overseas governments on taxation and inter-governmental financial relations, eventually being awarded the CBE and Order of Australia for his services.

Brittany Drummond (OH 2010) Business Owner

For the past seven years, Brittany Drummond has been the owner of Soul Press in Brighton, a café focused on healthy eating with a menu of coldpressed juices, acai bowls, raw sweet treats and cold-drip coffee.

After the success of Soul Press in Edithvale, run by Brittany’s older sister, Dior, Brittany decided to open and run the sister store in Brighton. Keen to help other small, local health-conscious businesses, Brittany often organises pop-up organic skincare and active wear shops at her premises to foster entrepreneurship and enterprise.

In 2016, Brittany was a recipient of an Outstanding Young Alumni Award.

Our littlest explorers

From dinosaurs to building a space station and from falling leaves to nesting falcons, children in Haileybury’s Early Learning Centres are being inspired to learn from the world around them and to explore the interests they bring to the classroom each day.

With the help of skilled educators who work alongside them, each child develops their knowledge, skills and confidence through the power of play-based learning, and in each ELC, this learning approach takes on many fascinating forms.

At Brighton, a fire pit has become a favourite meeting place for children, educators and families and the whole project was sparked when children showed an interest in camping. Educators brought in popup tents and made a pretend campground and children collected logs and pretended to cook on a cosy campfire.

Taking the play one step further, the fire pit was created so children can learn about the different roles of fire and its place in Aboriginal cultures and histories.

Learning through play

“We know children learn best through engaging with their world. These experiences help children learn the meaning of what they are doing and allow play to support learning,” says Rachel Pontikis, Head of City ELC.

“Our educators are very skilled at collaborating with children to support them as learning emerges through play, and we see every play experience as an opportunity for a child to learn. It can be as simple as a child mixing two paint colours together and learning that those colours make a new colour.

“Or they might notice a plant outside that looks sad and droopy. We ask them what they think they could do to help that plant and a child might want to water it and then we talk about what they need to do that.”

“I like learning about rainbows — they are circles.” Frankie

From building a space station tocreating a farm City ELC children have been learning aboutthe solar system through play and they’vecreated a space station in the classroomwhere they can role play living in space.

“Children began talking about planets andbecame very interested in that, so we setup a space station. They play different rolesin that space station and imagine what itwould be like to be in space,” says Rachel.

“Children in Reception have also been lookingat Rosie’s Walk, a beautiful children’s picturebook about a hen who goes for a walk aroundher farm. We replicated the farm in our ELC, sothe children have role played that character andas they’ve walked around our ‘farm’ they’ve learneddirectional language and the meaning of words like ‘over’,‘under’ and ‘through’.”

Sparking wonder

Each play-based learning experience is also designed to enhance literacy, numeracy, social and emotional development while building confidence, connection, curiosity and problem-solving skills. But the play experiences always have the children’s interests at their core, says Meagan Veale, Head of Brighton ELC.

“We want their sense of wonder to be sparked and we want

“If a child is interested in dinosaurs, we sit with that child and learn what they know about dinosaurs already and what else they want to know. They might then explore that interest on their own, with a friend or in a small group. They might go to the block corner and build a house for a dinosaur and then they might go to the art table and paint other creatures who lived with their dinosaur.

“Later they might go outside and build a dinosaur in clay. Alongside them, an educator will ask open-ended questions so the child can talk and share their ideas and learn a little more. Being around ELC children as they play and learn is very rewarding and, as educators, we learn so much from them, too.”

“I like coming to the ELC because we learn words and get to play. I like to play with the blocks with my friends.”

Dylan

“I love playing with allthe toys. My favouriteis the keyboard and themonkey bars — we canswing together.”

Raphael

A school of the future

Over the past 130 years

Haileybury has witnessed numerous updates to curriculum, the facilities and the way in which classes are taught and experienced. It makes us wonder how the school will change across the next 130 years, so we asked the sole window we have to the future – our Junior students.

Liam - Year 4, Berwick

Kaitlyn - Year 3, Keysborough

A school of the future might levitate. It might also have comfy school uniform. It might have different types of plants and trees.

Olivia - Year 4, Berwick

I think a school of the future will have robots as teachers, lots of technology and excursions will be in virtual reality goggles.

Rayaan – Year 4, Berwick

I think the school of the future will be more exciting. My favourite subject is Drama, and I would like Drama to be incorporated in all lessons. Imagine if we could act up Maths, PE and English.

Jayden - Prep, Keysborough

A school of the future will not have teachers!Only robots will be teaching children.

Henry - Year 4, Keysborough

I think a school of the future wouldhave a lot of automatic stuff anddifferent rooms like English, Maths,Science, Art and Music. I think a schoollike this would be amazing

Chloe - Prep, Keysborough

A school of the future would look likea house where you can live and cook your own food

Anya - Prep, Brighton

Everyone will work on computers and some days we’ll work from home

Angad – Year 4, Berwick

A school of the future would probably have nanotechnology (the art of holographiclevitation).Everybody has a dream, this is mine.

Evaan - Year 2, Keysborough

I think a school of the future would have theatres instead of projectors and kids would get dropped off in fancy limos with fancy clothes, and you can place your thumb on the screen instead of doing roll call.

Sanduka – Year 4, Berwick

I believe a school of the future will

Sophie - Year 4, Berwick

I think a school ofthe future shouldhave a pet daytwice a year. If it isa harmful pet, takea photo and showcats and dogs thatare allowed.

Dean - Year 4, BrightonI think schools of the future will totally betech-based, kids will learn online (like wedid in 2021-2022) but it will be using VR.There won’t be year levels anymore and kidswill only learn about the things they areinterested in. The teachers will be AI

Giselle - Prep, Keysborough

I will do maths and I will watch TV when it is lunchtime

Lola - Prep, Brighton

Sparking curious minds

From risktakers and changemakers to entrepreneurs and adventurers, throughout the decades

Haileybury’s Extra-curricular program has challenged students to think and explore beyond the classroom walls. Activities have evolved to ignite generations of students and to develop the whole person.

Haileybury’s Little Army

From 1930 to 1975, the Haileybury Cadet unit, known as ‘Haileybury’s Little Army’, was a key part of life outside the classroom. Haileybury’s Cadets made their public debut on 20 August 1932, at the formal opening of the new Castlefield campus — the new buildings at Castlefield were officially opened by then Prime Minister, Robert Menzies.

About 80% of boys enrolled in the Cadet unit — by the mid-1960s, about 500 students were taking part in basic military training, drills and marching exercises.

As times changed, the Cadet unit was disbanded and Haileybury instead

introduced Camp Pelican. The adventurestyle camps took students away from the classroom and traditional learning and instead encouraged them to move outside of their comfort zone and to explore the thrill of activities such as kayaking, sailing, rock climbing and horse riding.

Today, sparking passions and curiosity continues at Haileybury. During a typical week, students across the year levels might debate, rehearse a drama production, play chess, march with Haileybury Pipes & Drums or fundraise as part of a Social Justice initiative. Any of these activities today may be part of the expansive Curious Minds program.

Bees and beyond

Since 2019, Curious Minds has continued to grow and has also seen Junior and Middle School students discovering the art of beekeeping through the Haileybury Hive initiative.

“Students learn about the biology and ecology of bees, develop beekeeping

skills, harvest and bottle honey and learn how to use the bees’ products in cooking and candle making,” says Jacqueline Gough, Head of Curious Minds.

“Along the way, students learn about teamwork, collaboration, problem solving and entrepreneurial thinking from marketing their honey products.”

Curious Minds inspires students to develop their interests beyond the classroom with Prep to Year 12 taking part in activities that focus on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and LEAP (Literature, Entrepreneurship, Arts and Politics).

“Curious Minds cultivates passion and allows students to choose what they engage with most, whether that is LEAP- or STEM-based activities,” says Jacqueline.

“As a school, we want to provide unique opportunities for students that appeal to their passions and skills.”

entrepreneurs

From the beginning, Haileybury students’ curiosity has been nurtured by inspiring teachers who empowered them to take their learning into the world. Their potential saw students become leaders in business and enterprise, the arts, medicine, science and politics.

They became problem solvers and created opportunity, and their learning inside and outside the classroom helped develop those skills. While students of yesteryear joined in debating, plays, camps, chapel choir, Film

Club, a Heritage and Archives Club and camps, today’s co-curricular opportunities include the Haileybury Incubator Project (HIP).

The week-long program sees students come up with a creative idea and then work out how to deliver that idea. Part of the Year 9 curriculum, HIP triggers the imagination and business potential of future entrepreneurs — perhaps inspiring the next Mark Zuckerberg, Kevin Systrom or Kayla Itsines.

“There is a big focus on developing creative and critical thinking, collaboration, enhancing digital skills and creating solution-focused students,” says Damien Meunier, Head of Entrepreneurship and Learning Partnerships.

“These future-ready skills help our students to become our next leaders and change-makers.”

HIP students have created a digital mural to promote positive mental health, built a device that converts any desk into a standing desk, and developed a program for younger children, delivered by teens, to teach them about consent.

Endless opportunities Haileybury’s StartUp Program for Year 8 students also promotes clever thinking and creativity with students working in teams to turn a start-up business idea into a reality.

“We want to create problem solvers and risk takers, and for students to see failure as a ‘first attempt in learning’. We want them to have a mindset that they can take on any situation and thrive,” says Damien.

Students can also learn about diplomacy and international relations through the

Model United Nations roleplaying activity. If they want to challenge themselves or know more about how the world works, they can join in the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme or the Science Talent Search.

Students who really want their education to ‘take off’ participate in the SHINE Space Program where Haileybury students and Swinburne University students work together to design scientific experiments for the International Space Station. One collaboration sent yoghurt cultures to the International Space Station via a SpaceX rocket launched from Kennedy Space Centre to study effects of microgravity on bacteria.

“Curious Minds at Haileybury is a platform for endless opportunity and choice,” says Jacqueline.

“It’s an engaging and cohesive approach to learning outside the classroom that provides out-of-the-box programs and activities so students can engage with their passions, skills and interests.”

“These futureready skills help our students to become our next leaders and change-makers.”

A smooth business idea

Team 'Oh Deer', Kate, Maggie and Taylor with their smoothie "Woodland Dream".

What do fundraising to build a library at a flood-devastated school in Nepal, virtual stock markets and developing a string of smoothie bars have in common?

These are some of the ways in which Middle School students are developing the kinds of entrepreneurial skills that will prepare them for the future.

Recently, Year 6 students took part in a ‘Smoothie Bar’ incursion to unleash their enterprising skills while building their understanding of all things financial. As part of this challenge, they worked in teams to come up with Smoothie Bar team names and to outline their expectations for the project.

They then worked together to plan the growth of their smoothie bar business and to come up with prototypes and some rigorous testing to create the ultimate smoothie.

As part of the program, students investigated the best ways in which to launch their smoothie shops, the set-up costs and how much products would cost them to get off the ground. They then worked out price points for each smoothie and the potential profits they could achieve.

In one mouthwatering session, students had the opportunity to taste and score each team’s smoothie creations. At the end of the challenge, students presented their plans and financial report to a panel with some teams going all out and creating dioramas and their very own branded t-shirts to promote their business.

The Smoothie Bar challenge is one element of Haileybury’s Thrive program which is all about creating well-skilled, future-ready students.

Initially a health-focused program, Thrive has been overhauled and extended to focus on enterprise and entrepreneurship and to build the kind of skills that could one day see the next Janine Allis emerge from Haileybury.

“Our aim is to create students who leave the Middle School with academic knowledge and with the skills to collaborate, adapt, problem-solve, communicate, think critically and connect with their communities,” says Brianna Witte, Head of Thrive.

“Our programs are very diverse. For example, in Financial Literacy, students in Year 5 are introduced to basic financial concepts like income and expenses and then learn about superannuation, financial planning and they even dip their toe into virtual stock markets, too.

“This year our Years 5 and 6 students did market research, came up with an idea for a product for Kmart, created prototypes and then pitched the products they developed at a tradeshow. Meanwhile, our Year 7 students fundraised to build a school library in Nepal and have also had a taste of being stockbrokers and realestate moguls.”

Bath bombs, boardgames and beyond …

Entrepreneurship and Enterprise is one of Haileybury’s four pillars and the Thrive programs help students start to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, says Damien Meunier, Head of Entrepreneurship.

Budding entrepreneurs from Years 5 to 7 also take part in the $20 Boss program founded by the Foundation for Young Australians. In teams, students develop a business idea, pitch to a panel and, if their pitch is successful, they receive $20 to start their business.

Students have created businesses producing bath bombs, customised clothing, stationery, perfumes, boardgames and more.

“Instead of sitting back and complaining, we want students to turn a problem into an opportunity and to be able to change and improve a situation. We want to create problem solvers, risk takers and also for students to see failure as a ‘first attempt in learning’,” Damien explains.

“While they are developing their business ideas, students may have to try, try and try again. They learn that their idea may not immediately take off. Along the way students learn team work, project management and how to share responsibility and build accountability. They also develop a mindset that they can take on any situation and thrive.”

Memories are made of this

What has been your most memorable Haileybury moment? This is the question we asked current students and, for many of them, the magic happens in their PreSenior year. It’s the turning point year where a lot of learning is deliberately designed to happen outside the classroom — from Kakadu to the city streets of Sydney.

A key feature of the year is the Options & Expeditions program where students spend a total of five weeks away from the familiarity of their Haileybury campus on two excursions.

“A dedicated team of teachers helps students develop the skills to thrive as they

transition to becoming fully fledged Senior School students,” says Marco Cudizio, Head of Pre-Senior Science and Coordinator PreSenior Options & Expeditions program.

“They become more accountable for their own learning, they build their study and organisational skills, and they face challenges that support each student to become more resilient and resourceful.”

A stepping stone

During the nine-night ‘Options’ trip, students choose from experiences based on marine biology, drama and the arts, sport and health, zoology or traversing Uluru to Kakadu. Experiences within these trips range from snorkelling the Great Barrier Reef

and swimming alongside giant turtles to seeing the Field of Lights at Uluru and being mentored by expert athletes and artists during workshops in Sydney and Melbourne.

The nine-night camping-style ‘Expedition’ is more physically and mentally demanding. Living in tents, students will cycle, canoe, abseil and hike in WA, the Northern Territory, or remoter parts of Victoria. Each trip also teaches students to understand, acknowledge and appreciate ancient Aboriginal cultures and beliefs.

“It’s the trip that students are most hesitant about but the greater the challenge, the greater the potential for growth,” says Marco.

Both sides of the experience Old Haileyburian, and now a Pre-Senior teacher at Haileybury City, Lucy Scott (OH 2011) experienced the Options & Expeditions program as a student in 2008. This year, she accompanied Year 9 girls to Sydney on the Entertainment option where they did workshops with the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and watched musicals and theatre shows.

Lucy also attended the Expedition trip to Eildon where students hiked, camped, canoed and helped a sustainable community garden project under the guidance of an Aboriginal Elder.

“As a student, I chose an Equestrian option. There were about 15 girls and we went to central NSW to a racehorse stud that did dressage and show-jumping. We had riding lessons, went for trail rides and learned how to care for the horses,” recalls Lucy.

“I spent time with girls from other campuses and formed new connections and I saw that happening with students this year. Many things are the same — although mobile phones weren’t as prominent in 2008! On the Expedition, students can’t bring mobiles and are cut off from social media and knowing what their friends are doing. Initially it’s a big deal but most of them end up enjoying the break from their mobile.”

City CHASE to China

Highlights of the Pre-Senior year for Finn Broadbent (OH 2019) were the City CHASE and an Options program in China. The week-long City CHASE sees students spend their week exploring Melbourne’s CBD, navigating public transport and completing a series of assignments.

“I’d do the China Option again in a heartbeat. Visiting the Great Wall was an incredible experience and we learned the history behind it before we went up the wall and saw some breathtaking views,” says Finn.

“I think a challenge of the trip was staying together as a group. That seemed difficult for some and I remember on one occasion we were at a market, met up at a certain place at a certain time and we were one or two boys short! By the time they found their way to where they should be we’d all missed dinner!”

This year’s Pre-Senior memories and moments

“Many aspects of the camp were unchartered territory for students. However, with a little bit of peer pressure and adrenaline, we made the most of the camp and didn’t have any regrets. This shared experience helped bring the Year 9 cohort together.” Inakshi Sehgal

“Two of the most enjoyable activities were caving and the Indigenous Dreaming Tour. We experienced nature’s wonders like crystal structures and sitting in a cavern deprived of sound and light. We learned about local Indigenous culture, how digeridoos are made and the uses of emu fat.” Felix Nott

“In Sydney, we were outside our comfort zone when we climbed Sydney Harbour Bridge, cycled among the traffic in the CBD and took part in an exhilarating jetboating experience on Sydney Harbour. In Melbourne we immersed ourselves in Van Gogh’s multi-sensory art experience and learnt new skills at Circus Nexus. The memories made, adventures undertaken and friendships formed will be held dearly for a lifetime.” Caitlin Jiang

Lasting impressions

Since 2005, Pam Chamberlain has become a familiar and cherished face on Haileybury grounds. As we prepare to say farewell this year, two of Pam's students have shared fond memories of their time with her.

At Haileybury’s International Women’s Day Assembly this year, the Senior Vice Principal and Head of Senior Schools, Pam, gave a heartfelt and powerful speech urging young women in the audience to be strong and make a difference.

Victoria Paitaridis, Haileybury Girls College School Captain has a fond memory of this assembly, just one of many impressions Pam leaves on her students. Victoria quips that “It was a poignant presentation, a moment that was heightened when Ms Chamberlain witnessed a sea of students from the Girls College wearing paper masks emblazoned with her face. We were all Ms Chamberlains!”

Seeing the entire Girls College community wearing the face of their treasured leader was certainly hilarious, but it spoke to the significance she has had on all of her students as individuals, amounting to hundreds over the past 17 years.

“Ms Chamberlain is a pioneer for women and young people. She will actively engage in whatever issue is raised with her –student welfare, new initiatives, or just expressing stress about exams, COVID, or even the weather! I don’t know what I would have done without having someone so supportive and willing to continually strive for excellence.”

Duncan Wallace (OH 2009) was just one of those hundreds of students she taught and supported during her time at Haileybury, and he remembers her well…

Pam was my Year 12 English teacher. She liked to freeze-frame “Citizen Kane” and ask us what we saw. (Not much, unfortunately.) Then she would point to the actors’ expressions and curiouslyplaced objects and dusty shafts of light as though they were the fine details of a Renaissance painting. The little things mattered; anything could be a bearer of meaning. But Pam also had a wry honesty about the limitations of art. A fellow student, inspired by her method, noticed that Orson Welles’ Mr. Kane had a limp smile on his face mere seconds after furiously trashing an elegant bedroom. What did that signify, he asked?

“Bad acting,” said Pam. “They missed it in the editing room.”

It’s funny: of all the insightful things she said in class that year, this is the one I remember most clearly. It was certainly front of mind when, years later, I watched “The Lady from Shanghai” and heard Welles’ excuse for an Irish accent. Even the greats have their weaknesses, and as serious as films and plays and novels can be, it’s important not to take them too seriously.

I once spoke to her about a classmate who was polymathic to an implausible degree: as capable at mathematics and sport as languages and music. I explained his attributes with the effusive praise of the jealous. She didn’t pander to it, said in fact she’d never trade places with someone like that. “Imagine having to choose between so many talents,” she said. “It would be agony having to choose.” It isn’t so bad—isn’t so limiting—to have the one lane to stay in. It’s a message liable to get lost in a school like Haileybury, without teachers to bring all its opportunities into perspective.

In spite of the gentle, sympathetic advice she gave to students, we were quite terrified to ask for it. Since graduating, my years of getting to know Pam as a friend have only lightly altered the effect. In my own case I have figured out why. In response to any statement of mine that has a

hint of confidence, Pam says, “Is that right Mr. Wallace?” And no, it never is quite right.

As well as teaching me English, Pam was also my mooting coach, in which capacity she would play the role of an unconvinced judge and alert me to the vulnerabilities of my “case”. I think Pam enjoyed the theatre and the silliness of it all even more than I and my teammates did, and it is not hard to see in her whole manner a certain judicial quality. Her favourite mooting story, from before my time, concerned a student who’d made a simple mistake about the facts and was duly exposed for it by the bench. “Touché, your Honour,” is what the lad replied, and Pam thought it the most brilliant thing anyone could say.

It is striking to me now that my favourite teachers at Haileybury—Pam, Janet Strachan, AnnaLouise Simpson and Carol Paterson—were all women. They were very different women, but what they had in common was a playfulness to match their seriousness. They were funny. They talked to me like an adult and gave me the challenge of sounding like one, including and especially by demonstrating a sense of humour. When I tried to be hilarious and smart and wasn’t—had just said something rubbish—they were only too delighted to inform me of the fact. On the occasion I stumbled towards a good point, Pam would hint at a smile and nod very slowly, almost absent-mindedly. “Yes,” she would say, “I see. Still, you could be clearer.”

I could go on: Pam’s talent for deliberateness, for lacking all hesitation. The way she would scribble “Delete?” on my essays. How sincerely she would congratulate me and my classmates when we achieved something, or simply tried to. As a young, impressionable student, these things teach you more than any McEwan novel or Williams play. Then again, she would probably tell me to go back and re-read them, and discover what I had missed.

Duncan Wallace (OH 2009)

The pursuit of brilliance

We all have that one teacher, the one we remember from our school days. They might have inspired you to take a certain career path, encouraged you to think outside the box or even simply just made you ask more or question why. Either way they have left a mark on your life journey … and we think that is simply brilliant.

Brilliant teaching has been a focus at Haileybury from the beginning and, through the decades, the School has attracted some of Australia’s most innovative teachers.

Clare Mackie, Head of English (Middle School), is one of the most recent faces of Haileybury’s brilliant teaching. Clare joined the school in early 2020 and is one of the first teachers in Victoria to be appointed a Master Teacher by the Victorian Government.

She is one of nine teachers chosen to lead the inaugural year of the Teaching Excellence Program within the newly established Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership. The program is the first professional learning program of its kind in Australia. In 2022, Clare has worked in a team to support around 250 of the state’s brightest educators to advance their teaching skills, and the program will double in size from 2023 onwards.

“I always knew I wanted to teach — as a child I set up a classroom at my home and created worksheets and lessons for my friends when they came to play!” she says.

“My passion for English was fostered through a love for reading, and my English teachers, particularly in VCE. English can educate, inspire and allow someone to escape to a new world. It’s a place where challenging ideas and concepts can be explored.”

This year, Clare has had the opportunity to support highly skilled English teachers from around the state to learn new ways of educating their students, and to complete practitioner inquiries in their own classrooms.

“I feel very proud to be part of a program that has such a significant impact on education across Victoria,” says Clare.

“I am learning so much and I have been able to bring back that knowledge to share at Haileybury.”

Decades of brilliance

Long before Clare stepped into a classroom, many Haileybury teachers were inspiring and educating young minds. From the 1950s to 1996, John A. Neal taught countless mathematics and science students. He even travelled to the UK and USA to discover the most forward-thinking ways to teach science and brought them back to Haileybury.

For 30 years, Nick Tonkin also made his mark on students. Described as the ‘quintessential boys public school master’, Nick came to Haileybury in 1969 and taught Physics and Maths. Students remember his office as a chaotic arrangement of text books, hymn books, chalk, football boots, academic gowns, whistles and cricket bats!

Pioneering brilliance

In 1953, Elsie Simpson became the first librarian in the new Sholto Black Library and was the only female teacher in the

Senior School. Simpson Girls’ House at Keysborough is named in her honour.

Gary Shiell joined Haileybury in 1988 as a Year 8 homeroom teacher at Newlands. Two years later, he helped organise new Year 7 classes at Edrington, where he has been based ever since and taught mathematics, science, ICT, geography and coached AFL, cricket, soccer, basketball, cross country, touch rugby and handball.

“In my first term of my first year, a student in my homeroom lost their mum. That made me aware of the huge impact we can have on the lives of children — it is not just about the classes we take,” he says.

“My focus has been on Middle School students because if I can instil interest and passion at those early levels, students carry that through their VCE years and to university. Education is about making a reallife difference in the lives of students and encouraging them to do the best they can in everything.”

The three Es

Today, the pursuit of brilliant teaching is being led by Anna Sever, Deputy Principal (Teaching & Learning). Anna joined Haileybury in 2016 to enhance the three Es — education excellence, enterprise and entrepreneurship.

“In some ways, brilliant teaching is intangible. It is a culture of high expectations, hard work and collaboration, underpinned by our philosophy that ‘every student matters every day’,” she says.

“It’s a desire to always be better and to find the one-percenters and marginal gains that allow students to be successful. Always being restless, always asking why, and seeing the world through the lens of excellence makes a teacher ‘brilliant’.”

"In some ways, brilliant teaching is intangible. It is a culture of high expectations, hard work and collaboration underpinned by our philosophy that every student matters every day"

It’s all in the artistry

Art changes a person, and that’s true for students too. There are few things simpler than the therapeutic action of mixing paint or sketching shapes onto a blank piece of paper. The Visual Arts program at Haileybury is vast, varied and leaves both nothing – and everything – to the imagination.

Because of these opportunities, students who pass through the Haileybury program collect a number of skills and ideas on how to utilise creativity. We spoke to students of all ages, past and present, to learn what it is about art and creativity and how that passion is taken on in their every day lives.

Expressing creativity from ELC to VCE

Kendrick is a Year 11 student studying Studio Art and Visual Communication Design as part of his VCE folio. “My art subject is what I think about before I go to sleep each night. I love the creative freedom and, in this environment I feel accepted and appreciated”.

He’s most proud of his ‘Discovery’ series, which uses mixed media to create a piece representing his curiosity and aspiration to unlock something new – and that is exactly what he has achieved.

“It’s a work that gets more interesting as you look more closely, and it represents the limitless possibilities and opportunities that art has given me.”

The senior Visual Arts program has also inspired Year 10 student Tarika to enter her artwork into a competition, consequently winning first place. The self-portrait titled ‘Personality of Three’ is the culmination of a pencil and shading process that is at its core, Tarika herself. She noted that “it felt

amazing to have my art recognised by the Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre and the Dandenong Mayor.”

On the other side of campus Tailin is just beginning her creative journey. During the 2020 lockdown at the age of 3, Tailin’s parents enrolled her in a drawing class via Zoom where her passion for art grew. She has an exceptional eye for detail and very much enjoys representing her world through her pictures, commenting that she “loves drawing”. Now in Prep, Tailin’s favourite piece of artwork is titled ‘The Fish Tank’.

A ripple effect

This enthusiasm for the creative arts filters through the middle years as well, some student discovering their creative niche early on, and some as their art classes teach them new concepts and ways to express themselves.

“Engaging in creative work enhances many skills that apply to other areas of study and life. There is growing recognition of the value of creativity and how it contributes to other domains,” says Rachelle Rae, Head of Visual Arts.

Aurelia is a Year 8 student and says that “studying visual arts is a healthy distraction for me to take a break and relieve stress. It reminds me to stop and spend time doing things that I like.”

Beating his own drum

Former Product Design & Technology student, Sol Dasika (OH 2015), was inspired by the work of older students that he saw at school exhibitions. He was particularly ‘mesmerised’ by woodturning and during his VCE he produced wooden goblets, bowls and a surfboard as part of a class project.

Sol’s studies culminated with his timpani drums that won the VCAA Board Appreciation Award at Top Designs.

“Aside from the practical skills, I learned so much about problem solving and the need for patience and perseverance. It is hard to overstate the impact of the class,” says Sol.

"It really was instrumental to my growth at Haileybury. It proved a valuable lesson from my teachers that anything is possible."

Art beyond the classroom

Another former student Cassandra Min (OH 2013) specialises in abstract art and enjoys the freedom that stems from it. As part of VCE studio arts she explored the theme of classical music.

“At times, classical music seemed like a grand explosion of chords from a team of instruments that somehow combined to create something slightly magical to the listener. It’s a perfect balance of emotion, spontaneity and precision and that’s what I wanted to recreate in a visual format”.

From this vision Cassandra produced four large-scale acrylic on canvas artworks — the Symphony Series. Since leaving Haileybury she’s graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering and Architectural Design and is working as a transport planner.

Cassandra hasn’t dropped the paintbrush though, “last year I began painting again in my home studio and my work still embodies the essence of the techniques I developed during my final years at Haileybury.”

On the fast track

Haileybury has nurtured a long list of Olympians, AFL legends, swimming champions, and even a soon to be F1 driver, and the sporting success continues.

In the earliest days, school sport was mostly cricket, football and swimming. Today, students can choose from 38 different sports, “Haileybury values sport and activities as an integral part of a person’s physical and emotional development — the notion of healthy body, healthy mind is paramount,” says Sean Allcock, Director of Haileybury Sport.

We’ve spoken to four successful sportsmen and women about their achievements, highlights and future goals.

Victoria Na (OH 2008) Badminton Coach and Haileybury’s first female Olympian

Victoria joined Haileybury in Year 11 and graduated in 2008 but her links with the School remain. She coaches the Girls’ Badminton team and Na House at the City campus recognises Victoria’s achievement as Haileybury’s first female Olympian.

“I began playing badminton at nine — my father played

and used to take me to his local club.

By the time I arrived at Haileybury I competed in tournaments quite frequently and I was in the First Girls team. I was Captain in my final year.

I loved playing sport at school — I liked the girls on my team, I enjoyed taking the bus to Saturday morning sport and seeing my friends. During my final year I joined the cross-country team, too, because I wanted to do a sport that was entirely different from badminton. I wasn’t a great runner but the team and teachers were always encouraging.

In September 2011, I won my first international tournament and that’s when I became focused on the 2012 Olympics in London. I’d actually taken a break from the sport for about eight months but within a few months of playing again I won that international event and then made the Australian team.

Years after leaving Haileybury I am still very connected to the school through coaching. It’s like I’ve never really left.”

Oscar Piastri (OH 2019)

F1 racing driver

Oscar enrolled at Haileybury Brighton in Year 2. At the end of Year 9 he moved to England to pursue a racing career and attended Haileybury in the UK. Oscar is a FIA F3 and F2 Champion and recently signed with McLaren’s F1 team for 2023.

“I played cricket and AFL, and did athletics and obtained Colours for them.

I have fond memories of Mr Doran joining in our cricket games at lunchtimes! By

then I was already racing after starting remote control car racing with Dad when I was six. Then I was introduced to karting and began competing at 10.

At 14, I moved to the UK to experience karting in Europe and the following year I raced in British Formula 4 and came second in the championship.

I spent the next two years racing in Formula Renault, which is a European-based competition. I won the championship in my second year, won the F3 World Championship the following year and the year after that I won the F2 World Championship.

Winning three World Championships in succession, driving a F1 car during testing on several occasions, and twice receiving the Sir Jack Brabham Award for outstanding achievement, talent and determination in motorsport have been highlights.

I’ve been a full-time reserve driver for the Alpine F1 team and a part-time reserve driver so I’ve been at every F1 race this year in case a driver is unable to race.

My position takes me all over the world and I am constantly learning and being challenged mentally and physically. I’ve developed determination, mental strength and humility.

Getting a F1 seat in 2023 for McLaren is a dream come true.”

Sam Jeffree (OH 2016)

Australian equestrian rider

Sam represented Haileybury at the Interschool Nationals in eventing and dressage while he was also Eventing Captain of the state team and Equestrian Victoria Young Rider of the Year Eventing. This year he was proud to be named in Australia’s equestrian team.

“I began riding as a young child and was quite obsessed from an early age! I was lucky that my childcare worker had a pony called Moffat that I rode before I got my own pony and started pony club when I was seven.

While I was at Haileybury I was a very active rider for the School and represented Haileybury at interschool national events. In 2016, I went to

Nationals and won Champion Prix St Georges in Dressage. That same year I was also awarded Haileybury Senior Honours, a Haileybury medal and a Haileybury Exceptional Achievement Award of which I am very proud!

This year I was very proud to make the Australian team — it has been a longterm goal of mine to represent Australia and a lot of hard work has gone into this. I trained hard through COVID and am lucky to have a great group of horses, owners and supporters around me.

I’m looking forward to being part of the National Team and to learn from the more experienced riders and coaches. I hope this will be a stepping stone to a World Games or Olympic selection down the track.”

Amy Lawton (OH 2019)

Hockeyroo

Amy began playing hockey when she was eight-yearsold but during her time at Haileybury she was an energetic all-rounder who also excelled in triathlon and athletics. In 2019, the year she graduated, she was awarded a place with the Australian women’s national field hockey team, the Hockeyroos.

“I began playing hockey when Mum and Dad noticed an advertisement in my primary school newsletter. My parents had played a little and because I was super active, they suggested I give it a try.

As soon as I started playing, I loved it. At Haileybury, playing with the Hearts was some of the most fun hockey I ever played, winning three premierships.

The year I graduated was a big year. I played my first games for the Hockeyroos on Anzac Day 2019. I spent a lot of time being driven to hockey and studying and doing homework in the car! Teachers were a great support during that hectic year and without their help I don’t think I would have achieved success in hockey and got the ATAR I wanted.

Being part of the Tokyo Olympics and the recent Commonwealth Games in the UK was special. My family travelled to the UK and looking up at them in the stands as I received a silver medal was a huge moment.

Now I’m studying prosthetics and orthotics, working at a clinic and continuing to train with the national team as we look to the Paris Olympics.”

Giving Day changes lives

The inaugural Haileybury Foundation Giving Day in August was a resounding success.

Our aim was to engage with more members of the Haileybury community and to share the story of Haileybury Foundation’s great work with more people within our community. Importantly, Giving Day aimed to provide fully funded scholarships to students who would otherwise never be able to attend our School.

To have 209 donors contribute $181,561 on our first Giving Day was a wonderful result. The gift of an education is the best gift anyone can provide, and we are delighted to tell you that, due to the success of the event, two students will be the beneficiaries of the new Haileybury 130 Scholarships.

From the generous donations received from the Giving Day, two new students will be joining the Berwick and Brighton campuses in 2023.

Noriah will join the Berwick campus in Year 9. Her interests include writing stories, reading fiction books, playing soccer and gardening. She also loves spending time with her family and friends, playing soccer and Korean dance, especially KPOP.

Marley will commence at Brighton as a Year 7 student. Marley’s favourite activities include AFL, basketball, weekly keyboard lessons, surfing and skateboarding. Her favourite author is Morris Gleitzman and she loves competing against her brother in chess. In the past few months, Marley has taken up beach volleyball and recently auditioned for her school play and was given a lead role.

Like Noriah, Marley is excited to attend Haileybury thanks to the support of our Giving Day donors whose every cent supports these scholarships.

In particular, our thanks are extended to our matching donors. Their vision to contribute before the Giving Day allowed all donations to be doubled.

They are: Tom Poulton (OH '66) and Wendy Peter Derek Scott Neil and Annie Sutcliffe Morgan’s Foundation

Old Haileyburians Association Martin Ambrens (OH '69) Duncan Sutherland (OH '59) Peter Marriott (OH '74) John de Wijn (OH '69)

The Estate of Anthony Avery Grenda Foundation School Pix Aquastar Swim Schools Clearwater Plumbing Chartwells Mercedes-Benz Berwick

Thank you to our wonderful community. Through your support, Haileybury Foundation continues to change the lives of students. We look forward to sharing the journey of all our scholarship students as they immerse themselves in our School.

If you would like to support the Haileybury Foundation through a donation, please scan the QR code.

In 2023, a record number of Haileybury Foundation scholarships will be offered, including nine new scholarships.

In total, around 30 young people will be able to enjoy a Haileybury education and the opportunities and experiences that are part of that journey.

“The real and lasting impacts of a scholarship can’t be under-estimated,” says Russell Davidson, Director of Development & Alumni Relations.

“All the Foundation’s scholarships go to young men and women who would not otherwise be able to afford a Haileybury education and the support of donors has a great deal of impact,” he says.

“Students are graduating and going to university and from there they move into various jobs. So many of them have benefited. Our scholarship students make the very most of the opportunities available to them at Haileybury and they thrive in a way that would never have been possible without the support of our donors.”

The Haileybury Foundation keeps donors up to date with progress of the students they support and arranges events where students and donors can meet and get to know each other better.

“Students and donors meet in person at least once a year and donors receive regular updates on how students are progressing, so they can follow that student all the way through their time at

the school. They see the very tangible impact they have on a young life,” says Russell.

Charlie Gillott (Year 12) is a recipient of the Ian W Cox Scholarship. He has maintained close contact with the family supporting his scholarship and has written to them about his experiences at the school and about the opportunities and growth he has enjoyed.

“Maybe I am in denial that there is only a handful of school weeks left before I finish my last SACs and exams and exit the school gates for the last time as a student,” writes Charlie.

“It almost feels as if I’m in university already, with every class I find that my teachers are not just teaching me the skills to succeed in my studies but are planting seeds of growth for when my exams are over. Take my psychology teacher. I found psychology rather difficult to grasp but my teacher has this awesome down-to-earth relationship with us and explains the concepts with a mature and scientific approach but in an easily digestible way. It pays to have the coolest teachers!

“I couldn’t play sport this term due to an injury but was lucky enough to be timekeeper for the 1st football team.

But I am proud of my friend, Liam. Liam and I played rugby as soon as we could for Haileybury in Year 7 and did we fall in love with the sport! At first, Liam was reluctant to get into the gritty parts of the sport but would still find himself in useful positions …

“In Year 9 I had to stop playing after a string of injuries but I was sitting in the common room when the season started and saw this sweaty, muddy man stroll in with a huge grin on his face! Turns out that Liam’s the captain now and absolutely tearing up the pitch! It’s great when you do something spectacular, but to see your good friend grow and change and work hard to achieve — that’s something else.”

Charlie has also described his immense gratitude for the life changing opportunity to be able to study at Haileybury.

“There is no end to my gratitude for your contribution to my time as a student at Haileybury,” writes Charlie.

“I am no longer counting down the days until I finish school — I think I will just live in the moment. My Mum and I are so incredibly thankful for your generosity and the relief and reassurance it brings us.

“We often talk about how we would love to provide a scholarship to someone in the future as, not only do I know how amazing it is to receive an exemplary education at this school, I know there are countless students in the world who deserve to exist in our loving and welcoming community.

“You have been one of my greatest driving factors and emboldening figures Mrs Cox — not just in school — and I thank you and Mr Cox deeply.”

Charlie's story

From the President

BRAD HYDE (OH ’82) President of the Old Haileyburians Association

Much like the rest of Australia, as 2022 has progressed the OHA began to emerge from two years of strange times.

It has been delightful to see the traditional program of events and club fixtures return to the roster. Personally, 2022 marks my ‘Forty Years On’ and so it was a great thrill to be able to catch up with old friends, relive memories of what we were like and share stories of what is new in our lives.

However, the OHA is so much more than this; yes, the program is focussed on ‘staying connected’, however, the definition of what that practically means continues to expand.

This is best illustrated by new initiatives such as our Mentoring Program offering opportunities for alumni to contribute to the development of others in a formal structured manner.

Similarly, the launch of our new website returned our association to the forefront of communications with our membership, and presents a contemporary, representative view of our Association and membership.

When we think of our membership, how we define an Old Haileyburian in 2022 is so much broader than anyone might

first think. When asked to do so, what pops into the mind’s eye is probably a reflection of our own experiences.

On Council we are challenging that view and will continue to do so. Haileybury College, Haileybury Girls College, four Melbourne campuses, Haileybury Rendall School in Darwin, Tianjin in China and Haileybury Pangea emerging, now describe to me an Old Haileyburian!

In finding our way to that answer, our program must be more representative, and to enable that we will be more representative on the OHA Council as well.

Whilst our OHA office has undergone some change during the year, the team continued to develop and deliver innovative support programs and initiatives the envy of our peers. In early 2022, we farewelled Hayley Denny who contributed significantly to our digital and communications advancement during the pandemic. We are delighted to have brought on board Cristina Zannoni as Events Coordinator, James Green as Digital Engagement and Data Coordinator and we welcome the promotion of Kylie Philips into the role of Operations Lead.

At the recent AGM we farewelled from Council Peter Sise and Grace Sutcliffe. Our thanks to each of these councillors

OHA contacts

for their commitment and dedication to the OHA. Both have brought great purpose to their contributions and we greatly appreciate their volunteerism. Our continuing councillors similarly give of their time and expertise and show great devotion and commitment to their roles. I thank them for their efforts and passion.

Executive Director, Russell Davidson continues to inspire and drive innovation and great outcomes within the OHA office. His encyclopaedic knowledge of our membership and genuine care for the welfare of Old Haileyburians is remarkable. It is significantly due to Russell’s efforts and drive that our Association has emerged from the pandemic stronger than we entered it.

The year ahead will be one where council and our program grows in depth and we will challenge traditional views of our Alumni Association. The diversity of our membership is unparalleled amongst Australian schools; our great challenge is to match that diversity and inclusiveness with our representation and program offering.

Our world has changed and yet the desire for us to stay connected as a society remains. How that happens may be different, but rest assured, your Association will evolve, adapt and be ready to respond.

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT AND ALUMNI RELATIONS Russell Davidson (OH ’86) russell.davidson@haileybury.vic.edu.au +61 3 9904 6140

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE OPERATIONS LEAD Kylie Phillips kylie.phillips@haileybury.vic.edu.au +61 3 9904 6146

DEVELOPMENT OFFICE EVENTS COORDINATOR Cristina Zannoni cristina.zannoni@haileybury.vic.edu.au +61 3 9904 6141

DIGITAL ENGAGEMENT AND DATA COORDINATOR James Green james.green@haileybury.vic.edu.au

OHA COUNCIL

President: Brad Hyde (OH ’82) Vice-President: James Kemper (OH 2012) Treasurer: Ian Clydesdale (OH ’77) Councillors: Clayton Ford (OH '91) Gerard Garson (OH 2002) Millie Hogben (OH 2013) Kym Huynh (OH 2002) Brad Petry (OH 2001)

WEBSITE oha.org.au

OHA SOCIALS

STAYING CONNECTED FOR LIFE

The Old Haileyburians Association are community focused allies of the School, passionate in staying connected with Alumni and the broader Haileybury Community beyond the School Years. Once a Haileyburian, always a Haileyburian.

SPONSORSHIP

The Old Haileyburians Association is delighted to announce that MercedesBenz Berwick have committed as our major sponsor for the seventh consecutive year.

We are delighted to advise members that in 2022, a purchase of a vehicle through Mercedes-Benz Berwick will ensure that Haileybury community members will receive an exclusive capped price servicing plan and an outstanding deal on any vehicle traded in. Additionally, Mercedes-Benz Berwick will donate $500 to the Haileybury Foundation for any vehicle purchased by a Haileybury community member, in addition to a very generous upfront contribution.

OHA Week

In August we held our inaugural OHA Week. The week brought together students from across the Senior and Middle Schools to learn more about their alma mater, the people that have been part of the H aileybury community before them, and the opportunities awaiting them after they leave t he School

Snacks, songs and sun

A range of food trucks were on hand to serve up some delicious snacks, Skratch DJ played some tunes and there were bean bags to relax in as the sun finally broke through the clouds. Thanks to alumni from the OHA Football and Cricket Clubs who volunteered to help run these activities.

Pre-Senior students enjoyed bubble soccer, a group fitness session with fitness coach Chris Poppleton, martial arts with Allstars Martial Arts Defence Academy, giant games, and a class on how to draw caricatures with talented artist, Anthony Pascoe. There was also painting with The Art Factory and a relaxing yoga session as part of their OHA Week experience.

Alumni success stories

hands-on presentation about the life of a paramedic.

Bowling, ball skills and a BBQ Mark Thompson (OH '82), President of the OHA Bowls Club, showed students how to bowl like Olympic champions and Marc Peterson (OH '98) inspired future female engineers with a powerful workshop on Women in Engineering and Construction.

Our AFL and AFLW superstars, and this year’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award winners, Cody Weightman (OH 2019) and Alice Burke (OH 2020), along with Jessica Matin (OH 2020), gave a masterclass on the Rendall Oval for any students seeking to improve their footy skills.

OHA Week has been launched with three objectives — to raise awareness of the OHA for our current students, to highlight the activities and services that the OHA can offer alumni, and we also want to showcase the achievements of prominent Old Haileyburians.

The first main event of the week was the Senior School’s special day, which began with the presentation of the Outstanding Young Alumni Awards. The weather wasn’t in our favour but that didn’t discourage the Senior School students from making the most of the on-site mini carnival’s activities — from bubble soccer to mini golf.

Former Outstanding Young Alumni Award winner, Hayley Marlow (OH 2013), founder of Colours & Honey, ran a jewellery design workshop and helped students create beautiful acrylic earrings and key rings. Barbara van der Merwe (OH 2015), also a former Outstanding Young Alumni Award winner and founder of Money Matters, gave a presentation on the hidden costs of buying a car and other important financial considerations for young people.

Tom Bainbridge (OH 2008), another previous Outstanding Young Alumni Award winner and a well-known standup comedian, had students in stitches and encouraged them to try stand-up comedy for themselves. Brent Law (OH '92), a MICA Paramedic, brought along a MICA vehicle and gave students a

Thanks to the School, OHA Council, staff, alumni volunteers and to the students for making OHA Week a huge success. We look forward to OHA Week 2023 being even bigger and better!

OHA Medallist

C2021hris Pfeiffer was announced as the winner of the prestigious Old Haileyburians Association (OHA) Medal. The medal was awarded for the 14 th time at the Founders Day Assembly, held in Aikman Hall at Keysborough. The award was presented by OHA President, Brad Hyde (OH '82).

The Old Haileyburians Association Medal is awarded to an Old Haileyburian in recognition and appreciation of exceptional achievement to the community beyond expectation in their field of endeavour. Given that there are now in excess of 18,000 members of the Old Haileyburians Association, to be awarded this medal is a major achievement in one’s life.

Chris attended Haileybury from 1960–1966 and thereafter Knox Grammar School until 1968. Chris then completed his university studies at the University of Sydney and Riverina College of Advanced

Education (now Charles Sturt University).

After ten years working for Lindemans Wines, Chris and his wife Robyn purchased the Seppelt’s Distillery in Rutherglen and commenced Pfeiffer wines situated in one of the most idyllic settings in Rutherglen. Over time, they have developed Pfeiffer Wines from a direct to consumer winery to a winery with now significant national and international distribution.

Pfeiffer Wines has been awarded the top grading regularly and has been a James Halliday Five Star Winery for over 10 years.

Chris regularly provides industry representation and advocacy to government through industry groups and the wider business community. Amongst many roles, he was Chair of The Winemakers of Rutherglen for 21 years, a Board Member of Victorian Wine Industry Association and Foundation Board member of Victorian Winery Tourism

Council, which developed wine tourism across Victoria.

He is a regular wine show judge and has presided over many, including Royal Melbourne, Royal Hobart and Royal Queensland Shows, and the National Wine Show.

Chris has been recognised for his services to the wine industry on a number of occasions. He was awarded the 2007 President’s Medal for services to the Royal Agricultural Society of Victoria, the Victorian Wine Industry Association Distinguished Service Award, also in 2007, and the icing on the cake was being awarded an OAM for services to the wine industry in 2012.

In 2023, Chris will celebrate his 50 th Australian Vintage as a winemaker.

Congratulations Chris!

The future is bright

The Outstanding Young Alumni Awards are presented each year across five fields of expertise — Arts, Business, Sport, STEM and Community. Nominees must have graduated from Haileybury within the past 12 years, have made significant achievements in their field of endeavour and have been an inspiration to others.

Former winners Barbara van der Merwe (OH 2015), Lachlan Coman (OH 2017), Nicholas Donato (OH 2009), Alex Oman (OH 2012) and Matthew Rogers (OH 2015) joined this year’s winners on stage.

Congratulations to the following Old Haileyburians who were awarded Outstanding Young Alumni Awards for 2022.

Business – Gus Coleman and Lara Cruise (both OH 2019)

Gus and Lara are co-founders of clothing brand Monsieur Monet, a social enterprise which donates 50% of all profits to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. It has been endorsed by key public and political figures in Australia, including former minister of foreign affairs Julie Bishop and current Greens party leader and MP Adam Bandt. The brand recently began selling internationally and now has customers around the world, including in the US, Canada, Europe and the UK.

Community – Mayank Sohani (OH 2015)

Founded by Mayank, Ujjwal Chaudhry and Sunny Bahuguna, Bottled Up Mental Health

Podcast is about men creating conversations with other men about mental health and wellbeing. It provides a platform for people to share their journeys and mental health stories in the hope of inspiring others to do the same.

Community – Liam Stocker (OH 2017)

Liam opened up on his battle with anxiety and the impact on his AFL career in a new video released by Beyond Blue in the hope of encouraging conversations with mates, family and loved ones about anxiety and depression.

Sport – Alice Burke (OH 2020)

Alice was drafted to St Kilda as a father/ daughter selection in 2020 and she debuted for St Kilda against the Western Bulldogs in the 2021 AFLW season. Alice has played 13 games for the Saints and in 2021 she was named in the VFLW team of the year.

Sport – Bella Eddey (OH 2019)

Bella was selected by North Melbourne at pick 13 in the 2020 AFLW draft. She was awarded a Rising Star nomination in round 7 of the 2021 season. She has played in 21 AFLW games and kicked four goals.

Sport – Max King (OH 2018)

Max was drafted at pick 4 by St Kilda in the 2018 AFL draft. After suffering a season-ending knee injury while playing for Haileybury, he has made a wonderful comeback and has played in 53 games and kicked 98 goals, including 52 goals in 2022.

Sport – Cody Weightman (OH 2019)

In the 2019 AFL draft, Cody was taken at pick 15 by the Western Bulldogs. Since joining the team, he has made a huge impact and was lucky enough to play in the 2021 AFL Grand Final in Perth against eventual AFL premiers, Melbourne.

STEM – Jackson Heilberg (OH 2012)

Registered nurse, Jackson Heilberg, launched The Nurse Break in 2019 which has rapidly and organically become Australia’s largest and most popular free open-access nursing blog. The platform allows for the sharing of experiences and breaks down public and societal misconceptions about the diverse role of a nurse.

STEM – Annie Lepustin (OH 2012)

Annie has shown outstanding work and commitment as an occupational therapist. While working at Care Squared, Annie was their best performing OT across Australia. She has recently expanded her own OT business and has been mentoring future OT students who want to enter the profession or who are beginning their career.

Arts – OHA Dance Club

The OHA Dance Club has been one of the OHA’s leading Clubs for the past five years. In that time, they have experienced extraordinary success at State and National titles while giving back on a large scale to the equally successful Haileybury Dance program.

Working on the wild side

James Chiefalo (OH 2012)

Not everyone gets to follow their childhood dream, but James did just that! From the age of five, James’s dream was to be a zoo keeper so whilst most boys were playing with Tonka trucks, he was playing with plush animals and watching David Attenborough documentaries.

James completed a Bachelor degree majoring in Zoology, Conservation Biology at Monash University. He took a gap semester to travel and volunteer for some amazing organisations including Free The Bears in Cambodia and The Kevin Richardson Wildlife Sanctuary in South Africa, where he assisted with husbandry practices, poaching patrols and wildlife tracking surveys.

James is now a primates zoo keeper at the Melbourne Zoo and cares for a wide range

of primates ranging from a 185kg silverback gorilla to a 500g tamarin.

Some may think being a zoo keeper is merely playing with the animals, however, James’s day involves so much more! He looks after the animals’ medication, cleans up after them, and prepares and provides their food. Various devices including kongs are used to promote natural feeding behaviours. Kongs are filled with cooked veggies or peanut butter, and the animals are encouraged to use tools, such as sticks, to extract the food.

Training is another significant part of James’ role. He trains the animals to participate in their own health care and the animals choose whether to participate. James is currently training a silverback gorilla for a cardiac ultrasound. He is

teaching him to present his chest and accept a probe on his chest to scan his heart.

Funniest moment — “the occasional poo on the head!”

Most rewarding moment — “watching the animals in my care grow and develop, and their personalities blossom. Knowing you have done the best for them every day.”

Scariest moment — “nothing so far… you have to have respect for the animals and the job.”

James is a mad Richmond supporter and he recalls receiving a great deal of stick for barracking for them at school. He is looking forward to giving it back to his peers at the Class of 2012’s 10-year reunion.

Hands on health

Dr Tiana Sirgiovanni (OH 2015)

With the help of a written reference from a Haileybury teacher, Tiana received the George Alexander Foundation Scholarship to complete a Bachelor of Health Science (Osteopathy) at Victoria University. She also has a Masters of Health Science (Osteopathy) and had her thesis, ‘Patient expectations of manual vs non-manual treatment in osteopathy’, published in the International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. Needless to say, Tiana is very thankful to this teacher!

Tiana was in a car accident when she was 13 years old. No one was badly injured, however, she did need treatment for whiplash so her mum took her to an osteopath. Tiana saw the benefits of these holistic treatments where her whole body, rather than just the presenting complaint, was treated using a variety of techniques including soft tissue massage and spinal manipulation. This was the catalyst for Tiana’s decision to become an osteopath. She loves how osteopathy doesn’t only look at the spine, it can treat anything including headaches, jaw pain, shoulder pain, knee pain and ankle pain as well as taking into account other factors that may be contributing to pain e.g. work/car/sleep ergonomics, lifestyle and diet.

In order to grow and develop her osteo skills, Tiana needed to venture out of Victoria. Nearly a year ago, a fantastic opportunity presented in Townsville and

Tiana hasn’t looked back. She is absolutely loving the Queensland lifestyle! Tiana has also commenced a 12-month yoga teacher training course, as osteopathy and yoga do intertwine, and has an incredibly useful Instagram account @thatosteochick where she offers advice that includes video exercises.

During her university studies, Tiana coached volleyball at Haileybury and

also supervised exams. She thoroughly enjoyed returning to the school and reacquainting herself with so many of her terrific teachers.

On a personal note, Tiana is fond of film photography and would like to devote more time to this hobby.

Thanks for staying connected Tiana, and keep living your best life!

The Haileybury community is saddened by the recent passing of Morris Brown (OH ‘56) — Morris devoted much of his life to Haileybury. He commenced here as a student at three and a half years of age. He went on to become a Prefect, and a successful cricketer and footballer at Senior School level. He captained the athletics team to its first AGSV Premiership in 1956.

David Bradshaw appointed him as a student teacher at the Junior School at Brighton in 1957, and Morris went on to a distinguished teaching and administrative career. He taught primary classes, and physical education and sport until 1974. The new Principal, Michael Aikman, then chose to use Morris’ talents to coordinate sports throughout the School, so Morris moved to the Senior School in Keysborough.

Haileybury sport was on an upward spiral from this point, and the School’s successive APS Athletics Premierships in the early 1980s were a high point in his career. The School continued to perform well in all sports during this golden period.

In 1990, Morris left Haileybury to become the full-time APS Secretary. This meant he had jurisdiction over all aspects of the sporting programs of Melbourne’s most prominent private schools. During this testing time, the number of sports increased, and the competition was extended to include boys and girls. Morris brought all his skills to bear and after a successful period in the role, he retired at the end of 2003.

However, then Principal, Robert Pargetter, was looking to bolster the teaching of games and sports, and in the following year he enticed Morris to return to Haileybury

on a part-time basis. In particular he wanted Morris to implement the new sporting schedule for girls. Furthermore, almost to this day, at over 80 years of age, he continued to serve Haileybury each week in teaching young children the basics of sports and the importance of fair play.

Morris was a proud Old Haileyburian and regular convenor and attendee of events all over the state involving his peer group. He maintained strong friendships with a large number of former classmates, students and staff.

It’s hard to summarise in a few words his long career, but his qualities stood out like beacons: his deep affection for the students and staff under his care, his calm, analytical and scrupulously fair approach, and his total commitment to every task he undertook. These things underpinned his magnificent contribution to Haileybury.

OHA clubs

OHA Clubs provide our community with the opportunity to stay connected through like-minded interests. Whether it’s through sport, the arts or a virtual game with the eSports crew, the OHA has you covered. Discover the list of clubs on offer through the OHA website.

Cricket Season 2022/23 commenced featuring three teams this season. Two senior men's (Bloods) and one senior women's (Hearts) in the MCC Club XI Competition and Cricket Southern Bayside Women's (CSBW), respectively.

Our women’s team is now entering its third season, with many of the Hearts also in their third-ever season of cricket. The Hearts continue to go from strength to strength and are keen to keep improving and learning more about the game of cricket.

Our men’s teams are looking to rediscover what makes this game great after two interrupted seasons brought on by the pandemic.

Even with the season underway, new members are always welcome. The club caters for players of all abilities and prides itself on being a fun, relaxed and welcoming place to play cricket and socialise.

To be part of this fantastic club, whether it be as a player, volunteer or social club member (bring a mate too) contact ohacricket@outlook.com or follow us on social media.

Football

In tough and uncompromising conditions at Elsternwick Park, the Senior Men’s team was triumphant in winning the 2022 Premiership against University Blacks. Congratulations to Captain James Paul (OH 2010), Coach Daniel Ward and the entire playing group. The team now heads to the Premier section in 2023.

After navigating the treacherous COVID-19 challenges over the last couple of seasons, we have emerged with a record 165 registered players across our four teams.

Through out the season, our Thursday night dinners where all teams are in attendance at our Caulfield South home have been great fun and the club has provided first rate football, coaching and physio facilities for both the women’s and men’s programs.

Our afternoon teas at half time of the men’s senior home matches continued to excel and represented the best $5 you will ever spend! This year, our Hearts hosted their supporters and their opposition in their own after match post each home game, which proved to be extremely popular for all involved.

We invite anyone interested to see our facilities and be part of the community. It’s a great way to help transition post school days into the wider world and workforce, but most importantly, it’s a lot of fun and a great way to still catch up with your school friends

If you have any questions about the club, feel free to reach out via email to info@oldhaileyburyafc.com.au or contact us on 0419 604 003.

MICK CONSTABLE (OH '84) President

Bowls

OHA Bowls has been a revelation this season. Over thirty Old Haileyburians have become actively involved in the weekly competition and training sessions held at Cheltenham Bowls Club.

In its first season as a regular competition club we have had members bowling for the first time and performing extremely well. In addition, many of our players have been bowling for years which has created a wonderful mix of camaraderie and a tremendous environment. Players have ranged in age from 22–72 with a common love of sport, good humour and competitive spirit.

Our club has been brilliantly led by Mark Thompson (OH '82), Jim Bonwick (OH '67) and Andrew Bonwick (OH '88). A special mention also goes to the Cheltenham Bowls Club who have been superb in welcoming our members as friends of their club.

Congratulations to our inaugural Club Champion, Andrew Penaluna (OH 2004) who defeated Mark Thompson for the title at our break up event in April.

New members are always welcome and encouraged to venture down to Cheltenham on Monday afternoons from 5.30 pm in the warmer months. Contact us at mark. thompson15@bigpond.com.

MARK THOMPSON (OH '82) President

ISANGA NAINHABO (OH 2010) President

Netball

After a very inconsistent year, with the season on and off again, we are grateful to have seen 2022 reintroduce sport on a regular basis. With that, we have loved being able to reincorporate weekly mid-week netball! This season, more than ever, we are appreciative to be able to play together once more and have the opportunity to work on our skills. Of course, we have had a few setbacks with players one by one being hit by COVID-19 and everyone being out one week at a time. In the season just passed we were very happy with our result, both the mixed team and the women’s team made the semi final in their respective competition and played heart fought games to only narrowly lose.

Our new season will begin in early February and we hope to build on the previous seasons efforts.

Currently our club consists of a women’s team and a mixed team playing across two locations, at Monash Sport and at Glen Eira Sports and Aquatic Centre. Looking forward, we are hoping to add a second women’s team, as well as this there is also positions available in our Monday night women's team. For more information or if you would just like to connect with us please send us an email.

SOPHIE LEGGOS (OH 2008)

President

Cross Country

At the midway point of the season, the club faces a real challenge to avoid relegation from division one for the first time in 30 years. The last couple of premiership events will be telling in our hope to maintain our unbroken status in the top tier of the APSOC competition. From an individual perspective, Sammy Prime has been the standout athlete, with a win in the Churchill Park 6km event. This was our first individual victory in a number of years. In the over-age categories, Douglas Lee (OH '76) has been a strong performer across the season with a victory and a number of placings in the M60 category. Defending M50 Athlete of the Year, Dean Gasson and Scott Peacock (OH '93) (M40) have also finished on the podium at multiple events so far this season.

Please contact us on 0425 711 390 if you are interested in getting involved.

ANDREW SCOTT (OH '90) President Hockey

The OHA Hockey Club’s two teams have completed a most-welcome winter season for 2022! This is a relief to all the players since COVID-19 meant no winter season at all in 2020 and only half the season in 2021!

Our women’s team played in Women’s Pennant E – South East grade, which was

a promotion from Metro 1 previously. Our men’s team played in Metro 2 South, as usual! Both teams were competitive in their grade, winning, drawing and losing matches during the season. The women just missed out on the finals, finishing fifth out of 10 teams. The men finished in eighth place out of 11 teams, with numerous narrow losses to higher teams. Our players enjoyed the hockey and playing as a team in any case!

Some great milestones were achieved this season – 700 games for Clark Anstis (OH '75), 600 games for John Bishop (OH '83), 250 for Lisa Emery and 200 for Lauren Barnes, Dy Vy Nguyen and Del Salter. Congratulations for your wonderful contributions to the Club – and thank you! With a maximum of 18 rounds per season plus any finals, these milestones all represent a significant dedication to the Club.

The virus reduces our player numbers now and then, so we would be very happy for new players from the School and elsewhere – come and join the fun and games, whatever your standard! Get in touch with the hockey Bloods via the OHA website, the OHAHC website or else email ohahockeyclub@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you!

CLARK ANSTIS (OH '75)

President

OHA events

Sip & Paint

The Sip & Paint event, one of the newest events on the OHA calendar, was held on the Victoria Star boat. Participants had the opportunity to let their creative juices flow whilst enjoying delicious canapes and plenty of good cheer.

Mentor event

Golf Day

1The OHA Golf Day was re-scheduled from September to January and was played on a most outstanding course at Southern Golf Club in very warm conditions.

First XI Cricket Reunion

The second Former First XI Cricket Reunion was another tremendous success with Ian Clydesdale (OH '77), a member of the First XI team in 1976 and 1977, speaking to the players before the match and tossing the coin. The OHA looks forward to running similar events for First Football, soccer and netball sides.

Class of 1982 – 40-year Reunion

The Class of 1982 kicked off our first reunion of the year and headed to The Deck in Brighton. It was wonderful to see our alumni reconnecting, reminiscing and sharing a laugh over a beautiful sit-down dinner.

Founders Day

Founders Day saw the Class of 1982 invited to attend a special assembly in their honour. The Founders Day sees alumni formally inducted into the ’40-Years-On Club’ and allows current Senior School students to show their respect to former students’ past. The assembly also announced the winner of the prestigious OHA Medal and is an important fixture on the OHA calendar.

Class of 1977 – 45-year Reunion

The Class of 1977 celebrated their 45 Year Reunion with great gusto at The Prince in St Kilda, attended by 30 former classmates. The same number were an apology for the evening and are looking forward to their 50year reunion in 2027.

The OHA was delighted to kick-off our fresh new Mentor Program for 2022. As part of the interactive workshop, our mentors and mentees discussed the importance of having a growth mindset and used the SMART goal setting tool to structure their goals. During the evening, our 3 guest speakers shared their top tips for establishing a successful mentoring relationship.

We look forward to sharing the mentoring journey with all of our mentors and mentees in the months ahead as they focus on three key growth areas: Self, Family and Business.

Class of 1962 – 60-year Reunion

The Class of 1962 gathered for their 60-Year Reunion at the Marine Hotel in Brighton. A delicious lunch and many a tale was thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Class of 2012 – 10-year Reunion

The 10 Year Reunion was held at Valhalla in Melbourne and what a fantastic venue and night it was! Congratulations to the 100+ attendees for staying connected with each other and the School.

Cocktail Masterclass

The attendees at the OHA Cocktail Masterclass had a blast in this 2-hour cocktail masterclass which included a drink on arrival and a cocktail making lesson where they learnt how to successfully make three cocktails!

Whisky Tasting

The OHA Whisky Tasting event was another huge open member success on at Beneath Driver Lane. Alumni were treated to a whisky highball cocktail, grazing platters and a Japanese whisky flight tasting!

Former First XVIII Footballers Reunion

After the disappointment of having to cancel last year’s inaugural Former First XVIII Footballers Reunion, we were

delighted to finally welcome back our former male First XVIII football players to Haileybury. They were amazed at the high quality of the match and the condition of the Rendall Oval. It was a wonderful day capped off by a stirring victory by Haileybury and it was brilliant to see many familiar faces. We look forward to continuing this tradition.

Class of 1992 – 30-year Reunion

The Class of 1992 were in fine spirits as they celebrated their 30-year reunion at our City campus overlooking the city skyline and beautiful Flagstaff Gardens. The drinks were flowing, the dinner was delectable, and the conversation was delightful!

Event schedule

OHA Members can access the event schedule online via https://oha.org.au/events/ for online tickets and event galleries.

2022 - 2023 Events

Class of 2000 20-year Reunion 21 October

Class of 2001 20-year Reunion 21 October

Class of 2002 20-year Reunion 21 October

Class of 1972 50-year Reunion 28 October

Clark Club Luncheon 28 October

Brisbane Chapter Reunion 3 November

Class of 1997 25-year Reunion 11 November

Class of 2017 5-year Reunion 18 November

Class of 1987 35-year Reunion 25 November

Class of 1983 40-year Reunion 3 February

Founders Day Assembly and OHA Medal Ceremony 7 February

Former 1st X1 Cricketers event 17 February

Class of 1978 45-year Reunion 3 March

Berwick Generations Breakfast 9 March

Sip and Paint - Open Member 17 March

Boutique Industry Luncheon 30 March Ken Phillips Sporting Day 2 April

life

Welcome to the world

Dayna Buchanan (née Schinz) (OH 2007) and Sam welcomed a beautiful boy, Ruben Roo on 21 January.

Joanna Hawley (OH 2009) and Daniel Harrison (OH 2009) on the birth of their precious girl Norah Harrison born on 1 June.

Jesse and Grace Liang (née Wong) (OH 2009) announced the safe arrival of Ezekiel Jozef Xuan Liang on 3 April.

Brede Seccull (OH 2011) and Cassie were blessed with a second daughter, Peach James Keele-Seccull on 27 March.

Ben Syme-Ross (OH 2008) and Leng Tiet (OH 2009) and Poppy the dog celebrated the birth of Zoey on 12 March.

Natalie Zagrodzki (OH 2007) and David welcomed their first child Zoe Londyn Cunningham on 18 April in the UK.

We wish them all the best for the exciting journey ahead and hope sleep comes easy to all!

Life celebrations

Congratulations to Emily Wilson (OH 2014) and Jack O’Toole (OH 2013) on their marriage in Haileybury’s Bradshaw Chapel on 14 April.

Mark Irwin (OHA 2013), Eliza Wilson (OH 2012) and Beth Wilson (OH 2016) were also in the wedding party... a true Hearts/ Bloods affair!

Emily and Jack met at a school party way back in 2012, dated all through school, and now have the rest of their lives to look forward to together.

Baby Ruben

Baby Zoey

Baby Zoe

Baby Norah

Baby Peach

Baby Ezekiel

In loving memory

The Old Haileyburians Association is always saddened when we hear of the passing of members. We choose to celebrate their lives through our ‘In Loving Memory’ articles. We encourage the Haileybury Community to take a moment to read through the articles and share in the celebration of life.

In recent months, we are saddened by the passing of the following Old Haileyburians:

Alex Beulke (OH 2018)

Dr Craig Blandy (OH ’72)

Dr Craig Blandy (OH ’72) sadly passed away on 3 October 2021. Craig was Monash University’s first Chief Medical Officer. He developed and led at Monash the first multi campus university health service for students and staff to achieve national accreditation as a general practice.

peacefully on 30 April after a fierce battle against cancer. David was a Pipe Major in 1982 and a valued staff member of the Camp Pelican from 1988–1990. He was a wonderful gentleman, admired by all, and a fitness fanatic who loved running in ultramarathons.

Bruce Healey (OH '65)

was outstanding, and emphasised his dedication and long-term commitment to Haileybury. He presided over many weddings of former students in the

Graeme was devoted to caring for the individual needs of his students and staff. Known affectionately to all as “the Vicar”, he provided an empathetic ear and a guiding hand to those who needed comfort and support in difficult times, and shared their joy in times of

William Buckland (OH '40)

William Buckland (OH '40) passed away on Christmas Eve 2021, after a wonderful life of nearly 98 years. William was our oldest known Old Haileyburian.

William was of great support to the Old Haileyburians Association and Haileybury Foundation. The William Buckland Foundation (named after his father) provided grant support for the education of two indigenous students to attend Haileybury, both who have now graduated. This was a life changing opportunity for both students and William was always very keen to learn of the progress of both students.

William was also a member of the Winged Heart Society and a very loyal supporter

Bruce Healey (OH '65) passed away on 25 November 2021. According to Bruce’s family, he was “a selfless man who always put the interests of others before his own. He had an enduring thirst for knowledge and a cheeky dry wit. He kept a low profile but was always involved. Respected and loved by those who were important to him”.

Peter Howells (OH '64)

Reverend Graeme Kerr (Senior Chaplain 1976–2000)

Rev. Graeme Kerr sadly passed away on 9 February.

As Haileybury’s Senior Chaplain, Graeme played a central role in both the spiritual and the ceremonial life of the School. His leadership at Assemblies, Chapel Services and in the teaching of Religious

His pastoral care extended to life outside the classroom, and he was an enthusiastic and accomplished coach, especially in football and athletics. His support for the School drama and music programs, and the OHA, were further examples of his dedicated involvement with the Haileybury community. Graeme’s involvement in the Chalkdusters singers was always regarded as one of the highlights of the biannual Tattoos.

Graeme is survived by his wife June, his daughter Kymberley and sons Marcus (OH '90) and Nicolas (OH '95), and their families.

Rod Le Grand (OH '89)

Rod Le Grand (OH '89) sadly passed away on 8 June. According to daughter, Chloe, he “loved his years at Haileybury and was fond of his time in particular in the pipe band”. Our deepest sympathies are extended to the entire Le Grand family.

David McHaiffe (OH '60)

Freya Wickenden (OH 2016)