News of Old Boys

It is always wonderful to hear from our Old Trinity community. If you would like to submit any News of Old Boys for a future edition or wish to update your details, please email us at otg@trinity.vic.edu.au

It was great to hear from Simon Moss (OTG 1995–00) who was unable to return to Australia for his 2000 20-Year Reunion. Simon’s organisation, Global Citizen, recently ran America’s first large-scale concert since COVID in Los Angeles, Vax Live, with an audience of fully vaccinated health and frontline workers. The concert was aired on Channel 10 in Australia. As a result of the campaign around the show, 26 million doses of vaccines for low-income countries and US$300 million was donated to the international effort to get everyone, everywhere vaccinated as soon as possible.

James Hopkins (OTG 1994–01) was unable to travel from London for his 2001 20-Year reunion, but he has news! After 13 years of independence, his business, The London Cocktail Club, is being floated on the London Stock Exchange in a bid to develop the company from its current 10 bars to 40 in the next three years. James and his partner, Wendy, are also very excited to announce they are expecting their first child in August.

Congratulations to Todd Goldstein (OTG 2001–06) and his partner, Felicity, on the birth of their baby boy, adding to their growing family. Todd is an AFL player with the North Melbourne Football Club. Many Old Trinity Grammarians would have been interested to read an article in the Herald Sun on 16 May about our very own David Mackay (OTG 2001–06). David is a ‘one club’ AFL player with the Adelaide Crows. Drafted at the end of 2006, he has played more than 235 games, placing him in the top-10 players in terms of games played at that club. David is married with three children. In the article, David speaks about the great moments, but also about how those times of adversity and challenge make the good times really great.

Our best wishes to Adam Tomlinson (OTG 2006–11) who recently suffered an ACL injury. Adam is a key defender at the Melbourne Football Club, and we wish him a speedy recovery.

Welcome to the world, Alfie Donald Stockdale, born on the Gold Coast in April 2021. When his family takes up residence in Melbourne, Alfie will be a third generation Stockdale to attend Trinity. He is pictured with Grandpa Stuart Stockdale (OTG 1959–68) and proud father Cameron Stockdale (OTG 1997–06). Congratulations to the Stockdale family. Jack Cuthbertson (OTG 2005–10) sent his apologies as he was unable to attend the 2010 10-Year Reunion. Jack is a doctor and is currently living in the Czech Republic with his Czech-born wife, Anna.

Andrew Rodger (OTG 1996–01) has been based in London since 2013. Andrew lives in North London with his partner, Daria, and their one-year-old son, Alexander. Unfortunately, Andrew was unable to return to Australia for his 2001 20-Year Reunion.

In late-2020, Ryan Hillas (OTG 1995–05) and his wife, Shalaini, welcomed their second child, Kaia Skye, a little sister to Tate.

After VCE, Timothy Walsh (OTG 1979–89) completed his Bachelor of Business in Accounting at Victoria University and later qualified as a chartered accountant. Moving to London in early 2000 was a great opportunity to travel and work in various consulting roles (mostly in insurance and investment banking), before returning to Melbourne in 2019. He has retrained and is working as mortgage broker at the ‘Aussie Home Loans’ franchise in Moonee Ponds. Tim would welcome hearing from anyone in the Trinity community needing assistance and can be contacted on 0432 771 193 or by email at timothy.walsh@aussie.com.au

Stuart and Cameron Stockdale with baby Alfie Andrew Rodger and his family in London

Connor Gillard (OTG 2014–19) is involved in fashion design and welcomes the opportunity to meet with like-minded people in the industry. If you would like to get in touch with Connor, please reach out to the Community Engagement Office at Trinity.

On recent travels, members of our OTGA Committee, Tom Hudson (OTG 1994–06), and Ryan Landgren (OTG 2004–09) enjoyed catching up with Barrie Armfield (OTG 1956–62) while taking in some golf on the Sunshine Coast.

John Woods (OTG 1943–52) has lived in the Blue Mountains of NSW since his retirement in 2002. He has recently written a book His Presence Could Not Be Hidden, about cross-cultural work in the Middle East from 1860–2006 by the Middle East Christian Outreach organisation. John and his wife, Robina, served in Eritrea at a small rural hospital. John can be reached by email at bejow@hotmail. com and his book is available from Eider Books (eiderpress@gmail.com). Many thanks to John for providing our library with a copy of his book.

Thanks to Richard Ireland (OTG 1944–46) who took the time to email us to let us know he enjoys reading The Trinity Grammarian. Richard remembers his time at Trinity well, in particular Alfred Bright (Headmaster) and John Watson (Head of the Junior School). He recalls Trinity being a comparatively modest establishment (as were most of the suburban grammar schools back then) and that he travelled by train and bus each day from Heidelberg. Richard moved to the UK in 1979, married and has remained there ever since. He is now retired from school teaching and keeps in touch with Brian McFarlane OAM (former staff).

Congratulations to Tom Scodellaro (OTG 2005–09) on his marriage to Steph Giles in December 2020.

Congratulations to Nick Twomey (OTG 2001–09) on his engagement to Amelia Barker in March 2021.

Philipp Kistler (OTG 1998) was in Year 10 in 1998 when he attended Trinity as part of an exchange between Bavaria and Victoria, and he is still in contact with his host family, the Goddards! Unable to attend the 2000 Reunion as he now lives in Germany with his family, he reflects: ‘I am blessed with two daughters and if we were to live in a parallel universe with two boys and within a reasonable distance to Trinity, I would not walk but run to enrol my children at Trinity.’ He believes the community, facilities and lessons learned during his time at Trinity made a difference to his view of the world. He sends special greetings to past staff members Andrew Ferguson and Peter Wei (OTG 1963–64). Philipp now works as an actuary and would be happy to speak to any of our students considering actuarial studies.

John Edwards (M’Kenzie) Hall (OTG 1931–34) was recording his memoirs when he died in 2018, but thanks to some finishing touches by his son James M’Kenzie-Hall, John’s book has come to fruition. We sent a copy of the book to Douglas Beer (OTG 1931–42), who was at the Junior School at the same time as John. Doug reports that ‘the whole account of John’s TGS days have kept my mind in top gear for many days’. He was especially fascinated by John’s account of saving the life of Prince Philip and the great illustrations. Our 1942 School Captain, Doug is a Gold Mitre Lunch regular. Many thanks to Doug for sharing his thoughts and to James M’Kenzie-Hall for sending us a copy of the book for our library.

Noel Boyd (OTG 1958–64) got in touch with us from the UK. It’s coming up to 50 years since he disembarked in Southhampton and he is also approaching his 75th birthday. Noel let us know that he enjoys reading The Trinity Grammarian and has many great memories from his Trinity days. He looks forward to a time where a reunion can be held in London once again. He also maintains close friendships with a group of school friends – lasting over 50 years – and recalls the teacher who had the greatest impact on him was Brian McFarlane OAM. Noel is passionate about cheetahs and has worked with the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia.

Tom Hudson and Barrie Armfield

Philipp Kistler and his family in Germany

Friends of Kayaking

Trinity Friends of Kayaking will be celebrating their 50‑Year anniversary on Saturday 14 August and invite all past kayakers, who are members of the Old Trinity community, to join them in their celebrations.

For further details of the event and to ensure you receive your invitation, please contact Sharon Kendall kendalls@trinity.vic.edu.au