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Andrew Kennedy (centre) at the ‘Be Glorious’ Leadership Breakfast with Lachlan, Sally, Georgina and Sam Kennedy
As the memories of a challenging and disruptive 2020 begin to fade and are replaced by a greater sense of optimism that 2021 will return the world to a more normal setting, it has been interesting to see the signs of how the new normal might look. Whilst necessity may be the mother of invention, 2020 showed that it is also a very useful driver of adaption and innovation. We have heard a number of stories across our community of businesses faced with significant disruption who adapted their business model and now face into 2021 in a strong position with new opportunities to grow. OTGs who were abruptly forced to work from home have realised the benefits in terms of work/life balance and physical and mental wellbeing and look forward to a future where a balance of working from home and the office will drive superior professional and personal outcomes. OTGs at university who did not step foot on a campus in 2020 are looking forward to a more immersive experience in 2021, whilst retaining
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the benefits that learning through technology can provide. And lastly but certainly not least, our newest OTGs showed their strength of character in adapting to a new way of learning whilst navigating external challenges to stay focused and achieve exceptional ATAR results and strengthened friendships. All of these benefits achieved through adversity provide confidence for a bright future and one where our Trinity community will thrive. This sense of optimism has been felt across our OTGA Committee as we kicked off the year with great energy and enthusiasm. The composition of the Committee has been refreshed in 2021 as we farewelled Peter Casey (OTG 1973), Rish Mishra (OTG 2017) and Michael Watt (OTG 2009) and welcomed Peter Scott (OTG 1984), Dan McNab (OTG 2019) and Jack Stewart (OTG 2020). Peter, Rish and Michael, who have stepped down due to competing business, education or personal commitments, were valued members of the Committee and we thank them for
their significant contributions. The Committee now includes OTGs from across six decades, from the class of 1976 through to the class of 2020, which ensures a diverse range of views, some great discussion and means that we remain focused on supporting the ~8,000 OTG members across all age groups. Peter, Dan and Jack have already made a positive impact with their energy, insights and ideas and will drive a number of important initiatives to support our OTG community. The OTGA continues to focus on our four strategic pillars of Connecting, Clubs, Careers and Community. Eddie Gibbons (OTG 1994) is progressing our men’s health initiative, Beyond the Uniform, and has received strong support and engagement from our OTG Clubs. They will participate in mental health first aid training in the coming months to learn important skills to support people developing mental health problems.
