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TRINITY TODAY 04 COLLEGE NEWS
The Hon Dan Tehan officially opened our new 100-room residential building on 7 February. The ecofriendly building includes a large, open study area, a two-level Junior Common Room, music rooms, the David Tan Visual Arts Studio and a shaded courtyard. In line with Trinity College’s commitment to sustainability, the new building is heated and cooled using geothermal energy, has a solar system and harvests and reuses rainwater for the gardens and toilets. The building, designed by Hayball, was shortlisted in the IDEA interior design awards.
Kerry Gleeson has been named incoming Chair of the Trinity College Board and will be the first woman to serve in the role. She will take over the position from Charles Sitch when his term concludes in May 2021. Kerry is an experienced non-executive director and has been on the Trinity College Board since 2015. She is also a member of the Finance and Audit Committee and Chair of the Pathways School Business Committee. ‘My vision for 2021 is for the Board to continue to focus on the wellbeing of our students,’ she says. ‘As we adjust to what many are terming the
“new normal”, I want us to focus on and embrace the creation of a new normal that ensures Trinity continues to operate as a strong, vibrant college and an important and valued part of the Melbourne community, as it has done for more than a century.’
THE YEAR
Watch the P100 opening video
COVID-19 restrictions meant 2020 was the first year since its introduction in 1931 that the annual Juttoddie steeplechase didn’t go ahead.
We opened the exhibition Balnhdhurr – A Lasting Impression in Trinity’s Burke Gallery on 20 February. The exhibition showcased nearly 100 artworks produced through the Yirrkala Print Space, which is located on the tip of North East Arnhem Land. View the virtual exhibition
View the recording
Learn about the history of Juttoddie
At our third annual Peacebuilder’s Conference, University of Notre Dame Associate Professor for Conflict Transformation and Peacebuilding David Anderson Hooker led a discussion about how the arts can help heal generational trauma and shape new beginnings in line with the theme Healing Our Stories. Australian X Factor winner, Eurovision representative and Masked Singer contestant Isaiah Firebrace (pictured) joined the discussion and treated participants to an incredible online performance.
