Spectem

urTerm 2 2014

From the Headmaster’s Desk

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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way

to the Forum

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Mid-Year Concert

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William Angliss Dinner

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Parent Education

at Camberwell Grammar School

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News Around the School

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Congratulations

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Indigenous Week Artist

s in Residence

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Community Connections

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Year 9 Camp Program

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Careers Night 2014

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Work Experience 2014

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Vale Trevor John Hart (1

942–2014)

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Vale Peter Renwick (1944–2014)

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Cadets

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Year 12 Formal

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‘Why Asian Studies?’:

Camberwell Grammar Pioneers Chinese

Language Education, 1960

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Sport

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Camberwell Parents Go Wild!

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OCGA

– News of Old Boys

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– Old Camberwell Grammarians FC Milestones 37

– Project Third World

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– Old Boy Profile

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– Hong Kong Community Events

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– Twenty-fi

rst Annual 50 Years

Chapter Luncheon

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– Reunions

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– Network Functions

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For Art’s Sake

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Calendar

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From the Headmaster’s Desk

Dorrigo experiences more than his share of tragedy and horror. He witnesses things as a prisoner of war which scar him forever, and he is caught up in a love affair which also ends tragically and which also changes him irreversibly. He marries a woman he does not really love, and is lauded publicly as a hero, when he feels like anything but. He loses friends and some of his men die on the operating table as he tries to save them in the face of disease and starvation. He could be excused for thinking that life had been stacked against him, and that it was all terribly unfair. He comes to the realisation, however, that such thinking is really besides the point. Life is not about good luck or bad luck. It just is.Young people can sometimes feel that life is very unfair and that they are not given all that they deserve. It is easy to fall into the trap that if we work hard, and are good people, we should get what we want, and bad things should not happen to us. After all, advertising is constantly reminding us that we ‘deserve’ good things, and treats like holidays and beautiful food and the latest gadget. But life is not like that. In our school community we see many cases of students who work hard but who still don’t get the marks they were hoping for, of students who train hard but still don’t get selected for the team they were aiming at, and more seriously, of good people struck down by disease, and nice people being hit by tragedy. Life is not fair or unfair, and it is not always someone’s fault when we don’t get what we want. Life just is. The trick is in the way we respond. It is tempting sometimes to play the role of victim when things don’t work out the way we hoped.

We feel aggrieved and undervalued, and can look to find someone to blame. But we will never be happy playing the victim—happiness lies in accepting reality, in realising, as F. Washington Jarvis, past Headmaster at the Roxbury Latin School in Boston, points out, that ‘life doesn’t owe you a d—d thing; and you don’t always get what you want’. Happiness lies in realising that disappointment and pain and loss are an inevitable part of life and then working to face whatever life deals us with courage, perseverance, hope and optimism that there will be new opportunities ahead. Life just is—and it is there for the living.Dr Paul Hicks, June 2014.

‘Life just is—and it is there for the living.’

During the course of this term, I read Richard Flanagan’s extraordinary novel, The Narrow Road to the Deep North. It tells the story of Dorrigo Evans, a young doctor from Tasmania, who is captured by the Japanese during the Second World War and tries to keep his men alive under horrific conditions during the building of the Burma Railway. The novel traces his life before, during and after the war, and considers the very nature of courage and heroism. It is a deeply moving work of art which refuses to simplify complex issues, considering both Australian and Japanese viewpoints. Everyone loses from the war and its impact continues forever in the lives of the people who lived through it.

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The Senior School Production, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, was a spectacular hit this May. A cast of 58 performed three shows to packed houses in the CF Black Auditorium of the Performing Arts Centre. It was the first major production by the school’s new Head of Drama Mr Andrew Stocker, and was performed in collaboration with Canterbury Girls’ Secondary College.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

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CastPseudolus Joel HrbekHysterium James GordonHero Nic JensenSenex Liam FramptonMarcus Lycus Farouk Al-SalihiMiles Gloriosus Josh GloverErronius Paul McDonaldPhilia Katelyn DaveyDomina Sammi StaceyGymnasia Keeley MeinertzhagenTintinabula Mady BerzinsVibrata Michaela WaakaGeminae 1 Gabrielle OprayGeminae 2 Greta WilkinsonPanacea Maeve ElringtonProtean 1 Sam DouceProtean 2 Alex ThomsonProtean 3 Tom KruytProtean 4 Eva Worrell-SmithEunuch Cameron MillerEunuch Christopher FahlbuschEunuch Daniel DadafarinEunuch Hans AnjouEunuch Isaac HamannEunuch Tom OliverEunuch Will ExonFemale Citizen Angela PayneFemale Citizen Brittany JacksonFemale Citizen Cate McInnesFemale Citizen Eilish McGregorFemale Citizen Erin Kerr-LawleyFemale Citizen Grace GilkersonFemale Citizen Isabella RapsonFemale Citizen Jasmine RoneyFemale Citizen Jordi EllisFemale Citizen Mary SeersFemale Citizen Mia DimitrakopoulosFemale Citizen Miranda ParkFemale Citizen Morgan WerrettFemale Citizen Revecka CarnesMale Citizen Aiden PangMale Citizen Arvan MohtajiMale Citizen Dominic ShrimptonMale Citizen Finn McGrathMale Citizen James FramptonMale Citizen/Slave 2 Thomas SeymourSoldier Brian KimSoldier Aidan StuckeySoldier Connor MoodieSoldier Edward VienetSoldier Hanze HuSoldier Mitchell LinleySoldier Pranav RoySoldier Sam ChungSoldier Tim DowlingSoldier/Slave 1 Sean CutterSoldier/Slave 3 Tyler SudholzSoldier/Slave 4 Matthew Wanford

OrchestraViolins *Bob Wakely #Edward Antonov (2006) ^Edward Tan #Andrew Fong (2012) >Annie Chen ^Joseph Kim +Lesley Bush ^Nathan FongViolas *Amanda Fairs *Alida Farrands ^Nicholas WongCello *Simon Meighan ^Zac Wei ^Patrick Dempsey

Bass *Andrew O’GradyHarp >Delyth StaffordReed 1 *Linda WostryReed 2 *Emma ViskicReed 3 #Victor St Clair (2013)Reed 4 *Jane RobertsonReed 5 *Greg LeeTrumpet 1 *Ben O’CallaghanTrumpet 2 ^Jerry LiTrumpet 3 ^Dylan SpargoTrombone 1 *Lucas ClaytonTrombone 2 ^James RammTrombone 3 ^Wil LindemanKeyboard *Helen Thomas and *Ben BishopPercussion *Wendy Couch >Will Larsen* CGS Music Staff # CGS Old Boy ^ present student + CGS Parent > Guest

Production TeamDirector Andrew StockerMusical Director Trevor HenleyRepetiteurs Helen Thomas and Ben BishopChoreographer Miranda McDonaldCostume Designer Catherine EllenSet Designer Mark WagerLighting Designer Ben DalyMake-up Design Charlie AllanAssistant Directors John Tuckfield and Paul HicksDesign Assistant James ClyneProps Mark Wager and James ClyneDomina’s Bust Tim WellsSet Construction Damian James and Carl HollingsworthStage Manager Michael DardisAssistant Stage Manager Emma RobertsSound Engineer Gareth LeachSound Operator Lachlan HicksStage Crew Robin YangLighting Operator Stuart HarleyFollow Spot Operators Tim Allen and Lachlan ClarkeRadio Mic Technician Lachlan YiProduction Management Stuart Feldt and Video Poster Design Brian McManusPhotography Simon BarryCostume Assistant David Bennie, Chloë Merridew, Katie Rappel and Kaylene Ravenhill,Costume Construction Laura Dunnington, Janine Box, Michelle LannanWardrobe Manager Jennifer BennieCostume Assistants Anna Kentwell, Meredith Cooney and Kiri SivaMake-up Artists: Shahrazad Al-Salihi, Rhiana Bezzina, Sarah Cooper, Erin Crutch, Shelley Cutter, Ariella Gordon, Liz Gridley, Emma Hodkinson, Elle Hughes, Jenya Itskovich, Michelle Lannan, Alex Marshall, Shanna Okanlar, Roseanne Perri, Michelle Rieusset, Melissa Saldeneri, Katya Smirnova and Kathy Wagstaff

Program Design Davina RussellProduction Assistant Lorraine PernaBox Office Tracie TownswendRefreshments Friends of Performing Arts

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This year’s Mid-Year Concert was a fantastic display of the amazing musical skill and talent that Camberwell Grammar School students possess. The concert began with a strong performance by the Junior School Orchestra, leaving the audience keen for more. As the program progressed, the Middle School Orchestra showed everyone what they were capable of, with a stunning performance of the ‘March’ from Carmen. The Senior School Stage Band ended the first half with two contrasting pieces, Isfahan, a relaxing jazz piece with soloist Terence Liu on saxophone, and Lucretia Mac Evil, a fast, upbeat rock song originally by Blood Sweat and Tears.The beginning of the second half saw a breathtaking performance by the School Choir of Henry Purcell’s Te Deum Laudamus in D major. The Choir had worked extremely hard at lunchtimes and before school over the past term to bring this work together. Accompanied by a small orchestra and the organ, 250 voices across the range took the spotlight in this powerful performance. Following the Choir, the Senior School Concert Band amazed the audience with Sousa Scramble and Wagner’s well-known ‘March’ from the opera Tännhauser. To give the audience a chance to relax after such a majestic opening to the second half, the Chorale sang two pieces by Percy Grainger, Brigg Fair, a soft, gentle piece, with soloist Tom Kruyt (Year 12), leading straight into I’m Seventeen Come Sunday, a strong English folk song. After two performances by the Senior School String Orchestra and the Highton Chamber Strings, the Senior School Orchestra concluded the concert with Ritual Fire Dance by Manuel de Falla, two movements from the Romeo and Juliet Ballet Suite by Prokofiev and Second South American Folk Rhapsody by Clare Grundman. After the final piece, the audience left the hall impressed and looking forward to the biennial School Concert, which will be held at Hamer Hall this September.Sean Cutter, Year 11

Mid-Year ConcertAt the school’s Mid-Year Concert on Wednesday 21 May music groups from across all year levels performed to a packed house. Year 11 student Sean Cutter wrote this report on the evening.

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Towards the end of Year 8, our class photo was taken in front of the now-condemned Old William Angliss building, and if you had told the young, blonde, short-sighted kid in that photo that he’d one day be delivering the William Angliss Lecture, he’d have said to you, ‘What’s the William Angliss Lecture?’I can look into that boy’s smiling eyes and remember some of the things that filled his world. I remember he loved school and liked his Year 8 teacher Mr Finlay, who wore knee high white socks like a Queenslander over the largest, most bulging calves the world has ever known. I remember he loved footy and wanted more than anything to play VFL footy just like his dad. It would make this boy’s day to know that his dream will come true, that he will end up playing five years of VFL. Having said that, he won’t be so rapt with the follow up news that the VFL changed its name to the AFL in 1990, and that what he thinks is the VFA is going to become the VFL. And that he’s going to play in that competition. That news will not make his day. I remember he liked writing stories, but wouldn’t have thought he was particularly great at it. I remember he had friends—funny, rowdy, sports-loving friends—who he would routinely terrify at lunchtime kick-to-kick by turning up with a mouthguard. I remember him being asked to leave the school choir by Mr Henley, and his irate mother going to the school to ask why, and Mr Henley saying that he supposed this boy could stay in the choir, if he really wanted to, which he didn’t.I remember this boy, and a few of his more hormonally advanced Year 8 friends, walking the streets of Canterbury one Saturday afternoon in order to find a girlfriend. I remember returning from this mission with a couple of confirmed sightings of appropriately aged teenage girls, but no success. I now look at photos of myself at that age and have some idea why this was the case. I don’t remember anybody telling this boy to get new glasses. Why, in heaven’s name, didn’t anybody tell this boy to get new glasses?

It does feel as if those visually challenged, bespectacled young eyes are gazing at you across a chasm of time. You can see all of life’s big questions burning in them. Will I ever find a girlfriend? Should I ask Mum and Dad for a VHS video recorder, or is Beta going to make something of a comeback? Is Carlton going to be a powerhouse forever, now they have Kernahan, Motley and Bernie Evans? Is there a God? If there is a God, will he be upset that I just learnt the chapters of the New Testament to win a spearmint Choc-Wedge from our RE teacher, Mr Murray, and not because I have any genuine interest? Will Mr Cox let me off report card soon? Why won’t Mr Cox let me off report card? Mine was a fit, ripe brain in 1986. Nowadays, I slog away, attempting to remember the names of my children but failing to get there, or at least not before I’ve exhausted all options, including all my siblings and the dog. But back then this brain was supple, it was lively, it was pink. It sucked up everything. And the most remarkable aspect of it all is that the information has stuck, without any regard for whether it is useful, or whether information that I MIGHT REALLY NEED FOR DAY-TO-DAY LIVING RIGHT NOW is trying to get in. Take this example:

The period does not end when the ophicleide hoots.The period ends, when the master in charge, or mistress, says, as of how, it has.

Ian Mason made me write that phrase out fifty times in 1987 for being a bit quick on the pack up and leave. ‘Ophicleide’ means ‘horn’, by the way, and because initially I wrote ‘as of now it has’ instead of ‘as of how it has’, Ian Mason Esquire made me write it out another fifty times. Unfortunately, the sponge like quality of my 1987 brain has meant that the phrase has stuck, and despite a desperate need RIGHT NOW to make room for my wife’s birthday, I can’t get rid of it. Similarly, I’ll never forget that in April the rain comes, the flannelled fools yield. That the brawny, the brainy run onto the field. And don’t think those books of the New Testament are going

anywhere . . . ‘Mathew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts Romans, Corinthians 1, Corinthians II, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians’ . . . Right now I’d give away a spearmint choc wedge just to be able to forget. And still on a religious theme, how about the lyrics:

Hobgoblin Nor Foul Fiend, Shall Daunt His SpiritHe knows he at the End Shall Life Inherit

The reason I remember these so vividly is that I consistently backed ‘To Be a Pilgrim’ in Hymnlotto, which was a business venture that fellow Summons student Terry Walker ran at Tuesday assembly. Hymnlotto worked like this. You’d name your hymn and give fifty cents to Walker, who, in racing parlance, had bookmaking on both sides of his bloodlines. The pool was split between the punters who named the correct hymn. If the Head called a smokey which nobody had backed, Walker kept the pool. Eventually, Mr Hutchinson and Mr Mason worked out what was going on and Hymnlotto was banned. But not before 50 Summons boys let out an involuntary cry of ‘Yeeeeess’ one day when the Headmaster called ‘All Creatures of Our God King’. What a betting plunge that was. And then there’s Latin. ‘Caecilius est in atrium sedet’. ‘Matella est in culina laborat’. ‘Ecce, Clemens!’

‘Ecce, Matella!’ When I did Race Around the World, I travelled the planet relying upon interpreters because THE ONLY LANGUAGE I HAVE ANY DECENT RECALL OF IS LATIN. I’m not saying it’s completely useless—I can find chicken on menus in 125 different countries, just by looking for the Latin root ‘pollo’—but as the years go on, I have wondered whether I should have looked for a language with a pulse.The reason I stuck with it, though, was Mr Roy McDonald, the late great Latin master, whom the Humanities centre is named after. That man could recite the principal parts of ‘genu, genu, genus, genu, genu,’ with the comic flair of a Neddy Seagoon, and had an enthusiasm for words and the written form that helped my English in a profound and life-changing way.

William Angliss DinnerEach year the school hosts the William Angliss Dinner for Middle School parents. This year Melbourne-based writer and radio and television personality Tony Wilson (1990) was the guest speaker at the dinner, which was held on 15 May. He spoke with great charm and candour about his time at the school and his life since.

The following is an edited version of the speech Tony gave at the dinner.

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In Year 8, I knew what I wanted to be: I wanted to be a Peter Knights. In Year 12 I knew what I wanted to be. I wanted to be a Peter Knights. Or maybe Dermott Brereton. For those who don’t follow football, Peter Knights, like Dermott, was a blonde, high-flying Hawthorn legend who was a star during my childhood. My dad played alongside him. I used to hang around his son, Ben Knights, when we went down to Glenferrie Oval in the late Seventies. And I had the blonde hair! I was no Peter Knights, but I was just good enough at football to have my hopes irrevocably raised. Captain of Football at school, captain of the Under 19s at Hawthorn, father–son selection in the draft. I honestly thought I was going to get there. I so nearly did get there. For the last game of my VCE year, the First XVIII travelled to Assumption College undefeated, and the Senior School was given the afternoon off to cheer us on—hopefully to our second ever First XVIII Premiership and our first since the 1930s. That day, Ian Mason told me that I needed just one goal to kick the record number of goals in a season for the school. The fact that he told me this after the game, while I was crying after we’d lost by ten and after I’d kicked none, is a testament to the sensitivity of the man. Still, he does have another side. He made us memorise some of the more romantic Shakespearean sonnets in Year 9, and quite a lot of women I’ve met have found that very impressive. So on that front, thank you Mase. You old honeydripper.My Hawthorn dream evaporated in June of 1992. My time on the list had lasted just 242 days, with a grand total of zero senior games. The Hawks were moving to Waverley, and coach Allan Joyce called me into his office to explain with his dead shark eyes that on the wide expanses of Waverley, my lack of pace would be found out. I remember as he walked me to the Glenferrie Oval door, I gave an awkward little speech, vowing to him that he would regret the decision for the rest of his life. He hasn’t.

I also told them that Shane Crawford would have to find a new maths tutor. Yes, not only were Hawthorn getting away with a no-base-salary, match-payments-only scenario for young players, they were also squeezing a bit more out of me by requesting I tutor a struggling Shane Crawford in maths. Watching Crawf labour through his simultaneous equations made me think how much better Camberwell was than Assumption at all things other than footy. And whenever I see Crawf today, with his premiership medallion and his Brownlow, I can tell he’s always thinking the same thing: ‘Willo, how I wish I was as good at simultaneous equations as you.’ My tutor in Senior School was a gentle giant called Peter Hutchinson, and it was he who recommended that I study law. My theory is that he did it to try and give me a detention that lasted the rest of my life. Of course I don’t really blame Hutch. My reasons for choosing law were a confluence of getting the marks, parental expectation, and the fact the contact hours fitted in well with footy training. Great reasons, all of them. I remember I was actually choosing between law and medicine, which seems now such a stupid choice to be making. What have law and medicine got in common? To what extent had I actually analysed my talents and ambitions if I had made it a choice between law and medicine? Really, I think I was just choosing success or safety or security, or perhaps, most likely, deferring making any choice at all. But a choice it was, and as the footy dream evaporated, law was what I was left with. As I got closer and closer to the end of the degree, I was increasingly unsure as to whether law had been a good idea. But it was too late change. It certainly felt too late to change. I got articles at a large commercial law firm, Minter Ellison. I think the photo to the right sums up the verve with which I attacked my first professional job. I was also Santa Claus at not one but two partners’ picnics, and even now, I’m whispered about in hallowed terms as ‘the best goddamned Santa Claus in the history of the firm.’

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My break into the media came through Race Around the World, a documentary show on ABC TV that sent eight young filmmakers around the world to ten different countries, to make a four-minute video documentary in each of these countries. Somehow I managed to get myself categorised as a ‘young filmmaker’ even though the only video I’d ever made before applying was for the 1996 Minter Ellison mid-year revue. It was my father who encouraged me to apply for Race. For much of 1997, I’d slipped into the habit of talking about doing something different with my life, like writing a travel book, while always keeping my resignation date safely in the future. If any of you are struggling at work, do what I did: pick a date six months in the future, promise to change your life on that date, and then roll it forward, day by day, month by month. Whatever you do, never allow that nice, safe six-month buffer to shrink. My father spotted what I was doing and, to his credit, made me bite the bullet and lock the date down. We decided that on 1 March 1998 I was to leave to do six months’ travel to write the book, half funded by myself, half funded by my parents. To secure my parents’ commitment, I had to first write a 25,000 word manuscript based on a previous trip. In my annual leave, I wrote the 25,000 words and, today, it’s called A Continental Drift and has been published in the sense that it’s been spiral bound. Nevertheless, it did get me writing, and when I heard about Race Around the World, it didn’t seem too big a jump to go from unpublished travel writing to unpaid travel documentaries.To apply, you had to send in a four-minute video. My application video was on an Italian-speaking soccer coach called Paolo who coached the Essendon Under Sevens with the zeal of a man who has his sights set on the World Cup. Although the kids were just five or six years old, he gave them whiteboard sessions, he prescribed diets recommending that they have tea and dry biscuits two hours before the game and nothing else, and he abused them for not going to bed early enough. And all this

was done through a translator, because Paulo himself couldn’t speak a word of English. That translator was a mother of one of the boys, so Paulo would say something in Italian like, ‘You’re all hopeless, it’s pointless coaching you’, and the translator would say in English something like, ‘Keep going, you’re doing really well.’ It was absolute gold, and after a few months of interviews and four weeks in Sydney at documentary boot camp, I got selected in the final eight. Bolivia, Idaho, Alaska, Italy, Lebanon, France, Israel, Kenya, India, China. One hundred days. Thirty-three flights. Six continents. Two lost VISA cards. Travelling alone as cameraman, director, producer, writer, sound recordist. In Bolivia, I met children who were living in jail with their parents because there weren’t any state-run orphanages around to house them. In Idaho, I met cowboy poet Rudy Gonzales who offered a Boise cowboy’s lament on the encroachment of suburbia. In France, I took to the streets at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and proved scientifically that the ‘Aussie Aussie Aussie’ chant is awful, awful, awful. In southern Lebanon, I met a wheat farmer called Faeez whose crop was being devastated by wild pigs. Unfortunately for him, he couldn’t kill the pigs because he was only 800 metres from the Israeli border and if he produced a gun, the border guards would mistake him for a Hezbollah rebel and pop him off. In Milan, I met the best-looking woman in the world, Miriana, who did the Wheel of Fortune job in Italy. She was angry because the host, Mike Bongiorno, (which means

‘Mike Good Morning’ in Italian) wouldn’t let her talk enough. After we finished filming, we even went on a date, although it fell pretty flat because of language barriers. She couldn’t speak English, and the only Italian I had was the lyrics to Neighbours in Latin. Effectively it was like trying to chat someone up in Old English. ‘Lo, can I proffer thee the soy sauce?’ She also found out what the ABC was paying us—$100 a day plus airfares—and declared it a ‘pathetic amount of money.’

In India I attended a laughing club; in China I travelled with an acrobatic troupe, and in Kenya I got to play a dying cockroach in an insect repellent commercial that played out of the back of a truck. The show was live, lasted 5 to 6 hours per performance, and moved from town to town playing to thousands of people in areas where there was no radio or TV. Nearly a million people watched each week. I made the hundred days seem fun, even if the majority were spent panicking, shotlisting or editing. At the end of the show, I’d won the judges’ and audience votes. In news that would have stunned my Camberwell Grammar visual arts teachers, I was suddenly a filmmaker.Overnight, my life changed. I started getting free drinks at bars on Brunswick Street. Girls started approaching me, instead of me not quite approaching them. The Age rang me about writing a summer column. Penguin asked if I had a book in me. In a 1999 edition of Cosmo, I was in the ‘Thirty Most Influential People Under 30’. Influential. Me. Right next to the guy from Killing Heidi. Between 1999 and 2001, I did shows on Channel 9, Channel 7 and the ABC. And overnight, I changed as well. I identified that the thing that had won me Race Around the World was application. Application in the sense that I had applied myself to something with the same dedication that I had once applied to football. And application in the sense that I sent in the application form. That’s the thing I now say when I visit schools and universities. Apply, apply, apply . . . the worst you can get is a rejection letter, and rejection letters actually aren’t that bad. Rejection letters can be worn as a badge, something to wave across the desk when they’re interviewing you on Letterman. Or at the very least, a rejection letter is still more interesting than, say, a Telstra bill. I decided to act on ideas, to test them to see if they were good enough. I had a kids’ book idea—Grannysaurus Rex, about a grandma who goes on a lolly binge with her grandson, so much so that he has a sugar hallucination and thinks she

has turned into Grannysaurus Rex. I was so sure it was a million-dollar idea. Grandmas, lollies, dinosaurs. I sent the manuscript off to the forty publishers of kids’ book in the Australian Writing Guide. Two said yes, thirty-eight said no, and two years later, I became a published author. I also found out something about the economics of picture book writing, and can now categorically say that what I actually had was a million cent idea.But it did lead to kids’ books. I got stuck at the lights in Swan Street and invented the fourth traffic light, the mauve traffic light. The Minister for Traffic Lights is about a man who finds a cure for road rage. When the lights turn mauve, drivers have to stop, get out of the car, and hug their fellow motorist. The Thirsty Flowers was my shot at a Dr Seuss-type rhyming book. Harry Highpants was a political discourse on pants freedom, as low panters and high panters united for a common cause. The Princess and the Packet of Frozen Peas and The Emperor’s New Clothes Horse were my fractured Hans Christian Andersen fairy tales. In the next twelve months I’m publishing Jack in Penguin’s

‘Stuff Happens’ series, Emo the Emu and The Cow Tripped Over the Moon, an exposé on the cow’s previous seven attempts on the moon.

‘I decided to act on ideas, to test them to see if they were good enough.’

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Throw in two novels and a World Cup memoir, and sometime in the middle of the decade I became a writer. I remember when my novel Players was launched, I invited two of my old school teachers. The first was Ian Mason, who fostered my imagination and gave me somewhere to write by making me editor of the school magazine in 1990. The second was my Year 12 English teacher, John Allen. I invited Mr Allen for the simple reason that he improved my writing more than anybody else has, before or since. In Year 12, he taught me the music of writing. He showed me that writers made choices about sentence balance. He had me read out paragraphs, to hear how long sentences and short sentences can inter-mesh, how different writers choose different rhythms. He taught me about avoiding cliché, about attempting to surprise the reader. This is the expertise and care I received from just two of the great teachers in the history of this school. They took a footballer, who mainly wanted to be a footballer, and nurtured a talent he didn’t know he had. If you spoke to the boy I was in Year 8 and told him of what he’d do by the age of 41—marriage, three kids, overseas trips, nearly a dozen books, TV shows, a law degree, friends, magazine articles, six years of breakfast radio, regular public speaking—he’d be very happy, especially if you told him he’s going to play VFL footy (shhhhhhhhh). But then you might also tell him that his third child is going to be born with a disability. That from the age of 39 he’s going to face challenges that will test

him more than all the others combined. That every day is another day of therapy, another day of longing for what can never be. And that this feeling won’t diminish the love he will feel for Jack, because Jack is impossibly funny, charming, determined, but that won’t stop the pain. Because he will want his child to have what he had. But of course I wouldn’t tell Year 8 me that. The glory of being fourteen is that you shouldn’t have to worry. The future, for this kid, is whether to play table tennis or gang chasey at recess. Life in the future, with all of its glittering excitement and inevitable pain, shouldn’t be interfering with the joy of childhood’s precious twilight. All this boy needs are the tools to face the uncertain future. He needs exposure to different things—art, music, drama, sport, humanities, science, language, information technology. Who knows which is the area that will become central to his life? Maybe it won’t be the one that he thinks. He needs a safe and fun environment for making friends. He needs a learning habit that will last the rest of his life. He needs discipline, not in a ruler across the knuckles way, but in the sense of learning concentration, learning application. That is why Mr Cox won’t let him off report card. That is why Mr Cox wants him to do another week, to see if he can get all ‘excellents’ in the comments section. That is why Mr Mason doesn’t want him to pack up before the ophicleide hoots. Camberwell Grammar delivered all that to me during those important Middle School years. Physically, the school has

changed a lot since then, but I’m confident your boys—with their fancy Performing Arts Centre, and their magic white boards, and their state of the art gymnasiums and their astro-turfed fields and their classroom iPads and their new slimline solar system that only has eight planets instead of nine—I’m confident the one thing that hasn’t changed is that terrific educators are being employed, and that opportunity, fun, achievement and discipline remain coils in the Middle School springboard, aimed at launching boys into the more challenging realms of Senior School, and life beyond. Finally, I want to finish with a thank you. I mentioned the difficulty of these last few years, and a few months ago, I wrote an article about Jack’s cerebral palsy that appeared in The Age. A few days later I received an email from Ian Mason, my Year 9 English teacher, complimenting me on the piece, requesting that I write on more serious issues, and asking for my address. Soon after, on our doorstep, we found three Peppa Pig books, picking up on Jack’s love of that show, which I’d mentioned in the article. I think I used the phrase ‘you old honeydripper’ before in a way that could have been interpreted as insincere. This time I mean it. Mase, you old honeydripper. I think I just heard the ophicleide. If I didn’t, never mind, it’s time to pack up anyway.

To read the full text of Tony’s speech, visit his website: http://tonywilson.com.au/william-angliss-address

Dr Paul Hicks often refers to Camberwell Grammar School as a ‘learning community’. All of us, whether parents, staff or boys attending the school, are people in the process of learning, not only through the formal study of academic subjects, but also by attempting to understand more about ourselves, other people and the world in which we live.

The Parent Education Program, which began in 2007, is held in collaboration with Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School. On five or six occasions each year speakers address parents on a range of issues related to parenting and better understanding the complexities of young people, particularly adolescents.Our first seminar this year had as its audience not only parents, but also students—virtually the entire Year 12 cohort from the two schools. The distinguished Clinical Psychologist Andrew Fuller gave a witty and engaging address on the topic How to Set Yourself Up For a Great Year. Andrew Fuller visited later in February to address parents on the topic Parenting Teenagers. In March two seminars were held at Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School. Steven Davies spoke on Good Health to Improve Learning, and Brett Lee, from the Queensland police, spoke on Keeping Children Safe Online.At the start of May, Dr Craig Hassed (1977), a Senior Lecturer in Medicine at Monash University and an international authority on mindfulness, gave an intriguing address on Mindful Learning: The Role of Mindfulness in Education, drawing upon his most recent book on that very topic.Material from the addresses by Andrew Fuller and Craig Hassed may be found on the school website.The following seminars are planned for the rest of the year:

Thinking about CareersMonday 11 August, 7.30pmStudents in Years 9 to 12 and their parents.Venue: Performing Arts Centre, Camberwell Grammar School

Calculator Use for Parents (in order to assist students)Tuesday 9 September, 7.30pmParents of students in Years 9 to 12Venue: Camberwell Girls’ Grammar School

Planning for Parent Education seminars takes place well before the end of the year. We welcome suggestions from members of the school community for topics for future seminars. Contact John Allen at mja@cgs.vic.edu.au if you would like to make a suggestion.

Mr John Allen, Convenor of the Parent Education Program

Parent Education at Camberwell Grammar School

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AIMing High Camberwell Grammar School is in the second year of teaching French in Year 7 using the Accelerative Integrated Methodology (AIM). This new approach is a major departure from traditional language learning methods and prioritises communication skills. It has proved very successful as a starting point for our students’ study of French. In fact, just one semester’s worth of lessons using the AIM method enables our students to develop a working proficiency in French. This serves as a strong base for further progress in Year 8.

Lessons are delivered entirely in French from day one, and gestures are used to introduce and reinforce vocabulary and grammar structures. These gestures help the students to learn more quickly and effectively than they would using a traditional approach. By using visual and kinesthetic props—that is, physical actions as opposed to just listening or watching—new words and associated grammar pass directly to meaning, so there is no need to translate back into English. In our Year 7 classroom, the most useful and highest-frequency words are introduced within the first few hours of language learning, giving students the tools they need to communicate in French from the very first class. Students question, contribute and problem solve entirely in French.The teaching is based around the story Salut mon ami! which creates an immersion-like experience where students focus on task-based activities relating to dramatic arts and literacy. The story is fully supported by books, worksheets, a DVD and associated instructional videos, dances and games.Students learn grammar by using raps and games which help them to understand language patterns. This ensures that abstract grammatical concepts are taught in a way that is instantly meaningful for the students.Cooperative learning activities get students working with each other, speaking and writing creatively in French. Students love participating in raps, drama activities, team games and challenges. The highly participatory and active learning environment in the classroom ensures students of all abilities and learning styles are supported. The results in our Year 7 classroom speak for themselves, with students conversing in French after a semester’s worth of study.Mr Jason Hall, French Teacher

NEWSaround theSchool

da Vinci DecathlonCamberwell Grammar School hosted the Eastern Regional round of the da Vinci Decathlon for Year 7 students in early May. Students from PLC, Strathcona, The Knox School, Marcellin College, Xavier College, Donvale Christian College, Woodleigh School, St Catherine’s School, Luther College and Kingswood School joined Camberwell students for this enrichment day for high-ability students. Teams of eight worked together on ten academic and artistic disciplines over the course of the decathlon. The competition was intense but fair and points were awarded at the conclusion of each unit of work.Nineteen teams competed, with Camberwell Grammar School’s two teams finishing first and fourth overall, PLC placing second and Strathcona third. Congratulations to our team members: Lachlan Doig, Lachlan Melville, Jamie Steverlynck, William Chang, Oliver Papillo, William Wang, Ian Chen, Jeremy Gassin, Alan Jiang, Charlie Harper, Lachlan Purcell, Andrew Zeng, Michael Pham, Oscar Tong, Jason Einhart, James Gunasegaram.Our winning team, The Woolly Mammoth Eaters, went on to compete in the State Final at MLC, where they finished second and qualified for the National Championships, which were held in Sydney in June. At the Nationals, the boys performed strongly and came fourth overall, a wonderful achievement.Mr Paul Double, Teacher in Charge

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Young Leaders to China ProgramCamberwell Grammar School has been awarded a grant to participate in the Victorian Young Leaders to China Program. This program, initiated by the state government, gives students, teachers and school leaders the opportunity to be part of a life-changing international education experience. As a partner of the program, Camberwell Grammar School will send 14 Year 9 students and one teacher to China in August and September this year for a six-week immersion program, which will include a two-week intensive Chinese language and culture program and a four-week in-school experience. The students will participate in a rich learning program that will help them develop and demonstrate leadership skills, and empower them to make an active contribution to the school and the community as young leaders. The boys’ trip will coincide with the Second Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, and the boys will have the opportunity to attend the Games.The program aims to help students develop capabilities for modern ways of living, thinking and working. These include building global knowledge and intercultural understanding, and developing thinking and relationship skills, such as collaboration, communication and linguistic ability, for engaging in a global context. Mr Wei Ha, Head of Chinese

This term we welcomed Robert Young to the Camberwell Grammar School community as our Indigenous Education Officer. Robert has been involved in developing and mentoring young people and celebrating Indigenous cultural identity for the past 10 years. Robert has facilitated and participated in a number of youth support activities, ranging from school holiday programs in remote Indigenous communities in Central Australia to working as a Youth Leader at City Life Church. In his previous role, Robert managed the St Joseph’s College (Ferntree Gully) Indigenous Support Program, providing support to young Indigenous students from various parts of Australia, as well as providing cultural advice to the College Leadership Group. He has also worked at Thornbury High School as the Indigenous Programs Coordinator. He is co-founder and Director of ‘Indigenous Campus’, an online consultancy dedicated to providing culturally appropriate and innovative solutions, strategies and training packages to meet corporate and community groups’ needs. Robert is currently studying Theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts. His role at Camberwell will see him working on a part time basis, supporting and mentoring our Indigenous students.

Friday Activities—Cooking and Food PreparationOne of the school’s regular Friday Activities is Cooking and Food Preparation, led by Ms Emenyeonu and Dr Anderson. In Term 2 I was one of the students lucky enough to get to take part in this activity. During Cooking and Food Preparation we learnt how to clean and prepare food, cook food, taste food and critique food, all on a modest budget. We had a cheesy start, with Dr Anderson bring in different types of cheeses, from blue cheese to onion-infused cheddar. We tasted and embarrassed* these different cheeses and also had a little lesson about how blue cheese is made. In Week Three we put in much hard work to produce restaurant-quality cheesecake. We spent our lunch making the filling for the cake so it would set on the delicious base Ms Emenyeonu had pre-made. The end product was well worth the effort. Derek Li, Year 11

*Credit also goes to the TV program Posh Nosh for teaching us to use the correct and sophisticated terminology when describing the preparation of food, for example ‘embarrassing’ the food.

Australia–New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge (ABBC) The Camberwell Grammar School team put in a strong performance at this year’s Australian and New Zealand Brain Bee Round 2 Challenge, which took place on 4 June 2014 at the University of Melbourne. The team of Yueyang Chen, Jonathan Duan, Jasper Young and Vincent Zhu (all Year 10) competed against students from across Victoria in two rounds of live questioning to determine who would become the State Champion. They also enjoyed a day filled with activities related to neuroscience and neuroscience research, including lab tours, demonstrations, lectures and experiments.Camberwell finished in third place in the team event, behind Melbourne Grammar in first place and Mac.Robertson Girls’ High School in second. Vincent and Jonathan both made it through to the Individual Finals, where Jonathan made it to the top five and finished fifth. The Australia–New Zealand Brain Bee Challenge is a competition for students in Year 10 (Australia) and Year 11 (New Zealand), offering the opportunity to learn about the brain and its functions, as well as developments in neuroscience research and careers in neuroscience. The competition also aims to dispel misconceptions about neurological and mental illnesses. Middle School Teacher Ms Ali Larkey made a valiant effort in the ‘Neuropursuit for Teachers’ but unfortunately didn’t walk away with the first prize mug saying ‘World’s Best Teacher’. Ms Katrina Massey, Teacher in Charge

New Indigenous Education Officer

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Junior School Footy DayIt was breezy and blustery but the boys were in their element as they booted, bounced and hand balled the Sherrin from one end of the JTO to the other. This was Footy Day, the traditional end to Term 2, and the Junior boys revelled in the company of the First XVIII footballers who demonstrated and led skills activities. Earlier the boys had shared a sausage sizzle with their ‘big brothers’, and the icing on the cake was the cupcakes that awaited the boys on their return from the Footy Clinic. So much fun for boys of all ages.Mr Howard Kelly, Head of Junior School

Richmond Players Visit CamberwellIn early June we welcomed three Richmond Football Club players, Jack Riewoldt, Matt Thomas and Nathan Foley, to the school for an AFL Football Clinic for Year Four students. The boys were delighted by the training drills and the tips the players shared with them, and relished the opportunity to have a kick with their heroes.

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Gladwyn CupThe school’s annual mock UN competition, the Gladwyn Cup, was hotly contested this May, ith 18 teams competing. Resolutions debated referred to global warming, the relationship between Taiwan and China, and Australia’s attitude to refugees.Congratulations to Michael Anderson and Jason Hu (both Year 12, pictured right), representing the United Kingdom, who were the winning team.

School Historian Dr David Bird presented a paper on

‘Fashionable Fascism’ at the inaugural Melbourne Jewish Writers’ Festival on 1 June. The research was chiefly based on his book Nazi Dreamtime about Australia’s enthusiasts for Hitler’s Germany. This book has recently been reissued as a hardback in New York and London.

Celebrating Mother’s DayBoys in the Junior School welcomed their mums to school on Friday 9 May for a special breakfast of muffins and hot drinks to celebrate Mother’s Day.

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Junior School Presents

Grandad’s Gold . . . Advice to Treasure

Written by Junior School staff and performed by all Junior School boys, Grandad’s Gold entertained a delighted and very appreciative audience when it was performed in the CF Black Auditorium of the Performing Arts Centre on Thursday 26 June.

As well as being a fun way to develop the boys’ skills in performance, communication, teamwork and stagecraft, the production was brimful with life lessons. Roger is a young boy with a vivid imagination, a love of stories and a delightful curiosity. He lives in a large home with an enormous garden where he often plays, sometimes by himself and quite often with neighborhood friends. He loves to act out stories, imagining he is a gallant knight, an intrepid explorer or a fairytale hero. As much as he delights in being a boy, he often ponders how he will become a man. Not just any man, but a good man.He loves it when his Grandad reads to him of an evening. He always asks questions and can’t get enough of his Grandad’s wit and wisdom. Ultimately, the question of ‘What makes a good man?’ is answered not by external successes but rather by what lies within.Mr Howard Kelly, Head of Junior School

Congratulations

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Edward Lovick and Alexander Neilson (both Year 12) will represent Australia at the Kayaking World Championships to be held in Oklahoma City later this year. Ed has been selected for the Men’s Junior K1 team and Alex has been selected in the Men’s Junior K2 team.

Ned Fitzgerland (Year 11) has been selected in the Australian team for the 2014 Youth Olympic Games to be held in Nanjing later this year.

Andrew Holloway (Year 11) was selected for the kayaking Australian Marathon Emerging Talent Squad and competed in South Africa in June.

Lachlan Thompson (Year 8) competed in the National Water Polo Club Championships in Brisbane over the Easter holiday. His team, the Melbourne Collegians Seals, came first out of 24 teams from across Australia.

Connor Xu (Year 8) competed in the National Age Group Swimming Championships in Sydney, where he competed in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, 200m and 400m individual medley and 800m freestyle events.

Nicholas Browne (Year 7) competed in the New Zealand Open Taekwondo Championships in Auckland.

William Camfield (Year 7) competed in the National Kayaking Championships in Ballarat. He and his teammate finished second in the Under 14 K2 event over 10.4 kilometres.

Nicholas Gooden (Year 7) was awarded a Local Sporting Champion Grant for his efforts in gymnastics.

Lachlan Doehmann (Year 6) placed fourth in the 11 Years Boys’ 3km race at the 2014 Beachside Divisional Cross Country Carnival in early June. He has now qualified for the Southern Metro Regional Cross Country Championships.

Kristian Bite (Year 4) has been selected to represent Victoria in the National Karate Championships in Perth in late July and early August.

Lewis Clarke (Year 4) was selected to compete at the School Sports Australia Swimming Championships, which were held in Melbourne in July. He competed in the 200m Medley Relay, Freestyle Relay and Individual 50m Freestyle.

Sporting Achievements Academic and Other AchievementsDavid Tan (Year 8) was selected to play the part of Prince Chulalongkorn in the Melbourne season of The King and I at the Princess Theatre.

Allen Yang (Year 9) won first place in Victoria in the 2014 Australian Geography Competition. He has now been selected to compete for a team place at the 2015 National Geographic World Championships.

Nicholas Tjangdjaja (Year 9) and Steven Gazeas (Year 10) achieved first place in their sections of the Victorian Indonesian Teachers’ Association (VILTA) Indonesian Speaking Competition.

The Highton String Quartet won second place in the String Quartet Section of the Boroondara Eisteddfod and received a Honourable Mention in the Piano Quartet Section. The quartet of Nathan Fong in Year 10 (Piano and Violin), Edward Tan in Year 9 (Viola), Nicholas Wong in Year 10 (Viola) and Nelson Zhao in Year 9 (Cello) will compete in the Manningham Eisteddfod in August.

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Indigenous Week Artists in ResidenceAs part of the Year 8 Indigenous Studies Week in June, we were lucky enough to host well-known Indigenous artist Reko Renie. Reko’s work explores what it means to be an urban Indigenous person living in contemporary Australia and many of the issues facing Australia’s Indigenous people.

In Reko’s workshops with our Year 8 boys, the students were challenged to produce a layered stencil work that contained images and symbols that were representative of their lives and experiences. Each Form spent two double periods (160 minutes) with Reko as they created their works. It proved to be a personal and absorbing task, and a wonderful range of imagery could be seen in the final products. We were also joined by Sarah Hopkins and Ron Murray. Sarah is a unique composer-performer, highly acclaimed for her visionary music and inspiring performances with cello, harmonic overtone singing, handbells, choir and the celestial harmonic whirlies of her own creation. Ron Murray is a Wamba Wamba man (from the Swan Hill area) who is a cultural educator, storyteller, musician, didgeridoo maker and wood sculptor. He is a prominent player of the didgeridoo. Sarah and Ron combined to involve the boys in powerful and thought-provoking musical sessions.On the final morning of the week, we were thoroughly entertained by professional singers Deline Briscoe (current CGS parent), Emma Donovan and Bart Willoughby. They performed several of their own original pieces in what proved to be an enthralling morning of music.We were very fortunate to be able to host such a diverse and talented range of artists and they certainly ensured that the week was enriching and powerful for all boys.Mr Rob French, Head of Middle School

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Schools Combine for Joint Fundraising ProjectLate in Term 2, Year 8 students from Fintona and Presbyterian Ladies’ College (PLC) joined our boys to embark on an exciting fundraising initiative with charity organisation Projec10. Students were divided into mixed teams and given the opportunity to brainstorm ideas on how their team would raise money. The idea behind Projec10 is that each participant contributes $10 to cover any potential start-up costs, and thereafter all profits are donated to Opportunity International and support the Youth Apprenticeship Program in Ghana, Africa. The launch morning was a great success and it was wonderful to hear so many ideas being generated. Groups were planning such events as movie nights, cake stalls, hot chip stalls, car washes and dog walking. The morning also provided an excellent opportunity for our boys to make connections with the girls from Fintona and PLC, which are two of the schools that we traditionally invite to the Year 8 Social in Term 4.Mr Rob French, Head of Middle School

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This year’s Year 9 Camp Program presented students with a diverse range of opportunities and experiences. Nine different camps were offered and students were able to select a camp that interested them. Groups toured on mountain bikes along the Munda Biddi Trail in Western Australia, sea kayaked around North and South Stradbroke Island in Queensland, developed their white water canoeing skills on the Nymboida River in northern New South Wales, explored the extensive network of caves at Wee Jasper in southern New South Wales, developed their mountain biking skills on trails in You Yangs Regional Park, rock climbed at Mount Arapiles, refined their first aid and survival knowledge at Kangaroobie and engaged in community service activities with the Brotherhood of St Laurence in Fitzroy.

New additions to the camp program in 2014 included the Urban Camp, run by the Brotherhood of St Laurence in Fitzroy, the Caving Camp at Wee Jasper and the White Water Canoeing Camp run on the Nymboida River.

YEAR 9 CAMP Program

Those who chose to go caving at Wee Jasper found themselves underground for much of the week, climbing, crawling and squeezing though a vast network of caves, many decorated with magnificent displays of stalagmites and stalactites. The week began with a visit to a tourist cave and ended with a long abseil into a natural cave with no natural light or marked trails. The instruction and leadership from the caving guides was invaluable and ensured students were actively involved in all aspects of the caving experience. Up on the Nymboida River students had the opportunity to develop their paddling skills and navigate through a range of rapids, some more challenging than others. The week began with a skills session on flat water and as the week progressed the rapids came more frequently and became more challenging. By the second day the students were travelling along the river, doing their best to keep their boats upright and stay dry. An extended tour towards the end of the week gave students the opportunity to load their boats with camping supplies and camp on the side of the river for the night. The camp created some memorable moments and left some paddlers soggier than others. The experiences students had varied widely but regardless of where they were, all had opportunities to strengthen their relationships with peers, develop a connection with the natural environment and learn about their own ability to cope in challenging and unfamiliar situations. Ms Kirsty McDougall, Director of Co-curricular Activities

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Year 9 Urban Camp‘Urban Camp’. Perhaps this camp has been misnamed. Either that or it is a serious case of contradiction of terms! One sunny June morning, 21 boys and 3 teachers found themselves on the bus to Fitzroy to experience ‘urban camping’ with the Brotherhood of St Laurence at their Coolibah Centre, a drop-in community hub for older folks in and around Fitzroy’s housing commission flats.The camp is designed to be an adventure of sorts, into the humanity and the soul of our bustling metropolitan city, to explore its hidden nooks and crannies, which often hide those who are less fortunate than others. The boys got to witness first hand what living on the edge is like out on the streets and in public housing, and to live out vicariously the experiences of children who live in these areas.In the process, they developed compassion for those less fortunate than themselves and a desire for social justice and equality for the disadvantaged. They grew closer to each other in their shared experiences of the camp, pooling their resources together to feed themselves on $3 per person!Dr Moses Khor, Mr Jason Hall, and Mr Brian McManus

Here are reflections on the camp by some boys:

‘The Urban Camp was a fulfilling experience full of many activities to help campers be more aware of those less fortunate living right next door in the city of Melbourne. As well as becoming more aware and respectful of the people living well below the poverty line, we also got to enjoy many fun activities and relax in the Coolibah Centre. Of the activities we engaged in, I most enjoyed visiting the Sacred Heart Primary School, helping children with their work and showing them the joy of learning. We also played sport with the children, participated in a Breakfast Club to feed kids who don’t get breakfast in the mornings, and chatted with members of the Coolibah. There wasn’t a moment of the camp I didn’t enjoy: it was both an enlightening and satisfying experience.’Faisal Alshimirti

‘There were many activities on the camp that I enjoyed, like vistiting the Young Adult Migrant Education Centre (YAMEC), helping out at the local school and after school program, visiting public housing and making lunch for the members of the Coolibah Centre. I liked visiting YAMEC because I got to meet many kids only a few years older than me with some very interesting stories and some great personalities.Visiting the public housing was a good thing to do because it allowed us to feel what it was like to live in public housing and have a greater understanding of people less fortunate that us.Making lunch for the members of the Coolibah Centre was a very rewarding experience as it gave us the opportunity to help the staff out; the members complimented us on the hard work we put into making food.’Will Hilton

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The school’s annual Careers Night took place in the Performing Arts Centre in mid-June. Thirty-three Old Boys returned to the school to talk about their careers as part of a panel or round table discussion. Current students, and their parents, were able to hear about a wide range of careers and the journey the former students had taken since leaving CGS. Representatives from a variety of tertiary institutions were also present to provide up-to-date information about courses and prerequisite subjects.

Careers Night 2014Name Occupation

Richard Addison (2001) Financial Adviser

Grant Anderson (1982) Lawyer

Ian Andrew (1981) Fraud investigator

Mitchell Anjou (1978) Optometrist

Alex Bialocki (1975) Managing Director, Encore Productions

Andrew Bonavia (2005) Radio Network Engineer

Richard Carter (1968) Real Estate Agent and Valuer

Mark Eades (1984) Construction Manager

Andrew Farmer (1989) Pharmacist

Ross Gordon (1969) Director, Barristers’ Clerks

David Henderson (1981) Engineer

David Henley (1970) Mechanical Engineer

Boon Hong (parent) General Surgeon

Edward Howley (2003) Advertising Director

Matthew Jude (2002) Dentist

Andrew Kokinos (1992) Sports Physiotherapist

Tony Lucarelli (parent) General Practitioner

Robert McKendrick (2006) Town Planner

Michael Neilson (1981) General Counsel

Dean Newlan (1975) Forensic Accountant

Rohan Pike (1994) Australian Federal Police

David Provan (1988) Information Technology Entrepreneur

William Robinson (2003) Lawyer

Michael Slifirski (1979) Managing Director

Peter Slifirski (1978) Architect

Simon Swingler (1986) Graphic Designer

Colin Trewern (1974) Engineer

George Tsigounis (1992) Mobile Application Software Engineer

David Wagner (1981) Architect

Andrew Weickhardt (1995) Oncologist

Ryan Whitehead (1994) Sales Manager, Collingwood Football Club

James Wyatt (2003) Sound Recording Engineer

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Camberwell Grammar School Year 10 students entered the workforce in early June for a week of work experience. For many it was their first foray into the workplace, and, happily, most thrived on the opportunities provided. But what exactly did they do?

Work Experience 2014Caleb Yii, on work experience at a major public hospital became such an expert at making beds that by Wednesday his mother was sent a note from the head nurse saying he was to make all the beds at home from now on. Robert West worked in the field doing soil tests. Luke Borrow was kept busy installing windows, insulation and skylights. Patrick Hawkins built computers, installed operating systems and serviced Eftpos machines. Paul McDonald coached sport and taught French to primary school students. Mitch Fletcher sat in on physiotherapy consultations. Andrew Leung and Charles Harding undertook programming to create digital backdrops for video games. Fraser Mascitelli was taught how to steal stuff from Bunnings so he could catch the real thing happening! Kevin Cheng enjoyed cleaning and washing down aircraft. Angus Yu worked on PowerPoint presentations for stakeholders from a city building with an ‘awesome’ view of Melbourne.

Good work experience placements can be difficult to find—effort, perseverance and a bit of good luck are the keys. Mike Schumann won his second week of work experience via a competition sponsored by Victoria University. Not only did he get to spend a week with Honda during the July school holidays, he also received an iPad Air for his efforts.Ms Lynette Reiger, Careers Counsellor

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The school community was saddened by the death of the school’s archivist Trevor Hart in April after a short illness. At a memorial service held at the school in May, Trevor’s family and friends gathered to share memories and say farewell.

The following is an extract from the eulogy for Trevor by Mr Marten Syme.

Trevor started his working life in 1958 as a clerk with the English, Scottish and Australian Bank. Although he was principally engaged in mainstream banking, first at ES&A Bank and subsequently at ANZ, Trevor always took a deep interest in the bank’s records and collections, and began assisting the bank archivist. In his spare time, Trevor indulged in his growing passion for history. In the mid-1960s he joined both the Royal Historical Society of Victoria and the Genealogical Society of Victoria. Over the next two decades, Trevor played pivotal roles in running these organisations. In the following decades he was involved also with a wide range of historical and archival organisations, including the Australian Society of Archivists, the Business Archives Council, the Australian Open Gardens Scheme, the National Trust and the Villa Alba Museum. Trevor’s appetite for establishing and running historical societies was insatiable. In 1972 he established the Caulfield Historical Society, becoming its first secretary. He put his heart and soul into the new society, organising events, preparing its high-quality newsletter and collecting artefacts and memorabilia. In addition to his historical interests, Trevor was a keen collector of books and ceramics, especially Wedgwood pottery. In 1973 he became inaugural Treasurer of the Wedgwood Society of Australia, reputed to be the first group in Australia devoted to the work of a single ceramics manufacturer. The 1980s were a time of enormous opportunity and change for Trevor. Having moved to Fitzroy and become absorbed in the history of the area, Trevor formed the Fitzroy History Society in 1982. However, not wanting to neglect or sever his links with his southern suburbs background, during the same year he also founded the Southern Metropolitan Regional Historical Association.In the early 1980s the ANZ bank decided to properly re-establish its archive. Trevor saw the opportunity to move from mainstream banking to this

specialised area and in 1983 he was appointed the ANZ Group Archivist, overseeing the relocation of the archive and the establishment of a banking museum in the basement of the 1880s ‘Gothic Bank’ on Collins Street. The new museum, opened by the Governor in 1985, on the 150th anniversary of the granting of the bank’s Royal Charter, was hailed as a great success. It is still open today as the only banking museum in Victoria, and one of only two banking museums operating in Australia. In addition to his position as Group Archivist and Museum Manager, Trevor was appointed manager of the extensive ANZ Art Collection in 1985. In the mid-1980s Trevor became re-acquainted with Louise McLister, whom he had first met in 1976. After a short courtship the couple were married at the Toorak College Chapel, Mt Eliza, in September 1987. Trevor and Louise were overjoyed at the birth of their first child, Nyree, in 1989. But with the arrival of a new baby, a small backyard and an increasingly busy local environment, Trevor and Louise moved to a Victorian home on a large allotment in Camberwell, beginning Trevor’s long association with the area. Their son Nicholas was born in 1991.Although he was one of the older fathers at the children’s school, Trevor was determined to support them in all their endeavours. For many years he served on the committee of the Camberwell Primary School, and over a period of seven years (1996–2003) he established that school’s archive. Soon after moving to Camberwell Trevor joined the local historical society. He was its President for three years and for a considerable period of time he also served as the editor and compiler of the society’s high-quality newsletter. At the time of his death he was still working on future issues.In 2000 Trevor’s positions with the ANZ Bank were abolished, and after a short stint of private consulting, he began working with the University of Melbourne Archives. Two years after joining the Melbourne University archives Trevor also took on the role of archivist for Camberwell Grammar School.

After seven years’ continuous employment with the Melbourne University Archives Trevor decided to take up part-time consulting. He was already archivist for Camberwell Grammar School, but took on similar positions at Ruyton Girl’s School and the Eltham Secondary College. He was still archivist at Ruyton and Camberwell at the time of his death. For more than four decades Trevor was a prodigious researcher and writer. His list of published works and papers delivered is extensive and varied, with topics including records management, banking history and genealogy. The results of Trevor’s life-long meticulous researching and recording of his family’s ancestry are now a wonderful legacy for his own children, Nyree and Nicholas.Trevor was one of nature’s true gentlemen—honourable, erudite, thoughtful and generous. A man with an engaging sense of humour. A quiet achiever. His contributions to the history movement were prodigious and for those he can be truly proud. But Trevor’s greatest pride, enthusiasm and unconditional joy and love was reserved for his family—his steadfast, loving wife Louise, and his adoring children Nyree and Nicholas.

Vale Trevor John Hart11 September 1942– 30 April 2014

Trevor at work in the school’s archives.

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Vale Peter Renwick7 November 1944–21 June 2014

Peter was born in Melbourne, the third child of John and Pauline, and was one of seven siblings. From an early age he developed a strong work ethic. He had an early morning paper round and had a captive market where he sold the evening Herald to workers at the Victoria Bitter brewery as they completed their shift and headed for home.Very early in life he developed a penchant for collecting items of some value. I remember going with my sister Catherine to the East Melbourne police station to report him missing as Peter had not come home. He was found roaming the streets of Jolimont, picking up soft drink bottles which realised the tidy sum of 1d per bottle on refund on return. Peter went to primary school at Christ Church Grammar School, South Yarra, where he became a fine chorister and was awarded a full choir scholarship. Peter sang as part of a massed choir at the opening ceremony of the 1956 Olympic Games. He supplemented his income by being paid 11/6d as head chorister at numerous weddings and funerals held at

the church. He was a valued member of the school football team. Sport, particularly football, was everything to him.The following words were provided by his brother in law David Cook, a fellow Ballarat Grammarian:

Peter went to Ballarat Grammar in February 1959. With a school of only just over 200 pupils, very quickly you knew everybody and Peter was noticeable if not notable. He was a big, robust character and loud. They called him Squook in the boarding house.His impact on the school was, not unexpectedly, through the sporting field. Since the school’s foundation in 1911 and its joining the various sports competitions, we had a lot of success on the lake, and Peter was an avid oarsman and Captain of Boats. There were some cricket successes but the school had never won a premiership. Indeed, they had never won a match on the St Pat’s oval.In 1962 the school’s First XVIII was coached by the still-active Melbourne half forward, Geoff Tunbridge. By the time of the premiership match, buses were hired, war cries rehearsed and the bulk of the school community—pupils, parents and Old Boys—descended on St Pat’s in Sturt Street. On a typical Ballarat winter’s day, cold drizzle and windy, it all came down to a single wobbly punt from the boot of Peter Renwick. He is in the school history for that effort and for over 50 years has remained a great friend of Tunbridge.

After leaving Ballarat Grammar, Peter enrolled at Mercer House and qualified to teach. He spent a year as a trainee teacher at Peninsula Grammar before joining the staff at Camberwell Grammar in 1968. He remained there for the next 34 years, leaving his mark on thousands of students. All past students I have met spoke very fondly of him.Peter’s two greatest mateships were forged at Camberwell Grammar. The first was with the late Ron Wooton. Ron was a big wheel in Australian water polo and encouraged Peter to adopt the sport. Peter rose to become State Director of

Victorian Water Polo, which was incongruous as he professed to be unable to swim. Indeed, the only time he entered the school pool was when it was devoid of water. He spent his school holidays painting the now-empty pool, painstakingly and meticulously refurbishing the lane lines with particular attention to detail lavished on the school badge. The end result was perfect. Nothing less would have satisfied him.He also volunteered his holidays working at the Lord Somers Camp at Somers, through his connections at Power House. He was rarely, if ever, idle.His other great mate was Ken Schwab, another Camberwell Grammar School teacher. They enjoyed the odd punt in a syndicate. It goes without saying that Peter kept the records. Peter continued his football career at various clubs including Old Geelong Grammarians in the Amateurs, Garfield in the West Gippsland League and at Carrum in the Mornington Peninsula League where he was coached by the St Kilda legend Eric Guy. He was regarded as a good, solid and reliable player—not spectacular, but always dedicated to the cause. Peter was rarely angered. Indeed, he was known as ‘placid Pete’. When he rose to ire it was invariably caused by what he perceived to be a lack of commitment and performance by the St Kilda Football Club. The club’s management was the recipient of a number of scathing letters in Peter’s beautiful script.Peter was fond of a bet. For some arcane reason best known to himself he made a wager that he could collect a thousand dollars in recyclable aluminium cans in a year. I spotted him on the verge of the Peninsula Freeway below Mt Martha with a bag over his shoulder keeping Australia beautiful—as long as the detritus comprised aluminium. Soon after this I was driving down Bridge Road, Richmond and there was Peter patrolling the sidewalks retrieving cans for cashing in at a recycling depot. I believe he won the wager. What he started, he finished.He liked to challenge himself and entered a number of Melbourne

marathons. One year the race was run into a hot northerly wind. Many fell by the wayside. Medical assistance was required at the St Kilda hill just before the junction. Not for Peter. It was his sister Barbara who rode her bike in support of him who needed attention from the St John’s Ambulance Brigade. Peter finished every race he started, a huge effort for such a large man.Peter truly loved his country and spent his long service holidays travelling in his infamous red Commodore across and around a goodly portion of the continent, visiting places well off the beaten track. Peter could turn his hand to many things and on one of these trips he worked as a cook on a prawn trawler in the far north. Easters were spent at Blanket Bay, near Cape Otway.In retirement Peter moved to Bulla with his sister Margaret and her husband Nick. They were to look after him. The caring role was reversed when Nick became ill. Peter did everything possible to help them through a particularly difficult time. When he later moved to Ocean Grove he kidnapped his niece Loren’s dog Pongo and loved him until the dog’s demise.Throughout this time, Peter continued to volunteer his time at Camberwell Grammar School, despite having retired. He archived the details of every boy who attended the school; the details were all hand written as he utterly shunned the advent of computers.Peter became increasingly ill as time passed, and was admitted to the Geelong Base Hospital in 2014. His neurology team was headed by Dr Paul Talman (1973). This was no small irony, as Peter was Paul’s first form master at Camberwell Grammar School, when Paul was in form 1R.Peter’s warmth, good company and humour will now be absent from future gatherings at the school. He will be remembered as a dedicated and immensely likable man and will be sorely missed.

‘Serva Fidem’ – Keep the Faith

Peter Renwick, a Camberwell Grammar School staff member for 34 years, passed away on 21 June 2014 after a short illness.

The following is an extract from the eulogy for Peter by his brother Stephen.

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CadetsTerm 2 commenced slightly early for the Camberwell Grammar School Army Cadet Unit, with its involvement in ANZAC Day Commemorations during the Easter holidays. This year, the Unit provided support to the service at St Barnabas, Balwyn, and the Kew RSL march. Soon after the commencement of term, Cadets from the Unit also provided support for the main march along St Kilda Road on ANZAC Day by carrying flags and the banners of various units.

Training for the whole Unit recommenced on the Friday following ANZAC Day. Senior Cadets have been refining their field craft skills by participating in activities such as learning how to find water courses in the natural environment. Recruit platoons have been learning about how to construct survival shelters, and extending their field-craft skills. The Unit has also commenced training for the Open Day Presentation Parade, to be held at the start of Term 4. Planning for Annual Camp by the senior Cadet management team, which comprises Officers of Cadets and the Year 12 leadership team, is also well under way.For the past few years, the Unit has offered a camp to Year 9 students as part of the Year 9 camp program from Monday 2 June to Friday 6 June. This year the focus was broadened. As in previous years, cadets satisfactorily completed the requirements of a Level 2 First Aid Course, built a survival shelter and cooked a meal using basic ingredients. Much of the survival training was completed on Friday 30 May, when the rest of the Year 9 cohort completed a Level 1 First Aid Certificate. This freed up considerable time during the week, which was used for adventurous activities such as a lengthy canoe along the Gellibrand River. CAPT (AAC) M. Daniel

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Year 12 FormalStudents in Year 12 and their partners had a wonderful time at their Formal on Saturday 14 June at Lakeside, Albert Park. It was a memorable evening, with the photo booths getting a workout as students lined up for couple and group photos.

Courtesy of Hikari Photography

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Australians, most notably educators, are continually reminded that the twenty-first century will be the ‘Asian century’, mandating the learning of Asian languages by local students, amongst other educational innovations. As so often, those reporting what they consider to be cutting-edge trends are mistaken—Australian attention to the ‘Near North’ (as enlightened observers were calling it as early as the 1930s) is of long-standing duration. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the history of Camberwell Grammar, where instruction in the dominant form of the Chinese language (Mandarin), one of the school’s current strengths, was introduced over half a century ago in 1960. For our learning community, the past century had already become an ‘Asian’ one, four decades before the end of the millennium.Camberwell Grammar had considered itself progressive from its beginnings in 1886, but tradition was never ignored and instruction in languages such as French and Latin predominated in the school’s first decades, either taught or patronised by the first four headmasters (Taylor, Hall, Buntine and Tonkin), but the origins of Asian studies were already apparent for those who cared to search. One of the first members of the School Council in November 1925 was John Latham, the Federal Member for Kooyong, federal minister and later a prominent member of the influential Japan-Australia Society. He was also a close friend of Old Boy Walter Murdoch (1886–89). Latham had urged the Council ‘to go forward in the project at hand’ and he always did so in his political life with his own projects; his personal interest in the ‘Near North’ played a considerable part in construction of the Australian Eastern Mission, a diplomatic party which he led to East Asia in 1934 as Minister of External Affairs. A strengthening Japan, not a disintegrating China, was its focus, but its northward focus was the point of significance. In Tokyo, Latham referred to himself before the Japanese Foreign Minister as a ‘barbarian from the south’—Mr Hirota (later executed for war crimes) was not amused. Back home, the little southern barbarians at Burke Road and soon on the new campus at Mont Albert Road were stirring, perhaps conscious that their home was ‘a city on the fringes of South-East Asia’, as Old Grammarian Barry Humphries/Edna Everage (1941–46) would soon maintain to the shock of many Melbournians. Their interest in Asia, however, was not always benign. During a 1929 House debate (Macrow vs Derham) the Derham team leader, Thomas Griffiths (1919–30), had summarised their argument by suggesting that ‘there was a possibility of racial degeneration’ in Australia which would lead to the possibility of ‘Orientals overrunning Australia’. Soon, the Japanese Imperial Army made such imagined threats seem real enough, as the school prepared itself for an Asian invasion c.1942. The young Barry Humphries wondered if the funds raised at the school for patriotic efforts to dispel the Japanese would be refunded if an invasion did not eventuate—Headmaster Tonkin was not amused. Interest in Asian studies consequently was delayed owing to war and to the triumph of communism in China from 1949.The Asian itch, however, never disappeared. The new home-grown headmaster Rev T.H. Timpson was a forward-looking educator who presided over the foundation within the school in 1956 of a ‘Near-North Society’ that interested itself in Asian affairs in the short course of its existence under his patronage. The chief organiser of this new Society was one of Timpson’s first recruits, the Oxford educated history teacher G.H. (Glyn) France (staff 1956–1964), an Englishman who had come late to the teaching profession and was keen to make his mark in his new vocation. The Grammarian of that year described the aims of the group as stressing the importance that the Asian region would soon have on Australia’s future. Speakers of that year included Mr France himself on his British Army experiences as a war crimes investigator (and official translator) in Malaya immediately after the surrender of Japan, along with Dr Peter Russo, an ABC broadcaster and

Japanophile, on ‘Australia’s relations with Asia’. Presumably neither Timpson nor France were aware of the close links that Russo had maintained with Japanese militarists (and pro-Japanese Australian ultra-nationalists) prior to and following Pearl Harbour—this scholar had been the author of the speeches delivered in Australia in 1935 by the Japanese mission returning the compliment of Latham’s visit. Japan still often seemed the focus of this group, although France began to steer his Form III towards China through the study of the history and culture of that country, soon taking them on a tour of the Felton Bequest Collection at the Melbourne Museum (where Phar Lap’s carcass remained the main public draw). The Society continued in 1957 with speakers of the calibre of Zelman Cowen, but by the following year it had ceased to function. The next step was language study.Accordingly, the 1959 Grammarian contained an article on ‘Foreign Languages’ by the newly promoted Master-in-Charge of the Junior School, G.H. France, who had just succeeded Deputy Headmaster Rev J.C. Whight (1955–58). Reviewing the state of language instruction in his new domain, France dismissed the ‘linguistic inflation’ that had led 60 per cent of Form II boys to express a desire to study French and 35 per cent of them to study German. Latin was unmentioned, but it remained untouchable in the Senior School. German, however, was not to be offered in Form II because ‘so many boys will try to learn German only in the remote hope that it will help them to do a degree or diploma in Science’. Instead, France offered boys in his junior section of the school an opportunity to study language as ‘a means of enlarging the pupil’s view of mankind and the world about him—it should be a means of reconciling people of different backgrounds’. Therefore ‘it has been decided to introduce next year the study of Chinese [Mandarin] into Grade 6 on an experimental basis with a selected group of boys’. Three points followed justifying what became a contested decision amongst the Camberwell staff. Firstly, increasing numbers of Chinese linguists would be needed for future Austral-Asian contact. Secondly, it was necessary to use language in order to learn more about the Chinese people than hitherto. Thirdly, South-East Asian travel necessitated contact with Chinese communities, some of whom were already represented in the school itself. France concluded with a shot particularly directed at the senior Latinists: ‘This cannot be said of most foreign languages.’ It was a provocative casus belli (as the Latinists would have described it) that irritated many within the school community.The path of a pioneer is never smooth and the introduction of Chinese into Grade 6 was no exception. When Glyn France reviewed the progress of his experiment at the end of 1960 in a Grammarian article (‘Why Asian Studies?’), he was very defensive and restated his case in an atmosphere of scepticism, even hostility. ‘Some by-standers’, he claimed, had seen the introduction of the language as a ‘shrewd gimmick’ and had gloried in what he described as a ‘spate of unsought publicity—including nonsensical photographs of boys bowing (Chinese style, as under the Manchus) to their teacher’. No image could have excited more amusement, even if discomforting, amongst some Anglo-Australians in the period than this and its publication was clearly intended to be both mischievous and malicious. The pioneer defended himself accordingly by denying that he was in any way engaged in

‘a kind of revulsion against our rich European and local heritage’. His mission statement was quite different: ‘Teachers . . . are peeping around the veil, but this is a time to tear down the veil of ignorance.’ That veil only obscured the view of an ‘educated man’, which ought to be wider than the petty objections being raised within the school:

‘One of my reasons, then, for advocating Asian Studies is that the lives of our pupils will be greatly influenced by the great issues of Asia, which thinking men must try to understand.’ Australia’s future, Mr France maintained, was twofold:

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Is it too fantastic to see Australia as the Hongkong [sic] of the future—an island off the Chinese continent? Or is it equally idle to wonder whether Australia really will become the bridge between the cultures of East and West? Whatever the answer, we in this School must try to build a bridge between East and West in the minds of our pupils.

Few Australians in 1960 (aside from the shortly-to-be-expatriated Edna Everage) would have even considered the prospect of insular status suggested by the author; some would certainly have welcomed the prospect of their country forming a cultural bridge—Latham had argued for precisely such a concept over a generation earlier. However, all France’s critics could see, by his own admission, was ‘little boys learning their first hundred Chinese characters’ and to these blighted observers, they were struggling to do so.Pioneers also generally aim high and ‘G.H.F.’ aimed skywards in his conclusive arguments. Given his assumption that ‘Mankind is indivisible and cultural separateness utterly impossible’, he set some lofty goals for Camberwell Grammar: ‘Perhaps our major task in this School is to bring the present generation of boys to terms with a realm of knowledge, of which we ourselves know so little, whilst enabling them to grasp and retain the true values of our Christian and Western heritage’. This was an ambitious agenda for those little boys struggling with their Chinese characters, but Mr France’s outlook continued to be endorsed by Headmaster Timpson and the long march of Chinese language at Camberwell Grammar had taken its first steps—there would be no going back on this journey. It had started with twenty boys in 1960, a class assisted by Mr Stephen Lee, a Chinese student from Hong Kong, who was scheduled to begin his teacher training in 1961. Mr Lee, OAM, (Staff, 1961–2001; Gallery of Achievement) would subsequently become the centre of Camberwell’s Chinese program for the best part of four decades (including as Head of Department) once Headmaster Timpson had intervened in 1965 with the Department of Immigration in order to allow him to remain in ‘white Australia’. The best student of the first year had been John Barker (1955–63), who received a prize from the Australia–Free China Association. He was closely followed by Lindsay Paine (1955–66) and Gregory Fox (1955–66), students motivated in part by the school’s frequent assertion that those who were Asia-literate would find ready careers in their chosen sphere, a promise not often fulfilled in these early days. The less talented students had been, in France’s candid description, ‘a little daunted from time to time’, but had maintained their determination to succeed. By 1961, the language had been extended into the Middle School, Form 1; by 1963, Headmaster Timpson was boasting in his official end-of-year review of the school’s innovative attitude to the

‘It is time to tear down the veil of ignorance. And what better place to begin than in our own School?’G.H. France, Master-in-Charge of the Junior School, Grammarian, 1960.

Chinese language; by 1964 the school had been singled out for praise in the Age by an earlier visitor, Professor H.F. Simon of the University of Melbourne’s Department of Oriental Studies—over a third of the 90 boys entering Form 1 now undertook Chinese or Asian Studies and Simon had invited them to visit the Parkville campus as honoured guests. Success can be infectious and for his part, Mr France ensured in his own farewell speech at the end of 1964 that his role was further acknowledged, having already been publicly lauded by the Headmaster for bringing ‘new ideas and inspiration’ to the school. France’s valedictory observations were reprinted in that year’s Grammarian, where he noted that back in 1960 ‘many intelligent parents’ had wanted their sons to learn Chinese, despite the ignorance of others who had denigrated the achievements of China and its ancient civilisation. In a Parthian shot at his critics prior to assuming the headship of Gippsland Grammar, France extolled the role of an independent school using ‘its independence in a pioneering sense’ to broaden the minds of its charges. He left Camberwell uncertain of the future of his innovations, but clearly unrepentant and proud that the curriculum was no longer

‘stablish’d fast by a changeless decree’ (after Psalm CIV), as he had boasted in his Speech Night address three years earlier. G.H. France had succeeded in a modest fashion in establishing ‘Asian Studies’ and the Chinese language at Camberwell Grammar. This scholarly English gentleman was ahead of his time in seeing the school as having an innovative, important part in the daunting process of transforming Australia into ‘the bridge between the cultures of East and West’. The Camberwell Grammar of 2014 is therefore merely following a path laid out over half-a-century earlier by a man of vision; for us, the ‘Asian century’ is not a recent concept. The school has been able, as the pioneer prophesied, to have its cake and to eat it too—it has succeeded in grasping and retaining ‘the true values of our Christian and Western heritage’ alongside a vigorous Chinese language program. The critics of the time chose to bide their time, confident that the experiment would fail—they are still waiting. Strangely enough, the radically tinged student magazine Spectemur (founded 1961), normally a keen observer of and acerbic commentator upon developments in the school, was silent about the introduction of Asian Studies. One of its book reviewers, Guy Wint, however, observed in mid-1962 that a local focus on the Near North was now indispensable ‘with Asia developments affecting Australia so vitally’. How much more accurate is that observation now in the twenty-first century with the Near North that much nearer.Dr David Bird, School Historian

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Winter Sport at Camberwell Grammar School took a new direction in 2014. Winter Athletics has gone from the program and in its place is Taekwondo and Multi Skills Development.

Taekwondo has a proud history in the school, with several of our current students being State Representatives, including Anthony Rizakis, Alexander Bitzios and Liam Whittle (all Year 11). Takewondo has also been part of the Friday Activities Program for some time now. Multi Skills Development is a new initiative that caters for students with low motor skill development or who are new to the sporting arena. The diversity of the winter program now mirrors the already extensive summer program at the school.Winter progress so far has the First XI Hockey Team on top of the AGSV ladder while Cross Country is fourth, with First Soccer and Football both in seventh position. The Fencing Squad has started the season well also, with a clean sweep of the podium at their last schools’ tournament. Ned Fitzgerald (Year 11), Jasper MacCuspie (Year 11) and Erik Steller (Year 12) finished in first, second and third place respectively, giving Camberwell Grammar the first-ever school clean sweep of the Epee medals. The Snowsports Squad is preparing for their training at Falls Creek over the holidays, while Golf have had mixed results so far, finishing second in the School Sports Victoria Competition and seventh in the AGSV Schools Competition. The Futsal Competition is still going strong at Trinity Grammar with both schools in the hunt for the AGSV Futsal Premiership.Mr Jamie Watson, Director of Sport

SPORTCongratulations to the following students for their achievements in sport during 2014 so far:

Connor Xu: Eighth in 200m Breaststroke at the National Age Swimming Championships

Jack Perry: Selected in the Under 16 Victorian Basketball Team

Ned Fitzgerald: Selected in the Australian Youth Olympics for Fencing

Lachlan Part of the Grand Finalist Water Polo Team Thompson: at the Under 14 NationalsChristopher Fifth at the Victorian Sprint Swimming Kerdemelidis: ChampionshipsFelix Wang: Selected in the Victorian Under 17

Badminton TeamAndrew Young: Selected in the Victorian Under 15

Cricket TeamMarcus Jones: First in Flags and fourth in Sprint at the

National Surf Lifesaving ChampionshipsAlexander Neilson Selected in the Men’s Junior Australian and Edward Lovick: Kayaking Squad for the upcoming nationals

in the USA

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Well done to the 9/10 Years Boys 4 x 50m Freestyle Relay team, who won gold at the School Sport Victoria State Swimming Finals, breaking the school record in the process.

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Triathlon SuccessCongratulations to our triathlon team, who achieved outstanding results in the Victorian Schools Triathlon series this year. Dan Houston (Year 11) won the series for his age group in his first season of triathlon. Harrison Lagastes (Year 11) placed fourth for the series, Nicholas Jensen (Year 11) placed third for the series, and Henry Millar (Year 12) and Joshua Glover (Year 12) both finished in the top 10 of their individual events. In the team events, Josh Holding (Year 10), Louis Cerdan (Year 12) and Pierre Bougeois (Year 10) won the Olympic Distance event, comprising a 1500m open water swim, 40km bike ride and 10km run, with Josh Holding completing the fastest swim of the whole field. Josh has now been selected to represent Victoria in the Australian Schools Championships. Congratulations also to Michael Dardis (Year 11), who completed the gruelling Olympic Distance event on his own, finishing eighth in the 16 to 19 year old age group.

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Each year the Parents’ Association hosts a major social function for parents of the school. This year’s Wild West function on Saturday 31 May was a fantastic success, with 191 parents, friends and staff gathering in the Performing Arts Centre foyer for a night of dancing, dining and fun.

Camberwell Parents Go Wild!

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NEWSof Old Boys

Back row (L–R): Peter Sugden (1959), Alan Box (1957), Ron Wooton (Staff, 1957–1990), Rocky Lee (1959)Front row (L–R): Martin Braden (1957), Clement Dimsey (1958), Neil McColl (1959), Graeme Ballard (1959)

Basketball MemoriesAt our annual 50 Year Chapter Luncheon one of our Old Boys, Martin Braden (1957), shared a photo of the school’s First Basketball Team from 1957, standing on the steps of a rather dilapidated looking Roystead.

Hamish Brown (1986) is now Principal at Merino Primary School. Hamish retrained as a P–12 teacher through Ballarat University and graduated with Honours at the end of 2007. He has been teaching for six years in schools in country Victoria and took on the position of Principal in 2014, a fantastic achievement so early in his teaching career. Hamish says that his time at Camberwell Grammar School and life experiences running businesses prior to retraining have put him in a great position to tackle being a school principal.

Visitors to the SchoolWe were delighted to welcome several Old Boys back to the school during Term 2. If you ever happen to be passing the school, do come in to the Development Office and say hello.

Jim Samson (1953)

Russell Covell (1964) with Ian MasonHamish Brown (second from the left) pictured with staff from Merino Primary School.

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Rhoderick McNeill (Captain of Music, 1974)Professor Rhoderick McNeill is currently Head of School (Arts and Communication) at the University of Southern Queensland at Toowoomba. He has been teaching music there since 1996. He recently published The Australian Symphony from Federation to 1960, which Limelight magazine described as a ‘splendid contribution to this neglected area of Australian composition . . . a fine achievement.’ Rhoderick undertook at B.Mus degree at Melbourne University before going on to complete a PhD on the life and works of the English composer EJ Moeran. Rhoderick, with his wife Lesley and young family, went to Indonesia with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) for 10 years, where he taught music theory and history at Nommensen University in Medan. He went on to write a two-volume history of Western music in Indonesia, Sejarah Musik, which has been in print continuously since 1998. Since returning from Indonesia, Rhoderick and his family have lived in Toowoomba, Queensland.Photo: USQ Photography

Simon Lock (1976) and his son David Lock (2006) have established BRAND X, a fashion public relations agency offering marketing and communication services that extend into branding. Simon has a 25-year history of operating and developing marketing communications agencies around the Asia-Pacific region, while David has considerable experience working as an events specialist and account manager in Melbourne, Sydney and Dubai.The agency is based in Hong Kong and services clients and campaigns that extend across the Asia Pacific region. The agency’s experience includes a number of Asia Pacific fashion weeks and work with international fashion brands including Salvatore Ferragamo, Zac Posen and Marc Jacobs and retailers such as Lane Crawford, David Jones and eBay. In the second half of 2014, Brand X will be producing Design Market @ PMQ, which is set to create a regular Sunday buzz on the streets of Hong Kong with a host of local designer collections from apparel and jewellery to accessories and homewares. The market mecca will be located in the heart of Soho on Hollywood Road at the city’s new creative hub PMQ (Policeman’s Married Quarters), bringing together the design and creative style-tribes of Hong Kong.

The dates of the first six Sunday Design Markets are:n August 17 and 24, 2014 n October 5 and 12, 2014n November 2 and 9, 2014

The market is open from 11.00am to 8.00pm (approximately).If you would like to know more about Brand X or Design Market @ PMQ, please contact David at dpl@brandxagency.asia

John Nickell (1950) visited the school for our annual 50 Year Chapter Luncheon on 4 May and brought with him some new additions to the School Archive: his Report Book from 1945 and his original Old Camberwell Grammarians’ ‘Life Membership’ certificate. John’s report for First Term 1945 notes, ‘John needs to apply himself much more diligently to his work’, but his conduct throughout the year is recorded as being ‘Good’.

Mixed Report for Old Boy

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Obituaries

It is with sadness that we record the deaths of members of the Camberwell Grammar School community since the last issue of Spectemur.

Ian Edmond Nicholson (1950)29 November 1932–25 April 2014

Edward Howard Moore Higginson (1941)12 January 1924–24 May 2014

Francis (Frank) James Marett (1965)1 September 1947–6 June 2014

Congratulations

Julian Tai (2006) wrote to the school with some very sad news. He asked that we share his news with the wider school community, through Spectemur, in the hope of raising awareness of stillbirth and as a way of standing together with other Old Boys who have experienced a similar loss. ‘Me and my partner Cheryl Lim lost our baby girl, Azalea Tai, last month on Friday 23 May 2014. She was born as a beautiful sleeping baby at 2.8kg and that is how we will remember her. It is devastating for both of us but we still have hope and are grateful for the time we did have her. I hope that sharing our news might help other Old Boys out there who have gone through something similar.’Our thoughts are with Julian and Cheryl.

Premier’s VCE AwardsThe Premier’s VCE Awards are given annually to students who have performed at the highest level in Units 3 and 4 subjects or who have achieved outstanding overall results in the Victorian Certificate of Education. Congratulations to Tsu Han Goh, one of our Duces last year, who was awarded one of the ‘Top All-Round VCE High Achiever’ awards. Congratulations also to Cameron Doig who won a Premier’s Award for Literature, and Aaron Smith, who won a Premier’s Award for IT Applications.

Nicola and Richard Jenkins (1995) welcomed James Richard Jenkins on 12 June 2014. A brother for Zoe.

Asami and Matthew Wheelton (2002) welcomed a son, Kazuma Francis Wheelton on 23 June 2014 at Saka Hospital, Shiogama, Japan.

Camberwell Grammar Old Boy and former Head of Chinese Stephen Lee (1960) recently received an award from the Nanjing Charities Organization for Volunteer Services with Distinction.

Congratulations to Logan Dutton (2013), who has been selected to represent Australia in the Men’s U23 K1 team at the Kayking World Championships in Oklahoma City this September.

Congratulations to Nick Gleeson (1979), who recently ran in the Melbourne Ultra Distance Carnival, completing 98km in 24 hours to raise money for Sanctuary 108, a charity that creates awareness of depression, and provides education and support to people with depression to help them lead healthier lives.

Andrew Taplin (1988) and his wife Catherine welcomed their first child Benjamin Eaton Taplin into their family on 1 April 2014. Andrew and his family are living in Arizona, USA where Andrew holds the role of Project Director for Resolution Copper Company, a Rio Tinto Copper Project. In Andrew’s role as Project Director he is responsible for leading a multi-discipline team in evaluating, permitting and further developing the project. The Resolution Copper mine is envisaged to be the largest copper mine in North America, generating, at full production, 25 per cent of US copper demands and creating significant benefits for the United States, the state of Arizona and locally to the town of Superior where the mine is located. Andrew works closely with local communities, including native American tribes.

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Old Camberwell Grammarians FC Milestones

Jack Duke—50 GamesDukey played his fiftieth game for the Wellers in Round 5 after joining the club in 2010. He is a small forward in the Seniors and is very dangerous around the goals. He won the club goal-kicking award in 2012. Jack is also an active committee member.

Alister Lloyd (2007)— 50 GamesAlister has booted 69 goals for the club after first playing Under 19s in 2008. He now features regularly in the Seniors.

Ben Hart (2008)— 100 GamesCaptain of the club for the past two years, Harty joined the club in 2008. He was part of 2009 U19 Premiership and best on ground in the final. He also won the club’s rising star award, was twice winner of Seniors Best & Fairest (2011; 2013) and has booted 49 goals for the club.

Nick Tsindos (2005)— 100 GamesNick joined the Unders in 2004 and, after trying his luck in VFL/EFL a couple of times, has returned to the Wellers. He’s an in-and-under player who is a regular member of the Senior squad, and the sharpest dressed bloke in the club.

Steve Warr (2004)— 100 GamesThe Diamond Fish played his hundredth game for the club in Round 5 after joining the club in 2006. Steve is a versatile player and excels in the backline; he is also very entertaining off the field.

Brett Cottrell (2002)— 150 GamesBrett joined the U19s in 2003. He played his first game for the Seniors in 2006 and was runner up Best & Fairest in the Ressies in 2010. He is very handy up forward and has booted 180 goals for the club.

Alex MacKenzie (1998)—250 GamesCongratulations to Alex ‘Macca’ MacKenzie who plays his 250th game for the Wellers this year. Alex joined the Wellers in 1999 with an U19 premiership. He started playing Seniors in 2000 and played in the 2001 Reserves premiership. He was made a life member in 2009 after playing 200 games. He has been Captain of the Ressies (2002, 2007 and 2009) and runner up in the Best & Fairest in 2010. He is a stalwart of the club, and we hope that he continues to play on for the club record!

Congratulations to the following members of the Old Camberwell Grammarians Football Club on reaching key milestones this term:

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Project Third WorldCamberwell Grammar Old Boy Chirag Lodhia (2009) runs the not-for-profit organisation Project Third World. Here he shares some of their recent activities in India and Kenya, and the events here in Victoria that help fund this important work.

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We have been very fortunate to have the ongoing support of Camberwell Grammar School, who hosted our recent Movie Night, viewing Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom, which was a tremendous success. We also hold bootcamp workout sessions and fitness classes where all proceeds go directly to our causes. We engage with schools and universities, but all our activities are open to all members of the public.The money we raise is spent directly on health and education requirements in severely disadvantaged schools or orphanages. One of our current projects is within a Rescue Centre for children in Kenya. These children range from the age of six to twenty-one and have no external support. In Kenya, many children are abandoned or lose their parents through hardships and difficulties. Government support and social support does not exist as it does in Australia. As such, these children would normally be left homeless and exposed to the dark nature of street life, including drug abuse, child abuse, corruption, violence, famine and no education. The Rescue Centre gives the street children the opportunity to be part of an infrastructure that supports them, gives them a roof over their head, supports their health and furthers their education. Some of the children suffer conditions such as HIV, and are educated and equipped to manage these life-long conditions. The Rescue Centre offers children the opportunity to exit the dangers of street life and gain an education and feel included in society. It is a struggle, however, for the Centre to provide for and manage the children. The children also find it hard to further themselves in an environment that has almost no utilities and very little equipment.

Project Third World is working on developing and running a library and study centre within the Rescue Centre where the children will have the opportunity to read and learn through the use of the building and books which Project Third World purchases and sources. Topics such as drug abuse and health science are also being addressed by Project Third World to help the children understand their environment better, and lead the children down the right path.Project Third World’s second project is in India where the country itself almost accepts poverty as a way of life. In recent years, India has brought itself to the forefront of technology development and economic advancement in the world, and has undergone a historic political change. In contrast, over a fifth of the population still lives below the poverty line, and new measures of poverty suggest that this may be a significant underestimation of the degree of the problem. Many poor people in India lack income, access to clean drinking water, adequate hygiene and education; the size of the impoverished pollution makes life in India’s slums a battle for survival. In response, Project Third World is assisting and supporting a small Slum School for severely disadvantaged children. The school has two classrooms, and the students range in age from six to fourteen years old. The school is dependent on voluntary support and donations. Classes follow a basic structure involving Math, English, Hindi and Social Science. As part of Project Third World’s input, Health Science has become a subject in which the children are engaging.Recently Project Third World purchased over four hundred textbooks, eight hundred exercise books and over one thousand

pens and pencils to be used across the two projects. The stationery and books were individually picked to meet every child’s curriculum and needs, and Project Third World has implemented sustainability measures to ensure that the purchases will be viable in the long term. Project Third World will be continuing its work with the schools and orphanages in the two countries, whilst also looking at extending our reach to Brazil and even Australia and its neighbours in need. Our efforts would not be possible without the ongoing support and participation of the people who take part in our fitness classes and engage in our events. We do not like to ask for cash donations, which is why we ask that people donate through attending our events and activities. Through these activities we hope that people will engage with developing their own health and education, whilst also helping the health and education of others.To find out more about Project Third World and how you can become involved, please visit www.projectthirdworld.org or www.facebook.com/projectthirdworld. To contact Project Third World, please email projectthirdworld@gmail.com or contact the Development Office at Camberwell Grammar School. We hope to work with Camberwell Grammar and the extended community to make this world a better place.

Project Third World is a completely voluntarily run initiative that aims to improve health and education around the world. We share a common belief with Camberwell Grammar School—Spectemur Agendo—and we believe in taking action and being responsible for improving the lives of people, regardless of age, gender, socioeconomic status, religion, race or upbringing. We do this through various fundraisers to promote, develop and support the health and education of those who participate. Our recent events have included Trivia Nights, Movie Nights, Health Days and Cultural Nights.

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Old Boy Profile Fringe Festival called John and Jen, which went on to win a Festival award. By 2012 I was out of work, but content that I could take a break from theatrical pursuits for the time being. I travelled the world for 14 weeks with the aim of soaking up as much theatre as I could. Currently, I am preparing to embark on a Masters degree with the hope that I will go on to teach drama. I am now utilising that VCE score I never thought I’d need (lucky I didn’t slack off) and, though I have come to teaching in rather a round-a-bout fashion, I would not have missed taking my own route to get where I am. Ben

Giraud (2004)

I graduated from Camberwell Grammar School in 2004, knowing that my place was somewhere in the arts. I was not entirely sure where in the arts I was headed until the very latter part of my VCE years; nevertheless, in preparation (as I saw it) for whatever was to come, I filled my electives with as many creative and literary subjects as I could. My instinct was that these would be of most use to me.

I had my eye on a Music Theatre acting course at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA). I knew that only 18 people got into this course each year and I would need to make a gap year of 2005 in order to prepare myself for the difficult audition process in November that year. I would need to show ability in singing, acting and dance. I had no dance experience. At the start of 2005 I enrolled in a university course that I knew I would be happy with if I was not successful with my auditions, and I deferred that course while I prepared. Should I be successful at the auditions, I was aware that I would need to move to Western Australia for three years to complete my acting degree. This move would necessitate claiming government assistance to support myself and therefore, in addition to preparing for the audition requirements, I worked full-time in hospitality to meet the governments allowance requirements.I prepared, I auditioned, I met the threshold for government assistance, and by the end of 2005 I was granted one of 18 places in the Musical Theatre Acting course at WAAPA. Lucky me!My VCE years had taught me a valuable lesson in giving everything I could towards a goal, and my gap year had done the same. The Music Theatre Acting course at WAAPA was much the same and after three years of gut-busting work I graduated at the end of 2008 with a prize, an agent and another goal in my sights—to get into a professional production. You would think that a small number of people graduating from

only a handful of acting courses Australia-wide each year sounds like pretty good odds. Any graduate and most actors in Australia will tell you that when you factor this against the amount of paid work around the place, these odds shrink dramatically. Most graduates from WAAPA either move to Sydney or Melbourne where most auditioning is done. I moved to Sydney because I wanted to stand on my own two feet as I sank or swam. I auditioned as frequently as I could, working in hospitality to make ends meet and, more importantly, dedicated my time to putting my skills into practice for free for fundraising events, festivals and in the co-operative theatre scene wherever I could find opportunities. Even these co-operatives required auditions unless you knew the person putting the show together. This was one of the most difficult aspects for WAAPA graduates, as they had been in Western Australia for three years and knew no one on the east coast. My first co-op was therefore a play directed by and cast with recent NIDA graduates. My next was Liza on an E, an original show by Trevor Ashley (soon to star in Les Miserables) and directed by Dean Bryant, one of Melbourne Theatre Company’s frequent directors. The remainder of the year saw me perform at the Sydney Theatre Critic Awards, Sydney Theatre Company’s annual Cabaret, in a piece for the Short Sweet and Song Festival and, finally, a two-man musical at the Seymour Centre called Thrill Me. On the audition front I had few successes, a near miss and (just in the nick of time), at the end of 2009, I successfully auditioned for Cameron Macintosh and Disney’s Original Australian Cast of Mary Poppins. I was given a very small part and an understudy for one of the larger roles. By the end of 2011, after nearly two years touring with this show (performing approximately 600 odd shows), I had had my taste of what I think (hopefully unbiasedly) was an example of one of the best shows of commercial theatre Australia can claim to date. In my final months with Mary Poppins I had also produced and directed my first musical for The Sydney

‘I would not have missed taking my own route to get where I am.’

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Hong Kong Community Events In April the school’s Headmaster, Dr Paul Hicks, and Development Director, Mrs Elizabeth Board, hosted two events in Hong Kong for members of our school community. A reunion for Old Boys was held on 2 April 2014 at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, hosted by Matthew Mason (1996), while a Parents’ and Friends’ Function was held on 4 April 2014.

Parents’ and Friends’ Function AttendeesElizabeth Board (Development Director)Conrad ChangKaren ChangLeo CheungBenny FongMinnie FongPaul Hicks (Headmaster)Susan HicksFred MaChristina MaJustin MaJason MaSimon So

Reunion AttendeesJonathan Au-Yeung (2002) and Michelle YanElizabeth Board (Development Director)Andrew Bryson (1990)Erin Crowden (Past Staff) andOlly SmithPaul Hicks (Headmaster) and Susan HicksSebastian Hughes (1989) and Junwei LuCyrus Kwok (2006)Daniel Marash (1966)Matthew Mason (1996)Martin Merz (1973)Michael Pallaras (2002)

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Twenty-first Annual 50 Years Chapter LuncheonThe school’s annual 50 Years Chapter Luncheon was held on Sunday 4 May 2014. A record group of 163 attended this important function, which brings together Old Boys who left the school 50 years or more ago.

The Loyal Toast and the Toast to Australia was delivered by Mr Greig Provan (1957). Mr Ted Bailey (1945) said Grace, while Mr John Tribe (1951) gave the Toast to the School. New members of the 50 Years Chapter were presented with their 50 Year Badges by Mr John Mills (1984), OCGA President. The singing of the School Song was led by Mr Brian Hansford (1951), accompanied by Mr Benjamin Bishop (1996).

Peter Anderson (1950)Pam AndersonIan Angus (1948)Ted Bailey (1945)Wendy WatsonGraeme Ballard (1959)Helen BallardLindsay Banks (1964)Diane BanksDavid Bednall (1964)Colin Bell (1944)Jean BellJohn Berg (1963)Elizabeth BoardGeoff Bond (1964)Alan Box (1957)Ian Box (1959)David Box (1962)Martin Braden (1957)Phil Burfurd (1964)Maggie GradyKen Campbell (1959)Sam Cant (1946)Carmelle CantMichael Cheshire (1963)Joy CheshireBarry Church (1964)Marion ChurchChris Clarke (1963)John Collins (1950)June CharlesworthJay CharlesworthArthur Collinson (1936)Geoffrey Coney (1962)Geoff Cormack (1945)Margaret CormackMichael Cottrell (1964)Russell Covell (1964)Trish CovellPeter Cowell (1962)Neil Curry (1956)David de Kretser (1956)Jan de KretserJohn Dear (1961)Pat DearIan Ellis (1957)Rachael Falloon (Deputy Head)Ross Fieldus (1964)Lagri FieldusRonald Franke (1962)Brian Fraser (1961)Jeffrey Frith (1959)Jacqueline MilneIan MilneMaxwell Gayner (1961)

Terry Gill (1957)Mike Haines (1963)Ivan Halstead-Smith (1960)Brian Hansford (1951)Alistair Hay (1961)John Haysom (1960)Paul Hicks (Headmaster)Ian Hopkins (1951)Barbara HopkinsDavid Horsburgh (1960)Robin HorsburghBryan Horskins (1964)Judy HorskinsRod Hosking (1963)Michael Hume (1963)Robin James (1963)Don Johnson (1954)Geraldine JohnsonKeith Jones (1942)Helen JonesRichard Jones (1957)Rod Lamborn (1956)Irving Lenton (1962)Rosemary LentonPeter Letch (1964)Sandy LetchMichael Liffman (1964)Brian Little (1955)Peter Lowe (1962)Elizabeth LoweKen Lyons (1942)Kerri SchwarzeIan Mason (Past Staff)June MasonAnthony McClellan (1957)Margaret McClellanJames McCoy (1943)Mary McCoyRobert McKaige (1945)Douglas McLaine (1962)John Mills (1984)Geof Molloy (1961)Brian Morris (1951)Joan MorrisPeter Mounsey (1954)Murray Neil (1950)Anne Neil Roger Nicholson (1947)Fay NicholsonJohn Nickell (1950)Peter Parsons (1948)David Perry (1958)Lyn PerryGeoffrey Phillips (1961)Jan Phillips

Brian Pierson (1948)Elaine PiersonBarrie Provan (1953)Denise ProvanGreig Provan (1957)Elaine ProvanKeith Redman (1958)Ronél RedmanVal BrayMax Redman (1964)Bill Rooseboom (1960)Harvey Same (1963)Reva Same John Schollick (1964)Nicole SchollickLex (Hayden) Sebastian (1957)Ken Seelenmeyer (1963)Geoff Smith (1960)Michael Smith (1961)Laurie Stafford (1964)Barry Strachan (1958)Peter Sugden (1959)John Svensson (1949)Esther SvenssonGregory Taplin (1961)Peter Thomas (1942)Stacey ThomasDavid Thornburn (1964)Shirley ThornburnDoug Tonkin (1953)Wilma TonkinHeather FaveroJohn Tribe (1951)Russell Tritton (1957)John Usher (1957)Bruce Wagner (1952)Lee WagnerDuncan Waite (1952)Amy FeethamDonald Watt (1945)Trevor Watts (1948)John Wickens (1956)Ron Wight (1962)Ivor Wilkinson (1964)Bruce Wilson (1964)Barrie Wiltshire (1952)Marj WiltshireIan Woodside (1959)Isobel WoodsideTerry Yelland (1963)Tammy YellandFrank Zydower (1964)Alice Zydower

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25 Year ReunionAttendeesChristopher Bence (Past Staff)Elizabeth Board (Development Director)Richard BurkeAndrew CampbellJames CheshireRob CollyerStuart DonAndrew FarmerChris ForbesDerek GibbsChay GuestRichard GunnDavid HamiltonChris HartLawrence HeathTrevor Henley (Current Staff)Paul Hicks (Headmaster)Tim HorskinsPhil Hutton (Past Staff)Nicholas KeenanRon KilleenNed KilpatrickStephen MacawJames MiramsRichard NashMark NelsonGavin RogersJustin SmithRupert SmithRichard SprattJon SwannTim SzakacsGreg Taplin (Past Staff)Steve WagnerAdam WhitfordAndrew Wilson

The Class of 1989 gathered in the Phillips Room at Camberwell Grammar School on Friday 13 June 2014.

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20 Year ReunionAttendeesJohn Allen (Current Staff)Christopher Bence (Past Staff)Elizabeth Board (Development Director)Nick BoardAndrew BuchananStuart CantorAndrew CroninAndrew EllettHamish EvansBen GoadTravis HardmanTrevor Henley (Current Staff)Paul Hicks (Headmaster)Susan HicksJames Howard (OCGA Committee)Mark HutchensMichael HutchensPhil Hutton (Past Staff)Clint JellisMark JohnsonTim LeeTristan LovellKristian MartenyiBen MasonTim MentingChris MillsPeter MitchellIan Poyser (Past Staff)David RaynerCraig RoseKen Schwab (Current Staff)Martin ShortJosh SwinnertonLeighton ThomasJamie WallisToby WebbRyan WhiteheadViv Wilson (Past Staff)

The Class of 1994 reunion was held at the school on Friday 20 June 2014 in the Phillips Room of the Performing Arts Centre.

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10 Year ReunionAttendeesAndrew AllanAdam BaileyBen BeckGreg BellairsChristopher Bence (Past Staff)Chris BennettDenise Brown (Past Staff)Cameron CharnleyMichael Daniel (Current Staff)Steven DardaganisDaniel De SanctisBen ElstonJeremy FultheimPeter GannoniEric GemesSam GibsonLachlan Gibson Thomas GiokasBen GiraudDavid HallTrevor Henley (Current Staff)Paul Hicks (Headmaster)James HuntPhil Hutton (Past Staff)Alan IsherwoodChris JamesHaydn JonesDaniel KabelKirsten Larn (Past Staff)Darren LynchDavid McNeilJohn Mills (1984) (President of the OCGA)Scott MorrisonTim MulvaneyJohn NocklesNick OgilvieJeff SargeantLachlan StevensDavid StewartLeonardi SutedjaAndrew ThomasStephen WarrDan WilkinsChris WoodbridgePaul Wu

The Class of 2004 gathered at the school on Friday, 16 May 2014, for their 10 Year Reunion, which was held in the Phillips Room of PAC.

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Network FunctionsACTMembers of the CGS community in the ACT gathered at The Graduate Lounge, University House, on Thursday 22 May 2014.

AttendeesElizabeth Board (Development Director)Patrick Campbell-Dunn (2003)and Chloe LookerRoss Chapman (1997)Kevin Chen (2011)Wai-Ling Choi (1986)Jeremy Cook (1979)Jeffrey Frith (1959)Paul Hicks (Headmaster) andSusan HicksAlan Li (2007)Max Morey (2010)Alex Murray (2009)Chris Nailer (1969)Pranaven Pathmaraj (2011)Christopher Reside (2010)Andrew Schofield (1998)Eric Shek (2007)Michael Tan (2007)Chris Timpson (1959)Erik Urdevics (2005)Ian Wille (1962)Brendan Wilson (2003)Ben Ye (2012)Victor Yii (2012)Tony Yuan (2010)

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QueenslandThe OCGA’s Queensland Function for 2014 was held on Thursday 5 June at the Hilton Brisbane.

Attendees:Elizabeth Board (Development Director)Tim Carter (2001)Paul Hicks (Headmaster) andSusan HicksWarwick Jones (1978)Alex Mair (1970)David Ramsay (2001)Bill Turner (1965)Tom Webster (2008)

Western AustraliaThe Western Australia network function was held on Thursday 26 June at the Hilton Hotel in Perth.

Geoffrey Allen (1979) and Val FascianElizabeth Board (Development Director)Christopher Draber (Past Staff) and Ryan McBrideDoug Fraser (1965) and Jill FraserJohn Goodlad (1974)Peter Hancock (1965) and Cheryl HancockBlair Hardman (1992)Paul Hicks (Headmaster) and Susan HicksKen Rogers (1974) and Shaheen MahinaenPhilippa Thorn (Past Parent)

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New South WalesThis year’s function for members of the school community living in New South Wales was held on Friday 6 June and was hosted and sponsored by Ian Robertson (1973).

Attendees:Elizabeth Board (Development Director)Phil Burfurd (1964) and Maggie GradyAndrew Butler (1976) and Yvonne ButlerDavid Connolly (2001) and Lillian SavageDonald Dunkerley (1947) and Gillian DunkerleyMichael Dowling (1972)Vinh Ha (2005)Paul Hicks (Headmaster) and Susan HicksNigel Kellaway (1972)Winston Mandrawa (2000)Mark Peters (1987)Ian Robertson (1973) and Marcelle RobertsonJames Schofield (2002) and Lygie EsquirolPeter Timpson (1966)Christopher Tremonti (2002) and Julia GaudinGeoffrey York (1976) and Elizabeth York

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South AustraliaThe South Australia network function was held at the Gilbert Street Hotel in Adelaide on Friday 27 June and was hosted by Peter Ballard. A highlight of the evening was the recitation of The Anzac on the Wall by Tony Wight. After dinner, John Forster, Ian Dick, John Barke and Steve Freeman were presented with 50 years badges by the Headmaster.

Peter Ballard (1966) and Claire BallardJohn Barke (1964)Elizabeth Board (Development Director)Ian Chesterman (1953)Ian Dick (1964) and Barbara DickStephen Forbes (1970)John Forster (1964) and Sue Foster Steven Freeman (1964)Derek Gibbs (1989)Paul Hicks (Headmaster) and Susan HicksRichard Larritt (1973)Tony Stimson (1905)Bruce Walker and Helen WalkerTony Wight (1958)

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My father sent me to Camberwell Grammar School for a number of reasons, one of which was the fact that at CGS the Art Department was very strong. Like most parents he wanted the best for his children.

Dad was a self-taught artist, gifted caricaturist and political cartoonist, so I guess he had high hopes that his son’s inherited talents would be nurtured at school.I have many pleasant memories of the time I spent making art under the guidance of the Head of Art, Harrie Rice, and Ron Wootton. Ron excelled as a painter, while Harrie was a master ceramicist. Together they made a formidable team, inspiring boys in their charge to explore the world of art. I liked nothing better than to be in the art room, initially a converted shelter shed, playing around with clay, modelling figures recognisable despite many flaws.Art History was one of my subjects. I found it fascinating to focus on the architecture and art of different cultures. My favourite books included those dealing with the works and techniques of artists, painters, sculptors and architects that had gone before.I learned at an early age to value difference and realised that great art has been produced over millennia to serve the community. The teachers at CGS encouraged me to express my creativity through my art, to explore different means of expression and to be the best that I could be. One of the greatest gifts given to me by my teachers was a sense of community and the belief that I had something of value and a unique contribution to offer the community in general.The skills I learned at CGS have stood me in good stead over the years. I enjoy working with people, problem solving, planning, designing, model making and drawing. Little wonder I studied architecture when I went to the University of Melbourne.For a number of years I worked professionally as an architect in Australia and overseas but always found time to continue my art practice. I feel most inspired when I am directly and personally involved in the creative process and realise how important art is in shaping our culture and our sense of who we are.Over the past decade I have been working with three-dimensional forms, many cast in bronze at a community-access bronze foundry in Canberra. I also began carving stone and was captivated by the process and the challenges presented when carving limestone, marble and granite.I have enjoyed participating in sculpture symposia in Australia and Asia, most recently in the Republic of Korea. In October last year I was invited to the 11th World Culture Art Symposium conducted at Mosan Art Museum, Gaehwa Art Park, Boryeong City. The theme of the symposium focused on culture, art and peace between man and nature.The southern part of the Korean Peninsula is noted for the high quality of the white and black granite quarried and worked there. I was

For Art’s SakeIn early 2014 a new sculpture, Balance, by Jeffrey Frith (1959) was unveiled in the Wheelton Quadrangle. Here Jeffrey reflects on his time at Camberwell and his life since.

impressed by the size of the stones on offer, some of which are over 10 metres in length. It was during my time there that I created the sculpture Balance that now resides at Camberwell Grammar School. The sculpture was carved in white granite over a four-week period.Angle grinders, hammers and chisels were provided for each sculptor. Work at the Stone Factory commenced at 8.00am and finished at 5.30pm, with an hour for lunch, six days a week. No wonder the Republic of Korea’s economy is the tenth biggest in the world! My hands became sore using the heavy grinders and wielding the hammer to crack off the unwanted stone bit by bit. I wore gel-filled fingerless mitts, like those used by road cyclists, to help reduce the vibration. It was also necessary to take regular breaks and stretch or change tasks in order to be able to keep going hour after hour. This was my first time working on granite and I have a new respect for those that choose to work in this material. Big tyres had to be laid on timber logs to cushion the fall as the stone was moved into its new position. Heavy-duty cranes and slings were then used to position my sculpture on its black granite base. It was great to watch the care taken when the artisans moved the stone, as one false move could easily ruin weeks of work.Towards the end of the third week I spent time shaping and polishing my sculpture. When the work was completed and assembled for the first time it was wonderful to see the white granite sculpture balance so well on the small surface of the black granite base; a heart in the mouth experience. The sculpture creates a balance between contrasting forms and shows how dissimilar shapes support each other to achieve a balance. In the same way, by embracing different points of view, I believe we will find ways to balance exploitation and conservation of the natural world.

Jeffrey as a student at work in the school’s art studio, circa mid-1950s. Dr Paul Hicks with Jeffrey at the unveiling of Balance.

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AugustFriday 1OCGA Annual DinnerWednesday 6–Wednesday 13OCGA Art Show Friday 8Gala Opening of OCGA Art ShowTuesday 5OCGA Committee MeetingThursday 28Gallery of Achievement and Roystead Society Dinner

SeptemberFriday 530 Year Reunion (1984)

OctoberTuesday 7OCGA Committee MeetingSaturday 11Open DayWednesday 22OCGA Cufflink Presentation

NovemberTuesday 11 OCGA AGMThursday 205 Year Reunion (2009)Wednesday 2660+ Years Reunion (pre 1954)Friday 28Battle of the Decades

DecemberTuesday 2 OCGA Committee Meeting and DinnerThursday 42013 Leavers’ BBQ

Information Mornings, School Tours and Open Day

Performing Arts Centre (parking via Gate 1 or Gate 5)

Information MorningsSaturday 16 August, 10:00am, all levels Saturday 15 November, 10:00am, all levels

Open DaySaturday 11 October10.00am to 2.00pmCadet Parade: 1.00pm