From the Old Trinity Grammarians' Association As we enter the second half of 2022, it has been fantastic to see a return to many of the activities, increased connections and faster pace that were part of our lives prior to COVID-19 entering our world. Whilst in some ways we are still adjusting to the new normal across workplaces, school, physical activities and social settings, the benefits of more frequent face-to-face interactions to learning, relationships, collaboration, health and wellbeing are clear. Throughout Term 2, the OTGA took advantage of this opportunity with a number of our meetings moving to in person and our OTGs attending various important school events and functions.
It was fantastic to see the strong engagement, discussion and collaboration between members of School Council, the Principal and senior staff, the Stakeholder group, the Parents’ Association and the OTGA. The Community Forum continues to be a key element of the school’s constitution and an effective mechanism to provide the community with visibility and greater awareness of activities happening across the school and key stakeholder groups. It was great to be able to share an update on the continued focus of the OTGA in supporting our Old Boy community and the school through our activities around Connecting, Community, Careers and Clubs.
On 29 March, the TGS Community Forum held in Arnold Hall was a chance for all parts of the school community to come together to hear about the progress of the strategic planning process and receive an update on the operations and financial health of the school.
The 2022 winter sporting season kicked off in April for our OTG Clubs with great anticipation for an uninterrupted season of fixtures. On 10 May, we held our annual OTG Clubs meeting which was attended by leaders of each of the sporting clubs, members of the
OTGA and senior representatives from the school. It was a very engaging meeting where Mark Glover (Director of Business) and Lucy Cohen (Director of Community Engagement) provided an update on the North East Link construction works at Bulleen and led a discussion covering a range of topics relevant to the successful management of clubs and associations including governance, sustainable growth, finance, insurance, fundraising and social events. Our OTG Clubs are run by a group of passionate and impressive volunteers who not only encourage participation in sporting endeavours for OTGs but foster strong cultures. It was clear from the meeting that our clubs are in good shape coming out of Covid-19 with good numbers and a renewed focus on social events. Each year, 1 June marks the start of a recent Trinity tradition of participation in the Push-Up Challenge. This was created to
Tyler Petersen, Patrick Kendall, Noah Campbell, Matt Walker, Chris Walker and Charlie Emery at the OTGAFC Business Lunch
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