Class of 2014 gets together
The Class of 2014 had their 1 Year Reunion at the GPO Bar & Restaurant. More than 60 Old Girtonians’ swapped stories and laughs.
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Banking on Community
Twenty five years in the banking industry might sound a little one dimensional to many, but Andre Clayton (1989 alumni) was there when the first Community Bank opened in 1998 and then oversaw the opening of the next ten Community Banks around Victoria, whilst working with the Bendigo Bank. Twenty […]
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OGA Scholarship
2015 OGA Scholarship Winner: Holi Walsh
Holi Walsh (12 Millward) is described by one of her referees as uncommonly kind and gentle as well as encouraging of everyone with whom she has contact. These are just some of the reasons that she has been awarded the 2015 OGA Departing Girtonian Scholarship. Holi started at Girton Grammar […]
Welcome to our newest OGA members!
The 2015 Year 12 cohort celebrated the end of their formal school education in style at their recent Valedictory Dinner. Pictures from the evening are below. We look forward to seeing our newest OGA members at an OGA event soon.
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Keeping Passions Close
It is not always easy to stay close to your passions when it comes to career, but Damon Lonnie (1989 Head Prefect) has managed to combine his love of golf with his work and is now happily living in Perth with his wife and three children. Having played golf at […]
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A Gap Year to Remember
The impossibility of a city growing out of the sand lead this would-be automotive engineer on a career path that he never anticipated. Now, he has a thriving career in building and construction management, having completed a Bachelor of Environments (Architecture) and a Master of Construction Management, at Melbourne University, […]
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A Musical Engineer
As our current Year 12 students prepare to leave the relative safety of the school environment, this story might help to prepare them for just how much their life is about to change in a short time. Rachael Welling was a ‘lifer’ at Girton, attending from 2001 to 2013, and […]
107 year old notebook donated
The following article appeared in a recent school newsletter, “eLink” from the Head of Junior School, Mr Donald Thompson: Two weeks ago a former Girton College student presented the school with a small autograph album that belonged to her grandmother, Miss Elsie Filcock. The album was from 1908 and contained […]
Celebrating the Jean d’Helin Years: 2015 Reunion
A wonderful reunion luncheon was held on 15th October for Old Girtonians from the ‘Jean d’Helin years’ (1952 – 1970). More than 100 past students and teachers came together in Girton House and enjoyed a morning tea whilst browsing the school archives and reminiscing about the classes they […]
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Teacher Profile: Liz Blanks
As an opal salesperson, Liz Blanks, makes an excellent Japanese teacher! Having lived in Japan for about year and completed initial tertiary study, Liz got married and moved to Western Australia to start her career as a Japanese tour co-ordinator in Perth. She worked in opal sales at the Perth […]