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A Message from the President In the last edition of the Bulletin I bid farewell to my role as President and listed our extensive achievements as a Committee throughout last year. The SCOGA Annual General Meeting (AGM) was then held on Saturday 26 November 2016 and at that meeting I was elected for another year. I am both honoured and delighted to accept and continue the role in leading the Association.
Updates to SCOGA Constitution As mentioned in the last edition of the Bulletin, the SCOGA Committee drafted amendments to the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association Constitution, which we presented at the AGM. The resolution was unanimously passed. The main reasons to update the Constitution were: • Since the adoption of our Association’s existing rules and Constitution in 2000, there had been a number of changes to the practices and procedures of our Association and to the laws and regulations governing our Association. • The SCOGA Committee believed that some of these practices and procedures should be reflected in our rules and that some of the practices and procedures adopted and maintained by St Catherine’s School in its Constitution should be reflected in SCOGA’s rules also. • Additionally, the enactment of the Associations Incorporation Reform Act 2012 introduced new requirements that our Association must comply with, including a range of matters that our rules must provide for. In updating our rules, it was appropriate that they be amended to address these matters.
Should you wish to view a copy of the revised Constitution, please contact us at oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au Two New Events for our Alumni Community in 2017 This year has already seen SCOGA host two new events for members of our community; the Leavers’ Panel for the Class of 2016 held in February and the re-established Children’s Party for young children and grand children of Old Girls and Boys held in March. Both events were a great success and provided an opportunity for SCOGA to welcome our newest members, the Class of 2016, and engage with our alumni with young families. Congratulations to Her Excellency The Hon Linda Dessau AC On 1 July 2015, Old Girl and Nil Magnum Nisi Bonum recipient, the Honourable Linda Dessau AC was sworn in as Victoria’s 29th Governor, the first female in the role. In the 2017 Australia Day honours the Governor was made a Companion of the Order of Australia for “eminent service to the people of Victoria through leadership roles in the judiciary, to the advancement of economic ties and business relationships, and as a supporter of charitable, sporting and arts organisations”. SCOGA extends its congratulations and best wishes on this esteemed award.
Combined Old Girls’ Association (COGA) AGM In October last year, members of the SCOGA Committee attended the annual COGA meeting, this time held at Korowa. These meetings are always a great opportunity to network with our counterparts at the other leading girls’ schools, share ideas and experiences. SCOGA is delighted to report that we are at the forefront of Alumni engagement amongst the girls’ schools and are certainly leading the way! Database Renewal I would like to thank Alicia Vivarini (’98), who over the past eight months has been updating our membership database. This updated information provides us with more accurate information to communicate to you all. If you would like to update your details please email us at oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au. SCOGA Committee 2017 I want to take this opportunity to thank outgoing Treasurer Lisa Trosdal (’79) and General Committee member Helena Lyristakis (’11) who have both retired, for their outstanding contribution to the Committee and Association. We welcome Claudia Brkic (’11), Lucy Court (’11), Grace Davenport (’06), Chrissy Ryan (Graham ’79) and Nakita Wilson (’13) to the Committee and look forward to working with them during this busy year ahead! Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95) SCOGA President, 2017 phoebe_norman@icloud.com
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Banking and Financial Services Networking Event Thirty-five Old Girls, students and parents gathered at the NAB Academy, 500 Bourke Street on 17 August 2016 to network and discuss topical issues concerning the banking and financial services sector. Sharing the stage were outstanding Old Girl panel speakers: Fiona Rowland (’88), NonExecutive Director, Advisory Board member and Consultant; Katrina Blair (Middleton ’90), Vice President Reporting, Marketing and Minerals Australia at BHP Billiton; Penny Collicoat (’95), Principal, Edge Financial Planning; and Jaimee Salmon (’05), Manager, Performance Alignment, NAB Strategy at National Australia Bank. The panel spoke with passion about their career journeys and drew on their experiences across the broad sector to examine aspects of the
Left to Right Panel Speakers: Fiona Rowland (’88), Katrina Blair (Middleton ’90), Jaimee Salmon (’05), Penny Collicoat (’95) and moderated by Deborah Berry (Manos ’77)
changing landscape of banking and financial services, including offshoring, digitisation, the extending reach of global players and FinTech disruption. Valuable advice was shared and lively Q&A with the audience followed. Our sincere thanks to National Australia Bank for their generous sponsorship of this event, to Jaimee for assisting with the organisation, to our speakers for their enthusiastic participation and to the School for their support of this event. Deborah Berry (Manos ’77)
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Women in Industry Networking Events for 2017 SCOGA invites Old Girls and School community members to two networking events this year, both to be held on Tuesday 5 September 2017 from 6.30pm in the Upper Library at St Catherine’s. Each event will host a panel of speakers who will discuss a range of topics and provide an opportunity for Q&A and networking with attendees from all areas of each industry.
Women in Education For those working in, studying or interested in: Early Childhood, Primary School and Secondary School education.
Women in Construction and Design For those working in, studying or interested in: Design, construction, interior design, interior styling, landscape design, project planning and architecture etc. Invitations will be emailed in July. For more information please contact: oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au
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President Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95) Mobile 0459 024 183 phoebe_norman@icloud.com Vice Presidents Victoria Landale (’10) Louise Lampard (’79)
On a beautiful sunny morning on Saturday 4 March, SCOGA, together with the School, hosted more than 80 guests at our Children’s Party.
Treasurer Nicole Osborn (Schwarz ’85) Honarary Secretary Stephanie Lazar (John ’86) Reunion Coordinator Sally Ahern (Watson ’74) Mobile 0419 001 012 sahern@bigpond.net.au Bulletin Editor Emily Smith (’10) oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au School Council Nominee Kate Barber (’96) General Committee Deborah Berry (Manos ’77) Claudia Brkic (’11) Lucy Court (’11) Grace Davenport (’06) Virginia Edwards AM (Smith ’56) Roz Mackay (Kirk ’75) Chrissy Ryan (Graham ’79) Nakita Wilson (’13) Ex Officio Michelle Carroll (Principal) Elizabeth Bolt (2016 School Captain) Clare Cameron (2016 School Vice-Captain)
Above: L-R: Kathryn Spivakovsky (Senior ’94) with Archer, Zara and Sunday Spivakovsky, Angela Southwood (Pinney ’99) with Millicent and Lucy Southwood and Fleur Pitt (Forsyth ’99) with Alexandra Pitt. Below: Top: Debbie Waite (’74) Bottom L-R: Samantha Garrison (’09), Laura Waters (’03) with William Waters
SCOGA Children’s Party This was an event that has not been held for many years and one SCOGA felt would benefit and engage our community with younger children. We welcomed back to the School Old Girls and Boys across four decades, and their families, for a happy morning of entertainment, morning tea and the chance for the children to explore the amazing new playground at the St Catherine’s Early Learning Centre. SCOGA would like to thank Carnival for Kids for their generous sponsorship of the entertainment for the morning. The face painting, balloon creations and singing and dancing show
certainly had all the children engaged and interacting with each other and it was wonderful to see them so excited! SCOGA received lovely feedback following the event: “Thank you so much for organising a great morning for the kids! Ours loved it and the entertainment was great and we will certainly be there next year” said Eliza Ashton (Peters ’98). Sincere thanks to Carnival for Kids, Mrs Alana Moor and the ELC staff for their support, the marketing office staff, Eliza Bellmaine (Edwards ’83) and to the SCOGA Committee members who assisted on the day. Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95)
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Class of ’63 Tasmania Trip The Class of ’63 organised a get together last year as many of us were turning 70. Hobart was our chosen destination and Felicity Edgell (Hankey ’63) very kindly offered to put together a four day programme.
SCOGA Welcomes Back the Class of 2016 Completing Year 12 and entering a new stage of education can often be daunting, leaving many grappling with questions about life after school. In order to reduce possible stress, SCOGA organised a panel of recent School leavers to discuss their various experiences since leaving School and answer the questions posed by the Class of 2016 on the morning of Monday 13 February. The panel of Zara Mellios (’13), Allie Veall (’13), Jaquelin Cantarella (’15), Isabelle Ferrali (’15), moderated by Tess Price (’14), showcased a broad variety of experiences consisting of gap years, starting University immediately, College experience, TAFE experience, different timetabling techniques and changes in courses and/or University. Through the experiences of the panel, the girls were given different perspectives on life following School, stressing the importance of following a path that best suits each individual, rather than believing that an expected pathway must be reluctantly pursued. Without trying to scare the girls, the panel stressed that post-school life has so much
to offer, and if you dive right in and give each opportunity a go there can be no regrets, even if you decide that what you are doing isn’t quite tailored to you. In comparison, the panel also stressed that certain types of people may require time off after completing School and that is also okay. We received terrific feedback on the event and our panel: “I thought the panel was really worthwhile and would highly recommend it to next year’s Leavers who don’t have a clear direction and are a bit unsure about what they are doing in their first year out of School.” Georgie Gleeson (’16) Despite the cynicism that often accompanies University students, it is hoped that the panel were able to evoke enthusiasm from the leaving Class of 2016 and assist with the transition into what teachers would call ‘the big dark world without spoon-feeding’. Tess Price (’14)
A ferry ride to MONA was organised, and we were welcomed by Jane Clark (’72), the Senior Research Curator. MONA brought out different emotions and opinions in the group as it does in most people. Some of the major displays were closed but what we saw certainly sparked some interesting conversation. That evening we were hosted to a ‘welcome’ dinner at the Edgell home in Sandy Bay. The noise level was creeping up with the wine consumed. On the second day, we went on a bus trip to the Edgell family farm ‘Dennistoun’ – part of their cropping includes growing opium poppies, which was fascinating as most of us had heard about growing poppies but had not seen it first hand. That night we enjoyed a great fish dinner at a local Hobart restaurant. Tassie’s cafes and restaurants are fantastic. For our third day we embarked on a bus trip to Richmond for some retail therapy and more history lessons, and lunch at the Ratho Farm and Golf Course. This group photo was taken on the banks of the Coal River beside the famous convict built Richmond Bridge. We finished our trip on Day four with a farewell brunch on Constitution Dock and a few hours wandering around the Salamanca Markets. As you can imagine, 21 women had plenty to chat about be it on a bus, over a meal or just walking around the beautiful city of Hobart. Thank you Felicity for making it happen! Liz Bostock (Carter ’63) Class of 1963
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Virginya Thomas (Sutton ’85), Gabi Hollows AO, Rebecca Casey (Rowlands ’85), Amanda Sumpter (’85) and Sara Brearley (Luth ’85).
Four Old Girls Complete Melbourne Coastrek What started out as a few old friends getting together to participate in a walk, turned out to be a series of wonderful discoveries for us all. In November 2016, Virginya Thomas (Sutton ’85), Rebecca Casey (Rowlands ’85), Amanda Sumpter (’85) and Sara Brearley (Luth ’85) completed the Melbourne Coastrek 30km walk for the first time. Supporting the Fred Hollows Foundation, which aims to end avoidable blindness around the world and improve Indigenous Australian health, we fundraised $2,000. The walk explored the Mornington Peninsula, weaving along the rugged coastline, beautiful bays, secret bush trails and historic sites of the Point Nepean National Park. It was great to make new discoveries within an area we thought we knew so well.
We were honoured to meet Gabi Hollows, a skilled Orthoptist and an Order of Australia recipient at the start line and to hear of her inspirational work that she continues to do on behalf of her late husband Fred. She has ensured that his commitment to reducing the cost of eye health care and treatment across developing countries continues via his foundation today. The walk proved to be a personal and physical challenge for us all. In the lead up to Coastrek, we participated in regular practice walks, followed by equal time spent in the coffee shop, which ensured that we were able to complete our goal. The friendly banter and engaging stories kept us going throughout the six hour challenge. Whilst we certainly were not the quickest team to complete the walk, we have wonderful fond memories of an experience shared together and great satisfaction in knowing we were helping such a worthy cause. Virginya Thomas (Sutton ’85)
SCOGA Golf Tournaments The Fun Cup, a wonderful golf day played between Old Girls from Clyde, Toorak College and St Catherine’s was held at Sorrento Golf Club on 7 October 2016. We had a glorious day of sunshine and a great turnout of women of all ages who had a fun day playing golf with a shotgun start followed by a fabulous lunch. St Catherine’s came second this year to Clyde, and Toorak College came third. The Interschool Challenge Cup, a tightly contested event between 30 schools, will be played in April at Kew Golf Club and the team consists of the four best scores from the Fun Cup: Sandie Gorton (Court ’84), Ellie Stawell (Newman-Morris ’66), Caroline Ennels (Allen ’78) and Angela Baker (Singleton ’62). Our team is proudly supported by SCOGA. The next Fun Cup is Friday 13 October at Barwon Heads Golf Club. Please contact me if you are interested in participating in this event as it is a terrific day! Pia Perkins (Foley ’81) perkinspia@gmail.com Left to Right: Kate Hays (Vine ’77); Robin Malkin (McLean ’64); Christine Cookes (’73); Caroline Ennels (Allen ’78); Penny Daish (Warnock ’73); Anthea Bickford (Gray ’79); Barbara Hammon (Boynton ’73); Fiona Langford (Court ’79); Jennifer McLachlan (Smith ’65); Sandie Gorton (Court ’84); Kay Widmer (Gadsden ’66); Lisa Ronald (McPherson ’73); Angela Baker (Singleton ’62); Helen Stansen (Kaufman ’60); Gina Israel (Shackell ’76); Sarah Lawford (Wilson ’73); Pru Court (Whitehead ’61); Sue Macaw (Gawler ’64); Ronwyn Dudfield (Brodie ’67); Katriona O’Connor (Brodie ’82); Carol Reid (Gadsden ’68); Christie Leishman (McCulloch ’66); Pia Perkins (Foley ’81)
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Connecting our Community Please ensure your details are up to date so you do not miss any invitations or School news. To update your contact information (email, postal address or phone numbers), please email oldgirls@stcatherines.net.au or phone Ms Meredith Taylor, Community Relations Officer, on +61 3 9828 3081. You can also like the School’s Facebook page to keep up with the latest community news – www.facebook.com/stcatherines schooltoorak
Celebrating Four Generations
St Catherine’s Old Girls Water Polo Team The St Catherine’s Old Girls Water Polo Team continues its long standing tradition of forming a team of Old Girls from various year levels to compete in the Women’s State League 2 competition at MSAC on Tuesday nights. The team has been very successful for many years, making finals in more seasons than not. However their main motivation is fitness, fun and camaraderie, not to mention the social aspect in and out of the pool. In 2016 the team focused on recruiting younger players so that the legacy of the St Catherine’s Old Girls Water Polo Team could continue for many years to come. A number of younger players joining the team and the ongoing support of SCOGA, which the team is most grateful for, will allow the team to continue to be competitive and to field a team each season. If you are interested in joining the team, competition resumes in April 2017. For further information contact Bec Talbot (Johnson ’93) at surfpod@bigpond.com.
This year we have ten families at the School who have fourth generation St Catherine’s girls! On Thursday 9 March SCOGA invited these families back to the School to take a commemorative photo, which included the 15 current students, eight mothers, one father and three great-grandmothers. We are proud to have 108 families with current students that are second, third or fourth generation St Catherine’s girls.
Back Row: Katie Mitchell (Krauss ’90), Prue Krauss (Spinney ’68), Tori Dryden (Krauss ’92), Chloe Page (Yr 12), Leigh Rundle (Denham ’61), Kate Page (àBeckett ’87), Abby Page (Yr 8), Sasha Christian (Yr 12) Middle Row 1: Sophie Gorton (Yr 8), Lizzie Gorton (Yr 11), Sandie Gorton (Court ’84), Anne Court (Lowry ’58), Elizabeth Cooper (Newman ’61), Sophie Cooper (Richmond ’89), Chloe Cooper (Yr 8), Letitia Shelton (Cole ’58), Coco Christian (Yr 10), Sophie Christian (Shelton ’85) Middle Row 2: Harriette Dryden (Yr 10), Maggie Dryden (Yr 7), Rebecca Lutz (Paranthoiene ’97), Robin Paranthoiene (Richards ’74), Julia Thomas (Hammon ’00), Barbara Hammon (Boynton ’73), Louise Strauss (’62), Jonathan Joseph (Old Boy ’95), Fleur Calvert (McKay ’94), Sarah McKay (Bailieu ’68) Front Row: Adelaide Mitchell (Yr 7), Arabella Lutz (ELC-4YO), Jill Richards (Sargood ’48), Camilla Thomas (Prep), Jill Boynton (Warnock ’46), Shirley Strauss (Ellinson ’42) and Evie Joseph (ELC-4YO) Absent: Noreen Denham (Heath ’34), Lisa Nicoll-Cooke (Nicoll ’63), Nicolle McCurdy (Austin ’88), Eliza McCurdy (Year 4) Deceased: Margaret Greig (Cox ’35), Maroa Hobill-Cole (Molesworth ’25), Betty Newman (Lyall ’36), Margaret Spinney (’42), Lynette Lowry (Walkley ’34), Marjory Nicoll (Sharp ‘35)
Join the St Catherine’s Old Girls’ Association (SCOGA) closed group page on LinkedIn. The page is set up for Old Girls to communicate, network and hear about upcoming alumnae events. Once a member of the page, feel free to share with other Old Girls in your LinkedIn network. www.linkedin.com/
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Marcomms and Journalism University Students:
WE WANT YOU! Calling out for budding marketing communications and journalism university students: Do you need work experience or have internship requirements? SCOGA is planning to launch a new e-Bulletin this year and is looking for students who would like a three or six month internship to manage stories and communications from our SCOGA Community, including a ‘Market-Place’ section for babysitters and small business marketing as well as articles about what our Old Girls are doing. Although it is a voluntary role, it will provide a great opportunity to enhance your CV, gain accreditation for course/subject work (where possible) and work with a terrific committee. Please contact Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95) President SCOGA – phoebe_norman@icloud.com
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Reunions
1966 Year Group – 50 Year Reunion Year Rep: Sally Bell (Tait)
1991 Year Group – 25 Year Reunion Year Rep: Emma Stanford (Handyside)
2001 Year Group – 15 Year Reunion Year Reps: Kate Mann and Xenia Hammon
2011 Year Group – 5 Year Reunion Year Reps: Helena Lyristakis and Lucy Court
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2017 Events & Reunions Pre-1957 Reunion Lunch Friday 21 April 2017 20 Year Reunion – 1997 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Cecilia Riebl – 0422 779 840 sessi_riebl@hotmail.com Friday 28 April 2017 Warburton 75th Anniversary High Tea 1.30pm – 3.00pm Drawing Room, Sherren House Tuesday 9 May 2017 Year Reps’ Cocktail Party Drawing Room at 7.00pm Friday 25 August 2017 30 Year Reunion – 1987 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Rosalind Rowlands – 0423 055 100 rosrowlands@gmail.com Tuesday 5 September 2017 Women in Education and Women in Construction and Design Networking Events 6.30pm – 9.00pm Upper Library, St Catherine’s School Friday 15 September 2017 10 Year Reunion – 2007 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Alexandra Elliott alexandraelliott20@gmail.com Friday 13 October 2017 40 Year Reunion – 1977 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Sue Clemenger – 0408 482 248 sueclem@netspace.net.au Friday 20 October 2017 Pre 1958 Luncheon Noon – 2.00pm Sally Ahern (Watson ’74) 0419 001 012 / +61 3 9818 4423 sahern@bigpond.net.au Virginia Edwards AM (Smith ’56) +61 3 9503 1222 elizabellmaine@gmail.com Friday 17 November 2017 50 Year Reunion – 1967 Tour 5.45pm, Drinks in Drawing Room at 6.15pm Toni Armstrong (Pierce ‘67) – 0418 307 656 toni@burnhamgroup.com.au Saturday 25 November 2017 SCOGA Annual General Meeting 10.00am Ballroom, Sherren House
The day began with meeting and greeting friends and drinks in the Drawing Room. A tour of the School was followed by a delicious light lunch held in the Ballroom. The dining tables looked very smart with a pot of golden daisies on each and were decorated by Sally Ahern (Watson ’74). SCOGA President Phoebe Norman (Olsen ’95) spoke to the ‘girls’ about SCOGA’s activities during the year and then introduced Principal Mrs Michelle Carroll who related the many and varied activities that had been held to celebrate the 120th Anniversary of St Catherine’s throughout 2016. Michelle also mentioned plans for the re-build of Barbreck - the Junior School. Virginia Edwards AM (Smith ’56) was delighted that she was able to join her Year group and celebrate their 60th Anniversary of leaving school. The enthusiastic guests included: Shirley Strauss (Ellison ’42) – A regular attendee and now in her 90s!
Diana Brelaz (Deutgen ’56) – Always a great participant and is still so interested in the School. Julia Burgess (Catanach ’56) – Very excited to win the Raffle hamper. Sue McDonald (Officer Brown ’50) – As busy as ever! Carol Boycott (Hartley ’56) – She always has wonderful class news and keeps the group together. Margaret St John (Watson ’56) – Margaret arrived from New Zealand in 1942 when she was only 3 1/2 years old. She and her mother stayed at the original Barbreck House with Mr and Mrs Love for a few days. Margaret’s father was the in-coming Minister for The Toorak Presbyterian Church (now the Uniting Church) and her brother stayed with the Wettenhall family all because the manse was not vacated. Margaret still has vivid memories of the beautiful old house. We all look forward to your company again this year and hope that you can encourage some of your classmates to come with you. Sally Ahern (Watson ’74) Virginia Edwards AM (Smith ’56)
Above: Pictured L-R Back: Carol Boykett (Hartley ’56), Caroline Vaillant (Officer Brown ’56); Middle: Sue McDonald (Officer Brown ’50), Margaret St John (Watson ’56), Rosemary Syme (Farran ’56), Kristin McDonald (Byrne ’56), Ruth Watkin (Teal ’56), Julia Burgess (Catanach ’56), Elizabeth Loane (Hayes ’56); Front: Margaret Woodlock-McLean (Woodlock ’56), Elizabeth Burman (Harley ’55). Bottom left: L-R: Anne McFarling (Mackinnon ’55), Leslie Decker (Reynolds ’54), Joan Gray (Spry ’52), Diana Brélaz (Deutgen ’44) Bottom right: L-R: Shirley Strauss (Ellinson ’42) and Kath Lynch (Christie ’42)
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Weddings Weddings
Left to Right: Natalie Simpson (’02) married Andrew Nunn on 1 October 2016 in Tuscany, Italy. Sarah Love (’01) married Nicholas Quinn on 4 February 2016 at St Thomas Aquinas Church, South Yarra. Edwina Hilton-Thorp (’03) married Nick Lamborn on 28 November 2015 at Pumping Station, Scienceworks. Pictured: Timothy Robertson, Christopher King, Nicholas Lamborn, Edwina Lamborn (Hilton-Thorp ’03), Joanna Watson, Natalie Morris and Caitlin MacKenzie. Front row: Damien Bell and Chris Jovanovic.
Top: Millicent (Minnie) Mountford (’07) married Lachlan Green on 12 November 2016 at the Mountford Family Home, Balnarring. Pictured: Georgie Mountford (’12), Madelaine Mountford (’09), Minnie Mountford (’07), Lachlan Green, Lachlan Kilpatrick and Andrew Mursell. Bottom: Edwina Thomas (’03) married Ryan Fenwick on 27 June 2016 in Tuscany, Italy. Pictured: Ruben Bock, Edward Gordon, Sean Carr, Charlie Fenwick, Ryan Fenwick, Edwina Fenwick (Thomas ’03), Lucinda Sgro (’03), Georgia Bonsema (’03), Haley Brockhoff (’03) and Audrey Reinstein (’03).
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and Michael Robertson.Monty Bauer Bowen, a son for Lucy (Fitz-Walter ’01) and Andy Bowen. 6: Pascale Judy Russell, a daughter for Alana (van Vliet ’01) and Jeremy Russell. A brother for Van. 7: Winifred Bonnie Carrick, a daughter for Tia (Notermans ’00) and James Carrick. 8: Charles Douglas Herron, a son for Prudence (Lording ’96) and Brendan Herron. A sister for Imogen and Rupert. 9: Sanne Posy Sibbel, a daughter for Titania Tess (Henderson ’02) and Tarco Sibbel. A sister for Neske. 10: Alyssa Eve Ann Scott, a daughter for Heidi (Erbs ’92) and Ian Scott. A sister for Sienna. 11: Fred James Legoe, as son for Jessica (Tallent ’99) and Henry Legoe. A brother for George and Harry.
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Vale and Obituaries
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Ann Annand (Moran ’40)
Margaret Low (Carlyon ’45)
Alison Booth (Fullard ’43)
Mary (Mars) McMillan (’61)
Deidre Drummond (Candy ’70)
Eve Maberly (Chauvel ’41)
Hope Heron (Down ’41)
Penelope (Pip) Pullen (Wilson ’43)
Patricia Jaffé OAM (Andrew ’42)
Louise Reeve (Desborough ’57)
Minnie Law (’83)
Jenny Young (Bassett ’42)
Nancy Thorne (Crowe ’33)
Jean Campbell (Dalrymple ’37)
Pamela Williams (Granowski ’51)
Susan Young (Travers ’60)
Born in Melbourne on 21 August 1915, Nancy completed her schooling at St Catherine’s in 1932–33.
Third child of Wanda Dalrymple (St Pinnock) and William Alexander Dalrymple.
Susan (Susie) started her education in Barbreck, St Catherine’s, finishing as a prefect in 1960.
Nan then attended Invergowrie where her high standard of cooking was appreciated, as she was asked to cook at the McPherson factory during the war effort. In 1940 Nan married Lt. Commander Stanley Thorne, an architect. They had two children.
Siblings: Alison Mary, Sydney Ian and William Ross.
Our Mother attended St Catherine’s from 1948 to 1951. The School had a lasting impact on her and she made many life long friends including Judith Mayes (’51) and Elizabeth Royston (Duckett ’51).
Nan served on the board of the Queen Victoria Hospital for 16 years, becoming Vice President, was Treasurer of the National Trust Women’s Committee for 16 years and Life Member of the Alfred Hospital. People naturally warmed to Nan, a gentle, kind, generous lady with great strength of character and wonderful sense of humour. An avid reader to the end, Nan retained an extensive general knowledge, travelling the world through books. Nan and Stan moved to Warramunda, at Kyabram, to be near family. After over 60 years of marriage Stan died aged 98 in 2000, Nan passing away at 96 in 2011. Devoted to her family, Nan is survived by Peter and wife Jenny, Janet and husband Peter, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Janet Dolheguy (Thorne ’61)
Jean grew up at Glenluce, a 1,300 acre property at Gisborne and attended St Catherine’s School from 1934 to 1937 where she was a prefect and sports captain. Jean and her brother Ross ran Glenluce during WWII until she married in 1948 in Gisborne to Peter Somerville Kemp, a fighter pilot. Children: Wanda Huntington 1949, Andrew Peter Somerville 1951 married Ann Macdonald (‘71), Simon Dalrymple 1953 and Caroline Somerville 1957. After separation from Peter, Jean moved back to Gisborne in 1968 to again manage the family property, Glenluce. Jean married Dugald Campbell and moved to Holbrook in 1976. They purchased Woodlands in 1978 where Jean, after Dug’s death in 2002, continued to manage her breeders, and entertain. She spent a lifetime on the land with horses, hunting, jumping and winning Gretna Greens until her sixties when she started riding the mechanical variety daily until her nineties. After her wonderful 90th birthday party in 2009, in 2010 Jean moved off Woodlands into varying stages of care until her peaceful death in Holbrook.
Simon Kemp
Following Pamela’s experience at St Catherine’s, it was an easy decision to send us there. While at School, our Mother was an active member of the School community, serving on the Committee of the Old Girls’ Association for many years. She managed the Swap Shop, helped at the Jumble Sale at St John’s and at tennis days. We loved that she was involved and always a smiling face around the School. The Old Girls Association enabled her to make more friends from the School community. Pamela was delighted when two of her grandchildren, Eloise and Sebastian, started at the ELC and was a regular visitor to the school. She enjoyed attending everything she could, including swimming carnivals, gymnastics, athletics, music recitals, school plays and she even joined a discussion with Eloise’s Year 2 class about what it was like when she was at school. Pamela shared stories of the exercises they had to do before School everyday! Pamela was a proud grandmother to Georgia, Emma, Eloise and Sebastian and loved spending time with family, her adored pets and in her lovely garden. Victoria Williams (’82) and Rowena Rudge (Williams ’87)
Thereafter, she travelled with a devoted chaperone, her Aunt Mary, to Paris for a term at finishing school, and then to the U.K. and Canada. Once home, she undertook a secretarial course, and after a rigorous security clearance, worked for ASIO. Susie married Peter Young in 1966, and moved to Keith where Peter managed a property. From there, they bought and enjoyed a farm near Frances for the next 29 years. Robe, being the family’s chosen summer location, was where they then moved for the next 20 years and ran a real estate business. They were central to the community, both being awarded Citizens of the Year in 2016. Susie also served as a Justice of the Peace, and was very involved with bridge and amateur theatre. She was exceptional at keeping in touch with all generations, as witnessed at her memorial. She was vivacious and wise, capable and loving, kind and thoughtful, with a delicious sense of humour. Susie was always there for her children, Vicki, James and Tiff, and her seven grandchildren, who were with her to the end. Wendy Kirkwood (Stamp ’60) Robbie Little (Tait ’60) Letitia Shelton (Cole ’58)
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