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<strong>In</strong>side:<br />

The Wyvern Society Newsletter - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> University of Melbourne<br />

<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong><br />

Eakins Redevelopment now offi cially open!<br />

<strong>College</strong> rowing – the “most successful year in <strong>College</strong> history”<br />

Current student and past parent profi les<br />

Professor David Runia with Julian Flanagan<br />

(far left), Club President, Lachlan Brennan, and<br />

Tyrone Ghaswala at the President’s Turn


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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Master’s Report<br />

Iam writing this his report the morning<br />

after one of f the more extraordinary<br />

days of my y time here as Master. If<br />

since ce I returned from a three week<br />

trip<br />

to Southern Africa (where I did anot another<br />

stint of teaching at the University of<br />

you could have visited our site 24 hours Stellenbosch), we e hhave<br />

experienced<br />

ago and stood in the quad you wou would the month of May May, and what a month<br />

have seen en a swarm of workers—staff,<br />

it was! Unquestionably Unques the highlight<br />

students (even ev though it is exam time) was the remarkable performance of the<br />

and externals—all ls frantically labouring to four crews at the annual Regatta. Their<br />

get the western te end of Eakins Hall, the success was astounding. Celebrations<br />

area between en Eakins and South and the afterwards were spirited but in the<br />

quad ready y for f the grand event planned circumstances reasonably measured<br />

for 4.30pm. 0pm It was like an extreme make- (even if some members of the Senior<br />

over programme pro on TV. But by 3pm the Common Room found the spoonbangs<br />

miracle i had occurred. All was in readiness of more than twenty minutes a bit long).<br />

and two hours later a crowd of more It was an unforgettable occasion. But<br />

than one hundred visitors saw the new now the <strong>College</strong> is very quiet again,<br />

facilities opened by Prof. David Penington. with all the students keeping their heads<br />

After many years this long-neglected well down. The extent of their time-<br />

part of Eakins Hall is back in use. The management skills will become apparent<br />

view from the renovated Stafford room when the exam results are published in<br />

in all directions is quite stunning. We<br />

have had to be very patient, and there<br />

<strong>July</strong>.<br />

has been considerable disruption to the At the beginning of the year I assumed<br />

<strong>College</strong>’s normal activities. But it is now another role, as Chair of the Heads of<br />

all done and the <strong>College</strong> can boast new <strong>College</strong>s. For many years the twelve<br />

and splendid state-of-the-art facilities. <strong>College</strong>s have worked together very<br />

The opening has been one of the real closely, most importantly in the area<br />

highlights of the year so far.<br />

of admissions and inter-collegiate<br />

competitions, but also in many other<br />

Four months ago a group of 96 freshers domains. One of the most interesting<br />

arrived at the <strong>College</strong> to be welcomed by aspects of the role is the increased<br />

the 16 O’week leaders. A week later they contact that I now have with the<br />

were joined by 112 returning students. University. Recently the Provost and<br />

After some changes during summer Heads of <strong>College</strong>s committee (PaHoC)<br />

break the student leadership, led by has been established to improve<br />

President Lachlan Brennan and VP Matt consultation on matters of common<br />

Morey took over the reins. It has been interest. This group proved invaluable<br />

a real pleasure working together with when suddenly we had to confront the<br />

them and the GC. The <strong>College</strong> settled possibility of a swine fl u epidemic (two<br />

down quickly and until Easter life at the cases occurred at Queen’s, fortunately<br />

<strong>College</strong> was relatively sedate. However, neither very serious).<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

The close contacts with the University<br />

are invaluable now that the impact of<br />

the Melbourne Model is being more and<br />

more felt. There can be no doubt that<br />

the radical changes which the University<br />

has introduced constitute the greatest st<br />

challenge that the <strong>College</strong> has faced ced for<br />

many decades. This year for the e fi rst<br />

time Queen’s had no fi rst year ar med medical<br />

students. The most pressing g task tas we<br />

have now is to prepare for r the<br />

arrival<br />

of the full-blown graduate e pro programme<br />

in 2011. The success of the<br />

building<br />

projects which you will read rea more about<br />

elsewhere in this magazine azin will be<br />

absolutely crucial for this his process.<br />

Lastly I have to report to you the very<br />

disappointing event that ha took place in<br />

mid-January. It was discovered sc that the<br />

<strong>College</strong>’s Presiding chair, air in which the<br />

Master sits at high table, e, was missing.<br />

The chair has been in the he <strong>College</strong>’s<br />

possession at least since e the t 1920’s and<br />

is a feature of every <strong>College</strong> ege photo since<br />

that time. We have made a tthorough<br />

investigation, in which the police poli too<br />

were involved, but not a single le uuseful<br />

clue<br />

has emerged. The entire matter er is utterly<br />

puzzling, especially when one takes kes into i<br />

account that the object is far too heavy eavy<br />

to be taken away by a single person.<br />

Any assistance that Wyverns can give<br />

in recovering the chair would be most<br />

gratefully received.<br />

David T Runia, Master


Vice-Master’s Report<br />

Swotvac & Exams<br />

For or the last few weeks <strong>College</strong> has<br />

been all about Swotvac and the<br />

exams exams-nolectures - no lectures, lots lotsofstudy of study,<br />

considerable stress. Throw in coughs and<br />

colds, add some fl u and H1N1, and its<br />

easy to understand what pressures our<br />

students have been working under.<br />

The community’s response to this has<br />

been typical. From seniors and tutors<br />

have come tips for studying. Found on<br />

the intranet’s news section, the tips<br />

detail how to manage your time, where<br />

to study, udy, who can provide pr help and the<br />

benefi ts of exercise and suffi su cient sleep.<br />

It’s all about being practical and an showing<br />

what works.<br />

These days the tutorial programme e starts s<br />

a little later in semester. This loads up<br />

academic support when it’s needed the th<br />

most. At this time it’s common for tutors tor<br />

to run back to back hourly sessions,<br />

and this is in addition to one on one<br />

consultations.<br />

Yet no one can really study without<br />

breaks and hence the art of<br />

procrastination. Rooms get cleaned, d,<br />

laundry piles shrink and daily downball wnba<br />

games on the Slab draw moths s as if<br />

a fl ame. There is the old adage dage that th a<br />

college marches on its s stomach. stoma During<br />

June Eakins takes es folk fro from late breakfast<br />

to lunch, to afternoon afternoo tea, to dinner and<br />

on to supper. That’s not to mention the<br />

energies extracted from what’s on offer<br />

in the Emporium.<br />

I’m drawn wn to the Library and Lade during<br />

Swotvac and the exams. It’s easy to t<br />

remember what it was lik like to be ‘stuck<br />

in the e books’ and you feel very<br />

close to<br />

residents nts as a consequence. Wandering<br />

the <strong>College</strong> ollege you see not just the favo favourite<br />

haunts nts for study but how various these<br />

are. e. Given oour<br />

plans to build a new<br />

Academic cademic and Cultural Centre, each tour<br />

is s pure educatio education.<br />

Students tudents need highly fl exible<br />

arrangements. angements. Some seek see peace and<br />

quiet, t, others bustle and blare. blare Carrels<br />

are less popular than desks for three or<br />

four, or more if discussion rooms are<br />

available. The fl oor is popular, with bean<br />

bags profuse. Add laptops, ps, int internet and<br />

whiteboards, and allow folk to snac snack even<br />

in the library’s inner sanctum, and nd you<br />

begin to picture Queen’s in full swing.<br />

During every O’Week I talk to the<br />

freshers about building their house during<br />

semester. The 1st month you lay the<br />

foundations, the 2nd month you erect<br />

the walls, the 3rd month you tie down<br />

the roof. Then, when chill winds and rain<br />

descend after lectures fi nish, you can be<br />

sure to be warm and dry inside. It’s corny,<br />

I know, but easy to take on board. I’m<br />

pleased to say that most students pay<br />

heed and so, when Swotvac and exams<br />

do come around, the intense learning<br />

at Queen’s is more about superior<br />

understanding than just a pass grade.<br />

Dr Philip A. Mosely, Vice-Master<br />

Students making the most of Library facilities<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Commencement Dinner <strong>2009</strong><br />

The <strong>College</strong>’s 122nd Commencement Dinner was held in Eakins Hall on Wednesday 4 March. Among the special guests present<br />

were Principal of Wesley <strong>College</strong>, Helen Drennan; Principal of Melbourne Girls Grammar; Catherine Misson; Julian Stephens (Law,<br />

1969) and his wife Katarina Klaric; Cedric Vear (Medicine, 1943); Graeme Latham; and Os Nelson (1950) with his wife Betty.<br />

President of Council, John Castles AM with David Thomas (Science), formerly of Wesley <strong>College</strong><br />

Lunch with Trustees<br />

of the Fred J Cato<br />

Charitable Fund<br />

It is fair to say that without the generous support of Fred J<br />

Cato, a member of the <strong>College</strong> Council in 1895 and for a time<br />

its co-Treasurer, and a few other wealthy Methodist merchants,<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> would not have survived the fi nancial crises of<br />

the 1890s. <strong>In</strong> 1928 he established the Fred J. Cato Charitable<br />

Fund for ‘the advancement of education and religion, the<br />

relief of sickness and poverty, and other charitable purposes<br />

benefi cial to the community.’ The Fund still exists, and its<br />

Trustees (three of whom are Queen’s <strong>College</strong> alumni) annually<br />

disburse funds in accordance with his wishes.<br />

<strong>In</strong>cluded in this funding are the Una B. Porter Scholarships<br />

at Queen’s, named after Fred’s daughter who was the fi rst<br />

woman graduate in Psychiatric Medicine from the University of<br />

Melbourne.<br />

The <strong>College</strong> remains extremely grateful to all the Trustees for<br />

their continued support of Queen’s and its students.<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

Gemma Naylon, recipient of the <strong>In</strong>digenous<br />

Scholarship with Richard Divall AO, OBE<br />

Dr Helen Drennan with Tyrone Ghaswala from<br />

Perth, recipient of the Johnstone-Need Scholarship<br />

Chair of the Fred J Cato Charitable Fund, Rev Professor Robert Gribben (1961),<br />

Una Porter Scholarship recipients Scott Williams (Arts) and Maggie Webb<br />

(Arts), Fund Secretary Rev John Cleghorn, Librarian Robin McComiskey,<br />

Trustee Mr Peter Webster and the Master, Professor David Runia.


Academic Scholarships <strong>2009</strong><br />

Entrance Scholarships <strong>2009</strong><br />

Una Porter (half fees)<br />

Margaret Webb (Arts) 93.85 Bright P-12 <strong>College</strong><br />

Scott Williams (Arts) 92.65 Corryong P-12 <strong>College</strong><br />

McComb/Hockey (half fees)<br />

Samantha Ferrier (Environments) 91.35 Caulfi eld Grammar<br />

Dr Cedric<br />

Vear Scholarship (third fees)<br />

Patrick Bonney (Science) ( 94.20 Catholic <strong>College</strong> Bendigo<br />

<strong>In</strong>vergowrie e Wom Women’s<br />

Melinda Kelly (Science) nce) 88.90 Kerang Technical High<br />

Samantha Walsh (Science) nce) 90.55 Donald High School<br />

Falkingham Foundation on (major) (<br />

Archer Moore (Science) 99.90 90<br />

Kardinia <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />

James Foundation (major)<br />

Huw Flatau-Harrison(Biomed) 99.55 9.5<br />

Christ Church Grammar<br />

Jamison Foundation (major)<br />

William am Moore (Science) 99.50<br />

Goulburn Valley GS<br />

Dunhill hil (Biomedicine) (minor)<br />

Millicent nt Palmer (Biomedicine) 98.85<br />

Kardinia <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />

Macartney rt (Arts) (minor)<br />

Chris Edwards dwards (Arts) 98.25<br />

Kardinia <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />

Hemmy m (Science) (minor)<br />

John n Freimanis (Science) 99.30 St Brigid’s <strong>College</strong> Horsham<br />

Max Hargreaves (minor)<br />

Simon Brown (Engineering) 94.5<br />

Goulburn Valley GS<br />

Latham L (Commerce) (minor)<br />

Colleen Chen (Commerce) 99.05 Sydney Girls High School<br />

Brown Regional (minor)<br />

SW Oscar Morrison (Engineering) g) 88 88.00 Ballarat Grammar<br />

W Fiona Karmouche (Media & Com Comm) 97.95 Ballarat & Clarendon<br />

NW Ali Scott (Engineering) 89.95<br />

St Josephs <strong>College</strong><br />

NE Chloe Martin (Arts) 94.10<br />

Albury HS<br />

SE Sarah Crowe (Prof f Comm)<br />

96.15 Gippsland Grammar<br />

Metro David Thomas mas (Scie (Science) 99.30 Wesley <strong>College</strong><br />

<strong>In</strong>terstate Katrina atrina Marti Martin (Science) 97.85 PLC<br />

<strong>In</strong>ternational ational Riyana Razalee (Arts) SMK<br />

Roberts (We (Wesley <strong>College</strong><br />

SriAman<br />

Sam m Bar Barlow (Commerce) 99.45<br />

Smart S (Geelong <strong>College</strong>)<br />

Wesley <strong>College</strong><br />

Lauren Ellis (Science) 97.10<br />

Choristers (minor)<br />

The Geelong <strong>College</strong><br />

Tori Bihun (Music New Generation) 94.10 Goulburn Valley GS<br />

Continuation Scholarships <strong>2009</strong><br />

Os Nelson Scholars (half fees)<br />

Tara Chambers (Music) 65 The Scots School Albury<br />

Samantha May (Medicine) 73 The Geelong <strong>College</strong><br />

Stephens (Law) (major)<br />

Charley Brumby-Rendell (Arts/Law) 78 Hamilton & Alexandra <strong>College</strong><br />

Major Scholarships<br />

Johnstone-Need<br />

Tyrone Ghaswala (Science) 88.37 Duncraig Senior School WA<br />

Master’s<br />

Raymond Pritchard (Engineering) 87.5 Hale School Perth<br />

Lilford<br />

Sophie Jennings (Psychology) 86.12 Gippsland Grammar<br />

T E Moran<br />

Chloe Bell (Pharmacy/Comm) 84.5 Dimboola Secondary <strong>College</strong><br />

Tweddle<br />

Anna Van Veldhuisen (Music) 83 VCA Secondary <strong>College</strong><br />

Master’s<br />

Melanie Davis (Education) 81.6 Red Cliffs <strong>College</strong><br />

Johnstone-Need<br />

Lydia Pathmanathan (Medicine) 81.7 Methodist Ladies KL<br />

Minor Scholarships<br />

Oakley<br />

Gladys Chua (Music/Comm) 81.6 St Mary’s Anglican<br />

Past Scholars<br />

Domini Marshall (Arts) 81 PLC<br />

Callister<br />

Amy Haywood (Arts) 80.6 Ballarat Grammar<br />

Master’s<br />

Ryan Beresford-Wylie (Commerce) 80.5 The King’s School UK<br />

Johnstone-Need<br />

Luke Zappia (Science) 80.1 Bairnsdale Secondary <strong>College</strong><br />

Langton<br />

Hannah Driscoll (Media & Comm) 80 Rochester Secondary <strong>College</strong><br />

Master’s<br />

David Sheedy (Comm/Science) 79.6 Brauer <strong>College</strong> Warrnambool<br />

Normal Harry<br />

Ben Nash (Pharmacy) 79.6 Trafalgar High<br />

Dr W S Rickards scholarship for a Continuing Medical<br />

student (minor)<br />

Zaal Meher-Homji (Medicine) 79.5 St Paul’s Collegiate School<br />

Parnaby Scholarships (varying amounts)<br />

Samantha Gates (Arts) 77.6 Braemar <strong>College</strong> Woodend<br />

Annabelle Hargreaves (Pharmacy) 75 Ballarat & Clarendon <strong>College</strong><br />

Alec Michaele (Environments) 72 Casuarina Sen <strong>College</strong> NT<br />

Andrew Kovacs (Environments) Bright P-12<br />

Special Scholarships 2008<br />

TCA <strong>In</strong>digenous<br />

Gemma Naylon St Catherine’s Sydney<br />

Fellows’ Scholarship for academic excellence (major)<br />

Sam Skinner (Science) 88.5 St Joseph’s <strong>College</strong> Mildura<br />

Fellows’ Scholarship for potential in leadership and service<br />

(major)<br />

Lachlan Brennan (Medicine) 83.25 Ararat High School<br />

Rex Johnson prize (minor)<br />

Merren McLean (Media & Comm3) Cowra High School<br />

Hague Theological Scholarship<br />

Claire Pickering<br />

TCA Bursaries<br />

Chloe Bell (Pharmacy)<br />

Merren McLean (Media & Comm)<br />

Linda Nguyen (Dentistry)<br />

Catherine Ryan (Biomedical Science)<br />

Lydia Crisp (Arts)<br />

Michael Currie (Media & Comm)<br />

Annabelle Hargeaves (Pharmacy)<br />

Jock Thompson (Environments)<br />

Daniel Condon<br />

Master’s Bursaries<br />

Hannah Ryder (Arts)<br />

Sara Webster (Arts)<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

The University of Melbourne<br />

Scholarship Holders <strong>2009</strong><br />

National<br />

Archer Moore Science 1<br />

Tyrone Ghawasla Science 2<br />

Raymond Pritchard Engineering 2<br />

Jessica Vovers Science 2<br />

Anna Drutschinin Commerce/Law 3<br />

Helen Chan (Back in S2) Medicine 4<br />

Faculty Access Scholarship<br />

Maggie Webb Arts 1<br />

Scott Williams Arts 1<br />

Andrew Cameron Physiotherapy 2<br />

Naomi Kuhnell Arts 2<br />

Samantha May Biomedical Science 2<br />

Michael O’Malley Medicine 2<br />

Samuel Skinner Science 2<br />

Vale, Sir John Holland AC<br />

On 31 May this year, Wyvern Sir John<br />

Holland AC (1936), the <strong>College</strong>’s oldest<br />

Fellow and one of Australia’s most<br />

extraordinary businessmen, passed away<br />

aged 94, after a long battle with illness.<br />

From humble beginnings, Sir John<br />

created one of Australia’s largest<br />

contracting, engineering and service<br />

companies. His company, John Holland<br />

Engineering, was involved in building the<br />

Great Southern Stand at the MCG (where<br />

his Memorial Service was held), the<br />

Sidney Myer Music Bowl, East Link, the<br />

Middleborough Rd Rail Separation, and<br />

Canberra’s Parliament House, amongst<br />

other projects.<br />

Sir John always said that he would<br />

only employ someone as an engineer<br />

in his fi rm who had done a degree,<br />

served in the armed forces and played<br />

cricket. Translated into contemporary<br />

terms, he wanted to employ men and<br />

women who were all-round persons and<br />

who demonstrated a strong element<br />

of character. r True to his word, he<br />

continuously and generously supported a<br />

Scholarship here at Queen’s to a student<br />

who showed potential in leadership and<br />

service to the community.<br />

He will be sadly missed by us all.<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

Sir John enjoying himself at the 2005 Fellows Dinner<br />

Melanie Davis Primary Education 3<br />

Emily Frawley (Back in S2) Arts 3<br />

Andrew Kovacs Engineering/Arts 3<br />

Jessica Trainor Science 4<br />

Faculty Merit Scholarship<br />

Gladys Chua Music/Commerce 4<br />

Kwong Lee Dow Scholars <strong>2009</strong><br />

Fiona Karmouche Arts<br />

Melinda Kelly Science<br />

William Moore Science<br />

Shannon Regan Science<br />

Jackson Taubert-Gallagher Biomedicine<br />

Joshua Wilkosz Science<br />

Samantha Walsh Science<br />

Maggie Webb Arts


The Eakins Redevelopment – now officially open!<br />

“Let me say how excited and proud I am to be standing here<br />

today. It’s the fi rst ceremony of its kind that we’ve had here at<br />

Queen’s during my Mastership. It demonstrates that the <strong>College</strong><br />

is fi ring on all cylinders”. These were the opening lines of David<br />

Runia’s speech at the historic Offi cial Opening of Stage One of<br />

the <strong>College</strong>’s building programme, the Eakins Redevelopment.<br />

More than 100 guests, including donors, Wyverns, Friends<br />

of Queen’s, current students and parents, members of staff,<br />

members of David Eakins’ family, and colleagues from around<br />

the Crescent gathered together in Eakins Hall. They listened as<br />

the Master outlined his vision for his <strong>College</strong> then witnessed<br />

“Lifting Our Sights” Campaign Patron, Emeritus Professor<br />

David Penington AC, offi cially unveil a plaque to be placed in the<br />

Eakins Foyer.<br />

Celebrated architect John Wardle (son of Wyvern Bryan Wardle, le<br />

1942, now deceased) and his team have done a superb job of<br />

not only complementing our main dining hall with handsome<br />

meeting rooms, but adding much needed new facilities for<br />

students, staff and conference groups.<br />

With th the addition of some substantial s acoustic dampening, the<br />

mezzanine’s Stafford Room will<br />

no doubt become an especially<br />

favoured venue, restoring the Coun Council Chamber to its earlier<br />

home and attracting University gatherings gather with its special<br />

views, both internal and external. A signifi cant improvement<br />

to the area a is both a lift and a new, user-friendly staircase. stai The<br />

former ormer will permit catering to serve the Stafford Room<br />

with<br />

ease, ease overcoming OH & S issues.<br />

A key to the Redevelopment is a covered walkway between betw<br />

Eakins Hall and the Junior Common Room. <strong>In</strong>creasingly in<br />

demand for special functions and larger meetings, tings, the JCR J is<br />

now linked to Eakins Hall, integrating the <strong>College</strong>’s principal prin<br />

public spaces. It is now possible for the <strong>College</strong> to run<br />

quite<br />

different and d even large scale functions simultaneously simultaneo in four<br />

venues, all served by a central kitchen and catering<br />

department,<br />

all in close geographic proximity, y, and all under the same roof. ro<br />

The completion of the project is the fi rst tangible result of the<br />

support of our “Lifting Our Sights” Campaign don donors. The<br />

<strong>College</strong> remains extremely grateful to those who<br />

have so<br />

generously helped to bring it to fruition.<br />

President of Council, John Castles AM with Professor<br />

David Penington AC and the Master, David Runia<br />

Deputy Campaign Chair, Paul Wiegard (’88) walks<br />

through the newly-renovated Eakins Foyer.<br />

Campaign Committee member James Garde (’83) with<br />

some of the exciting John Wardle designs<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

QCS&SC President – Lachlan Brennan<br />

t is true, even with our traditions<br />

and in historical surroundings, that<br />

every year at Queen’s is unique. The<br />

biggest change always comes with a<br />

new group of freshers, whose Queen’s<br />

experience starts with the excitement of<br />

O’Week. Their introduction to <strong>College</strong> is<br />

enabled by the dedication and enthusiasm<br />

of the 16 O’Week Leaders, whose only<br />

aspiration is that the freshers come to<br />

love Queen’s as much as they do.<br />

The makeup of students at Queen’s is<br />

always evolving. While maintaining its<br />

roots in country Victoria, the <strong>College</strong> now<br />

accepts a greater number of students<br />

from interstate, overseas and from<br />

metropolitan Melbourne. This diversity in<br />

background, culture and life experience<br />

has been a virtue for the Student<br />

Club, bringing many talents, skills and<br />

perspectives. Life at Queen’s is more e<br />

dynamic and vibrant that ever.<br />

Our General Committee has been<br />

working incredibly well to oversee versee the fun<br />

and frenetic calendar of student ude events.<br />

Queen’s en’s has made an impressiv impressive start in<br />

sport this<br />

year. <strong>In</strong> the numerous activities<br />

undertaken un in the fi rst semester, there<br />

has been n an overwhelming amount of<br />

participation from all within the Colleg <strong>College</strong><br />

community. The sporting calendar<br />

teed off with girls softball, which in a<br />

massive turnaround from last year’s<br />

results, winning a thrilling grand fi nal<br />

against Newm Newman. The men’s cricket also<br />

went t well with the First XI placing an<br />

impressive third and d the Magoos (men’ (men’s<br />

seconds) winning their fi rst game for as<br />

long as many can remember.<br />

Next up was the Swimming Carnival,<br />

which thanks to the sensational talent of<br />

our swimmers such as Andrew Cameron<br />

and Sarah Crowe, Queen’s was able to<br />

retain its title as the strongest swimming<br />

college on the crescent as well as break<br />

some long standing records. It was also<br />

great to see so many Queeners make the<br />

trip down wn to MSAC to be the loudest lo d and<br />

proudest supporters on the night.<br />

It was a tough season in the mixed<br />

tennis competition which was made<br />

even harder for the team as our pool was<br />

comprised of the eventual top two teams.<br />

Nevertheless our team, led by captain<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

The highly anticipated Queen’s Ball was<br />

held in May, at Leonda by the Yarra in<br />

Hawthorn. Students relish a chance<br />

to dress in their fi nest and the level of<br />

style and class at this year’s Ball was<br />

breathtaking. Social events, music and<br />

drama performances and communityminded<br />

fundraising activities all work to<br />

reinforce our sense of community and<br />

introduce our newest residents to life as<br />

a Queener.<br />

So far in <strong>2009</strong>, Queen’s can again claim<br />

to be setting the standard on the sporting<br />

fi eld. The biggest achievement came<br />

from our all conquering rowing crews<br />

who made inter-collegiate history by<br />

winning all four events at the regatta.<br />

The equally epic spoon-bang to celebrate<br />

their success is still reverberating around<br />

Eakins Hall.<br />

With my Co <strong>College</strong> experience nearing<br />

an end, I can begin be to refl ect on all the<br />

opportunities, frien friendships and memories<br />

Queen’s has given me. me Whenever I get<br />

the chance to meet a Wyvern, regardless<br />

The winning swimming team<br />

and President Lachlan Brenn Brennan, had<br />

some excellent wins and close rubbers to<br />

just miss out on the e semi-fi se nals.<br />

The table tennis nis tea team fi nished third,<br />

exposing some<br />

unknown talents and some<br />

new talents, namely that of fresher John<br />

Freimanis, Freimani whose skill and experience led<br />

the team. There were nail bitting games<br />

which came down to the fi fth set in the<br />

last rubber, but Queen’s always proved<br />

it could perform under pressure. Thanks<br />

to Ty and the other two supporters for<br />

making the early morning efforts.<br />

The Girls hockey team played some great<br />

games, placed fourth on the ladder at the<br />

end of the season. <strong>In</strong>ternational recruits<br />

of hhow<br />

young or old, their advice is<br />

invariably va that their <strong>College</strong> days were<br />

the e best of their life. This is a sentiment I<br />

now ow utterly understand. As the Queen’s<br />

community mm evolves, I have no doubt it will<br />

continue tin to have a life-changing impact<br />

on all l wwho<br />

call our castle home.<br />

Lachlan Bre Brennan (’07)<br />

QCS&SC President Pres <strong>2009</strong><br />

were stars on the fi eld and the team<br />

fought hard for the tougher matches.<br />

Men’s soccer came into the season with<br />

an exciting new line up with lots of fresher<br />

talent. Thanks to the most solid defence<br />

in the competition, Queen’s made it to the<br />

semi-fi nals without a goal scored against<br />

them. hem. The highlight of the season was<br />

beating Trinity in the quarter quarter-fi fi nals who<br />

had knocked cked Queen’s out for the<br />

past four<br />

years in a row. The soccer team placed<br />

third overall.<br />

Without a doubt the biggest success of<br />

the semester was the rowing ‘Queen’s<br />

Sweep’ in which for the fi rst time in<br />

history saw Queen’s take out all four<br />

rowing divisions.<br />

Thanks must go out to all the Wyvern<br />

coaches who dedicated their time and<br />

expertise to Queen’s teams, to Bentley<br />

Stills X, UPRIC and all the supporters<br />

who have helped in making it such a<br />

successful semester in sport.<br />

Michael Currie (‘07),<br />

Annabelle Hargreaves (’07)<br />

- Sports Representatives


Queen’s <strong>College</strong> Rowing <strong>2009</strong><br />

his year went down in history for<br />

the Queen’s <strong>College</strong> Boat Club<br />

as the most successful in college<br />

history with a win in all four divisions,<br />

they being the Men’s 1st VIII, Women’s<br />

1st VIII, Men’s 2nd VIII and Women’s 2nd<br />

VIII. V<br />

The e yea year began with dryland training<br />

the very ry fi rst Wednesday and continued<br />

at a breakneck kne pace all the way till the<br />

Easter break. ak. Over fi fty Queeners tried<br />

out for the crews, rew and competition was<br />

fi erce for the seats, sea with many freshers<br />

out to prove a poi point and many seniors<br />

determined once e again a to make the<br />

crews.<br />

After many tough decisions de the crews<br />

were selected and the th intense three<br />

week college rowing ng season began. The<br />

crews all had their share sh of problems to<br />

overcome, the Women’s om 2nds battled<br />

without steering for the fi rst week, while<br />

the Men’s 1sts crew rew managed to collide<br />

with a kayaker. The<br />

kayaker was fi ne<br />

however the bow ow of the VIII was not, a<br />

metre long crack rack and saucer sized hole<br />

left the crew w looking loo for a new boat.<br />

Fortunately ely an another VIII was sourced from<br />

Geelong ng Grammar Gra and training continued.<br />

Regatta day arrived with the pressure on<br />

both oth 1st crews to retain the trophies won<br />

the t year before. The Men’s 2nds looked<br />

confi dent from the start and made it to<br />

their fi nal by making the other crews<br />

look incompetent. Both women’s crews<br />

progressed to their fi nals, while the<br />

Men’s 1sts overcame a strong Ormond<br />

only in the last 500m.<br />

From there the Queen’s rowing machine<br />

showed exactly why it had trained so<br />

hard, the mighty Magoos swung into<br />

action demolishing their fi nal to win by<br />

four lengths against Trinity. The Women’s<br />

2nds fought off a fast fi nishing University<br />

<strong>College</strong> to take out their fi nal in a great<br />

show of willpower. The Women’s 1st’ VIII,<br />

set out even with Trinity until they reached<br />

Morrell Bridge where the girls surged<br />

ahead to take a length, from there it was<br />

all over and the crew pushed away for the<br />

rest of the race to win by three lengths.<br />

All eyes then turned to the Men’s 1st<br />

VIII fi nal where Queen’s lined up against<br />

Trinity in the north lane. Trinity started fast,<br />

All four winning crews celebrate on the MUBC balcony after the gold medal count to the magic four!<br />

Girls 1st V111 lead Trinity<br />

as they always do and had gained two<br />

lengths by the 600m mark, from there the<br />

Queens crew began a series of pushes to<br />

fi nally get back in contact. With 500m to<br />

go the Queen’s VIII emerged from Swan<br />

St. Bridge still a length behind. With 50m<br />

to go the Queen’s crew took the lead<br />

for the fi rst time and went on to hold to<br />

the line. With four victorious crews the<br />

sea of green and gold supporters surged<br />

down the banks of the Yarra to begin<br />

celebrations that were oh so special.<br />

Congratulations to all the rowers and a big<br />

thank you to the screaming, watermelon<br />

wearing, mass of green and gold that<br />

was the Queen’s <strong>College</strong> supporters.<br />

Finally thank you to the QCBC Committee<br />

for all their efforts to help make <strong>2009</strong> GO<br />

DOWN IN HISTORY!<br />

Andrew Kovacs<br />

President QCBC <strong>2009</strong><br />

The winning Men’s First V111<br />

Girls 2nds win the final in front of<br />

an ecstatic Queen’s crowd<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Queen’s donors help provide a new pathway<br />

to Arts for <strong>In</strong>digenous students<br />

BA Extended students from the <strong>2009</strong> intake with Prof Marcia Langton<br />

and Prof Ian Anderson at the end of the second row. Queen’s<br />

student Gemma Naylon is sixth from the left, second row.<br />

The fi rst students enrolled in the<br />

new Bachelor of Arts Extended<br />

programme.<br />

Gemma Naylon, a new student at<br />

Queen’s was roused from her bed at<br />

the crack of dawn on the fi rst day of<br />

Orientation Week, and, with her fellow<br />

fi rst-years, ran laps around the University.<br />

That night, she won fi rst prize in the<br />

dress-up-as-a-transvestite competition.<br />

This is part of the normal O-Week<br />

celebrations, but what is remarkable<br />

about it is that Gemma is one of the fi rst<br />

students attending the University as<br />

part of the Bachelor of Arts (Extended)<br />

program, which has been introduced<br />

specifi cally for <strong>In</strong>digenous students.<br />

This program is the fi rst of its kind in<br />

Australia, and involves an extra year<br />

of foundation studies before students<br />

commence the Bachelor of Arts. It<br />

is mandatory that the students live<br />

on-campus in the colleges, to develop<br />

their own community and to fully<br />

experience life at the University.<br />

The new students come from places as<br />

diverse as Brunswick and Bendigo, and<br />

from further afi eld Broome and Perth.<br />

“It’s a diverse group, with different<br />

qualities,” Michelle Earthy, Project<br />

Offi cer/Coordinator for the Bachelor<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

Arts Extended, Centre for <strong>In</strong>digenous<br />

Education, explains. The group of<br />

13 comprises eight women and fi ve<br />

men and includes an ex-army cadet, a<br />

mature-age student from Cape York,<br />

and a former corrections offi cer All were<br />

chosen for their potential, their “likelihood<br />

to succeed”.<br />

“We are about academic excellence –<br />

we don’t apologise for that,” Provost<br />

Peter McPhee said at the launch of the<br />

program on 24 February this year.<br />

These students will be helped to achieve<br />

that excellence, taking bridging subjects<br />

for their fi rst year of learning, with small<br />

classes and specialised teaching to prepare<br />

them for the whirlpool that is fi rst year in<br />

the mainstream Bachelor of Arts cohort.<br />

The Bachelor of Arts (Extended) is about<br />

more than just academic achievement<br />

– these students will take what they<br />

have learned back to their communities<br />

to be future leaders. “And we’re talking<br />

government, parliament,” Michelle says.<br />

The program for the foundation year<br />

will include subjects such as ‘Academic<br />

Literacy’ and ‘Ideas and Society’, which<br />

will expose students to the ideas of<br />

the 21st century – postmodernism and<br />

feminism, and the theories of Foucault<br />

and Derrida.<br />

Students will also study a compulsory pulsory<br />

Arts mainstream unit in both seme semesters<br />

during their fi rst year, to get t a bet better feel<br />

for what the mainstream Bachelor Bach of Arts<br />

is like.<br />

However, the Bachelor of Arts<br />

(Extended) is about more ore than study;<br />

it’s about building good d networks n and<br />

opportunities. These networks, ne it is<br />

hoped, will increase the he University’s<br />

opportunities to recruit it <strong>In</strong>digenous<br />

students for the program am in 2010, as well<br />

as helping the students s to grow their<br />

personal networks and to<br />

become the<br />

leaders the University knows kno they can be.<br />

“The students have been n cchosen<br />

based on their potential to succeed.” su<br />

says Michelle. With the education uca<br />

and experiences they will have ve aat<br />

Melbourne, they will leave the Uni University<br />

of Melbourne not only with a Bachelor chelo<br />

of Arts degree, but also with leadership rship<br />

skills, personal networks, and ideas that at<br />

will help them to become tomorrow’s<br />

leaders.<br />

Queen’s is extremely grateful to those<br />

donors who support the Annual Giving<br />

<strong>In</strong>digenous Scholarship Fund.


Profile on current student Zaal Meher -Homji<br />

Zaal on a trip to Mt Ngauruhoe (newest and<br />

most active volcano in New Zealand)<br />

Istarted at Queen’s in 2007, leaving<br />

my home in Hamilton, New Zealand. d.<br />

The past two and a half years have<br />

been some of the most memorable<br />

of my life. Queen’s for all of us has<br />

been a great transition period between en<br />

years of dependence of school days ys<br />

to independent living. The amount nt of<br />

fantastic people and the diversity sity of o<br />

talents, characters and interests rests is why<br />

Queen’s is so hard to leave. eave.<br />

I am two and a half years y through a six<br />

year degree of Medicine. At this stage<br />

in my course I am required to do a year<br />

of research as part of the Advanced<br />

Medical Science program. I decided<br />

I would like a change (as beautiful as<br />

Melbourne is), and I am leaving for<br />

Oxford, England, to do research at the<br />

Cardiac Metabolism Research group.<br />

Situated in the Department of Anatomy,<br />

Physiology and Genetics on the historic<br />

campus in the centre of Oxford, I will be<br />

undertaking research into adult cardiac<br />

stem cells, taking over from Wyvern<br />

Helen Chan (2006), who has just fi nished<br />

her year at the same institute. Her work<br />

involved looking at how to grow stem<br />

cells taken from heart biopsy taken<br />

during elective surgery correlating factors<br />

such as numbers and growth with the<br />

co-morbidities that cardiac patients<br />

are likely to have, like diabetes and<br />

hypertension.<br />

My experiments will follow up on<br />

Helen’s data, and will involve collecting<br />

heart biopsies from patients undergoing<br />

cardiothoracic surgery at the John<br />

Radcliffe hospital to obtain stem cells,<br />

then growing these stem cells in the lab<br />

and characterising their activity. Potential<br />

therapies from such research could<br />

involve regeneration of areas infarct of<br />

heart to improve heart function.<br />

I am very excited about my year away;<br />

fi rstly, to be involved in high level<br />

innovating research at a fantastic centre<br />

and the chance to experience life in one<br />

of the oldest university towns, as well as<br />

being able to travel to Europe at the wink<br />

of an eyelid. I have currently organised<br />

trips to Oslo, Spain for La Tomatina<br />

festival and Germany for Oktoberfest. I<br />

am looking forward to visiting Queener’s<br />

and Wyverns overseas and having them<br />

over to Oxford.<br />

Zaal Meher-Homji (2007) Recipient of the<br />

<strong>2009</strong> Dr W S Rickards Scholarship for a<br />

continuing medical student<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

2005 Wyvern wins The Pride of Australia<br />

Young Leader Medal Award<br />

Young Leader Medal winner Kate Smith (2005)<br />

The Pride of Australia Medal,<br />

sponsored by the Herald Sun,<br />

honours everyday Australians<br />

who do extraordinary things in our<br />

communities. They are our unsung<br />

heroes whose contribution to the<br />

Australian way of life is not widely<br />

recognised. More than 700 Victorians<br />

were nominated for the award.<br />

Young Wyvern, Kate Smith (Arts/Science<br />

2005), was amongst the nominees who<br />

continued on to become a Finalist in the<br />

Young Leader Medal category - awarded<br />

to someone who has advanced a<br />

community or will advance a community<br />

through academic or personal endeavours.<br />

During her school years in Queensland,<br />

Kate supported a number of charities<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

including World Vision, the Red Cross, the<br />

Cancer Council and the Guide Dogs. She<br />

was the founding member of her school’s<br />

Amnesty <strong>In</strong>ternational Committee. Whilst<br />

studying at the University of Melbourne<br />

and residing at Queen’s, Kate was<br />

involved in many environmental, social<br />

justice and humanitarian causes. She has<br />

also taught English to migrants, worked<br />

in the St Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen,<br />

assisted with the Regent Honeyeater<br />

Project revegetation programme and<br />

helped create wildlife corridors for sugar<br />

gliders and possums.<br />

Managing Director of the Herald and<br />

Weekly Times, Peter Blunden said at<br />

the Awards Ceremony at the MCG on<br />

7 <strong>July</strong>: “To have been nominated as a<br />

fi nalist, someone has been watching<br />

Proud Mum Ros Pulley with the Young Leader<br />

Medal awarded to her daughter Kate.<br />

you and been inspired by what you do.<br />

People such as Kate Smith are a powerful<br />

affi rmation of the decency and goodwill<br />

that is paramount in the community. The<br />

winners are truly exceptional, but all those<br />

nominated, and all the fi nalists, should<br />

take pride in their contribution to the<br />

strength and cohesion of our community.<br />

Kate was a standout winner who has<br />

dedicated her life to supporting worthy<br />

causes”.


News from the Library<br />

Gone are the days when college<br />

libraries were dry old places with<br />

dusty archaic books. Nowadays<br />

the ability to fi nd up-to-date relevant<br />

information is an essential requirement of<br />

all tertiary courses. Our own library has<br />

evolved to become the hub for fi nding<br />

information in many varied formats. The<br />

place is alive with activity, and students<br />

fi nd it an indispensible tool for their<br />

studies, on a daily basis.<br />

It is used to search for resources and<br />

information to take back to their room;<br />

to fi nd a place for personal study away<br />

from the distractions of their room;<br />

to print lecture notes prior to going to<br />

lectures; and/or to meet for group study<br />

in the discussion room. It is also used<br />

to remotely access their university’s<br />

The Library at Queen’s <strong>College</strong><br />

is the privileged custodian of an<br />

internationally signifi cant collection<br />

of over 1200 rare and unique books dating<br />

from 1495 to the 19th century. Thanks to<br />

the generosity of past and present donors,<br />

an ongoing conservation programme is<br />

in place to provide specialist treatment<br />

and repair of items assessed as being<br />

chemically and physically unstable.<br />

Due to the very high cost of specialist<br />

conservation, only a small number of<br />

items, selected according to their rarity<br />

and value, are treated each year. The<br />

books to be conserved in <strong>2009</strong> include:<br />

Meditations and vowes divine and morall<br />

by Joseph Hall 1624, CVIII lectures upon<br />

the fourth of John : preached at Ashby-<br />

delazouch in Leicester-shire e by Arthur<br />

Hildersam 1647, and An essay towards a<br />

real character and a philosophical language<br />

by John Wilkins 1668.<br />

Dr Jenny Bars, Archivist<br />

electronic resources for current journal<br />

articles; to ask reference questions, or<br />

simply to pick up a fi ction book or DVD for<br />

relaxation. After dinner the atmosphere in<br />

the library changes as students sit down<br />

for lengthier periods of study, and the<br />

existing spirit of camaraderie is permeated<br />

with respect for each other’s study.<br />

Our library purchases required texts and<br />

gives a semester loan period so that all<br />

students have access to coursework<br />

books for the duration of their course,<br />

and do not have to engage in the fi erce<br />

competition for resources at the university<br />

libraries. We hear so many grateful<br />

comments on the positive contribution it<br />

makes to both their education and their<br />

fi nances. Students share these books<br />

with other Queeners in their class. These<br />

Sugden Heritage Collections Conservation Update<br />

A selection of books showing common damage:<br />

abraded and decomposing leather, detached<br />

and damaged boards, detached and damaged<br />

spines, damaged sewing structures and dirt.<br />

A new acquisition to the<br />

Wyvern Collection<br />

Dr Greg de Moore. Tom Wills: his spectacular<br />

rise and tragic fall. Allen & Unwin, 2008.<br />

This is an immensely readable biography of an<br />

early Australian sporting star. Tom Wills, cricketer<br />

extraordinaire and co-founding father of Aussie<br />

Rules football, deserves the rank of ‘national<br />

treasure’ even though the colonial cultural values and<br />

circumstances of his untimely death denied him the<br />

sharing relationships build opportunities<br />

for coursework discussion, as well as<br />

enhance relationships and foster a spirit<br />

of cooperation. The library also supplies<br />

auxiliary books that complement their<br />

essay topics, and we regularly hear<br />

statements such as: “This is exactly what<br />

I need!”, and “I have looked everywhere<br />

for this book and was even prepared to<br />

travel to Clayton (Monash library) to fi nd<br />

it, and now I fi nd it right here in my home<br />

library! I am going to check the Queen’s<br />

library fi rst, from now on”.<br />

Our staff are committed to the academic<br />

success of our students and we<br />

endeavour to convey that commitment in<br />

all our interactions with them.<br />

Robin McComiskey, Librarian<br />

Title page of Mysterium magnum,or An<br />

exposition of the first book of Moses called<br />

Genesis by Jacob Behm, 1654, showing<br />

tears, dirt staining, foxing and acid burn.<br />

title in his day. The very honest portrayal of his secret<br />

personal life and disposition is juxtaposed against his<br />

outward display of hard and insubordinate living. All<br />

at once, it is both tragic and yet makes sense. This<br />

excellently-researched biography is top value in its<br />

refl ection of an early sportsman’s contribution to the<br />

Australian sports culture of today.<br />

Greg de Moore studied medicine at Melbourne<br />

University and was at Queen’s in 1976.<br />

Robyn McComiskey, Librarian<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Wyvern Society Reunions <strong>2009</strong><br />

This year has seen a continuation of our very busy<br />

Community Relations Programme. Our aim is to engage<br />

with as many different cohorts as possible and provide<br />

at least t one event of interest and appeal per year to everyone.<br />

Events held to date this year include the 1998/1999 Reunion;<br />

QCS & SC Dinner; 2004 – 2008 Younger Wyverns Reunion;<br />

Sydney Reunion; Ballarat Reunion; Queen’s <strong>In</strong>n Dinner; Boat<br />

Club Dinner; Parents Gathering and the 40 Year Reunion. <strong>In</strong><br />

August we will be heading to Bendigo and Canberra. <strong>In</strong> October<br />

we go to Shepparton and Perth and here at the <strong>College</strong> we are<br />

looking forward to the 25 Year Reunion; Medical Dinner; the<br />

Fireside chat; Afternoon with Friends; 50 Years and Beyond<br />

Lunch and of course the Wyvern Dinner, which aims to attract<br />

as many members from across the decades as possible.<br />

We hope to see you!<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

The Master, David Runia, Merlin Crossley (’82) and Bing Zhang (’87) in Sydney<br />

Louise Nelson, Fiona <strong>In</strong>glis (’79) and John Wills at the Sydney Reunion 1960 GC members Don Glasson (’56), Rob Gallacher (’56)<br />

and Ian Price(’57) at the QCS&SC Dinner held in March<br />

Peter Watts, AM (’68) John Castles(’66) & Helen<br />

McKenzie(’78) at the Sydney Reunion in March<br />

<strong>2009</strong> GC members, Lindsay Smelt, Charley Brumby-Rendell,<br />

Lachlan Brennan, David Park at the QCS&SC Dinner


40 Year Reunion in Eakins Hall in June<br />

Tim Blood (‘68), Raymond Proudlock (‘67), David McRae<br />

(’67) and Roly Hunt (’67) at the 40 year Reunion<br />

Harry Hemley (’69), Kim Tan (’69) and Simon Benson<br />

(’69) catching up at the 40 year Reunion<br />

David Copolov (’69) and David Runia (’69) enjoying their Reunion<br />

1998 – 1999 Wyverns at their Reunion in February Peter Mc<strong>In</strong>tyre, Ellis Davies, Marisa Davies, James Waugh,<br />

and David Robson enjoying the 1998 – 1999 reunion<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Phoebe Forbes(’05), Adelaide Smith (’05), Eloise Williams (’06),<br />

Lily Constantine (’05) & Laura Redman (’05) at the 2004 – 2008<br />

Reunion in March held in the Nicholas Laboratories<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

Naomi Wilson (’04), Bruce Hardy (’06) & Sarah Hill<br />

(’04) at the young Wyverns Reunion<br />

Guests at our Ballarat Reunion held at Ballarat Grammar in March Guests at our Ballarat Reunion held at Ballarat Grammar in March<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> Music & Drama ma Society Present<br />

September S b 10 10th, h 11th 11 h & 12th, 12 h <strong>2009</strong><br />

Plus special Matinee performance on the 12th<br />

Union Theatre, University of Melbourne<br />

Directed by Adam Russell<br />

Ticket Prices TBA<br />

Please send enquiries to Ty<br />

ty.ghaswala@gmail.com


43rd Queen’s <strong>In</strong>n Dinner<br />

his year at the 43rd Queen’s <strong>In</strong>n<br />

dinner we were very lucky to<br />

have a wide range of current law<br />

students and Wyverns at varying stages<br />

of their careers in the legal profession.<br />

The dinner is always appreciated by<br />

current law students as it provides a<br />

wonderful opportunity for us to benefi t<br />

from the knowledge and experience of<br />

Wyverns. This year’s address was given<br />

by guest speaker Barrister, Claire e Harris<br />

whose focus was on the important portant issue<br />

of human rights drawing on n her<br />

wealth of<br />

experience in the area.<br />

After completing articles rticle Claire moved<br />

to the Federal Court ourt where w she worked<br />

as an Associate te to JJustice<br />

Merkel. She<br />

then moved to Cambridge Cam to complete a<br />

Masters of Law focusing on internation international<br />

law and human rights. Claire then mov moved<br />

to the <strong>In</strong>ternational Criminal Tribunal T for<br />

the former mer Yugoslavia as the legal lega offi cer<br />

to Judge David Hunt. Here, Claire worked<br />

on the landmark dmar case Kunarac c – the fi rst<br />

case to recognise recogni sexual enslavement<br />

as a crime rime against again humanity. She later<br />

worked ed in the Of Offi ce of the Prosecutor,<br />

as part art of the team on the Milosevic trial.<br />

<strong>In</strong> 2003 03 Claire came to t the Melbourne<br />

Bar and nd since then has aappeared<br />

in cases<br />

across s many areas of law. Sh She has also<br />

been a consultant for the <strong>In</strong>terna <strong>In</strong>ternational<br />

Criminal Court ourt in the Netherlands. <strong>In</strong><br />

2006 Claire appeared ed for Amnes Amnesty<br />

<strong>In</strong>ternational to make submissions bmis about<br />

the human rights issues in the he trial tri of<br />

Jack Thomas on his terrorism-related related<br />

charges.<br />

We were privileged to be joined by<br />

someone who has worked in so many<br />

settings and has been involved in many<br />

signifi cant cases. It was very inspiring<br />

for current students to hear about the<br />

opportunities that exist in this fi eld. It was<br />

such an enjoyable evening with great<br />

support from the Wyvern community.<br />

We hope that the dinner will be able to<br />

continue on for many more years in spite<br />

of the fall in law student numbers as a<br />

result of the Melbourne Model.<br />

Charley Brumby-Rendell (‘07)<br />

& Renee Carr (’05)<br />

Charley Brumby-Rendell (‘07), Hannah Biggins (’02),<br />

David Dickens (’02), Yasmin Lim (’03) and Sharon Burchell (High Table 2005)<br />

Nathan Wright (’06), speaker, Claire Harris, Jason Raftopoulos & The Master, David Runia<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Queen’s Outreach<br />

The Queen’s <strong>College</strong> Social Work<br />

Committee is aiming to make<br />

<strong>2009</strong> the year to get involved!!<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> prides itself on providing<br />

a holistic environment and we believe that<br />

raising awareness and keeping students<br />

informed about issues affecting our<br />

community, our country and the wider<br />

world is vital. The committee for <strong>2009</strong><br />

has identifi ed that students enjoy and get<br />

the most out of being involved in projects<br />

that are committed to aiding those less<br />

fortunate than us.<br />

The year has begun with some exciting<br />

and successful projects. During early<br />

semester students gathered every pillow,<br />

bean bag and doona from their rooms<br />

and enjoyed watching movies-cinema<br />

style in their very own back yard! The<br />

quad was transformed into an outdoor<br />

cinema, complete with hot chocolate,<br />

popcorn and lollies. The night raised just<br />

over $467.00, with proceeds going to the<br />

Carlton Youth Stopover Centre.<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> aided the Salvation<br />

Army in their Red Shield Appeal. Student<br />

volunteers livened up the intersection<br />

of Park Street, shaking cans and taking<br />

donations from drivers. Recently,<br />

several students traveled to Geelong<br />

to undergo training with the Edmund<br />

Rice Foundation. This training will allow<br />

students to be mentors and group leaders<br />

at Edmund Rice Camps. The camps<br />

work with disadvantaged or marginalized<br />

children and families to build self-esteem<br />

and skills, and provide a fun getaway.<br />

Last month, a very brave and courageous<br />

student, Samantha May (2008), shaved<br />

her beautiful long hair for cancer. The night<br />

was held at Dan O’Connells, with a $10-<br />

entry and dinner. An array of wonderful<br />

prizes, ranging from signed footballs,<br />

to dinner vouchers, to artwork were<br />

auctioned as well. While the proceeds<br />

are still being counted, Sammy estimates<br />

that it donations will be well over $12,000<br />

with proceeds going to the Geelong Day<br />

Oncology Centre Appeal and the Barwon<br />

Health Foundation Young Carer Respite<br />

Group. Sammy did a wonderful job in<br />

organizing the night and of course, making<br />

the largest donation, her hair!<br />

Currently, Queen’s <strong>College</strong> is collecting<br />

books from students and staff, these<br />

will be given to Wyvern Maddie Foster<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

Sammy says good bye to her hair!<br />

Students supporting Sammy’s head shave<br />

who is embarking on an exciting trip to<br />

Africa. The books will be used at the<br />

school where Maddie will be working .<br />

Donations of clothing and blankets are<br />

also being collected to support homeless<br />

people in the cold months of winter.<br />

These will be given to the Gatwick Soup<br />

Van in St. Kilda.<br />

The Social Work Committee is currently ntly<br />

researching further opportunities for<br />

volunteering and is looking forward to<br />

continuing with projects next semester.<br />

Sara Webster (2008)


Parents Gathering<br />

On Friday 29th May Queen’s<br />

welcomed both new and “old”<br />

parents to the <strong>College</strong> for the<br />

bi-annual Parent Gathering. With over<br />

190 students, parents and staff crowded<br />

into the JCR, it was wonderful to see<br />

so many parents enjoying catching up<br />

with their sons and daughters and having<br />

the opportunity to meet other parents.<br />

We were entertained by the talented<br />

Dan McKimm (’08) and his band, Tyrone<br />

Ghaswala (’08) and Rick Hodgson<br />

(’08). The Master, David Runia and the<br />

President of the student club Lachlan<br />

Brennan were able to tell the parents<br />

about the many and varied activities that<br />

the students have been involved in at the<br />

<strong>College</strong> this semester.<br />

We are especially grateful to those<br />

parents s who travelled from country<br />

Vict Victoria, New South Wales, Townsville,<br />

Hobart obart and Darwin to join us.<br />

Our next Parent Gathering will<br />

be on Friday 30th October.<br />

Meg eg Wardlaw with Jill & Chris Walsh<br />

The Mclean family with maths tutor Heather Lonsdale & daughter Emma Rose<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Profile on past parent Ian Howie<br />

Queen’s is fortunate to have a vast<br />

number of its current students, Wyverns<br />

and parents achieving extraordinary<br />

results in many different and interesting<br />

areas. <strong>In</strong> this edition we have decided to<br />

profi le another of our key groups, past<br />

parents.<br />

Is it all a matter of luck? Getting a job,<br />

that is, although luck can apply to many<br />

forks along the road. You make endless<br />

applications, covering many possibilities.<br />

For some you may even be shortlisted<br />

and interviewed. For most there will be<br />

a thank you for applying and perhaps a<br />

message of good luck. But, fi nally, there<br />

will be an offer. It may not be the very<br />

one you were hoping for, but nonetheless<br />

you accept and you are on your way.<br />

For me, joining the UN could have been<br />

like that but having been an exchange<br />

student in the early sixties, I made a<br />

commitment to things international, to<br />

“...walking and talking together“ as my<br />

personal step towards global peace. The<br />

UN was the obvious destination, but how<br />

to get in?<br />

My lucky break came when I was<br />

working in Papua New Guinea. <strong>In</strong><br />

Moresby I gave a speech on behalf of<br />

a government minister and afterwards<br />

was asked by a representative of the<br />

<strong>In</strong>ternational Labour Organisation (ILO) if<br />

I would go and work with village people<br />

in rural Bangladesh. The opportunity to<br />

work for the ILO under the umbrella of<br />

the UN was, for me, a dream come true.<br />

I spent three years in Bangladesh<br />

supporting the efforts of rural<br />

cooperatives to translate agricultural<br />

progress into social transformation.<br />

Because farmers work during the day<br />

our health and literacy programmes were<br />

initiated at night. At dusk we would drive<br />

through the paddy, be poled across a<br />

river in small boats and then taken by<br />

rickshaw to our chosen destination. The<br />

men and women would gather separately<br />

following the completion of prayers at the<br />

mosque, the evening meal and seeing<br />

the children to bed. The men gathered in<br />

a tea shop and the women, in a friend’s<br />

house. We dialogued using traditional<br />

entertainment (village singers), open-air<br />

meetings and our trained ‘change’ agents.<br />

Amidst the poverty, the disease, the<br />

awful catastrophes and the corruption,<br />

our interaction with local people was<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

incredibly enriching. I soon began to<br />

appreciate their dignity, their skills and<br />

their humanity. At the same time my<br />

own education into the intricate and<br />

sometimes baffl ing workings of the UN<br />

as part of the broader aid debate, began.<br />

After Bangladesh, assignments followed<br />

in Sri Lanka and Kenya. <strong>In</strong> each case the<br />

target audience was different (factory<br />

workers, plantation labourers, trade<br />

unionists, managers and government<br />

servants) but the implementation model<br />

was basically the same. “Go directly<br />

to the target audience, listen and learn,<br />

talk in a language all can understand, be<br />

culturally sensitive, determine what will<br />

make a difference and build a strategy<br />

into the work of a local institution.”<br />

<strong>In</strong> 1990 I joined the United Nations<br />

Population Fund (UNFPA) as<br />

Representative in Ghana. Now I was<br />

responsible for a multi-million dollar<br />

5-year programme. Measurable results<br />

were called for. Sizeable numbers of<br />

staff were involved as was the quantity<br />

of equipment and supplies. I had many<br />

opportunities to travel throughout the<br />

country to assess the challenges and<br />

prioritise the issues. Our team was<br />

then well placed to negotiate with<br />

governments, advocate for change,<br />

search for additional funding and evaluate<br />

the feasibility of our programme.<br />

After West Africa came a fi ve year<br />

assignment as UNFPA Representative in<br />

China (with the additional responsibilities<br />

of North Korea and Mongolia), followed<br />

by 7 years in the HQ offi ce in New York<br />

as Director of Human Resources. For my<br />

fi nal posting before retirement at the end<br />

of 2008, I was keen to return to the fi eld,<br />

this time to Viet Nam.<br />

<strong>In</strong> the course of my UN career I have<br />

dealt with many challenging issues. As<br />

a UNFPA Representative I was at the<br />

centre of debate on how best to balance<br />

population growth rates with socioeconomic<br />

development. For example,<br />

in China and Viet Nam, should couples<br />

choose the timing, number and spacing<br />

of births (as they do in Australia) or must<br />

they restrict their fertility to one or two<br />

children as part of their social contract<br />

with the state? <strong>In</strong>ternational agreements<br />

said the former; the Chinese and<br />

Vietnamese said the latter.<br />

Ian Howie pictured during a Mission he led<br />

to the Ha Giant province, Northern Vietnam.<br />

Seated with him are: (left to right) Duong Van<br />

Dat, National Programme Officer of the UNFPA<br />

Vietnam Country Office, Mr Vuong Mi Vang,<br />

Chairmain of the People’s Committee of Ha<br />

Giang Province; and Dr. Tran Chi Liem, Vice<br />

Minister of the Ministry of Health of Vietnam.<br />

I found that most governments<br />

are deeply interested in issues of<br />

abortion, sex ratios, boy preference,<br />

adolescent fertility, contraceptive choic oice,<br />

unwanted pregnancies, ‘healthy births’,<br />

demographic transition, the environment vironme<br />

and population ageing all of which iimpact<br />

on people’s lives, notably the he poor poo and<br />

dispossessed.<br />

So, what can you conclude ude about the<br />

UN’s role in development? ent? Certainly,<br />

in fi nancial terms it is an increasingly<br />

i<br />

marginalised one. Basically ica four agencies<br />

deliver the bulk of UN as assistance -UNDP,<br />

UNICEF, WHO and UNFPA. N But even<br />

their share is minimal wwhen<br />

compared<br />

with the international banks, ba the aid<br />

agencies of wealthy governments, ov the<br />

contributions of the Gates te and Buffet<br />

foundations and other international<br />

nte<br />

NGOs.<br />

To achieve greater effi ciency cy and delivery<br />

of services, the UN needs to o bring b all<br />

the programmes under one umbrella, umb<br />

to aim for inter-dependency rather ther<br />

than supporting a range of small selfserving<br />

agencies. Like a miner’s light ht in<br />

a tunnel, I believe the UN can show the<br />

way for bigger players, most notably<br />

governments. I have been keenly involved<br />

in efforts to transform the UN. If my<br />

contribution to that process has helped<br />

provide people with choices where<br />

previously they had none, then my fork in<br />

the road has proved rewarding.<br />

Ian Howie, Adjunct Professor, RMIT<br />

University


Wyverns at Large<br />

CLASS OF 1959<br />

HAMILTON, William<br />

Bill is a senior dental surgeon at Latrobe<br />

Community ommunity Health Service in Gippsland and<br />

will retire in two years’ time. Most of his spare<br />

time is spent in maintaining 3 acres of garden.<br />

Bill became a widower last year (2008).<br />

He has two grandsons in Perth and two tw<br />

granddaughters and one grandson in Canberra.<br />

<strong>In</strong> his spare time Bill travels interstate. His Hi<br />

hobbies include computers, photography,<br />

gardening and tropical fi sh. Other interests inter<br />

include fi ne fi lms and classical music. BBill<br />

supports Collingwood Football Club. Cl<br />

WILLIAMS, Trevor<br />

Trevor retired from State secondary educat education<br />

and d then then from from Federal Federal Department Department in in 1997 1997.<br />

1997.<br />

He was divorced in 1991 and has three th<br />

adult sons son spread around the world. Trevor Trevo evor<br />

is doing a lot of travelling around the globe<br />

and enjoying involvement in a wide range<br />

of f community organisations. He has four<br />

grandchildren, Ella Daisy born in August 2001;<br />

Meg Ruby born 7 March 2004; Hannah born<br />

2006 and Lulu Sofi a born Jan <strong>2009</strong>. My, how<br />

time fl ies! Always interested in catching up<br />

with Wyverns from my time in Queens. Queens<br />

CLASS OF 1963<br />

HOOD, John<br />

John Jo lives in Kolkata for six mont onths ths of<br />

each ach year, writing about serious <strong>In</strong>dia <strong>In</strong>d I dian dia<br />

cinema ema and translating Bengali literatu atur atuure.<br />

CLASS OF 1967<br />

HUNT, Roly<br />

Roly and wife Sue have been presented wit w th h<br />

a grandson Hugo by daughter Sarah. Their Thei<br />

son on Sam is in his 2nd year at Queen’s aand s so on<br />

Dougal swam the English Channel in Augus August t<br />

‘07 raising $63K for Cancer Council of Vict Victo to tor ria. a<br />

Daughter Lily wants to come to Queen’s!<br />

THOMAS, Ray<br />

After 22 years of chemistry, maths & science s e<br />

teaching Ray has moved into enviro env viron ronmental nmen<br />

education cation and habitat resto restora toration oratio on for<br />

threatened species. ies. es. His HHi<br />

work wo wor with thousands<br />

of f school h l students nts aan<br />

and volunteers over<br />

the past 15 years has planted 400,000<br />

seedlings and restored over 1000 hectares<br />

of f habitat near Benalla, in NE Victoria. The<br />

“Regent Honeyeater Project” has been<br />

honored by many conservation awards<br />

at regional, state and national levels.<br />

CLASS OF 1968<br />

ALEXANDER, Peter<br />

Peter is married to Karen Hurrell (St Hilda’s Hilda’s).<br />

They have two daughters, one a lawyer, the<br />

other an engineer now studying law. Peter is<br />

Managing Director of Hydro Environmenta<br />

Environmental.<br />

DIXON, Peter<br />

Peter is currently Associate Dean n ( (T (Teac Teaching aching<br />

& Learning) Faculty of Business Busines ess,<br />

University U rsity<br />

of Tasmania (Launceston Cam Ca ampus). Lecturer<br />

in Strategic Managemen<br />

Management. ent. t. . PPeter<br />

Peter has been in i<br />

Tasmania since 1971. . Practised PPr<br />

as a lawyer fo for<br />

many years. Has be bee ee een en in academia since 2001.<br />

MERRITT, Lindsay<br />

<strong>In</strong> early 20 2008, 08, Lindsay LLi<br />

ndsay concluded 34 years<br />

in Local Gover Govern Go G nment, 19 years as CE CEO<br />

(metropolitan<br />

metropolitan etrop op inner/outer ner/outer r and regional region egional city). He<br />

is still working part part time tim me as<br />

as a<br />

a consultant. He H<br />

and his s wife wwife<br />

e Lois L have three th ee adult adu children. children<br />

WATTS, Peter<br />

Peter r re retir etire red ed d in October 2008 after 28 years yea<br />

as Director, Directo<br />

Historic H storic Houses Trust of NSW. NSW<br />

WILLIAMS, Glenn<br />

G le enn and his f fa am mi mily ily ly have recently<br />

mo ov ved house. Daugh Da D Daugh<br />

ghte hter Abigail has<br />

just ust t t turned tu ned 16 ye year yea ars rs old<br />

d and<br />

is studying<br />

year 11 11 at aat<br />

Clonard d C C<strong>College</strong>.<br />

<strong>College</strong> Co<br />

THWAITES, Stewart<br />

Stewart ewart sent an apology y to o the t Master’s<br />

40 Year Reunion held in June ne and an sen sends<br />

his warm regards to all his mates es from ffrom<br />

Queen’s. Stewart and his wife Jan welc welco welcome come<br />

Wyverns to call in at Thwaites Bakehouse<br />

next time you are in Colac to say hello! They<br />

have ave great coffee! The bakery is celebrating<br />

100 years this year 1909 to <strong>2009</strong> - three<br />

generations enerations of Thwaites family! They aare<br />

downsizing ownsizing to one retail shop, as a step<br />

towards reducing hours and semi retiring.<br />

CLASS OF 196 1969<br />

BENSON, Simon<br />

Simon is married to Alison Edwards; more<br />

news ews about them can be seen on th their<br />

website www.simonbenson.com.<br />

www.simonbenson.com<br />

BRYANT, Richard<br />

Richard is working with Shell Australi Australia<br />

as Supply and Logistics Manager for th the<br />

Chemicals business (in his words “only<br />

link to my BSc”). Richard says he is keen<br />

to develop a life outside of Shell with a<br />

view to o retiring in the next few years. As A<br />

an authorised Marriage Celebrant he works<br />

with young couples at the Planetshakers City<br />

Church in Melbourne who are preparing to be<br />

married and looks forward to extending that<br />

involvement to the wider community. Richard<br />

says he he e is is a a fair fai fair weather eat e Harley a y rider rtoo too. oo<br />

FAGG, Peter<br />

Peter and his wife Judy are involved with<br />

the Anglican can Church in North Blackburn.<br />

They have ave three children ranging in age<br />

from m 21-32 with youngest daughter still aat<br />

home. For nearly 42 years Peter worked with<br />

the Victorian Department of Sustainability<br />

Sustainabili<br />

& Environment (& predecessors) in native nat<br />

forest orest management (silviculture).<br />

HARLEY, John<br />

John ohn ohnretiredatendof2008as<br />

retired retired at end end of of 2008 2008 as<br />

as<br />

Principal rincipal of Charlton P-12 <strong>College</strong><br />

after 36 years of teaching.<br />

HORROCKS, Keith<br />

Keith spent<br />

33 years at the BHP Steel/<br />

BlueSc BlueScope cope Steel eelPortKemblaStee<br />

eelPortKemblaSteelw<br />

Port Kembla Steelworks elworks works up<br />

to December 2006, followed by January 2007<br />

- February <strong>2009</strong> with BHP Billiton Carbon<br />

Steel Materials Technical Marketing Marketin ting ng team. tea team. m.<br />

Not quite rea read ady dy for retirement ement yet, yet, Keith KKeith<br />

Ke is<br />

now in the earl rly ly y days days of eesta<br />

establishing KRSH<br />

Consulting lting working wor w work<br />

king from home in Wollongong.<br />

He is still involve ed d with Australasian <strong>In</strong>stitut <strong>In</strong>stitute<br />

of Mining & Me Meta eta allurgy Illawarra Branch,<br />

Life Education Ill Illa awarra and Lions Club of<br />

Figtree. Fig Figtree Figtre Ke Keith h re rrec<br />

eceived the AusIMM Branch<br />

Service ce Aw Award Aw for or 2007. 2007. He H has two o married<br />

daughters hters ters er and an so far, no grandchildren d hild to spoil. spo<br />

MOORE, Rob<br />

Rob taught ught in high schools and TAFE<br />

(mathematics) and lectured at Vic Uni 1993- 19<br />

2008 (mathematics). He is currently tutoring<br />

part time at Uni of Melb and La Trobe Uni.<br />

Rob completed his PhD in 2007. He runs<br />

to keep fi t and coaches junior cricket. He<br />

and his wife Chris have an 18 year old son<br />

Cailean and a 15 year old daughter Brighde.<br />

PLAIN, Stewart<br />

Stewart says his commerce degree from<br />

Melbourne Uni has proved useful after afte<br />

all – he has spent his professional life<br />

as an economist (for the Australian and<br />

Victorian governments) and briefl y with the<br />

Allen Consulting Group). He is still playing<br />

judo (although mostly coaching as he has<br />

long since retired from competition).<br />

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<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Wyverns at Large<br />

CLASS LASS OF 1970<br />

McTAGGART, Keith<br />

Retired from his Assistant Principal position<br />

at Forest Hill <strong>College</strong>, Keith has fi nished nishe<br />

building a new house at Somers and is<br />

working on landscaping. He is also sailing sailin<br />

more and more. Keith is researching dialogue dia<br />

slang for a book about 1850’s Melbourne Melbourne.<br />

CLASS ASS OF 1973 197<br />

FALCONER, Simon<br />

<strong>In</strong> n his own words, Simon has “been<br />

fl ogging real estate in Geelong for the past<br />

28 years after a stint as <strong>In</strong>ternal Audito Auditor<br />

with a major fi nance company. Due to<br />

Queen’s training in the labs, my billiards billiard<br />

skill is still up there after all these years. yea<br />

Married to Sue with grown up daughter.”<br />

STONE, Amanda<br />

Amanda is Mayor of Yarra City in Melbourne Melbourne.<br />

She e was a founding member of the<br />

Collingwood and Abbotsford Residents’<br />

Association, sits on the Board of one of o<br />

Australia’s longest-serving aid agencies Action<br />

Aid Australia and is a member of the Greens.<br />

CLASS LASS OF 1974<br />

WALPOLE, Andrew<br />

Andrew is living in East Melbourne after 13<br />

years in Mildura. He trained in Anesthesia<br />

in Perth and Southend-on-sea, UK. He says<br />

he is terrifi ed to think what his childre children<br />

are e doing at university. Andrew says he<br />

is always pleased to catch up with fellow<br />

students. Andrew is also involved in<br />

timber growing in North East Victoria.<br />

CLASS OF 1976<br />

MISSEN, Bruce<br />

Bruce uce lives in Essendon with his wwife<br />

Gwyneth wyneth and children Owen (14) and<br />

Emma (12). He works in IT with Tyco Water<br />

and is Church Council Chairperson at St.<br />

John’s Uniting, Essendon. Music, tennis<br />

and reading are his main interests interests.<br />

CLASS OF 1978<br />

PEARCE, Rodney<br />

After a brief stay at Queen’s in 1978 Rodney<br />

deferred from his Commerce degree and a<br />

spent the remainder of 1978 & 1979 working<br />

in the Family Supermarket in Donald. <strong>In</strong> 1980<br />

he enrolled in a Primary Teaching course cours<br />

at the Bendigo CAE with fi rst teaching teachin<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

appointment being in Mildura in 1983 where<br />

he e has remained. Rodney married Chery Cheryl<br />

in 1987 and they have 2 daughters Tahlea,<br />

17 7 and Mikaela, 15. He has been a primary<br />

school chool principal for the past 9 years and in<br />

<strong>July</strong> will be undertaking a Harvard Graduate<br />

School chool of Education Summer School course.<br />

CLASS OF O 1979<br />

MAYNE, Mark<br />

After graduating with Bachelor of Commerce<br />

in n 1981 Mark worked for 12 years in different<br />

management roles in the Australian shipping<br />

and transport industry. He then moved tto<br />

a<br />

small mall business working in a marketing role<br />

in the dairy genetics industry. He currently curre<br />

owns wns and operates his own small business<br />

retailing tailing computer hardware and services<br />

at his home town of Bacchus Marsh. Mark Mar<br />

and his wife Fern have three daughters.<br />

CLASS OF 1980 198<br />

CATCHLOVE, Nigel<br />

After spending 20 years as an Army Offi cer<br />

(Engineers), Nigel then worked in public<br />

relations with government and private industry.<br />

He has recently started his own consultancy.<br />

CLASS OF 1984<br />

BLAKE, Adrian<br />

Since nce leaving Queen’s, Adrian has spent 2<br />

years in Perth, 7 years in London, 12 year years<br />

in Sydney (now home). He left Engineering<br />

in 1994, did an MBA whilst in London, and<br />

has as been in corporate fi nance, M&A and<br />

strategy ever since. Adrian married Fiona<br />

in n 1994(ex Melbourne, who he met in<br />

London) ndon) and they now have 2 boys & 1 girl,<br />

all at school and keeping them very busy.<br />

Adrian changed jobs in <strong>July</strong> 2008, jo joining<br />

Stockland as GM, Corporate Development.<br />

FLOWERS, Simon<br />

Simon originally worked with Mobil in HR/ HR<br />

industrial relations then moved into IT. He H<br />

worked with CSC then PwC/IBM and is now<br />

a Director with Lodestone Management<br />

Consultants in Switzerland managing IT<br />

projects. He has lived in Vevey, Switzerland<br />

since 2001 with wife Gillian and also spent<br />

a couple of years in the UK en route. He<br />

loves oves the outdoor life there, especially<br />

mountain running and in 2008 completed<br />

the Jungfrau mountain marathon. <strong>In</strong> 1991<br />

Simon married Wyvern Gillian Austin and they<br />

have two children, Bianca 17 and Dylan 15.<br />

HOLMES, Melissa<br />

I fi nished my PhD in molecular biology in<br />

1991 and then worked at the Max Pla Planck<br />

<strong>In</strong>stitute in Munich, Germany. Upon<br />

returning to Melbourne, I moved into medica medical<br />

research, looking at the regulation of blood<br />

cell formation. I worked in the pathology<br />

dept. at the Uni NSW in Sydney for 5 years<br />

and enjoyed living by the beach (Cl (Clovelly,<br />

Maroubra). roubra). <strong>In</strong> 2003 I returned to Melbourne,<br />

working ng at WEHI in Parkville with a view of the<br />

Queens ens <strong>College</strong> tower out my offi ce window!<br />

I am married rried and have a 3yo boy Nicholas, 3<br />

month old girl Emma and 5yo stepson Riley.<br />

CLASS LASS OF 1985 198<br />

FLOWERS, Gillian<br />

Gillian spent years after uni in Urban Planning<br />

Melb consultancy and government; then<br />

ran her own business in Natural Therapies.<br />

<strong>In</strong> 1991 she married Wyvern Simon (1984)<br />

coming together only many years after college. college<br />

Gillian and Simon moved to the UK in 1998<br />

for a few years, then to Switzerland in 2001. 200<br />

Gillian has studied everything from MBA,<br />

environmental management, French, ESL and<br />

she is now trying German. Gillian says that<br />

Rhys Bezzant would be thrilled that her French<br />

option at Melbourne was not a total waste<br />

of time. Gillian and Simon have two children,<br />

Bianca who is very fl uent in four languages<br />

and on n her way with a fi fth and son Dylan<br />

who is s not the academic type but prefers<br />

extreme sports. Gillian now mainly teaches<br />

ESL but t also enjoys living in a beautiful natu natural<br />

environment. nment. Life has turned the full circ circle<br />

as their daughter starts uni in September.<br />

Septembe<br />

CLASS OF 1992<br />

BURNETT, Nick<br />

Nick has recently had ‘Welcome To The<br />

Media’, a conspiracy drama screenplay, sc<br />

optioned ptioned by Truncated Pictures and ‘Farming<br />

for Gangsters’, a crime-drama, optioned optione<br />

by Stewart and Wall Entertainment. He<br />

is also writing a children’s animation<br />

screenplay for Robinson Entertainment<br />

Entertainment.<br />

CLASS OF 1994<br />

GAYFER, Natasha<br />

Natasha has undertaken a ‘tree change’,<br />

having moved in 2008 to Woodend. She<br />

is working in the sustainability sector in<br />

Melbourne and studying a Masters in<br />

Environmental Management. Natasha is<br />

hoping to eventually work on sus sustainability<br />

projects in developing countries.


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CLASS OF 1995<br />

COVENTRY, Kris<br />

Kris is still in Melbourne and has a ‘new<br />

old d job’ at Qenos being an engineer<br />

again. He is still rowing on and off and<br />

says life continues to be good.<br />

WOLFE, Cameron<br />

After fi nishing Basic Training in <strong>In</strong>ternal<br />

Medicine at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbo Melbourne,<br />

and starting <strong>In</strong>fectious Diseases at Monash Monas<br />

Medical Center, Cameron moved to North No<br />

Carolina to pursue a Fellowship. He now<br />

works part time in HIV medicine and transplant tra<br />

<strong>In</strong>fectious Diseases at Duke University, and<br />

is completing a Masters of Public Health at<br />

the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hil Hill.<br />

He plans to return to Melbourne in 2010.<br />

CLASS OF 19 1996<br />

SAXTON, Jane<br />

Jame has been in northern NSW for almost<br />

four years. She has just fi nished a project<br />

funded by Fisheries NSW on abundance<br />

of popular recreational fi shing species in<br />

the Richmond River Estuary and hoping it<br />

will be published. She is still studying at<br />

SCU, starting her honours project in ‘08<br />

and desperately trying to write a thesis<br />

on DMSP (dimethylsulphoniopropionate)<br />

production in coral reefs. Jane says she<br />

has “got a few dives up - Julian Rocks<br />

at t Byron, but also a few in the Tweed.” Tweed<br />

Daughter ughter Eliza is six now and starting sc school<br />

this year. Jane says, “If you’re up this way<br />

and need a dive buddy - contact me.”<br />

ZIFFER, Dan<br />

Dan says… “Hi everyone, I’m over in New<br />

York City, working as a foreign correspondent<br />

correspond<br />

for or newspapers and radio radio. It’s t’s a great town,<br />

even as the snow keeps falling well into int<br />

Spring. I’m just back from a weekend away<br />

with Andrew Hudson (1996) who is a human<br />

rights lawyer lawyer here, and lots of Wyverns Wyv<br />

either live here - like Shamus Gibb and<br />

Rob b Metcalf, 1998 - or have come through thr<br />

on visits from other parts of the States,<br />

like Cam Wolfe, 1995 1995. Also, the town is<br />

such a magnet I’m even lucky enough to<br />

get visits from friends like Prue Castles.<br />

Amber Sloan is due in next week! Probably<br />

heading back to Melbourne later this year,<br />

so o I look forward to seeing you then.”<br />

CLASS OF 1998<br />

DOWNER, Georgina<br />

Georgina and William Heath were married<br />

at the Church of the Epiphany, Crafers,<br />

South Australia on Saturday 25 April <strong>2009</strong>.<br />

GRANT, Lyndall<br />

Lyndall returned home to Melbourne in April<br />

<strong>2009</strong>. While working in the UK as a vet for<br />

the past fi ve years, she changed career<br />

courses to acting on gaining entry into one<br />

of the large London drama schools (ArtsEd).<br />

Lyndall has been working as a professional<br />

actor in London for the past couple of years.<br />

CLASS LASS OF 1999<br />

TURNER, Skye<br />

Still volunteering in Samoa - big Samoan<br />

wedding being planned for 2010 before<br />

moving back to reality (Australia). (Australia)<br />

CLASS SS OF 2000<br />

WEBSTER, Alex & EDDY, Nicole (2001)<br />

Alex and Nicole are happy to announce their t<br />

engagement. Alex popped the question at<br />

Forest Cave beach, Phillip Island on 29 June<br />

(on his parents 35th Wedding anniversary).<br />

CLASS OF 2001 20<br />

CHRISTOU, Jason<br />

Since completing his Commerce degree<br />

Jason has transitioned to fi lmmaking as a<br />

writer/director and is currently continuing<br />

his studies in Melbourne University’s<br />

VCA A fi lm and television bachelor. He is<br />

currently in pre-production on a short<br />

fi lm about two guys playing table tennis,<br />

leading to recollections of playing ping<br />

pong in the Rec room and competitions<br />

in the Labs during his years at Queens Queens.<br />

CLASS OF 2002<br />

HILL, Charlie<br />

Charlie is currently living in Tokyo, Japan,<br />

working as a teacher for the past four years.<br />

MARSHALL, Luke<br />

Luke ke says: “Marshy here, I’m living in Sydney<br />

now and working in digital advertising. Have<br />

had ad quite the experience since Queen’s<br />

and am now writing a book about it all.”<br />

CLASS OF 2005<br />

CROCKER, Tom and JARROLD, Tim<br />

<strong>In</strong> March this year, Tom and Tim participated<br />

in the National Surf Lifesaving Championships<br />

in Scarborough, WA. Their team, the<br />

“Pocket et Rockets”, represents the Lorne Sur Surf<br />

Lifesaving Club . They are in the open division divisio<br />

this year after two years of under 23s (06/07 (06/07,<br />

07/08 seasons). Although knocked out earlier<br />

this year due to the tougher competition in<br />

opens, they made it through to the Sunday<br />

of fi nals racing last year in under 23s. Better<br />

results were achieved at the Victorian State<br />

Championships held in Ocean Grove earlier<br />

this year, ar, fi nishing in 4th place overall.<br />

LANDAU, Ben<br />

Ben says: ys: Brilliant career is not developing<br />

yet, but having fun all the same! Working<br />

at Artplay now, taking photos for MIAF MIAF,<br />

producing roducing and designing a movement piec piece<br />

called Holiday with my sister Leah, designing<br />

a range of accessories for an exhibition at<br />

Craft Victoria and City Library, designing a<br />

puppet show for Fringe, creating a piece for<br />

furniture urniture for Fringe Furniture, he helping out<br />

on the State of Design Festival, helping helpin to<br />

produce a festival in November and applying<br />

for some more seriously heavyweight jobs<br />

nationally and OS for the coming year. Then<br />

thinking about study for Sept 2010. hmmm.<br />

BOYD, Al<br />

Al has taken on a new role in grain<br />

acquisition with AWB managing western<br />

Victoria. His job involves a lot of travelling<br />

which Al says is both good and bad.<br />

RAMETTE, Laurent<br />

Laurent was a non-resident tutor at Quee Queen’s<br />

college in 2005 and says he keeps a very good<br />

memory of it. He currently works as a lawye lawyer<br />

in Lyon, on, France and specializes in company<br />

law, in particular mergers and acquis<br />

acquisitions.<br />

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23<br />

<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong> - <strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />

Personalia<br />

The <strong>College</strong> warmly congratulates<br />

the following Wyverns who<br />

received honours in the recent<br />

Queen’s Honours listing: -<br />

Russell D Lansbury AM (1969) – For service to industrial<br />

relations as an educator and researcher and through<br />

contributions to the development of human resource and labour<br />

management policies.<br />

Edward Scull OAM (1954) – For service to biomedical<br />

engineering and associated professional associations.<br />

Rev Drew Lelean OAM (1951) – For service to the community<br />

of Victoria through the development of chaplaincy and pastoral<br />

care education in the fi eld of mental health.<br />

Richard Divall AO (1977) - For service to the performing<br />

arts as a conductor, composer and musicologist, through the<br />

preservation of Australia’s musical heritage and support for<br />

young performers, and to the community.<br />

Forthcoming<br />

Events<br />

Staff News<br />

<strong>In</strong> <strong>Aeternum</strong><br />

<strong>July</strong> <strong>2009</strong> Edition<br />

ISSN 1832-2301<br />

Sunny Chen<br />

Editor: Sue Felton<br />

All enquiries please email:<br />

development@queens.unimelb.edu.au<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong> The Wyvern Society Newsletter<br />

The <strong>College</strong> has been saddened<br />

to receive news of the death<br />

of a number of Wyverns<br />

and Friends of Queen’s.<br />

Mrs Yvonne I Nicholls (Arts 1933)<br />

Sir John C V Holland AC (Engineering 1936)<br />

Mr Ernie S Sprott (Arts 1940)<br />

Rev Dudley Fox (Arts/Theology 1946)<br />

Dr James Cartledge (Medicine 1954)<br />

Mr Noel P Giacometti (Arts/Education 1957)<br />

Mr Michael G Nicholas (Arts 1959)<br />

Hon Timothy A Hinchliffe CBE (Law 1965)<br />

Dr Stuart W Boschma (Dental Science 1986)<br />

Dr Ian G Lyall (Medicine 1997)<br />

Mrs Beverlie Hicks<br />

Friday 17 <strong>July</strong> – 25 Year Reunion<br />

Friday 14 August – Bendigo Regional Dinner<br />

Thursday 20 August – Canberra Reunion<br />

Friday 28 August – Medical Dinner<br />

Wednesday 2 September – Fireside Chat<br />

Wednesday 9 September – Joint Queen’s <strong>College</strong>/Wesley <strong>College</strong> Breakfast<br />

Friday 2 October – Perth Reunion<br />

Sunday 4 October – Queen’s Golf Day<br />

Friday 9 October – Wyvern Dinner<br />

Friday 16 October – Shepparton Regional Dinner<br />

Sunday 25 October – Afternoon with Friends<br />

Friday 30 October – Parents’ Gathering<br />

Friday 4 December – 50 Years & Beyond Luncheon<br />

Queen’s welcomes new Chaplain, Sunny Chen<br />

Before he came to us, Sunny, a Uniting Church Minister, was a parish minister at<br />

Wheelers Hill and Mulgrave. Previously, he was a high school teacher in Hong Kong<br />

before his theological training in the United States. Since arriving in Melbourne eleven<br />

years ago, he has served several Uniting Church congregations, fi rst as a youth worker<br />

and later a minister. Sunny enjoys working with people of all ages. He is particularly<br />

passionate about providing pastoral care and spiritual guidance for young people.<br />

Queen’s <strong>College</strong><br />

The University of Melbourne, <strong>College</strong><br />

Crescent, Parkville Victoria, Australia 3052<br />

Telephone: +61 3 9349 0500<br />

Facsimile: +61 3 9349 0525

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