From the Old Trinity Grammarians’ Association Term 3 of 2021 will be remembered as one of the most challenging in the school’s history where our resilience was severely tested but the leadership and the Trinity spirit shone through with the community working together with remarkable care for one another and great generosity. Our thoughts are with our whole community, young and old, whose health, lives and livelihoods continue to be significantly impacted by COVID-19 with daily tests to our patience, mental health and physical wellbeing. The term started very positively with the successful Old Trinity Grammarians’ Amateur Football Club annual business lunch held on 9 July with over 200 people in attendance (please see the images). Congratulations to the OTGAFC for all their efforts to host a very entertaining event and it was great to see so many of the OTG community coming together. A real highlight of the day was the presentation of the Stuart Stockdale (OTG 1968) Award for outstanding and selfless contribution to the OTGAFC. This was presented to Linda Weatherson by her son Edward (OTG 2010).
There was not a dry eye in the house as Edward shared his very engaging recollections of his mum’s influence on his life and the man he has become. Their family connection to Trinity spans over 70 years and Linda is part of Trinity’s Stakeholder Member Group. Unfortunately, a number of other events on the OTG calendar were casualties of lockdowns including the Kew Business Breakfast series and a number of the school reunions scheduled for 2021. The response to the Kew Business Breakfast series was fantastic and we look forward to rescheduling this event in 2022, along with the reunions that have been cancelled in 2020 and 2021. Hopefully life can return to a more normal setting in 2022 and we look forward to an action-packed year in terms of events. Aside from the event cancellations, the OTG Club winter seasons were curtailed due to lockdowns and an early end to competitions. The hard work and commitment required to field teams within these competitions and the dedication of the players to train and prepare is impressive and our commiserations go out to all involved with best
Emerson Satur and Andrew Ramsden with Principal Adrian Farrer
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wishes for a strong return in 2022. Similarly, we were disappointed that one of the annual highlights on the Harambee calendar, Run for the Kids, was also cancelled. The OTGA looks forward to supporting future Harambee events and hopefully we will be out running in this event next year. Throughout the Olympic Games held in Tokyo, we paid tribute to the Olympians of Trinity Grammar on the OTGA Facebook page. Our thanks to all those who contribute towards the Trinity archives that enable us to remember our heritage and achievements of OTGs. The Olympians include some famous Trinity names across a range of events and eras beginning with Sir Wilfrid Kent Hughes (OTG 1908; 1920 Antwerp Olympics – 110m and 400m hurdles), Ray Weinberg AM (OTG 1944; 1948 London and 1952 Helsinki Olympics – 110m hurdles, 4x100m and 4x400m relays); Gordon Cowey (OTG 1947; 1956 Melbourne Olympics – rowing), Michael Craig (OTG 1948; 1960 Rome Olympics – hockey), Gary Eddy (OTG 1963; 1964 Tokyo Olympics – 400m and 4x400m relay), Ray Watson (OTG 1963; 1968 Mexico Olympics – basketball), Robert McIntyre (OTG 1974; 1976
Guest speaker Billy Brownless and Will Oldfield
