2nd March, 2017 Two recent Girton graduates have moved to Melbourne to cut their teeth in the Performing Arts industry. One has joined the prestigious National Institute for Dramatic Arts (NIDA) and the other has been selected to be a part of the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) Foundation […]
Meg McKinlay is exactly how you imagine, and in your mind, romanticise, an accomplished author of novels to be. One of those people who carries a little black book everywhere they go and who scribbles things down as they see them or even better, at surprisingly random moments when they […]
It is not an easy thing to cut teeth in the Performing Arts but Blake Barnard (2009 School Captain) has managed to do just that and is more than comfortable with the unpredictable world of entertainment. Rather than lamenting the up and down nature of the industry he has decided […]
The below article was submitted by Barbara Everist (nee Pickford) who was School Captain in 1947. It contains precious memories of her time at Girton Church of England Girls Grammar School and rare detail about school in the 1930’s and 40’s in Australia. Barbara currently has four grandchildren at Girton […]
Below is a copy of the citation that was read at the presentation of an Honorary Life Membership to Mrs Robyn MacCulloch, Deputy Head, Girton Grammar School. The presentation was made on Friday 23rd September, 2016, at an all-staff assembly. I am truly delighted today to bestow an Honorary Life […]
Jane Hywood (2007) maintains that no one is more surprised than herself that she became a lawyer. But ask any of her past teachers and they are not surprised at all. They tell of a strong and inquiring mind, fluency and clarity in writing and a determination to succeed. They […]
The following story was submitted by Old Girtonian, Maggie Wittchen, nee Margaret McCulloch, now living in Adelaide with fond and not so fond memories of the Girton Boarding House. I started at Girton in 1957, grade 5, as a boarder. We lived in Elmore and my dad was the manager […]
Mr Bob Denahy introduced Japanese language classes to Girton College after being invited by then Headmaster, Mr Bob Bickerdike, to become a staff member. Both gentlemen had previously taught at Geelong Grammar School, although immediately prior to introducing Japanese language at Girton, Bob was teaching in Japan. Bob taught upper […]
Just some of the things that Christopher Field neglected to reveal when interviewed for this profile are; the fact that he was Dux of the school in his final year (1995); that he was the recipient of the Australian Postgraduate Award for his Masters studies in voice at the University […]
Lee-Anne Trewartha (nee Dryden) is an artist. A real, proper, accomplished, career artist, which actually, not too many people can claim. Her art career has involved inclusion in major Australian Art prizes such as the Coburn Prize (Blake Society), the Blake Prize (Sydney) 2007, 2009, and the Tattersall’s Landscape Prize […]
